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Delaware Bay Fishing Report 12-10-13


This is the final Delaware Bay Report of 2013!


<b>Port Elizabeth</b>

When boaters could sail, they reeled striped bass from the bay, said Sharon from <b>The Girls Place Bait & Tackle</b>. Weather that kept them docked, and getting bait this time of year, were challenges. Business was slowing down for the season, and the store will be open through the weekend, then closed until late winter or early spring. But some customers scored better striper fishing recently than all season. Whether fresh bunker will be stocked through the weekend partly depends on whether anglers order the bait. Bunker is the popular bait for the bay’s stripers in autumn. If anglers want the bunker for the weekend, telephone this week to order. The baitfish is less available this time of year from suppliers, because of demand. Weather can also determine if the bunker boats can sail. The shop is driving north to Barnegat for the menhaden, and will only drive that far if enough anglers let the shop know they want the bait. If the drive is made, no excess bunker is really going to be picked up, because the shop will be closed afterward. Blackfishing was good, the last time customers mentioned. But news dried up, only because fewer anglers fished for them than before. The Girls Place, located on Route 47, just after Route 55 ends, stocks a large supply of bait and tackle. It’s the long, one-story, yellow building on the right, with plenty of parking, including for trailered boats.

<b>Cape May</b>

Striped bass fishing sailed Saturday, but was cancelled Friday and Sunday, on the <b>Heavy Hitter</b>, Capt. George said. Three keeper stripers – a sizeable one 35 or 36 inches, a 32-incher and a 28-incher – and a bunch of throwbacks were cranked in. The keepers and some throwbacks came from Cape May Rips while the charter eeled and bucktailed. A bunch more throwbacks were hooked while the anglers bunker-chunked off Cape May Point. Friday’s weather wasn’t bad, but the charter that day cancelled because of rain. Sunday’s weather was rough, and a friend said it was all white water that day. The Heavy Hitter will fish until this weekend, and George will call it a season afterward.

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