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Angler Name : Pete
E-Mail : barbpete@ix.netcom.com
Boat Name: Hyper Striper
Date Fished: 4/30
Location: Raritan Bay
Fishing Method: Jigging Trolling
Specie: Striped Bass
Size: Up to 20lb
Bait or Lure: jigs spoons
Water Depth:
Water Temp.:
Information : Dr Andrew Hoople was aboard today and enjoyed some of the best bass fishing this year.Fish responded to jigs and fin-s fish.When the surface action died trolling produced another 8 bass from 15-20 lbs along with some giant bluefish.

Angler Name : Duane Henerson
E-Mail : KingStriperHead@webtv.net
Boat Name: Buckeye 2
Date Fished: 4-30
Location: Delaware river
Fishing Method: herring
Specie: Striped Bass
Size: 33 in
Bait or Lure: herring
Water Depth: ?
Water Temp.: ?
Information : Remember that freind I gave 6 live herring to in my new live well? He got his first keeper in a long time last night down on the Delaware at about 1 am. (On live herring)Just shy of 33 in., but a solid 13 lbs.My other freind Craig just reported to me that he and a partner boated 40 herring and 2 shad ( 2 and 4 lbs.) up in Trenton this afternoon. They`ll only be there for about 2-3 more weeks, so if you want bait, you better get started.Keep a tight line.

Angler Name : Debbie
E-Mail : Debbiemoyer@excite.com
Boat Name: QUEEN MARY
Date Fished: April 29,1999
Location: Point Pleasant
Fishing Method: Jigging
Specie: Atlantic Mackerel
Size: Up to 16"
Bait or Lure: red tubes and #27 diamond jig
Water Depth: 200+ maximum
Water Temp.: 50-53
Information : I Went to Belmar, with my 3yr. old son, was turned away by all mackerel boats, (except for Gary Fagan's Big Mohawk-but he was bottom fishing.) Spoke to Howard Bogan the night before and he was willing to let my son on the Jamaica, but I couldn't get there by 7:30am. Drove to Pt. Pleasant and was welcomed aboard the QUEEN MARY. They had a light crowd of about 15 people, and an excellent mate. We went out NE for a max. of 16 miles. The macks were spotty, we were in and out of them. The Capt. did his best, moved the boat alot. A small boat kept hindering our drifts. We drifted across the mud hole, over various depths. The Capt. kept marking them between 30-60 feet, but most hits were around 30 feet or above. It was my first mackerel trip, and I had a blast. I will have to go every year now! I even pulled 5 fish at a time over the rail. Double, triple and quadruple headers were common, but I watched alot drop back into the water. My son enjoyed playing with the wiggling macks, and riding up on the bow's pulpit, he also did a good job putting macks in the cooler for me. He enjoyed this trip tremendously, was well behaved, and made his mom proud. I went home with 54 mackerel, some of which were given to me. I ate some, smoked some, gave some away, put some in the freezer for bait, seperated some parts to grind for chum, and burried heads and bones in the garden. I am grateful for the Captains who trusted my parenting, and were willing to let my young son on board. I would definitely recommend these boats for those who like to take kids fishing!

Angler Name : G. Davis
E-Mail :
Boat Name: Freddy-C
Date Fished: 4/29/99
Location: Raritan Bay
Fishing Method: drift
Specie: Striped Bass
Size: 12" - 26"
Bait or Lure: sandworm
Water Depth: 20-40
Water Temp.: 50
Information : Party boat striper trip. Wind was howlin' from the east. Short stripers were on the flats just south of East Raritan Reach. 1 keeper boated + about 30 shorts... 7 for yours truly. Also made a drop or two near 1 can and at the mouth of the Shrewsbury...picked at small stripers at both spots.

Angler Name : Bern
E-Mail : b.kirkland@mailexcite.com
Boat Name: none
Date Fished: April 29, 1999
Location: North Wildwood
Fishing Method: Jigging
Specie: Bluefish
Size: 1.5 to 3.5 lbs
Bait or Lure: Fin S, White bucktail, and Hopkins Shorty
Water Depth: NA
Water Temp.: 54
Information : Caught 33 blufish between 4 people. The blues were hitting everyting and tearing up our Fin S and Bucktails. I switched to a Hopkins Shorty and landed fish on pretty much every cast. Could of got more but got tired. Caught the most fish on the Toll Bridge.

Angler Name : D Henderson
E-Mail : KingStriperHead@webtv.net
Boat Name: Buckeye 2
Date Fished: 4-28,4-29
Location: IBSP and Delaware River
Fishing Method: Surf and jig
Specie: Striped Bass
Size: 0
Bait or Lure: Clam and live herring
Water Depth: ?
Water Temp.: ?
Information : It had to happen sooner or later, I got skunked! Went to the beach on wedsnday and fished for 6 1/2 hrs.Missed 6 hits total that I saw ,2 on herring and 4 on clam.That will happen from time to time. Today I went up to Trenton for the herring. It was alot slower than the other day, when I was there for 20 minutes.Fished for 2 1/2 hrs. Caught 47 herring and 1 shad about 3 lbs. Missed one striper on the live line. I gave a freind of mine 6 live herring that I caught up in Trenton today.He has them in my new live well and is going to try his luck down on the Delaware tonight. I will give a report from him when I get back, since my wifes birthday is this weekend, and you know what that means. Bah Hum bug weekend.NO FISHING!!! But these sacrafices must be made...???...Untill next time,keep a tight line.

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Angler Name : Geno
E-Mail : gantognoli@aol.com
Boat Name: G-3
Date Fished: 4/28/99
Location: Bay Head-Upper Barnaget
Fishing Method: Jigging
Specie: Striped Bass
Size: 28-29"
Bait or Lure: Fin-S
Water Depth: 4-10 ft.
Water Temp.: ?
Information : Fished the upper Barnaget from 10:00-12-30 p.m.. Started getting action about 1 hour after outgoing tide. Caught 2 stripers of 28" and 29 1/2". Fought them both on six pound test. What a battle! Lots of fish beaking surface, good luck to all.

Angler Name : Rob Eger
E-Mail : eeger1@juno.com
Boat Name: Flat Spell
Date Fished: 4-28-99
Location: Margate
Fishing Method: casting and jigging
Specie: Striped Bass
Size: 18'-----26'
Bait or Lure: Bucktail w/worm or Fin-S
Water Depth: 8-15 ft
Water Temp.: 53
Information : Got out @ 5:00 in the evening boated 3 fish right away. My buddy Gary was looking @ being top hook of the night, but found himself blanked after his sixth fish, and me trailing with 4. Then, the tide turned literally and figuratively and when the smoke cleared and the last line was pulled in the score read : Rob 11 - Gary 9. Keep em wet and tight.

Angler Name : DAN EMBON
E-Mail : DEEMBON@GATEWAY.NET
Boat Name: C-DUCTION
Date Fished: 04-28-99
Location: KLONDIKE
Fishing Method: JIGS
Specie: Atlantic Mackerel
Size: 12-16 INCHES
Bait or Lure: TUBES
Water Depth: 55 FEET
Water Temp.: 50,6
Information :

Angler Name : Adam LaRosa
E-Mail : njcharter@aol.com
Boat Name: Canyon Runner
Date Fished: April 27
Location: Wreck - 75 Feet of Water
Fishing Method: Bottom
Specie: Black Sea Bass
Size: 1 to 4 pounds
Bait or Lure: Clams
Water Depth: 75
Water Temp.: 48
Information : Captain Phil Dulanie had the Canyon Runner out with the Mike Vittelo charter from Red Bank, NJ to get in on some early season Sea Bass action on the inshore wrecks. While techinical it is still a little early to get these fish inshore, fishing one of our better producing wrecks we put together a great catch for this time of year. The day started chasing mackeral which proved to be a slow pick so we ran at 28 knots 20 miles south of the Klondike. While we only fished for 3.5 hours, 4 anglers boated 55 Sea Bass to 4 pounds and 12 keeper Blackfish. In addition, we caught another 30+ shorts which we released. All in all, a great start to the inshore Sea Bass fishing we will enjoy for the next couple of months.

Angler Name : Bob Erickson
E-Mail : fishukd@bellatlantic.net
Boat Name: Free Bee
Date Fished: 4/27/99
Location: Meyers Hole
Fishing Method: jigging blood worms
Specie: Winter Flounder
Size: 1lb to 1.5 lb
Bait or Lure: bloodworms clam chum
Water Depth: 10ft
Water Temp.: 51 to 56
Information : My dad and i had a decent day with the winter flounder even though the wind was blowing. we stated in double creek with only two fish and watched two other guys nail them one after another the key there was he was throwing whole crushed clams.Right by bouy 19 . We left there and went to Meyers hole and caught yhe rest of the 33 that we caught. I did notice that the water was 51 on incomming then went to 56 on bottom of outgoing thats when they turned on . I was off the big tree in ten ft of water. good luck guys . tight lines

Angler Name : SCHAFER,LARRY
E-Mail : LaurenceSchafer@dix.army.mil
Boat Name: NIGHTHAWK
Date Fished: 4/27/99
Location: TRENTON
Fishing Method: JIGGING
Specie: Weakfish
Size: 10-12 inches
Bait or Lure: GOLD HOOKS
Water Depth: 20 ft.
Water Temp.:
Information : ARRIVED AT THE TOP OF THE TIDE GOT INTO FISH RIGHT AWAY,THERES NOT MUCH ROOM AT THE BULKHEAD NEAR THE RAILROAD BRIDGE SO IF YOUR NOT THERE EARLY YOU WONT HAVE ANY ROOM TO FISH. IF YOU HAVE A BOAT, THATS THE BEST BET. I HAD MY LIMIT IN 1 HOUR. THE FISH ARE JUST STARTING TO GET THICK IN THIS AREA WE PROBABLY GOT ABOUT 2 WEEKS OF REALLY GOOD FISHING HERE. ITS TIME TO TO GET READY AND START HITTING THE JETTYS WITH THE LIVE HERRING.

Angler Name : Ed Black
E-Mail : troll@bellatlantic.net
Boat Name: NoRespect
Date Fished: 4/27/99
Location: Raratin Bay
Fishing Method:
Specie: Striped Bass
Size:
Bait or Lure: Worms
Water Depth: 15ft
Water Temp.:
Information : Fished today for three hours, landed 1 short stripper,and a skate. First day for the 99 season in the boat.

Angler Name : RALPH
E-Mail : FISHNUT257@AOL.COM
Boat Name:
Date Fished: 4/27/99
Location: BARNEGAT BAY
Fishing Method: JIGGING
Specie: Weakfish
Size: 7.0LBS 27 1/2"
Bait or Lure: FIN-S-FISH
Water Depth:
Water Temp.:
Information : CAUGHT A FEW SHORT STRIPERS AND A FEW SMALLER WEAKFISH AND ONE "TIDERUNNER".....

