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"Although one of the smallest and most densely populated state in the nation, New Jersey offers endless fishing opportunities. From spring migrations of striped bass and American shad in the Delaware River to bayshores and the Atlantic coastline, there's something for all anglers."- N.J. Division of Fish and Wildlife
  • The Missing Record Sea Run Trout
    Principal Fisheries Biologist Mark Boriek discusses the elusive sea run brown trout of New Jersey.
  • Entomology
    New Jersey fly shop owner Adrian Taff discusses how and why entomology is important to fly anglers.
 
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NJ Striper  
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New Jersey Fly Fishing Articles
5-Plus Hot Bass Lakes in New Jersey
From Round Valley to Union Lake, plus three other picks, here are our state's hottest bass lakes  
www.midatlanticgameandfish.com/fishing/bass-fishing/at_aa050603a
A beginner's primer for the New Jersey salt
What you need for saltwater fly fishing in New Jersey  
espn.go.com/outdoors/fishing/s/ff_fea_flyrodding_101_NJ.html
ACFishing.com
New Jersey saltwater fishing information  
www.acfishing.com
Beating the Springtime Blues
Saltwater fly fishing in New Jersey for stripers and bluefish  
www.southjerseycoastalflyanglers.com/000011.htm
Big Flatbrook
Located in Northwestern New Jersey, the Big Flatbrook is one of the State's finest rivers...  
www.flyfishingconnection.com/bigflatbrook.html
Busting the Blues
Along the New Jersey coast the month of June traditionally holds some of the best fishing since the onset of the early spring  
stripersurf.com/bustingblues.html
Explaining Tidal Differences
There is quite a lag between time of high and low tides and time of the change in direction in some of the favorite local haunts...  
www.stripersonline.com/Pages/Articles/article_tide_differences.shtml
Fall run on now off Jersey coast for stripers, blues weakfish
Fall fishing for stripers, blues & weakfish in New Jersey  
espn.go.com/outdoors/fishing/s/f_map_04_NJ_Fall_Run.html
Fall Striper & Blue Bonanza in New Jersey
Now is the time when jumbo blues and cow stripers put on the feedbag in preparation for the long winter ahead.  
www.midatlanticgameandfish.com/fishing/stripers-hybrids-fishing/AT_0
905_02/
Fishing in Northwest New Jersey Skylands
general fishing guide for fishing in the Skylands  
njskylands.com/odfish.htm
Fly Rodding the New Jersey Coast
Hundreds of square miles of beaches, jetties, inlets, and flats make the Garden State one of the best saltwater destinations on the East Coast.  
www.flyfisherman.com/northeast/ejnewjersey
Getting Started In Kayak Fishing
kayak fishing in New Jersey  
www.njstriper.com/articles/getstartkayak.asp
Getting Started, the series
Advice is focused on fishing the New Jersey surf, jetties, back bays, and from a boat  
www.aswf.org/articles/gettinstarted/gettingstarted.html
Give Me Liberty State Park
Depending on the season, the waters around Liberty State Park hold winter flounder, blackfish, tomcod, summer flounder, bluefish and striped bass...  
www.njstriper.com/articles/libertystpk.htm
Grass shrimp the ticket to Barnegat tide runners  
espn.go.com/outdoors/fishing/s/f_map_04_NJ_BBBI_weakfish.html
Hopalong well-stocked Capoolong for solstice trout
fishing Capoolong Creek in New Jersey's Hunterdon County  
espn.go.com/outdoors/fishing/s/f_map_04_NJ_Capplong_Creek.html
Hot-wire your spring season with Flynn
Saltwater fly fishing for stripers in New Jersey's Raritan Bay  
espn.go.com/outdoors/fishing/s/f_map_04_NJ_Flynns_Knoll.html
Hudson River Angling  
www.noreast.com/articlemanager/ViewArticle.cfm?Article_ID=344&startr
ecord=11&sort=date&daysToView=14
Hybrid Stripers
Pound for pound, the hybrid striped bass rates right up there with the best of the fresh water fish when it comes to putting up a good fight once hooked  
