Snappers

[Skolmann]

My 4 year old grandson wanted to go fishing on Sunday but with the heat I thought it would be best just to try the lagoon in my backyard this way if it got to hot we could just go inside. So I rigged up his Spiderman rod with a bobber and a 1/0-and put a small killie on. Honestly was not expecting anything. Casted out and almost immediately the bobber started moving. I thought it was just the killie pulling the bobber but when a killie came back with just it's head and then on the next cast 1/2 a killie came back, I immediately knew there had to be snappers around. So I ran to the bait shop, bought a pack of spearing and some snapper hooks. Long story short, he ended up catching 2 (setting the hook & reeling them in unassisted).

I caught 3 later that evening and another 6 in 30 minutes fishing this morning.

Sized ranged from 4-6 inches.

Not sure if they're in Raritan Bay or the Shrewsbury/Navesink but they are definitely in my lagoon system in Brick.