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FISHING REPORTS FOR AUGUST 2002

Angler Name : Mike Copeman
E-Mail :
Boat Name: RENEGADE
Date Fished: 08/31/02
Location: SEA GIRT REEF
Fishing Method: DRIFT
Specie: Fluke
Size: 17"
Bait or Lure: SQUID/KILLIE'S
Water Depth: 50-65
Water Temp.: 72
Information : Managed to catch one keeper and 4 throw backs before the seas really kicked up. Also added a couple weakfish and a blackfish.

Angler Name :
E-Mail : dschunke@fsi2000.com
Boat Name: black hole
Date Fished: 8/31/02
Location: mudhole\monster ledge
Fishing Method: trolling
Specie: Little Tunny
Size: 5-12 lb
Bait or Lure: small feathers and clark spoons
Water Depth: 180
Water Temp.: 74
Information : fished the mudhole sat morning for bonita and false albacore trolled #1 and #2 clark spoons on 4oz drails and i fished feathers. the only thing to get hit was the clark spoons. 10 false albacore and 3 bonita before the weather went bad.

Angler Name : Jonny B
E-Mail : bigpole@hotmail.com
Boat Name: Miss Cali
Date Fished: 8/31/02
Location: Reach
Fishing Method: drifting
Specie: Weakfish
Size: up to 7 1/2 pounds
Bait or Lure: swandworms/purple jelly worms
Water Depth: 33 ft
Water Temp.: n/a
Information : It was as rough as could be but made it up to the 14 can and limited out on weakfish plus a few small blues.

Angler Name : Capt. Lou
E-Mail : osprey30@aol.com
Boat Name: Ginny/Lynn
Date Fished: 8/30/02
Location: South of Manasquan Inlet
Fishing Method: Drifting
Specie: Fluke
Size: 16 1/2 to nice
Bait or Lure: Fluke Belly/ Spearing
Water Depth: Deep
Water Temp.: 74
Information : Hit the afternoon bite with Capt. Rich and his boys. Had a good time fishing and laughing. The fluke were beautiful and we got a decent catch. The croakers were big and a real pain on the ass, as were the blues. There were 2 guys fishing close by. They drove past and we clued them in on the bait and location. They fished with us most of the afternoon and we saw them with bent poles a few times. When we left ,they gave us a thumbsup and we felt good about helping fellow anglers catch some nice fish. On the way in we heard some assholes bragging about the 22inch fish they put in the box. This is common chatter on channel 65 but stop and think for a minet . Who is listening in on the radio? The draggers with a Sitex RDF who lock in on the location and turn up to sweep the area clean. Did you ever ask how the Midatlantic Fisheries determine how much fish the recreational fishermen catch each year? They lisen in too and determine how well we are doing and next year, come out with rediculous size and catch limits. My friends brag about their catch too, but we eat what we catch.If you want to let a friend know how you are doing or let him in on your location, call him on a cell phone. Loose lips screw us all.

Angler Name : Capt. Larry
E-Mail : CONL423680@aol
Boat Name: Reel-Ality
Date Fished: 8-30-2002
Location: Manasquan river
Fishing Method: casting jigs
Specie: Fluke
Size: 9.1 lbs
Bait or Lure: twistertails
Water Depth: 9 feet
Water Temp.: 71
Information : Casting for weaks and got my biggest fluke ever on 6lb test line,got some weakies too

Angler Name : Chris & Francis McParland
E-Mail : jmac893@cs.com
Boat Name: Gotta Go
Date Fished: 8-30-02
Location: Shrewsbury Rocks
Fishing Method: drifting squid
Specie: Black Sea Bass
Size: Many shorts among 15 keepers to 16''
Bait or Lure: squid
Water Depth: 25-35'
Water Temp.: 71 f
Information : First Time Saltwater fishing on the Gotta Go with Capt. Tim Hines. Caught 3 keeper weaks at the no.8 Bouy in a very crowded Raritan Reach. Tried the Sandy Hook Reef but had difficulty holding bottom. Moved over to Shrewsbury Rocks and caught 15/20 fish on every drift. We were the only boat at the rocks from 1:30 till 4:30. Also caught half dozen blues on metal under birds in the bay, as well as 3 dogfish and one keeper fluke. Happy we did'nt listen to the weatherman.

Angler Name : John Steve Pete
E-Mail : trapperjohnawreatyahoo.com
Boat Name: Banana
Date Fished: August 29, 2002
Location: Raritan Reach
Fishing Method: Drift Worms
Specie: Porgy
Size: Hand Size
Bait or Lure: Sand Worms
Water Depth: 20-30 Feet
Water Temp.: ?
Information : fished Thursday afternoon. most of the channels held fish kept 21 porgies and 5 Weakfish Tight bouncing of the sinker seemed to increase our hits three guys used up a full flat in 4 hours

Angler Name : Mark Robbins
E-Mail : captain1069@msn.com
Boat Name: Moonshadow
Date Fished: 8/28
Location: Tom's Canyon
Fishing Method: Chunk/Troll
Specie: Albacore Tuna
Size: 60 lbs.
Bait or Lure: Butterfish/ Ballyhoo /plastics
Water Depth: 750-280 ft.
Water Temp.: 76
Information : We had the Mark Robbins charter out to the Toms looking for what looked to be good clean water moving in. We set up on the chunk and had two yellowfin at 10:00 that wer in the 60 - 70 lb. class. We than had two big Makos come into the slick at around mid night. We hooked one and lost it about 50 yards from the boat. We once again encountered Manta Rays. Lots of squid around the boat all night. We got up on the troll and picked up a small dolphin at the tip. Than about a mile west of the tip we Doctor Eliot landed our first long fin. Than two miles from the tip in 300 ft of water our female angler on the boat, Lou landed a 45 lb. bull dolphin. Than two miles west of that we got covered up by long fin and restled with those for a while before pulling in the lines and heading home before it got too sloppy. Great trip for new Tuna anglers.

Angler Name : Viking
E-Mail : bgray80@aol.com
Boat Name:
Date Fished: 8-28-02
Location: Point Pleasant Canal
Fishing Method: Lure
Specie: Weakfish
Size: 20"
Bait or Lure: Rattle Trap
Water Depth:
Water Temp.:
Information : The canal was loaded with weakfish on Wednesday night at dusk into dark. I fished 1 hour and caught around two dozen weaks. I kept a few for the barbecue. I used a spinning rod and a dark colored rattle trap. I tried soft baits but the Rattle Trap was the ticket.

Angler Name : William Blazejeski
E-Mail : WildbillSINY
Boat Name: The S.S. Sea Robin
Date Fished: 8/28/02
Location: Mile off Island Beach State Park
Fishing Method: fluke rigs
Specie: Fluke
Size: 24
Bait or Lure: fluke rig
Water Depth: 63
Water Temp.:
Information : we started fishing at seaside lump... nothing... then we went more towards shore, 6 fluke all legal, 3 sea robin, and a skate... we then went up the coast caught a few blues, and a few black bass and came in through manasquan inlet.

Angler Name : Tom Novak
E-Mail :
Boat Name: S.T. Barb
Date Fished: 8/27/02
Location: Ambrose channel
Fishing Method: drift
Specie: Fluke
Size: 14"-19"
Bait or Lure: fluke belly /killie combo
Water Depth: 40-60 ft
Water Temp.:
Information : We fished bouys 1 and 3 with the jersey fleet. Before the tide changed, lots of shorts were caught. Probably over 30. Once the tide changed, the fishing was over. There was a lack of a drift. We just sat. we were holding with 3oz in 60 ft of water. We ended up with 6 fish, but what a struggle. Fluking is still not good!

Angler Name : Mike Johnston
E-Mail :
Boat Name: Megan Beth
Date Fished: 8/26-27
Location: Hudson Canyon
Fishing Method: Troll, and Chunk
Specie: Albacore Tuna
Size: 40-60
Bait or Lure: ballyhoo, green & purple machines
Water Depth: 500ft
Water Temp.: 75
Information : Onlu trolled for 5min's & had the 1st longfin. Nothing again till 0345 on the chunk, a 60lb longfin. Started trolling when the Miss Michelle told our capt. they had 6 fish aboard. The trolling was great. Caught 6 longfin w/1 double. On the last pass, a white marlin chased our lures, but the reel birdcaged, and we lost him.

Angler Name : Al Jacobs
E-Mail : jake@noln.com
Boat Name: Brianne-Lee
Date Fished: 8/27/02
Location: Raritan Bay
Fishing Method: drift
Specie: Fluke
Size:
Bait or Lure: squid/spearing combo
Water Depth: 40'
Water Temp.:
Information : Started out in Chapel Hill channel and lack of a drift meant no fish. Went to the point of the Hook with still not much of a drift and caught small sea bass. Tried the channel's mid-afternoon and our first keeper fluke (17"). Not much action on any of the boats. At 4PM, we started casting to schools of small blues which kept us busy till dusk.

