Jingles Bait and Tackle
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1214 N Bay Ave.
Beach Haven, NJ 08008
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FISHING REPORT
Wow 47 degrees this morning with a NW wind gusting to 34. The ocean is 53.
The good news is that is not rain. With this wind the beach should be fishable with the dunes blocking the wind.
For most boaters it looks like the the sea bass, fluke and stripers will be safe today from you.
GALE WARNING IN EFFECT THROUGH LATE TONIGHT
Bill V did weigh in a 19-2 bass caught on clams last evening which puts him in 8th place in Simply Bassing.
It is so nice to see so many people returning to the island. For some it is their first time back since Sandy and for some it is a tradition to be here for Memorial Day weekend.
Please be safe and have a great weekend.
Please be safe and have a great weekend.
Bill V. did not hold 8th place very long. After getting knocked out of 8th place in Simply Bassing last night Ben S. is back in with a 21-11 bass to get back on the board. Ben had a good night last night with 2 bass and a bunch of sharks.
Ben Smith had the first bass entered into Simply Bassing and he watched his bass get knocked off the board. This morning he is back on top with his 33-6 bass caught this morning on bunker in Beach Haven.
Richards biggest bass ever gets him on the Simply Bassing board. His bass weighed 22-4 and was caught on clams.
Shaun caught his 19-6 bass on bunker this am in Holgate.
Ted Johnson with his 14 pound bass that he caught on bunker.
Nathan with his 18-3 bass caught at 6 am on bunker in Beach Haven. Nathan reports lots of activity this am.
Fri May 24th
No wind, no rain and it smells like bunker. This could be the day!
It is 64 this morning and the ocean is 55. There is no wind right now and the bay looks like a sheet of glass.
You could just smell the fish this morning.
Pat P. takes over the lead with a 32-1 bass. Pat also had a 22 #er this am along with a bunch of doggies.
Jim C has entered his 1st Simply Bassing fish with his 26-9 that he caught at 6:30 am on bunker.
Thurs May 23rd
We will be open till 7 tonight and open at 6 tomorrow morning.
It is a warm, muggy, damp and breezy morning with an ocean temp of 66. Overnight we had some lightening and a down pour of rain.
We do have fresh local bunker this morning which has been difficult to find locally. We do not know when we will get it again depending on weather and how the bunker want to cooperate so make sure to get in and get what you need.
Three new fish entered yesterday into Simply Bassing but there is still plenty of time to enter with 31 pounds be the leader right now. We are starting to get in to the prime time for these bigger fish to show.
Rons' group had big bluefish this morning along with 2 other bass. Rons fish weighed 15-5 and was caught on bunker.
Last piece of bait for Bob and he didn't even have time to put his rod in the sand spike. This 12-3 bass was caught on bunker at low tide.
Wed May 22nd
Morning!
It is 62 this morning and we have a SW wind about 7. The ocean temp is 54.
One overnight report so far from Charlie K. whom reports he got a 41 in 23 lb fish after work on a bunker chunk. His fish had s bunker heads and a half a bluefish in it.
Ted hit the beach at 5 am and was at the scale before 7. He said it has been 2 years since he had one with stripes on it. He caught his fish on clams and it weighed almost 12 pounds.
This is Williams' biggest bass ever! He caught this 16-9 bass at 6:30 am on bunker and he is registered in Simply Bassing.
Simply Bassing updated board.
1. Nick M. 31-2
2. Steve W. 29 -5
3.Jason D 26-11
4. Rob V. 20-3
5. John P. 19-8
6. Ben S. 17-3
7. William B. 16-9
8. John M. 16-8
Tues May 21st
We have a little fog this morning and a little wind. The air is 63 and the ocean is 55. High tide on the ocean was 4:46am and low will be at 11:20am.
I do not have much in the way of positive reports yesterday it seemed to be a day of shorts. Waiting on another day like Sunday. Here is another good report from then.
Margaret- just letting ya know bite was on yesterday. Within an hour we had a 35, 26, 25" Stripers and at least a 30-35" monster blue which is the biggest by far for me on the beach. Had him the suds, grabbed him by the leader with one hand while holding rod and he lurched at me and that quick bit the leader. He was huge. Should be great this week. Can't wait till Friday!!!! George
Early bird (Rich) caught the fish this am. Beginning of the out going tide and bunker was the combination for this 12-8 bass.
