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By JIM FREDA
COLUMNIST
Some good bluefin tuna have been taken in the last two weeks as a large body of fish has been 35 to 50 miles out.
Boaters traveling from east of the Glory Hole to the Chicken Canyon have been doing well. It looks as if the start of the long-awaited run that everyone has been anticipating is upon us.
Fisherman's Headquarters Fishing Report
July 29, 2010
The 41st Annual Beach Haven White Marlin Invitational is on with a total of 79 boats and a total Purse of $343,500! The $320,500 in Calcuttas doesn't just top last years $228,000, it blows it out of the water. Not shabby for the World's Oldest White Marlin Tournament. Good Luck to all of the anglers participating and…
JULY 29th Report
The blues continue to play hard to get with the spawn, however we see signs of the bite improving over the last few days with some blues getting more aggressive and taking jigs while chasing bait along the beach. The full moon is behind us and that usually means that the bite will get better and then back to the normal late summer bite!!…
Scott's Daily Fishing Report
Thursday, July 29, 2010 /\/\/\ 6:40pm
Again, nothing quite new to pass along.
Big deal of the day was a drenching thunderstorm dumping much needed rain. The rain came down heavy and fast which means a lot of run off. I believe this will probably effect the crabbing too.
Sea Ya
Scott's…
Here we go again!
Thursday, July, 29, 2010 at 5:33AM
The evil weatherman is up to his old tricks - Showers and thunderstorms likely...mainly this afternoon. Highs in the lower 90s. West winds around 10 mph. Chance of rain 70 percent. Somehow, I have trouble believibg them.
Saturday is the end of the GarbageFish Tournament! It is time to get serious and get on the leaderboard. You…
New Jersey Fishing Reports
Saltwater Report:
7/29/2010
Broken record, fluke and sharks and scattered blues. That's about it. It has been in a rut or I guess you could say SSDD as far as fishing goes. The fluke off the surf is still the same as it has been no improvement there.
Bay / Jetty Report:
7/29/2010
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7/28 Report
Bluefishing was good again today. Fishing was slow early in the day but picked up later. Many caught limits again today. The best area was 12 miles ESE of Brielle.
The Jamaica is scheduled…
Fisherman's Headquarters Fishing Report
July 28, 2010
5:00 PM
Yesterday, Skip took Uncle Moe out through the Barnegat Inlet and they headed North. They went as far North as the Manasquan Ridge and found plenty of other private and charter boats were already there. The current demanded that heavy weights be used and the fluke were there. They had a great…
Atlantic Highlands Fishing Reports
Fishermen Fluke, Stripers, Sea bass and a 9 1/2 pounder!!
3 days in a row fishing the ocean!
Slow pick to start, a few keepers and shorts. Told the guys to be patient as the bite would turn on with the outgoing...as it did!
Bob Kelly, Belford landed our largest to date at 9 1/2 pounds. Bob ended…
Scott's Daily Fishing Report
Wednesday, July 28, 2010 /\/\/\ 5:57pm
I wish I had some great news to pass along, but things are much the same as they have been for the past few weeks. The heat and widn cut back on the quantity of anglers and that makes it tough to get up to date info to pass along.
Sea Ya
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Wed July 28th
Cloudy morning with the air and the ocean both 74. Lite SW wind.
Pleasant surprise to have some of the spring/fall surf guys waiting for me this morning. They are here to take advantage of the great fluke fishing from the surf plus they enjoy kingfish. While in shop another of their buddies had called them and had already landed a 19 in. fluke. Nice…
Yet another nice beach day!
Wednesday, July, 28, 2010 at 5:36AM
They must have fired the chief rainmaker at the weather center because there has been a dearth of doom & gloom reports of late - Mostly sunny. Highs in the mid 80s. Southwest winds 10 to 15 mph. What are you waiting for - snow? - head for the beach!
The Fluking has definitly improved. The…
New Jersey Fishing Reports
Saltwater Report:
7/28/2010
The quality of the fluke from the surf is getting better now with the keeper ratio being about 8 to 1 now. Any type of Gulp is working but the Swimming Mullet is still the best bet. Guys are having fun with the brown sharks at night still. Just use a bigger hook with wire line…
3 days in a row fishing the ocean!
Slow pick to start, a few keepers and shorts. Told the guys to be patient as the bite would turn on with the outgoing...as it did!
