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July 3, 2009
Fresh Bunker is now here! Live Minnows, Eels & Fresh Clams are also in Stock
5:00 PM
Boat: Mike Wood weighed in a 8lb 6oz Fluke, 28" long. He was fishing this morning in the bay, down by the Fish Factory with squid and minnow combo.
Surf: Yesterday morning, Dustin Smith caught over a handful of fluke off of the surf. All shorts. He was fishing live minnows off of the North Beach Haven surf. He tried again this morning with no success but he saw another angler battle a striper to the beach just a block away. The striper was about 30" and went for a clam.
12:00 Noon
Received: Friday, July 03, 2009 11:28 AM Subject: Barnegat Bay Fluke and Blues
The "Hi-Flier" is catching fish. Fluke and bluefish in very
shallow water behind mainland Barnegat. All the action is in 3 to 6 feet of
water. Both of these species are gorging themselves on the sand shrimp that live
on these flats. The evidence is in the shrimp they spit up when we are unhooking
them and in the bellies of the ones we keep and clean. We are catching mostly
sublegal fluke, 14 to 17 inches, 18 is a keeper, but there are some 18 to 21
inch fish mixed in. It’s a lot of action and a sporty way to catch fluke,
vertical jigging in shallow water with a 3/8 ounce jighead tipped with a 3 inch
chartreuse Gulp minnow. We are jigging them on light spinning tackle and even
though it is a struggle to put a few big ones in the cooler, it is action and
the quest for keepers keeps you sharp on your jigging. Almost on those same
grounds, just a foot or two shallower we are catching one to three pound
bluefish on surface lures. You get to see them crash the lure. These smaller
blues are good table fare as well, a lot different than their bigger kin, these
cut close to white at the fillet table.
The "Hi-Flier" is running charter or open boat for the next three
days: Saturday, July 4, Sunday, July 5, and Monday, July 6 from 6AM to 11AM. I
will take up to three people on the open boat, and I only need one person to
sail. The cost is $135 per person. Everything is provided, just walk on with
your rations for the morning.
Capt. Dave DeGennaro, "Hi-Flier" Sportfishing 732.330.5674 cell
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July 2, 2009
11:00 PM - New Arrival, Guide's Choice Plugs!
Fishing the last few days has been slim pickings. I have fished all
around with little good news to report. I fished Tuesday morning and
afternoon down on the south end; around the Fish Factory and a little bit
towards the south, Grassy Channel, Little Beach/ Holgate Inlet area as well as
Middle Island Channel. No keepers, a bunch of shorts (fluke), a bunch of
doggies (dogfish) in the inlet and a line screaming ray. On Wednesday, I
decided to take a stab at fluking the ocean. Fished off of IBSP, about two
mile north of the BL Inlet. Before the storms came in, we caught a short
fluke, a cocktail bluefish and a bunch of skates. Hustled into Bobbie's dock to
seek shelter from the storm then went to Double Creek and had one short, 17
inches. Long story short, there are a few fluke around but you gotta work
for them. I hope other anglers are doing better then I am! As Capt. Dave
D. said to me, " It's a number game," gotta catch 'em and try to weed through
them. It seems that there are more positive reports coming from anglers fishing
the central bay area (BI & BB) and towards the flats. - Greg
Rob and Joni (FHQ Staff) fished for a couple this afternoon (incoming tide). They started in Double Creek toward the west side of Clam Island, then fished around the Dike area. Nada. They then put some time in around the BI & BB bay area. Two shorts on chart Gulp Grub. FYI: Yesterday Rob fished Double Creek for a half hour (before the late morning storms) and had five shorts on the outgoing tide.
Surf:
Justin & Melissa Haynes stopped by the shop today to pick up some bait
and tackle. They reported that yesterday they fished the Barnegat Light
Surf and hooked into a striper on clam. 16lb 5oz. I also had a report from
an angler who recently caught a weakfish off of the surf on clam.
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July 1, 2009
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Received: Wednesday, July 01, 2009 9:52 AM Subject: fluke
Fished Tuesday morning 06-30-09 with Rich L. and we caught 20 fluke with 4
keepers to 4 lbs. All fish were caught on small bucktails tipped with Gulp. We
were fishing off of Waretown in 10 ft of water. ~ Sam
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June 30, 2009
Received: Tuesday, June 30, 2009 8:13:52 AM Subject: Reel Fantasea Charters
fishing report- late report.
Last week's heavy rain which may have led to a drop in the bay's salinity seems
to have taken it's toll on the fishing , along with a skyrocketing ocean temp of
the low 70's has "prodded" the cows [ stripers ] Northward. With less rain over
the last few days the fishing seems to have started to rebound in the bay. The
"Reel Fantasea" has finished up with chasing bunker schools for
now as trips which ran as far North as Spring lake, just shy of Asbury Park,
found only huge schools of bunker swimming carefree with only slight signs of
agitation with no striper hook ups or run offs. We will continue to target
stripers, blues, fluke, and weakfish in the bays all summer long as they will
provide plenty of action. Along with offshore trips to wrecks, reefs and ridges
for bonito, false albacore, and mahi-mahi. As of 6/29/2009 PM 2 to 5-lb blues
were all over the inlet area with a few stripers thrown into the mix to provide
some action on artificial lures. Wreck fishing has been very rewarding with some
nice sea bass and ling along with throw back blackfish that makes for some "drop
and reel" fishing action. Coupled with the bags of snow white delicious fillets
these trips have flat out been a blast!
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Capt. Steve Purul, "Reel Fantasea"
Charters, 609-290-1217
Received: Monday, June 29, 2009 7:17 PM Subject: BHCFA Report
The boats of the Beach Haven Charter Fishing Association have been returning to
dock with some big catches. The “Hot Tuna” with Captain Bob
Gerkens won the Beach Haven Marlin and Tuna Club's Mako Shark tournament on
Saturday with a brute weighing in at 186.5 pound. The crew for the trip
consisted of the boat's regular off-shore mate of Rich Stracensky, its junior
mate in training Ryan Kellogg, and Barry Thomas of Allentown, P. Capt. Gerkens
was near the pole when the Mako hooked up on a whole mackerel and did its first
of two spectacular back flip jumps. He had the duty of handling the rod to the
end of the battle. The fishing team did every thing correctly right up to the
final gaffing. There were 3 other hookups for the day, one of which resulted in
a release of what appeared to be a 75 to 100 pound juvenile thresher shark.
The "June Bug” with Captain Lindsay Fuller made it out to the
Lindenkohl Canyon with Dante Soriente and friends. The action was fast and
furious as they managed to boat some 25 yellowfin tuna. Most were small, but
they did box 3 keepers along with several skippies.
The next day Captain Lindsay had the Catanese family from Hunterdon County out.
Despite some rough seas they looked for bass in bunker pods, picked up a keeper
fluke on the Garden State South Reef, trolled for bluefish at the Barnegat
Ridge, and picked up several sea bass at the Garden State North Reef.
Captain Fran Verdi had a full week of anglers. One day he had Tom and Matt
Pitzer for a day of sea bassing on the reef. The two brothers were all about
catch and release with 46 fish released including 10 in the 14 to 17 inch range.
Another day Captain Fran shared the Huffnagle party, a large group from Pa., on
the “Cousins” with Captain Adam Nowalsky on the "Karen Ann
II”. Capt. Adam fished the waters from 65 to 80 feet and Captain Fran
took the waters from 50 to 65 feet. Capt. Adam ended the day with 40 keeper sea
bass, along with a thresher shark that was on the line for a couple of minutes.
Captain Fran had 19 keeper sea bass, 4 bluefish, one ling and a keeper fluke.
The “Cousins” won the prize for the largest fish, a 3.6 pound sea
bass.
Captain Fran was back on the “Dropoff” with the Williams party for
some sea bass. He marked plenty of fish but it was hard to get them to bite. He
worked 6 areas and managed 10 keepers plus loads of shorts. Captain Fran
finished the week with Lori Dobson’s party and Dave from the “Fish Eye” group.
Lori’s two young sons fished hard and managed 4 keeper sea bass. Dave’s group
came up empty on stripers but managed to pick up quite a few sea bass including
8 keepers.
Capt. Adam Nowalsky from the “Karen Ann II” reports that fluke are
being caught on the ocean in lesser numbers than in the back bays but the
percentage of keepers is higher. He says he plans to make the switch from wreck
fishing to fluke very shortly. His recent wreck fishing trips include the
Doriety charter which finished the day with a box of 86 fish, mostly sea bass to
3 pounds along with some line and a 12-pound bluefish. The Sara Madonna Charter,
a good group of EMT's fought the rough seas for nearly two dozen keepers for
half a morning. The Beskin charter had similar results for half a morning’s
fishing. The Marhan Colangelo Charter from the Long Branch area filled the box
with 56 fish, mostly sea bass to 3 pounds along with some nice ling to 2.5
pounds. The Fred Verdi Charter from Lawrenceville kept almost 60 fish, primarily
sea bass along with some ling and a bluefish.
The Beach Haven Charter Fishing Association held its first Junior Mate’s Program
last week with 8 eager future mates. It is not too late to sign up for this year
with another meeting slated for Thursday, July 2 at the Beach Haven Maritime
Museum at 7 pm. For information call Captain John Koegler at 609-290-3349.
Additional information on the association can be found at
www.BHCFA.com
~ Jim Hutchinson Sr.
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June 29, 2009
5:30 PM
Lost VS 150G:
Saturday (6-27) morning at 7:00am a kayaker was launching on the beach when
he got hit by a wave. It dumped his rod and reel in the wash around 30th Street
in Barnegat Light. If found please be honest and take it to one of the local
tackle shops. I was not present at the time but felt that I should get the word
out. There are a lot of members here which ups the odds of recovery. Thanks to
all. - Posted on the theBassBarn.com Surf Fishing Forum by LBI striper searcher
Jeff from the Little Chic (out of Barnegat Light) reported a good day on the water today. They went out bluefishing at the Mudhole. ~95 bluefish between 8-14lb chunking and jigging.
Ed B. (FHQ Staff) was out on the water with Capt. Bob Foti of Why Knot Fishing Charters. Here's his report. Went out to the Lindy on Sunday morning. Hooked into ~30 football yellowfin tuna, only two keepers. All were caught trolling; squid spreader bars, ballyhoo and cedar plugs.
5:00 PM
As of yesterday evening the 8th Annual Simply Bassin' Surf Tournament
is officially over. Thanks to all for another great spring tourney and
congratulations to all of the anglers who put their time in. Here is the
most up to date information that we have been provided. Please note that
these standings are unoffical.
1. Gerard Ladzinski - 47-5
2. Dante Soriente - 42-0
3. Brian Hopkins - 38-6
4. Scott Simpson - 38-4
5. John Grasso - 38-0
6. Robert Massa - 36-9
7. Tim Stumpf
- 32-1
8. Robert Vallone - 31-8
Received: Monday, June 29, 2009 9:14 AM Subject: Lighthouse Sportfishing Report
Well it finally feels like summer, almost. I made it out five times during the
last week. My focus has been small blues and fluke on all trips. Some days the
blues, 1 - 3 pounds, are easy to find on the way to the fluking grounds while
other days they are not. Even with that they have been showing up on the flats
towards the end of incoming every day. Fluking continues to be good with all
trips landing a lot of fluke but mostly below the size limit. Keepers landed
this week on the "Debbie M" went as big as 22” and there have been
enough in the box for a fish fry.
Looking over the records from the last few years, we should start to see
weakfish coming into the bay in large numbers in about 2 weeks. Once they do I
will concentrate on grass shrimp chumming trips. Over the last few seasons these
trips have averaged 75 – 100 fish on light tackle.
~ Capt. Alex F. Majewski, "Debbie M", Barnegat Bay, NJ 609-548-2511
www.LighthouseSportfishing.com
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June 28, 2009
12:00 Noon
Earlier today Ken Kaneshira of Las Vegas, NV was fishing off of the Surf City
beach. He hooked into and landed a nice striper on bunker. The
Striper was
weighed-in at 18-lb 2-oz (39"). Ken comes to the area every year
(for a week) to visit his family. He has been in the shop everyday and finally got a striper on his last day here. Great job Ken your hard
work and patience paid off.
Received: Sunday, June 28, 2009
3:24 PM Subject: Barnegat Bay Fishing Report
Just a real quick report this week as things really haven't changed too much for
the "Rambunctious" since last week. Striper fishing for
the big migrating bass seems to be about over for now, as all the action has
moved to the North and it's unlikely they'll move back South again until the
fall. The fish we caught this week were smaller, probably some of the resident
fish that will stick around right through the summer. I guess we can hope that
another large body of migrating fish will still show up, but with the ocean
getting warmer they're likely to pass by out in the deeper (and cooler) water.
But you never know... there's still an amazing amount of bunker around.
Fluke fishing aboard the "Rambunctious" this week was
hot one day, cold the next. Most days saw at least double digit catches, mostly
below the 18" minimum size but there were some nice fat keepers up to 24" mixed
in. Bluefishing in the bay is now in summer mode, with most of the fish being in
the 1 to 3 pound class. No sign of weakfish as yet, but they should be making
their annual summer appearance in the next few weeks. As usual, once they arrive
we'll be using grass shrimp to chum up those tasty sparklers so now's the time
to get those August weakfish trips booked. Once they arrive, the calendar fills
quickly.
~ Capt. Jack Shea, "Rambunctious",
Barnegat Bay Fishing
Charters 609.698.3632
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June 27, 2009
Received: Sat Jun 27 23:02:27 2009 Subject: Fishing report
Fished Brant Beach from 7:30 - 10 PM. Caught a 32" bass on an eel around 9 PM.
It hit in about 1-1/2 feet of water, 10 yards from the beach. No hits on bunker
or clam. ~ Jim Crane
Received: Saturday, June 27, 2009 12:09 PM Subject: Hi Flier Fishing
Report--Sat., June 27--FLUKE!!!
"I don’t fluke... Not that there’s anything wrong with that", that is what I
always say. Well, I’m fluking now!
The "Hi Flier" is usually targeting other species while the fluke
are around. However more than a few friends have told me lately about an
unusually good run of flatties right in my own backyard, so I had to go check it
out. I had my two boys and our friends, the Scaleas; Tony, Anthony Jr. and
Brendan of Roselle Park on board and we mugged them. All the action was in
shallow water behind Barnegat. We used light 1/4 ounce bucktails tipped with
Gulp and we jigged 30 fish in a few hours with the ones in the cooler measuring
19 and 20 inches. This is fluking how it should be, using artificials and
jigging them like the game fish that they are. We used light spinning rods and
had a ball even with the throwbacks. We had a lot of 15 to 17 inch fish. Don't
forget they have to be 18 inches to keep.
(Don't trust the measuring
scales built into the cooler lids because they are often wrong!)
The "Hi Flier" will be fluke fishing for the next three days,
including open boat trips or charters tomorrow, Sunday, June 28, Mon. 29, and
Tue., 30. We will be sailing from 6AM to Noon. The six hour trip is $395 for a
charter or $135 per person open boat. The open boat is a maximum of three
people, but I only need one person to sail. The charter is flexible on the head
count depending if there are kids, we could squeeze a few more on for no extra
charge.
This fishery is hot right now and the size of the fish is what makes it
appealing. Call me at 732.330.5674 on my cell to get in on it.
~ Dave DeGennaro, "Hi Flier" Sportfishing, 732.330.5674 cell
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June 25, 2009
9:45 AM
New Leader in the Simply Bassing Tournament...
The new leader is Gerard Ladzinski who fished Bunker this morning in
Loveladies and landed a 47-lb 5-oz Striper. Yes, we have fresh bunker in stock.
Will the 50-lb mark be broken in the Simply Bassing Tournament this year?
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June 22, 2009
Received: Monday, June 22, 2009 5:42 PM Subject: BHCFA Report
The recent horrible weather that southern Ocean County has been experiencing
has put a damper on much of the fishing. However, it has not kept all of the
boats of the Beach Haven Charter Fishing Association at the dock.
Captain Fran Verdi got the “Dropoff” out fishing for a while
Saturday with George, the “Fluke Guy”, to the LE Reef for sea bass. They fished
3 hours in the morning and picked away at sea bass with some bluefish mixed in.
Then heavy rains arrived, and they headed home in a torrential downpour. The
final tally was six 14-17 inch sea bass and two bluefish. They also caught
fluke, scup, and skates, but no dogfish. Captain Fran says George has been on a
streak of bad weather. Known last year as the “Fog and Rain Man,” he may
graduate to “Bad Weather George.”
Captain Carl Sheppard on the “Star Fish” said he had a “beautiful
day on the water” on Friday despite a miserable weather forecast. After
exploring bunker pods for bass with no luck, he did some wreck fishing for over
40 sea bass and some very large porgies in a half day morning trip. On Saturday
he went offshore with a party of 8 anglers where they drifted a number of wrecks
until finding a productive spot. They caught over 50 sea bass, bluefish, and
fluke. Sunday’s weather cancelled Captain Sheppard’s morning trip, but he
managed to fish the back bay in the afternoon for a few fish. Captain Carl’s
mate of 5 years, Tom Masterson has upgraded his license to 50 tons and will be
running charters on Sunday afternoons on the “Star Fish”.
Captain John Koegler on “Pop's Pride” fished Saturday and had a
good catch of sea bass and bluefish. Two of the bluefish were small snappers
less than 8" long which is unusual for June. The group gave stripers a try early
but had no hookups. Captain Koegler has announced that the Junior Mate’s Program
of the BHCFA will begin classes this Thursday night, June 25, at the Maritime
History Museum on Dock Road in Beach Haven. All interested participants are
requested to arrive by 7 pm. Additional information on the classes including
phone numbers and the association in general is available at the association’s
website at www.fishbeachhaven.com
~ Jim Hutchinson Sr.