Angler Name : D Henderson
E-Mail : KingtStriperHead@webtv.net
Boat Name: Buckeye 2
Date Fished: 4-27
Location: Delaware river
Fishing Method: jigging
Specie: Herring
Size: 8-12 in.
Bait or Lure: gold hook
Water Depth: 20 ft.
Water Temp.: ?
Information : Glad to see so many reports on the net. Please leave a name with your e-mail address`s.I`ve had quite a few in the last 2 months. I would like to know who I`m speaking with.......I went to Trenton today for some herring, so I could liveline them on the beach tomorrow.I left at 2 and was back by 4. I threw the anchor out at 2:40,,, by 3, I was pulling the anchor. I had the 15 herring that I wanted.(new livewell) I saw at least 100 herrng caught in the 30 minutes I was there.They are there. If you have kids, go have some fun and keep that line tight.

Angler Name : Mike Z
E-Mail :
Boat Name:
Date Fished: 4/26/99
Location: Cliffwood Beach
Fishing Method: Surf
Specie: Striped Bass
Size: 12 to 27"
Bait or Lure: sands and bloods
Water Depth:
Water Temp.: about 50
Information : Started at 4:30 pm caught a few shorts on in coming tide.Hit a 27 inch at top of the tide.things slowed down on the outgoing tide.Windy 20-25 mph.

Angler Name : Capt.Jim Lynch
E-Mail : Finaddict.sportfishing@worldnet.att.net
Boat Name: FinAddict
Date Fished: 4/25/99
Location: Manasquan River
Fishing Method: Anchor & chum
Specie: Winter Flounder
Size: 1 to1 1/2 lbs
Bait or Lure: Sand worms
Water Depth: 5'to 15'
Water Temp.: 48 F
Information : Started off the 99 season with a good flounder trip.Chummed with frozen logs,clams,mussels,and feed corn.Caught fish in four different spots between Clarks Landing and Hoffmans Marina.The boat is running great and we look foward to another productive season.

Angler Name : DAN MCGIVNEY
E-Mail :
Boat Name: MEGAN BETH
Date Fished: 4/25/99
Location: KLONDIKE BANKS
Fishing Method: JIGGING
Specie: Atlantic Mackerel
Size: 1LB
Bait or Lure: TUBES
Water Depth: 60 ' TO 75'
Water Temp.: 46
Information : MADE THE FIRST TRIP OF THE YEAR AND PUT 300 MACKERAL IN THE FREEZER FOR BAITS. WAS VERY PIKY HAD TO KEEP MOVING LOOKING FOR FISH AND HAD A SLOW PICK ALL DAY.

Angler Name : Hector M Robles
E-Mail : hectormr@monmouth.com
Boat Name: n/a
Date Fished: 04/25/99
Location: Keansburg fishing pier NJ
Fishing Method: pier
Specie: Striped Bass
Size: n/a
Bait or Lure: Sandworms
Water Depth: 10ft to 15ft
Water Temp.: 48??
Information : Went fishing at the keansburg pier. Fished from 2:00 p.m. to 6:00 p.m. did not get one bite, my wife's cousin George Cruz had one hit on a sandworm, but missed it. If anyone has any information on fishing the point of Sandy Hook, where you park your car in lot k and have to walk about 1 mile to the tip, pls e-mail me, i need to know if you caught fish and if it is worth it. tnx. Hector

Angler Name : Ed Adams
E-Mail : cea@bellatlantic.net
Boat Name: 18 wellcraft
Date Fished: 4.25.99
Location: cape may
Fishing Method:
Specie: Amberjack
Size:
Bait or Lure: mackerel and clams
Water Depth:
Water Temp.:
Information : Started at low tide around one p.m.. Followed the crowd out about two or three miles off the beach and didn't do squat. Move to off poverty beach and caught some very nice flounder on clams and mack strips. Moved to the rips and picked up more flounder.No Stripers though. Lots of sea robins too. We had 9 keeper flounder in the 18" to 20", 3.5 to 4lb. range. Too bad we couldn't keep them. I hope they are around 5.15.99.. Great day at the shore and little boat traffic Ed

Angler Name : Wilbur @ John
E-Mail : swilliams@u-nova.com
Boat Name: ROI-RAT
Date Fished: 4/25/99
Location: 5 MILES OUT BARNAGET INLET
Fishing Method: JIGGING
Specie: Atlantic Mackerel
Size: 12" TO 22"
Bait or Lure: MACKERL JIGS
Water Depth: 60'
Water Temp.: 54
Information : Left the dock at 9:30am.Light winds,sunny sky!5 miles out of Barnegat Barnegat Inlet,Hooked up with Mr. mack! Small pods of fish ever 10 to 15 min. Had home made live well on board.kept 8 mackerl 10 to 12" for live lining.Have bait pen back at dock.Total=38 in cooler, 8 in live well + 1 herring from Burlington wall.Great day!!Fishing can only get better!!

Angler Name : Nick
E-Mail :
Boat Name: Cooch
Date Fished: 4/25/99
Location: 4 Miles East Barnegat Inlet
Fishing Method: Jigging
Specie: Striped Bass
Size: 24-27"
Bait or Lure: Diamond Jigs and Bucktails
Water Depth: 45-50
Water Temp.:
Information : First Trip out for the year- Caught 8 bass jigging bucktails and diamond jigs 3-4 miles east northeast of Barnegat Inlet. Fish were thick at all levels of watercolumn.

Angler Name : BOB
E-Mail :
Boat Name: Luckey Strike
Date Fished: 4-25-99
Location: Barnaget
Fishing Method: jigging
Specie: Atlantic Mackerel
Size:
Bait or Lure: Mackerel rig
Water Depth: 60 feet
Water Temp.:
Information : The mackerel slowed down in the afternoon but the bass picked up. we picked up the bass on the mackerel rigs. our two largest were 38 inches and 36 inches.

Angler Name : Chuck K.
E-Mail : ckoller@disc.dla.mil
Boat Name: Cheryl Ann
Date Fished: 4/25/99
Location: 20 Minute Slough
Fishing Method: Drift
Specie: Striped Bass
Size: 32-43 in.
Bait or Lure: eel
Water Depth: 29
Water Temp.: 54
Information : Drifted eels 2.5 miles ESE of Cape May inlet. Picked up 5 keepers (2 fisherman +1 bonus tag), no shorts. Also picked up a 23 in. flounder (2nd week in a row), and reluctantly put it back.

Angler Name : Two T's
E-Mail :
Boat Name: Corsair
Date Fished: 4/25
Location: Oyster Creek Channel
Fishing Method: anchor/mussel chum
Specie: Winter Flounder
Size: 11-13 inches
Bait or Lure: mussel and bloods
Water Depth: 10'
Water Temp.: 51
Information : Fished late morning for about 3 1/2 hours. Managed 8 fish, all keepers. As always some boats did better than others but all seemed to be picking away.

Angler Name : Jason Neidhardt
E-Mail : Jayman63@aol.com
Boat Name: Baja
Date Fished: 4\25\99
Location: 4 miles northeast of Barnegat Inlet
Fishing Method: Jiggin
Specie: Atlantic Mackerel
Size: 8-15 inches
Bait or Lure: 3 hook mackeral rigs with red tubes and diamond jig
Water Depth: 50-60 ft
Water Temp.: 48
Information : The day started off slow and only a couple were caught.At around 12 the mackeral were all around and there was non-stop action for about 20 minutes. We ended the day with around 90. It was fun and filled my freezer with plenty of bait.

Angler Name : Bob Erickson
E-Mail : fishukd@bellatlantic.net
Boat Name: Free Bee
Date Fished: 4/25/99
Location: Meyers Hole Barnegat light
Fishing Method: Chumming @jigging
Specie: Winter Flounder
Size: 1LB to1.5LB
Bait or Lure: Blood worms clam chum
Water Depth: 10ft
Water Temp.: 55
Information : First trip of the season for the newly rebulit Free Bee. After replacing stringers and floor boat ran faster and a little more solid over wakes . Very happy with that after all the boat is a 1972 cobia 18 ft. The winter flounder were not that active as i thought. iI passed alot of boats in double creek by 20 bouy saw them picking . Had to get chum at bobbies. iwas told there that a customer caught 40 in meyers hole . I tried 2 spots befor i found fish. we caght 8 all together would of had more but drop at least 5 that never got hooked. We were off the big tree on high bar alittle south. all boats were picking some were doing better than others heavy chumming is the trick i think i would of done better if idident run out of chum. I hope tuesday is nice going to try for macks befor they are gone i heard the range bouy was hot if anyone has numbers or heard anything on macks near BI please e mail me thanks good luck and tight lines Bob
P.S. i did see alot of guys swimming herring and hoooking up by the bar in main channel nrtoh side of meyers.

Angler Name : AHAB
E-Mail : makos02@ibm.com
Boat Name: osprey
Date Fished: 4/25
Location: Raritan Bay
Fishing Method: Bloodworms/bunker
Specie: Striped Bass
Size: 21"
Bait or Lure: Bait
Water Depth: 15-20
Water Temp.: N/A
Information : Fished for stipers along the beach on the S.I. side Slow pick but nailed 6 schoolies and lost another 6 Also caught a 21" fluke.

Angler Name : D Henderson
E-Mail : KingStriperHead@webtv.net
Boat Name: Buckeye 2
Date Fished: 4-25
Location: IBSP
Fishing Method: surf
Specie: Striped Bass
Size: 16-27 1/4
Bait or Lure: clam
Water Depth: ?
Water Temp.: ?
Information : I left the river and the beach for the weekend warriors. I waited untill 4 yesterday afternoon to go fishing.I got down to the beach and the first thing I did was ask the first guy I saw how he had done today. He told me that he had been there since 10 in the morning and hadn`t seen or caught a thing. I moved 200 yards down to his left and set up camp. I bet he was cursing me out.I wasn`t there 10 minutes and allready had landed a fish.I wound up catching 8 stripers in all. The guy to my right was rewarded, he caught 2 before he left.The ticket is stil clams,nothing hit the herring today.The fish are there, all you have to do is find them.I`m going to take the day off from fishing today,and will resume tomorrow in the river for herring to liveline on wendsday.Untill next time, keep a tight line.

