Depends where you are in NJ. I'm from Philly. I'm familiar with the area from Brigantine on south. I belong to the South Jersey Coastal Fly Anglers. They meet at the Bay View Center in Ocean City on the Third Thursday of the month at 7 p.m. Like the Atlantic Salt Water Fly Rodders , they're a teaching club and work with various groups, including CFR, in the SJ area. They offer tying classes, casting instruction before meetings. Corson's Inlet State Park just outside Ocean City has a lot of beach and some access to sod banks. I haven't caught a flounder on the fly yet, I do have caught a few sea bass and sea robins, but you can certainly catch them. Right now with the ocean temps in the mid-70's fishing will be tough. Snapper blues should be around but they aren't much fun on an 8 wgt, though they are fun on a 5 or 6 wgt. Fishing should heat up as the peanut bunker and mullet start their fall migration in 6 to 8 weeks. Nothing wrong with an 8 wgt that should cover anything you're most likely to catch. Intermediate and a sinking line would be your best bet. If you don't tie your own flies, look for, Clousers, Surf Candies, Crease flies, Peanut bunker and mullet patterns. Most of my flies are between, 2 and 6 inches long. Best times to fish, two hours before and after the top and bottom of the tides. Even better if they occur at sunrise and sunset.