Mon May 20th
Fresh bunker this morning along with surf clams and live eels.
I am at work this morning before the traffic lights go on.
Yes be-careful today as the lights go on today on LBI.
Foggy, warm and muggy. Ocean and air are both 58 and right now little to no wind.
We all knew Sunday afternoon was going to be good in the surf. Here are a couple of reports sent to me.
Spray Beach ** A lot of activity a couple of hours before high tide Sunday early afternoon.. Three striper shorts, three blues, two blow fish and one striped bass keeper at 28.5 inches. All on clam & bunker chunks. Rich S. ...
Lots of action in the Beach Haven surf. I had to workthrough a bunch of sand sharks to get to three striped bass to 26" and five bluefish to 34". I also lost a bass which ran into a jetty and must have nicked the line because when I had it to the wash the leader broke. It was definitely keeper size but not huge, under 20 pounds. All action on bunker, and most action was at the beginning of the outgoing, I fished until 6pm. Ben S.
Thanks for the reports.
Sun May 19th
There are a bunch of disappointed small boats that planned on going for sea bass this morning. Winds and seas are not being kind.
It is overcast with some drizzle at times. The weatjerman said a chance of sunshine today.
The ocean and the air are 57 and we have southerly winds with small craft warnings.
Yesterday was a mixed bag of fish. Some weakfish, fluke, drum and blowfish in the bay. There were some keeper fluke taken in our bay and also around 139. Dave J. and Bob S. had 2 keepers and they liked gulp shrimp.
We also had a fat 20 inch keeper brought in from the surf by Kaitlyn that was caught on bunker.
Bunker is what the boaters were looking for yesterday as they traveled north looking for them Walt J. boat the XYZ found bunker just shy of Barnegat Inlet and was able to drop and snag to catch 9 bass up to 34.5#s. CJ Jan. seem to be on a roll this year and had a 35 pound bass trolling above BL inlet.
Stripers, bluefish, blowfish and dogfish were the catch on the beach. A lot of anglers but not a lot of fish yesterday. This morning we did have a Simply Bass fish come in from Pat O. weighing 15-13 caught on bunker.
We are getting to the phase of the moon that things should start to pick up for us with the bigger bass showing up off the beach so come on bunker get here.
I want to thank everyone that calls to give us their fishing reports (good or bad) it helps us to tell other people what is happening.
Sat May 18th
It smell like we had a shower overnight but right now it is a red sunrise. No wind and the temp is 59 and the ocean is 58.
It only took John about an hour after he left the store to catch this 24# (non tournament) bass on a bunker head in Holgate.
. Another bunker fish. Marc with his 11-12 bass.
Fri May 17th
Big fish to the north of us in the boats and big fish to the south of us on the surf. Looks like we are in the middle and it should break open here soon for some of these bigger fish.
We will be open till 8 tonight and will be opening on Sat and Sun at 5:30 am.
Calm morning with a 63 degree air temp and the ocean at 55. There is no wind right now but a north wind is predicted for later.
Sleeping with the windows wide open last night there seemed to be a lot of traffic which we did see a lot of weekend people showing up late yesterday afternoon.
Speed limits have been lowered so watch your speed.
Our visitors from Delaware have had a good week with catching bass every day on clams. Today their fish were 11+ and 13+.
Thurs May 16th
Warm, overcast and no wind. We are starting day in the 60s and the ocean is 55. Make sure you bring some bug spray.
For those of you with your boats in the water you have some choices this weekend. We have the opening of fluke and sea bass. I know the surf fisherman are looking forward to the fluke opening as they have been catching some keepers but had to put them back. Of course we know striper fisherman will be looking for bunker in hopes to find some fish with them.
For those of you looking to push off shore more we now have ballyhoo and for shark fisherman chum and flats of mackerel.
Clams was what this 13-13 Simply Bassing fish was caught on. Andrew now has 8th place.
We still are on a spring sched inule where we close at 2 today.
We have plenty of fresh bunker and surf clams.