Angler Name : Tom Peter
E-Mail : tpeter@infi.net
Boat Name: Miss Michelle III
Date Fished: 8/27/02
Location: Hudson Canyon
Fishing Method: Trolling - Rigged Baits
Specie: Albacore Tuna
Size: 13 fish
Bait or Lure: green rigs with ballyhoo
Water Depth: 00
Water Temp.: 00
Information : Caught 13 tuna = 12 longfin + 1 yellowfin All tuna caught during morning - none at night Caught 6 dolphin (mahi)near pots + debris Miss Michelle crew were fantastic- especially when we had 5 fish on at the same time. Saw a 10-12 ft Tiger Shark

Angler Name : Joe
E-Mail :
Boat Name: Misty Morn
Date Fished: 8-27-02
Location: Sandyhook area
Fishing Method: drift
Specie: Fluke
Size: short
Bait or Lure: squid, killies,spearing
Water Depth: 50 to 70'
Water Temp.:
Information : The South River Pub fluke fishing team (29 people) chartered the Misty Morn out of Morgan for our late summer trip. Capt. Mike took us to the Reach Channel near the ammo pier, the ammo pier channel, Chapel Hill channel and Sandy Hook channel at the tip of the hook. The weather was great but there did not seem to be a good drift on either incoming or outgoing tides. Both mates were helpful with tangles, bait and other assistance. The only problem was that we must have caught 200 shorts with few keepers. Glenn won the pool with a fluke about 3 lbs. and Ed won high hook with 5 keepers. Most people went home without a fish dinner but all aboard had a great time and Im sure we will all be back for another try. P.S. I was glad to see Capt. Gary and Claire at the dock greeting us upon our return. He seems to be feeling a lot better.

Angler Name : Mike Johnston
E-Mail :
Boat Name: Megan Beth
Date Fished: 8/26 8/27
Location: Hudson Canyon
Fishing Method: Troll
Specie: Albacore Tuna
Size: 40lbs
Bait or Lure: Butterfish
Water Depth: 800
Water Temp.: 76
Information : The Mike Johnston and crew fished aboard the Megan Beth for an overnite Tuna Trip. Arriving on the West side of the Hudson Canyon within 5 minutes we had our first longfin in the boat on a purple jet. We trolled until dark and only caught one dolphin and a few skip jack before setting up for the nite. All nite we had plenty of bait and life around the boat but only one hit producing a long fin about 50lbs.Back on the troll we went six for seven on the long fins and at the end of the day we had a white marlin crash the bait three times but we did not hook up.

Angler Name : Eugene
E-Mail :
Boat Name: Johnny G
Date Fished: Aug.27
Location: outside barnegat inlet
Fishing Method:
Specie: Fluke
Size: up to 7lbs
Bait or Lure: ham and eggs (fluke belly & killeys)
Water Depth: 55 feet
Water Temp.:
Information : Well, I,m 38 years old and have been fluke fishing a long time. Yesterday I landed my bigest fluke yet, with a little help from my dad at the net. It was 7lbs. we were fishing on my dads friends boat(his name is Johnny G) We ended up with a respectful catch of 19 keppers, 6 fish were over 4lbs.The day started off slow.We moved around and tryed a bunch of spots and only had 2 keepers by 10am then we found this spot a couple of miles off shore and it seemed like we were just in the right spot a the right time. The weather conditions helped a lot also. I ended up being the Eugene for the day with only 4 or 5 of the keepers, Frank and John in the back of the boat really gave me a leason this time. (wait until the tog season starts, then we,ll se who's the Eugene)

Angler Name : tony
E-Mail : lilmeowmeow10@aol.com
Boat Name: mako
Date Fished: aug27
Location: glory hole
Fishing Method: troll
Specie: White Marlin
Size: about 40 pounds
Bait or Lure: green machine mamba bars and feathers
Water Depth: broken fish finder
Water Temp.:
Information : got to the glory hole at 6 started trolling caught 2 shool bluefin 25 inch threwback 34 inch kept then a cuple mahis but the best part was around 930 when a bill showed in teh spread the fish took the mamba bar and showed and was a white marlin after about 20 minutes on 30 pound tackle the fish wa billed and estimated at 40 pounds not big bu as amazing what cna happen so close to shore people should get out there and start working the glory tight lines

Angler Name : Jerry York
E-Mail :
Boat Name: Double Diamond
Date Fished: 8/25-26
Location: west of wilmington canyon
Fishing Method: troll/chunk
Specie: Bluefin Tuna
Size: 70 lbs
Bait or Lure: butterfish/plastics
Water Depth: 275
Water Temp.: 80
Information : Went below again with the Jerry York party,but fish were scarce on the chunk. Chunk produced one runoff that was lost. Trolling the next morning was decent boating 2 out of 3 60 -70 lb bluefin,a nice mahi, and a dozen big false albacore.

Angler Name : John H
E-Mail : JHi101170@aol.com
Boat Name: Tookie Too
Date Fished: 8-26-02
Location: Barnegat ridge
Fishing Method: trolling
Specie: Little Tunny
Size: 10 lbs
Bait or Lure: zukers, clones, jets
Water Depth: 65ft
Water Temp.: 75
Information : Arrived at the north ridge at 7:30 fished five rods,with zukers,tuna clones and jets. Caught 10 fat albies all around 10lbs, all the fish were caught on a red and white zuker the other rods caught nothing. Put other red and white lures in the pattern but the one lure caught all the fish, off the port rigger on the fourth wave. Had to keep the trolling speed at 7kts. On the way home spun a prop five miles off the inlet,took 3 more hours to get back to the dock at 5kts lucky to have twin engines. The albies were a nice change to fluke fishing

Angler Name : mike babiak
E-Mail : meb684@aol.com
Boat Name:
Date Fished: 8/26/02
Location: barneget light
Fishing Method: bottom
Specie: Fluke
Size: 18 inches
Bait or Lure: killies and squid combo
Water Depth: 40ft
Water Temp.: 73
Information : Fished about 5 miles off barneget light hooked into only 2 keeper fluke and a bunch of shorties....on the way back in about a mile off the beach we tried again and boated about 25 atlantic croakers........

Angler Name : Mark Charlton
E-Mail : mchar@mindspring.com
Boat Name:
Date Fished: 8/25, 26
Location: Barnegat light jetty
Fishing Method: Fish fing\der riges; somewhat before dead low tide; 4 oz. pyramid on a fish finder; 5/0 Mustad hook.
Specie: Black Drum
Size: 40+
Bait or Lure: Fresh bunker
Water Depth: ?
Water Temp.: ?
Information : Righ off the Barnegat jetty, Mr. Fish took the bait and steadily ran with it. My brother, Steve, had 25 lb. test and a nice Penn reel/rod combo. The fish was taking line, bending the rod, and Steve was smiling. 30 minutes later, he was tired. "Wanna take the rod?". "Nope." I'm not fighting HIS monster. 20 more minutes. "He's still taking line AT WILL". And he was. Peeling off 10 yards at a time. No dummy, he. Mr. Drum knows the longer he's on, the more likely he'll be gone. Fighting up and down the jetty, the inevitable occurs: Steve wraps around a rock. 15 minutes elapse. I'm disgusted. I'm ready to swim around the rock with the pole in my teeth, and it's not even my fish. Miraculously, the fish gets free of the rock. The fight continues, and the drum begins to cruise away into the inlet again. Wanting to slow the flight, my brother palms the spool, and snaps off the fish of his life. The line end is frayed severely for 4 feet or so. There's no moral to this story. When Steve realized his plight upon hookup he said "I don't want to waste an hour on this fish, only to snap off!" How right he was. You can't expect to grab some 60 lb. Drum off the jetty, can you? Can you? You Betcha! RIG UP!

Angler Name : John Labash
E-Mail : mbroth@bellatlantic.net
Boat Name: Tenacious
Date Fished: 8/25,26
Location: Hudson Canyon
Fishing Method: Troll/Chunk
Specie: Yellowfin Tuna
Size: 60lb
Bait or Lure: Butterfish/Balyhoo/Lures
Water Depth: 600ft
Water Temp.: 75 degrees
Information : Capt Bernie Roth had the John Labash charter on board for a Sun/Mon overnighter with outstanding weather and trolling action. The afternoon troll produced several Mahi and Skipjacks but no Tuna bites.The night chunking produced a lone 60lb Yellowfin and a Blue Shark. After starting the morning troll with a 5 bagger hookup of larger than normal longfin, the charter went 14 for 17 on longfin, including a second 5 bagger hookup, in less than three hours. Highlight of the trip was Teddy Jr.,13, boating his first tuna on standup tackle.

Angler Name : Dr. Jay
E-Mail : njcharter@aol.com
Boat Name: Canyon Runner
Date Fished: August 25-26
Location: Hudson
Fishing Method: Overnignter
Specie: Albacore Tuna
Size: 35-55 pounds
Bait or Lure: Bars/Baits/Jets
Water Depth: 800
Water Temp.: 78
Information : In the inmortal words of Ella Fitzgerald - "At Last!!!!!" the Hudson Canyon has turned on. Capt. Phil Dulaine and mates Mike Zajac and Jay Richardella took the Dr. Bernie Jay charter from Greenwich, Conn. out to the Hudson Canyon on Sunday for an overnighter to Monday and found the longfin everywhere. Trolling in the afternoon we went 8 for 14 on 40-50 pound longfin and caught a bunch of mahi. The night chunking was slow all around and we choose to get up on the troll early and had the riggers down and baits in the water by 4:30am. The decision paid off as we spent all morning with 5, 6 and 7 longfin hook-up at time and probably fought over 45 tuna on the troll. All the longfin were in the 40-60 pound class and when the dust settled and the boxes were full we had 35 longfin to our credit with many released. Everything we put in the water got eaten but Mamba Bars and Jets were the most successful.

Angler Name : Greg Tonkovich
E-Mail : gdtonk@bellatlantic.net
Boat Name: Charter Boat Freedom
Date Fished: 8/25 - 26
Location: Hudson Canyon
Fishing Method: Trool Chunk
Specie: Yellowfin Tuna
Size: up to 65 lbs
Bait or Lure: Bally Butter on the chunk
Water Depth: 365 to
Water Temp.: 74.50
Information : Just another great trip on the FREEDOM. Capts. Jim Speelman and Capt. Jim Hanlon had our party on the fish soon after we arived at the tip of the Hudson. We trolled the tip and put two longfin and one yellow in the box. After setting up for the night and being warned that the bite was no so good we picked away at the fish. Three more yellowfin to 65lbs and two more longfin were added to the catch. Trolling in the morning we added one more yellowfin. Two bill fish on the am trool had lock jaw as Capt Hanlon put it. Just a great trip with a professional crue. Thanks to mate Brian Pitchert for all his help with Hop Sing. Once again thanks guys for a great trip. Outher anglers, Bob Evertz and his son Bob aka THE WINCH, and Hop Sing.

