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Beach Haven Charter Fishing Association Final Season Report

Fishing Reports — Thu, 09 Dec 2010 02:38:49 +0000

Now that the really cold weather has arrived, most of the captains of the Beach Haven Charter Fishing Association have finished putting their boats away for the winter or are in the process of doing so.
Just as all anglers should do, they are cleaning and organizing all of their gear and tackle so that they will be ready to go first thing in the spring. It won’t be long until the fish on the wrecks start to bite, and the migrating bluefish and stripers make their first appearance.
All of the captains send along their sincere wishes to all anglers for a happy holiday season and hope that all find their stockings filled with lures and other fishing knickknacks.
Anyone seeking additional information on the association or interested in bookings for the 2011 season can find their questions answered at www.BHCFA.com or by calling 1-877-LBI-BHCFA (1-877-524-2423).

Beacfh Haven Fishing Still Strong

Fishing Reports — Thu, 02 Dec 2010 02:22:53 +0000

Things are starting to wind down for most of the captains of the Beach Haven Charter Fishing Association, but the “Miss Beach Haven” continues to haul fish over the rails on a regular basis.
Sal Rosa, mate on the “Miss Beach Haven,” reports they sailed on Thanksgiving with a handful of anglers. They had to work hard but managed to put together a respectable catch of bluefish and stripers. Mike from Tabernacle took top honors with a 12-pound striper.
On the day after Thanksgiving, rather than heading to the Mall on Black Friday, Sal helped a small group of anglers have a great day of striper fishing despite some nasty conditions. Originally they planned to fish for blackfish, but made the move to stripers with great success. The bass were in the 8-15 pound range.
Saturday’s trip was made in some nasty seas, but the fishermen were able to find a good number of wreck fish in the 1-3 pound range. John Cheeseman won the pool with a 5.5 pound blackfish. On the way in some gannets diving helped them jig up some blues and stripers.
Sunday’s ocean conditions were nicer. The first wreck produced mostly shorts, but the next stop provided great fishing with many anglers limiting out. Cheeseman again won the pool, this time with a 6 pounder.
Captain John Koegler of “Pop’s Pride” reports he has pulled his boat and totally winterized it until Spring 2011. Captain John said it was 60-degrees when he was blocking the boat up, and it made him look forward to spring fishing already.
Additional information on the association can be found at www.BHCFA.com or by calling 1-877-LBI-BHCFA (1-877-524-2423).

Beach Haven Boats Target Two Species

Fishing Reports — Thu, 25 Nov 2010 15:40:42 +0000

The boats of the Beach Haven Charter Fishing Association have been splitting their time successfully between blackfish and striped bass.
The “Miss Beach Haven” under Captain Frank Camarda has been sailing both for striped bass and hitting the wrecks for some good catches of blackfish. Last week he had a great group of high school students from Cinnaminson out on a cold and rough day. The group from an AP Environmental Science Class handled the conditions well and all went home with bags of cleaned blackfish. Several of the students limited out.
Saturday’s trip with Captain Frank was right on the money again as a boat load of regular anglers mugged up the blackfish. Several anglers limited out while most had 3-5 keepers. Dave won the pool with a 5.2 pound fish. On Sunday a limited group went out and caught plenty of fish, but many were throwbacks. After weeding through the shorts, most anglers limited out on 1-3 pound fish and the pool winner was 5.5 pounds.
Other captains continue to catch nice sized striped bass with Little Egg Inlet being the hot place to fish. Both the outgoing and incoming tides have been productive with fresh clams for bait and some clam chum working the best.
Additional information on the association can be found at www.BHCFA.com or by calling 1-877-LBI-BHCFA (1-877-524-2423).