Overcast morning with the air and ocean both 54. We have a lite SW wind.
Once again yesterday the better bite on the beach was around high tide.
If this weather holds with the clouds it should be another good day around lunch time.
Small craft warnings are in effect later so if you headed out in the ocean be-careful.
Tues May 14thon
This is May right? Well this morning it certainly does not feel like it.
It is 41 this morning here at the beach and we have a NW wind around 8. Ocean temp is 54.
Here is the little bait stealers that have been getting your bait.
Fish Trap headed offshore on Friday and as you can see below they returned with tuna. He is looking forward to a sucessful 2013 season. Pictured is Steve E. and CJ J.
Things seem a little quieter on the beach this morning but Steve caught this 12-4 bass on clams this am.
We now have the 8 spots for Simply Bassing so now the fun begins to beat what is on the board. Top fish is 31-2 and last place is 10-9. Two entries into it today were Rocco S with his 10-9 and Joe H with his 16-4.
Mon May 13th
Change in the wind with some westerly which should finally get some more boats in the ocean to find the stripers. Are you ready for them? With some anglers losing so much in Sandy we find them in store replacing some of what they lost. Tony Maja bunker spoons rods are in stock along with bunker spoons, snagging hooks, heavy shad jigs,stretch plugs and 9ers umbrella rigs. Bob had his bass yesterday and today his buddies caught there keepers on clams. Chip and Steve with their 7.5 and 8 pounders they caught on the incoming tide this am.
Fluke season is almost here with Saturday being opening day. Sound like there are a few around as surf fisherman were catching keeper size ones on 9/0 hooks with bunker.
The past week saw the first tuna fish caught and brought back to LBI and it also had several weakfish caught on artificial on the south end. In addition to that the first 30+ pound bass is on the Simply Bassing board.
Cool day ahead of us today but with this wind we maybe warmer here than on the mainland. The ocean is 54 this am,
Sun May 12th
Mother Nature did not make it easy yesterday with the downpours and thunderstorms we had. There just is something about fishing rods and lightening that do not mix.
We did get a few hours in the morning before the rains hit us where there were several bass caught. By late afternoon heavy rain again with a lot of lightening.
We had very few reports from boaters yesterday as it seemed they went shopping for new line and equipment rather than take a chance getting caught in the storm.
Looks like better days ahead with the change in the wind so they will be able to get out in the ocean and try their new toys.
Happy Mothers Day!
Justin with his first striper that he even measured himself. His fish was 30 inches and just shy of 10 pounds.
Bob with his 13-12 bass that he caught on clams on the outgoing tide.
Yesterday Seth had a short on clams ---today a keeper on bunker. His 13-8 bass was caught right after high tide.
Sat May 11th
Some heavy rain and gusty winds around 2:30 but at 5:30 we look to be in the clear for awhile.
SW wind at 7 and the ocean and air are both 58.
With boats getting in the ocean yesterday we heard some report of some bunker off the beach.
Lots of big sharks (dogfish) in the bay along with stripers, drum, blues and a few fluke. Those fluke have to wait till next week before keeper size can go home.
New Marine Digests' are in.
Simply Bassing Leader Board.
1. Nick M. 31-2
2. Rob V. 20-3
3. Ben S. 17-3
4. John M. 16-8
5. Ryan F. 14-7
6. Rich S. 10-10
Fri May10th
Lots of phone calls this morning Yes we have Fresh Bunker.
What a beautiful day. When I walked out of the house before 6 it was already 59 and there is no wind. Great day to get outdoors.
Finally a day for some of the boats to go out in the ocean and see what they find.
Overnight reports of a 31 and a 29 inch bass caught on clams. Bunker was attracting bluefish to 5 pounds on the ocean and bayside. We also are hearing of more drum in the bay.
After weeks and of catching multiple bass Rich S. finally got his keeper which happened to be big enough to enter it in to Simply Bassing. Rich caught his 32.5 inch bass on bunker and it weigh 10-10. This fish was caught at 8:30 this am.
Dan was in and got clams early this am. He told me had 2 keepers last night and told me to get the camera ready that he would be back. Dans fish was 9.5 caught on clams. He said he saw several others caught this morning too.