Angler Name : Slacker
E-Mail :
Boat Name:
Date Fished: 8/26/02
Location: Raritan Bay
Fishing Method: drift
Specie: Weakfish
Size: to 20"
Bait or Lure: Sandworm
Water Depth: 35-40
Water Temp.: 75
Information : Fished the outgoing from 11 am - 4:30 pm. Started the trip off with some tailor blues on jigs. Moved to CHC... marked fish but slow. Moved to reach around the 10 can. Again marked fish but slow... caught two weaks -- 1 legal. Moved back to CHC. South breeze picked up providing the first decent drift of the day. Quickly banged 3 legal weakies to 20". 4-5 short fluke and 10 short porgies rounded out the catch.

Angler Name : Supreme Condition Systems from Hazlet Nj
E-Mail : varipro2k@aol.com
Boat Name: Fintastic
Date Fished: 8-25to26
Location: Canyon
Fishing Method: Chunk and trol
Specie: Big-Eye Tuna
Size: 144lbs
Bait or Lure: trolling and chunking
Water Depth: 400
Water Temp.: 78
Information : Capts Bob Konz and Bruno Giulari had the Supreme Condition System from Hazlet to the canyon for an overnighter. The afternoon troll was eventful with a double bagger bigeye with one 144 pounder boated after an hour plus battle. Then a 50lb yellowfin nset the stage for what was to come. The night chunk was quite until 5am when all hell broke loose with the charter boating 5 for 6 The day troll produced 1 more yellowfin and 4 longfins and a dolphin. At days, end 10 tuna 1 dolphin and a bigeye.

Angler Name : Steve Lin
E-Mail : captpaul@bountyhuntercharters.com
Boat Name: Bounty Hunter
Date Fished: 08/26/2002
Location: Hudson Canyon
Fishing Method: Trolling
Specie: Albacore Tuna
Size: Up to 40 Lbs.
Bait or Lure: Rigged Balyhoo & Tuna Clones
Water Depth: 600 to 1000 Ft.
Water Temp.: 78 Degrees
Information : Capt. Paul had the Steve Lin charter on the Bounty Hunter for a day of trolling. Arriving at the east side at 6AM we had our 2 Flat lines in the water less than a minute when they were crashed by 2 Big Eye Tuna which spooled 3/4 of the 2 50w's. Within minutes they had us wrapped in the nearby Lobster gear and we lost both. Not a good way to start off your day. We did however finish up with 8 Longfin up to 40 Lbs. Rigged Balyhoo & Tuna Clones produced all the action.

Angler Name : Ron Antonelli - RAFT
E-Mail : karonaraft@cs.com
Boat Name: karona
Date Fished: Sunday 8-25
Location: Seaside lumps & Lavallette
Fishing Method: drifting
Specie: Dolphin
Size: chickens
Bait or Lure: small lures & cut bait
Water Depth: 50-70 ft
Water Temp.: 75 dgs
Information : Left Manasquan inlet at 1pm Sunday for a few hours of drifting. 1st stop was east of seaside in 60 ft of water. Caught sea robins, short fluke, and suddenly small schools of 18-24 inch dolphin began cruising under the boat shadow. Grabbed a small spinning outfit and began jigging, and caught many in a short time. After an hour, I moved closer to the beach and exactly the same thing happened, more robins, short fluke and dolphin. Left the seaside area at 4pm and headed 4 miles off Lavallette. Caught sea bass and bigger fluke, but no dolphin there and water temp the same. Water clarity was very good at all locations.

Angler Name : Terry Fenton
E-Mail : Okedoke01@aol.com
Boat Name: DottieB
Date Fished: August 25, 2002
Location: 3 miles off Seaside Ferris Wheel
Fishing Method: drifting
Specie: Fluke
Size: 18
Bait or Lure: spearing/squid combo
Water Depth: 62'
Water Temp.: 74
Information : While drifting,felt 2 hits. Using double hook fluke rig, started reeling up. Halfway up, the fish had other ideas an took off. About 30 feet out, a shark broke water a couple times. Handed rod to husband. He managed to get the catch to the boat, bottom rig had a keeper fluke and top hook caught about a 4 1/2 ft. mako. First mate too scared to gaff and the line broke right at the side of the boat.

Angler Name : John & Laura
E-Mail : johnlaura@comcast.net
Boat Name: TIDE RUNNER
Date Fished: 8/25/02
Location: Inshore Off Manaloking
Fishing Method: Drift
Specie: Weakfish
Size: TO 5 Lbs
Bait or Lure: white bucktail GIGS
Water Depth: 15 To 25 "
Water Temp.: 73
Information : With reports the the wind was howling off the beach we tried inshore. Managed to box 3 weakies up to 5 Lbs and 5 Croakers up to 3 Lbs Had lots more Hits but the fish were hitting very short.Not too bad for 3 hours of fishing. Just to let you know the water is full of bait. At time the screen was just black with readings. Peace

Angler Name : jim
E-Mail : jimsag@comcast.net
Boat Name: Hatt-Aweigh
Date Fished: 8-24,25
Location: Wilmington
Fishing Method: Chunk
Specie: Yellowfin Tuna
Size: 150
Bait or Lure: Squid
Water Depth: 600
Water Temp.: 77.8
Information : Chunked east notch. hooked 125lb mako immediatly. squid showed up at 10:30. Finally netted one at 11:30 hooked up 150lb allison at 11:35 on said squid. Two hours later got fish then squaws came through, squid dissapeared. Again the fish wouldn't bite sardines and butters.

Angler Name : Jack Mans
E-Mail : ripcurl200@hotmail.com
Boat Name: Pair of Jacks
Date Fished: 8/25
Location: Off Seaside
Fishing Method: squid/spearing
Specie: Fluke
Size: up to 6lbs
Bait or Lure:
Water Depth:
Water Temp.:
Information : got a late start out but bailed on them. Had 8 keepers the biggest being 6lbs. And 3 nice seabass. Morning was great until about noon when the drift died out. tight line

Angler Name : Alec Mecionis
E-Mail : captpaul@bountyhuntercharters.com
Boat Name: Bounty Hunter
Date Fished: 08/25/2002
Location: The Farms
Fishing Method: Chumming
Specie: Bluefish
Size: Up to 10 Lbs.
Bait or Lure: Bunker & Butterfish
Water Depth: 100 Ft.
Water Temp.: 76 Degrees
Information : The Alec Mecionis charter was on the Bounty Hunter today and Capt. Paul ran back to The Farms. The Bluefishing proved to be very slow. All we managed to put in the box was a dozen fish up to 10 Lbs. It appeared the fish had scattered after last night's thunderstorms. A brief stop off Asbury Park added a dozen Seabass & 2 keeper Fluke to the catch.

Angler Name : FRANK
E-Mail : JFROIG@OPTONLINE.NET
Boat Name: JUANAGO
Date Fished: 8/25
Location: MUDHOLE
Fishing Method: TROLLING
Specie: Dolphin
Size: CHICKENS TO 20LBS
Bait or Lure: DAISY CHAINS AND CLARK SPOONS
Water Depth: 150 PLUS
Water Temp.: 75 TO 77 DEGRESS
Information : TROLLED BA TO ARUNDO AND HAD A MIXED BAG TO LITTLE TUNNY AND DOLPHIN. THE DOLPHIN WAS THE SURPISE OF THE DAY ,FISH WEIGHED CLOSE TO 20 LBS AND PUT ON A 10 JUMP AND TAIL WALKING SHOW.ALL HITS WITH LURES ON 4 TO 6 OUNCE DRAILS.

Angler Name : Jon Murray
E-Mail : murray@quadnet.net
Boat Name: 4 Reelin'
Date Fished: 08-25-02
Location: Barnegat
Fishing Method: drift
Specie: Fluke
Size: up to 5.9 lbs.
Bait or Lure: bunker, spearing, bellies
Water Depth: 55
Water Temp.: 73
Information : No real hot spots, just a steady pick all day. 9 keepers and lots of shorts. The 2 biggest fish, 5.9 & 4lbs., were taken on whole 4-6" bunker. Still staying away from the crowds.

Angler Name : Tom Fullen
E-Mail : Tfu2594868@aol.com
Boat Name: Dixie III
Date Fished: 8/25/02
Location: Barnegate Ridge North
Fishing Method: Troll
Specie: Dolphin
Size: 9 lbs.
Bait or Lure: Feathers, clark spoons
Water Depth: 56 to 71 feet
Water Temp.: 74
Information : We made the trip out to the north ridge looking for some albacore, the ocean was rough. Started trolling the north ridge and got a knock down within 10 min. It was a chicken dolphin. We trolled about 3 more hours with only 3 more dolphin. Strange nothing else. We always catch some skippys or fat alberts this time of year. First time we caught dolphin so close to shore. You never know whats going to knock down your line.

Angler Name : Lou Forenzi
E-Mail :
Boat Name: Megan Beth
Date Fished: 8/25
Location: Farms
Fishing Method: Chum
Specie: Bluefish
Size: 10lb
Bait or Lure: Butterfish
Water Depth: 100
Water Temp.: 76
Information : It was a slow pick of Blues for the Lou Forenzi group aboard the Megan Beth.Stopping at the farms there were plenty of fish but were not on the feed. Changing down to Mono we were able to get some fish to bite but lost a few with no wire leader.Stopping on the way home produced a half dozen fluke keepers a long with a dozen throw backs.

