NEW JERSEY NIRVANA

LAST YEAR’S STRIPER FISHING WAS THE BEST EVER. WILL IT REPEAT?

CAPT. JIM FREDA

HAVE NEVER SEEN SO MANY BIG STRIPED BASS IN MY LIFE.” THIS IS WHAT I HEARD ALMOST DAILY DURING THE FALL OF 2022, AS THE SEASON WENT DOWN IN THE RECORD BOOKS AS ABSOLUTELY THE BEST NEW JERSEY STRIPER SEASON ANYONE ALIVE HAS EVER SEEN. Beginning in mid-October and through the end of November, we had striped bass and bait around the boat every day. Many days were simply magical as schools of big bass corralled either adult bunker or peanut bunker, churning through them at the surface and putting on a visual display that put our senses on overload. Constant hook-ups were the norm, often with two or three rods hooked up at a time. In my chartering area out of Manasquan Inlet, New Jersey, it was the best anyone has…

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Fly Fisherman (Digital) - 1 Issue, October/November/December 2023

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