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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!

~ 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.
 


2009 HOOKED ON FISHING NOT ON DRUGS®

Kids (Ages 5-17) Surf Fishing Tournament

Saturday August 8th, 2009


Registration at Sunset Park in Harvey Cedars from 8:00 to 9:00 A.M.

* FREE T-SHIRTS TO THE 1st 200 CHILDREN TO REGISTER *

Activities run from 9:00 to 2:00
Educational Booths on Fishing, Casting, Knot Tying and Drug Awareness

FREE LUNCH, BAIT, GIFT BAGS AND DOOR PRIZES
* AWARDS PRESENTED TO THE WINNERS *

Children must be accompanied by an adult at all times

Only A Limited Number of Loaner Rods will be Available...
So if you can... bring a surf fishing rod or more for the kids

Presented by
The Borough of Harvey Cedars
LBI Municipal Alliance
LBI Fishing Club
ASAC for Kids
PBA #175 PBA #373 D.A.R.E.

For Questions and Information Contact
John Castrati 856-220-2082 (evenings only) jcastrati@hotmail.com (email)
 

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...
- Saturday AM, Walt and TJ Johnson hooked-up with 6 Stripers ranging from 20 to 42-lbs.
- 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.

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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.

FYI:
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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.

* Additional information on the association can be found at BHCFA.com

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!

Saturday, April 18, 2009 from 10am - 1pm

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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