Angler Name : Ray
E-Mail : Ray79@aol.com
Boat Name: nighthawk
Date Fished: 4-25-99
Location: klondike/manasqaun ridge
Fishing Method: jigging
Specie: Atlantic Mackerel
Size: 1-3lbs
Bait or Lure: tubes
Water Depth: 60'
Water Temp.: 48
Information : fished on the nighthawk out of belmar caught about 75 macks kept 52 fished alone most guys had less fish action was good in the morning then died out then last two drifts were great back to the dock by 2pm

Angler Name : Tom
E-Mail : TMASS128@aol.com
Boat Name: big mohawk
Date Fished: 4/25/99
Location: belmar
Fishing Method: bottom
Specie: Blackfish
Size:
Bait or Lure: clams and crabs
Water Depth:
Water Temp.:
Information : weather was great, fishing wasn't. Saw about 6 blackfish come over the rail and a few dozen ling.I wasn't the only one leaving with an empty cooler. I believe we started out around the mud hole and finished on the shrewsbury rocks. Neither produced great amounts of fish. well it was still more fun than cutt'in the grass!!!

Angler Name : c.zimmerman
E-Mail : cwzimm
Boat Name: rightaway
Date Fished: 4/25/99
Location: long branch area n.j
Fishing Method: bottom
Specie: Tautog
Size: 2 to 9lbs
Bait or Lure: green crabs
Water Depth: 60 to 75 ft
Water Temp.: 48
Information : capt tommy does it again after a slow pick inthe morning the capt took us to one of his secert spots in the last hour i caught 6 blackfish to 7lbs the other guys caught from 4 to 8 fish capt tom caught one at least 9lbs only one man stiffed out the man called andy if you can get on his boat to fish you will know you are fishing with the blackfish king

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Angler Name : Fred Kramer
E-Mail :
Boat Name: N/A
Date Fished: 4/24/99
Location: Port Monmouth pier
Fishing Method: Floating rig
Specie: Weakfish
Size: 19"-7 lbs.
Bait or Lure: Sandworms
Water Depth: 10'?
Water Temp.: 48F
Information : I fished only the last two hours of incoming tide. It was very, very windy. I only caught one striper to sixteen inches and one early weakie.

Angler Name : MATT
E-Mail : SNAP0004@AOL.COM
Boat Name: CAROL ANNIE
Date Fished: 4/24/99
Location: GREAT ISAAC WRECK
Fishing Method: WRECK
Specie: Blackfish
Size: 5LB.
Bait or Lure: CLAMS
Water Depth: 95ft.
Water Temp.: 47
Information : WE STARTED FISHING FOR MACKEREL ABOUT 2MI OUT FROM BARNEGAT WE DID ABOUT THREE DRIFTS VERY SPOTTY WINDY AS WELL AROUND 11 AM THE WIND DIED DOWN AND WE HEADED FOR THE GREAT ISAAC WE GOT RIGHT ON TOP OF IT WE CAUGHT ABOUT 15 SEA BASS AND ONE BEAUTIFUL BLACK FISH IN THE 5 POUND RANGE WE ALSO WERE HOOKING ALOT OF BAGOLS TRY AGAIN THIS WEEKEND

Angler Name : Capt Lou
E-Mail : osprey30@aol.com
Boat Name: Dri One
Date Fished: 4/24/99
Location: 2 miles off the beach PtPleasant
Fishing Method: jigging
Specie: Atlantic Mackerel
Size: 1 to 2 pounders
Bait or Lure: mackerel jig multy colored tubes
Water Depth: 60to65 ft
Water Temp.: 49 d/f
Information : Beautiful day flat water, small schools most fish caught were 20 to 25 ft from the surface. Slow start but the action increased late morning to about 1pm only 87 macks,but they were in close. reports of strippers under the macks around the mouth of the Manasquan Inlet early Sunday morning a few keepers taken.

Angler Name : Jim J.
E-Mail : JJReeltor@msn.com
Boat Name: N/A
Date Fished: 4/24/99
Location: Beach Haven Surf
Fishing Method:
Specie: Striped Bass
Size: 15-18 inches
Bait or Lure: Blood Worm
Water Depth:
Water Temp.:
Information : Several parties fishing from the surf late afternoon picked up lots of shorties. Fun day to say the least. No keepers. Kind of surprising!

Angler Name : Mr.Carl
E-Mail : johnson@princeton.wireline.slb.com
Boat Name: N/A
Date Fished: April 24 1999
Location: Deleware River
Fishing Method: Bottom
Specie: Striped Bass
Size: 38" approx 30lbs
Bait or Lure: Bloodworms
Water Depth: 10-15ft
Water Temp.: ?
Information : Fished the last halfour of the incoming tide with no results. Slack tide didn't even produce a nibble. However,15 minutes of the outgoing tide produced the fight of a life time, 15 minutes of pure heart pumping excitement including several runs almost clearing the spool. But with the advice of my mentor Dr. Lewis I gained as much line as I could with every opportunity and eventually tired the brute out. The river is the place to be.

Angler Name : Meach
E-Mail :
Boat Name:
Date Fished: 4-24-99
Location: Avalon, NJ (back bay)
Fishing Method: fly fishing
Specie: Striped Bass
Size: 15" and 20"
Bait or Lure: Deceivers
Water Depth: 4' - 6'
Water Temp.: 50
Information : Fished the incoming tide at night (11:00 PM - 1:00AM). Walked up to my spot and saw 15-20 shadows (stripers) under the bait fish. Amazing! Caught one on my first cast and spooked all the rest. Caught one more when a couple returned later. Oh well. I'll be back and so will they!!

Angler Name : Ed Lewandowski
E-Mail : capthump1@aol.com
Boat Name: TINKNOCKER
Date Fished: 4/24/99
Location: 2 mi east of manasquan inlet
Fishing Method: jigging
Specie: Atlantic Mackerel
Size: to 20"
Bait or Lure: teasers/jigs
Water Depth: 80'
Water Temp.: 47
Information : Fished with Mark Fritts, Mike Harrison and Capt. Johnny on his new ocean 48 express. Left the dock at 8 a.m. marked fish 2 miles out of the inlet, made 1 drift, returned to the dock at 10:30 a.m. with a 50 gallon live well overflowing with nice size macs. If your looking to get shark bait do it now !!!!!

Angler Name : Hector M Robles
E-Mail : hectormr@monmouth.com
Boat Name: n/a
Date Fished: 04/24/99
Location: Keansburg fishing pier NJ
Fishing Method:
Specie: Striped Bass
Size: 20-21
Bait or Lure: Sandworms
Water Depth: 10-15 feet
Water Temp.: 48??
Information : Went fishing at the Keansburg fishing pier, the day was sunny, but very windy. I caught a 21 inch striper at 2:03 p.m. and one 20 inch at 4:03 p.m. both on sandworms. Let me tell you getting two shorts is better then getting no fisht at all. Good luck to all and keeps fishing, i will try again Sunday 04/25/99.

Angler Name : Andy Sokol
E-Mail : Skolmann@aol.com
Boat Name: So-Kool
Date Fished: 4-24-99
Location: Romer Shoals-Sandy Hook Rips
Fishing Method: Anchor/Chum-Drift
Specie: Winter Flounder
Size: 13 Inchs
Bait or Lure: Sandworms-Mussel Chums
Water Depth: 18-30 Feet
Water Temp.: 48.9
Information : Only had a few hours to fish today.Got out to Romer shoals @ 10:00 AM and joined the already amassed fleet of private & party boats. The strong NW wind made for a bumpy day. After an hour of heavy chumming and only 1 flounder ( also didn't see any other boats doing much of anything ),I decided to try my luck in the rips. First drift yielded to my surprise a 16 inch fluke-the earliest fluke I ever caught-but due to the new fluke regulations I had to release this early arriver-Next drift netted my first striped bass of 1999- a fiesty 24 incher-third drift went fishless & I headed to the barn.

Angler Name : Steve
E-Mail : tunam4086@aol.com
Boat Name: none
Date Fished: Sat. 4/24/99
Location: BayHead
Fishing Method: High-Low rig
Specie: Striped Bass
Size: all shorts
Bait or Lure: clams
Water Depth: ?
Water Temp.: ?
Information : Caught 6 short stripers in the BayHead surf on Sat. afternoon Fished 1 hr. before high tide and 2 hrs. after. Caught all the fish on the out going tide. They were all healthy and fat. Nice fish!! Hope to catch a keeper soon. Will let you know when. Good Fishing!caught all the fish on the bottom hook.

Angler Name : Geno
E-Mail : gantognoli@aol.com
Boat Name: G-3
Date Fished: 4/24/99
Location: Bay Head Surf
Fishing Method: Casting
Specie: Striped Bass
Size: 0
Bait or Lure: Plugs, metal and large Fin-S
Water Depth: ?
Water Temp.: ?
Information : Tried the Surf around 9:00 a.m.. Nobody there and neither were the fish! I thought for sure it would be great. I guess tomorrow's another day and "night".Good Luck to all!

Angler Name : Gary K.
E-Mail :
Boat Name: Jamaica II
Date Fished: 4/24/99
Location: Klondike to Manasquan Ridge
Fishing Method: Jigging
Specie: Atlantic Mackerel
Size: 12-18 inches
Bait or Lure:
Water Depth: 70ft
Water Temp.: high 40s
Information : Drifted from the klondike toward the ridge. Caught about a 100 fish in two hours. The macks seemed to be in the lower half of the water column. Use heavier weights, people who were using four ounce jigs weren't getting deep enough.

Angler Name : RALPH
E-Mail : FISHNUT257@AOL.COM
Boat Name: N/A
Date Fished: 4/24/99
Location: BARNEGAT BAY
Fishing Method: JIGGING
Specie: Weakfish
Size: 16" TO 19"
Bait or Lure: FIN-S-FISH
Water Depth: ??
Water Temp.: ??
Information : FIRST ONES OF THE SEASON...CAUGHT 3 SHORT STRIPERS AND ABOUT 20 WEAKFISH.CERTAINLY DID NOT EXPECT IT.ALL FISH THAT WERE CAUGHT WERE "KEEPERS" TOOK HOME 9 AND RELEASED THE OTHERS.....

Angler Name : Mike Z
E-Mail :
Boat Name:
Date Fished: 4/24/99
Location: CLIFFWOOD BEACH
Fishing Method: SURF
Specie: Striped Bass
Size: 15 TO 20 INCHES
Bait or Lure: SANDS AND BLOODS
Water Depth:
Water Temp.: around 50
Information : Wind was kicking,20-30 mph.Managed to bring in 5 shorts using lite tackle.A friend also picked up a short.We had fun,but the big bass didn't show up for us.We,ll try again during the week.Mike(5)Eusebio(1) 3rd ANNUAL START OF THE SEASON FISHING EXTRAVAGANZA

Angler Name : CAPT TOM B.
E-Mail : BARTON5@HOME.COM
Boat Name: MONROE ROVER
Date Fished: 4/24/99
Location: ARTHUR KILL
Fishing Method: ANCHORED
Specie: Winter Flounder
Size: 11 1\2
Bait or Lure: SAND,BLOOD
Water Depth: 6 FT
Water Temp.: 52
Information : FISHED 12PM TO 3 PM CAUGHT 3 FLOUNDER I MONITOR CHANNEL 68 WOULD LIKE TO MAKE SOME NEW FISHING BUDDIES E-MAIL ME FOR EXCHANGE OF INFORMATION I SAIL FROM BROWNS OUT OF MORGAN CREEK MONROE ROVER TOM BARTON

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Angler Name : Paul
E-Mail : oceanpro@abc.com
Boat Name: Surf
Date Fished: 4/23/99
Location: Lavallette
Fishing Method: Surf
Specie: Striped Bass
Size: 20"
Bait or Lure: Clams
Water Depth:
Water Temp.:
Information : Fished Friday 4:00-6:00 in the pouring rain. Caught 15 shorts - just about every cast. Had to leave when lightning started. Everything on clams and a fishfinder/float rig.

