Buoy Area off the New Jersey coast
The Jones Inlet sea-buoy ground, nearly 20 nautical miles east-northeast of Sandy Hook along the Long Island shore of the Bight. It fishes as a trolling waypoint — bluefish through the season, false albacore and bonito in the late-summer bait runs, stripers 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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Check AvailabilityJones Inlet Buoy is known for Bluefish, Bonito, False Albacore, Tuna, Striped Bass.
Jones Inlet Buoy is accessible from Sandy Hook. Check with local charter captains for precise navigation coordinates.
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