May 2nd AM: The first charter of the 2008 season was with our good friends from the Miller& Chitty Co. from Kenilworth. These guys are regulars on the Capt. Dave. Ken from the group called and said “you guys get better every year.” There was action all day battling nice sized blues and one smaller striper. The pool winner of this charter was Ken Stamton. Thanks for the kind words Ken - your group is always welcome aboard the CAPT. DAVE.

May 2nd PM: Next up was the Hugh Milmoe party from Baltimore. Despite a poor weather forecast, this group drove all the way up from Maryland. Alas, as usual the weather man was wrong, and this group had a great afternoon. The action was hot with big blues and stripers on the menu. Rob Finkle from Baltimore took the pool with a nice striper and Jen Adkins was the runner up with another nice bass. These guys were a really nice group, and we hope too see them again!

May 3^rd: The Rodney Grew party from Franklin Park. These folks wanted to get in on the hot ling action on the Scotland Grounds, but Mother Nature would have none of that. With 30 mph NE winds, offshore fishing was out of the question, but these guys wanted to get us out for some action, so we took a ride to the Back Bay and setup for some blues and bass. The stripers and battle-ready bluefish cooperated giving this group action most of the day with a dozen bass and lots of yellow-eyed demons. Keraya Jefferson won the pool with biggest fish - nice going Keraya! One of the group members, Izzy,sent Dave an e-mail thanking the crew for a great day. Thanks Izzy - we try hard and appreciate the kind words!

May 4th AM: The Hillsborough PBA, headed by Chris Engelhardt. A ride to the Back Bay for some action for this group was in order. A few drops brought good action all day long with blues and some bass coming over the rail. A nice group of guys, they’re welcome aboard the CAPT DAVE anytime. Chris Englehardt took the pool with the biggest blue - nice fish Chris! We’re looking forward to fishing with this group again for Fluke

May 4^th PM: The Rick Gardener party from East Windsor. Capt Kevin took the wheel for this group and read a school of blues. After anchoring-up and giving the order to the crew to chum heavily, the fish started to bite. Good sized blues started to come over the rail and the battle began. Nine-year-old Conner Graeff of Middletown took top honors on this trip. Connor, you have bragging rites till the next charter! These folks were very nice people, and all good fishermen.

May 5^th: The Mike Kotarski from Parsippany. These folks are friends of deckhand Glen, so the pressure was on. Several stops in the back bay produced some good action. Although the striper gods were not with us on this day, the blues provided steady battle throughout. A great group of fisherman, they’re all welcome aboard the CAPT. DAVE any time. A tie for the pool on this trip was split between Don Wheeler and Bob Laird. Congratulations guys, nice going!

Thanks again for your generous gratuities, we’re always happy to be out on the water with you and we’re looking forward to seeing you all this season!

Best wishes,
Brett Chamberlain
First Mate and Fishing Guide
CAPT. DAVE
Atlantic Highlands, NJ
(862) 485-1358

Be sure to stop-by our website at http://www.CAPTDAVE.net

The striped bass run is in full swing! On monday, the Keith Reardon, Mick and Marty Golabek charter limited out with striped bass to 31″. Shorts were released and the bluefish were everywhere. On Tuesday, the Scott Lavenberg charter had another limit of striped bass up to a high of 36″. They are getting bigger. Also, plenty of bluefish were landed as well. On wednesday, we had aboard the Steve Shoemaker charter from PA. We started out with plenty of bluefish. Made a move, more bluefish and then we finally got the bass going , but when the strong south wind came up, the bite stopped, even with the blues! They landed bass to 33″. I had a high of 63.2 degrees water temp. on some of those warm days. And the water must be warming up as there are spots in the bay with algea blooms. Fishing will only pick up now on the down side of the moon, and after this storm.
Afternoon / evening trips are available for the months of May and June. Dates left to charter are winding down. Nothing in May for a day trip. Day trips available in June are: 17, 18, 24, 25, 26 THAT’S IT ! ******** July, 1, 2, 4, 6. Striper and fluke combo anyone ??

Above you will find Bob Stiers with his striper on one of the open boat trips and Joe Ruscica with one of his bass on a recent charter.

THANKYOU,

CAPT. RICH NEWALLIS JR.
“JUST ONE MORE” SPORTFISHING
www.just1morecharters.com
908-472-2684

The striped bass fishing broke wide open on Friday. First on Thursday, we had out the Steve Skesavage charter. They land striped bass to a high of 33″ and all the bluefish you could handle. Friday, the fishing really broke open. We had out the Bill Stephens charter from New Century Transportation. After a slow start in hugh swells, we made a move and set up for the outgoing tide. The chum started working and we quickly had on bluefish. Then the stripers started to hit. Nice clean big fish with some throwbacks. We landed a full limit with the largest at 34.5″ and 20 lbs. !! Stash was one of the crew and he never fished in salt water before. He landed his first bluefish, which made him quite happy, but he also landed his first striper ever at 31″. Congratulations Stash. And released others.

The Open Boat Trip for June 4 , still needs an angler or two.

Upcoming dates in June to charter are: 5, 17, 18, 19, 24-26. Also, a prime Saturday in may has opened up due to a cancellation. Saturday, May 17 is open to the first taker. Prime fishing!! 908-472-2684

THANK YOU,

CAPT. RICH NEWALLIS JR.
“JUST ONE MORE” SPORTFISHING
www.just1morecharters.com

The boat is going into the water this week!  Everything is ship-shape, and we’re really excited about getting back to fishing.  Our first trip is scheduled for Friday, May 2nd, so be on the lookout for some great pictures!

Of course we are now making the move to switching to bass/bluefish for the next month or so… For the most part, we will be jigging these fish from the get go, and with some OK reports this past weekend from the few boats that tried for them, we might have a very good month of May!

There are still some fluke till ya puke spots available on the trips that have been posted. I will of course post more as the summer nears.. Also, I will be posting the regular summer open boat schedule in the somewhat near future… For the most part, the FTYP trips give us more time to fish, and will allow us to get to spots that are at more of a distance from Manasquan Inlet; these trips will be 8-10 hours in length and the fare is $100. The regular, local open trips will focus more on local areas, and will be 6 hour trips, with the fare being $80.

There is a possibility of a couple of bass/bluefish open boat trips before we switch over to fluke, so I will keep everyone updated on those if those become available.

The website is updated with all up to date info and pics, so check it out!

This post was submitted by Capt Mark Whitney.

The beautiful “Cindy Lou”, based at Sails Aweigh Marina, Mantoloking Road next to the American Legion in Brick, New Jersey is ready to take you to them. All you have to do is put your lines in the water and haul them in.

Right now, we’re rigged for and fishing winter flounder, and looking forward to fishing fluke, bluefish, and stripers during the regular season.  We are available for pleasure/fireworks cruises and plan to run part of the season as an open boat.  Call for scheduling details.

Call us for rates and specials now because the fish won’t wait!

Click Here to Visit Their Website