Beach Haven Striper Bite Lights Up

Fishing Reports — Fri, 19 Nov 2010 01:04:27 +0000

The captains of the Beach Haven Charter Fishing Association have been walking around with smiles on their faces, at least when the wind velocity stays under 30 miles per hour.
The striped bass bite is as good in the waters around Beach Haven as it has been for many years. The only thing that occasionally slows the bite for the inshore boaters and those who jig and troll in the ocean waters are the periodic high winds and tides.
The “Star Fish” out of Beach Haven fished for striped bass last Saturday with Captain Carl Shepherd and on Sunday with Captain John Koegler. Carl said they found a good amount of bass that were fat with clams and hard to catch. The fish kept bumping the baits but not picking them up. They had their anglers pick up the rods and bump the baits to entice the fish to bite.
Captain Fran Verdi on the “Dropoff” has been returning from his fishing trips with nice sized stripers in the box up to 30-pounds. He has been doing the bulk of his fishing in the waters of Little Egg Inlet and some calmer areas just inside. He likes to anchor up and fish with fresh clam baits.
The “Miss Beach Haven” with Captain Frank Camarda had a private party out last weekend that wanted to fish despite the rough seas. They managed a mixed bag of striped bass, bluefish, and blackfish. Captain Frank and his crew are excited now that the daily limit for blackfish is back up to 6 per person.
Additional information on the association can be found at www.BHCFA.com or by calling 1-877-LBI-BHCFA (1-877-524-2423).

Beach Haven Wreck and Striper Fishing Is Excellent

Fishing Reports — Fri, 12 Nov 2010 01:18:15 +0000

This past week saw two of the boats of the Beach Haven Charter Fishing Association ramp up their fishing action with topnotch results for their anglers.
“The Miss Beach Haven” and Captain Frank Camarda ran a special 10-hour wreck trip last Saturday and returned to dock with 28 happy anglers. Despite conditions on the sloppy side, the steady fishing kept everyone satisfied.
The first drop had good action, but a high concentration of throwbacks. The next location was about 20-miles off and produced many nice fish in the 3-5 pound range until the dogfish moved in. After trying two more unproductive spots, Captain Frank found the hot spot. There was steady action on black sea bass, triggerfish, and cod. Many anglers returned to dock with up to 20 fish and the low hook had 11 keepers. “Black Cloud Ted” won the pool with a big cod fish.
Captain Fran Verdi on the “Drop Off” reports “the striper fishing on LBI just continues to get better and better.” One day recently fishing by himself he boated three keeper fish to 22-pounds, all on live spot.
The next day he had the Jeff Austin party out for a day of very good striper action. They boated five keepers and lost another three at the boat. They were anchored near the inlet and fished with fresh clam. Captain Fran says they fished the inlet but not in the whitewater.
Both the good wreck fishing and striper action should last well into December.
Additional information on the association can be found at www.BHCFA.com or by calling 1-877-LBI-BHCFA (1-877-524-2423).

Exciting Fishing In Beach Haven

Fishing Reports — Wed, 03 Nov 2010 00:43:02 +0000

Things just continue to get better and better for the captains of the Beach Haven Charter Fishing Association. First, the season for black sea bass reopened on Monday, giving the captains the opportunity to get in on some of those big humpback sea bass.
To really get the ball rolling, Captain Frank Camarda of the “Miss Beach Haven” is planning a special 10-hour sea bass trip this Saturday, November 6. The boat will be taking only 28 anglers and should be a fish catching bonanza.
The next bit of good news for wreck fishing will be November 16 when the daily limit on blackfish rises from one to six.
The next item that has the captains excited is the blossoming striped bass fishery. Although there are occasional days when the fish seem to have lock jaw, the numbers and sizes of the fish being caught are very exciting.
Captain Fran Verdi on the “Dropoff” has been targeting stripers for the past couple of weeks and is mixing up his techniques and locations to find the best action. He has been catching fish in the back bay, in the inlet, and in some areas that are secret to him. A good portion of his action has been on fresh clams. One of his anglers, Tom Mannix, picked up a 26-pounder on Monday in Little Egg Inlet. The fish measured out to be 44-inches long, a real nice fish.
Additional information on the association can be found at www.BHCFA.com or by calling 1-877-LBI-BHCFA (1-877-524-2423).

