If you’re planning a fishing adventure this summer and you want it to include good cruising destinations too, head for the state that lies at the crossroads of the migratory paths of some of the world’s most sought-after gamefish: New Jersey. In addition to world-class offshore action, it’s home to a number of popular ports that cater to transient boaters and their families. Following are a few top species to target and ports to visit.
WHAT TO CATCH
Bluewater Big-Game
The waters off New Jersey’s coast have a broad Continental Shelf that terminates in a jagged line of submarine canyons. These features are the scoured-out remnants of ancient rivers that ran across the shelf during the last ice age when ocean levels were 400 feet lower than today. The Hudson River created one of the largest canyons on Earth, larger than the Grand Canyon, but you can only see it on a depthfinder today. The Hudson, Toms, Lindenkohl, Spencer, Wilmington, Baltimore and Washington canyons, in addition to smaller structures, play a major role in the migratory travels of pelagic gamefish.
