August 20th, 2026 New Jersey/Delaware Bay Fishing Report with Jim Hutchinson, Jr.
The Fisherman’s “Next Cast” Weekly Podcast by Jim Hutchinson, Jr., Matthew Broderick, Dave
Episode notes
It's Thursday morning, August 20th, and we're looking at a bit of rain at the Jersey Shore later this afternoon; clearer skies in the Friday forecast, but the weather prognosticators have us down for another bout of showers on Saturday. Grab a light set of oilskins for the weekend, because other that a few drops of rain the sailing conditions look pretty solid overall. We kick off the week with a look at inshore and surf species on tap for the weekend, leading into (10:55) an update on the Dream Boat leaderboard with yet another NJ entry. A look at this week's digital edition reports for the north, central and south regions (14:15) as compiled by our team of field editors here at The Fisherman, along with the latest intel from the offshore grounds (20:25) with the team from Canyon Runner and our weekly freshwater update (26:40) from the Pocono ...