www.njskylands.com/odfishybrid.htm
Island Beach State Park
Shaped by storm and tides, Island Beach State Park is a narrow barrier island stretching for 10 miles between the restless Atlantic Ocean and the historic Barnegat Bay.  
www.state.nj.us/dep/parksandforests/parks/island.html
Jersey's Toms River offers southern-exposure trout
New Jersey trout fishing on the Tom's River  
espn.go.com/outdoors/fishing/s/f_map_04_NJ_TomsR_trout.html
Lake Hopatcong
Trout and striper fishing on Lake Hopatcong  
www.njskylands.com/odfishop.htm
Line & Leaders
After the rod and reel, the fly Line is the next important piece of tackle.  
www.sulpherdun.com/html/lines___leaders.html
Line Management, After the Cast  
www.aswf.org/articles/jim_freda/line_management/line_management.html
Lower Barnegat Bay
Barnegat Bay is one of New Jersey's most prolific bay systems.  
www.flyfishingconnection.com/barnegatbay.html
Manasquan River Sea Run Brown Trout  
www.state.nj.us/dep/fgw/news/2001/searunbr.htm
Manasquan river special regs
from www.njtrout.com  
www.njtrout.com/rivers/pages/manasr.htm
Millbrook: Revistied
A classic meadow rill Populated Exclusively by wild browns, sometimes up to 18” inches...  
www.njtrout.com/summernjtrout/millbrook.htm
Monmouth County Area - Sea Bright to Manasquan Inlet
In Monmouth County, just to the south of Sandy Hook, there are approximately twenty-five miles of coastline that are available for the fly fisher to shoot the suds...  
www.flyfishingconnection.com/monmouth.html
Musconetcong River
The Musconetcong River, also known as the "Musky," is located in Northwest New Jersey, and offers fine angling throughout the season.  
www.flyfishingconnection.com/muskenetcong.html
Musconetcong special regs
from www.njtrout.com  
www.njtrout.com/rivers/pages/musc.htm
N.J. Division of Fish and Wildlife  
www.state.nj.us/dep/fgw
New Jersey Beach Access  
www.njstriper.com/access.asp
New Jersey saltwater flies  
www.aswf.org/saltwater_flies.html
New Jersey saltwater flies
New Jersey saltwater flies from Bayshore Saltwater Flyrodders  
www.bayshoresaltwaterflyrodders.com/flies.asp
New Jersey Striper & Bluefish Fall Frenzy
Now is the time when jumbo blues and cow stripers put on the feedbag  
www.midatlanticgameandfish.com/fishing/stripers-hybrids-fishing/AT_0
905_02
New Jersey Trout Rivers
Overlooked Angling in the Garden State  
way.com/gorp/publishers/countryman/fis_newj.htm
New Jersey's Bountiful Blues
Saltwater fishing for bluefish in New Jersey  
www.midatlanticgameandfish.com/fishing/saltwater-fishing/AT_0605_02/
New Jersey's Island Beach State Park  
flyfisherman.com/northeast/jfislandbeach
New Jersey’s Fall Blitzes  
www.flyfishingconnection.com/articles/current/45/New+Jersey%92s+Fall
+Blitzes
NJ Beach Access  
www.acfishing.com/beachaccess.html
NJTrout.com  
www.njtrout.com
North Eastern Fly Fishing  
www.njflyfishing.com
Northeast Tuna on the Fly  
www.aswf.org/articles/gene_quigley/netunaonfly/index.html
Northern Ocean County - Pt. Pleasant to I.B.S.P.
The northern portion of coastal Ocean County stretches from the Manasquan Inlet to Barnegat Inlet, a distance of approximately twenty-five miles...  
www.flyfishingconnection.com/ibsp.html
November 'eyes no surprise on Jersey waters  
espn.go.com/outdoors/fishing/s/f_map_04_NJ_walleye.html
Paulins Kill
The Paulinskill River is a wonderful New Jersey trout stream.  
www.flyfishingconnection.com/paulenskill.html
Paulinskill special regs
from www.njtrout.com  
www.njtrout.com/rivers/pages/prsr.htm
Pequannock Flows
The Pequannock River offers the longest stretch of wild trout waters in the state  
www.pequannockriver.org/cgi-bin/bbs/db.pl?func=expand&record_number=
50
Pequannock special regs
from www.njtrout.com  
www.njtrout.com/rivers/pages/peqsr.htm
Pequest River