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June 21, 2009
Happy Fathers' Day!
2:40 PM
Earlier today, Eric Czak of Barnegat weighed in a striper that he caught off
of the beach, 31" 9lb 8oz. Eric caught the bass on bunker in Beach Haven.
FYI Yesterday was the first day of
lifeguards on the beach; however, due to the rain they were called off. So
today is the first you'll see them. Fish either earlier or later in the
day and the beach is yours. If going to the beach to fish when the guards
are on duty the best thing to do is talk with them to let them know you are
fishing. Generally try to stay outside/away from the flagged swimming are,
which is most of the time closer to the jetties. It will be frustrating for all
of us the next couple of months. -Greg
Received: Sunday, June 21, 2009 11:13 AM Subject: Barnegat Bay Fishing Report
Things were a bit slow around here this week. Maybe it's all the rain we've had,
maybe it's the runoff from roads carrying undesirable stuff into the bay, maybe
it was caused by UFO's, but even the crabbing was off this week. Back bay
striper fishing usually starts to decline around now, but our Monday and Tuesday
trips netted only a couple of shorts which may be a sign that we're already done
for this Spring. Along the beach, the bunkers schools were a little hard to find
on Friday after the mid-week storms of last week, but by Saturday morning they
were starting to get reorganized and we should still be bass fishing outside for
another week or two. One of the bunker schools we found yesterday out in deeper
water stretched several miles in length, so it's just a matter of time until the
jumbo bass and blues find them again. It's supposed to blow again for the next
couple of days, but we may see some spectacular bass fishing out there later in
the week if things settle down and the stripers' dinner bell rings.
The good news is that the bay seems to be loaded right now with 1-3 pound
bluefish to provide some fast light tackle fun, and there are plenty of fluke in
both the main channels and along some of the deeper water edges. A lot of the
fluke this week were shorts (if you call 17" short for a fluke), but there are
some nice fat keepers mixed in. And each year around Father's Day we generally
start to see some of our summer finned visitors arrive, so there should soon be
reports of weakfish and kingfish showing up with some regularity.
~ Capt. Jack Shea, "Rambunctious", Barnegat Bay Fishing Charters
www.BarnegatBayFishing.com
Received: Sunday, June 21, 2009 8:53 AM Subject: Reel Fantasea Charters fishing
report
Will somebody turn off the water works? Or should we start building the ark now?
Part of the week was met with a little more potent weather [wind, rain,
lighting] than we could safely fish in . When we did make it out we found 2-3lbs
blues, a couple of stripers to 15lbs, and a 4 1/2 lb fluke willing to cooperate.
Regular Wayne Salvi and crew were out on Friday for a solid bite with 2-3lbs
blues on light spinning tackle . After the guys got their fill with the feisty
blues we headed toward the inlet . Traveling in and out of the inlet was OK but,
a steep and hazardous sea condition did not produce a favorable or safe
condition to fish the inlet properly. Back in the bay we found some more birds
working over a bars edge . Working the area did not produce at first but as we
worked the edge down current, Wayne scored a nice 4 1/2 lb fluke. This now makes
Wayne the leader in 2 categories in the Reel Fantasea's onboard Tournament [43lb
striper, 4 1/2 fluke]. Can Wayne continue his hot streak? Time will tell. As the
outgoing tide abated against the Easterly swell it was time to fish the inlet.
The guys ended the day with 2 stripers . The first was a 27" that was released
and the 2nd at 32" 15lber hitting the ice. It might sound too early to even
think about but, anyone interested in our Fantastic Fall fishery might want to
reserve your dates now as the calendar is filling at a record pace!
~ Capt. Steve Purul, Reel Fantasea Charters, 609-290-1217
Received: Sunday, June 21, 2009 7:03 AM Subject: Lighthouse Sportfihing Report -
Happy Fathers Day!
Let me start by wishing the dads out there a happy Fathers Day. Weather was a
big factor this week keeping most in port. Yesterday I stayed inside starting
off with 1 – 3 pound blues on top water plugs. These fish were spread over a
large area of the bay and a lot of fun on light tackle. If you stayed with them
you could have easily got your limit and then some. After tired arms we went
fluking. Staying in the channels the action was constant; however, keepers were
hard to come by. Did manage to invite two keepers to dinner.
~ Capt. Alex F. Majewski, Lighthouse Sportfishing, Barnegat Bay, NJ,
609-548-2511 www.LighthouseSportfishing.com
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June 20, 2009
8:30 PM
Fresh Bunker, Clams &
Live Eels, Minnows, Bloods & Sands.
SURF: Just had a couple weigh ins from the surf! Steve Warren came in with a lively 22lb 5oz Striper. He reported catching the fish at quarter after 7, Surf City on bunker. Steve noted that he lost another bigger fish. Shortly after Steve's weigh in Barry Sandilads weighed in a bass that weighed 30lbs even, 42.5" x 23" that was caught off the Ship Bottom surf on bunker.
BOAT: Joe Trapani and Jason Hoffman just stopped in the shop to check out some reels and tackle. They told us about their day: Despite the poor weather forecast, got out early to fished the ocean. There was a lot of bunker out there and the dolphin had them corralled tight to the beach. Managed a couple fish but the hookups were spread out. The fish were caught between 8 and 10am; 38lber, 44lber, and a 47lber. All fish were caught on the bunker pods north of Seaside, Lavallette area.
7 PM
SURF: Earlier today Scott Simpson stopped in the shop to pick another bag of bunker. He reported one striper, mid island surf. Yesterday evening Terry Wasser of Allentown, PA weighed in an 18lb 3oz Striper. He was fishing off of the Ship Bottom surf with bunker chunks. Terry caught the fish around 7pm.
BOAT: When the bunker boat delivered yesterday, I ask if there was any action on the ocean. The captain reported a couple Threshers on the pods. Dante Soriente called in and reported his (yesterday's) catch, 63" 165lb Bluefin Tuna, trolling ballyhoo.
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June 19, 2009
5:30 PM
In stock:
Fresh; bunker, surf clams, hard clams
Live; eels, minnows, bloodworms and sandworms.
Crabbers FYI...
Blue Crab Tagging Study -
http://njbluecrabs.wordpress.com/
Barnegat Bay National Estuary Program -
http://www.bbep.org/
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June 18, 2009
1:30 PM
With the foul weather the reports have been nil.
Tim K. from ZeeBaaS, (Rob's
son), stopped by the shop today. He spoke about ZeeBaaS's bullet proof
design that is here to stay. He noted that the company has stepped up the
machining (tighter tolerances) increasing the performance even further from
their already superior quality. All of the reels that we (FHQ) have in
stock are the newest of the new; increased spool capacity, increased max drag
capabilities, anodized finish, and easily self serviceable without special
tools. In fact, the ZeeBaaS main gears can be re-lubed without the need
of a tool. The Full Bailed Models will be unveiled Mid July at ICAST in Orlando,
FL. The ZLX's (right hand retrieve models) will be available in early August.
Tim also shared, "Once the company catches up with the demand," there might be,
"Pliers in the works!" I'm stoked to see these bailed models and the
pliers when they become available. - Greg
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June 17, 2009
2:30 PM
SURF: Earlier today we had two weigh ins. Both were stripers caught on bunker in Ship Bottom. One was a 33lbs. The other caught by Rick W. of Ship Bottom weighed 28lb 8oz, 43" long by 23" girth.
BOAT: Brewer and Ryan caught a few more bass last night. They had a 15lber and two short as well as lost a couple fish (spit the hook). Live eels in the Inlet just like the night before (see below).
11:30 AM - Fresh Bunker & Clam, Live Eels & Minnows In Stock!
SURF REPORT EMAILED IN:
Received 6/17/2009 @ 8:27am
Fished last night outgoing in
Brant Bach for 3 hours till 2130, nothing. Fished Loveladies from
0400-0630, got one bass 32" - 14lbs on bunker head. One other hit on clam,
that's it.
- Bob L. from Cape May
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June 16, 2009
9 PM - Fresh Bunker & Clam, Live Eels & Minnows In Stock!
Sorry for no report earlier.
It was a busy day for me. Better late than never. Here it is!
SURF: The east winds have spun in a large area of warm water. The
surf temperature today was in the high 60's. With this water it seems that
the Striper bite has slightly slowed; however, the bass should continue into
July. More and more reports filter into the store about fluke in the surf.
One customer reported a couple nice ones (20-22"). Also there have been
reports of "bait robbers" off of the surf aka Kingfish as well as Tog (near the
jetties; although, you have to throw them back, season opens July 16 @ one
fish).
Tom Daly of Barnegat weighed in a 30 lb Striper that he caught on
clam while fishing the surf earlier today.
BOAT: Stripers in the 20 pound class range on live eels at the foot of Old Barney! Kyle Brewer fished the BL Inlet last night with friend and boss Ryan Kelly. They had three bass. As I type, they are out, at it again. I will try to post how they make out.
FYI: We have the freshies! And more bunker is expected tomorrow afternoon; however, it is not definite.
-Greg
Received 6/15/2009 @ 7:44PM
BHCFA Weekly Report from Jim Hutchinson Sr.
Despite some nasty weather recently, the boats of the Beach Haven Charter Fishing Association have been finding fish on a number of different fronts.
Capt. Adam Nowalsky the “Karen Ann II” reports that he will be sticking with the wreck and reef fishing for the black sea bass as long as the bite continues to hold up. He has also been catching some good sized tog with the sea bass, and there have been a few fluke caught on the ocean now, as well. His weekly highlights include the Ben Brown family of Hamilton who boxed 40 sea bass to 2.5 pounds along with a 7-pound blackfish released by Jessica.
The Pang Family of
Stroudsburg, Pa., had a thunderstorm shortened trip of non-stop sea bass
catching with the girls out catching the guys by a wide margin. The Sutphen
Charter of Somerville had a great day landing in excess of 600 sea bass with
nearly 60 in the box.
The big fish of the week was boated by Jack Buckafusco, Somerville, a personal
best 12-pound, 15-ounce blackfish that was released.
Captain Dave Wittenborn on the “Arlene Ann” picked off a nice 24-pound striped bass in Little Egg Inlet on live bunker. He found plenty of bunker pods in the ocean in 40-feet of water but no bass under them.
Captain Lindsay Fuller on the “June Bug” hosted Scott and Rich on Sunday for a half-day inshore trip. A northeast wind of about 10 knots keeping his drift at about 3/4 of a knot. Since a half-day trip does not permit much travel time, he focused on the Little Egg Reef, trying a dozen or so pieces. Half had good concentrations of sea bass on the fish finder, but only one keeper could be found among all the throwbacks.
Captain Carl Sheppard on the “Star Fish” fished a party of 2 on Friday with a total of 49 black sea bass and two sea robins, the first of the year, in two hours. They had 12 keepers, all blue-head males over 2.5-pounds. That night Captains John and Tom tried a night wreck fishing trip on the “Star Fish.” This trip the sea bass that filled the cooler filled the cooler were feeding on squid. On Saturday the “Star fish” tried shark fishing at the 140-foot hole. They caught a 200-pound blue shark along with several smaller blues. They had a big mako estimated at 300-400 pounds on which pulled the hook after a lengthy battle. Sunday found Captain Carl back wreck fishing in 60-feet of water. The Hopkins family was hot with the black bass, porgies which were released, and sea robins despite the NE wind.
Captain Frank Camarda
on the “Miss Beach Haven” found good sea bass fishing on Saturday with a lot of
fish caught. After sifting through the shorts they put together a catch of sea
bass and some ling with quite a few blackfish that were released.
On Sunday Captain Frank tried fishing for fluke and caught fish pretty much
every drift. The high hook was Tom Hook from Manahawkin with 4 fluke over 19
inches with the biggest being 8-pounds, the pool winner.
Captain Fran Verdi on the “Drop Off” made trips all week despite the weather even times in the fog when he needed his radar to find his way. One day t he Chris Nelson party ended the day with 9 keepers in the 13-18 inch range. Another trip with a group from the Village Harbor Fishing Club also resulted in 9 keepers but many more than that which were released. On Saturday Captain Fran fished the JCAA fluke competition with Team Chum Bucket. The anglers fished all over the bay but could only get one keeper at 18.5 inches. Shorts were the word of the day. On Sunday he had the “Cousins” out today with the Joe Tool Party. They looked for stripers but found none. They turned to sea bass and after several stops ended up with 9 keepers for the day.
Additional information on the BHCFA can be found at their website www.fishbeachhaven.com
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June 15, 2009
9 AM
BOAT: Yesterday afternoon Jacob Kuziw of Middletown, NJ weighed in a
4.28lb Sea Bass. Jacob (4 years old) was fishing at the Barnegat Light Reef with
his father. They caught 15 fish (sea bass). Jacob told us that he
caught his largest on a squid head.
One of the mates from the
Doris Mae IV stopped in
yesterday. He reiterated the really good morning fluking; however, their
location was not given.
SURF: Yesterday afternoon a
customer came in to puck up more clams. He reported that he caught 5 bass
between 30-40" off of the Ship Bottom surf. He said all of his action was
on clam.
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June 14, 2009
1:15 PM
About an hour ago, a surf angler brought in a nice striper in to check its
weight. It pulled the scale to 41lb 9oz. It was caught off of the
LBI surf; however, the angler did not give any further information.
Received: Sunday, June 14, 2009 9:20 PM Subject: Miss Beach Haven Fishing
Reports
Saturday June 13, 2009 sea bass fishing was pretty good a lot of fish caught
today mostly shorts. By the end of the day we put together a catch of sea bass
and some ling, we also had quite a few blackfish that were released. Pool winner
today was Ed from Philadelphia, PA. With a 2-lb sea bass.
Sunday June 14, 2009 we tried fishing for fluke today the water temperature was
64 degrees and the wind was NE about 15 to 20 knots, pretty much we caught fish
every drift, a fair amount of 17 inch fluke and some keepers caught today. High
hook was Tom Hook from Manahawkin NJ. Tom had 4 fluke over 19 inches the biggest
being 8 lbs which sealed the deal for the pool.
~
Miss Beach Haven
The Miss Beach Haven PARTY BOAT (609) 978-9951
Received: Sunday, June 14, 2009 8:05 PM Subject: Sunday, June 14, 2209 Flag
Day Fishing Report
We had a good gathering of folks on board today. And the fishing stunk. We had
only have a dozen or so keeper fluke. Not a lot of shorts. I had three shorts
and one was just a hair shy. It was that close but no go. A lot of birds. I had
three myself. Others had many more.
I used smelts, sand eels and squid strips for bait. The Spro people did not have
any luck either. The Captain took us all over searching but the Fluke would not
bite. The birds did. But not the Fluke.
Be good and I hope I have a better report next time.
~ Jim T., Bridgewater, NJ
Received: Sunday, June 14, 2009 6:30 PM Subject: Doris Mae IV
Well the Fluke are in and the "Doris Mae IV" had an excellent day.
Wayne Smith won today's pool with a 5.7 pound Fluke and had 4 other keepers. For
some reason Fluke some times gather in large numbers in a small area and it
makes for fantastic Fluke fishing. They usually spread out after a short time
but if you are looking for some awesome Fluking come on down, I will be doing a
daily report to keep every one on top of this fishing. The night Blue fishing
continues to be red hot too.
~ 06/14/09 100' "Doris Mae IV", Capt. Eble, 609-494-2369
Received: Sunday, June 14, 2009 4:34 PM Subject: Fwd: Reel Fantasea Charters
fishing report
This weeks action can only be described with terms such as
World Class, Stellar , Awesome ,and a Striper Maniac's Dream! [Even though sleep
was a precious commodity.] Limits of huge stripers from the low 30-lb class all
the way up through the 40-lb class were encounter on all trips!
Regular Wayne Salvi was aboard with his brother in law Mike
and business associate Mike Balkum for fantastic striper action on live bunker.
The stripers had the bunker packed tightly along the beach in fog and drizzle.
At times there were visible 30-40lb class fish inhaling bunker on the waters
surface. The guys were doubled and even tripled up with huge stripers through
out the trip not only getting their limit but also playing catch and release as
well. The biggest bass official weight was 43-lbs with the majority in the mid
to upper 30's. The foggy and rainy conditions served us well as we had the fish
all to our selves for awhile and left them biting!
Regular Jay Simmons with business associate Carlton Bird was
out for the exact same action with live bunker the next day . At times the snag
bunker never made it back to the boat as huge stripers would consume the bait on
the way in or if not consumed the stripers would just "tailgate the bait" to the
boat! The guys also limited out and with a couple releases and missed hits as
well making for another fantastic day! Regular Chris Spring experienced a slower
pace bite but fantastic just the same with Chris hooking his limit but just
keeping one fish for the table. Chris had what appeared to be a HUGE striper on
for 30 seconds or so with the line continuing in the wrong direction with no
sign of slowing! Unfortunately as the reels line was being emptied the hook
pulled to Chris's disappointment. With a few more missed hits it was time
to head for the barn and put an end to a PHENOMENAL STRIPER WEEK !
~ Capt. Steve Purul, "Reel Fantassea" Charters, 609-290-1217
Received: Sunday, June 14, 2009 10:48 AM Subject: Barnegat Bay Fishing Report
The weather, primarily a dense fog enveloped the bay almost every morning this
week. This kept the "Rambunctious" pretty much tied to
the dock most of the time. The "Rambunctious" did make
it out in a dense fog on Tuesday, only to find ourselves in the middle of a
pretty serious lightning display by mid-morning that sent us scurrying into
Barnegat Light to wait it out. With more t-storms on the horizon, we finally
took advantage of a break in the lightning and headed in early with our first
fishless box of the season.