Another clam bass this am. Jim had this 30 inch bass on the incoming tide. Bluefish liked his bunker.
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Thurs May 9th
What a difference a switch in the wind did. Blue skies after we were done with the showers.
Water temp is 57 and there a lot of bluefish around the last few days. Blues are around 3 pounds and are eating bunker and mullet. Yes there is still bass around when so many bluefish are not present.More and more weakfish showing on the bayside with fish around 4-5 pounds on artificials.
If the weatherman is right tomorrow.
Wed May8th
Yes we are open today and we have fresh bunker and surf clams.
The rain is with us and we finally have a change in the wind to the east and then going to the SE.
The ocean and the air are both 55.
Pat Phillips dropped us a line while he is on vacation in Florida. It is good to hear that he will be coming down soon to his house in Holgate. Pat has placed in Simply Bassing in the past and it is nice seeing him wearing his Simply Bassing shirt while on vacation.
Tues May 7th
Fresh Bunker and Surf Clams
Foggy and yes we still have a northeast wind but fishable.
It is 50 degrees this am and the ocean is 54. The wind is from the NE at 6 gusting to 15.
Great tides right now with the high in the morning and evening and already this morning there are reports of keepers and holding with 6 ounces.
Mon May 6th
We have another gray breezy today as the wind continues from the northeast.
Despite the wind and seas yesterday several people found areas that were fish-able and got in to some bluefish and a few bass.
There is another entry into Simply Bassing that was caught last night. Rob V. caught a 20-3 pound bass that now takes the lead.
Sun May 5th
First entry in this store for Simply Bassing by Delaware State Striped Bass record holder Ben Smith. Ben's fish was caught on clams in Holgate. Ben's fish was caught on the bayside and weighed 17-3.
Biggest bass I have seen so far this spring. This 28-12 was caught on bunker from the surf in Holgate by Colleen. They could hold with 8 ounces.
The town was hopping yesterday and it felt like summer with the amount of people around. The only thing that made it not feel like summer were the cool temps we are having here at the beach. These easterly winds have been keeping us cooler. Ocean temps are 54 and the air has been about the same.
Saturday there were more bluefish around than bass and the bluefish did not care what they ate.
There is a showing of some large jelly fish in the bay. These are the red ones with some long tentacles. People are seeing them or snagging them.
Don't forget to sign up for Simply Bassing.
Sat May 4th
The wind is down some from what it was yesterday but it will still is a heavy sinker day.
The wind is from the NE at 12 and gusty at times. The air is 50 and the ocean is 53.
Todd had a early morning weigh in with this 11-13 bluefish caught on the bayside overnight.
Justin was on the beach by 5 and caught this 29 incher on clams. He said he saw bluefish being caught on the beach.
Sat May 3rd
Breezy morning with a NE wind around 11 and gusty. The ocean is 54 and the air 49.
More reports of bluefish on the beach along with stripers.
Drums are showing up more too in the bay and a little south of us they had a good bite on the beach.
Weather forecast looks like boaters will be spending time in the bay but that is not so bad as there are fish there. Grassey Channel, and behind Holgate have had a nice showing of fish.
I know it is still far away but yesterday the Fall Classic Tournament committee met. This year as we wean away from the Chamber of Commerce we are learning how to do the things that they did to run this tournament. We have new members in this group with some new ideas. I can tell you that the entry fee will be the same as last year. We are looking for sponsors that would like to donate monies to it and we are looking for donations to use for special daily prizes. If any one is interested please get in touch with me.
Thurs May 2nd
Nice sunny morning with an air temp on 50. The ocean is 52 and we have a NNE wind about 10.
Striper fishing continues to be good with mostly throw backs providing the activity on the beach. The larger fish that I am seeing of hearing about are coming from the bay such as this one that Randy caught on clams.
Fresh bunker and surf clams are available today.
Tues April 30th
Sun is out and the wind is from the northeast . Good fishing day either for the beach or the boat. Lots of small stripers again yesterday. Depending on the size of your shoe your shoe maybe bigger but lots of fun for anglers.
Wednesday will be our last day closed till December and our hours will be changing as we move forward in to the summer.
Lots of business' opening for the first time this weekend and right now the weather looks great.
