The gale warnings posted for offshore waters on Tuesday must have kept anglers ashore. Even Capt. Jimmy Elliott conceded to the weather, and will probably do so again on Wednesday to wait out the clearing northwester.The Golden Eagle did get out from Belmar Monday, but Elliott said mackerel fishing wasn’t as good as he hoped for despite better conditions. Mackerel were very scattered, though there were plenty of herring — which are a good substitute for those seeking to load their freezers with bait for the upcoming season. Offshore water temperatures remain high (in the upper 40s), and the main body of mackerel may not even have arrived as yet. A striped bass in the 20-pound class was caught to the east on Monday, but released in the federal waters Elliott was fishing.

Capt. Howard Bogan Jr. reported slower offshore wreck fishing over the weekend due to high winds and strong currents, but some cod and good quantities of ling were caught on the Jamaica from Brielle. That boat fishes from 4 a.m. to 5 p.m. Friday and Sunday, and leaves at 11 p.m. Friday for Saturday’s 50-to-100-mile wreck trip. Call 732 528-5014 for reservations.

Elliott heard that a boat ran into diving birds outside of Shark River Inlet on Sunday, and found small stripers under them.  

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LING: Fishing for red hake has been very good lately on Mud Hole and Shark River Reef wrecks. Scotland and the Farms are other possibilities.

COD: The best is yet to come when water temperatures get lower. A few are being picked on offshore wrecks, and wherever ling are located.

MACKEREL: There are some in the Mud Hole, but more further to the east. Most have been mediums so far. Hopefully, the main body hasn’t reached us as yet.

BLACKFISH: The best action now should be in deeper waters such as 17 Fathoms, though the Axel Carlsen Reef and the Rattlesnake should also produce.

STRIPED BASS: Still a possibility. Some were reported from the Deal surf this week. 

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There have been no fishing reports as of the time this blog was written. However, that may not make any difference since gale warning are posted offshore from tonight through Tuesday. Better weather is forecast toward the end of the week.

Capt. Ryan Bogan reports Saturday’s wreck trip on Jamaica II from Brielle produced only a few cod up to 8 pounds from snags before he switched to ling for a good catch of large red hake. Anthony Coluccio of Mt. Arlington bagged 54 ling. Dale Isaacs from Manchester had 44 ling plus a cod.

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Capt. Jimmy Elliott reported that the Golden Eagle from Belmar had a good catch of mackerel today. Capt. Rich Falcone ended up to the northeast, where they had been fishing, but this time there were plenty of mackerel — and some larger ones. Coolers were filled  by some jiggers. Though freezing rain and snow is forecast for Saturday, it may be fishable offshore — and the Golden Eagle crew will be shaping up to check out the weather.

Joe Melillo, at Castaway’s Tackle in Point PLeasant, had reports today of shore fishermen catching some school stripers on Bombers from jetties in the Deal area.  

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Mackerel: Solid fishing from the east side of the Mud Hole to Ambrose. Mostly mediums so far.

Ling: Very good catches being made on Mud Hole and Shark River Reef wrecks, as well as at 17 Fathoms.

Cod: A pick on wrecks from the Mud Hole out to the east. Should get better when water finally turns much colder.

Striped bass: The boat action has been from Shark River up to Shrewsbury Rocks, but anything could happen after the storm. Joe Mellillo at Castaways Tackle in Point Pleasant said night fishing had been good before the storm for 24-to-28-inch bass on jetties from Belmar north at night. The surf is very dirty from the storm, but should clean up with a couple of tide changes. Melillo said the water temperature went up with the storm.

Blackfish:There had been good action inshore in 65-foot depths before the storm. The bottom water has been several degrees warmer than the surface. There’s now some action further off at 17 Fathoms.

Bluefin tuna: Unbelievably, there were bluefins surfacing off the Spring Lake Hotel in 65 feet on Wednesday.

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While most of the the few stripers still being caught in the surf are shorts, Betty & Nick’s Tackle in Seaside Park weighed a 19-pounder taken in that town on Sunday by Don Hien of Milford on a Mambo Minnow.

There wasn’t anything going on this morning in the northern Ocean County surf. Joe Melillo reported no action among regulars at Castaways Tackle in Point Peasant. I fished in that town at daylight and never had a touch while plugging despite good conditions. Joe Blaze of Brielle fly fished at Spring Lake with the same results. I was surprised to count six anglers within sight — an unusual “crowd” for a Monday in mid-January, when even one would normally be a lot.  

Capt. Howard Bogan Jr. said his Gamaica from Brielle had very good ling fishing Sunday along with a few cod. The next trips are Saturday and Sunday from 4 a.m. to5 p.m.

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Striped bass anglers are running out of party boats to fish aboard. Capt. Bobby Bogan will look for bass Thursday and Friday with his Gambler from Point Pleasant before switching to daily cod and ling on Saturday.

At Brielle, the Jamaica II has been doing well with ling. Alex Rajnai of Carteret boated a near-record 7-pound, 3-ounce ling. Eric Crane of Trenton totaled 61 ling, three cod and five sea bass. Tom Belvoir from Camden had 34 ling, and 18-pound cod — and a 3-pound lobster.

Capt. Howard Bogan Jr. concluded his sea bass season on the Jamaica in fine form on Dec. 31 with some limits. Dimitrios Kapetankis of Freehold caught a 7-pound sea bass, and Rob Finkle of Sparta hooked a 30-pound pollock. The Jamaica is now fishing for cod and ling at 4 a.m. on Wednesday, Friday, Saturday and Sunday.  Call 732 528-5014 for reservations.

There were no reports from this morning’s deep freeze. Joe Melillo reported from Castaways Tackle in Point Pleasant that even the regulars stayed home, but a few bass were caught Tuesday evening at Point Pleasant and Manasquan. Somewhat milder temperatures are forecast for Thursday.

The Paramount is sailing open for ling and cod during 10 1/2-hour Marathons on Mondays, Wednesdays, Saturdays and Sundays from 6:30 a.m. to 5 p.m.

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