With striped bass fishing inevitably winding down over the next few weeks, I
took advantage of a cancellation on Friday to do a little scouting around for
fluke by myself once the fog burned off. There seems to be plenty of fluke in
the bay right now as I was able to land 18 on bucktails in a little over two
hours, including three that taped out at 20" plus. We're still picking through
four or five shorts for every keeper we get, but that's a lot better than last
year's ten-to-one ratio and there seems to be a goodly number of fish available.
Keep your fingers crossed.
The "Rambunctious" will probably continue bass fishing
through most of this week, then start switching over to fluke. Until next week.
~ Capt. Jack Shea, "Rambunctious",
Barnegat Bay Fishing
Charters 609.698.3632
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June 13, 2009
5:48 PM
2009 JCAA FLUKE TOURNAMENT PORT LBI RESULTS:
| 2009 JERSEY COAST ANGLERS FLUKE TOURNAMENT | ||||
| PORT WINNERS LOG - TOP 10 | ||||
| Port: Long Beach Island - Fisherman's Headquarters | ||||
| Place | Weight (lbs) | Registered by | Caught By | Hometown |
| 1 | 06.98 | Lippincott, Eric, S | Eric S. Lippincott | Pemberton, NJ |
| 2 | 06.12 | Lefebvre, Bob, A | Bob Lefebvre | |
| 3 | 05.86 | Pritchett, Wayne, A | Kevin Pritchett | Sommerdale, NJ |
| 4 | 05.60 | Mehalick, Russell | Scott Bush | Perkiomenville, PA |
| 5 | 05.58 | Trembula, Tom, J | Tom Trembula | Cookstown, NJ |
| 6 | 05.40 | Pasko, Felicia | Bill Thomas | South Plainfield, NJ |
| 7 | 05.04 | Elbertson, Dave | Dave Elbertson | Forked River, NJ |
| 8 | 04.78 | Schell, Paul, L | Paul L. Schell | Barnegat, NJ |
| 9 | 04.38 | Gallagher, Jamie | Clare Gallagher | Little Egg Harbor, NJ |
| 10 | 04.36 | Savino, Rocco | Rocco Savino | Forked River, NJ |
(NOTE: These look like the final Port LBI results but data is still subject to review by JCAA)
During the weigh-in the reports
reflected that most anglers opted to go to either the Barnegat Ridge or Double
Creek Channel.
Received: Saturday, June 13, 2009 3:18 PM Subject: Hi Flier Fishing Report:
41-1/2 pound striper today, Sat. June 13
The "Hi Flier" started out early, got to the grounds by 5 AM and found bunker pods to
snag off of Island Beach State Park but couldn't get any stripers to bite. After
a few hours of no hits, we went on the troll and Nick Tanzola caught his first
striped bass ever, a 41-1/2 pounder, on a chartreuse Bunker Spoon. Five minutes
after boating that fish we were hooked up again, only to lose it during a brief
hookup.
Tomorrow I am sailing open boat again, $160 per man, 3 person max, departs at
4:30 AM sharp from Sun Harbor Marina in Barnegat and returns at 10:30 AM. I also
pick-up and drop off at Barnegat Light for anyone staying on LBI. I plan on
trying to snag and liveline bunker first and then switch over to trolling if the
live bait does not produce. Please call me on my cell with any questions.
~ Capt. Dave DeGennaro, "Hi Flier" Sportfishing 732.330.5674 cell
1:00 PM - Today is the JCAA Fluke Tournament! We will post any fluke weigh in/
report as soon as possible (this evening).
I finally got the kinks
rolled out of my boat, the Wild Honey (Jr.). Headed out early this morning
with friend Denny Miller and brother in law Justin Hoffman. We broke the
BL Inlet shortly after 4 and had the lines in the water off of Seaside about a
quarter before 5. The action was hot for the first half hour (Justin kept
a 36 pounder for the grill and chill this evening); however, due to the extreme
amounts of boat traffic the bite did not continue. Gave up after an hour
and headed south in search of pods with less traffic. Ended up fishing
again off of Barnegat Light. There were bunker right on top of the bar
with only one angler fishing from the beach. Since we were late to the
party we ended up filling the live well with bunker; then, heading to the inlet.
Livelining there, Denny landed a 26 pounder just off of the south Jetty.
Made a couple more drifts and headed in to the dock for a long day of work.
FYI while we were fishing there (South Jetty), there was a lone
soldier hammering small fluke in the "South Pocket" using what looked like a
three way swivel rig with a Green Gulp Grub. He must have caught a half dozen in
the few minutes that we were there.
-Greg
Here are a few more short reports from
yesterday:
After work Ridge of Tuckerton headed out north of the inlet,
stopped on a bunker pod at the Bather's Beach (IBSP) and hooked into a 48lb 6oz
cow. It was his only fish of the day.
Denny Miller went out fluking yesterday afternoon in the Double
Creek area. Had 8 shorts and two nice fish, a 25" and a 26" all on the
fluke sandwich (squid and minnow combo).
Off the surf, Scott Simpson reported a couple of small bluefish on
bunker. Other than that he said it was slow.
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June 12, 2009
5 PM
Shore Catch Guide Service does it again. Shelle of Shore Catch had Bill Trevena of Reading, PA on the beach today. Long story short, Bill caught his first keeper striper, which weighed in at Betty & Nicks at 55lb 9oz. The monster striper was caught from the beach of IBSP snagging and livelining bunker. Bill stopped in the shop on his way back to his rental house to show us his catch and to pick up an insulated fish bag. Check It Out!
11:00 AM
Received: Friday, June 12, 2009 11:05 AM Subject: Fwd: Hi Flier Fishing Report
: MAYDAY! MAYDAY! : BIG STRIPERS RIGHT NOW--Open Boat Tomorrow and Sunday!
Here’s the deal short and sweet. Big stripers, 20 to 40 pounders, some bigger.
They are gorging on the bunker schools for the last two days hot and heavy. I am
running an open boat trip tomorrow, Saturday June 13 and Sunday, June 14. We
meet at the dock at 4:30 AM and we return by 10:30 AM. The cost is $160 per man,
I can take up to 3 people. The winds and sea conditions that are forecasted are
perfect for the weekend and this fishery.
This is an opportunity to catch the biggest kind of stripers and you get to do
it with live bait in 20 feet of water....it doesn’t get any better!
Call me on my cell at 732.330.5674 to join me on either day. I only need one
person to call it a trip.
~ Capt. Dave DeGennaro, Hi Flier Sportfishing 732.330.5674 cell
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June 11, 2009
1:00 PM - Fresh Bunker & Clam In Stock
Surf:
Yesterday afternoon Ed Varga spun our scale two full revolutions and then
some more. The fish had a huge head and a very skinny body. It was
50" long and 42-lb 6-oz. "I was fishing about the same spot I had a couple
the other day", Ed said, "it was the only hit I had all day!" FYI the cow
was caught on clam off of the surf.
Inlet: The bluefish have made there presence know in the Barnegat Inlet for quiet some time now. These hard fighters have been chasing the baitfish that move in and out the inlet with the tide. Received reports that Stripers, Fluke and Sheepshead are also species targeting this area.
Boat: Capt. Adam Scherer had Rick Robertson and party out for a Striper 1/2 trip this morning. They made their way through the fog and headed North up Island Beach State Park. The captain said, "The early morning was scare but then it broke wide open. It was like Memorial Day but rougher (sea surface conditions)." Capt. Adam seems to consistently find fish. He provided his customers double digit fish today. Hooked up with over a dozen fish, biggest being 45-lbs.
~ Greg
Recieved: Thursday, June 11, 2009 12:50 PM Subject: 2009 HOFNOD Surf Fishing
Tournament
This is John Castrati from the Long Beach Island Fishing Club. Here is the
information on this year’s Hooked on Fishing not on drugs Kid’s Surf Fishing
Tournament.
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Received: Thursday, June 11, 2009
6:48 PM Subject: Reel Fantasea Charters fishing report
Regular Wayne Salvi was aboard with his brother-in-law Mike and business
associate Mike Balkum for fantastic striper action on live bunker. The stripers
had the bunker packed tightly along the beach in fog and drizzle. At times there
were visible 30-40lbs class fish inhaling bunker on the waters surface. The guys
were doubled and even tripled up with huge stripers through out the trip not
only getting their limit but also playing catch and release as well. The biggest
bass official weight was 43-lbs with the majority in the mid to upper 30's.
The foggy and rainy conditions served us well as we had the fish all to our
selves for awhile and left them biting!
~ Captain Steve Purul, Reel Fantasea
Charters 609-290-1217
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June 11, 2009
Received: Thursday, June 11, 2009 9:58 AM Subject: Mycobacteriosis
Saw your (June 10th 7:40 AM & 5:40 PM) notes on Mycobacteriosis. I
caught a 38-1/2" Striper on May 29th in Ship Bottom (surf). I thought at the
time the red sides were just from the rocks, fight, etc. I hope it's not
something going on in SB. Grilled it with tomatoes, peppers, onions, olive
oil... the redness didn't affect the taste... Delicious! ~ Don Roberts, Ship
Bottom
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June 10, 2009
11:00 AM
Just had a weigh-in from the surf. Larry Nixon of Beach Haven West
fished this morning off the Ship Bottom beach. As he was getting ready to
pack it up and call it a day when he had a take down. It was a striper
that went for his bunker chunk, 37.5" 16 lb 6 oz. Larry said, "There were a lot
of calico crabs eating up the clam."
Received: Wednesday, June 10, 2009 7:40 AM Subject: Yesterday afternoon
Caught a 35" 14lb Striper in the surf at Ship Bottom Tuesday afternoon approx
2:45 PM on a fresh clam using a fishfinder rig with a circle hook.
Question: the fish was very pale and had a lot of red, like blood beneath the
skin along both sides from the gills back to the tail, was this fish ill, or is
the red from exhausting itself fighting me when I was landing it?
~ Brendan deMilt, Manahawkin
Doesn't sound good but it's a question that only a
biologist which we are not can answer for sure. Read on for a non-biologist
fisherman's point of view:
Stripers could simple be bruised from rubbing on the bottom
or banging against rocks. The local perception seems to be if the fish is
bruised in a spot or two with no open sores and the gill rakes are a bright red
this is a positive sign. If the gill rakes are pinkish or a lighter color this
is a negative sign and the fish is released. A safer thought would be if the
fish does not look 100% healthy then don't handle it and release the fish. Even
if the fish is just bruised up (and it sounds like yours was badly bruised) you
might want to consider a release of the fish just because the flesh quality may
be compromised.
You don't want to handle a fish that might have
Mycobacteriosis or possibly other ailments. We keep hearing that Stockton
College and/or Rutgers College have been doing studies on this and associated
issues. However, we have not seen any reports on this topic so if any one out
there has, please share the info.
If we are also talking about eating fish then you might want
to view a news release from our friends at the NJDEP about the consumption of...
Large Bluefish
that also mentions Striped Bass . When you visit the page notice the
FishSmartEatSmart link at the bottom of page.
Received: Wednesday, June 10, 2009 5:40 PM Subject: Mycobacteriosis
Fishermen should look for ulcers or wounds on the skin that appear to be slow
healing on striped bass. Also, internal organs may show ulcerations, just plain
evil looking innards, without any external signs. Mycobacteriosis
exhibits itself in multiple ways. The disease is prevalent on the Chesapeake
fish. Care should be used in cleaning any striped bass i.e., use gloves... the
meat is perfectly safe to eat. Humans can pick up an infection if there is an
open cut, etc on the person handling the fish, however most of the time the
human normal body temperature is able to minimize most adverse effects.
~ EdC
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June 9, 2009
Received: Tuesday, June 09, 2009 10:07 AM Subject: Fishing Quote
I saw you posted some fishing quotes on your website. One I have always told
people is: "Fishing is 50% Skill, 30% Determination, and 20% Luck" ~ Zach Ryba
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June 8, 2009
Received: Monday, June 08, 2009 7:24 PM Subject: Fishing Report
Fished the Garden State North today and ended up with a nice cooler full of
sea bass. Bite was early and a1:1 keeper ratio for the first 45 minutes, then
the little guys showed up. ~ EdC
9:00 PM
Surf:
Zak Visconti, Vineland 20-lb 11-oz Striper on Bunker
Dave Levin 32-1'4" 11-lb 4-oz Striper on Clam
11:00 AM
Here's a boat report from Pez
Machine Sportfishing -- 6/6/09 HPVFC Striper Shootout
Had the pleasure of fishing the High Point Striper Shootout on Saturday and now
understand what all that hype is about.
Everything from the captain's meeting to the awards party was well organized and
a lot of fun. There wasn't much standing around wondering what was going to
happen and when. Everyone there was really on the ball and the show seemed to
have gone on without a hitch.
With the format we were able to start fishing at 3 AM so we left the dock at
2:30 AM.
Made the run to the bathing beach off IBSP and dropped in the lines about 3:30
AM. It wasn't pretty but it was trollable for us.
Luckily the wind dropped out as the sun came up and it was ultimately a pretty
incredible day on the water. I just wish the stripers had cooperated as well as
the weather.
We put an extremely long day in on the water, the longest I've ever fished for
stripers on one trip actually, and ended up with 3 bites on bunker spoons.
The first fish pulled off a couple minutes into the fight around 6:30 AM. That
was a real heartbreaker because it felt like a good one.
Around 8 AM we picked a small fish off the sewer pipe a mile or so South of the
Ferris Wheel in Seaside. This one ultimately weighed in at 16# 9oz.
Hours and hours of nothing, until 2:15 PM, and we finally had a bite on a green
bunker spoon. I knew it was a good one. Every time I bumped the boat I felt like
we were going to pull the hook. Doug and Andrew worked to net the fish and once
in the boat we knew we had a contender since the fishing was so bad. You really
could have heard a pin drop during the fight until the fish hit the deck...
somehow it seemed the engines weren't even making any noise...
Made the drive to the firehouse for the weigh-in and our big fish ended up at
37.5 lbs, good enough for heaviest fish. Our first fish gave us an aggregate
weight of 54 pounds, good enough for first place in the calcutta as well.
Hopefully someone involved can post a picture, I didn't get a chance to take one
with my camera.
Thanks to everyone who helped with the tournament... all your organization and
planning made for a great time all around!
~ "Pez Machine
Sportfishing", Barnegat Light, NJ 56' Custom Carolina, 609-287-5136
cell, Stew@pezmachine.com
-- The "Pez Machine Sportfishing" is now Booking Trips for the
2009 Fishing Season--
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June 7, 2009
6:00 PM
Boat:
On the South-end of the Island the
"XYZ" while trolling eels...
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Saturday AM, Walt and TJ Johnson hooked-up with 6 Stripers ranging from 20 to
42-lbs.
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Saturday PM, Walt Johnson and George Gilbert hooked-up with 8 Stripers ranging
from 20 to 35-lbs.
Had a reputable customer report that Sea Bass are biting on the wrecks. Now if
we could just locate that wreck.
Surf:
Sean Carey, Forked River and Chris Flowers, Cherry Hill fished Loveladies using
clams catching 1 Keeper size Striper, 5 Short Stripers and 2 short Fluke.
3:30 PM
Surf: Jim Brooker of Vienna, VA fished off of the surf in North Beach with
clam this morning. He caught a 33.5" bass that weighed 12lb 2oz. Jim had three
fish; two bass and a fluke.
Boat: Richard Wright of Annandale, NJ just weighed in a 47" striper that weighed 40lbs 8oz. He was snagging bunker off of Brant Beach.
2:00 PM
Well I hit the beach with the 'yak after a phone call from a friend. It
turned out that the couple of streets I looked at in Surf City were very quiet.
I've been had! I decided to drive down towards Brant Beach to see what the
water looked like there. I ended up launching with friend Deak (forgot his
wetsuit) and went in search of the "bunk". Turned out that the bunker were very
broken up, so we weren't expecting much. Snagged a few but no takers.
There were a couple other boats in the area but it did not look like they had
much going on but I could be wrong. Had to head in to make work by noon. -
Greg
"Fish swim! Can't chase report, gotta make 'em", Greg
"You can't catch fish sitting on a couch", Adam
9:30 AM
Scott Simpson of Hainsport, NJ weighed in a 38lb 4oz striper this morning at about 8am.
He was fishing with bunker in Brant Beach. Scott hooked into and landed the
fish, hustled over to the shop, weighed in the fish for the Tournament and then
successful released the fish at the boat ramp. Way to go Scott! I can
remember in my younger years many anglers strived to release after the
weigh-in. Scott, your Karma will reward your efforts.
I just got a phone call from a friend in a boat.
I was told that he has been fishing (snag & drop) off of Surf City. I am
gonna give it a go in the kayak. I'll give a report later. - Greg
Received: Sunday, June 07, 2009 10:31 AM Subject:
"Rambunctious" -
Barnegat Bay Fishing Report
Once again, the weather posed some challenges for us this past week but we
still made it out a couple of times for some pretty good fishing. In some
initially "sporty" conditions on Monday, Vince Barba was back looking to get in
on some of the bass action around the bunkers schools cruising up and down in
front of Island Beach State Park. We certainly found plenty of bunker tight to
the beach, but with no bass found we headed to deeper water for some trolling.
There we were almost immediately into big 12-13 pound bluefish that absolutely
hammered our bunker spoons as soon as we got them down.
Yesterday I had George Selph and Bob Keller back, and we decided to forego the
sloppy conditions in the ocean and see what we could put together from the bay.
After boxing a large blue and a 29" striper from the inlet during the incoming,
we moved to the back and found mixed schools of blues and weakfish ravaging
rainfish on the west side for some super light tackle action, then finished the
morning with a bit of back bay fluking. By the time we came in, the fish box
contained a "Barnegat Bay Buffet" of striped bass, bluefish, weakfish and fluke
all destined for the table. Bob's 7 pound weakie and demonstration of how not to
lip a bluefish highlighted the morning.
