Capt. Dave Fishing Report

Hello from the crew of the CAPT. DAVE,

Fishing for fluke is slowing a bit, but is still good with more keepers than shorts common, and fish over 20-inches on most charters. Dave believes that the daily SW winds are creating poor drifting conditions. We tried fishing in the Sandy Hook channel and did not find much on the outside. No weakfish have been caught as of yet. Some boats have tried chumming for blues but have had poor results.

July 10th: The Ken Lee party from Rockland County wanted a try for fluke. They fished the bay and the beach for a decent catch of fish. The pool winner of this charter was Bob Lee from Nanuet N.Y. with a 21-inch fish -nice going Bob. A friendly group, they’re welcome back any time.

July 13th: Repeat customers aboard the CAPT DAVE, the Innovative Mfg., Inc. group from Hillsborough came out for the day. Friday the 13th did not bring any bad luck for this group, and these guys were a lot of fun. A few members of this group were never out on a boat in the ocean in their lives, but within a few minutes of instructions they were catching fish like pros. They fished the nude beach area for a decent catch of fluke. The pool winner of this charter was Norbert from Branchburg with a 24-inch fish. Nice catch Norbert! Looking forward to fishing with these guys again. Now if only I can convince them that they cannot reel the weights through the eyes of the rod!

July 14th: The N.J. American Water Co. from Short Hills, headed by Dave Quattrone, another repeat customer aboard the CAPT DAVE, came out with us for the day. We look forward to fishing with this group every year. This party wanted a try for blues, but with decent drift conditions they opted for fluke and were happy with the results. They fished the bay and the beach and boated some nice fish. The skilful angler who handily took the pool was 12-year old Nick Matarazzo with a 5-pound fish. Nice job Nick - bet that fish was great on your dinner table! These guys are welcome aboard the CAPT DAVE any time.

July 14th PM: First time customers, the Pierpont Mechanical Co. headed by Mike Cummings, took a trip with us. A strong SW wind made for some difficult and rough fishing conditions, but this party stuck it out for a pick of fluke and blues. Frank Nicoloi from Maspeth fished hard in the tough conditions and was rewarded with the pool fish, a fluke in the 5-pound range. A nice group, they’re welcome aboard any time.

July 15th: The Patriot Media group, headed by Dave Esposito from Somerset, have been chartering us for so many years now that we are on a first name basis. This gang always does it up right with plenty of drinks and subs from Slater’s Deli. A strong SW wind make for some tough fishing conditions, but with several stops on the beach and in the bay they were able to out-fish most of the boats that morning. Steve Raker was on board to protect his title as the best fluke fisherman in the group, but alas, Scott Paschall took the honors this day with a 24-inch fish. Nice going Scott - you have bragging rites ‘till next charter. A nice group, we always great times together, and we’re looking forward to fishing with them again in August. This time, I think Steve will bring some secret bait to regain his title!

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

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