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Barnegat Bay, NJ

Bay in Ocean County, New Jersey. Large shallow bay behind Long Beach Island. Striped bass, fluke, bluefish, weakfish, and blue crab. Protected waters for small boats.

82

Overall bite score

Scored 26 min ago · recomputed every 30 minutes

Water tempModeled100
Pressure trendNOAAsteady74
Tide phaseNOAA70
SolunarComputedmoon 40% lit69
Recent stockingState data50
Time of dayComputed100
WindNOAA100
Cloud coverNOAA100
PrecipitationNOAA50

Each instrument reads 0 to 100. The score is their weighted blend, tuned for tidal water. No black box: every reading names its source.

What swims here

5 tracked species in Barnegat Bay, with the months each fishes best.

Blue Crabcommon · best Jul-Oct
Bluefishcommon · best Jun-Sep
Striped Basscommon · best Apr-May, Oct-Nov
Summer Flounder (Fluke)common · best Jun-Sep
Weakfishpresent · best Jun-Aug

Water facts

TypeBay
CountyOcean
StateNew Jersey
WaterSaltwater, tidal
NOAA station8533615

Multiple public launches. Barnegat Light, Bayville, Toms River access.

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