Beach Haven Fall Fishing Takes Off

Fishing Reports — Thu, 28 Oct 2010 01:06:00 +0000

Striped bass have arrived in the waters surrounding Beach Haven on Long Beach Island, and some giant bluefish are also providing action for the boats of the Beach Haven Charter Fishing Association.
Captain Tim Knorr of the “William Knorr” took his mates and a friend out trolling along the beach just off Island Beach State Park. The bluefish action was red hot with 4 out of 4 lines going off at least twice, and multiple hook ups most times. Blues ranging from 9 to 12 lbs were caught trolling 6″ chrome spoons, magnum stretch lures and white shad umbrella rigs. Everything worked but the chrome jig was the favorite. The group kept 5 and tossed the rest back. and headed for home early.
Captain Tim plans to target striped bass in the next several weeks.
Captain Fran Verdi of the “Drop Off” has boated keeper stripers on a daily basis for his past few trips. On Sunday Jack landed a 20-pounder while on Monday George boated a 15-pound fish while Captain Fran caught his own 19-pounder. He plans to fish for linesiders every day the weather permits.
“The Miss Beach Haven,” a head boat, will also be targeting stripers now since the action has been good.
Last week Captain Fran Camarda took the “Miss Beach Haven” on an overnight tuna trip to the canyons with five anglers. In addition to lots of laughs, the group ended up with one swordfish, six yellowfin tuna, and two long fin tuna.
Captain John Lewis on the “Insatiable” was out trolling for bluefish last weekend when he encountered a school of bluefin tuna feeding on the surface. He managed to hook up with one of the big tuna, but the fish straightened out the #9 hook after a short battle.
Additional information on the association can be found at www.BHCFA.com or by calling 1-877-LBI-BHCFA (1-877-524-2423).

Beach Haven Welcomes Stripers

Fishing Reports — Wed, 20 Oct 2010 00:47:04 +0000

The captains of the Beach Haven Charter Fishing Association are licking their chops over the striped bass prospects. A recent cold snap has dropped the water temperatures and brought a wave of decent sized bass into the local waters. They plan to be pursuing this splendid game fish trolling, chumming, and fishing with live bait.
One of the Association’s boats, the “Miss Beach Haven,” had an unusual trip recently. When Captains Frank Camarda and Brant Whittaker left the dock last week for a 10-hour wreck fishing trip, little did they know how the day would turn out.
After fishing several wrecks, one of the anglers, a 42 year old man, suddenly collapsed without warning. In less than one minute, three nurses who were fishing on the boat had him in the cabin and began administering CPR. They were quickly joined by a CPR instructor who was also on board.
According to mate Sal Rosa, the group worked in such unison you would have thought they were a permanent team. They were soon joined by a Coast Guard medic who was dropped from a helicopter.
Despite the efforts of all involved, the young man did not survive despite over 2 hours of work until they could reach the dock and paramedics. Sal said that he and the captains are very proud of the efforts of all involved and the cooperation of all of the anglers on the boat.
Additional information on the association can be found at www.BHCFA.com or by calling 1-877-LBI-BHCFA (1-877-524-2423).

Wreck Fishing Steady In Beach Haven

Fishing Reports — Fri, 15 Oct 2010 00:42:56 +0000

On Saturday the “Miss Beach Haven” with Captain Frank Camarda fished in some unseasonably nice weather and started the day with some solid fishing on mostly undersized fish. It was a nice mix of sea bass, porgies, triggerfish, and some black fish that bit on crabs. Pool winner was Art Wolf from Holgate.
On Sunday things were pretty much the same as anglers who brought along their own crabs quickly caught their one fish limit on blackfish. After trying several different wrecks looking for keepers, they found a nice pod of keeper porgies. With the sea bass season now closed, the “Miss Beach Haven will be saying for a mix of stripers, porgies, blackfish, and triggers.
Captain Fran Verdi on the “Drop Off” has managed to find a few stripers and says he will be running two types of striper trips for a while. He will run a 6-hour charter as in the past and then will be running 4-hour open boat trips. He hopes to run one trip in the morning and another in the afternoon. He will be fishing as long as a minimum of two anglers sign up.
Additional information on the association can be found at www.BHCFA.com or by calling 1-877-LBI-BHCFA (1-877-524-2423).

Northeaster Slows Beach Haven Fishing

Fishing Reports — Thu, 07 Oct 2010 00:28:15 +0000

The weather has been keeping most of the ocean going boats of the Beach Haven Charter Fishing Association at the dock for the past several days.
Captain Fran Verdi of the “Drop Off” summed it up best when he said “September was a month of windy, blow-out weekends. Many storms rolled in and out every week. Fishing days were limited and trying to make plans just did not work. You had to be able to fish when the weather let you.”
Captain Fran plans to fish for sea bass until October 11 when the season is suspended until November 1. He immediately plans to go after stripers at that point. Fran points to the recent northeast winds as a prime factor in hurrying that bite along despite the current higher than normal water temperatures.
Captain Lindsay Fuller on the “June Bug” is still fishing the canyons for tuna and other big fish and has an overnight trip planned in the near future.
Additional information on the association can be found at www.BHCFA.com or by calling 1-877-LBI-BHCFA (1-877-524-2423).