The Queen Mary party fishing boat was also reporting good action with the striped bass early Monday fishing south of Manasquan Inlet, where bass schools have popped up for the boat fleet.

The fishing didn't start out epic ... There was bunker, peanut bunker and sand eels and so many fish were caught. All sizes," said Ray Kerico at Grumpy's Bait & Tackle in Seaside Park on Monday ...