Angler Name : Robert Palmisano
E-Mail :
Boat Name:
Date Fished: August 25, 2002
Location: 4-5 miles off Mantaloking
Fishing Method: Drift
Specie: Fluke
Size: up to 6 lbs.
Bait or Lure: squid, fluke belly, kelly, spearing
Water Depth: 60-80 ft.
Water Temp.:
Information : What a great day on the water. Had my two sons, Matthew and Christian and our neighbor Matt McCurdy and his friend Robert out for a day of fluking. Had a 3lb. plus fish in the box within minutes on our first drift. Action continued all day. Left the fish biting in the early afternoon with 16 keepers up to 6 lbs. (largest caught by Matthew age 10) and 6 fish over 4 lbs along with two sea bass. On the way home we spotted a large sea turlte on the surface. A day the kids will remember for a long time.

Angler Name : Tom & Kathi
E-Mail :
Boat Name: TOMKAT
Date Fished: 8/25/02
Location: Few miles off mantoloking
Fishing Method: drift
Specie: Fluke
Size: 17--25
Bait or Lure: fluke belly,spearing
Water Depth: 66'-74'
Water Temp.: 74
Information : Got out late,10am,thought of trolling but didn't know if the waves were growing or not. Saw the jamaica fluking in 70' of water stopped nearby and gave it a try.Five minutes later rod was bent over for 10 min.up & down fight on 30# test ,hook broke in half never saw what it was. For the next 5 hours one big fluke after another.Stopped keeping anything under 18".First time this year we got our limit.Actually,1st time we caught more than six keepers.Huge turtle out there as well as sunfish and a 2-3'dolphin that i couldn't catch that was circling our boat.Fantastic day! hope everyone else did as well.

Angler Name : Capt. Darren
E-Mail : dsv174@optonline.net
Boat Name: Mary Lou Crew
Date Fished: 8/24/02
Location: Ambrose Channel/Sea Girt Reef
Fishing Method: Drifting
Specie: Fluke
Size: 6lbs
Bait or Lure: squid/peanut bunker
Water Depth: 65
Water Temp.: 75
Information : had the crew on board the Mary Lou to fish the JCSA fluke t-ment. Started up North at the ambrose channel and had several keepers but no big contenders. We came back south to the Sea Girt reef and put several more fish in the box including a 6 pounder and a 5. We ended up with 20 keepers for the day but no money fish.

Angler Name : Larry Longo
E-Mail :
Boat Name: Megan Beth
Date Fished: 8/24
Location: 20 miles South of Manasquan
Fishing Method: Bottom
Specie: Fluke
Size: 5.4lbs
Bait or Lure: squid/spearing
Water Depth: 60ft
Water Temp.: 76
Information : Larry Longo and crew were aboard the Megan Beth for the JCSA annual Fluke tournament.Heading south of manasquan it was a slow pick of Fluke with the largest a 5.45lb . Fishing some local lumps and hills were slow and all the keepers were caught around wrecks.

Angler Name : Capt. Paul Eidman
E-Mail : paulyfish@reeltherapy.com
Boat Name: Reel Therapy
Date Fished: 8/24/02
Location: Raritan Bay
Fishing Method: Fly Fishing/Light Tackle
Specie: Bluefish
Size: 2-3 pounds
Bait or Lure: white/chartruese clouser
Water Depth: 30'
Water Temp.: 74 degrees
Information : charter today had a few dozen bluefish, all caught on sinking lines retrieved quickly and a few on surface poppers which is loads of fun. 15 mph east wind made things interesting. Loads of peanut bunker along both SI and NJ shorlines at this time. False Albacore have showed up but unfortunately, they were on the outgoing tide, and we had all incoming.

Angler Name : Mike Troncone
E-Mail : captreelaction@aol.com
Boat Name: Reel Action
Date Fished: August 24,2002
Location: Asbury Park
Fishing Method: Drifting
Specie: Fluke
Size: up to 19"
Bait or Lure: Spearing, Squid & Killies
Water Depth: 60'
Water Temp.: 75
Information : Had the Mike Troncone aboard for a day of fluking. It was slow today. We had 6 keepers and about 15 throwbacks. We also put 10 Sea Bass in the cooler. Highlight of the trip was 3' Thresher.

Angler Name : GARY, JOHN & JON
E-Mail : TRAILPIMP@AOL.COM
Boat Name: MAKO19
Date Fished: 8-24-02
Location: TOWNSENDS INLET
Fishing Method: DRIFTING
Specie: Fluke
Size: SHORTS
Bait or Lure: BUCKTAIL W/SQUID
Water Depth: 22-50
Water Temp.: 73.4
Information : TRIED TO MAKE IT OUT THE WILDWOOD REEF SATURDAY BUT A COMBINATION OF ROUGH SEAS, FOG AND RAIN LIMITED US TO ONLY FISHING THE INLET. LOTS OF BOATS AND SHORT FLUKE BUT NO KEEPERS. HOPEFULLY WE WILL GET SOME GOOD WEATHER SOON.

Angler Name : Jack Singh
E-Mail :
Boat Name: Double Diamond
Date Fished: 8/24/02
Location: Deal
Fishing Method: Drift
Specie: Fluke
Size: to 22"
Bait or Lure: squid
Water Depth: 40
Water Temp.: 73
Information : East wind & swell made for a slow day of fluking. Picked a few fish around deal and called it a day early, as some of the kids in the group were not feeling well.

Angler Name : Jeff Ragovin
E-Mail : jragsny@aol.com
Boat Name:
Date Fished: August 23rd-24th
Location: 60 miles SW of Cape May
Fishing Method: Trolling and Chunking
Specie: Yellowfin Tuna
Size: 40-100 lbs
Bait or Lure: butterfish/ live bait
Water Depth: 130 ft.
Water Temp.: 79
Information : Fished 60 miles SW of Cape May with Captain Bruce and Mate David. Trolling was slow at the 19 lump with nothing produced. Night chunk was incredible with LOTS of bait everywhere and the tuna where hungry.. Went 8 for 11 Yellowfin and 3 bonito. Seas were a little bouncy but worth it. All crystal blue water. All and all it was a great trip, and a great captain to boot.

Angler Name : Chris Miller
E-Mail : chrismi105@aol.com
Boat Name: "wegetem"
Date Fished: 8/23/02
Location: Off white tower of LBI
Fishing Method: drifting
Specie: Fluke
Size: 15"-20"
Bait or Lure: minnows & squid
Water Depth: 45'-50'
Water Temp.: 69 degrees
Information : Pounded out of Beach Haven Inlet into a nasty 3'-5' chop followed by a darkening sky, that lightened, but the wind never slowed. Drifted in the swells in 45 feet of water about 3 miles off the south end of LBI. Caught 7 nice keeper fluke and about 8-10 throwbacks. Some of the biggest sea robins of the season keps things interesting as well as the "white horses" that occassionally slapped their way over the gunnel of the 25' mako I was fishing in. Took 4 or 5 drifts before packing it in and thanks to the couple of large white caps that broke over the bow while running back to take another drift, we did not need to wash the boat when we got home.

Angler Name : Richard Meister
E-Mail : captpaul@bountyhuntercharters.com
Boat Name: Bounty Hunter
Date Fished: 08/23/2002
Location: The Farms
Fishing Method: Chunking
Specie: Bluefish
Size: Up to 13 Lbs.
Bait or Lure: Bunker & Butterfish
Water Depth: 90 Ft.
Water Temp.: 76 Degrees
Information : Capt. Paul ran up to The Farms with the Richard Meister charter. Setting up on the high ground it did not take very long for the Blues to start biting. The charter put 30 Blues up to 13 Lbs. in the fish box then released fish for an hour. The high point of the trip was the catching of our first school Bluefin of the season. The fish measured 26" and was released. At noon the charter called it a day. Bunker & Butterfish baits worked well today.

Angler Name : Pat
E-Mail : captreelaction@aol.com
Boat Name: Reel Action
Date Fished: August 23,2002
Location: Farms
Fishing Method: Chunking
Specie: Bluefish
Size: up to 12 lbs.
Bait or Lure: Bunker & Mackeral
Water Depth: 100'
Water Temp.: 74
Information : Had half of the Control Layout party. We had a slow pick till 10 am then it became no stop. We ending up with 25 in the box and released another 15. At 12:30, we were on our way home.

Angler Name : Ed Kackos
E-Mail :
Boat Name: Double Diamond
Date Fished: 8/21-8/22
Location: W. of Wilmington Canyon
Fishing Method: Chunk
Specie: Bluefin Tuna
Size: 80 - 110lb
Bait or Lure: butterfish
Water Depth: 185
Water Temp.: 80
Information : Went looking for tuna with the Ed Kackos party and found a nice area filled with bait & fish a bit inshore of the canyon. Trolled 8 or 10 skipjack & false albacore, then set up to chunk. Had action within 1/2 hour, went 3 for 10 on 80-110lb bluefins. Some much bigger were hooked but they were too much to handle on 50W's. Also chunked 3 big Mahi's from 20- 35lbs, as well as more skipjack and false albacore. Kept Chunking through the morning but bite was over for us by then.