~ Capt. Jack Shea, "Rambunctious",
Barnegat Bay Fishing
Charters 609.698.3632
Received: Sunday, June 07, 2009 2:43 PM Subject: "Reel Fantasea" -
fishing report
Reel Fantasea's early week saw new comer Charles Lee for a slow
pick on a 3 hr back bay trip mixing it up with fluke, blues and and throw back
blackfish. Friday's marine forecast for small craft advisory kept regular Jay
Simmons and crew in the back bay. Although we didn't get outside for a shot at
the big boys that day the guys clobbered 23 total stripers in rain and wind.
Getting their limit to 17-lbs! Bass Master honors went to Rick Rogers . Rick had
his career day total of 10 bass. The guys were doubled up constantly with bass
on through out the trip.
~ Captain Steve Purul, Reel Fantasea
Charters 609-290-1217
Received: Sunday, June 07, 2009 8:19 PM Subject:
"Miss Beach Haven" - Sunday's Report
"Miss Beach Haven" set sail today with a light crowd. We mainly
fished around the reef, drifting for fluke but there was way too many sea bass
around. Could not kept a sand eel on long enough. So we mainly fished for Sea
Bass. Managed to scratch together a catch today pretty much everybody took home
fish today including me. Pool winner today was Dave Agar from Beach Haven with a
2-lb Sea Bass.
~
Miss Beach Haven
The Miss Beach Haven PARTY BOAT (609) 978-9951
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June 6, 2009
6:30 PM
Fresh Bunker is here... Come 'n get 'em!
2:00 PM
Surf: We had a few weigh ins today.
Paul Bandini of Blue Bell, Pa. weighed in a 40lb Striper this morning. Paul was
fishing off of the Ship Bottom surf with FHQ Fresh Frozen Bunker.
Drew R of Milford fished the beach from of Barnegat Light with clams and bunker.
He had two stripers, a 29lb 14oz and a 15lb 4 oz. Rick Baxter of Mullica
weighed in a 13lb 14 oz Black Drum that he caught while fishing the Beach Haven
surf.
Boat: I spoke with a couple anglers who
fished the ocean this morning. From what I was told the Inlet was like a roller
coater due to the swell. The water was dark brown like coffee. Although I have
heard of a few fish caught, from their report it sounds that it was a quiet day.
The bunker have been scattered, causing both our bunker boat and recreational
anglers hard times. From the bay, Nick Baxter weighed in a 17lb bass
that he caught on bunker.
Received: Saturday, June 06, 2009 6:29 PM Subject: Saturdays Miss Beach Haven
report
Saturday,
Miss Beach Haven had a pretty good today fishing inshore and offshore.
It really did not matter since there was plenty of life every where we went.
Several anglers had 7 or 8 sea bass and all quality fish. Lots of shorts and one
cod also caught today. The water temperature was 59 degrees. The doggies were
not too bad today. Pool winner was Pete from Pennsylvania with a 2.5 sea bass.
~
Miss Beach Haven
The Miss Beach Haven PARTY BOAT (609) 978-9951
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June 5, 2009
7pm
Fresh bunker is almost out but the clams are plentiful. We are hoping for
a bunker delivery before the end of the day but it is uncertain. We have
live eels for those that are hitting the South Jetty and anglers drifting in the
boat. Live Minnows are in stock as well as the Islands largest selection of
GULP! for those anglers looking for the fatty flatties.
SURF: Jim Basciani (weighed in yesterday, report below @3pm) just stopped by the shop again for fresh bait. He said, "I came in last night and weighed those fish in and then went right back to the spot. Within minutes I was hooked up!" Jim said that around 9pm he caught a 44lb on bunker. FYI Jim was fishing Beach Haven and he is not in the Spring Surf Tourney. Also just in the store picking up bait before hitting the beach, Steve Gelenites reported catching a 32" Striper that weighed 15lbs. Steve was fishing the North End aka Loveladies with bunker. Just like Jim, Steve caught the fish right about 9pm last night. It seems that is the right section of the tide when the bite is on.
BOAT: About a half hour ago I received a report from a customer who's getting ready to fluke tomorrow. He said midweek he had a number of keeper sized fluke in Double Creek. He reported one 6 plus pound fish.
3pm
SURF: Through out the day yesterday as well as today the
store has received reports from many different anglers who have fished the surf
(up and down the island: BL, Loveladies, Harvey Cedars, and Beach Haven) with
bunker at their feet. The past few days (still continues even with the
rain) the bass have had the bait running for the shallows in seek of protection.
I strongly advise to any anglers hitting the beach, grab at least one snag hook
and you'll thank me for it.
Yesterday a group of guys from Brownsmills stopped in the shop for
bait and tackle. Ed (FHQ Staff) suggested they head down to the south end
of the island, in particular the town of Beach Haven. They were back
within a few hours. All with stripers to weigh in. James Basciani
had a 20 pounder and Ian Clark had a 14lb 2oz.
I just got done talking with Bobbie Capri Jr. He reported a large
number of anglers fishing last night off of the Barnegat Light surf. He
said that right about dead high tide he hooked into, landed and released a 48.5
inch striper. He was fishing bunker. Bobbie also reported that a lot
of small bass were being caught among a few nicer sized ones. He's on the beach
in the rain right now.
BOAT: It looks that there have been a
number of boats making the turn towards the south out of the BL Inlet.
This is a change from the trend as of late. Capt. Adam Sherer had 8
stripers yesterday afternoon in the ocean off of Barnegat Light and Loveladies.
He decided to go out even though it was raining. He said for a while there
were only a few boats. Towards the end of the day he had the action all to
himself.
Reports of both fluke and blues at the Ridge continue. I have
heard of both doormats as well as slammers being caught within the past few days
from local anglers; however, no fish were weighed in from those reporters.
The bait is migrating just like the game
fish; therefore, areas of action will pop up and move in the coming weeks.
I don't feel that any one particular area is better than the other. Put
your time in and you'll be rewarded, maybe with a fish of a life time. Can't
catch 'em if you're not fishing.
- Greg
NOTICE OF LOCAL HAPPENING:
Cancer Benefit this weekend @ the Barnegat Light Firehouse. 13th
Annual Rainbow Party Saturday, June 6th 6:30 to 10pm. Food, Music &
Drinks! Check out www.surerehab.com
for more information.
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June 4, 2009
While fishing the Brant Beach surf using Clam for bait Angelo landed a 30" 9-lb
8-oz Striper. Angelo said, "for a while there, the Stripers had the Bunker
pinned to the beach". This all occurred today at about 2:00 PM. Angelo will most
likely be in the same spot on tomorrows tide.
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June 3, 2009
In Stock: Fresh Clam & Bunker, Live Minnows,
Eels, Bloodworms & Sandworms
10:30 AM
The dynamic due-o (Army Green Fish Catchin' Machine & Capt. Adam Sherer) does it again!
Woke up at three and analyzed NOAA's site. The radar had a lot of color both above and below the BL Inlet area. I noticed the swift movement and hoped it would pass over quick, so I continued my daily routine and hit the road to the Basin. Once there, there was already a number of guys geared up ready to go but the strobe-in' sky had all weary. The early morning ride out was a bit sketchy but the fish were biting. Still in the dark we found an active pod at the bather's beach. There were fish boiling on top with a few slashes too; however, we could not hook into a fish. Must have had a half dozen drops/mouthings. I also had a serious take down that snapped off (80# Momoi Diamond Leader) right at the snag in less than a second. Because of the visual slashes I'm guessing it was a thresher but it's iffy. Another boat showed up on the action in a respectful manner and hooked into the morning's first bass. With a number of light heading our way Capt. Adam opted to let the other boat have it to themselves for a couple minutes, knowing that the upcoming boats would more than likely stop on the first pod in excitement. Cruising north bunker were spotted popping but we kept going in search of feeding bass. Set up just upwind of a large pod and within minutes Denny and then Bob were hooked up. Double header! Bob snapped off a screamer. More fish were hooked up by all except me. It seemed I was the black cat of the day until amongst a fleet of boats with a lot of line out, I had a good hookup. With help from the leader man (Denny), I landed the fish after a good long battle. On the rocking boat, the Boga was bobbing from 40-44lb. After a quick photo, I tried to release the fish but it didn't want to go. After 5 minutes of hanging over the gunnel elbow deep, I had to gave up. The fish was belly-up so it went in the box. We fished for another 1/2 hour to forty minutes with little success. Back to the dock by quarter after 8. Our day's score card: Two fish killed for the table a thirty and a forty, all other successfully released. Denny had couple, Adam had couple releases, Bob had two run-offs ( one snapped off right at the boat so we'll say the two make a whole release) and I had one. At the dock we got a report from slip neighbor Jerry who fished with Bob, Adam's business partner. Three fish up to 30+ pounds. All of their fish were caught with in minutes of each other. Good Job Guys! You deserve those after yesterday's skunk. - Greg
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June 2, 2009
In Stock: Fresh Clam & Bunker, Live Minnows,
Eels, Bloodworms & Sandworms
5 PM
Hit 'em hard again this morning
with Capt. Adam Sherer and friend Bob Nugent (of Mud City Crab House & Ship
Bottom Shellfish, IMO the two best seafood restaurants in the area) aboard the
Army Green Fish Catchin' Machine (23' Jones Brothers CC). Started the morning
off quick at IBSP (much closer to home than the past few days) with three fish
caught & released within the first 15 minutes. The bite slowed a bit but
the captain's persistence (moving to find feeding bass) worked out. Bob hooked a
nice fish on the backside of the bar, in the whitewater. Once landed it
pulled the Boga Grip to 38lbs and went into the box for the dinner table.
Shortly there after ( in amongst a fleet of boats) Adam hooked up again, seconds
after I did too and then Bob had a pick-up but dropped the fish. Almost a
triple header. Close but no cigar. Unfortunately my fish spit the hook but
Adam landed his (39lbs) and released him after a quick photo. About 10
minutes later George H. aboard Tom B.'s boat (slip neighbors at Sherer's Boat
Basin who was fishing the same area and communicating via cell phone) hooked and
landed his personal best, 40lbs. With a lot of work to be done back on
land (hence the late report) we called it a day around 9 am and headed in
towards the Basin. Once at the dock I spoke with my buddy Joe and he
reported, "only a bucket of bunker, so I'll take another stab in the morning."
It's odd because he was fishing the same area. Our day's score card: 8 Stripers
up to 39lbs, 7 of which were released. We will be at it again tomorrow morning.
I'll let you know how we do. -Greg
Info from Yesterday:
Surf: Gary Bittle weighed in a striper he caught off of the
surf on clam, 14lb 4oz.
Boat: Tom Merek of Bellmawr weighed in a cow (bass) he caught on
the bunker pods, 40lb 1oz.
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June 1, 2009
4:00 PM - Fresh Bunker & Surf Clams In Stock! Also Live
Minnows & Eels.
Boat:
Went fishing again this morning with Capt Adam Sherer of Shore Catch Guide
service and good friend Jim "Ridge" Rideway of Tuckerton, NJ. Broke the inlet
just a hair before 5 AM. About a half-hour North we got into steady action on
20-35lb stripers. As the action slowed, the Capt made the call to move away
(South) from the fleet of boats and it turned out to be the right call as Ridge
hooked up. He landed his first 50-pounder. Congratulations to Jim Ridgeway on
the fish of a lifetime! The action is just getting started and will continue for
another month or so. Any one looking to catch 'em up? I highly recommend to look
up Capt. Adam Sherer & Shore Catch Guide Service and hook up - (609) 548-1584 &
Shore Catch Guide
Service . They will put you on the fish!
- Greg
Received: Monday, June 01, 2009 9:27 PM Subject:
Hi Flier Fishing Report Monday June 1, 2009
Today the Hi Flier had Joe Parente and Lou Vasilow, both of Springfield ,New
Jersey. We pulled out of Sun Harbor Marina in Barnegat at 5 AM, made a left out
of Barnegat Inlet and ran 15 miles north to Lavallette where we found the bunker
schools. We started snagging hook baits right away and these two guys teamed up
for four stripers between 20 and 34 pounds. It’s a very early bite and it slows
up by 9 AM, though we did take one of those fish after 10 AM, Joe’s 25 pounder.
The lighter weekday fleet might have made the difference in the action.
I'll be back up there tomorrow, (Tues.) with another group who already has the
boat chartered and then Wednesday is available to either book a charter or I
will run open boat, either way, we meet at the dock at 4:30 AM. Beyond Wednesday
I will not be available again until June 9.
~ Capt. Dave DeGennaro, Hi Flier Sportfishing 732.330.5674 cell
Received: Monday, June 01, 2009 8:35 PM Subject: BHCFA
Report
Captain Adam Nowalsky from the Karen Ann II
reports this is the peak of the spring sea bass fishing. He says the number of
keepers is limited only by how fast you can get your line back down to the
bottom. Some of his recent charter highlights include the Robert Wilson charter
with 75 keeper sea bass including a number of 3.5 to 4 lb. fish. On the Safa
group's half-day charter some 50 bluefish and sea bass were boated with a
5-pound sea bass in the mix. Other groups included Zuccarrello with 55 keepers,
Preczewski with a nice mix of sea bass and released blackfish to 10-pounds, Tom
Siciliano with 75 keeper sea bass, Jim Sutphen with 90 keeper sea bass, and Mike
Dahm’s half-day charter, with 20 keeper sea bass out of over 100 caught. Captain
Adam said there was an improvement in the number of keepers on the fluke scene
this week. All fluke fishing remains in the back bays, with the 50-degree ocean
water temp still too cold for a good fluke bite.
Captain Carl Sheppard had two good Star Fish
trips over the weekend. On Saturday the Capanna party started with wreck fishing
and boated 42 sea bass in less than an hour. Captain Carl got a tip about a
large school of slammer blues in the 10-12 lb range about 22 miles further out.
The fish were on the bottom, in 80-100 feet of water. He used trolling valves to
reduce the speed to under two knots and used a pound of weight with the pony
tails to get them to bite. Action was nonstop for 4 hours although they only
kept a few. On Sunday Captain Carl had the Tom Phillip’s party along with a
couple of off duty captains-Vic Bertotti and Tom Masterson. They fished in 60-70
feet of water and drifted a number of wrecks. They ended up catching over 80 sea
bass, but were plagued by spiny doggies.
Captain Fran Verdi on the Dropoff had an open
boat trip on Saturday. He had no luck looking for bunker and tried anchoring at
Wreck Inlet for striped bass but had no luck. He then headed for the reef and
some wreck fishing. That action was drop and reel with double headers every
pass. For one and half hours they hammered away at the fish and were able to put
15 keepers in the box out of over 50 fish caught. He did see some pods of bunker
at the reef but no bass under them. Captain Fran also ran open boats Sunday and
Monday and once again tried to find bass but to no avail. On Sunday his group
managed 17 keepers at the Garden State South Reef. On Monday he had John
Henderson out, and they found a real hot spot on the Garden State South Reef
with John putting 11 keepers in the box.
Captain Dave Wittenborn on the Compass Rose
fished the LBI Cup, a striper tournament held by the Beach Haven Marlin & Tuna
Club. He first looked for bunker with no success and chunked bunker at Wreck
Inlet in the white water. When that produced no action, Captain Dave headed
north and tried trolling an umbrella rig and a bunker spoon. They managed one
knock down in about an hour on the troll. Then a spell in Little Egg Inlet
chunking those rips resulted in just some very large dogfish. On Sunday Captain
Dave fished in Great Bay for fluke using Gulp Minnows and squid. He had plenty
of action but all the fish were short.
The Miss Beach Haven with Captain Frank Camarda
had a good weekend on the ocean. Fishing both shallow and deep water, they found
a lot of life on the wrecks and reefs but had to weed through the shorts to get
keepers. Despite a keeper ratio of 10 to 1, most anglers took home dinner. Joe
Muir was high hook Saturday and Scott of Beach Haven on Sunday, all quality
fish. The pool winner Sunday with a 3-pound sea bass was 10-year-old Richard.
~ Jim Hutchinson Sr.
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May 31, 2009
10:00 PM
Plenty of Fresh Bunker currently in stock.
12:00 Noon
The "Black Cloud" Uncle Moe with Steve Wurst and Son Andy were aboard the Sea Triever
catching over 30 Sea Bass with 1 keeper size fish in every 4 caught. The largest
fish was Andy's that went over 4-lbs.
Sounds like Barnegat Ridge is stacked with Fluke along with plenty of Bluefish
plus a few Stripers.
