Fall time in Raritan Bay is a special time of year. Marinas are beginning to close, less boats on the water and migrating striped bass coming into local waters. Raritan Bay is a body of water located between the northern coast of New Jersey and New York. In the fall, the striped bass fishing heats up as baitfish such as peanut bunkers, adult bunkers, grass shrimp, and rain fish begin to exit the smaller tributaries of local rivers as well as the Arthur Kill and Hudson River and sand eels from out east come into local waters. With a bay that consists of various shipping channels, rock piles, natural mussel bottom as well as lumps, ridges and rips there are many different areas to find and locate This sets up a big stage for migrating striped bass to come in and fatten up as they are migrating south for the winter months.
BAY SLAY: Raritan Bay, NJ