The Pequest River, located in Northwestern New Jersey, is well known for the abundance of trout found in its waters, and the fish hatchery located along its banks.  
www.flyfishingconnection.com/pequest.html
Ramapo River
The Ramapo River in northern New Jersey flows from New York state, and offers anglers good early season fishing for holdover and stocked trout.  
www.flyfishingconnection.com/ramapo.html
Raritan & Sandy Hook Bays  
www.aswf.org/articles/jim_freda/raritan_shook/index.html
Reading The Rise
from www.sulpherdun.com  
www.sulpherdun.com/html/reading_the_water.html
Reading the Water
from www.sulpherdun.com  
www.sulpherdun.com/html/reading_the_water.html
Rockaway River
The Rockaway River, located in Northern New Jersey, is just 30 to 40 miles outside of New York City.  
www.flyfishingconnection.com/rockawayriver.html
Saddle River
New Jersey's Saddle River is known to most anglers as a "Put and Take" stream.  
www.flyfishingconnection.com/saddleriver.html
Sandy Hook Area
A tremendous number of fly fishing opportunities are available in the Sandy Hook area of NJ, for both the shorebound longrodder and recreational boater.  
www.flyfishingconnection.com/sandyhook.html
Sandy Hook Fall Blitzes
Sandy Hook (above) is a seven-mile barrier spit surrounded by water on three sides. It offers public beach access to world-class striped bass fishing within sight of the New York City skyline.  
flyfisherman.com/northeast/jfsandyhook
Seven Saltwater Flies for the New Jersey Long Rodder
which saltwater fly patterns are most effective for catching stripers, blue  
www.aswf.org/articles/gene_quigley/7saltflies/7saltflies.html
South Branch of the Raritan
The South Branch of the Raritan, in Northwestern New Jersey, is an outstanding river with good hatches and an abundance of good-sized trout.  
www.flyfishingconnection.com/southbranchraritan.html
South Jersey Fly Fishing Opportunities
Southern New Jersey boasts about some phenomenal opportunities for the fly fisherman  
www.southjerseycoastalflyanglers.com/000014.htm
Spring Fly Fishing "Ten Tips for Springtime Striper Success"
Fly fishing for stripers in New Jersey in spring  
www.aswf.org/articles/jim_freda/springtips/spring_tentips.html
Spring Fly Fishing Sandy Hook
Sandy Hook Bay holds some of the best spring fishing for striped bass and bluefish for the saltwater flyfisherman in New Jersey.  
www.southjerseycoastalflyanglers.com/000003.htm
Spring Tactics: “Trophy Stripers on the Fly”
If you fly fish in Saltwater here in the Northeast, eventually you will come to grips with the lure of catching large stripers on the fly.  
www.aswf.org/articles/gene_quigley/spring_trophy_stripers/index.html
Stripers With Santa!
Fly fishing for striped bass in New Jersey in winter  
www.flyfishingconnection.com/articles/current/105/Stripers+With+Sant
a%21
Stripers24/7.com
a great source for striped bass fishing information  
www.stripers247.com
StriperSurf.com
A great resource for saltwater fishing in New Jersey  
stripersurf.com
Stripping Baskets
The stripping basket’s purpose is to help control the excess line; from Bob Popovics  
www.aswf.org/articles/bob_popovics/stripbasket/stripbasket.htm
Summer Blues! Get em on Top
Fly fishing for bluefish in New Jersey in summer  
www.aswf.org/articles/gene_quigley/summrblues/summrblues.html
Summer speedsters storm Sea Isle Ridge
You'll find bluefin tuna swinging into Sea Isle Ridge this year.  
espn.go.com/outdoors/fishing/s/f_map_04_NJ_Sea_Isle_Ridge.html
Surfcam - Point Pleasant Beach  
www.exit98.com/njsurf.htm
Trout Fishing in New Jersey
trout fishing in New Jersey today is better than it has ever been...  
www.state.nj.us/dep/fgw/trtartjs.htm
Tying Bob Popovics' Surf Candy
Bob Popovics' Surf Candy, as shown here, had evolved from years of experimenting with epoxy.  
flyfisherman.com/ftb/ejsurfcandy
Why Fish the Jetties?
Surf fishing from jetties in New Jersey  
www.stripersonline.com/Pages/Articles/article_why_jetties.shtml

