Lower Raritan Striper

[Tommy]

Hit the New Brunswick area today around 10 AM or so, high slack tide, fished clams and night crawlers, nothing then around 12:30 tide was starting to move out pretty good, got one striper, on clams 26", nice clean silver. Fished till 3 not another bite. Water, a little stained not really bad today, but quite a few weeds and stuff floating out with the tide.
Nice to be out on a spring day.

[Detour66]

Good post...

[StonePhly]

where do you get clams from? I live close NB and i want to get out and try for some stripers this year, but i dont know where i can get the right bait. How well do lure work. i heard Zara spooks and or Bomber's work well. Any tips for this Striper Newb would be greatly appreciated!!

Tight lines everybody!

[bronzeback]

nice tommy

[Tommy]

The clams I had that day were from Belford, but, You can buy them just N of Highland park, on Rt 27, there is a small shopping center with an Asian Grocery store, justy before Plainfield ave, south bound side, actually keeps the clams in running water, 4 for $2.00 same size as the ones I got in Belford.

I was there again two days ago, guy told me he caught a striper there the day before on a bomber, I would guess now the water is heating up, normal striper lures would be fine.

[AndyS]

Keep us posted on that area, hope the water comes down a little bit.

[Tommy]

Stopped back there today, 4 through about 7:30PM,,clams and shrimp, high tide out going, water was muddy, full of logs and branches, very hard fishing, had one hit.
6 or 7 guys no one with a fish, was told yesterday was very good.

[StonePhly]

thanks for the bait tip... trying to get out there today or tomorrow. water looked ok from the bridge in SBB little fast little high little stained, but not too bad.