Bank off the New Jersey coast
England Bank sits 4.5 nautical miles northeast of Shark River, an inshore rise with a second, unrelated namesake to the west. Sea bass and tautog take the hard bottom along its slopes, and the bank's summer surface action runs to bluefish and bonito over the top.
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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 |
| Black Sea Bass | Off | Off | Off | Off | Peak | Peak | Good | Good | Peak | Peak | Good | Off |
| Tautog (Blackfish) | Off | Off | Good | Peak | Peak | Off | Off | Off | Off | Peak | Peak | Good |
| Bonito & False Albacore | Off | Off | Off | Off | Off | Off | Good | Peak | Peak | Peak | Good | Off |
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Check AvailabilityEngland Bank is known for Sea Bass, Tautog, Bluefish, Bonito.
England Bank is accessible from Shark River. Check with local charter captains for precise navigation coordinates.
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