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Single-species migration calendar

Weakfish in New Jersey Coast june fishing.

  • Cynoscion regalis
  • Migratory
  • Fair

Fish moving onto deeper structure.

Verify with the agency before fishing

Fishing regulations change every season. This page is a summary maintained by Bield — bag limits, exact dates, and species-specific rules must be verified with New Jersey Division of Fish and Wildlife (Marine) before each trip.

Year-round calendar

Weakfish · 12-month view.

Each month encodes typical migration status. The current month is outlined in gold. Hover a cell for the month-specific note and typical water temperature.

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JanFebMarAprMayJunJulAugSepOctNovDecJan — Absent Wintering off NC. Typical water temp: 40–46°FFeb — Absent Not yet in region. Typical water temp: 42–48°FMar — Possible Earliest scattered fish. Typical water temp: 50–56°FPossibleApr — Fair Spring arrival in southern bays — Peconic, Great South Bay. Typical water temp: 56–62°FFairMay — Good Best month historically — population currently reduced. Typical water temp: 60–66°FGoodJun — Fair Fish moving onto deeper structure. Typical water temp: 64–70°FFairJul — Fair Summer fish on offshore structure. Typical water temp: 70–76°FFairAug — Fair Same pattern. Typical water temp: 70–78°FFairSep — Good Fall return to bays — feeding heavily before migration. Typical water temp: 64–70°FGoodOct — Fair Fish moving south out of the region. Typical water temp: 56–62°FFairNov — Absent Most fish have departed. Typical water temp: 50–56°FDec — Absent Wintering south of region. Typical water temp: 44–50°F

Migration pattern

Spring arrival from the south April–May into Long Island and NJ bays; summer fish on structure; fall return in September before pushing south. Population is well below historical highs.

Best locations

  • Sandy Hook
  • Manasquan Inlet
  • Cape May rips
  • Barnegat Inlet

Top lures

  • Small soft plastics on light jigheads
  • Live shrimp under popping cork
  • Bay anchovy imitations
  • Bucktails tipped with squid

Weakfish in other regions

Long Island Sound & New York Bight →Delaware Bay →Chesapeake Bay (Upper) →All weakfish regions →

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