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SPOT 6 · HOLGATE
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Holgate — Wooden Jetty & South-End Surf

PART OF LBI — Summer 2026 · JUL 31–AUG 7 · BASE SHIP BOTTOM HOUSE (~26TH & CENTRAL)

⚑ CLOSURE · APR 1 – AUG 31 · reopens Sept 1
Holgate Wilderness Area (Forsythe NWR) CLOSED to all access for nesting season; may extend for fledging. Town-side beaches + Wooden Jetty remain open. Reopens Sept 1 (pedestrian; vehicles need LBT buggy permit, below high-tide line). SOURCE: USFWS Edwin B. Forsythe NWR
⚑ PARK HOURS 05:00–22:00
Pay-lot hours bound night sessions. SOURCE: LBT

RING 3 · ~20 MIN

[EXACT]
Pay-lot pin (5500 S Long Beach Blvd); refuge entrance adjacent at 39.5311,-74.2637.
LOCAL: WOODEN JETTY

NAVIGATE 39.53222, -74.26248

Cautions

  • ▲ Respect every closure sign — enforcement is real
  • ▲ Greenheads in numbers
  • ▲ Shifting bars at terminal groin

Sessions

Wooden Jetty dawn

WINDOW · DAWN BEFORE LOT FILLS · WOODEN JETTY POCKET
Bucktail/teaser the rip seam, then hi-lo small hooks down the beach. Log as recon for the Sept refuge mission (D16).
PULLS (pack these) S4 S6 S7 G7
RIGS BUCKTAIL & TEASER ↗ HI-LO ↗
  1. Rank 6 — Holgate — Wooden Jetty & South-End Surf
39.5322217°N 74.2624754°W
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tide station 8534720 (ocean ref)

Access

  • Parking: Lot $10 NJ / $20 out-of-state, 5:00–22:00
  • Fees: Lot fee
  • Hours: Lot 5a–10p
  • Restrooms: Yes
  • Drive: ~20 min from base

Structure read

Famous wooden jetty at the end of the developed island + last groin field; beyond the signs, 3 miles of wilderness beach to Little Egg Inlet (gated).

WOODEN JETTY POCKET TOWN-SIDE GROINS REFUGE BEACH (GATED)

Species × season

T1 PRIMARY · T2 SECONDARY · T3 OPPORTUNISTIC

  • T1 Fluke/Kingfish GROIN POCKETS
  • T1 Croaker DAY · Banner year
  • T2 Bluefish BAIT PUSHES
  • T3 Sharks NIGHT BAIT · Sandbar/sand tiger protected — never landed
NIGHT 2 of 5
KIDS 3 of 5

Regs snapshot

VERIFIED 2026-07-19
Refuge closure gate above; lot fee; standard fin regs; protected sharks in-water release.
www.fws.gov/refuge/edwin-b-forsythe/visit-us ↗
KEEPERS · LAW · TIDES ↗

SOURCES: USFWS · fishinglbi.com · Google Places · pipeline-vetted 2026-07-19

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