Angler Name : Sam Defeo
E-Mail : njcharter@aol.com
Boat Name: Canyon Runner
Date Fished: August 22
Location: Hudson Canyon
Fishing Method: Trolling
Specie: Yellowfin Tuna
Size: 40
Bait or Lure: Ballyhoo
Water Depth: 500 Fathoms
Water Temp.: 78
Information : Captain Phil Dulanie and mates Mike Zajac and Jay Richardella had the Sam Defeo charter out for a one day trolling trip on the Canyon Runner Thursday and had a nice pick of fish. Our first shots was in the dark and turned out to be two nice longfin. We proceeded to boat over a dozen gaffer Mahi and then pick yellowfin the rest of the day putting 2 in the boat that were decent and releasing the small one. Unfortunately the low part of the day was going 0 for 2 on White Marlin. Both threw the hook before we could get the official release.

Angler Name : Chris Parody/Frank Lukenda
E-Mail : captpaul@bountyhuntercharters.com
Boat Name: Bounty Hunter
Date Fished: 08/22/2002
Location: Hudson Canyon
Fishing Method: Trolling
Specie: Yellowfin Tuna
Size: Up to 60 Lbs.
Bait or Lure: Balyhoo, Tuna Clones, Zuckers
Water Depth: 500 Fathoms
Water Temp.: 76 Degrees
Information : Capt. Paul had the Chris Parody/Frank Lukenda charter on board the Bounty Hunter. Trolling the 500 Fathom curve the charter enjoyed a calm ocean and a good Tuna bite, putting 6 Yellowfin up to 60 lbs. in the boat while releasing another 5. Along with the the Yellowfin two 40 Lb. Longfin plus 3 nice Mahi-Mahi hit the box. In addition a White Marlin with a bad attitude swam into our pattern and tore up 4 Balyhoo baits before swimming off.

Angler Name : ED KARECKI JR.
E-Mail : DISTRICTIUE2@AOL.COM
Boat Name: LINDA LU
Date Fished: 8-22-2002
Location: RARITAN BAY BOUYS 10& 12
Fishing Method: SANDWORMS
Specie: Weakfish
Size: 10 LBS.
Bait or Lure: STRETCH 25 RED/WHITE
Water Depth: 28 FT
Water Temp.: 78%
Information : FISHED BOUY 10 CHAPPLEHILL MY WIFE AND 4 CHILDREN CAUGHT 35 PORGIES FROM 6-13 INCHES, 8 BLUE FISH ALL AROUND 1 LB. AND THE CATCH OF THE DAY WAS THE 10 LB. WEAKFISH I CAUGHT ON A STRETCH 25 WHILE DRIFTING THE CHANNEL. THE PICTURE IS HANGING IN CRABBYS BAIT AND TACKLE IN KEYPORT AND THE FISH WAS WEIGHT IS RECORDED ON THE PICTURE AS WELL . WE FISHED FROM 3:00 P.M. TILL 5:30 P.M. THEN ATE SOME FRESH FISH FOR DINNER.

Angler Name : Don
E-Mail : dbaker4@hotmail.com
Boat Name: noname
Date Fished: 8/22/02
Location: sea girt reef
Fishing Method: drift
Specie: Fluke
Size: short
Bait or Lure: squid/killie
Water Depth: 50+
Water Temp.: 74
Information : Numerous shorts... sea robbins... skates... no keeper fluke

Angler Name : Mark, Jim, Tom, Pete
E-Mail : qualitycable@comcast.net
Boat Name: Cat Fish Hunter
Date Fished: 8-22-02
Location: Hudson Canyon
Fishing Method: Troll
Specie: Dolphin
Size: 10 lb
Bait or Lure: Ballyhoo-Jet / Spreader bars
Water Depth: 800
Water Temp.: 75
Information : Went out for a day trip, looking for Yellow fin but only found Mahi Mahi. We started on the west wall worked down and over to the east. Above the elbow we found a massive school of Mahi's, we took a bunch then headed back across and towards home. Clean green water, very little baitfish but no Tuna. Nice day except for Jim catching air off a big wave and landing on a small cooler. He fished all day with 2 cracked ribs.

Angler Name : Capt. Kirk
E-Mail : Kpss1@hotmail.com
Boat Name: Two for Two
Date Fished: 8/21-8/22
Location: Hudson
Fishing Method: troll/chunk
Specie: Dolphin
Size: 10lbs
Bait or Lure: ballyhoo
Water Depth: 600
Water Temp.: 76.5
Information : Two for Two for the hudson around 5ock. 8/21. This was after debating about pulling the boat for a trailer trip to Cape May. Anyway the wind laid down for a decent ride out and a nice night of weather. We were the only boat on the west wall and I think the only boat in the canyon. Despite blended blue water the chunk was very slow, two runoffs. One small yellowfin broken off on the props angler to remain nameless. The morning troll was also slow producing one dolphin and two knock downs of small mahi that missed the hooks. Got snotty on the way back. Hope things improve soon. Capt. Kirk

Angler Name : Alex Williams
E-Mail : aj724c@comcast.net
Boat Name: Discount
Date Fished: 8/21
Location: Barnegat Inlet -- out 160 dgs
Fishing Method: drift
Specie: Fluke
Size: 13" - 15"
Bait or Lure: Squid
Water Depth: 45 ft
Water Temp.: 75
Information :

Angler Name : Steve Scharbach
E-Mail : sscharbach@aol.com
Boat Name: World Cat
Date Fished: 8/20/2002
Location: South East Lumps
Fishing Method: Trolling
Specie: Bluefish
Size: Medium about 18 inches long
Bait or Lure: Mega bait and yellow green feathers
Water Depth: 60 to 75 feet
Water Temp.: 72 degrees
Information : I trolled the SE lumps and caught about six blues. I lost one really large one. Also, caught I skipjack and a couple of nice mahi mahi. All on a yellow/green feather and a blue/silver Mega Bait 25 plus.

Angler Name : Ken Danielson
E-Mail : njcharter@aol.com
Boat Name: Canyon Runner
Date Fished: August 19-20
Location: Hudson Canyon
Fishing Method: Overnigter
Specie: White Marlin
Size: 60 pounds
Bait or Lure: Ballyhoo
Water Depth: 100 Fathoms
Water Temp.: 78
Information : Capt. Phil Dulanie and mates Mike Zajac and Jay Richardella had the Ken Danielson charter from Charlestown, S.C. out on the Canyon Runner Monday to Tuesday. Despite continued bad fishing plaguing the offshore fishery due to the abundance of green water on the edge we were once again able to put together a respectable catch. Trolling Monday afternoon saw 2 longfin and some nice Mahi hit the deck. Just before putting her on the drift we raised two White Marlin to the pattern and hooked both. One was released and one tossed the hook shortly into the fight. The chunking stunk!!! Up on the troll in the morning saw a yellowfin and a 4 bagger of longfin to finish off the trip with 7 tuna.

Angler Name : Al Jacobs
E-Mail : jake@noln.com
Boat Name: Brianne-Lee
Date Fished: 8/20/02
Location: Raritan Bay
Fishing Method: drifting
Specie: Weakfish
Size: 2lbs
Bait or Lure: worms
Water Depth: 38 ft
Water Temp.:
Information : On the way to the channel's, jigged a few blue's. Drifted Chapel Hill Channel where we picked up 2 weak's, one on a jig and one on a rubber worm. The sand worms were getting tagged by the porgies. Was a nice evening for fishing.

Angler Name : jim
E-Mail : shep999Acomcast .net
Boat Name: amysue
Date Fished: 8/20/02
Location: raritian bay
Fishing Method: troll
Specie: Bluefish
Size: 1-2 #
Bait or Lure: jig
Water Depth: 40 ft
Water Temp.: 73
Information : Had the AMYSUE out in PM ....with who else, my two granddaughters ..Amy and Susie.Born fishermen, got into the birds,peanut bunker, and small blues. Even AMY and Susies Mom and POP caught them. First time we used postapottie in 3 years!Tight lines.

Angler Name : chris
E-Mail : yankee4214@aol.com
Boat Name:
Date Fished: 8/20/02
Location: barnagat ridge and fingers
Fishing Method: all
Specie: Little Tunny
Size: none
Bait or Lure: everything
Water Depth:
Water Temp.:
Information : Another bad day tuna trolling. Where are all the false albacore!!! No bluefins no skipjacks no falsies no nice water. Don't hear anything down south either. What's going on. Email me with any theories. TightLines

Angler Name : Tony
E-Mail : headsteel@blast.net
Boat Name: Ceddy Fee
Date Fished: 08/20/02
Location: channel
Fishing Method: bottom
Specie: Fluke
Size: up to 20 in
Bait or Lure: Pee wee bunkin, squid, sperring, belly
Water Depth: 60 ft?
Water Temp.:
Information : Caught many fluke, probably 20+. Got my limit keeper fish at the final blow of the horn. Many, many were caught today. Good ratio of keepers to throwbacks. maybe 3 to 1. Largest fish on the boat was maybe 6 lbs.

Angler Name : Cosmis
E-Mail :
Boat Name: Surf
Date Fished: 8-20-02
Location: TI
Fishing Method: Surf
Specie: Fluke
Size: 12-15"
Bait or Lure: Sluggo
Water Depth: 4-15ft
Water Temp.: 70
Information : Yesterday there were thousands of birds in TI. They had gorged themselves on 4 inch fluke. Has anyone ever seen such a fluke "event". There are lots of shorts there as well. I don't know why anyone tries to bottom fish in these inlets. All they end up doing is dredging seaweed. A sluggo or fin s will catch fluke (caught 12 this am), blues, weakies and even a shark or two. Bonus - no seaweed. Trick is using 3/8 oz weight or less to keep from dragging bottom. Tight Lines to all!

