Buoy Area off the New Jersey coast
The Fire Island sea-buoy ground, a distant 32 nautical miles east-northeast of Sandy Hook along the Long Island shore. New Jersey boats mostly cross it in transit — but the mark holds the standard buoy suspects, bluefish to false albacore, with stripers passing on migration.
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| Species | Jan | Feb | Mar | Apr | May | Jun | Jul | Aug | Sep | Oct | Nov | Dec |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Yellowfin & Bluefin Tuna | Off | Off | Off | Off | Good | Peak | Peak | Peak | Peak | Good | Off | Off |
| 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 |
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Cape May
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Check AvailabilityFire Island Buoy is known for Bluefish, Bonito, False Albacore, Tuna, Striped Bass.
Fire Island Buoy is accessible from Sandy Hook. Check with local charter captains for precise navigation coordinates.
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