How To Catch New Jersey Jetties

Whether you are watching the big four team sports or simply taking your kids to the amusement park, chances are you’ve spent time in New Jersey at least once in your lifetime. Over the last few years, game fishing enthusiasts; have gravitated towards New Jersey, to hunt the legendary New Jersey Striper Jetty. Here is a guide on how to catch a Striper Jetty during Jetty season.

Disclaimer: Jetty is actually the term used for the rock structures located from Sandy Hook to Cape May. Essentially, the Jetties were created to prevent sand from transporting along the coastline. This same sand current assists in the migration of Striper bass towards the New Jersey coastline.

In any year, from the beginning of Spring to the end of Fall, there can be anywhere from five hundred to 10,000 schools of Striper bass, migrating and making a habitat on any of the jetties in the areas mentioned above. Studies have shown that at any time during this six month span, there can be as little as five and as many as 35 Striper bass residing on each Jetty rock structure.

Jetty Catching 101 – The Striper bass located by the New Jersey Jetties is your classic saltwater fish. This means, that your best chance to catch more than one Striper, depends on the time of day, the amount of sunlight beaming down on the specific Jetty, and the tide. As we said before, at any time, you could have the opportunity of catching five or catching 35 Jetty in one expedition. 

It should be noted, that although you do have the option of fishing for the Striper, right on the actual jetty, it is much safer to do so from a boat. However, since timing is everything, you have to be aware of the tide, as one wrong steer towards a Jetty, can cause you to crash into the structure.   What’s more, you will want to get to the Jetty early in the morning, and use a saltwater fishing net, as the earlier you begin your expedition, the better chance you have of being the first person or people to that specific Jetty. In years past, many people have been disappointed hunting for Striper bass, because a different boat has already been to the Jetty they were planning on using.