Angler Name : SCOTT
E-Mail : JAXTRAX2@AOL.COM
Boat Name: JAXTRAX
Date Fished: AUG18-19
Location: HUDSON CANYON
Fishing Method: OVERNIGHTER
Specie: Yellowfin Tuna
Size: 40-60
Bait or Lure: TROLLING,CHUNK
Water Depth: 700
Water Temp.: 77-79
Information : STARTED TROLLING MOUTH AND QUICKLY HOOKED UP WITH BILL FISH BELIEVED TO BE A WHITE ON A CEDAR PLUG ON THE FLAT LINE. SET UP TO CHUNK ON THE FLATS ON THE WEST EDGE VERY UNEVENTFUL. ON THE AM TROLL PICKED A 40 TO 60LB YELLOW ON WEST WALL. PEACE!!!

Angler Name : Rich
E-Mail : bimmerwiz@yahoo.com
Boat Name: Scuba Doo
Date Fished: 8/19/02
Location: Sandy Hook
Fishing Method: Drifting
Specie: Weakfish
Size: 4 to 8lbs
Bait or Lure: Worms, squid and clams
Water Depth: 15 ft to 20ft
Water Temp.: 76-80
Information : First hour had several hits but no luck. Th luck picked up about 9:30am and did not stop. Caught 6 weaks around 4 to 8 lbs and several throw backs. Two fluke caught 2lbs and 4.5lbs. Also surprisingly, a hand full of porgies! Have fun! Tight Lines and Screaming Reels!

Angler Name : Ron Walker
E-Mail : rwalker@CBIZ.com
Boat Name: MegaBite
Date Fished: August 19, 2002
Location: SW of Brandywine, Del Bay
Fishing Method: Drift
Specie: Fluke
Size: 16.5" to 27.5"
Bait or Lure: Killies and squid
Water Depth: 30-35
Water Temp.:
Information : Finally a good trip to report! Fishing with my new wife's family, we had 11 keepers and double that many throwbacks that always seem to measure 1/2 short of the limit. Highlight of the trip was the 27.5", 7.9lb beast that was caught by the only lady on board. She's now known as the "Flounder Floosy".

Angler Name : Capt. Darren
E-Mail : dsv174@optonline.net
Boat Name: Marylou Crew
Date Fished: August 18&19th, 2002
Location: Hudson Canyon
Fishing Method: Troll and Chunk
Specie: Blue Marlin
Size: 500lbs
Bait or Lure: Green Machine
Water Depth: 400
Water Temp.: 79.2
Information : Had Mark Hanna and his son Brian out again, this time offshore to the Hudson Canyon for some real slow action. Nothing on the troll the first half of the trip and no fish all night on the chunk untill around 4 am when a large school came in but left as fast as they arrived. Up in the am on the troll produced 4 knock downs with one hook up of that we never got to see. At 9:30 we hooked up with a 500lb blue marlin that Brian fought for about 10 minutes getting to watch the fish tail walk the back of the boat and finally saying goodbuy.

Angler Name : Seth
E-Mail : burmastersd@nswccd.navy.mil
Boat Name: Trol Lynn
Date Fished: 8/17-8/18
Location: Spencer Canyon
Fishing Method: Troll, Chunk
Specie: Yellowfin Tuna
Size: 85-90 Lbs
Bait or Lure: Butterfish
Water Depth: 700ft
Water Temp.: 78.6
Information : Stopped short of the Spencer and trolled in. Had two throwback yellowfins at the tip. Didn't hit clean water until we trolled down the west wall. There were whales and skipjack everywhere. We had one huge whale come up and take a look at us at a distance of about 20 feet. Tied up for the night and picked a few mahi from the pots. As the night went on and the wind kicked up the water clarity got consistently worse. We had one large blue shark in the slick about midnight. Then at about 330am the yellowfin showed up. Caught two about 90lbs. Fish were fought on 30's so by the time we got the two fish in the boat the bite was over. When the sun came up the water was a terrible dirty green.

Angler Name : Jayson Samsel Bachlor Party
E-Mail : varipro2k@aol.com
Boat Name: Fintastic
Date Fished: 8-18-02
Location: Seventeen
Fishing Method: Chumming and claming
Specie: Bluefish
Size: Slammers to 17lbs
Bait or Lure: Mackerel
Water Depth: 100
Water Temp.: 75
Information : Sandy Samsel organized a bachlor party for his son Jayson and 10 friends to celebrate his marriage on 8-24-02. The crew had a great time pulling 50 plus jumbo blues all above 10 lbs with the largest nearly 17lbs. Good luck and great fishing with a professional group of guys.

Angler Name : Frank Foran
E-Mail : captreelaction@aol.com
Boat Name: Reel Action
Date Fished: August 17 & 18,2002
Location: Hudson Canyon
Fishing Method: Trollling & Chunking
Specie: Yellowfin Tuna
Size: up to 50 lb
Bait or Lure: Green Machines, Feathers & Ballyhoo
Water Depth: 500' +
Water Temp.: 76-79
Information : Had Frank Foran, Tom Marotta, Greg Masker, Steve Stefanik & Joe Priestner aboard for an overnighter. Arriving at the tip we put a quick 20 lb yellowfin in the boat. No other hits for the next couple of hours. Chunking at night, the charter went 2 for 2 on 50 lb yellowfins. Only one hit on the morning troll. Hope we get clean water back.

Angler Name : gene c
E-Mail : gcaffrey_2000@yahoo.com
Boat Name: NanSea
Date Fished: 8/18/02
Location: Can't say - Draggers will arrive.
Fishing Method: Bottom
Specie: Fluke
Size: 5-6 lbs
Bait or Lure: spearing squid on fluke rig, green feather
Water Depth: 68ft
Water Temp.: 74
Information : Boated four out of six fish. Working solo it was hard to land these fluke. Four of the fluke were in the 5 to 6 lb range. Unusually high percentage of large fluke compared to other days this year. Draggers haven't found this spot yet.

Angler Name : ERNIE &MIKE
E-Mail : pulcinim@aiov.com
Boat Name: stripper
Date Fished: 8-18-02
Location: reach channel bouy #12 to 19
Fishing Method: drift worms
Specie: Weakfish
Size: 2 to 4lb
Bait or Lure: sand worms
Water Depth: 15 -40ft
Water Temp.:
Information : Started at 6am and had 2fish rite away. Then the porgies started.Ended up with 10 nice weaks 2big fluke and lots of nice porgies.

Angler Name : Paul Weiser
E-Mail : PAULRWEISER@AOL.COM
Boat Name: Weather or Not
Date Fished: 8/18/19
Location: Spencer Canyon
Fishing Method: Trolling & Chunking
Specie: Yellowfin Tuna
Size: 65lbs To 107lbs
Bait or Lure: Trolled everything short of the tackle bag chunked butterfish & A few Herring
Water Depth: 100Fths to the 500 line
Water Temp.: 79.6
Information : Trolled from 5 PM to 6:30 not even a sniff Probelly will only troll jet heads at 15 KTS from here on Chunked from an anchored boat in 750 feet from 7:00PM till 5:00AM without a touch. Baits were all over the place, the only place they werent was in the slick tried everything weights ballons cursing. finelly around 4:45am the wind dropped off the baits settled in and we went 3 for 6 0n 50lb outfits to boat some very nice fish

Angler Name : Thomas Walker
E-Mail :
Boat Name: Megan Beth
Date Fished: 8/17/02 to 8/18/02
Location: Hudson canyon
Fishing Method:
Specie: Yellowfin Tuna
Size: 50lb
Bait or Lure: butterfish
Water Depth: 800
Water Temp.: 78
Information : Thomas Walker and crew were aboard the Megan Beth for the first over night canyon trip of the season. After arriving on the west side we trolled for 4 hours with not even a hit.The water was green with plenty of life Wales,porpose,squid . During the night we boated one yellowfin around 50lbs which was the only hit all night. Trolling in the AM did not produce anything. We need clean water before the action will get better.

Angler Name : Captain James
E-Mail : JamesGrasmeder@hotmail.com
Boat Name: Reel Adventure
Date Fished: 8/18/02
Location: tip of the Hudson
Fishing Method: Troll
Specie: Wahoo
Size: 55 lbs.
Bait or Lure: purple jet head
Water Depth: 400
Water Temp.: 72
Information : Finally got the 26 ft. "Reel Adventure" out to the canyons. We had no knockdowns all morning until we got lucky and hooked into Mr. Wahoo around 12:30. Luckily he didn't bite through our 50 lb. mono leader and we were able to boat him. The nice wahoo made the trip. On the way home we spotted a 2 x 6 floating and picked up 6 nice gaffer dolphin but could have had more. Word to the wise: never throw away your bait until you get to the dock.

Angler Name : jim
E-Mail : jimsag@comcast.net
Boat Name: Hatt-Aweigh
Date Fished: 8-17,18
Location: Wilmington
Fishing Method: Troll/Chunk
Specie: Yellowfin Tuna
Size: 150-75
Bait or Lure: Squid
Water Depth: 100 line
Water Temp.: 75
Information : Trolled nothing all day. Set up on East Notch, bite started at 3 and ended at 6:30 Tons of bait around boat, all fish caught on squid, both dead and alive. Chunked with butters and sardines...no hits on either.

Angler Name : Capt. Bob Mancini
E-Mail : genesee2@earthlink.net
Boat Name: GENESEE III
Date Fished: 8/18/02
Location: Outside of Barnegat Inlet
Fishing Method: Drift
Specie: Fluke
Size: Various
Bait or Lure: Killies/Squid w/teasers
Water Depth: 58
Water Temp.: 64.5
Information : A beautiful morning with a beautiful crew. Turned out to be a relaxing day with some large fluke to be taken. Several throwbacks but if you could stay near the bottom there are some large fluke there. Drift became difficult as we could not hold bottom even with ten ounces. Need a few sea anchors for days like that. we will be back...