Angler Name : Eli
E-Mail : N/A
Boat Name: Golden Eagle
Date Fished: 4/23/99
Location: Belmar
Fishing Method: drift jigging
Specie: Atlantic Mackerel
Size: 1-2 pounds
Bait or Lure: jigs
Water Depth: 35 ft
Water Temp.:
Information : Fished on the Golden Eagle out of Belmar on 4/23/99. We were jigging for mackerel with the beach in site. We were in 40 -60 feet of water. Everyone filled their coolers, and then some. Larger fish tended to be lower, at the mid to bottom of the school.

Angler Name : D Henderson
E-Mail : KingStriperHead@webtv.net
Angler Name : steve
E-Mail : njtiger3@prodigy.com
Boat Name: jamaca
Date Fished: 4/23/99
Location: Point pleasant
Fishing Method: jig
Specie: Atlantic Mackerel
Size: up to 2.2 pound
Bait or Lure: jig
Water Depth: about 20'
Water Temp.: about 45
Information : We took the 125' Jamaca party boat out from point pleasant, NJ this morning at 7:30. Total of about 25 anglers on board. Great day for macrearel fishing. Average catch 60 fish. high hook about 150 fish. Pool fish 2.2 pound macerel caught by Michael from Manhattan. He caught about 100 macrerel. His friend Bruce from Manhattan got about 60 fish. A father and daughter pulled up about 80 fish. A trio of father and 2 sons from Clinton NJ caught 263 fish together. 4 people from the suburb of Philadelphia caught about 250 fish. Most people loaded their coolers in the first stop by 11:00am. Bring all ur coolers if u have more than one and have fun. Captain was great. Bring u to the right spot. Mates are polite and helpful. Weather was variable cloudy and periods of rain.

Angler Name : Will Hoffman
E-Mail : NJDorado@aol.com
Boat Name: Atlantis
Date Fished: 4/23/99
Location: Oceanic Bridge
Fishing Method: chumming
Specie: Winter Flounder
Size: 13" to 14"
Bait or Lure: Clam or Sandworm
Water Depth: 12'
Water Temp.: cold
Information : Went Flounder fishing today with some good fishing. My friend and I had 7 Flounder, 6 keepers in 2 hours of fishing the Oceanic bridge. We chummed clam, corn, and rice while fishing worms and clams. We missed a lot of fish and it was raining sometimes but we had fun today. Of the 7 caught, 6 were 13" to 14"

Boat Name: Buckeye2
Date Fished: 4-23
Location: Island Beach
Fishing Method: Bait
Specie: Striped Bass
Size: 16-30 in.
Bait or Lure: Clam and live herring
Water Depth: 2-6 ft
Water Temp.: ?
Information : The live well was a 100% success. The day was full of action.Caught 30 stripers in all. 4 keppers at 28,29,29, and 30 in.My freind Craig finally got his first keeper. The only reason we left was because, we were out of bait. We caught 2 on live herring and the rest we caught on clam.There`s plenty of action out there.And there`s one thing I can tell you from experience,..YOU CAN`T CATCH THEM SITTIG ON THE COUCH!!!! Keep a tight line.

Angler Name : mparks
E-Mail : mbparks@mindspring.com
Boat Name: NA
Date Fished: 4-23
Location: Sandy Hook
Fishing Method: Fly in the Surf
Specie: Striped Bass
Size: 16 in. (2); 8 in. (2)
Bait or Lure: Deceiver
Water Depth: 0-6 ft.
Water Temp.:
Information : Fished the North Beach area for the two hours before the afternoon high tide. Wet day but fun.

Angler Name : Geno Antognoli Jr.
E-Mail : gantognoli@aol.com
Boat Name: G-3
Date Fished: 4/22/99
Location: Upper Barnaget Bay
Fishing Method: Jigging
Specie: Striped Bass
Size: 20"-29"
Bait or Lure: Fin-S
Water Depth: ~6-10 ft.
Water Temp.: ?
Information : Fished from 10:30 to 11:45 p.m. before the end of incoming tide. Worked the Fin-S to a 20", 22", and 29" fish. Nice to get the first keeper of the year in these back waters but there was much bigger bass crashing the surface. Can't wait to try it again! Looks like a solid start for the Spring Run. Good luck to all.

Angler Name : D Henderson
E-Mail : KingStriperHead@webtv.net
Boat Name: Buckeye 2
Date Fished: 4-22
Location: Trenton
Fishing Method: jigging
Specie: Herring
Size: 7-12 in.
Bait or Lure: Gold hook
Water Depth: 2-8 ft
Water Temp.: ?
Information : Started the afternoon down at Burlington. I think I caught the only fish while I was there in 45 minutes.My first herring.Put him in my new live well, as if you hadn`t guessed.Proceeded to TRENTON after that.Nothing was happening untill the tide started to get up.I spent 2 1/2 hours there. In that time I saw about 150 herring caught and about 25 shad. 1 striper caught on board a boat. Quesstimate..27 in.Now that I have 6 herring in my live well, I will proceed to Island Beach State Park tomorrow and live line them from the beach. I will give a report tomorrow night when I get back. Untill then,Keep a tight line.

Angler Name : Roger D
E-Mail : Fishman-RD@email.msn.com
Boat Name:
Date Fished: 4/22/99
Location: Shark River Inlet
Fishing Method:
Specie: Herring
Size:
Bait or Lure:
Water Depth:
Water Temp.:
Information : Hit the Inlet again today, before work. Fish turned on about 6:00 am. Almost every cast had a flounder, although I was going for herring - they like my flies. Lost a bunch, took home 8 flounder, 4 herring. Had fun. Was hoping to see some swirls & would have live lined - next time...

Angler Name : Tim McCoy
E-Mail : Tim9ball@aol.com
Boat Name: ROCK-N-REEL
Date Fished: 4/21/99
Location: Reedy Island Range DE. River
Fishing Method: Bottom
Specie: Striped Bass
Size: 42.5 ins. 30 lbs.
Bait or Lure: BUNKER
Water Depth: 10ft.
Water Temp.: ???
Information : Fished using a top-botton rig with 3.0 hooks and 2 ozs. sinker. Started fishing about 9:30 a.m. and at about 10:12 a.m. on the out going tide she hit hard. It took about 15-20 mins. to get her on board. That was the only fish I caught, I quit about 1:30 p.m. Will try again on the 22nd. Tight Lines.

Angler Name : CaptNick
E-Mail : CaptNick00@aol.com
Boat Name: St. Jude
Date Fished: 4-21-99
Location: Long Branch - Sea Girt Reef
Fishing Method: Wrecks and Rock Piles
Specie: Blackfish
Size: Blacks to 9# + Cod to 10#
Bait or Lure: green crabs and clams
Water Depth: 45-70
Water Temp.: 47.6
Information : Ran up to Long Branch in the morning and fished a wreck there. Banged 2 big blackfish to 9 pounds within the first 1/2 hour but let them go because of spawning season and then a couple small blackies but other than that the action died. Tried a little closer to shore on the rock piles off of Long Branch, nothing much. Then ran to the Sea Girt reef and fished a nice wreck there. We were marking suspended fish on a piece of the wreck which turned out to be some cod as we caught a nice 10#er. Also some keeper blackfish, and a few seabass. The wrecks definitely had a lot of life to them but the fishing is still on the slow side but should wake up soon. All in all a good day, some keeper blackies, a couple seabass, and a real nice cod, can't argue with that.

Angler Name : D Henderson
E-Mail : KingStriperHead@webtv.net
Boat Name: Buckeye 2
Date Fished: 4-21
Location: Burlinton wall
Fishing Method: Live line
Specie: Herring
Size: 29-32 in.
Bait or Lure: Harry
Water Depth: 5 ft
Water Temp.: ?
Information : For me it wasn`t that great,...but..I ran into a couple of old freinds that I meet every year down there and they showed me how it was done,....again....2 Stripers on live herring 29 and 32 in. in less than 2 hours. The herring is still very slow, but after today, I just spend 5 1/2 on my new live well. Look out StriperHead here I come !!!!!

Angler Name : Phil DeLisi
E-Mail : Thrilde@aol.com
Boat Name:
Date Fished: 4-21
Location: Manasquan inlet
Fishing Method: jigging
Specie: Winter Flounder
Size:
Bait or Lure: chartruse jig
Water Depth:
Water Temp.:
Information : No flounder to be found. A couple of sundials were caught and released. One striper was hooked by a fellow fisherman but broke his flounder rig. No action at the jetty.

Angler Name : CAPT TOM B.
E-Mail : barton5@home.com
Boat Name: MONROE ROVER
Date Fished: 4/21/99
Location: SOUTH RIVER/PERTH AMBOY BRIDGE
Fishing Method: ANCHORED
Specie: Winter Flounder
Size: SKUNKED
Bait or Lure: SAND&BLOOD WORMS
Water Depth: 18 FT
Water Temp.: 48.7
Information : LIKE TO HEAR REPORTS FROM OTHERS THAT FISH RARITAN BAY AREA PLEASE SEND REPORTS TO barton5@home.com & I WILL MY REPORTS BACK TO YOU IF SO DESIRED.I MONITOR CH.68,69,70. MONROE ROVER.

Angler Name : larry
E-Mail :
Boat Name: dauntless
Date Fished: april 20
Location: 20 minutes from inlet
Fishing Method: jigging
Specie: Atlantic Mackerel
Size: nice sized
Bait or Lure: tubes/diamond jig
Water Depth: 60
Water Temp.: 46
Information : Great day. All the mackerel you wanted.

Angler Name : COZ
E-Mail : bigcos@bellatlantic.net
Boat Name: Barbara Ann
Date Fished: 4/20/99
Location: Avalon Sh
Fishing Method: Jigging
Specie: Atlantic Mackerel
Size: 2 lbs.
Bait or Lure: 3 hook tube rig w/ diamond jig
Water Depth: 32 ft.
Water Temp.: DK
Information : Strange Mac fishing. Nothing showed on finder.Dropped rig anyway because I got tired of riding around and around. BANG! Pulled up trips & Quads for 10 mins. & it died Drifted for a while & went back to same spot and killed em again Did it $-5 More times and went home with 163 in the box. Went back the next day & got zip.

