Serving salt & fresh water anglers for 45 years
Surf fisherman casting into the Atlantic at sunrise

Striped Bass · Fluke · Everything in season

Bait that
gets bit.

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From crabbing the dock to running offshore for tuna — rods, reels, lures, terminal tackle and a bait lineup that's second to none.

On the water

Tide Chart

Plan the next tide. Check upcoming highs and lows at Island Beach State Park, or find the nearest station by town.

NOAA tide predictions · Times shown in local station time

Upcoming Tides

Island Beach, Sedge Islands, NJ

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NOAA Station 8533535

Morone saxatilis

Everything Striped Bass

Live eels, bunker, clams, plugs and heavy metals for the surf and the boat.

Striped bass illustration

Paralichthys dentatus

Fluke / Flounder Rigs & Jigs

Bucktails, Gulp, spearing, squid strips and rigs to put doormats in the box.

Summer flounder illustration

Fresh · Frozen · Live

The Bait Board

Whatever's in season, we've got the bait to target it. Flats and bulk bait too.

Call for live bait

Fresh

  • In-season clams
  • Bunker
  • Mullet
  • Spearing

Live

  • Eels
  • Killies
  • Minnows
  • Shiners
  • Bloodworms
  • Sandworms

Frozen

  • Bunker
  • Butterfish
  • Chum
  • Herring
  • Mackerel
  • Mullet
  • Sand eels
  • Spearing
  • Squid
PropaneIce — block & cubeCooler racksAluminum rod racksFishing caddysBeach cartsLive bait wellsCrab trapsFoul weather gearWadersTee shirtsTire deflators

All the Crabbing Gear You Need

Rent a boat, crab from your own, or drop lines and traps off the dock — traps, lines, nets and fresh or frozen bait to fill your pot.

Fishing Report

All reports
  • Oct 8

    visser reels

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  • Oct 8

    CURRENT BAITS

    Regular bloods, Fresh bunker, Salted clams- 1/2 pints, quarts, 1/2 gallon, Live Eels and all kinds of frozen baits Green crabs should be getting Friday and another delivery Saturday

  • Sep 29

    Boats still doing well with bass out front.

  • Sep 28

    If you're hitting the surf today bring the heavy metals.

  • Sep 27

    Last day of fluke season is today. Blues off the local beaches

  • Sep 26

    The song remains the same for the surf, back bay

Fresh Off the Dock

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