New Jersey Fly Fishing Boat ramps
Boat Ramps on the Hudson
from www.hrfanj.org  
www.hrfanj.org/ramps.htm
Local New Jersey Boat Ramps  
www.acfishing.com/boatramps.html
New Jersey Boat Ramp Listings  
www.noreast.com/boatramps/ramplist.cfm
NJ Boat Ramp List  
www.thefishingline.com/njramp.htm

New Jersey Fly Fishing Clubs
Atlantic Saltwater Flyrodders
Saltwater fly fishing club in New jersey.  
www.aswf.org
Bayshore Saltwater Flyrodders
Bayshore New Jersey Saltwater fly fishing club .  
www.bayshoresaltwaterflyrodders.com
Berkeley Striper Club
Established in 1966, the Berkeley Striper Club is one of the largest and most active surf-fishing clubs in New Jersey.  
www.berkeleystriperclub.org
Coastal Flyrodders  
www.coastalflyrodders.com
Pequannock River Coalition
The Pequannock River Coalition is dedicated to the preservation of the Pequannock River as a natural, recreational, aesthetic and water supply resource  
www.pequannockriver.org
South Jersey Coastal Fly Anglers
dedicated to fly fishing in southern New Jersey  
www.southjerseycoastalflyanglers.com
NJ Striper bulletin board
lots of topics and postings  
www.njstriper.com/cgi-bin/ubb/ultimatebb.cgi

New Jersey Fly Fishing Photos
New Jersey fly fishing photos  
www.bayshoresaltwaterflyrodders.com/photos.asp
South Jersey saltwater fly fishing photos  
www.southjerseycoastalflyanglers.com/html/index.html

New Jersey Fly Fishing Reports
ACFishing.com saltwater reports
various NJ saltwater fishing reports  
www.acfishing.com/reports.html
By Delaware River Outfitters
Lower Delaware, Musconectong, Pequest, & So. Branch of the Raritan  
www.droltd.com/stream_reports.htm
Fishing Reports Now
featuring New Jersey fishing reports from charter boats, party boats and tackle shops  
www.fishingreportsnow.com
General fishing reports from NJStriper.com  
www.njstriper.com/FishingReports.asp
Manasquan
by The Fly Hatch  
www.flyhatch.com/1_flyhatch/fishing_reports2.asp?loc=32&index=NaN
New Jersey Fishing reports from Hudson River Fisherman's Association  
users.nac.net/chasstamm/hrfanjorg/fishingr.htm
NJ reports
from The Fly Hatch  
www.flyhatch.com/1_flyhatch/fishing_reports_nj.asp
NJ Saltwater fishing report  
www.shorecatch.com/report.html
Reel-Time.com reports for NJ  
reel-time.com/fishwire/ny/

New Jersey Stream Flows
Hudson River fishing conditions  
www.hrfanj.org/river_conditions.htm
New Jersey Tide Charts  
www.noreast.com/tidesnew/selectlocation.cfm?CurrentIndex=31
New Jersey tide resources
from www.awsf.org  
www.aswf.org/articles/tides/tides.html
Sandy Hook Tide Chart  
www.stripersonline.com/Pages/tides_monthly.shtml

New Jersey Fly Fishing Forums
North Eastern Fly Fishing  
www.njflyfishing.com/vbportal/vbulletin/forumdisplay.php?s=9deb2a4c4
1574838bbf5a449a3eebb32&forumid=
NJ Trout Forum  
www.njtrout.com/rvdw/disc19_toc.htm
NJ Saltwater-by NJTrout  
www.njtrout.com/pqdw/disc19_toc.htm
North Eastern Fly Fishing
New York and New Jersey forums  
www.njflyfishing.com/vBulletin/cmps_index.php
Reel-Time.com New Jersey forums  
www.reel-time.com/forum/forumdisplay.php?s=2b80d885d825c30f9251668b9
5ac9b4b&forumid=4
coastalflyrodders.com message board  
www.coastalflyrodders.com/cgi-bin/iB/ikonboard.cgi
njtrout.com forum
trout fishing in New Jersey  
www.njtrout.com/forum/index.php
Stripers 247.com bulletin board
all about striper fishing on the east coast  
www.stripers247.com/phpBB2
North Eastern Fly Fishing Forums  
www.njflyfishing.com/vBulletin/index.php

New Jersey Fly Fishing Shops
Down-N-Trout Outfitters
626 Ocean Rd, Point Pleasant, NJ 08742; 732 295 REEL  
www.down-n-trout.com
Delaware River Outfitters
145 Route 31, Pennington, NJ 08534; 609-466-7970  
www.droltd.com
The Fly Hatch
468 Broad Street, Shrewsbury, NJ 07702; (732) 530-6784  
www.flyhatch.com/
Tackle Direct
900 Pleasure Avenue, Ocean City NJ 08226-3408; 1-888-354-7335  
tackledirect.com
Tight Lines Fly Fishing Inc.
28 Route 46 West, Pine Brook NJ, 07058; 973-244-5990  
www.tightlinesflyfishing.com
Sulpherdun Outfitters
121 North Lakeside Dr. East, Medford, NJ 08055; 609-760-6032  
www.sulpherdun.com