Bob Kelly, Belford landed our largest to date at 9 1/2 pounds. Bob ended the day with 4 keepers, 2 nice sea bass and the daily pool!
Scott Scuderi…
New Jersey Fishing Reports
Saltwater Report:
7/27/2010
Here I go again, fluke during the day and sharks at night off the surf on LBI and IBSP. I heard the fluke fishing is getting better everyday now. The throw back ratio is getting better and some bigger fluke are being caught. Don't get me wrong, a lot of them are 17 3/4 or just at 18…
Tournaments
Mike Desimon from Portland ,Maine won the Point Pleasant Elks Fluke Tournament power boat division with a 9.1 lb fluke. Second place went to Charlie Parker of Oceanport,,NJ. John Miller won the Kayak division, which was catch, photograph and release. with a 19.5 inch fluke.
This coming weekend is The Beach Haven Tuna and Marlin Club White Marlin Invitational.
Fluke
Fished the ocean for the second day in a row....Had the last of the incoming tide and a pick going on a couple keepers and some shorts.
Told the guys to be patient and wait for the change....At the change, we put on the weight as the bite turned on!!
Several fish from 3 to 6.7 pounds. Very good action for the rest of the day.
Bigger fluke are being caught on The Axel Carlson reef now as I was out on Saturday and most of the fish in this area were in the 3-6lb range. They were all over the bigger baits as opposed to the usual spearing/squid baits. The rest of the shoreline is still seeing shorts with keepers mixed in and there is no special hot spot to speak of other than the…
16th Elks Annual Fluke Tournament HOT
Through the heat of what could be the hottest day of the year, the fishermen moved their boats out of the inlet at 6:00 A. M. on Saturday, July 24th to start the Point Pleasant Elks 16th Annual Fluke Fishing Tournament. They floated out into the ocean and dropped their lines in anticipation of catching that large Fluke that would win…
7/26 report
After a poor weekend of bluefishing we got into some good fishing again today. The blues were on the small side but, everyone caught their limit and released many more.
The best area was 14 miles SE of Brielle. The blues were caught on jigs. We caught fish all day until it was time to head in.
The…
Fisherman's Headquarters Fishing Report
July 26, 2010
Received: Jul 26, 2010 5:18 PM Subject: Lighthouse Sportfishing Report
Not to sound like a broken record, but... the fluke in the bay continue to remain at the highest numbers I have seen, and I have been fishing Barnegat Bay for over 30 years! Trips continue to average 15 - 20 an hour. During…
Scott's Daily Fishing Report
Monday, July 26, 2010 /\/\/\ 6:07pm
A blustery afternoon had most anglers back to the dock early. We had a couple of real nice fluke weighed in from the Tuckerton Bay side this afternoon. Peg Glenz, AKA Clam Chop found a 7.4 pounder, 27 " doormat and Vincent McDermotts' flatty tipped the scale at 6.8 pounds 26". Live minnows were the…
New Jersey Fishing Reports
Saltwater Report:
7/26/2010
I'm afraid I sound like a broken record again but fluke off the surf during the day on Gulp and brown sharks on bunker at night. I did hear a few bigger blues were caught in the IBSP surf. Garden State North reef is producing some decent sea bass. Hudson Canyon is producing some catches of yellowfin.
Rob and Joan Barret say that Crabbing in Somers Point is still off the charts.
German Oppenheimer caught a 24 inch fluke on a Dolfin Dock rental boat and put it in his cooler with no lid on it. the fluke jumped out of the cooler and back into the bay. Oh what a lesson was learned.
Fluke are strong off of Anchorage Point and drifting Ship's Channel…
Bring the heavy artillery!! Weights, Rods what ever it takes to hold the bottom.....(and don't say I didn't tell you!!)
Fished the ocean all day today, battled the current after the change of tide but the bite was worth it. Plenty of action on long drifts.....I'm sure we'll have lots of company the next few days!!
Anchor Joe finally got his game on after several weeks…
Some nicer fluke are coming from the Old Grounds.The fish are still tight to the structure, so short drifts are the way to go when you find the fish. The Bay was slow this week ,not a lot of good reports. The good spots appear to be Cross Ledge Light and Reef Site 11. Their are some nice fluke and seabass at reef site 11...
