As a prime area for fishing, people have been fishing in Cape May for hundreds of years. The Lenni Lenape tribe had a habit of fishing in this area during the summer. Commercial fishing became popular in Cape May in the 1600s and has continued to be a mainstay over the centuries. Cape May has ranked among the top 25 commercial fishing ports in the US. The waters are full of not just fish but also lobster and scallops. Because Cape May has beautiful beaches, surf fishing is also popular type of fishing here. Cape May fishing has a lot to offer.
Inshore fishing Cape May, Striped Bass is one of the most common type of fish caught. You could also Spotted Seatrout, Black Drum, Flounder, Red Drum, Sheepshead, and Weakfish (Gray Trout). Nearshore, there are lots of bottom fish like Black Sea Bass, Porgy, and Snapper. There are also good fishing for Pollock, Tautog, Cod, and Haddock.
Fishing offshore of Cape May you can find lots of Tuna. False Albacore and Yellowfin Tuna are the most popular, but lots of Bluefin Tuna are caught each year as well. Further out to the canyons, billfish such as Blue Marlin and White Marlin are common. Sword fishing is also good in the canyons, as well as Tilefish and Wreckfish.
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5 Fathom Bank 5/2/2017 10:57:18 AM - 5 Fathom Bank
Dredge Ohio 6/16/2016 9:48:05 PM - Dredge Ohio is a 70' long a hydraulic cutter head dredge. It was sunk in the Ocean City Reef complex on June 16, 2016. The Dredge was designed and built to be disassembled,
DWD1 8/14/2017 9:16:45 AM - Fishing spot
DWD-OG1 8/29/2017 5:59:41 AM -
Fenwick Shoal 5/1/2017 11:10:33 PM - Fenwick Shoal
William C Snow 5/2/2017 9:22:18 AM - 55' tug boat
DWD-OG 8/29/2017 5:54:37 AM -
DWD1 8/14/2017 9:16:29 AM - Fishing spot
DGS92-2 4/17/2012 9:40:15 AM -
dwd2 8/26/2017 6:50:43 AM -
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There is a 44.66% catch rate for Black Sea Bass, based on 30844 Black Sea Bass counted.
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There is a 12.07% catch rate for Flounder, based on 8333 Flounder counted.
There is a 8.48% catch rate for Tautog, based on 5854 Tautog counted.
There is a 5.37% catch rate for Pollock, based on 3707 Pollock counted.
There is a 5.35% catch rate for Weakfish, based on 3698 Weakfish counted.
There is a 4.69% catch rate for Spiny Dogfish, based on 3237 Spiny Dogfish counted.
There is a 2.7% catch rate for Spotted Seatrout, based on 1866 Spotted Seatrout counted.
There is a 1.8% catch rate for White Perch, based on 1243 White Perch counted.
There is a 1.63% catch rate for Bluefish, based on 1128 Bluefish counted.
There is a 1.48% catch rate for Striped Bass, based on 1021 Striped Bass counted.
*** PLEASE NOTE *** Please check local, state/province, and federal laws before fishing for any species found on this site. All data is based on historical data found for this area, and in some cases as far back as 1939..
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Fluke Season Opens Tomorrow! 5/1/2022 9:19:00 PM -
Fluke and Stripers 5/1/2022 9:16:00 PM - Spring fishing is great in the back bay!
Sea Isle Spring Stripers 5/1/2022 8:48:00 PM - Back bay Striper fishing.
Sea Isle Spring Fishing 5/1/2022 8:47:00 PM -
Permit and Jacks 5/1/2022 8:46:00 PM - Ron in Islamorada. Permit and Jacks! And snook!
Underwater Shark Pic 5/1/2022 8:43:00 PM - Lemon Shark
Jumbo Barracuda 5/1/2022 8:41:00 PM - The Mikes doing what they do! Jumbo barracuda sight fished on the flats.
Islamorada 2022 5/1/2022 8:39:00 PM -
Montauk October 2021 3/13/2022 8:53:00 PM -
Montauk Flyfishing 3/13/2022 8:53:00 PM - October 2021
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