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The Dike — High Bar Harbor

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

RING 3 · ~22 MIN

[EXACT]
Published access-point coordinate (Fisherman's Headquarters).
LOCAL: THE DIKE

NAVIGATE 39.75811, -74.11971

Cautions

  • ▲ DO NOT cut through overgrown trees — heavy poison ivy + ticks; stay on the beach line
  • ▲ Greenheads in July — repellent
  • ▲ Soft footing near tip
  • ▲ Remote at night — solo judgment

Sessions

Rip window

WINDOW · MID-CURRENT (BAY LAGS OCEAN ~2.5–3.5 H) · TIP RIPS + WEST CHANNEL EDGE
Fan-cast rip seams — 3/8–3/4 oz jighead + Gulp or 4" Sea Shad swum cross-current; bucktail the deeper east edge.
PULLS (pack these) S2 S4 S7
RIGS JIGHEAD + GULP ↗ BUCKTAIL & TEASER ↗

Flats wade

WINDOW · FIRST/LAST LIGHT · EAST FLATS (WADE)
Wet-wade, light jighead smalls for cruisers. G10 first salt deployment.
PULLS (pack these) S2 S4 G10
RIGS JIGHEAD + GULP ↗
  1. Rank 2 — The Dike — High Bar Harbor
39.7581110°N 74.1197070°W
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tide station 8533615

Access

  • Parking: Dirt pull-off, end of Sunset Blvd via W 20th St
  • Fees:
  • Hours: Unrestricted (walk-in)
  • Restrooms: No
  • Drive: ~22 min from base

Structure read

Dredge-spoil peninsula; Oyster Creek + Double Creek channels merge at the tip — standing rips over depth changes; wadeable rolling flats east side. Everything transiting Barnegat Inlet passes it.

TIP RIPS EAST FLATS (WADE) WEST CHANNEL EDGE

Species × season

T1 PRIMARY · T2 SECONDARY · T3 OPPORTUNISTIC

  • T1 Striped bass DAWN/DARK ONLY (HEAT) · Rip seams
  • T1 Fluke MOVING WATER · Channel-edge drift; keeper odds
  • T2 Bluefish BAIT PUSHES
  • T2 Weakfish SLACK/DAWN · Gulp Shrimp small leadhead
NIGHT 4 of 5
KIDS 2 of 5

Regs snapshot

VERIFIED 2026-07-19
Standard NJ marine regs; no site-specific rules.
KEEPERS · LAW · TIDES ↗

SOURCES: fishinglbi.com · Fisherman's Headquarters · pipeline-vetted 2026-07-19

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