Angler Name : Gene E. Karlson
E-Mail : Matawan, N.J.
Boat Name: "No Oars"
Date Fished: 4-20-99
Location: Raritan Bay
Fishing Method: Surf
Specie: Striped Bass
Size: 25" - 28 1/2"
Bait or Lure: Clams, Bloods
Water Depth: 0-15'
Water Temp.: 40's
Information : Overcast, windy, choppy water, and Fish! Finally after 3 days of fishing the Bass came through. Caught 5 all together, 25" 2-26" 27" & 28 1/2" keeper. The 28 1/2" is my first Keeper of 1999! I also missed a Reel Runner which spit the hook on the way in, 20lbs?, I will never know. (Everybody, Good Luck Fishing!)

Angler Name : Ken Erickson
E-Mail : Fishon@csionline.net
Boat Name: Ocean Runner
Date Fished: 4/20/99
Location: 6miles seof Barnegat inlet
Fishing Method: jigging
Specie: Atlantic Mackerel
Size: 11"to15"
Bait or Lure: multi colored tubes
Water Depth: 70ft
Water Temp.: 46 f
Information :First trip of the season turned out to be a uncomfortable and wet one.We headed southeast out of Barnegat inlet and seached for the very elusive Mackeral about a mile or so from the bell. With no readings of fish we continued on northeast found some small pockets of fish between the 26871 and 26869 southeast of range buoy. Thru several hours of fishing we managed to land 46 between the two of us. Not the solid fishing we hoped for but hope for but hopfuly the larger body of fish will move north befor the macks are gone. Good luck to all!

Angler Name : D. Henderson
E-Mail : KingStriperHead@webtv.net
Boat Name: Buckeye 2
Date Fished: 4-20
Location: Delaware River
Fishing Method: Jigging
Specie: Herring
Size: 17 in.
Bait or Lure: Gold Hook
Water Depth: ?
Water Temp.: ?
Information : Not a good day to try for my first herring.No sun, light drizzle and cold.Fished Trenton for about 2 hours, and only caught one shad at about 17 in. 1 1/4 lbs. Tryed dowm at the Burlington wall after the sun came out a 7 p.m. Didn`t see anything caught and did the same myself.From all the people that I talked to , it sounds like things just haven`t really started jumping yet.Wait till May, it`s a guarentee.Untill then, keep a tight line.

Angler Name : BILL K
E-Mail :
Boat Name: DORIS MAE
Date Fished: 4/20/99
Location: 5 mile off barnegat inlet
Fishing Method: jigging
Specie: Atlantic Mackerel
Size:
Bait or Lure:
Water Depth:
Water Temp.:
Information : FISHED ON THE DORIS MAE OUT OF BARNEGAT ON A RAINY TUESDAY. CAUGHT ONLY A DOZEN MACKS . THE FISH WERE HARD TO FIND IN SMALL PODS. THE CAPT TRIED HIS BEST BUT NOT MUCH DOING. LOOKS LIKE THE RUN MIGHT BE OVER ALREADY

Angler Name : Roger D
E-Mail : Fishman-RD@email.msn.com
Boat Name:
Date Fished: 04/20
Location: Shark River Inlet N Jetty
Fishing Method:
Specie: Herring
Size:
Bait or Lure: Chartruese Fly
Water Depth:
Water Temp.:
Information : Hit the Inlet before work 5am. Cleaned out my truck over the weekend & discovered I did not have a flashlight, gloves, bag/bucket. Anyway, waited till I could see. Water as calm as a lake. Wish I had my kayak. Fish (Herring, Bunker?) breaking just off jetty. Threw Yo Zuri mag floater, no action. Threw my home-tied chartruese hooks- caught 3 herring, 3 flounder (2 keepers). Released all. Will return tomorrow, better prepared..

Angler Name : Andy
E-Mail : ajsudz@hotmail.com
Boat Name:
Date Fished: April 19, 1999
Location: Cape May Point
Fishing Method: Casting
Specie: Striped Bass
Size: short
Bait or Lure: assorted
Water Depth: off beach
Water Temp.: not yet 50
Information : Casted from 1100-3pm. took one short on bucktail before the rain and wind blew from off DelBay. Rarely fish during the day, didn't expect much. Love the Night Bite. Regular (also insane) fishing partner moved. Looking for someone to stand in the suds with at zero dark thirty this season. Cape May area...shoot me some mail. Won't be long now.

Angler Name : Gene E. Karlson
E-Mail : Matawan, N.J.
Boat Name: "No Oars"
Date Fished: 4-19-99
Location: Raritan Bay
Fishing Method: Surf
Specie: Striped Bass
Size: "0"
Bait or Lure: Clams, Bloods, Sands
Water Depth: 0-15'
Water Temp.: 40's
Information : Water a little choppy, I put in 5 hours from incoming to out going tide, no fish, no bites.

Angler Name : Hector M Robles
E-Mail : hectormr@monmouth.com
Boat Name: n/a
Date Fished: 04/19/99
Location: Keansburg fishing pier
Fishing Method: Pier
Specie: Striped Bass
Size: 12-26
Bait or Lure: Whole sandworms
Water Depth: 10ft to 15ft
Water Temp.: 45 to 47????
Information : Went fishing at the Keansburg fishing pier with my friend Raul Villaverde, the high tide was at 12:00 p.m., the day started partly sunny and mild then it turned very windy on the pier and cloudy. I caught two skates, then at 12:20 i caught a 26 inch stripe bass, Raul caught a 24 1/2 stripe bass at 12:40, i aslo caught a 12 inch striper at 02:05 p.m. then the rain drove us off the pier. So i'm happy that we did not get skunked, if you go fishing on this pier remember to bring a fishing net with you with a rope about 15 to 17ft long in order to land the fish if they are keepers, otherwise you will be loose a lot of fish. Will try for a keeper again probably on Saturday or Sunday, If anyone knows how the striper fishing is going at union beach (the area of union beach they call pebble beach at poole ave in union beach nj) please e-mail me. tnx. and keep trying for those keepers and please release those shorts. Hector M Robles

Angler Name : Frank Geck
E-Mail : fgeck@hotbot.com
Boat Name: Shanigans
Date Fished: 4/18
Location: Shark River
Fishing Method: Anchor, Chum
Specie: Winter Flounder
Size: 14"
Bait or Lure: Sand/Blood
Water Depth: 12-18'
Water Temp.: 45
Information : After reading these reports I don't feel so bad about our day out. We caught 3 flounder, 2 by the tennis courts and 1 between the last two bridges going out to the ocean. Started off at the tennis courts and caught 2 right away. Wind and current where strong and the chum pots could not hold bottom. When to the inlet, less wind and caught 1 more. Hopefully we can do a little better next time.

Angler Name : Gene E. Karlson
E-Mail : Matawan, N.J.
Boat Name: "No Oars"
Date Fished: 4-18-99
Location: Raritan Bay
Fishing Method: Surf
Specie: Striped Bass
Size: "0"
Bait or Lure: Clams, Bloods, Sands
Water Depth: 0-15'
Water Temp.: 40's
Information : Water calm, I had a day off and so did the fish, only 1 nibble.

Angler Name : Ken
E-Mail : jstp21a@prodigy.com
Boat Name: Explorer
Date Fished: 04-18-99
Location: Barnegat
Fishing Method: Jigging for Macks
Specie: Atlantic Mackerel
Size: 2 lb
Bait or Lure: anything
Water Depth: 70'
Water Temp.:
Information : Joined the party boats about 5-6 miles west, southwest, of Barnegat Inlet. Small schools kept the action going for about a 1 mile stretch; everyone was getting into them every 15-20 minutes. Caught 20 in about 2 hours. They seemed to prefer the red plastic tubes. Catch 'em before they get away!

Angler Name : Steve
E-Mail : tunam4086@aol.com
Boat Name: --------------------------
Date Fished: 4/18/99
Location: Beach-Bayhead
Fishing Method: Hi-Lo Rig
Specie: Striped Bass
Size: 23-25in.
Bait or Lure: Clams
Water Depth: ?
Water Temp.: 47
Information : Fished the beach in BayHead 2 hrs. before high tide and two hrs. after. Caught two stripers and one skate all on the outgoing tide. When water warms up a little more fish should really turn on. Should be another good year for stripers.

Angler Name : finnegan
E-Mail :
Boat Name:
Date Fished: 4/18/99
Location: Bay Head
Fishing Method: Surf
Specie: Striped Bass
Size: 22"
Bait or Lure: Clam
Water Depth:
Water Temp.:
Information : Fished from an hour before to an hour or so after the high tide. Landed one fish but had a couple of other bites. Pretty slow but a beautiful day. Surprised to see some size on a bass so early in the season. Hopefully it's a sign of things to come.

Angler Name : c zimmerman
E-Mail : cwzimm@aol
Boat Name: rightaway
Date Fished: 4-18-99
Location: longbranch
Fishing Method: bottom
Specie: Tautog
Size: 2lbs to 8lbs
Bait or Lure: green crabs
Water Depth: 60ft
Water Temp.: 45
Information : capt tommy joesph knows blackfish better than any one on the jersey shore even in tough windy conditions like today he got limits for 4 of 6 fisherman the other two guys had 6 and 7

Angler Name : Chuck Koller
E-Mail : ckoller@disc.dla.mil
Boat Name: Cheryl Ann
Date Fished: 4/18/99
Location: 20 minute slough (Cape May)
Fishing Method: Drift
Specie: Striped Bass
Size: 27"
Bait or Lure: Bucktail & Herring
Water Depth: 32'
Water Temp.: 51
Information : Picked up three shorts with several run-offs. Also added a 22" Flounder for the day. Fishfinder marked many fish.

Angler Name : kid-cal
E-Mail :
Boat Name: jetty&rocks
Date Fished: 4-18-99
Location: margate
Fishing Method: bottem
Specie: Tautog
Size: 2-3 lb
Bait or Lure: green crab
Water Depth: 20-ft.
Water Temp.: 47
Information :

Angler Name : CaptNick
E-Mail : CaptNick00@aol.com
Boat Name: St. Jude
Date Fished: 4-18-99
Location: Shark River Reef
Fishing Method: wrecks
Specie: Blackfish
Size: shorts-4#
Bait or Lure: green crabs and clams
Water Depth: 65-70
Water Temp.: 46
Information : Fished the Shark River Reef. Caught about a dozen blackies. Also a few nice sized seabass and 2 short pollack. Blackies were hitting the top hook on a hi-lo rig with clams, go figure! Fishing was pretty slow, hoping the mackerel would bail us out but reports from Manasquan Ridge were in an hour an a half they only caught 25 so we didn't even bother with the macks. Well, I hope the fishing picks up soon and the macks come in real strong by later in the week, bent rods and screaming reels to all!

