Cape May surf - any pointers?

[IrishAngler]

heading to Cape May in August. Would love to hit the surf for some flatties or whatever is running at the time. Anyone familiar with the area? Just looking for some general areas that may produce and any local tips.

Thanks!

[Ry609]

heading to Cape May in August. Would love to hit the surf for some flatties or whatever is running at the time. Anyone familiar with the area? Just looking for some general areas that may produce and any local tips.

Thanks!

Following...I'll be there Labor Day weekend and looking to do the same. Usually go to Cape May Point and have seen people fish the groins there and do OK, but never actually tried myself. Good luck!

[PortlyRedhead]

heading to Cape May in August. Would love to hit the surf for some flatties or whatever is running at the time. Anyone familiar with the area? Just looking for some general areas that may produce and any local tips.

Thanks!

Check out the Cape May Point jetties on Google
maps. You’ll find small flounder, weakfish, kingfish, croakers, and snapper bluefish along that stretch of beach. Bloodworms and small hooks catch a lot. Small bucktails and teasers will catch the flounder, trout, snappers, and maybe a small striped bass. A 7’ spinning rod (3/8 - 3/4 oz) is plenty.

Hands Too B&T on the north side of the Cape May bridge (on the right going south) is your go-to local surf fishing shop.

[the directa]

Ditto on CMP. Pick a Jetty and try 3-4 inch gulp shads Dragging minnows work well also. Don’t overcast. Most fluke are next to the rocks. Or right at your feet in close

[torchee]

Beaches are pretty slow in August in cape May.

Usually very small kingfish, croakers and fluke. However the inlet where the ferry leaves could hold some keeper fluke and blackfish. Always seems to be sharks mostly small but an occasional brown.

[AndyS]

They go nutz over these sand fleas that you dig out of the sand down here in NC, seems like they catch everything on them. Just dead stick them.

[bigfishy]

They go nutz over these sand fleas that you dig out of the sand down here in NC, seems like they catch everything on them. Just dead stick them.

Good point!!! That style and method has been picking up alot steam in nj the last few yrs....getting super popular this yr especially

[Adrenalinerush]

Good point!!! That style and method has been picking up alot steam in nj the last few yrs....getting super popular this yr especially

Lol, I have been digging sand fleas and fishing with them since I was 10 and i'm 56 now.......

[Gerry Zagorski]

How to catch sand fleas https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=V5x8pFaN4mg