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Beach Haven Captains Target Sea Bass And Fluke

Fishing Reports — Wed, 21 Jul 2010 23:21:06 +0000

The captains of the Beach Haven Charter Fishing Association have been spending most of their time fishing for summer flounder along with some forays for black sea bass and tuna. Captain Dave Wittenborn of the “Compass Rose” reports the fluke are starting to leave the bays and make their annual migration out onto the ocean lumps. He has been putting together catches of fluke in the bay, however, knowing that with the water temps reaching close to 80 degrees, the fluke are in the deeper holes and channels. He is finding the keeper ratio at about 50 to 1. When a party cancelled its charter, he fished alone in 55-feet of water and found a small pocket of large fluke. Using short drifts he limited out in two hours on fish to 4-pounds along with releasing some 15 shorts. This was a much better ration than most other locations.

Captain John Koegler of the boat “Pop’s Pride” fished the ICW between Markers 109-113 but managed only one keeper among over 20 fish. He had a trip offshore for bluefin tuna at over 50 miles and found bluefish and bluefin mixed together. Unfortunately he was looking for tuna, and the bluefish were a nuisance. Captain Fran Verdi of the “Drop Off” reports the sea bass are thick on some of the wrecks, but the bite is erratic as they are currently spawning. He plans to focus on ocean fluke until the sea bass bite becomes consistent. Captain Fran has gotten good reports on tuna at the inshore lumps and plans to fish there as the weather permits.

Additional information on the association can be found at www.BHCFA.com or by calling 1-877-LBI-BHCFA (1-877-524-2423).

This post was submitted by Jim Hutchinson Sr..

Beach Haven fishing Good Inshore and Offshore

Fishing Reports — Wed, 07 Jul 2010 00:38:33 +0000

The boats of the Beach Haven Charter Fishing Association have been catching fish both close to the beach and offshore in the canyons. There have been some nice reports of good offshore fishing at the canyons for both tuna and mahi-mahi. Captain Lindsay Fuller of the “June Bug” fished the waters of the Lindenkohl Canyon once again and did very well. He had Ralph Hibbs and his nephew Kevin along with NJ artificial reef architect Bill Figley and friend Tom, a retired state police officer. Captain Lindsay decided to fish away from the fleet and first picked up a 160-pound bigeye. Then came small yellowfin followed by larger yellowfin, all on the troll. The party filled the fish box and headed in early. All of the fish were raised and caught in 76.5-degree water in depths between 1,800 and 3,000 feet.

Captain Fran Verdi took the “Cousins” out looking for bluefin tuna. He trolled the waters around the 30 and 40-lines. He picked up several skipjack along with one nice bluefin tuna. He reports that the fluke fishing in the ocean is starting to come alive with several 4-pound fish coming to the dock. He is finding most of the fluke in the inlet but they are slowly starting to show up in the deeper water. He is fishing mostly with long squid strips and a live minnow. He has also fished some inshore wrecks for sea bass and scoring. Captain George Finck of “Sparetime” Charters had Ed Fitzpatrick and four nephews out for a nice catch of fluke in the inlet recently. Another day he took his son Steve and grandsons out for some reef fishing where they scored well on the sea bass.

Captain John Koegler had the “Starfish” out on Monday and first tried drifting the inlet for fluke. They caught several throwbacks quickly, but due to the fierce greenhead fly bite, decided to head out into the ocean. They fished the Little Egg Reef and boated quite a few sea bass. T he highlight of the trip was a 21.5-inch codfish. Captain John was astounded that they would actually catch a codfish in the middle of the summer in warm water.

Additional information on the Beach Haven Charter Fishing Association can be obtained at their website, www.fishbeachhaven.com

This post was submitted by Jim Hutchinson Sr..

Shark River (back bay)

Fishing Reports — Mon, 05 Jul 2010 02:28:52 +0000

Fishing with light gear (med rod and 6-8 pound braid) and jig/ 4″Gulp combos and bare small Circle hooks with a loely Killie produce the best action with a short to keeper ratio of 42:1 . Many fish 17-17.5 inches with keepers being 20″ plus.

Fish back bay deep water with tide socks to ensure you are actually fishing in the proper direction in case of poor wind direction.

This post was submitted by Gotboostedvr6.

‘JUST ONE MORE’ FISHING REPORT, 6/30/10

admin — Thu, 01 Jul 2010 00:11:31 +0000

The STRIPED BASS are still out there and the ‘Just One More’ found them yesterday!! We had aboard the Bluefish Bob Donahue charter. We rode around a while looking for bunker schools down the beach, but did not find any. Back to one of my favorite spots in the bay and we started to catch fish right away. By the end of the day, Bob landed the largest striped bass of the day at 38″ and near 25 lbs. !! We did not limit out on the bass but had a steady pick. Other run offs were missed. Many bluefish were landed as well as some monster 4′ smooth dogfish. So if you want a late shot at striped bass, now is the time to go. Fluke fishing in the bay was one of the best in 20 years according to my friend Capt. Al on the Sea Horse who was first mating that day. 150 keepers and hundreds of throw backs. Now the fluke fishing is really starting to heat up . Time to get out there.