Angler Name : frank,rob and charlie
E-Mail : frankko66@yahoo.com
Boat Name: ez-go
Date Fished: 8-18-02
Location: 17 fathoms
Fishing Method: chum
Specie: Bluefish
Size: 8-11lbs.
Bait or Lure: bunker
Water Depth: 105ft.
Water Temp.:
Information : headed out sunday at 8 am to 17 fathoms in flat calm seas.anchored up and chummed along with about a dozen party and a bunch of charter and privite boaters,fishing was a very slow pick --not much doing out there for anyone.landed a few big blues then headed inshore to try shrewsbury rocks area,not much luck there either although we did get a few sea bass .while running back to sandy hook bay hit a school of 2-3 lb. blues chasing bait off the sandy hook beaches--caught a bunch of them before heading back in ,not the big slammers we were looking for but fun on light tackle nonetheless.--also seen a coulple of party boats that made the long run north from pt.pleasent and belmar to jig those same small fish ,which indicates the tough fishing for blues that day. anyone been cathing any false albacore up north? have not heard of much action with them as of yet--tight lines!!

Angler Name : Ken Gorsuch
E-Mail : njcharter@aol.com
Boat Name: Canyon Runner
Date Fished: August 17-18
Location: Hudson Canyon
Fishing Method: Overnigter
Specie: Yellowfin Tuna
Size: 40-90 pound
Bait or Lure: Ballyhoo
Water Depth: 100 Fathoms
Water Temp.: 78
Information : Captain Phil Dulanie and mates Mike Zajac and Jay Richardella had the ken Gorsuch charter from Manhattan out on the Canyon Runner and for a quick turn around trip Saturday - Sunday and scratched out together another decent catch despite the fact that the canyons are not exactly teeming with tuna. Arriving in the afternoon we picked a couple longfin before putting it on the drift and had life in the slick. However, a couple of long-liners dropped their gear on us and we were forced to move only putting one yellowfin and releasing a small Manta Ray during the night. Up on the troll in the morning we had a couple of shots at fish releasing some small ones and keeping a few more and a mahi for a catch of 6 tuna that we worked out butts off for. I hope the fishing improves but it does not look like it is going to get much better than this unless something dramtic happens.

Angler Name : tony
E-Mail : fishingnino@aol.com
Boat Name: gad maffer
Date Fished: 08/18/02
Location: offshore fluking
Fishing Method: bottom
Specie: Fluke
Size: up to 7 lbs
Bait or Lure: squid
Water Depth: up to 120 feet
Water Temp.:
Information : As for fluke, I got zilch. Of the 6 of us on board perhaps 9 were boated, all nice. One short, the rest 3 to 7 lbs. I did manage about 18 keeper sea bass though, up to 2+ lbs. Whatever I was doing wrong for the fluke worked for the sea bass.

Angler Name : Roland,Rich,Kenny
E-Mail : rkrumbei@optonline.net
Boat Name: "Sorry Charlie"
Date Fished: Aug 17-18
Location: Hudson Canyon 100 SQ
Fishing Method: Troll-chunk
Specie: Yellowfin Tuna
Size: Big
Bait or Lure: Ballyhoo-bars-feathers
Water Depth: 400-2000
Water Temp.: 76-77.8
Information : Trolled east side from the elbow to the 100 sq not a knockdown, tied up, about the time the second line was in we had 20-30 lb Mahi's hooked and boated no action till midnight when the Deep 80w screamed off almost spooled us fought the fish for an 45 min pulled hook, two hours later same deal sreaming deep 80w 600 yards in 60 seconds, Came off the ball to chase fish had him 100 feet from the boat over an hour fight,same result as the first..."HELP WANTED EXPERIENCED ANGLERS THAT CAN FIGHT BIG FISH" Wilson knows what happened..... thanks to Dave "Reel Seat" for the Deep rod secret weapon.....

Angler Name : Bobby Dunn
E-Mail : captain1069@msn.com
Boat Name: Moonshadow
Date Fished: 8/ 17-18
Location: Lindenkohl Canyon
Fishing Method: Chunk
Specie: Yellowfin Tuna
Size: 50 lbs.
Bait or Lure: Butterfish/ Squid
Water Depth: 650 ft.
Water Temp.: 80
Information : Had a group out Saturday night and found nothing on the afternoon troll in the greenish water. Set up and had squid behind the boat shortly after dark. Had our first fish on at 9:30 which hit our swordfish rig and acted very much like a sword. It turned out to be a 300 lb. plus mataray. About two minutes after releasing the ray we had a huge nock down from a very large yellowfin. We broke the fish off and a few minutes later hooked and boated a 50 pounder. The drift than started to go bad and so did the fishing. Nothing after that point and nothing in the morning on the troll.

Angler Name : Harry Woods & Party
E-Mail : 76ers@aol.com
Boat Name: Sea Fox
Date Fished: 8-18-02
Location: Raritan Bay
Fishing Method: drifting
Specie: Weakfish
Size: 15"-22"
Bait or Lure: Sand worm
Water Depth: 20-30ft.
Water Temp.: ?
Information : Had a great day, limited out, and the others in my party did well too! I cannot thank the mates,(Joe & Andy) enough. They did a superb job all day long, offering their assistance, not only to my party, but to the rest of the crowded boat also. "What a good team guy's". We will definetly be back again, for the good action!

Angler Name : John and Laura
E-Mail : johnlaura@comcast.net
Boat Name: TIDE RUNNER
Date Fished: 8/18/02
Location: Manasquan Ridge
Fishing Method: Drifting
Specie: Fluke
Size: To 20 inches
Bait or Lure: Squid & Smelt
Water Depth: 50 to 70 Ft
Water Temp.: 75
Information : Well the fish were not very active and the lack of a drift did not help. Fished the Ridge for 5 hours. The area of the ridge appeared to be void of sea life. No birds no bait and not many fish. We did manage to put 4 in the box up to 20 ". We caught a few big skates and the 4 keepers not one throw Back Fluke, Go Figure. Still it was another great day to be on the water. Peace

Angler Name : Bill Mulliniks
E-Mail : captpaul@bountyhuntercharters.com
Boat Name: Bounty Hunter
Date Fished: 08/18/2002
Location: Hudson Canyon
Fishing Method: Trolling
Specie: Albacore Tuna
Size: Up to 50 Lbs.
Bait or Lure: Mako Jets, Tuna Clones, Balyhoo
Water Depth: 2500 Ft.
Water Temp.: 78 Degrees
Information : Capt. Paul returned to the Hudson Canyon with the Bill Mulliniks charter. Arriving where we left them biting on Friday we seen that the blue clear water had moved to the southeast. Trolling off the edge into the deep we located tons of bait and thick readings of Yellowfin. These were small tuna (20 to 40 lbs.) but there were plenty of them. The charter went 6 for 15 on Yellowfin keeping only legal sized fish while releasing the rest. Coming back up on the Bank we went 2 for 4 on 50 Lb. Longfin. Mako Jets, Tuna Clones & Rigged Balyhoo worked for us today.

Angler Name : capt. chris behrman
E-Mail : cbeergut72@aol.com
Boat Name: sweetie
Date Fished: 8/17/02
Location: hudson canyon
Fishing Method: troll & chunking
Specie: Yellowfin Tuna
Size: 40 lbs
Bait or Lure: spreader bar
Water Depth: 2000
Water Temp.: 81
Information : trolled all afternoon got one yellofin,real nice water. saw a small blue marlin on the surface,and lots of pilot whales.marked alot of fish even saw the breaking water,they just wouldn't eat.had one run off at night but lost it!! tough trip,but it still beats being on land!!!!

Angler Name : Gonzo
E-Mail : gonzofishes@msn.com
Boat Name: how.com
Date Fished: Aug 17th
Location: Tom's Canyon
Fishing Method: Trolling
Specie: Yellowfin Tuna
Size: 30 lbs
Bait or Lure: Various
Water Depth: 400-1300
Water Temp.: 72
Information : 72 degree, green water and 451 ft coming off the west wall of Tom's Canyon produced our only action. Trolling for 8 hours we were 2 for 2 on rat yellowfins. Fish 1 hit a small squid spreader bar with blue skirts and the other fish hit a chartreuse and green cedar swimmer. Both came at the same time in 450 ft of water. Capt. Rhino marked fish, but temps had dropped and the best water we could find was still very green. We did have the pleasure of being joined some 75 miles offshore by a homing pigeon (apparantly lost) who sat on the dash of the GW in front of the fan until we went back to dock and he split, going home I guess. 2 small yft doesn't really make the canyon fishing trip worth it, hope things pick up. See you out there. GonZo.

Angler Name : John Marotta
E-Mail : Jonrot16@Aol.com
Boat Name: 26' Regulator
Date Fished: August 17,2002
Location: Hudson Canyon-West Wall
Fishing Method: Troll
Specie: Yellowfin Tuna
Size: 50-60 lb.
Bait or Lure: rigged ballyhoo with skirts,squid spreader bars
Water Depth: 500'
Water Temp.: 77
Information : Had fish for 1 Hr. 8:30 to 9:30 AM,went 4 for 4,water color-green,best day yet

Angler Name : James King
E-Mail : varipro2k@aol.com
Boat Name: Fintastic
Date Fished: 8-17-02
Location: Mud, bouy and a wreck to the south
Fishing Method: Chumming and claming
Specie: Black Sea Bass
Size: sea bass to 3, blues to 10 and blackfish to10
Bait or Lure: Clams and bunker
Water Depth: 60
Water Temp.: 78
Information : We had the King party of seven out for a combo seabass, bluefish charter. The three ladies outfished the guys on the wreak but the guys struggled to beat them with jumbo blues, most of which were released

Angler Name : Dennis, Phil, Tommy, Capt. Paul
E-Mail : blt_phil@yahoo.com
Boat Name: hot chill
Date Fished: 8/17/2
Location: a well known corner of the hudson canyon
Fishing Method: troll, chunk, troll again
Specie: Albacore Tuna
Size: 50
Bait or Lure: plastic, butterchunks
Water Depth: 500-1000ft
Water Temp.: 78
Information : We hooked up and boated the albies on the troll at sundown, then again at dawn. hooked two bigeyes (allisons?) overnight and dropped them both. one of these creatures spooled my 50tw (with 80 lb mono) in less than 1 minute. we fought one for almost 2 hours, chased it in reverse at 8 knots in 6' seas with buckets of salt water coming over the transom till it chewed through the leader. any advice on how to boat these monsters would be greatly appreciated.