10:00 AM
Hit the bunker pods again this morning with Adam. There were bunker much
closer to the BL Inlet; however, there weren't bass on them. The first
couple of pods were swimming slow with their tails out, bass-less. A quick
decision was made to capitalize on the early morning bite by going back to the
same area we fished yesterday. It turned out that the fish were in the
same place even though there was minimal bait popping on top (could have fooled
the impatient). The bite was on! In about an hour we released three
fish up to 35lb. During that time we also had a few unfortunate mishaps; a
couple runoffs that just mouthed the bait and a couple of break offs. One
thing was for sure, there were a lot of boats in a very tight area. But we all
managed to successfully catch fish through respectfully communicating with each
other. I'm looking forward to another trip tomorrow morning. - Greg
Received: Sunday, May 31, 2009 8:27 AM Subject: Reel Fantasea Charters
This weeks action was inconsistent to slow at best with tides that ran from high
tide to an even higher tide with mid week offshore disturbance that may have
been the culprit. Early week's trip saw the Dean Stankowitz Party go 1 for 2 on
the troll, dropping the first fish but the second rod went down immediately with
a 25lbs bass hitting the ice. From there we moved around a bit to find the
schools of bunker spread out and challenging to snag and with no apparent bass
on the meager schools. The Bill Saurer party was out for the best action of the
week in the back bay in dense fog with the guys scoring a solid bite with both
blues and bass too 16lbs on clams and bunker. The Jerry Kronemeyer Party was out
for the slowest day that found not only the troll not producing but the bunker
schools glued to the bottom making snagging impossible. Back at the inlet found
the tide slack and the fish napping until we decided to wait the tide out and
jig 10 fluke while going 2-10 putting 2 nice 19" and 20" fluke on ice. From
there we moved around to find finicky action from small blues and bass bass on
plastics until days end. ~ Captain Steve Purul, Reel Fantasea
Charters 609-290-1217
Received: Sunday, May 31, 2009 6:49 PM Subject: fishing reports
Saturday and Sundays seabass report: two spectacular days to be on the water. A
fair amount of catching going on we tried both shallow and deep water there is a
lot of life on the wrecks and reefs but you had to weed through the shorts to
get a keeper. The ratio was 10 to 1 high hook on Saturday Joe Muir from NJ
Fishing and on Sunday it was Scott from Beach Haven NJ with all quality fish.
Pool winner today with a 3lb seabass was Richard a young man about 9 or 10 years
old I have to say he fished hard all day what a great kid
~
Miss Beach Haven
The Miss Beach Haven PARTY BOAT (609) 978-9951
Received: Sunday, May 31, 2009 1:42 PM Subject: Barnegat Bay Fishing Report
Not as much to report this week. By now you may have already heard about the
absolute explosion of striper fishing along the beach on Memorial Day. Huge
numbers of big bass, ranging from the mid 20 pound size up through 40 pounds,
were ravaging the immense schools of bunker from Island Beach State Park all the
way north to Manasquan all day long despite the holiday boat traffic. Everyone
out there got fish, in what is being described as quite likely the best bass
fishing day ever in these parts. And with all the bunker that seems to be around
this year, we may yet see another couple days like that.
Then, as usually seems to happen, the weather turned and we had to cancel our
Tuesday and Wednesday trips due to the high winds and dense fog that enveloped
the bay and inlet. We did finally get a trip in on Friday, as Ringwood's Perry
Lasiello and brother-in-law Joe Rossi braved the fog and heavy rain (and
occasional lightning bolt) to test the back bay waters for a mixed bag of
stripers and 5-7 pound bluefish. Perry's 36 inch bass (picture) topped the
catch, and provided some excellent filets for their family seafood feast that
evening at his mom's.
We'll be sticking with bass fishing for the next couple of weeks until they
inevitably begin their migration up the coast, then switch over to fluke and sea
bass until weakfishing gets started in earnest in late July. Plenty of good
dates still available.
Until next week. ~ Capt. Jack Shea, "Rambunctious",
Barnegat Bay Fishing
Charters 609.698.3632
Received: Sunday, May 31, 2009 1:21 PM Subject: Hi Flier Fishing Report,
Sunday, May 31
I had Jim Keller and friends on board the Hi Flier today. We broke
Barnegat Inlet by 5:30 AM and ran north to Lavallette. There was already a big
fleet and lots of bunker flipping at the surface. We snagged hookbaits for
everyone and soon after, we had our first runoff. The hookset worked but he came
unbuttoned almost right away. Ten seconds later, another rod in the stern went
off and we decked this 25 pounder. The weekend fleet has been very heavy and now
it’s time to enjoy some weekday lighter traffic. Those bunker schools and
stripers are going to be there tomorrow and so am I.
The Hi Flier is leaving at 5 AM which means meeting at the dock at
4:30 AM. I am available for charter or open boat tomorrow, Monday June 1st and
Wednesday, June 3. So far, the marine weather and sea conditions look perfect
for this fishing. Call me for details.
~ Dave DeGennaro, Hi Flier Sportfishing, 732.330.5674 cell, www.hiflier.com
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May 30, 2009
10 PM
For the morning we have Fresh Surf Clams as well as Live Minnows.
Although not fresh, we have Fresh Frozen bunker that is available in two packs.
Unfortunately, the bunker delivery was very light this afternoon. It sold
out in a matter of minutes. As far as a fishing report goes I have had
first hand information from a few areas. Both from the BL Inlet and the
Holgate Inlet I have had reports of both stripers and blues. As we all
know the bluefish will chomp on just about anything. The bass on both ends
were reported on live eels. A young lady (frequent customer) reported cocktail
blues down the street from the shop (Ship Bottom bayside). She said the mullet
was the hot bait. - Greg
3:00 PM
A limited amount of Fresh Bunker and Surf Clams are in stock.
Steve G. of Barnegat weighed-in a 21-lb 7-oz Striper that he caught on
bunker in the surf.
12:00 Noon
Boat: I just got back in off the water after a pretty good morning. Went north out of the BL Inlet in search of bunker pods. Didn't see any until we reached the "Pier." Fished in tight to the beach off of Lavallette. Released a few nice sized fish. Kept one for the table. I'll be at it again tomorrow. Hopefully there will be bunker closer to home. -Greg
Luke L. just weighed in a 38lb Striper. The fish was caught just off of Casino Pier livelining bunker.
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May 29, 2009
11:00 PM - Fresh Surf Clams & Live Minnows In Stock
Here's a short end of day report.
From the boat: Due to the foggy conditions finding
bunker pods in the ocean has been difficult. Most all of the striper
action has been from trolling both spoons and deep divers (plugs). Tomorrow's
beautiful weather with light westerly winds will hopefully change this sluggish
mid week trend. Today, I have heard through the grapevine that Victor S.
of Barnegat Light caught a nice doormat in the inlet. Other fluke have
also been reported there (BL Inlet) as well as the bay (Double Creek & Oyster
Creek) and ocean (Barnegat Ridge) among other locations. Throughout the
day today there have been cocktail blues at the mouth of Old Barny's Inlet under
the active birds. From what I gather, I think both the birds and the blues
are after the small baitfish (I believe rain fish). Boats as well as a few
jetty rock hoppers we in on the action this afternoon.
From the surf: As far as the High School
Surf Tourney goes, Southern regional beat out Barnegat by a skin of there teeth.
Just for general knowledge, the match up took place after school today in the
Barnegat Light surf. Ten rods per team. There were anglers using bunker,
clams and artificials. It was a slow day with the problematic snot grass
in the water. But as the day progressed, the tide went out and the weed thinned
out. Barnegat had an 18" bluefish that was caught on a metal.
Southern had a 25" Striper that was caught on fresh clam by John W. (FHQ Staff).
It's great to see this type of after school activity to get young anglers
competitive and out of trouble. I wish I could have been part something
like that when I was at Southern. - Greg
8:00 PM
Sorry Fresh Bunker is sold out. We'll see if more arrives tomorrow. Fresh Clams still in stock.
6:00 PM
A small amount of Fresh Bunker just arrived. It won't be available very
long.
4:15 PM
Spoke with the bunker guy earlier today. He's trying his best with
little success. There's a slim possibility that some bunker will arrive this
evening.
Rich C. weighed in a bass he caught off of the surf on Bunker, 13lb 7oz.
Yesterday, Chris Nosal weighed in a 28lb 4oz bass that he caught on bunker in
the Ship Bottom surf.
The High School Surf Tournament is about to start. It's a surf only, Southern vs
Barnegat. We'll post a report as soon as available.
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May 27, 2009
6:00 PM
Sorry due to the high seas fresh clams were unavailable.
We are trying our best and will post here as soon as
more becomes available. Until then hit the surf with our fresh frozen and
salted clam. - Greg
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May 26, 2009
5:00
PM
Surf: Rich DiMartinis of Barnegat just weighed in a striper. He reported that bass had the bunker pinned to the beach up in the Barnegat Light surf. Rich said the action started around noon and lasted for about two hours. Rich caught 9 stripers up to 24lbs 14oz, 43.5" x 21.5.
Boat: Here's a few more reports from yesterdays action off of IBSP. Ken U and his uncle Steve C. started around five in the morning and had fish until five in the afternoon. They reported numerous triple headers with high twenty and thirty pound fish. Ken and Steve weighed in a couple stripers, 29lb 8oz and a 34lb 9oz. Also weighed in yesterday: Mike Goszka's 27lb 14oz and Vincent Rizzo's 35lb 15oz.
12:00 Noon
Received: Tuesday, May 26, 2009 7:02 AM Subject: BHCFA Weekly Report
The captains of the Beach Haven Charter Fishing Association (BHCFA)
have been putting the time in and finding fish for their customers.
Captain Carl Sheppard of the “Star Fish” had Irv and Muriel
Stoops out for a split day of fishing. They first hit the reefs off Beach Haven
for over 50 black sea bass and finished the day up in the back bay waters where
they picked up 7 fluke. They told Captain Carl their freezer was “out of fish.”
The next day the “Star Fish” had Joe Dawson and a bachelor party of 11 people.
Fun was had by all as they boated over sixty fish in a half day trip. Five of
the sea bass were over 4-pounds including a 28-incher.
On Saturday the “Miss Beach Haven” with Captain Frank Camarda
had fishing that Captain Frank termed “good to fair.” They fished four spots to
put together a catch resulting in some nice sized sea bass and some ling. A
couple of anglers had over 10 keepers with Tom Hook the top angler with 13 jumbo
sea bass including one over 3-pounds. On Sunday Captain Frank had 20 anglers who
found the ratio of keepers to throwbacks about 7 to 1. The high hook was Jeff
Salabritas from Marlton N.J. with 10 sea bass, and his son Jeff was right on his
heels with 9 keepers including a beautiful knuckle head just a hair over 3.5 lbs
which won the pool. Also caught today were several black fish, a cod which were
released and some ling.
Captain Fran Verdi of the “Dropoff” fished one day last week
and had trouble locating stripers in the ocean despite looking for bunker pods
and trolling. A tip helped him locate a pod of bunker, and they picked up a
19-pound bass. The next day he had an open boat trip and once again had trouble
locating bunker. He ended up doing some wreck fishing, and after several stops,
put 6 keepers in the box and released another 15 and one blackfish. On Saturday
Captain Fran turned to fluke fishing in Great Bay. He boated numerous shorts
along with one 19-inch keeper and a bluefish. Gnats made the use of bug spray
mandatory. On Sunday he fished the John Nutaitis party for fluke. Once again the
short fish kept the anglers busy, and they managed three keepers to 19-inches
along with two feisty bluefish. Monday was more of the same with a keeper to
throwback ratio of about 5 to 1. His open boat party had 4 keepers to 19-inches
with over 20 throwbacks. Once again the gnats were heavy.
Captain Adam Nowalsky from the “Karen Ann II” reports steady
sea bass action. Recent charters include John Bradwell of Philadelphia whose 4
person party boxed 44 sea bass to 3-pounds, Brandon Pfister's 4-man group from
Quakertown that boxed 40 sea bass to 2.5-pounds, and the Muldoon family from
Conshohocken that had a nice catch of sea bass to 2-pounds on a half day trip.
Additional information on the BHCFA can be obtained at the
group’s website at
www.fishbeachhaven.com ~ Jim Hutchinson Sr.
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May 25, 2009
Received: Monday, May 25, 2009 5:43 PM Subject:
fishing reports
Appears that all the fish are North of Barnegat as per the reports. Fished
today from 8:30 AM to 2:00 PM both in the ocean and back bay with the ocean temp
at 47-49 degrees and back bay at anywhere from 49-62 degrees. One blue around 2
pounds and one flounder at 18" near 126 marker. Nothing else to report. ~ Martin
M.
2:00
PM
Boat: I had a stellar time on the water this morning with Adam, Denny & Jerry. Broke the inlet a little bit later than we wanted (5:30 AM) and headed to the North. Finding the bunker was not a problem and in a matter of minutes we were hooked up. For a bit we were all hooked up with fish screaming line, "over, under, coming down!" Can't beat a quadruple-header. I underestimate the day's catch to be 36 fish. All of the fish were released except for the few gut hooked fish. The biggest fish of the day was a 44 pounder (as per the Boga Grip) that went back in the drink. FYI we were fishing off of Island Beach State Park trying to stay as far out of the mayhem of boats as we could. I think just about every boat had bent rods. Sean "Deak" was also out on the water in the same area. His biggest was 40 lbs. Go get 'em - Greg
Surf: Yesterday morning Steven Finelli of Madison, NJ weighed in a 36" 18.6lb striper that was caught off of the Ship Bottom surf on a bunker head. The evening and night bit has also been good.
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May 24, 2009
9:30 PM
Surf: Just before closing we had two weigh-ins. Ed Valitotto stopped in with a 44.25" x 20.5" striper that weighed 28lbs 6ozs. Ed was fishing off of the beach in Surf City. Ed said the bass went for a bunker head. Basil Dubrosky weighed-in a 36" x 20" striper that weighed 17lbs 14ozs. Basil was also fishing bunker off of the beach in Surf City (but a few blocks to the north of Ed). Both fish were caught around the top of the tide, which was right about at sunset.
Received: Sunday, May 24, 2009 6:39 PM Subject: Sunday's Miss Beach Haven Report
Sunday, we headed out with about 20 fares. We tried different depths all
produced about the same. A fair amount of fish caught but you had to pick
through the shorts probably about a 7 to 1 keeper ratio. High hook today was
Jeff Salabritas from Marlton N.J. with 10 sea bass his son Jeff was right on his
heels with 9 keepers he had a beautiful knuckle head just a hair over 3.5-lbs
which won the pool. Also caught today were several black fish and a cod which
were released along with some ling.
5:30 PM
Boat: Garrett Kazar and father caught 8 stripers today up to 26lbs, 43". They were live lining bunker off of Island Beach State Park in 40 foot of water.
12:30 PM
Surf: Yesterday afternoon, Basil Dubrosky weighed in a 34" striped bass, 12lbs 13oz. Basil was fishing from the beach in Surf City with fresh clam.
Received 5/24/09 11:18 PM Subject: Barnegat Bay Fishing Report
Hello All,
Lots of stuff to report this week. It's been busy, as it always is leading up
to Memorial Day, with five trips over the past six days. Back bay fishing is
suffering a bit right now from the large mats of slime weed and eelgrass flowing
in and out with the tides, but when you can fish through it there are some
really nice fish to be had. And ocean fishing for stripers appears to be ready
to get started in earnest.
The week started on Monday, with Jim and Gene Karaman in from Lansdale PA
with their old buddy Bill scoring a load of 5-10 pound bluefish on light tackle
from the inlet channels. Wednesday saw Bloomsbury's John Oliver back this spring
with son John and friend Gary landing five bass, topped by young John's 35"
beauty, plus several large blues on the outgoing tide. Thursday the slime weed
really took over in the main channels, but Pennsylvanian Mike Hoffman and
fishing partner Bill still managed to pull two bass to 31" plus seven or eight
blues out of Double Creek before we moved to the inlet land and release eight
fat tog before heading in.
Friday and Saturday I took advantage of the light southwest breezes and
relatively calm seas to head out into the ocean off Island Beach in hopes of
trolling up some larger bass, and found some real beauties. On Friday the Steve
Mastej party was out with me and saw Jim McEwan wrestle in his first striped
bass, a massive 43 pound cow stuffed with sea robins despite the abundance of
bunker in the area. Then in Saturday's dense fog, regulars George Selph and Bob
Keller got in on the action with George landing our largest bass of the year at
45 pounds and Bob adding a personal best 42 pounder to the box.
So it was a pretty good week overall, with some real quality fish (as shown
in the attached pictures) coming over the sides. Hopefully this action will
stick with us for a few more weeks, and with fluke season finally opening up we
now have a few more options. Hope to see you all soon.
Until next week.
~ Capt. Jack Shea, "Rambunctious",
Barnegat Bay Fishing
Charters 609.698.3632
Received 5/23/09 10:07 PM Subject: Saturday's Report
Saturday May 23, 2009 fishing was good to fair today we had to fish
4 spots today to put together a catch. We had some nice size sea bass today and
some ling .A couple of guys had over 10 keepers today high hook was Tom the
Swede Hook with 13 jumbo sea bass the biggest being over 3-lb.
~
Miss Beach Haven
The Miss Beach Haven PARTY BOAT (609) 978-9951
Received 5/23/09 4:33 PM
Party till the cows come home and keep on partying! This
weeks action was started off with mostly big burley bluefish in the back bay but
as the week wore on we were fast into some stellar striper action with up to 40
pound class fish!! First timer John Donohue was joined by sons Pat and Brandon
for a slow start searching for schools of bunker that may have some active
stripers. The bunker proved hard to snag as most of the schools were in the
middle to lower water column. Once back in the bay the guys had a solid non stop
bite of 6-12lbs blues till the tide ran out and it was time to head for the barn
anyway. Regulars Jay Simmons and Ernie Rosenberg teamed up for a quick out of
the gate "tune up" with 2-4 blues on light spinning tackle. From there it was
time to hit the wide open ocean with hopes of some big stripers. HOLY COW! It
didn't take long till we had our first 38 pounder landed by Ernie and on the
ice! Jay not to be out done put another 40 pounder own the ice in doing so he
leads this years Reel Fantasea Charters on board tourney!! The guys managed to
land 2 more stripers in the mid 20lb class to get their limit in under 1 1/2
hour. Honorably the guys opted to see what else we could catch as to avoid
harming any more released bass. They were rewarded for their good sportsmanship
with a slam fest of 6-12lbs back at the inlet till they were arm weary! Ernie
was heard saying, "This should be a new form of aerobic activity, Reel Fantasea
Aerobics. Catch fish till you drop!! Come Ernie on give 5 more!!!"
