Shrewsbury River

[briansnat]

I'll be hitting the Shrewsbury River next week taking my brother and his kids crabbing and/or fishing. We're going to start with crabs and if they don't cooperate switch over to fishing.

I'm not real up on saltwater fishing. I've done a little surf fishing and fluking over the years but that's about it.

I was thinking of going after fluke because I've done that before, but I haven't had great luck with fluke in the Shrewsbury in the past. What else can I expect to be in the Shrews this time of year and what baits, lures and techniques do you recommend? Would trolling spoons or Rat-L-Traps for stripers be worthwhile or a waste of time? How about casting poppers? If not what fish should be there in good enough numbers to be worth targeting?