Lump off the New Jersey coast
A very big area of lumps and slough off of Brigantine Beach. It covers 1.5 nautical miles to 3 nautical miles from the beach. The southern margin begins 2.5 nautical miles NE (87 degrees T) of Absecon Inlet. The area is composed of hard sand. The up-current side often holds the most fish.
The surroundings are plains offshore of it and in the inshore of it is both slough and lumps structures.
Also caught here: Croaker, Mackerel
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| Species | Jan | Feb | Mar | Apr | May | Jun | Jul | Aug | Sep | Oct | Nov | Dec |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Bluefish | Off | Off | Off | Good | Peak | Peak | Peak | Peak | Peak | Good | Off | Off |
| Summer Flounder (Fluke) | Off | Off | Off | Off | Good | Peak | Peak | Peak | Good | Off | Off | Off |
| Weakfish | Off | Off | Off | Good | Peak | Peak | Good | Good | Off | Off | Off | Off |
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Medium-power 7 ft rod + 3000-class reel. Stripers, fluke, and weakies.

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1/2 to 2 oz bucktails for fluking the channels and bridge pilings.
Topwater plugs for blitzing stripers at sunrise off the inlet.

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Paddle-tail and shad-style plastics for snapper blues and fluke.

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3-4 tray bag built to walk jetties without snagging or dumping.

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Brigantine Shoal is known for Fluke (Summer Flounder), Bluefish, Weakfish. Other species include Croaker, Mackerel.
Brigantine Shoal is located 3 nm from the beach. The nearest departure point is Brigantine Inlet.
Lumps are elevated bottom features that concentrate fish. They are productive for both bottom fishing and trolling.
Check recent reports to see what's biting at Brigantine Shoal.
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