Best Regards,
Capt. Steve Purul
Reel
Fantasea Charters
609-290-1217
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May 23, 2009
3:00 PM
* Fluke Season is now open (5/23) until September
4th, 6 fish @ 18"
I just had a customer stop in the store who fished Double Creek
Channel. The bit was slow earlier in the day, but he managed to catch two
keepers. "Fluke love the bucktail or a jig head with Gulp," he said.
Surf: Steve Gelenites of Barnegat weighed in a 21lb Striper. Steve caught the bass around 6:30 this morning, off of the Harvey Cedars surf on bunker.
Boat: Jackie Rodvany of Princeton weighed in a 33lb 8oz, 46" x 25.5" Striper. She caught the bass on the bunker pods off of Island Beach State Park this morning.
Received 5/22/09 9:19 PM
I wrote
the below passage for
www.njsaltwaterfisherman.com.
Could you post the message and maybe some folks will remember why they have a
2009 fluke season: Your 2009 Summer Flounder Season is brought to you by
www.ssfff.net.
I had the pleasure to speak with Captain Ron Santee of Captain Ron's Fisherman
out of Atlantic Highlands, NJ this morning. The SSFFF is working hard to keep
the Summer Flounder Fishery open for generations to come. But, they need our
help. I know times are tough. But even a buck or two would be appreciated.
The SSFFF is fighting for us. Why not give something to them. So when you
are going out tomorrow and every day you do until September, you can thank
www.ssfff.net
for every Fluke trip you make. Be good!
Thanks, Jim T. Bridgewater, NJ
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May 22, 2009
8:30 PM
Surf: Just had a nice striped bass weighed-in! Jason Delpalazzo of Hainesport (Simply Bassing Badge # 72) tipped our scale with a 30lb 5oz, 44.5" striper. Jason weighed the bass in only minutes after catching the fish. He was fishing the Barnegat Light surf with bunker.
Boat: Uncle Moe fished today with Capt Steve on the Sea Triever. They had a good trip trolling bunker spoons off of Island Beach State Park. In three hours they hooked into and landed 4 bass, 2-32lbs and 2-22lbs.
|
****** UNOFFICIAL ****** |
| Simply Bassing '09 Leaderboard: 1) Robert Massa - 36lb 9oz, 46.25" x 24" caught in Barnegat Light on Bunker (5/16) 2) Jason Delpalazzo - 30lb 5oz, 44.5" x 23" caught in Barnegat Light on Bunker (5/22) 3) Dante Soriente - 25lb 14oz, 40.5" x 22.75" caught in Beach Haven Park on Bunker (5/21) 4) S. George Green - 23lb 6oz, 41" x 22" caught in North Beach on Clam (5/21) 5) Kevin Maher - 19lb 13oz, 40" x 18.5" caught in Beach Haven on Bunker (5/21) 6) Timothy Stumpf - 19lb 5oz, 37" x 19.5" caught in Barnegat Light on Bunker (5/18) 7) Joe Carmelengo - 18lb 2oz, 37" x 20" caught in Spray Beach on Clam (5/9) 8) John Grasso - 17lb 14oz, 37" x 18.5" caught on bunker in Beach Haven Park (5/20). |
Emailed in @ 8:21PM
Hit the Scotland Grounds outside of the Hook today. Had about 30 or 35 on board
the boat today. Excellent Captain and Crew. I had five blackfish, three would
have been keepers and one was large. All tossed back in the drink. I had two
sea bass, one was over two pounds. The other a toss back. I had Fifteen Ling.
Some were big ones. Had an excellent time today.
The pool winner was a twenty pound monk fish. I've seen them in
the outer rim of the Mud Hole but not that far north and not that close to
land. Lots of blackfish caught today and all tossed back in the drink. Some
winter and summer flounder were caught and tossed back in the drink. And of
course a bunch of skates. Not by me!!!! Be Good! Jim T
Bridgewater, NJ
12 noon
Surf: Had a report from an angler who fished the Beach Haven surf
this morning. It was pretty quiet, no trucks, only a few people on the
beach. Around the higher tide, about 6am, caught a 30" striper on bunker.
Boat: The spring time striper bass action in the ocean on. Anglers have done well trolling and now the bass are on the pods of bunker. Yesterday on the troll, Judd L. of Barnegat Light fished off of Island Beach State Park (~25-30' of water) between the Bather's Beach and the Governor's Mansion. Judd caught a bunch of bass all on bunker spoons; 21, 25, 28 and a 30". On the bunker pods north of the BL Inlet yesterday, Brett Taylor caught a 33lb 8oz bass that he weighed-in. Brett also had a 25+ pounder.
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May 20, 2009
9:45pm - For the AM: Fresh Surf Clam, Live Bloodworms,
Sandworms & Eels - In Stock
Just before closing we had a little bit of fresh bunker delivered.
Early bird get the worm. Also just before closing, Matt Onofrio of
Westampton, NJ weighed in a 16lb 4oz Striper that was caught on bunker in Beach
Haven shortly after 8pm. Matt's brother also caught a bass (31") on clam
around 7pm.
Emailed in @ 8:50pm
Yesterday, May 19th, Ann-Marie Hendrickson caught a 28" Striper while
fishing clam in the Barnegat Bay. She was fishing behind Island Beach
State Park.
9am
|
****** UNOFFICIAL ****** |
| Simply Bassing '09 Leaderboard: 1) Robert Massa - 36lb 9oz, 46.25" x 24" caught in Barnegat Light on Bunker (5/16) 2) Timothy Stumpf - 19lb 5oz, 37" x 19.5" caught in Barnegat Light on Bunker (5/18) 3) Dante Soriente - 19lb 3oz, 36.5" x 29.25" caught in Beach Haven on Bunker (5/14) 4) Joe Carmelengo - 18lb 2oz, 37" x 20" caught in Spray Beach on Clam (5/9) 5) John Grasso - 17lb 14oz, 37" x 18.5" caught on bunker in Beach Haven Park (5/20). 6) Kevin Mayer - 17lb 13oz, 36.5" x 18.75" caught in Beach Haven on Bunker (5/20) 7) Kevin Mayer - 17lb 10oz, 37.5" x 18.5" caught in Beach Haven on Bunker (5/13) 8) Joe Handley - 17lb 1oz, 35.5" x 19" caught in Spray Beach on Bunker (5/14) |
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May 19, 2009
10:30am - Fresh Surf Clam Live Bloodworms, Sandworms & Eels -
In Stock
Bill Jann weighed in a bass this morning. He caught the 17lb 12oz, 36" bass while fishing the Barnegat Light Inlet in a boat.
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May 18, 2009
11am - Fresh Surf Clam, Live Bloodworms, Sandworms & Eels - In Stock
|
****** OFFICIAL as of May 18, 2009 @ 9am ****** |
| Simply Bassing '09 Leaderboard: 1) Robert Massa - 36lb 9oz, 46.25" x 24" caught in Barnegat Light on Bunker (5/16) 2) Timothy Stumpf - 19lb 5oz, 37" x 19.5" caught in Barnegat Light on Bunker (5/18) 3) Dante Soriente - 19lb 3oz, 36.5" x 29.25" caught in Beach Haven on Bunker (5/14) 4) Joe Carmelengo - 18lb 2oz, 37" x 20" caught in Spray Beach on Clam (5/9) 5) Kevin Mayer - 17lb 10oz, 37.5" x 18.5" caught in Beach Haven on Bunker (5/13) 6) Joe Handley - 17lb 1oz, 35.5" x 19" caught in Spray Beach on Bunker (5/14) 7) John Parazych - 16lb 4oz, 35" x 19.5" caught in Spray Beach on bunker (5/10) 8) John Grasso - 15lb 9oz Caught on clam in Beach Haven. |
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May 17, 2009
9:30pm - For the AM: Fresh Surf Clam, Live Bloodworms, Sandworms & Eels In-stock
We are trying our best to get fresh bunker! I had a customer
report a great bit of schooly stripers in the inlet early this morning (2am-4am)
on plugs. He had 4 bass between 24-30". FYI: It was the top of the tide going
out. -Greg
Emailed in 5/17/2009 @ 5:14PM
Sunday May 17, 2009 just a
hand full of fares today it must have had something to do the crappy forecast.
Well we decided to go any way and I am glad we did. It was not nice most of the
day 20 kt north winds and a lot of rain but fishing was awesome Brant and I
filled 3 five gallon buckets And a couple of the others had close to their
limits every day has been different this year you never know what to expect some
days the bigger fish bite and some days they don’t I guess that’s why they call
it fishing.
http://www.missbeachhaven.com/
Emailed in 5/17/2009 @ 12PM
This week started fast out of the gate but as the week wore on,
strong 30++ SE unleashed a fury of snot grass so heavy and dense it rivaled
anything I have seen before. Keeping baits clean for more than a few minutes was
almost impossible at times as the outgoing tide carried a blizzard of this
annoying substance across our lines and covering our baited hooks in seconds.
Karl Steffan Sr. and Jr. started the week with solid action from
blues and striped bass. The guys were doubled up repeatedly with fish on the
only two rods that we could get into the water. We actually could not get more
rods into the water before a rod went down with "Fish On!"
New comer and determined solo angler Peg Glenze was out in wicked
SE winds tipping 40kts. Peg battled not only wind and snot grass of biblical
proportions but also enjoyed a solid bite of 6-8lbs blue fish all to herself as
there wasn't another boat insight! We actually had multiple fish following
our hooked fish to the boat. At one point Peg's eagle eye spotted multiple
bluefish following our snot grass laden lines and bait to the boat [You see
something new everyday].
Regulars Joe Franke and Cy Collins were joined by Joe's long time
friend Ed for a back bay trip. The guys had an early bite from what may have
been a smaller class bluefish, the guys found the more subtle bite difficult to
capitalize on. As the outgoing tide slowed we moved over to the inlet for
a "look see" to find a huge school of bunker had taken up residence, live lining
and chunking bunker proved fruitless. The guys ended the day with 2-3lbs blues
in the box.
Dense fog greeted regular Sean Castle along with new comer wife
Sandy and nephew Sam V., [what I would call perfect fishing conditions]. My
expectations were high as tide and weather [dense fog] aligned but
unfortunately, the fish were not on the same page as me. A couple of nice out of
season blackfish were released by Sandy with Sam managing to land his first
striper and bluefish before trips end.
Best Regards,
Capt. Steve Purul
Reel
Fantasea Charters
609-290-1217
Emailed in 5/17/2009 @ 11:13AM
Fished the surf in Holgate Sat from 5 to 8 pm. The fog was pretty
thick at the onset but cleared out nicely. Unfortunately not even those
delicious FHQ bunker could bring a bite. Even used a few crabs that found my
fish heads, a delicacy but nothing. Steve K.
10:30am
Emailed in 5/16/2009 @ 9:39PM
Saturday May 16, 2009 as we headed out to the fishing grounds
we were greeted by huge waves in the inlet and thick fog, once we cleared the
outer bar the seas calmed down and the visibly got better. We made our way out
to 85 feet of water. Today we had a slow pick on keeper sea bass we caught a lot
of fish today just under 12.5 inches the increase in size for 2009 really hurt
us today we could have had several limits today. Instead I got to watch a lot 12
inch fish float away from the boat. High hook today Ted Alves and the pool fish
was 3lb sea bass.
http://www.missbeachhaven.com/
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May 16, 2009
8pm - Fresh Surf Clam as well as Live Bloodworms, Sandworms & Eels In-stock
Sorry but we are sold out of fresh bunker. I spoke with one of
our bunker guys and he said they had no luck. With the fog and then the
wind the conditions had it very challenging to set the nets. They did not
catch any bunker or bluefish (their target species). We are trying our best to
get more bunker.
Boat: Jim Pallante of Burlington, NJ trolled
bunker spoons off of Island Beach State Park (IBSP) in 50' of water today.
He tipped the scale with a 36lb 12oz, 48" Striper.
Luke Lucis and father Matt were
in the store today. They showed a picture of the success they have had the past
couple of days. Five bass in the 30 plus pound range, biggest ~45lbs on custom
wooden plugs as well as deep diving swimmers (plugs) fished from the boat near
the Bather's Beach, IBSP. They reported 51 degree water in the area.
Surf: Despite the foggy mornings and evenings
and the windy afternoons reports still trickle in; however, here at the shop we
have not had any recent weigh-ins for the Simply Bassin' Surf Tourney. There has
been rumor (from a few customers) of a 30lb class striper being landed today off
of the Barnegat Light Surf. Only time will tell if its for sure.
-Greg
Emailed in 5/16/2009 @ 4:51PM
Hello
All,
This was a strange week on the bay. Normal spring patterns aren't
holding... in fact, there doesn't seem to be any discernable pattern from one
day to the next. We were out Wednesday, Thursday and Friday, and the results
were completely different each day.
On Wednesday, Karl Stefan brought out his son Karl Jr. for a day of
planned light tackle catch and release fishing. The first hour or so was
excellent back bay fishing, with a bunch of blues from 7 to 10 pounds plus a 26"
bass coming over the side. Then, as if someone had thrown a switch someplace,
the bite stopped. Totally. The only thing that came over the side for the next
couple of hours was immense wads of slime weed that continually fouled our
baits. Fortunately, a quick trip to the jetty at the turn of the tide led to the
guys absolutely bailing big blackfish for the final hour or so of their trip.
The final count was around 35 blackfish released, with most of them in the 5-8
pound range... really nice fish. The younger Karl also managed another bass that
somehow managed to beat the hungry tog to his bait. A couple of pictures showing
the variety that showed up are attached.
Thursday was a different story. Old friend Bill Murphy brought out sons
Bill Jr. and Brian to celebrate Brian's upcoming wedding, and Mother Nature
greeted them with winds howling from the south at 30-35 with higher gusts. Tough
conditions to begin with, but then the slime weed started flowing as thick as
I've ever seen it in my years on the bay, making it near impossible to keep
clean lines for more than a few seconds. When the rains finally started late
morning, we could only laugh and wonder when pestilence would show up. Final
tally for the day, just a couple of big bluefish.
Friday was different yet again. Southampton's Hal Gilham was out with
father-in-law Charlie in damp, foggy conditions and not even a breeze on the
bay. We still had issues with slime weed, but found enough breaks to manage a
pick of blues and bass throughout the morning topped by Hal's 34" bass (picture)
taken way in back.
So that's the story for this week. The good news is that there are plenty
of fish around, including some big ones, but they're just not as thick as we
usually see them this time of year. The slime weed was definitely a problem this
week, but we see it every year, it does eventually come to an end, and things
return to normal. We should be in pretty good shape leading up to Memorial Day
weekend.
Until next week.
--
Capt. Jack Shea
"Rambunctious"
Barnegat Bay Fishing
Charters
2pm
Last night Mike from Mt. Holly fished off the beach in Surf City,
nothing. He then relocated to the crabbing pier at the Ship Bottom boat
ramp. He had bluefish up to 30" and a few keeper sized weakfish.
9am
Surf: Finally we have had reports of bluefish off of the surf. Yesterday one of our customers, Nick, caught 4 bluefish and two short stripers off of the surf. Also there have been reports from the Barnegat Inlet. Always use caution when fishing the south jetty. It is especially dangerous when there are misty/foggy conditions in combination with wave action.
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May 15, 2009
5:30pm - Fresh Bunker & Surf Clam, Live Bloodworms & Eels - In Stock
As far as reports go, it has be quiet so far today. I have spoke to a few customers who have fished throughout the day. Most have said that it was a slow day; however, one angler reported seeing a nice striper being caught up the beach. The water temperature has drop significantly due to the hard south wind yesterday, hence the slow bite. We wait patently for the cows.
6am
|
******UNOFFICAL****** |
| Simply Bassing '09 Leaderboard: 1) Dante Soriente - 19lb 3oz, 36.5" x 29.25" caught in Beach Haven on Bunker (5/14) 2) Joe Carmelengo - 18lb 2oz, 37" x 20" caught in Spray Beach on Clam (5/9) 3) Kevin Mayer - 17lb 10oz, Caught in Beach Haven 4) Joe Handley - 17lb 1oz (5/14) 5) John Parazych - 16lb 4oz, 35" x 19.5" caught in Spray Beach on bunker (5/10) 6) John Grasso - 15lb 9oz Caught on clam in Beach Haven. 7) Bob Balaszow - 15lb 3oz, 36" x 19" caught in Loveladies on clam (5/10) 8) Joe Filice - 14lb 12oz, 34" x 18" caught in Beach Haven on Bunker (5/9) |
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May 14, 2009
7:30pm - For the morning Fresh Clam
Just before closing we had a weigh in from the beach front. Vince Zoppina of Burlington, NJ fished the Ship Bottom surf after work today. "As soon as I got there, BOOM!" It was a striped bass, 11lbs 9oz, 32.5" on bunker.
There have been reports of good fishing from all around the island! Lotta action off the beach basically Island wide, with the majority of the fish coming out of Beach Haven and the surrounding area on the south end of the island. The flats in the bay continue to produce bass and blues. I have had a first hand report from a customer who had great success off of the Barnegat Inlet rock using bucktails and artificals (shad bodies). Every day there are more reports from boats fishing the ocean. Trolling both bunker spoons and Mann Stretch Plugs had caught a number of fish already. Today, I also talked to a customer who had a couple smaller bass jigging metals. -Greg
6am
Surf: I fished the incoming tide in Southern Harvey Cedars yesterday morning. Had a handful of good take downs (hits) but only hooked one. It put up a nice fight. Released a 38" that went for the clam. I checked the water temp before I packed it in for the afternoon. At high tide, the surf temperature was 55 degree in Harvey Cedars. - Greg
Boat: Ken U. (FHQ Staff) fished the day before yesterday with his friend Rick Phumphrey. They caught a nice fish for dinner, 24lb 11oz. It went for a Mann Stretch Plug (deep diver). They were trolling off of Island Beach State Park in 50 feet of water.