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Angler Name : Will Hoffman
E-Mail : NJDorado@aol.com
Boat Name: Atlanits
Date Fished: 4/17/1999
Location: Oceanic Bridge
Fishing Method: Chumming
Specie: Winter Flounder
Size: 14"
Bait or Lure: Mussel Chum and sandworms
Water Depth: 10'
Water Temp.:
Information : Had only 1 fish in about 1 1/2 hour of fishing. It was rough with white caps but this one fish bent my light tackle pole making it a good fight. I chum with mussel or clam and combine with corn or rice.

Angler Name : DAVID KLINGLER
E-Mail : dklingler@att
Boat Name: no boat
Date Fished: 04\17
Location: DELANCO
Fishing Method: BLOODWORMS
Specie: Striped Bass
Size: 36
Bait or Lure: BLOODWORMS
Water Depth: 10 15
Water Temp.: ?
Information : HIT VERY HARD. HAD SOME SHORTY'S

Angler Name : Andy Sokol
E-Mail : Skolmann@aol.com
Boat Name: So-Kool
Date Fished: 4/17/99
Location: Shrewsbury River
Fishing Method: Anchor-Chum
Specie: Winter Flounder
Size: N/A
Bait or Lure: Sandworms with mussel chum
Water Depth: 11-15 Feet
Water Temp.: 48
Information : Made the maiden voyage on my boat for 1999.Fished 2 spots that have produced for me in the past with 2 friends and my daughter.Outgoing tide and coming off the new moon made for a fast current. After alittle over 2 hours and only 1 small hit we called it a day.......Hopefully next weekend we'll get rid of the shunk

Angler Name : Bill
E-Mail : BGR1001@aol.com
Boat Name: Lil guy
Date Fished: 4/17/99
Location: Fortesque, Delaware Bay
Fishing Method:
Specie: Weakfish
Size:
Bait or Lure:
Water Depth:
Water Temp.:
Information : Well gang , had the wool pulled over my eyes again this year. Got this new subscription to the fisherman magazine. You know south jerseys leader in the fishing world...... bull!! If you read this past weeks reports, you would read that Higbees and Double A marinas were open, that there were big weakfish out there and blues and stripers. Fish were being caught on miss fortesque, and bonanza, and even seeing early fluke even though you cant keep em. Well he is thr REEL story. Niether marina is open, Double A opens next week, no bait shop is open, and the Miss Fortesque is high and dry still from the winter and the Bonanza wasnt to be seen either. the guy at the Double A said I was the first boat to launch for 1999 season. I brought my own bait and proceeded out . Made it about a 1/4 mile and motor overheated. Stuck thermostat, dont know why it didnt turn up in the back yard when i test ran it but o well, as for fish I had 1 huge fish break water 20 yards from the boat, but got no bites and after a while decided to row for shore. I'll be back out in a week or 2 anyway, but I wont be reading the lies in the fisherman magazine anymore thats for sure

Angler Name : jim
E-Mail :
Boat Name: shore
Date Fished: 4-16
Location: delaware river above t p bridge
Fishing Method: still bottom fishing
Specie: Striped Bass
Size: largest 32"
Bait or Lure: bloodworms
Water Depth:
Water Temp.:
Information : caugt several good fishing two hours before and after high tide

Angler Name : Roger D
E-Mail : Fishman-RD@email.msn.com
Boat Name:
Date Fished: 4/16/99
Location: IBSP
Fishing Method: Surf
Specie: Striped Bass
Size: 22 - 26 inch
Bait or Lure: clam
Water Depth:
Water Temp.:
Information : 1st time out serious fishing this year. Fished from 3 - 7pm at IBSP. Landed 16, all between 22 and 26 inch. Most in the 26 inch rang. Near A23. Will do the Yak tomorrow...

Angler Name : Adam Crouthamel
E-Mail : mako@jerseycape.com
Boat Name: Adam Bomb
Date Fished: 4/15/99
Location: Cape May Rips
Fishing Method: Bucktailing
Specie: Striped Bass
Size: 25"-32"
Bait or Lure: Bucktails w/Mackerel Strips
Water Depth: 12 Ft.
Water Temp.: 51 Degrees
Information : The crew of the Adam Bomb had a great evening of striper fishing today! In two hours of fishing, we boated twenty bass with six being keepers in the 30"-32" range. It was excellant fishing and a great time was had by all. All of the fish were taken with bucktails accented with a strip of mackerel. We hope to see the fishing continue to heat up with the water temperature.

Angler Name : Vinny G.
E-Mail : DR-G-DMD@worldnet.att.net
Boat Name: Minni-Tohe
Date Fished: 04-15-99
Location: Jones inlet {back water}
Fishing Method:
Specie: Winter Flounder
Size: 13 inches
Bait or Lure: mussels
Water Depth: 8-10 feet
Water Temp.: 49.7-50.2
Information : Slow day got late start, fished out goin few bites landed only one fish.try again next Thursday.

Angler Name : Duane Henderson
E-Mail : KingStriperHead@webtv.net
Boat Name: Buckeye 2
Date Fished: 4-15
Location: Delaware River
Fishing Method: Bottom Fishing
Specie: Striped Bass
Size: 8-29 in.
Bait or Lure: Bloodworms
Water Depth: 10-12 ft.
Water Temp.: ?
Information : Fished for 6 1/2 hours today. Caught 23 Stripers. Went through 125 Bloodworms. Obviously we missed some.Only caught one keeper sized striper.29 in. 8 lbs 6 oz.Had about 6 more in the 5-6 lbs. range. Most of them between 12-21in. A freind of mine wrote me tonight and told me that he had caught about 10 shad at the burlington wall tonight after work. I would appciate any Herring reports from Trenton if anyone has one thanks.Keep a tight line.

Angler Name : Patrick Cambria
E-Mail : patrick88@home.com
Boat Name: No Boat
Date Fished: 4/12 -4/15
Location: raritan bay
Fishing Method: sand worms, bunker, un-bearded clam
Specie: Striped Bass
Size: 19" - 32"
Bait or Lure: sand worms, bunker, un-bearded clam
Water Depth: 3-6ft
Water Temp.: ?????
Information : Two great days of fishing third day gave a souther blow and shut off the fishing all day!

Angler Name : Joe Krivenko
E-Mail : krivenko@worldnet.att.net
Boat Name: The Skipper
Date Fished: 4/15/99
Location: Belmar
Fishing Method: Bottom
Specie: Tautog
Size:
Bait or Lure: clams,crabs
Water Depth: 90 ft
Water Temp.: 47 deg
Information : Mild morning. Calm sea. No swell. Fished offshore of Long Branch. The light crowd picked away at mostly keeper size blacks. Clam or crab work equally well. Made a few drops in the same area. Moved to The Farms. Picked away again. Went deeper for the last hour and caught enough ling so everybody had a few. It was a perfect day weatherwise and we really gave it a good try for blscks. I looked around the boat and saw 40 keeper blacks up to the 6 lb pool winner, with a few others coming close on the scale. About 60 ling - some over 4 lb. I caught one keeper black about 4 lb. and 4 ling. I will enjoy some battered, deep-fried ling with tartar sauce tonight.

Angler Name : Robert Ransom
E-Mail : ransom@cyberenet.net
Boat Name: DJ's
Date Fished: April 15th, 1999
Location: FA Buoy & Cape May Rips
Fishing Method: Small Charter
Specie: Striped Bass
Size: 22 Caught 9 Keepers
Bait or Lure: Bucktail w/ Makarel Strips
Water Depth: 12 - 30'
Water Temp.: 49 - 51
Information : Caught approx. 100 makarel 22 Stripers 9 of which were Keepers Also Caught first Summer Flounder 22 inches Unfortunately had to throw 'em back. Captain Tim Tanghare made the day quite enjoyable and a bragging day by far.

Angler Name : Jason Neidhardt
E-Mail : jayman63@aol.com
Boat Name: Baja
Date Fished: April 14, 1999
Location: 6 miles of Barnaget Inlet
Fishing Method: Jigging
Specie: Atlantic Mackerel
Size: 9-15 inches
Bait or Lure: 3 hook mackeral rig with red tubes and Diamond jig
Water Depth: 65 ft.
Water Temp.: 50
Information : When I first dropped line, 3 mackeral hit the rig immediatly and continued to hit for a couple of minutes. They came and went very fast so we had to keep moving. I ended the day with around 15.

Angler Name : Ed Strack
E-Mail :
Boat Name: Megabyte
Date Fished: 4/14/99
Location: Delaware River
Fishing Method: Bottom
Specie: Striped Bass
Size: 10-26"
Bait or Lure: Bloodworms
Water Depth: 10-16 feet
Water Temp.: 52
Information : Fished 3 hours and boated 14 Stripers.

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Angler Name : Duane Henderson
E-Mail : KingStriperHead@webtv.net
Boat Name: Buckeye 2
Date Fished: 4-12
Location: Delaware River
Fishing Method: Bottom
Specie: Striped Bass
Size: 16-35 in
Bait or Lure: Blooodworm
Water Depth: 15 ft
Water Temp.: ?
Information : The fishing was a little slower today, but produced some nice sized fish with the biggest one 35 in 16 lbs.Caught 10 in all in about 4 hours.The boat next to me also boated a keeper sized fish that I would say was about 31 in. 10-12 lbs.

Angler Name : ahab
E-Mail : makos02@ibm.com
Boat Name: osprey
Date Fished: 4/11/99
Location: raritan bay
Fishing Method: worms
Specie: Winter Flounder
Size: 12"
Bait or Lure: lure
Water Depth: 12-14
Water Temp.: n/a
Information : tried for bass but no luck, switched to flounder, landed a 12 fish all spawned out.

Angler Name : Vincent Genna
E-Mail : DR-G-DMD@worldnet.att.net
Boat Name: Minni-Tohe
Date Fished: 04/11/99
Location: Massapequa Cove
Fishing Method:
Specie: Winter Flounder
Size: 12 1/2-16 inches
Bait or Lure: Mussels
Water Depth: 10 feet
Water Temp.: 52
Information : Nice Day Shake down cruise,all went well.Kept 7 fish threw back 4.

