August 3-9: an ocean full of shorts and one 23-incher to prove it can be done
MFC fishing report for Aug 3-9, 2026: shorts everywhere from the river to the reefs, sea bass mixed in, and a few keepers for the persistent.
On the water now
| Day | 1st Tide | 2nd Tide | 3rd Tide | 4th Tide | Fishing activity | Major fishing | Minor fishing | Moon phase | Water temp |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 29 Fri | 1:09 am ▼ 0.16 ft |
7:03 am ▲ 3.25 ft |
12:55 pm ▼ 0.13 ft |
7:24 pm ▲ 4.3 ft |
●●Good | 10:34 am 10:50 pm |
3:29 am 6:40 pm |
🌕97% | 59 °F |
| 30 Sat | 1:49 am ▼ -0.03 ft |
7:47 am ▲ 3.22 ft |
1:36 pm ▼ 0.16 ft |
8:03 pm ▲ 4.36 ft |
●●●Excellent | 11:21 am 11:41 pm |
4:01 am 7:42 pm |
🌕100% | 56 °F |
| 31 Sun | 2:28 am ▼ -0.07 ft |
8:30 am ▲ 3.28 ft |
2:16 pm ▼ 0.33 ft |
8:41 pm ▲ 4.49 ft |
●●●Excellent | 12:10 pm | 4:40 am 8:40 pm |
🌕100% | 56 °F |
| 1 Mon | 3:07 am ▼ 0.03 ft |
9:12 am ▲ 3.41 ft |
2:57 pm ▼ 0.56 ft |
9:19 pm ▲ 4.56 ft |
●●●Excellent | 12:33 am 12:59 pm |
5:26 am 9:32 pm |
🌕98% | 59 °F |
| 2 Tue | 3:46 am ▼ 0.2 ft |
9:56 am ▲ 3.48 ft |
3:37 pm ▼ 0.75 ft |
9:58 pm ▲ 4.53 ft |
●●Good | 1:25 am 1:47 pm |
6:18 am 10:17 pm |
🌖95% | 57.9 °F |
| 3 Wed | 4:26 am ▼ 0.33 ft |
10:40 am ▲ 3.44 ft |
4:17 pm ▼ 0.82 ft |
10:39 pm ▲ 4.36 ft |
●Average | 2:17 am 2:36 pm |
7:17 am 10:55 pm |
🌖90% | 59 °F |
| 4 Thu | 5:07 am ▼ 0.33 ft |
11:24 am ▲ 3.28 ft |
4:58 pm ▼ 0.79 ft |
11:21 pm ▲ 4.07 ft |
●Average | 3:07 am 3:23 pm |
8:19 am 11:27 pm |
🌖84% | 59 °F |
From the logbook
MFC fishing report for Aug 3-9, 2026: shorts everywhere from the river to the reefs, sea bass mixed in, and a few keepers for the persistent.
MFC report for July 27 - August 2: a 44-inch bluefin at Barnegat Ridge, slow fluking in the river, and 20 young anglers at Big Sea Day.
The week of July 20-26 at MFC: Ron Pimental takes the Ocean Fluke Tournament, a Sea Robin Calcutta for Joe Choma, and shorts-only fluking in a NE blow.
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