Dates available to charter are: July, 1, 4, 6, 13, 14, 16, 18. There are 2 Sundays in those dates.

Attached you will see two photos from Bob’s trip yesterday.

Thankyou.

CAPT. RICH NEWALLIS JR.

‘JUST ONE MORE’ SPORTFISHING

www.just1morecharters.com

908-472-2684

Beach Haven fishing Takes Off

Fishing Reports — Thu, 01 Jul 2010 00:08:34 +0000

The fishing for the boats of the Beach Haven Charter Fishing Association has opened up on several different fronts.
Last Saturday Captain Lindsay Fuller of the “June Bug” had Jon Kunzman and Adam Brown of Michigan out to the Lindenkohl Canyon for some trolling action. Originally looking for some bigeye tuna which had been reported in the area they began trolling a full setup. Despite the presence of plenty of bait there was no action other than whale sightings from 4 am until well after dawn. Some skipjacks provided some action and were released. Finally a 35-pound yellowfin hit and was boated followed by a 10-pound mahi and another yellowfin for the cooler. When Captain Lindsay went below for a nap, and mate Captain Nate Figley took the helm, a big fish hit. Kunzman fought the fish first and then handed the rod off to Brown. After some 45 minutes the fish showed itself, a blue marlin about 450-pounds. Finally after a struggle of almost 2 hours the fish was brought to the boat and released. The fish hit a Ballyhoo topped with a red and blue 1/4 ounce Mylar Billy Bait. The leader was Stren 300#. Captain Lindsay claims the day shows that fishing from mid to late June offshore is some of the best of the year.
Captain George Finck of “Sparetime Charters” reports that he has had several trips drifting the inlet area for fluke. He has been catching many fish but the ratio is about 20 -1 for keepers. He is hoping the bottom water on the reefs will warm up soon and fishing will pick up out there.
The report from mate Sal Rosa on the “Miss Beach Haven” indicates that the warm weather has helped their fishing. On Saturday it took a mere three minutes to boat a nice 3.5 pound fluke. In addition to many short fluke, they managed 16 keepers along with some nice keeper sea bass. The pool winner was Pete from Beach Haven with a 6-pounder.
Captain Fran Verdi took the “Cousins” out looking for some bluefin tuna last weekend. He started at the 20 Line and worked his way out to the 30 Line. They did not catch any bluefin, but did catch plenty of bluefish. On other trips he has been mugging the sea bass with good numbers coming from both 50-60 feet of water and also in 80-100 feet. Several of the trips had numbers in the 50-80 fish per day with keepers around 30 for the day. Several of the sea bass have been up to 4-pounds. He fished the Atlantic City Reef and one angler picked up a nice 4-pound fluke on a jig head.
Captain Carl Sheppard on the “Star Fish” hosted 10 members of the Brennan family at a fishing party last weekend. The group was made up of youngsters as young as 8, and some who had never fished before. They went to the reefs and found a good number of black sea bass which made all happy. Captain Carl said the larger fish seemed to prefer spearing and clam to more traditional baits. The party was treated to the sight of a number of feeding porpoises and one large thresher shark.
Captain John Koegler on “Pop’s Pride” reports good sea bass fishing on the artificial reefs near Little Egg Inlet. One day he tried fluke fishing in the fog near Little Beach and boated 47 fluke, but only 2 keepers.
Additional information on the Beach haven Charter Fishing Association can be found at www.fishbeachhaven.com

This post was submitted by Jim Hutchinson Sr..

Red Hot Seabass!!!

Fishing Reports — Tue, 29 Jun 2010 01:43:15 +0000

Seabass has been red hot… not a bad trip yet!!! Been out EVERY DAY andlatest trips ranged from limit catches of 150 Seabass with the slowest trips still seeing over 100 Keepers some real Big quality Knuckle heads!!! Fish from 14 in to 5lbs!!! Ed S. the big 5lber pic below!!!

Blackfish have mixing in with the seabass and we had some real beauties. they have to be released but still fun for a good fight!!! Bob Edison with an 11lber pic below

Starting to see more fluke now that we are mixing up the action and targeting them

Thanks

Capt Jerry

This post was submitted by Capt Jerry P.

Fish Monger Bucktailing Fluke!!!

