1st Annual Ladies Open Surf Tournament, Brigantine. 7th Annual Jersey Coast Anglers Association Fluke Tournament. 12th Annual Viking-Ocean Showdown. Fluke fishing improves in Navesink and Shrewsbury rivers. Crabbing good in Barnegat and Great bays.
Calico crabs become effective for striped bass in the surf.
Mako sharks appear around Resor, Triple Wrecks . . . Three-day Monmouth Beach Cartoppers Interclub Invitational Striped Bass Tournament. Kingfish action picks up in Long Beach Island, Seaside, Spring Lake and Allenhurst surf. Blue sharks plentiful in Chicken Canyon, Gully. Weakfish action improves in Barnegat Bay.