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May 13, 2009
8pm - For the morning Fresh Surf Clam & Bunker In-stock
Surf: Today we had a 41.5" 22lb Striped Bass weighed-in. IT was caught by Rich P. on the Barnegat Light beach with a plug.
Boat: The flats of Barnegat Bay are active with blues and bass. Also reports continue from the ocean. Trollers are having success with bunker spoons off of Island Beach State Park.
6am - Fresh Clam & Bunker
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May 12, 2009
4pm - Fresh Surf Clams In-stock
Earlier today John Humphries caught a couple bass off of the surf in North Beach. One was 8lbs 6oz and the other was 12lbs 4oz. Both fish were caught on clam.
11am Also, another round of fresh bunker is expected before the end of the day.
This morning Bob Pras weighed-in a 32lb 10oz Striped Bass. The fish was caught trolling bunker spoons off of Island Beach State Park in about 30' of water.
Emailed in 5/12/2009
Fishin on the Hi Flier...Let the Games Begin!
Hello Everyone,
The boat is going in the water this morning and I am starting to
fish immediately. There are already good reports of stripers and blues in the
bay. The next six or seven weeks will be all about anchoring up and clamming for
10 to 20 pound stripers. Casting surface lures on light tackle for 2 to 5 pound
bluefish, and drifting and casting soft plastic lures for big weakfish. All in
the bay.
We will be fishing hard every day so give me a call to pick a date
and a time. It's finally here!
Note: This is our new email address
Capt. Dave DeGennaro
Hi Flier Sportfishing
732.330.5674 cell
website: hiflier.com
New email address: hiflierfishing@verizon.net
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May 11, 2009
7pm - Fresh Clam & Bunker and Live Bloodworms & Eels
Boat: Just before closing Mike M. pulled in to weigh-in his days catch, a 21lb 12oz and a 33lb 9oz Striper. He was trolling white bunker spoons this afternoon off of Island Beach State Park in about 30' of water. He also caught 15 bluefish that were all about 10lbs.
6:30pm
Surf: This afternoon we had a customer report both bad
and good news. The good first: this morning he fished the rocks at
Barnegat Light Inlet and had a couple bass on bucktails. The bad: he had
his plug bag was stolen.
Boat: This afternoon we had a Black Drum (50lb class) weighted
in. It was caught in Little Egg Inlet on clam. On another note, Bluefish
action was reported off of Island Beach on the troll.
Emailed in 5/11/2009 @ 3:56pm
Despite several days of heavy rain, the boats of the
Beach Haven Charter Fishing Association have been able to get some trips in and
catch some fish.
Captain Fran Verdi on the “Cousins” had a couple
of parties out last weekend after stripers in the Great Bay area.
Captain Fran took Nick Rausch and Frank Marrazza
to the Graveling point area in dense fog. After fishing an hour of the incoming
tide the tide went slack, and a rod doubled over producing a 29-inch striper for
the fish box. Things then slowed again until the tide started out. One fish was
brought to the boat but spit the hook. It looked to be short but it was going
to be close. Then a combination of increasing winds against the tide made
fishing difficult the rest of the day.
Captain Adam fished the next day with the Rob Fraley Party. They
set up at Graveling Point and had the incoming tide to work with for about three
hours. After 30 minutes a line went down and it was the first striper of the
day, a 32-incher was landed. The tide went slack and they had a doubleheader on
with Rob getting his first keeper striper ever. His fish was 31-inches, but the
other fish was a very short 10-inches. Ironically that angler’s nickname was
“Tiny.”
The boats of the BHCFA that fish the ocean reefs and wrecks are
encouraged over the early showing of some decent sea bass fishing.
On Saturday May 9, the “Miss Beach Haven” with Captain Frank Camarda covered a
lot of ground all the way out to 100 feet of water looking for fish. Captain
Frank reports he found plenty of life in 90 ft of water, but the problem was
they were last years models. The anglers had a goodly amount of catching
going on with a lot of releasing. By the end of the day they were about 14 miles
from the inlet with a water temperature of 51 degrees The high hook for the day
was 5 sea bass by Jerry from Philadelphia who won the pool with a 3.5 -pound sea
bass.
Captain Adam Nowalsky on the
“Karen Ann II” reports he was tied to the dock the past week “courtesy of Mother
Nature.” Now that the weather patterns seem to have straightened up, he has
plans to get back to the fishing grounds soon to tangle with the spring humpback
sea bass. - Jim Hutchinson Sr.
12:30pm
June 5th – June 14th , 6th Annual Berkeley Striper Club Spring Tournament, Over $7500. in prizes for bass, blues and weaks, surf/ shore only, no boats, open to all Ocean and Monmouth County waters, $25. entrance fee, optional pools/calcuttas, call 973-943-8201 or visit BerkeleyStriperClub.org
We had one report this morning from the mid island surf. Fished from 6-10am with clam and bunker, nothing but skates. There were a lot of dolphin swimming the beach.
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May 10, 2009 - Happy Mothers Day
8pm
Surf Report: "Today there was a 35lb, 48" Striped Bass caught
down on the south end on clam. It is not confirmed that it was a
tournament fish," Margaret from Jingled Bait & Tackle in Beach haven. (Thanks
for the report Margaret)
Throughout the day reports have come in of bass up and down the
beachfront. Most of these fish are getting hooked on clam and bunker but
also plugs too. It seems that the most productive time/tide was between
sunrise to noon. We'll see if it changes. It looks like tomorrow
will be another beautiful day, maybe a south breeze might pick up by mid day.
Boat Report: Capt. Dave S. was in the shop today looking at a few reels. While here he shared his report from yesterday, "Broke the Inlet in the morning and headed North. The water was dirty so we continued up towards Seaside beach and started trolling. There was tons of bait (bunker) but nothing on them. We were working hard trying to raise a fish. Finally around 11am we had our first one in 60' of water. Ended out the day with two Bass in the 30lb class. FYI the ocean water temp off of the Bathing Beach in Seaside was 53-54 degrees.
1pm So far today we have had two weight-ins here at the shop for the
Simply Bassing Tourney:
# 28 - John Parazych - 16lb 4oz, 35" x 19.5" John caught his
striper around 6 am in Spray Beach on bunker.
# 74 - Bob Balaszow - 15lb 3oz, 36" x 19" Bob caught his bass
around 10 am in Loveladies on clam.
Simply Bassing '09 Leaderboard (as of 5/10 @
10:30am):
1) Joe Carmelengo - 18lb 2oz, 37" x 20" caught in Spray Beach on Clam (5/9)
2) Joe Filice - 14lb 12oz, 34" x 18" caught in Beach Haven on Bunker (5/9)
3) Gene Slaughter - 14lb 8oz, 33.75" x 17.5" caught in Beach Haven Park on
Bunker (5/9)
4) Kevin Maher - 14lb 1oz, 33" x 16.75" caught in Beach Haven on Bunker (5/9)
5) Robert Vallone - 12lb 12oz, 33.5" x 17" caught in Beach Haven on Bunker
(5/10)
Emailed in 5/10/2009 @ 10:43am
Hello All,
Just when it looks like we've got things all figured out, Mother
Nature throws us a knuckleball. Nine straight days of rain, flooding the bay
with freshwater runoff and turning what should have been a spectacular week of
fishing upside down.
We only made it out twice this week due to the weather. Wednesday's
trip turned out to be a steady pick right through the tide, with the final tally
being six bass and eight bluefish, plus one 5# tog (released) that must have
been lost out in the back bay. All the fish were nice sized, with five of the
bass being keepers and the blues all in the 7-8 pound class. Not the kind of
mind blowing action I was expecting this week, but still a lot of fun and plenty
of good filets for the table. Saturday was another story. After another three
days of rain, the fish seemed to have finally developed lockjaw with the guys
only managing a couple of bluefish and some skates all morning.
Fortunately the bay tends to bounce back pretty quickly after this
kind of thing happens, and a few tide cycles should bring things back to normal.
With no more significant rain in the near term forecast, this should be a pretty
good week of fishing coming up.
Until next week.
--
Capt. Jack Shea
"Rambunctious"
Barnegat Bay Fishing
Charters
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May 9, 2009
10pm - Fresh Clam & Bunker and Live Bloodworms & Eels
In Stock
Emailed in @ 3:15pm on 5-9-09
Another solid week of
battling big Slammer blues and stripers ! Regular Jay Simmons was out for a slow
start using poppers in the back bay with fish knocking the plugs around but not
committing to them [ pretty cool visual though !] . We then moved toward the
inlet area to find what Jay termed
"Exhausting Action" from stripers and blues! We could fish
only 2 rods at a time! Fishing more rods only served to be too crazy as
you darted to one bent over rod [fish-on] the other rod would go down leading to
more missed fish than landed. Keeping the baits fresh and clean was the ticket
to success, if you didn't have a bite in 5 minutes your bait was covered in
seaweed or you missed a bite. Yes it was that good! Bill Caulin,
President of STS Tire Company, was out for what appeared to be a quick out of
the gate start with bird play and visible "V" wake from cruising fish [ I think
it may have been big weakfish] on top off a shallow sand flat. With the bays
clarity being so clear it was almost like fishing the "Florida flats."
Disappointingly, the flat proved to be a bit to shallow for to present any
offerings. After multiple futile attempts and a tide change it was time to we
anchor up . Once at anchored it was more non stop action with big blues and 1
keeper striper rounding out the day. The guys were at times doubled up with fish
on ! Fresh clams , bunker and a variety of artificials were used with great
success.
Best Regards,
Capt. Steve Purul
Reel Fantasea
Charters
609-290-1217
12:00pm
Had a few weigh-ins this morning:
Chris C. fished the surf in Harvey Cedars, 16lb 9oz Striper.
Chris only fished for an hour with clam and had three bass.
Joe F. fished the surf in Beach Haven, 14lb 10oz Striper
Ed V. fished the surf in Barnegat Light, 7lb 8oz Striper
I spoke with the bunker guy and asked him if there was any action in the ocean. He said, " Nothing was on the pods (bunker). It was a very quite day. Among the bunker they caught only had one bluefish, a couple weakfish, and a few herring." - Greg
11:30am A report from yesterday: FHQ staffer Al A. fished the mid Island surf around 4pm on. He tagged and released 7 striped bass, one keeper size. Al said he missed a few fish, " They were quick hit and runs."
FYI Bio Edge Fishing Products are in stock! 100% All Natural Concentrated Extracts; Bunker, Bloodworm, Shrimp, and Crab in both Wand & Potion Form. Made in the USA. $8.99 each
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May 8, 2009
11:30am - Fresh Clam and Live Bloodworms
I went plugging in Harvey Cedars this morning for a hour before I surfed. It looked promising: a little bit foggy, no wind and a deep incoming tide. But, nothing wanted my Panther Martin. I'm gonna give it another try later tonight. -Greg.
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May 7, 2009
10:30am - Fresh Bunker & Clam and Live Bloodworms
The sun poked out for a little bit. It should
be a great rest of the day with a south westerly breeze. The full moon is
tomorrow.
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May 6, 2009
11pm
Before the rain and thunder, I fished the Ship Bottom Bayside with
artificals (Pather Martin). The high tide was expected (charted) @ 9:29pm;
however, the tide continued to fill in until after ten. The water was
really up high due to the full moon (will be in two days). I hooked,
landed, and release a shorty(~25). On light tackle, it put up a nice fight
in the rippy current. -Greg
7 pm
Fresh Surf Clams & Fresh Bunker - IN STOCK Eels are expected on Friday.
12:30 pm
So far today we have had a couple reports of shorts off the front beach on
clam. Presently the tide is dead low and will be coming up through the
afternoon.
6 am
Emailed in @ 10:40pm on 5-5-09
After Fished the surf for 4
hours this evening. I had my limit plus a bonus tag fish within the first 2
hours. Two 28s and a 32in striper. Also landed two shorts with one having a pink
tag sticking out. The key is to hold your finger on the line; these fish aren't
running with the bait, you gotta set the hook on them. All were caught on fresh
clam. ~Zach R.
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May 5, 2009
10:30 am Fresh Clam In Stock
Emailed in @ 8am: A combination of recent bad
weather along with some captains doing some out of state fishing on their own
accounted for only a couple of reports for the Beach Haven Charter Fishing
Association this week.
Captains Brant Whittaker and Frank Camarda on the “Miss Beach
Haven” had a light crowd Sunday with threatened weather reducing the anglers.
They missed some excellent fishing. Sal Rosa of Manahawkin was high hook with 17
sea bass. His biggest fish, a 4-pound sea bass, was the pool winner.
On Saturday the conditions made for some difficult fishing
conditions, but once the boat was able to anchor, the sea bass cooperated. Many
blackfish were caught and released, and everyone managed to catch some keeper
sea bass for dinner.
Captain Adam Nowalsky of the “Karen Ann II” had a wreck fishing
trip on the final day of the spring blackfish season and found plenty of fish.
His six-man party ended up with 75 blackfish although most of them were
throwbacks.
Sea bass continue to show up in increasing numbers, and this day’s
party boated over a dozen with about half of them being keepers. The day’s
fishing produced two dozen fish in the cooler with some of the blackfish tipping
the scales at 5-pounds.
On Sunday Captain Adam took out a party for a day of catch and
release blackfish. The group caught close to 200 blackfish up to 5-pounds along
with a dozen keeper sea bass.
With the weather expected to improve and a variety of fish
including stripers, blues, and weakfish showing up, the BHCFA expects to be in
full gear very shortly. Captain Adam reports the stripers are getting bigger,
and the bluefish are 5-8 pounds in size.
- Additional
information on the Beach Haven Charter Fishing Association can be found at
www.fishbeachhaven.com
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May 4, 2009
8
pm Live Bloods and Salted Clams In Stock, Sorry no
Live Surf Clams until mid day tomorrow.
Lotta small bass hitting on clam in the mid-island surf (Ship Bottom and Brant Beach among other location both to the north and south). FHQ Staffer Ed B. had non stop action yesterday between 2:30- 5:30pm He said, " Anglers to my right and left all catching fish. Rods were going down all over. I could only fish one rod." It seems that the higher portions of the tide are best.
Emailed In 5-4-2009 @ 4pm
I caught a short (22") on a Bomber windcheater, mid-island surf,
after I left your shop yesterday evening. -Rob S.
8
am Live Bloods and Salted Clams In Stock for the rest of Today, but sorry No
Live Clams
Emailed In 5-3-2009 @ 8pm
Sunday we sailed with a light crowd I guess the weather scared
everybody off. Fishing was excellent today Sal Rosa from Manahawkin was high
hook with 17 sea bass he still cant believe he out fished everybody on the boat
today, but every once in a while a squirrel finds a nut what can I say: he was
in the zone today his biggest was a 4 lb sea bass which won the pool
Saturday we headed out to the fishing grounds, conditions were less
then perfect for anchoring with no wind and a huge swell some how we managed to
get thru it. We fished two spots today, plenty of action with sea bass the
entire boat took home fish today. We caught quite a few blackfish that were
released over all it was a good day of fishing.
http://www.missbeachhaven.com/
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May 3, 2009
7 pm Live Bloods and Salted Clams In Stock for AM and rest of Tomorrow
Despite the rain, we had a lot of anglers coming in for bait and tackle.
Sorry to everyone for not having fresh shell clams, delivery is not expected
until Tuesday. The salted clams do work! I had a customer stop in
and report steady action in the Brant Beach surf on the salted. He
reported that other anglers near him were catching too. He said he saw a
few keepers caught. - Greg
11 am Fresh Bunker & Live Bloods, but sorry No Clams
After work last night I headed down the street to
the bayside and fished for about an hour. Caught and released a shorty (bass) at
about 9:30pm. Had another couple hits but didn't hook 'em. I was using the
Rainfish from Vision on a small jig head. - Greg
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May 2, 2009
6 pm
As far as the surf goes, the Striped Bass action continues.
Most fish are shorts; therefore, small baits are choice. John P. reported a lot
of small fish (stripers) in the North Beach Haven area. He had three bass
on bunker and one on clam. He said, "Find a cut or a hole and they are
there."
Ed McGinnis of Titusville just tipped the scale with a 35 inch bass, 15lbs 10oz. He caught the fish on clam at 4pm on the surf in Brant Beach.
Report from the boat: Dave G.
from Bayville fished this morning in the bay off of Sedge Island. He
caught 6 small stripers all on artificials, Fin-S. He reported 54 degree water
at the top of the tide just as it started to turn and go out.
Emailed in @ 4 pm
Yesterday I had Joe Piskorowski down from Rochester, NY with son
Kyle and brother Danny to sample some Barnegat Bay light tackle fishing. After
driving through the night to get here, only to be greeted by rain and a honking
southwest wind, what happens? The guys started landing fish before all the lines
were even in the water, and action was non-stop all morning: double headers,
triple headers... every time things would quiet down for a couple minutes and
we'd start to catch our breaths, the rods would start going again. As you might
expect with that much action it was mostly bluefish, but these were the tackle
busting arm straining variety. While we did have a few in the 3 to 5 pound
class, most of the fish ran from 8 to 12 pounds providing fantastic sport on the
light tackle we use. Joe's 31" beauty (picture) topped the bass catch for the
day.
So as long as the weather gods cooperate a bit, it looks like we're
in for a couple of weeks of fishing mayhem in the bay. I've got a few days open
this week if anyone feels the need to sneak out of work for a day to get in on
this. Until next week.