Fishing Reports — Tue, 29 Jun 2010 01:42:29 +0000

After Catching our Limit of Seabass early we broke out the bucktails and gave Fluke a shot on the last couple hours of the Bruce C Charter trip. Had Good action Boating 10 Keepers but the Highlight was his 12 year old Son Brandons 30+in 9lb Doormat!!! Pic attached Congrat Brandon!!!

Sailed our first full day trip for Fluke With the Joe Brush Charter. Tough Condition to start but we managed picking away at some nice size keepers again with Bucktails!!! One here one there they slowly start to add up and By days end we had a Nice cooler of 21 Keeper Fluke to 6lbs and a few seabass!!!!

Fluking Off To a Nice Start!!!

Thanks

Capt Jerry

This post was submitted by Capt Jerry P.

‘JUST ONE MORE’ FISHING REPORT, 6/25/10

admin — Tue, 29 Jun 2010 01:41:38 +0000

The July Fluke Fishing Specials are almost here!! In July we will be running a fluke fishing special for every day of the week. Your choice of times: 7 am to noon, or 8 am till 1pm. We will even do afternoon trips. Everything included as always: rods, reels, bait, tackle, ice, cleaning of fish. Baits will be killies, spearing, and squid strips.Trips are for up to 4 anglers and cost $350.00. These trips are longer than my usual 1/2 day trips and are cheaper as well. Last season saw a lot of good catches on these trips. Please email or call me with your date in mind. 908-472-2684. Time to get some tasty fillets for the table!!

Dates available to charter are: June 27, 28, 30. THANKYOU.

CAPT. RICH NEWALLIS JR.

‘JUST ONE MORE’ SPORTFISHING

www.just1morecharters.com

‘JUST ONE MORE’ FISHING REPORT, 6/19/10

admin — Sun, 20 Jun 2010 13:51:31 +0000

Today we had aboard the John Crowley charter from Tom’s River, N.J. and the rest of his family from Canada. It was a good day of fluke fishing. In the first minute of the charter the first fluke was landed and it was also the largest of the day. Justin caught a very nice 23″ fluke and then continued to catch many more keepers. We had a good pull of fluke the whole day. All the fish were between 19″ and 23″. We also landed at least 25 short fluke with many just under the regulation mark of 18″. Bluefish we also taking our baits and many were released. The fluke fishing right now is in full swing, and the fishing is quite good . Water temp. in the bay was up to 71.3 degrees but the fish on the bottom were still coming up cool to the touch. Now is the time to go for some great tasting flattie fillets!!!!

OPEN BOAT TRIP: WEDNESDAY THE 23RD. OF JUNE. We will be looking for the largest striped bass with fresh caught bunker. We will definately be running down the beach to the Pipe, and even farther to the Shrewsbury Rocks. Full day, 7am to 2 pm. Everything included as usual. You must call to reserve you spot. 908-472-2684. These stripers can be the largest of the season when we hit them!!

Dates available to charter are: June 23, 27, 28, 30.

Attached you will see a shot of the Crowley charter from today with part of their catch. THANKYOU.

CAPT. RICH NEWALLIS JR.

‘JUST ONE MORE’ SPORTFISHING

www.just1morecharters.com

Beach Haven Charter Fishing Association Weekly Report

admin — Wed, 16 Jun 2010 00:27:21 +0000

The “Miss Beach Haven” with Captain Frank Camarda had a charter last week from Rusling Paving and Concrete of Trenton out for a day of fishing. The group had a great time, tookhome quite a few fish meals, and totally enjoyed the day. On Saturday Captain Frank fished for fluke and managed to pull quite a few keepers despite having to try several different spots. Pool winner was a 7.5-pound flattie. On Sunday they wreck fished with good success and managed a good catch of sea bass in the 1-3 pound range.
The “Star Fish” with Captain Carl Sheppard fished two parties last Saturday. The morning party boated over 200 black sea bass up to 5.25 pounds. They also caught over 10 large blackfish which had to be released. The afternoon group was a bachelor party which managed to put a good number of sea bass up to 3.5 pounds in the cooler in addition to having four hours of fun and festivity. On the way in they stopped for some bird play and closed out the day with some feisty 2-pound bluefish on metal lures.
Captain John Koegler of the “Pop’s Pride” is now ready to go after some extra spring work to upgrade the entire boat. Captain John is itching to get into some of the solid wreck fishing in addition to heading offshore for some blue fin tuna.
Captain Fran Verdi on the “Drop Off” was off the water for a few days as he got re-powered with a new 300 hp engine. He too is looking to get into the sea bass fishing in 90-100 feet of water as well as some of the blue fin tuna. In addition to charters he is running several open boat trips in the upcoming days.
Additional information on the association can be found at www.BHCFA.com