Angler Name : Duane Henderson
E-Mail : KingStriperHead@webtv.net
Boat Name: Buckeye 2
Date Fished: 4-10 and 4-11
Location: Delaware River
Fishing Method: Bottom fishing
Specie: Striped Bass
Size: 12-26 in.
Bait or Lure: Bloodworms
Water Depth: 10-12 ft.
Water Temp.: ?
Information : If you own a boat, the place to be right now is the river if you want to catch stripers.I fished for 2 1/2 hours friday and ran out of bait. We caught 22 stripers. Last night I didn`t get on the water till 7, fished for about 2 hours and caught 7 stripers,7 catfish. Not as many as fri, but the fish were bigger today.3 over 23 inches.Keep a tight line.

Angler Name : Craig
E-Mail :
Boat Name: BEACH
Date Fished: 4/11/99
Location: LAVALETTE
Fishing Method: SURF
Specie: Striped Bass
Size: 14-24
Bait or Lure:
Water Depth: 5-10
Water Temp.: DONT KNOW
Information : i fished right before the rain until an hour after it started. had alot of bites and caught a few shorts. would have been better if it was nice out. next weekend we'll catch keepers i know it!!

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Angler Name : graham family
E-Mail : grahamd@bellatlantic.net
Boat Name: mis chrisii
Date Fished: 4/10/99
Location: cape may
Fishing Method:
Specie: Atlantic Mackerel
Size: 13 to 16"
Bait or Lure: red and green tube lures
Water Depth: 30 to 50 ft
Water Temp.: 45
Information : first trip out this season on the miss chris out of cape may, lots of mackerel, my wife, 8 old son ans I caught 75 then gave up as we had enough bait for us and some friends for the season, crew were very good.

Angler Name : John Szczytkowski
E-Mail : dszzytkow@prodigy.net
Boat Name:
Date Fished: april 10
Location: sea grit jettys
Fishing Method: surf
Specie: Striped Bass
Size:
Bait or Lure: clams
Water Depth:
Water Temp.:
Information : caught nothing. did not see anyone else fishing. tryed for about two hours. I guess it is still a little early.

Angler Name : Adam C.
E-Mail : mako@jerseycape.com
Boat Name: Adam Bomb
Date Fished: April 10, 1999
Location: Cape May Rips
Fishing Method: Bucktailing
Specie: Striped Bass
Size: 20"-27"
Bait or Lure: Bucktail w/Twister tail or Mackerel Strip
Water Depth: 17'-25'
Water Temp.: 51 Degrees
Information : The "Adam Bomb" ran its first trip today and despite the 20-30 knot winds managed to boat five bass ranging from 20"-27". We also missed three other fish. The fish bit best within an hour of the tide chane, after which they shut off. Bucktails tipped with mackerel or a twister tail worm produced all of the fish. The wind was just about blowing against the tide and made for a tough drift through the rip. All of the fish came off of Prissy Wick shoal as that was about the farthest most boats left from shore. The Point afforded you some shelter from the wind there and if you had gone any further you would really get into some rough conditions. With another degree or two in temperature rising, the fish should really turn on.

Angler Name : HdaSilva
E-Mail :
Boat Name: NA
Date Fished: 4/10/99
Location: Sandy Hook Bay/Shrewsbery River
Fishing Method: Surf
Specie: Winter Flounder
Size: 12"
Bait or Lure: Sand Worms
Water Depth: ?
Water Temp.: ?
Information : Fished the bay from 6am - 930am and only caught two. I later moved south along the river on a side street and caught one too short to keep. Action was pretty slow for me and the guys around me, and I didn't see much action on the party boats. It was a sunny day but too windy and a bit chilly.

Angler Name : Jerry Stell
E-Mail : jstell@sungard.com
Boat Name: none
Date Fished: 04/10/99
Location: Bay Head
Fishing Method: Surf - striper rig with 2 hooks
Specie: Striped Bass
Size: 25 inches
Bait or Lure: blood worms
Water Depth: 3-5 feet
Water Temp.: 50 deg.
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Angler Name : Steve Andel & Doc
E-Mail : sandel@ telcordia.com
Boat Name: Doc on the Bay
Date Fished: 4/10/99
Location: Mouth of the Shrewsbury & The Quay
Fishing Method: Flounder Rigs & Chum
Specie: Winter Flounder
Size: Up to 14 inches
Bait or Lure: Blood & Sand Worms
Water Depth: 10 ft.
Water Temp.: ???????
Information : Got out on Saturday afternoon at around 2P.M. Headed up river to the Quay. A few boats were there. Managed 1 short after about an hour. Decided to head back to the mouth. 3 party boats and about 12 others were there. Took a dozen on slack tide up to 14 inches. Everyone there was picking them up. A good day.

Angler Name : Meach
E-Mail :
Boat Name:
Date Fished: 4/10/99
Location: Avalon
Fishing Method: Fly Fishing - back bay
Specie: Striped Bass
Size: 14'' - 24''
Bait or Lure: white deceivers
Water Depth: 5'-6'
Water Temp.: 45"ish"
Information : First time out at my "spot." Used white deceivers on an incoming tide at night (11:30PM to 1:00AM). Caught 4 stripers - 14", 20", 20", and 24". Looks like the season is starting! I'll try again in another weekend or two.

Angler Name : Rich
E-Mail : rnb@jersey.net
Boat Name: Miss Avalon II
Date Fished: 4-10-99
Location: ocean wrecks
Fishing Method: bottom
Specie: Tautog
Size: up to 14 lbs.
Bait or Lure: green crab & clam
Water Depth: 45-55
Water Temp.: 47
Information : Captain Jerry & capt. Mike put us on a few nice tog spots. plenty of bites and a nice catch of tog. FISH-ON!

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Angler Name : MARK
E-Mail : BBMINORS@AOL.COM
Boat Name: NIGHTHAWK
Date Fished: APRIL 9
Location: OUT OF BELMAR
Fishing Method:
Specie: Ling (AKA Red Hake)
Size: 1-3 LB
Bait or Lure: CLAM/HERRING/BERGAL
Water Depth: 150
Water Temp.: ?
Information : A STEADY PICK ALL DAY. FISH WERE SMALL EARLY IN THE DAY. AS SEA SWELLS BEGAN WE BEGAN GETTING LARGER FISH. AVERAGE ABOUT 6-10 FISH PER. CLAM BAIT GOOD BUT BERGALL STRIPS BEST FOR LARGER FISH. BEAUTIFUL DAYS DESPITE SOME ROUGH SEAS.

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Angler Name : paul b
E-Mail : pbarcas69
Boat Name: billyboy
Date Fished: 4/8/99
Location: reeds beach
Fishing Method: top and bottom
Specie: Striped Bass
Size: 12ins-25ins
Bait or Lure: bloodworms
Water Depth: 7-8ft.
Water Temp.: 48
Information : Got out about 11:30 really windy not much happened accept for a few stripers. When the wind died down the fishing picked up. I caught three stripers the biggest one was 19ins. My neighbor caught 13 stripers his biggest one was 25ins. Don't know when I am going again. Good luck everybody

Angler Name : paul b
E-Mail : pbarcas69
Boat Name: billyboy
Date Fished: 4/8/99
Location: reeds beach
Fishing Method: top and bottom
Specie: Striped Bass
Size: 12ins-25ins
Bait or Lure: bloodworms
Water Depth: 7-8ft.
Water Temp.: 48
Information : Got out about 11:30 really windy not much happened accept for a few stripers. When the wind died down the fishing picked up. I caught three stripers the biggest one was 19ins. My neighbor caught 13 stripers his biggest one was 25ins. Don't know

Angler Name : steve
E-Mail : tunam4086@aol.com
Boat Name: Sea Fox
Date Fished: 4/8/99
Location: 5-7miles off beach
Fishing Method: bottom
Specie: Tautog
Size: one big one
Bait or Lure: clams
Water Depth: 100'-170'
Water Temp.: ?
Information : The bottom fishing was slow. Average catch was about 4 ling. Captain tried many spots. A little life on each spot. He stood out extra late to put together a catch. A 14lb. Blackfish was caught at 17 fathom bank.

Angler Name : Ed
E-Mail : flukefish@hotmail.com
Boat Name: Exchange place park
Date Fished: 4/7/99
Location: Jersey City,
Fishing Method: Hudson river
Specie: Striped Bass
Size: 10-20 inches
Bait or Lure: bloodworms
Water Depth: 5-15 ft..
Water Temp.: don't know
Information : Went for night fishing at the park..caught Striped Bass around 10:00 pm..not a keeper though..well!! we'll see in the next few nights...

Angler Name : paul b
E-Mail : barcas69
Boat Name: billyboy
Date Fished: 4/7/99
Location: reedsbeach
Fishing Method: top&bottom rig
Specie: Striped Bass
Size: 10in-26ins
Bait or Lure: bloodworms
Water Depth: ?
Water Temp.: 48
Information : Went fishing on the beach. through out first cast within 20mins had a fish on. It was like that all day great fishing and beautiful day. Whineded up with 10 nice healthy looking stripers biggest one was 25ins. My neighbor whineded up with 12 stripers the biggest one was 26ins. Yesterday he had a keeper. Tommorow i am going agin and i will fill you guys in.

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Angler Name : paul
E-Mail :
Boat Name: crazydave
Date Fished: 4/6/99
Location: ocean wreck
Fishing Method: wreck
Specie: Blackfish
Size: to 10lbs
Bait or Lure: green crabs
Water Depth: 70ft
Water Temp.: 46
Information : dave put the boat on a wreck in 70feet of water where we caught good numbers of tog to 10lbs.

Angler Name : KRZZ!
E-Mail : Hard2comby@aol.com
Boat Name: The BoatII / Ira-Eza
Date Fished: 4/6
Location: LI flats/ Sandy hook
Fishing Method: bounding bottoms
Specie: Winter Flounder
Size: 11
Bait or Lure: Worms/ Muscles
Water Depth: 8 feet
Water Temp.: ummmm?
Information : The day before action was good... caught the max for all on board.... but the next day it just died? anyone know what happend?

Angler Name : Hector M Robles
E-Mail : hectormr@monmouth.com
Boat Name: n/a
Date Fished: 04/06/99
Location: Keansburg Pier/Highlands/SandyHook
Fishing Method: Pier/Bulkhead/Surf
Specie: Winter Flounder
Size:
Bait or Lure: Sandworms/Bloodworms
Water Depth: 15ft - 4ft
Water Temp.: ????
Information : Went fishing at the Keansburg Pier for Flounders and Stripe Bass fished from 09:00 to 11:30, no hits, saw some crabs, which is not a good sign for the flounder fishing as far as i know, moved over to the bulkhead in the Highlands and caught a 19 inch stripe Bass 5 minutes into the fishing there. I fished there 30 minutes and saw 3 party boats fishing across the bay at the bay side of the Sandy Hook Park, moved to Sandy Hook and even thought the party boats were near by, did not get a bite in 1 and 1/2 hours. It seems to me that since we had another warm winter the flatties have moved out sooner then usual, which seems to be what happend last year in 1998. Will try to concentrate my efforts on stripe Bass in the Union Beach area (the area they call pebble beach) from now on and hope the keepers start rolling in soon. Good luck to all.

