7-Day Fishing Forecast
Fishing Score Breakdown
Current Conditions
Sun & Moon
Solunar Periods
Local Fishing Guide
Fishing Tips
Back Creek Entrance, Nantuxent Cove offers excellent opportunities around oyster bars, grass flats, and channel edges. Fish the moving tide - the first two hours of an incoming or outgoing tide are usually the most productive. In New Jersey, excellent surf fishing and striper runs along the Shore. Use live bait on the flats and switch to artificials when fish are actively feeding on the surface.
About This Area
Back Creek Entrance, Nantuxent Cove is a sheltered bay in New Jersey. The Mid-Atlantic coastline is excellent surf fishing and striper runs along the Shore. Tidal patterns here follow a semidiurnal cycle - check the tide chart above for today's schedule.
Common Species
Striped Bass, Bluefish, Flounder, Weakfish, Tautog. Availability varies by season - use the fishing score above to gauge today's conditions.
Best Times to Fish
Spring shad runs start in March, stripers follow in April-June. Summer brings flounder, weakfish, and crabbing. Fall striper migration offers the biggest bass of the year. Winter tautog fishing around structure stays productive.