--
Capt. Jack Shea
"Rambunctious"
Barnegat Bay Fishing Charters
Barnegat Bay Fishing
12:30pm We received a few reports off the surf. As far as last night goes, I had one report of nothing but skates on clam. Just a few minutes ago a customer came in the shop to "re-up" his clam bucket. He reported a good number a shorts and a keeper. He is fishing clams mid island (he did not tell his location). - Greg PS our clams are getting low, get 'em before they are gone.
Emailed in @ 11:51 am
This week more stripers and blues have stormed into Barnegat Bay leaving mayhem
and disaster to any all creatures that swim or crawl ! The bays striper and
bluefish have defiantly made their presents known as catches soared on both
species on a variety of artificials such as poppers , and plastics with bunker
and clam taking up much of the natural baits. The stripers are ranging in sizes
from 22" to 32" with the majority falling somewhere in between. " Hot Rod"
honors goes to regular Wayne Salvi on Friday who boated 8 stripers to 281/2" on
clam along with big blues on poppers with light spinning tackle in the shallows
of the western bay ! Wayne was at times doubled up with stripers on ! All fish
that "took the ride" were found with a variety of bunker, shrimp, soft shell
Jonah crabs, and smaller bait fish. The large size variation is most definitely
a very good sign of a healthy stock of stripers and it looks like we will have a
great spring run this year in the bay. On a solo recon trip I fished 5 different
locations and all areas were rewarding with stripers and or bluefish !
Best Regards
Capt. Steve Purul
Reel Fantasea Charters
609-290-1217
Reel Fantasea
Charters
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May 1, 2009
Simply Bassin' Spring Striper Tourney Starts tomorrow, May 2nd!!!!!
- Fresh Bunker & Clam In Stock
11:30 am I was curious about the water temp, so I brought my thermometer to the beach yesterday around the midday high tide. At Beach One aka the Holgate Parking Lot (end of the road) the surf temperature was 50-51 degrees. I also spoke with one of my buddies who is a scalloper and he shared, "The water temp has ranged from 48- 51 degrees in the ocean." -Greg
Received 8pm 4/30/08 - Stopped in the store today, going to NY tomorrow so I only bought 4 clams and 6 bloodworms. Nothing on the bloodworms but caught 4 stripers on the clams. Three 24 inchers and one 28 incher. All in Brant Beach around 10 am. Not bad for my first day out. Art M. from Manahawkin
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April 29, 2009
11:30am We received a report from a customer who fished off the rocks
at the Barnegat Light Inlet yesterday. He had encountered a good bluefish
bit on metals. The blues were in the 3-5lb. The action started
around mid day and continued until dark
The Tautog aka Blackfish season closes tomorrow, Thursday, April 30th. It will reopen July 16 until November 15 at which time the limit will be one fish at 14".
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April 28, 2009
4:45 pm
Had a puppy drum weighed in, 16+ lbs.
It was caught on clam in the Ship Bottom surf.
10:30am
Received: 9am Subject: BHCFA Report
A sudden warm spell has raised
water temperatures in southern Ocean County, and the boats of the Beach Haven
Charter Fishing Association are finding the fish are in a feeding mode.
The boats bottom fishing in the ocean have seen some very good
catches of big blackfish, but that season ends on May 1. Fortunately, black sea
bass have started to arrive to pick up the slack.
Captain Adam Nowalsky of the “Karen Ann II” reports some good
catches of tog or blackfish. Along with the tog, he has been noticing more nice
sea bass showing up. Some recent limit catches of blackfish on the “Karen Ann
II” include George Johnston of Philadelphia, Keith Stickles of Princeton, Robert
Key of Reading, Pa., Johnny Lucario of Somerville to 5 pounds, and Bob Craney of
Parsippany to 7.2 pounds.
Capt. Brant Whittaker took over the chores on the “Miss Beach
Haven” from Frank Camarda last weekend and found some nice blackfish and sea
bass on inshore wrecks and reefs. Dave Agar was the pool winner with his fat
12-pound tautog.
On Sunday the boat found even better fishing with a mixed bag of
sea bass and tog with high hook being 7 fish.
Captain Fran Verdi ran some “open boat” trips on the “Cousins”
recently and caught fish each time. One day he had Steve Richter and his son out
for some bass. They fished in 55-degree water off Graveling Point. After a slow
start, the fish started to bite when the tide turned and the rain started. In
addition to several short fish they had keepers of 34 and 29-inches.
On Sunday Captain Fran tried bottom fishing in the ocean. After
trying several spots with little success, they found a sweet spot on the Little
Egg Reef. They managed to boat about 30 fish mostly blackfish with some sea bass
mixed in. Many of the fish were shorts, but they did manage several keeper
blackfish.
Additional information on the association can be found at
www.BHCFA.com
- Jim
Hutchinson Sr.
8:30am
Emailed In: Yesterday, I dropped a reel off for fixin' and hit the beach in Surf City at 5pm. Had a nice run of action from 7:45-8:30. Action on both rods. Landed one 26" bass. Bob L from Cape May
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April 27, 2009
9pm Emailed In: After I left your shop yesterday
afternoon, I caught a shorty on a black/orange Bomber in the surf mid-island.
Rob S.
10:30am Had a 14lbs 11oz weakfish weighed in today. It was caught last night down the street from the shop at the bridge. Reports of bass and a few blues in the same area also continue.
Received via email 7am
This weeks fishing was by no means stellar but, the first bluefish
showed up in our catches and stripers were active . For the night owls stripers
are very thick and active at night at various locations through out the bay.
Artificials, worms and clams have all accounted for their share of fish. It's is
a matter of right place and right time . At times the bass have been visible all
over the waters surface making for some interesting viewing but frustrating
catching! . We have been marking huge schools of bass on the recorder during the
day but been only seeing evidence of life at night. I have 1-2 Open spots for
this Friday for a backbay striper/bluefish trip . I am sure that all this warm
weather will have the fish active by than.
Best Regards,
Capt. Steve Purul
Reel Fantasea
Charters
609-290-1217
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April 26, 2009
8:30pm For the AM: Live Bloodworms In Stock but our Fresh Clams stock is getting low.
Dave W. & Gary S. both of Forked River stopped in the shop this evening to grab some bait and sign up for the upcoming Spring Surf Derby (starts May 2nd). They reported and backed it up with a picture from their phone a couple nice sized stripers. They caught 'em the night before last on live eel fishing their honey hole in Oyster Creek.
4:30pm Hope everyone is enjoying the great summer like day! Unfortunately the eel delivery never came; however, we are trying again for another delivery mid to late week, we'll see what happens. I have spoke to numerous customers today throughout the day. There have been some good and some not so good report. One customer reported an increase in black drum action at Graveling Point on clam. He also said that the striper bit continues but almost all fish are shorts. Another customer fished Ship Bottom for a couple hours in the dark last night with clam and had nothing but skates. - Greg
11:30am Emailed Report
Hello All,
Flounder fishing has continued this week to
be somewhat picky at best. There are still some fish around, mostly nice fat
ones that produce some great filets for the table, but the numbers aren't what
they should be and it's probably time to move on to something else.
The good news is that the warm weather of the past couple of days was
exactly the trigger we needed to get our spring fishery for striped bass and
bluefish underway. Yesterday morning saw the arrival of the first schools of
mixed blues and bass on the flats, and with this 80 degree plus weather expected
to hold for a few days the bay should be providing some superb light tackle
fishing for the next month or so. We'll be mixing up fishing the flats with top
water plugs when the boat traffic is light then switching to clams for some
bigger fish when the tide is right. The ocean is still pretty cold, so we're
going to see some pretty dramatic water temperature swings with each tide over
the next few weeks. In the past that's been the key to some really excellent
bass fishing, so I'm expecting May to be really special this year. We'll see.
I still have a number of open dates available this May, so if you're
looking to get in on some great light tackle action this spring, give me a call
and we'll get it set up.
Until next week.
--
Capt. Jack Shea
"Rambunctious"
Barnegat Bay Fishing Charters
www.BarnegatBayFishing.com
609-698-3632
10:30am Brian Robinson of Langhorn, PA weighed in a 28 1/4" Striper. The fish weighed 7 lbs 12oz and was caught off the surf in Ship Bottom on clam.
9am Gary Furman of Manahawkin was issued the $50 Store Gift Certificate. He weighed in a 6.1 lbs, 31" bluefish. He caught the fish at the bridge on clam.
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April 25, 2009
6:30pm Nice Tog Just Weigh In!
Pete Grey from Pennsauken just weighted in a 13.22lb Tautog (26 3/4" length X 20 3/8" girth) which is eligible for a Skillfull Angler Award from the Fish & Game. He was fishing the Garden State North aboard the Super Chic with Capt. Ted White. Pete caught his limit today. He had another tog that was right about 8lbs. All of his fish were caught on Green Crab. Congratulations Pete!
5pm
Just received an emailed report.
Subject: Blackfish Friday, April 24
Beautiful day on the water. Nice calm seas, gentle breeze and the sunshine. That
was the best part of the day. Only six keeper blackfish came over the rail and I
had none. About 30 folks on the boat. For some reason the fish did not want to
bite. I had three hits all day. But, I haven't been on the water in a couple of
months, so I can't complain. It was so nice out there.
Jim T.
Bridgewater, NJ
3:30pm
I heard it through the grapevine, "A couple keepers
were caught off the surf today in North Beach Haven on clam." Spoke with the
bunker boat guys and they reported a lot of junk fish today, but they are still
catching a few weakies and blues.
-Greg
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April 24, 2009
10pm Just before closing, Tom W. of Little Egg stopped in
and picked up some clams & bloods and he shared this report, "Fished the Pebble
Beach Area the night before last (22nd) and caught a bunch of shorts (stripers)
on clam. A couple drum have been caught during the day too. With the great
weather it's gonna be elbow to elbow tonight but we will all be catching fish."
2pm I spoke with the bunker boat guys when they dropped off. They're catching bluefish and weakfish about 1/2 to 1 mile off the beach. As far as the surfcasters, a few customers have talked about a couple shorts on clam. -Greg
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April 23, 2009
9pm
For the morning: Fresh Bunker, Salted Clam, Live Eels & Green Crabs In stock!
Fresh Clams will hopefully be in by midday.
I plugged the beach this morning before my surf sesh, nothing. Still in search of a stripped one, I fished the back side of Ship Bottom/ Cedar Bonnet Island for an hour around sunset (incoming tide). Released my first weakfish (23.5") of the season. Caught it on an artificial (Vision Sand Eel) with a teaser above it. Hopefully, the spring run this year will be better than expected. -Greg
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April 22, 2009
9pm
For the morning: Salted Clam, Live Eels & Green Crabs In stock! Only a
couple dozen bloodworms left.
Get ready for the spring run of bluefish! It will not be long before these bruisers will be all over the bay and surf. The first angler to weigh a bluefish in that is over 28" will be awarded a $50 Store Gift Certificate.
FYI Fresh clam will be in stock shortly after the boats go out (hopefully before end of day on Thursday), the storm and swell has kept them at dock. Fresh bunker is expected to be delivered mid to late day on Friday.
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April 21, 2009
9pm
Went out this past Friday with that hard working Doris Mae crew for the 6
hour Blackfish and Sea Bass trip. Despite the new coat of paint, we only
had one keeper blackfish, a few shorts as well as some great weather. The
captain and the crew really went at it trying to get us all more fish. There is
always next time Steve K.
Looks like this up coming weekend is going to be
another gorgeous couple of days.
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April 19, 2009
In stock Fresh Surf Clams & Bay Clams, Bloodworms, Green Crabs & Live Eels.
7pm "I've been driving around for almost an hour looking for a bait shop that's open!" Duane Bender (no relation to Chris Bender in report below) of Atco was stoked to see that we were open until 6 and had fresh clam and bloodworms. He said that he fished Graveling Point from noon time until he ran out of bait around 5pm, "Went through a couple dozen bloodworms and clams fishing throughout the day. Caught 5 bass mostly very small (biggest was 27") and missed one really good take down. There was only a few guys fishing so I'm heading back out cause I don't have work."
Another customer purchased a dozen and a half eels just before closing. He reported that with the eels he bought yesterday he caught 9 stripers on the West Side of Barnegat Bay. He was on his way back out again this evening.
4pm Yesterday evening right about sunset (top of the tide) Stevie G. caught (on clam) and released a 30" striped bass. He was fishing the bayside of Surf City. Steve also shared his friend's report from the boat this morning: a 32" & 34" bass on clam, fishing the shallow waters in Grassy Channel.
FYI
Gill netters are beginning to catch weakfish just off the surf.
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April 18, 2009
As for the morning time:
Fresh Bunker, Live Bloodworms & Eels are all In Stock!
9 pm Chris Bender fished the west side of Barnegat Bay yesterday (17th) night and reported stripers on bloodworms and clam, "I had 13 fish over the course of the night. Three keepers; a 29, 33, and a 35" which were all on clam. All of the other fish went for the bloods."
4 pm Dave S. (below) stopped back pick up ice. He ended out his day catching a couple more flaties.
1pm Dave Sauerbaum from Norristown, PA stopped in the shop less than an hour ago. He purchased flounder chum and hit the water. He just called in to report, "We've been fishing for about twenty minutes and already caught three (winter flounder). Thanks Bob for putting me on the fish." Bloodworms, Chum & Sun = Winter Flounder.
As far as the surf goes, the water clarity has
significantly improved but no reports here yet.
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April 17, 2009
Bloodworms & Fresh Bunker In stock, Only a few fresh clams left.
The recent foul weather has put a damper on reports; however, with high pressure in control, the rest of the weekend will be beautiful. To those hitting the beach, a little extra lead might be needed: "low pressure, located well out to sea, will continue to produce a long period easterly swell on the coastal waters into tonight," NOAA NWS Local Coastal Waters Forecast. Due to the recent storm, the surf is murky and grassy. I predict by later today and into tomorrow the water clarity will gradually increase as the swell begins to calm down and more so if we get the westerly breeze that is predicted for tomorrow. -Greg
FYI Earth Day Clean-Up Tomorrow!
Jetty wants all to come out tomorrow (April 18th) for the Alliance for a Living
Ocean's (www.livingocean.org) Annual Earth Day Clean-Up! Get there early and get
a free tee designed by Jetty!
Meet at
your choice of 6 locations:
- Bonnet Island, Route 72 Eastbound
- Beach Haven, Center Street Ocean Beach
- Ship Bottom Public Dock and Boat Ramp
- Surf City, 16th street Bay Beach
- Barnegat Light, at the end of Broadway
- Holgate, parking lot at the end of Long Beach Blvd.
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April 13, 2009 12:00 Noon
Reports of Stripers on the Ship Bottom bayside continue. Keeper size fish
have been caught but most catches are shorts. Bloodworms have been the bait of
choice. Striper reports from Oyster Creek continue along with reports of shorts
in Hi Bar using very slowly moving lures.
Received: Monday, April 13, 2009 7:04 AM Subject: Reel Fantasea Fishing reports
This week both I and my friend Capt. Dave DeGennaro of the High Flier
(cell:732.330.5674) finally got a chance to fish. Conflicting schedules have
plague both of us for quiet some time but with the Easter Holiday weekend came a
small window of opportunity for the both of us and Dave's sons Nick [10] and Max
[8] to get out and do a little winter flounder fishing. We couldn't miss out on
this opportunity to try our luck. The winter flounder continue to be picky but
the size of the flounder is well over the 12" size limit with most of the
flounder being 14" and some of the fish approaching 17". Hopefully the next
Reel Fantasea fishing report will include more in the way of stripers
and possibly even the first arrivals of bluefish as the calendar dictates them
to arrive in the matter of a week if not days. Look for blues to arrive no later
than the last week in April. Stripers are already running thru out the bay but
time and tide dictates success. For those of you who are not aware or have not
yet seen, Barnegat Light has it's own version of " snow bird". Over this past
winter we had a few seals that made Barnegat Light their "Winter Getaway". This
particular seal has made the floating docks his/her home for most of the winter.
~ Best Regards, Capt. Steve Purul, Reel Fanatsea Charters
609-290-1217
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April 6, 2009
Received: Monday, April 06, 2009 6:50 AM Subject: Reel Fantasea Charters fishing
report
This weeks weather did not help the winter flounder activity. Most of this
week's sun was shrouded by a combination of fog and clouds along with cooler
temperatures and rain. When the sun finally showed itself, strong NW winds blew
over 30mph! On the upside the first blue crabs have started to show up in my
crab pots along with plenty of Jonah crabs. Ahhh! Sweet Spring at last. The
Ernie Rosenberg Party was out on the Reel Fantasea for a hard
earned catch of a few winter flounder in fog and rain. The guys fished it as
hard as anyone could in less than desirable condition and still managed to catch
a few flounder and have a fun day. For you New Jersey Angler Magazine fans,
starting in April I will be writing for the magazine threw the 2009 fishing
season offering fishing forecast for our area, tips, and techniques. Make sure
to pick up a copy if you are not a subscriber already and give me some feedback.
On May 1 the Reel Fantasea has an Open boat charter so call if you
are interested. May 7, 15, 28 are the last remaining dates left in the month of
May. May is a great month for blues, Stripers and trophy weakfish as they arrive
and are usually very cooperative and ravenous from their journey North! ~
Captain Steve Purul, Reel Fantasea Charters 609-290-1217
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April 3, 2009
Currently in stock is a limited supply of Bloodworms, Green Crabs, Surf
Clams, Hard Clams, and Live Eels.
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April 2, 2009
Received: Thursday, April 02, 2009 7:59 PM Subject: Robby's First Keeper
Robby Vallone broke the ice today. He landed a 29" Bass while fishing the
surf of the north end of LBI. Rob told me he caught the fish on his first cast
of the season. The Green Slime was a problem. You can bet he'll be back at it
tomorrow unless Pete schedules a Scallop run. ~ Carl Vallone
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