Mon April 29th
I do not know if you want to call it an anniversary but we are now 6 months since Sandy. It is good to see so many business' reopening and people returning back to their homes. Not only are the people back so are the stripers.
Fishing on the beach right now is some of the best we have had in a long time. Sure they are not all keepers but there is a lot of action and a lot of fun for many. It was a weekend of many firsts for people. First every bass or first keeper. People must have been calling their friends today to come fishing as there were many that it was there first time to the beach this year. It was not uncommon to hear of some one having 5 or 6 fish.
Sounds like there are a lot of little taps and from what they are catching to the south of us it may not be all stripers. Blowfish and kingfish are making their appearance in Brigantine and Ventnor. You may want to down size those hooks if you want to target them.
A few boats went scouting over the weekend searching for bunker of fish with little luck. Had people try Holgate to Barnegat Light and some Barnegat Inlet to Seaside with nothing to show for their rides.
A little bit of weather but it does not look like it should slow the fishing down.
Sun April 28th
Beautiful morning with little to no wind. The ocean is 53.
We have plenty of surf clams and fresh bunker this morning.
We have some good reports from yesterday ftom those that went for tog. The wind dropped out and it was good fishing. My cousins fish on Miss Beach Haven and said it was beautiful out there. We also spoke to others that had the same report and caught their limit on their own boats.
Bluefish, bluefish and more bluefish in the bay. Fish to 8 pounds were even some street end anglers and catching them.
Incoming tide has been working for Joe. This just keeper at 6-6 was the only keeper out of the 5 he had on clams today.
This 8 pound 30 inch fish was caught on bunker this morning from the beach. This is Joes first keeper of the year.
Fishing for bass on the beach is picking up but it should be at this time of the year. Small bass on the beach with a few keepers. Here is Lou with a keeper he caught.
Johnathan with his just caught 9-4 bass. He caught this on the outgoing and caught it on clams.
11-4 today for Mike. His fish was caught on bunker.
Sat April 27th
We have a winner. Not only did Sean catch a bass and win the last pizza he caught the largest one we have seen this year. This 18-9 bass caught on clams from the bayside and is the winner of the Blue Water Cafe $50 gift certificate. Thanks to Steve for providing these prizes.
One pizza left to finish out the free give aways from Dockside Diner and California Grill for stripers brought in to be weighed. Mike had a pair of fish when he was in with his largest at 12-1 and caught on clams.
The lead fish is still 17-12 which now may win the $50 gift certificate to Blue Water.
This fish was a joint effort. TomII caught this 13-4 bass on clams (first bass ever) and Tom I assisted by grabbing the rod as it was going in the surf. They entertained Tom III and Catie with their action
Bayside blues for Todd and his son Alex. Todd loves to catch these and he and his son had a great morining catching these on bunker. Todd had one 8 pounds and Alex had one 5-8.
I want the weatherman's job.
Light and variable is NNE at 10.
Not a nice day for those small boaters that wanted to wreck fish today but tomorrow looks good.
The air is 50 and the ocean is creeping back up and is 52 this am.
Small bass on the beach yesterday and a lot of blues on the bayside. Anglers hitting the public dock caught blues but had a hard time getting them over the bulkhead.
Fri April 26th
Pbink moons? I have heard of blue moons and harvest moons but never a pink one. They say because the flowers are pink this time of the year.
I know that this time of the year when the parking lot at Howard's Restaurant is empty it is time to go fishing.
There is a lite west wind this am and the ocean is 50. The air temp is 48.
Early report has gannets working in Grassy Channel and there are some bass and bluefish in the mix.
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STORE HOURS
MON 6:00 - 5
TUES 6:30 - 5
WED 6:30 - 2
THURS 6:30 - 7
FRI 6:00 - 8
SAT 5:30 - 7
SUN 5:30 - 6
It is that time of the year for Simply Bassing. Don't forget to sign up for this annual spring event. Tournament starts this Saturday May 4th. Sign up and weigh in at Surf City Bait and Tackle, Fisherman Headquarters or here at Jingles Bait and Tackle.
1214 N Bay Ave.
Beach Haven, NJ 08008
ph: 609 492-2795
fax: 609 492-2795
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