Angler Name : Larry
E-Mail : rosinski16@aol.com
Boat Name: Renny's Ride
Date Fished: 4/4/99
Location: Navasink
Fishing Method: Chum
Specie: Winter Flounder
Size: up to 13"
Bait or Lure: Sand Worms
Water Depth: 9 to 18'
Water Temp.: 48.8
Information : Tumbleweed and I got out early, 7:00AM so we could be home for Easter dinner. Fished from Atlantic Highlands South to the Bridge, making to many drops with no luck at all. 2 1/2 hours not even a nibble, moved further down the river and still no luck, other than a 13" herring. Finally hit slack on the high tide had lots of chum and corn in the water and they turned on. We boated 14 or 15 in 20 mins. then the wind started blowing hard from the North and we couldn't stay on the slick. Picked a few more, and headed for home. Still seems the only good flounder fishing is at Slack!!

Angler Name : Phat Ed
E-Mail : phatED@ix.netcom.com
Boat Name: da BONER
Date Fished: 4/4/99
Location: shrewsbury river
Fishing Method: jigging/chum potting
Specie: Winter Flounder
Size:
Bait or Lure: sand worms
Water Depth: 5-18 feet
Water Temp.: ?????
Information : fished the entire incoming/slack high tide, and about 1 hour of outgoing tide. DEAD!!!!!!!!!!! the flatties must have been in observance of the Easter holiday. Hey...... someone give me directions to the flattie church... i would like to distribute the eucharist of sacred blood worms. (a little humor.... not intended for blasphemy) although i got skunked, my buddy was able to pull up one short flattie.... release it and got a few bites at peak/slack high tide... then went home for one hell of an Easter ham.... served on the German/Austrian tip!!!!!!! graded horse radish and all the wurst's you can clog your arteries with!!! hey... i still had a blast... great day on the water and at home! i am hitting the surf on sunday 4/11 for some striper action.... flatties need a few to wake up.... down south their up and kickin' .... up north... still fatiuged. anyone that can give me some helpful hints on the stripers... kindly e-mail me... i will travel no farther than island beach state park... give me a holler.

Angler Name : UPS Dave
E-Mail : dfigtree@aol.com
Boat Name: Atlantic Star
Date Fished: 4/4/99
Location: Atlantic Highlands/Shrewsbury River
Fishing Method: Bounce bounce bounce
Specie: Winter Flounder
Size:
Bait or Lure: worms
Water Depth: 6 - 10 feet
Water Temp.: ?
Information : Fishing was better than two weeks ago. Missed the slack tide. There was a steady pick of keepers on the Atlantic Star half day boat. I got 2 keepers, my daughter 2, a friend of hers 1, and the other friend got skunked. The weather was perfect. The captain and crew were outstanding. They took excellent care of the three kids. I am looking forward to the next trip.

Angler Name : Papa John
E-Mail : m28crdz3
Boat Name: skippy
Date Fished: 4/4/99
Location: "Highlands Bridge"
Fishing Method: Bottom
Specie: Winter Flounder
Size: 10-15
Bait or Lure: blood worms, Mr twisters
Water Depth: 10-12
Water Temp.: 52
Information : Jigging proved to be helpful, picked up 60 half were throw backs but it still proved to be a pretty good day.

Angler Name : kirk davis
E-Mail : kirk_davis@hotmail.com
Boat Name: big jamaica
Date Fished: 4/3
Location: 70 miles or so SE of Brielle
Fishing Method: bottom
Specie: Black Sea Bass
Size: 3/4lb- 2 1/2 lb
Bait or Lure: clam and squid
Water Depth: 160-245 ft
Water Temp.: 46
Information : Fishing was not that hot for sea bass...I had 3, and ok for jumbo porgies, i had 2......but lots of meddium and large ling were caught, I had 17, along w/ a few cod and pollack, and some tasty jumbo bergalls....which are just like small balckfish in the frying pan all in all plenty of dinner...but not a great trip...eventhough captain and crew tried hard...yet i will try again if i have time...as offshore fishing has generally been good this season

Angler Name : ROB.M
E-Mail : BROADHEAD2@AOL.COM
Boat Name: N/A
Date Fished: 4/3/99
Location: GreatKills Staten Island
Fishing Method: SURF
Specie: Striped Bass
Size: 30"
Bait or Lure: SAND WORMS
Water Depth: 5
Water Temp.:
Information : Saw 27 shorts caught, 3 keepers. Their here!

Angler Name : dave
E-Mail : david598@hotmail.com
Boat Name: Dauntless
Date Fished: 3 Apr
Location: Mud Hole Wrecks
Fishing Method: bottom
Specie: Ling (AKA Red Hake)
Size: to 2 lbs
Bait or Lure: clam,skid,herring
Water Depth: 230
Water Temp.: ?
Information : Nice day to fish. Not too cold or windy. about 40 folks on the boat. I ended up with 33 Ling.. some had more, some less mostly small 1/2 -3/4 lbs.. a few to about 1/1/2-2 lbs. fished 4 drops, last too were the best... nice folks on the boat... but had to buy skid or mackerel for bail at the dock.. boat didn't have clams for all - gotta have clams in my book!!!

Angler Name : Ed Lewandowski
E-Mail : CAPTHUMP12aol.com
Boat Name: INSTIGATOR II
Date Fished: 4/2 & 4/3
Location: Manasquan River
Fishing Method: Anchored
Specie: Winter Flounder
Size: up to 2 lbs.
Bait or Lure: sand worms
Water Depth: 13'
Water Temp.: 52
Information : Started fishing in Barnegat Bay, very slow. Ran to the river and made a drop by the mouth of the canal, caught six right away, then some idiot flew through the small fleet gathered there causing my hook to pull. I then moved down river past Clarks and got into them pretty good. You have to chum heavy!!!!!

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Angler Name : Felix Fenza
E-Mail : FENZA @ AOL .COM
Boat Name: THRESHER
Date Fished: APRIL 2
Location: 15 miles east of Manasquan Inlet, scattered wrecks and rubble
Fishing Method: high-low rig, on bottom, 6-8 oz lead
Specie: Ling (AKA Red Hake)
Size: 2-4 lbs
Bait or Lure: clam,makeral
Water Depth: 130-160
Water Temp.: 44 degrees
Information : air temp. 54 lots of sun 15-25 knot wind out of the NW

Angler Name : Al
E-Mail : Ozzie47@aol.com
Boat Name: Sea Horse
Date Fished: 4/2
Location: Sandy Hook Bay... Shrewsbury Rv.
Fishing Method: Bottom
Specie: Winter Flounder
Size: 10-13"
Bait or Lure: sandworms/skimmers
Water Depth: 8- 20ish
Water Temp.: ??
Information : Decided to give the flatties a shot today, and it was kinda slow.. Moved around quite a few times, with the best bite being early on in Sandy Hook Bay just off the main channel.. Had some shots of fish at the mouth of the Shrewsbury, and near the tug dock past the 2nd Bridge.. There must've been around 50 keepers for the boat.. I boated four, kept 3.. The action wasn't so great, but it's better than sitting at home!

Angler Name : Greg
E-Mail : Vongas@aol.com
Boat Name: wahoo
Date Fished: 4/2/99
Location: Shrewsbury River
Fishing Method: Anchor
Specie: Winter Flounder
Size: up to 15"
Bait or Lure: sandworms
Water Depth: 15
Water Temp.: 52
Information : slow pick at the Quay at slack tide . Also a slow pick upriver on the outgoing tide. Best fishing of the day was upriver at the end of the incoming tide. Was able to put together 20 keepers in 4 hours so no complaints!

Angler Name : JSpoto
E-Mail : JSpoto6449@aol.com
Boat Name: Sea King Jr.
Date Fished: April 2, 1999
Location: Neversink River
Fishing Method: chum pots and flounder rigs
Specie: Winter Flounder
Size: 12 & 15"
Bait or Lure: Bloodworms
Water Depth: 10-12'
Water Temp.: N/A
Information : Fished for 4 1/2 hours near the Oceanic Bridge, caught 2 flounders. Not much was happening today, saw maybe a total of 4 fish caught by other boats. A lot of guys were out there too!!!

Angler Name : Thomas deGuilio
E-Mail : Tdegu 72005@ aol.com
Boat Name: SharkSlayer
Date Fished: 4/1/99 - 4/2/99
Location: BARNAGET Bay
Fishing Method: Bottom
Specie: Winter Flounder
Size: 1-11/2-- -- 2lbs.
Bait or Lure: sand worms
Water Depth: 5-7ft,
Water Temp.: ?
Information : the flounder were biting pretty regularly on thursday 4/1/99. using clam chum was doing the trick. On 4/2/99 the action slowed a bit in the bay!

Angler Name : Bill Silberman
E-Mail : BILLSILB@AOL.COM
Boat Name: Norma K
Date Fished: 4/2/99
Location: Point Pleasant
Fishing Method: Bottom
Specie: Winter Flounder
Size: 10"+
Bait or Lure: Sandworms and Clams
Water Depth: 10 feet
Water Temp.: 45
Information : Fished the Manasquan River between the Rt 35 Bridge and the opening to the Pt Pleasant Canal. Initially very breezy and slowly headed west till the breeze let up and we had a steady pick the rest of the afternoon. I caught 4 Flounder. Total boat had 25 people and about 60 flatties. A nice day to start off the season.

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Angler Name : kirk davis
E-Mail : kirk_davis@hotmail.com
Boat Name: big mohawk
Date Fished: 4/1
Location: west side of mudhole
Fishing Method: bottom
Specie: Ling (AKA Red Hake)
Size: twigs(1/2 lbers) to logs (2 lbs)
Bait or Lure: clam, crab, bergal strip
Water Depth: 75-170ft
Water Temp.: 43
Information : caught approx 15 small to fairly large ling today...w/ some throwback pollack and a few tog...enough for a nice meal...but not a slaughter,...captain and crew did its best as always to get some meat in the cooler they told me fishing has generally been improving w/ the better weather..as blackfish are increasingly active...most blacks seem to be biting on soft bait including bergall strips of all things

Angler Name : Headfirst
E-Mail : Tom15m@aol.com
Boat Name: The Chick Magnet
Date Fished: 4/1/99
Location: Shrewsbury River
Fishing Method: Anchor
Specie: Winter Flounder
Size: 15-18
Bait or Lure: sandworms
Water Depth: 8-18ft
Water Temp.: 48*
Information : Picked up 5 at slack tide, 4 keepers. Didnt go out hardcore this time. Just out having a good time, and throwing a couple down. As soon as it gets a little warmer I'm sure things will pick up.

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