Jeff Glenn fishing on…
Flounder fishing has improved at the Cape May Reef and the Old Grounds this week. Mike Reed of Rockledge, PA weighed in an eight pound 4 ounce Flounder measuring 29 inches. Mike caught the fish at the Cape May Reef while fishing on his boat "Kensington Princess" out of Wildwood, NJ. Jim Gregg, of Milmont Park, PA weighed in a 4 pound 10 ounce Flounder and a 3 pound 2…
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July 25, 2010
Fishing again this week was good and both inshore and offshore anglers reported nice catches.
Flounder continue to be caught in large numbers in the bay and inlet but the ratio of throwbacks to keepers continues…
The Same Crew of myself with LAB, Backdoor Billy, Capt Anthony (Staten Island groper), and Capt Vito Manzi fished on Vitos boat the MissLynn looking to repeat our win of last years contest.....
Ran out to the deep jagged bigfish spots and gave it hell there all day... fishing was super tuff out there with little to NO drift most of the day, lines slidding to the…
New Jersey Fishing Reports
Saltwater Report:
7/25/2010
The LBI, IBSP, and Seaside surf is producing some good catches of fluke on Gulp 4 inch swimming mullet, ghost shrimp or belly strip. The people fishing sharks at night are doing ok but it has slowed some. I also heard of a few short stripers being caught but we know how that is, take it with a…
New Jersey Fishing Reports
Saltwater Report:
7/23/2010
It looks like the guys are watching the bikinis and not fishing. Not too many reports from the surf. Heard that the fluke fishing has been ok with about a 10 to 1 keeper ratio. Did hear any thing from the shark fishers. Yellowfin and white marlin out at the Hudson Canyon has been doing pretty…
Just a short report.
Fished the Wildwood side of the cape may jetty for kingfish & Tog. There are swarms of the little kingfish along side of the jetty and off the beach as well as plenty of The white chins along the rocks. It was my first time for catching both, So I can say that both of those swimming breeds are tricky little buggers! Good thing I…
Had the "Change of tide bite today"on the first couple drifts.... good action with more keepers than shorts. Got a few drifts out of it before everyone who was out today beat it up.
Tried a new area only to find crappy conditions, a couple sea bass and short fluke....Had another bite going on the change once again late in the afternoon.
Mike and his fishing…
Fished the Hudson on Thursday in some pretty nasty weather. The seas were a good 6 to 8ft and close together. We ended up with 7 yellowfin from 40 to 60lbs, one long fin, and a white marlin. We had some other whites up and a blue marlin but could not hook them. We fished the east wall in 80 degree water and had a ton of life. We marked…
On Wednesday, July 21 both Canyon Runner boats ran offshore to get back in on the tremendous bite weve been having. They left at 1am and arrived at the Hudson Canyon in the deep around sun-up. They started catching fish immediately and it never ever let up. A dozen by 7am, 20 by 8am, 30 by 9am and so on and so on.
In the mix…
Started just east of the Princess at 6:30am. Double header on mid thirty inch fish almost immediately. Nothing but skippies and bluefish the rest of the day. Lots of bait and bird life in the area. Two moves into the north end of the Chicken produced nothing with less signs of life than further inshore. Bluefin hit Reel Seat spreader bars off the riggers.
New Jersey Fishing Reports
Saltwater Report:
7/21/2010
Well the word of the day for the surf has been fluke. Take some kind of Gulp and go fish the surf. When I say any type of Gulp I mean anything from swimming mullet to sandeels to shrimp to cut strips, just about any Gulp has been working. The only thing is the keeper ratio is not…
Good all day action right from the start on keepers and shorts today!
Never quit Eddie just missed his limit with 5 and the pool fish at 6.2 pounds.
Couple guys had 4 in the cooler..Many of the keepers were from 3 to 4 1/2 pound fish.
Even caught a keeper Striper in the AM.
Fished the bay, then ocean once the tide changed.…
Tournaments
Mid Atlantic Tuna Tournament, South Jersey Marina, Cape May
34 boats participated in theMid Atlantic Tuna Tournament . There were 35 yellowfins and 2 bluefins weighed in. The format was to fish 2 of the 3 days. Most boats fished on day 1. The seas were rough and some boats reported fishing in 7 foot seas. Over the Top started off day 1 with a…
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On Saturday July 17, 2010 The 20th Annual Raritan Bay Anglers Club Charity Fluke Tournament was held out of
the beautiful Perth Amboy Harborside Marina. The club would like to thank Mayor Wilda Diaz of Perth Amboy for her support
of our annual event and to all the departments in the city that support us on…