Buoy Area off the New Jersey coast
The Absecon approach's 1 Buoy, floating 1.4 nautical miles south-southeast of the inlet off Atlantic City. Casting distance from the channel, it collects bluefish on nearly every moving tide, with bonito and false albacore joining when late-summer bait pods run the beach.
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| Species | Jan | Feb | Mar | Apr | May | Jun | Jul | Aug | Sep | Oct | Nov | Dec |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Striped Bass | Off | Off | Good | Peak | Peak | Good | Off | Off | Good | Peak | Peak | Good |
| Bluefish | Off | Off | Off | Good | Peak | Peak | Peak | Peak | Peak | Good | Off | Off |
| Bonito & False Albacore | Off | Off | Off | Off | Off | Off | Good | Peak | Peak | Peak | Good | Off |
Most charters depart from point-pleasant-beach - Beach blitz proximity
point-pleasant-beach
Cape May
Atlantic City
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Check Availability1 buoy is known for Bluefish, Bonito, False Albacore, Striped Bass.
1 buoy is accessible from Absecon Inlet. Check with local charter captains for precise navigation coordinates.
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