NJ Offshore Fishing Grounds

A huge area SE of Great Egg Inlet. Contains spots like "The Cigar", "750-square", "Primes Lump", 24-fathom hole", and Deepwater Reef. Drift over the structure with live bait for best results.

An enormous area composed in the North for places like TIP, the Bombs, Elbow, and West Wall, where the fish acumulates in the edge of it. Going to South of it, the area loses slope. The bottom contains also shelly material. Important spot for Comm. Fisher

A big area in the W of Hudson Canyon. A flat area compared to the canyon where it is located. Early morning and late afternoon produce the best action.

A huge area that goes from 100 fathom to 1000 fathom deep but the area it covers is so large that in comparison to the other canyons it has a moderate slope. 95 nautical miles SE (125 degrees T) offshore from Cape May Inlet. Look for temperature breaks and color changes at the canyon walls.

Another area in the Cape May area with the stanard caanyon shape an positiones frpm NW to SE. Look for temperature breaks and color changes at the canyon walls.

A really big area in the NW portion of the Hudson Canyon incorporates almost all the 12 nautical miles radius from "The TIP" spot in the Husdon Canyon. Early morning and late afternoon produce the best action.

Area located inside of "Hudson Canyon "spot. Located a little bit South of the E edge of the canyon when it begins to diverge in the 100 fathom depth line. Early morning and late afternoon produce the best action.

Area containing 4 lumps of 40 fathom deep that compose a trianglar shape. NW of Lndenkohl Canyon. Look for temperature breaks and color changes at the canyon walls.

Another slightly triangular area formed by 3 4o fathom deep lumps. W of Lindenkohl Canyon and E of Lobster Claw. Look for temperature breaks and color changes at the canyon walls.

Probably the biggest area in the Canyon because it covers from 50 to 100 fathom depth lines starting in the E side of the "Hudson Canyon" and fonish in the "DIP" spot. The profundity is going deeper from N to S and is very regular from W to E. Trolling along the canyon edges is most productive.

Another area in the Cape May area with the stanard caanyon shape an positiones frpm NW to SE. Look for temperature breaks and color changes at the canyon walls.

Another of the series of Canyons in the open ocean. The Northern part has a heavy slope (from 64 to 150 fathom) and the Southern part has a slope going from 300 to 920 fathom deep. Trolling along the canyon edges is most productive.

A rectangular shaped area that contains a wreck on it. Placed parallel to the coast and 2.5 nautical miles SE (135 degrees T) from the Cape May Inlet. Drift over the structure with live bait for best results.

Round spot containing a wreck almost 5 nautical miles NE (75 degrees T) of the NE corner of the Deepwater Reef. Anchor up-current and let your bait drift back to the wreck.

A huge area SE of Great Egg Inlet. Contains spots like "The Cigar", "750-square", "Primes Lump", 24-fathom hole", and Deepwater Reef. Drift over the structure with live bait for best results.

A very small spot with a wreck. 1.2 nautical miles SE from the SE corner of Ocean City reef. Drift over the structure with live bait for best results.

Spot placed 36 nautical miles SE (120 degrees T) from the Y "HA" buoy. It contanis wrecks. Anchor up-current and let your bait drift back to the wreck.

This wreck is inside of the area known as "Mud Hole". In the E part of the drop-off marge. 4 nautical miles NE (22 degrees T) from "Oil Wrecks " spot. Jig vertically over the wreck for sea bass and tautog.