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Brendan Doyle
Brendan Doyle
Zone Writer
Brendan Doyle has worn out more Korkers than most anglers own plugs. A quarter century of dawn patrols from Sea Bright to Manasquan taught him exactly which jetty pocket fishes on a northeast blow — and his dry running commentary on the Belmar party boat fleet is worth the read alone.
Northern NJ Shore

New moon springs load the jetties as fluke bail out of the warm back bays

Bigger tides and soupy bay water are reshuffling the whole beat this week — here's where the bass, blues, and fluke actually settled in.

Brendan DoyleJul 10, 2026
Northern NJ Shore

New moon springs open a sunset window for bass at the Sea Bright rocks

Fluke have abandoned the bathtub-warm bay for the inlets, and the incoming new moon tide sets up the first real PM striper bite since June's full moon.

Brendan DoyleJul 8, 2026