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| Here's a fish I landed a few nights ago on a bucktail jig. The striper fishing has really slowed down in the last week. |
In the last 4 or 5 days, the fishing along the oceanfront has been marginal at best with a few fish here and a few fish there. Activity level is way down also with very few fishermen out looking. I'm not sure whether it's the high gas prices or the lack or fish or maybe a combination of both.
In normal years we see things heading downhill around Thanksgiving. Well, we are almost there so no surprise at the lack of fish. Those that live right by the shore might continue to catch some fish into December with fish few and far between, but the consistency is gone.
Those big storms of late October and early November had a devastating effect on the fishing this late fall. While water temperatures are still around average or maybe even a little warmer than average, the bait appears to be gone. This reminds me of the year Hurrincane Sandy hit back in 2016. It hit in late October and early November and the fishing never really recovered afterwards. Fishing this November had its moments, but overall it was way below expectations.
If you are still looking to fish, holdovers are probably your best bet right now. Good luck trying to find them.
