

September 17th 2026 New Jersey/Delaware Bay Fishing Report with Jim Hutchinson, Jr.
Episode notes
New Jersey’s summer flounder season comes to a close on September 25, and while the reefs, wrecks and ocean lumps have been the place to be for targeting keepers in recent weeks, don’t forget about the inlets and “choke points” this week as well. Plenty of bait out back, including peanut bunker and finger mullet, which along with acres of rainfish are moving out for their migratory run. We have a 13-pound Delaware doormat (9:20) taking top fish honors of the week, good timing with the 13.5-pounder on this week’s digital weekly edition of The Fisherman. We run down the beach and outback striper options (13:05) as we transition to fall, along with our weekly offshore intel (16:55) with the Canyon Runner crew. A freshwater report (26:05) torn from the pages of The Fisherman with JB Kasper, along with some forecasting of the upcoming buffalo stamp ...