Angler Name : scott rogers
E-Mail : lakeinwood@aol.com
Boat Name: legal limit 2
Date Fished: 8 17 02
Location: tuckerton
Fishing Method: squid and minnows
Specie: Fluke
Size: 17 to 30
Bait or Lure: squid and minnows
Water Depth: 60
Water Temp.: 67
Information : landed some real nice ones a few 3 to 4 pounders a 5 and a 10 pound 7 ounce monster weight in at capt mike marina.

Angler Name : Tom Taranova
E-Mail :
Boat Name: Double Diamond
Date Fished: 8/16-17
Location: Hudson
Fishing Method: troll/chunk
Specie: Yellowfin Tuna
Size: 40-60lb
Bait or Lure: butterfish
Water Depth: 600
Water Temp.: 78
Information : Trolling in 6' seas in the afternoon produced 1 dolphin.Also spotted a large marloon tailing, but could not get it to go for our baits. Chunking was tough at first,wind against tide baits running up to the bow. A move at midnight resulted in better conditions, started to pick tuna at 0330. Boated 7 out of 8 40 - 60lb fish on bait & jigs by 0630. Morning troll was uneventful.

Angler Name : Jeff & Jack
E-Mail : netdeal@erols.com
Boat Name: Get Reel
Date Fished: 8/17/02
Location: The Reach
Fishing Method: drift
Specie: Weakfish
Size: 3-4 Lbs.
Bait or Lure: sand worms
Water Depth: 25-30
Water Temp.:
Information : Another "hot" bite in the Reach, had two on at once several times and even had to handline one in after a net snafu with my mate Jack (he's 4). Its great to hear him yell "fish-on" when the rods bend in half!

Angler Name : Captain Howard
E-Mail : whatsuprhinoman@aol.com
Boat Name: HOW-Com
Date Fished: 8-17-02
Location: toms canyon
Fishing Method: troll
Specie: Yellowfin Tuna
Size: 30-35lbs
Bait or Lure: cedar plugs
Water Depth: 450+
Water Temp.: 78
Information : picked off 2 yellowfin at 8:30am trolled 4 more hours of nothing

Angler Name : Greg R
E-Mail : gsr1357@yahoo.com
Boat Name: Reel Kitchen
Date Fished: 08/17/02
Location: Off of Shrewsberry Rocks
Fishing Method: Drift
Specie: Fluke
Size: Up to 18"
Bait or Lure: Squid/Spearing
Water Depth: 40-45'
Water Temp.: 75
Information : Another great day off of the 'Rocks for fluke and sea bass. Must have thrown back about 50 shorts (Both sea bass and fluke), and put about 10 of each in the box. Best thing was not one skate, dogfish, or sea robin all day! Anyone heard of any good inshore action(within 25 miles of 'Squan inlet) for tuna or dolphin yet?

Angler Name : Tom, Mike, Steve
E-Mail : moneypit46@aol.com
Boat Name: Hellraiser
Date Fished: 8/17
Location: Wilmington
Fishing Method: Troll
Specie: Blue Marlin
Size: 400+
Bait or Lure: Plastics and Bally
Water Depth: 280
Water Temp.: 79.5
Information : Left the dock around midnight and headed for the Wilmy, the sea's were alot rougher then predicted, along with the heavier winds. The new areas covered by the NOAA "Hudson to Baltimore" seem to confuse the reporting. In the 28 ft center console we were able to run 17-18 kts with only an occasional drop off the back sides of the wave. Arriveing about 4:30 we began to troll in the dark. Staying on the deep side of the chunkers "20" we had no hits from dark to 10am. At 10 am west of the tip we hooked into a 400+ lb blue marlin. Before being spooled (50 VSW) the drag we increased and the hook bent and pulled. Had a few real nice jumps from the fish, beautiful fish. May give up on trolling tuna this year and keep the big stuff in the water. Also time to rerig all bally rigs with heavier hooks as the canyon runner reports in the big game fishing journal. Another example on how the pros do things for a reason. That was the only pull all day!! Where are the tuna, albies? the big eye. Tough season!!!

Angler Name : GARY & JON
E-Mail : TRAILPIMP@AOL.COM
Boat Name: MAKO19
Date Fished: 8-17-02
Location: WILDWOOD REEF
Fishing Method: DRIFTING
Specie: Fluke
Size: 22"
Bait or Lure: STRIP BAITS
Water Depth: 55'
Water Temp.: 73
Information : AFTER GETTING THE FORECAST WE WERE JUST PLANNING ON TAKING A RIDE DOWN THE INTERCOASTAL THIS WEEKEND. WE FIGURED WE WOULD BRING SOME BAIT AND THE POLES JUST IN CASE, AND ITS A GOOD THING WE DID. THE WIND DIDN'T START PICKING UP UNTIL LATE IN THE AFTERNOON. WE WERE ABLE TO GET TO THE REEF AND CATCH THE LAST HOUR OR SO OF THE TIDE. WE FINSHED WITH 4 FLUKE ALL BIGGER THAN 17.5" AND ONE AT 22".

Angler Name : Mark Bennett
E-Mail : mbroth@bellatlantic.net
Boat Name: Tenacious
Date Fished: 8/16,17
Location: Hudson Canyon
Fishing Method: Troll/Chink
Specie: Yellowfin Tuna
Size: 60lb
Bait or Lure: Ballyhoo/Sprdr Bars/Lures
Water Depth: 600ft
Water Temp.: 77-79 degrees
Information : Capt Bernie Roth had the Mark Bennett party on an overnight trip to the Hudson Canyon. The afternoon troll produced a small yellowfin which was released. We encountered massive bait readings with whales and porpoises on the 190 091 line and decided to set up there for the night chunking. The squid were so thick through the night that chunks never penetrated below them. We boated a 60lb yellowfin on a live squid and had two unknown runoffs that almost spooled the 50tws before breaking the 60lb leaders. The morning troll was uneventful in the very green water despite the fact that we constantly marked fish and bait. The fish are there and all we need is clean water to be more productive.

Angler Name : Jon Murray
E-Mail : murray@quadnet.net
Boat Name: 4 Reelin'
Date Fished: 08/17/02
Location: Off Barnegat
Fishing Method: Drift
Specie: Fluke
Size: up to 7lbs.
Bait or Lure: squid/spearing
Water Depth: 50-55
Water Temp.: 67
Information : Another great day fluking by ourselves. Within 5 min. my wife, Linda caught the 1st fish of the day, a 25" 7#er! What a great start! Had a steady pick most of the morning putting 10 more in the box and releasing at least 30 shorts. Most keepers were in the 3lb. class. Can't ask for much better. For those who read the article in the Fisherman about the color pink, it works! Just ask my wife, she's been using pink for years and is often high hook! Tight lines.

Angler Name : Chris Peat
E-Mail : njcharter@aol.com
Boat Name: Canyon Runner
Date Fished: August 16-17
Location: Hudson
Fishing Method: Overnignter
Specie: Yellowfin Tuna
Size: 40-70
Bait or Lure: Bars/Baits/Jets
Water Depth: 600
Water Temp.: 78
Information : Captain Phil Dulanie and mate Mike Zajac had the Chris Peat charter from Stamford, CT this time out on the Canyon Runner and put together another decent catch despite less than steller conditions. Arriving in the afternoon we picked a couple longfin before anchoring up on the edge and had life in the slick and a couple more yellowfin before first light. At first light we got into a slow pick and put another 5 yellowfin in the boat in an hour. All night long we fished in 4-6 footers with an occansional 8 footer but one again our charter handled the conditions like champs and went home with 9 tuna all betwenn 40-80 pounds.

Angler Name : Roy Stenftennagel
E-Mail : Roybuilds@aol
Boat Name: Jill Marie
Date Fished: 8-17-02
Location: Ambrose Channel
Fishing Method: Drift
Specie: Fluke
Size: 17" - 24"
Bait or Lure: Squid and minnow
Water Depth: 60'
Water Temp.: 76
Information : Fished Ambrose Channel by Bouy 8 and 8A Saturday morning.Their was plenty of fish with few throw backs.Even managed a nice blackfish. Home with a limit by 12 o'clock.Plenty of current,needed 10 ounces to hold bottom.

Angler Name : chris
E-Mail : illcraig4vr@aol.com
Boat Name:
Date Fished: august 17
Location: 3 miles out of manasquan
Fishing Method: jig,troll,cast
Specie: Bluefish
Size: 3-5 pounds
Bait or Lure: diamond jigs rattltraps
Water Depth:
Water Temp.:
Information : trolled a from a mile out to 3 miles and hooked one 3 pounder on a diamond jig then abut a mikle away saw a school of 3-5 pound fish feading on peanut bunker casted jigs and rattletrape and caught 10

Angler Name : Bob Horvath
E-Mail : captpaul@bountyhuntercharters.com
Boat Name: Bounty Hunter
Date Fished: 08/16/2002
Location: Hudson Canyon
Fishing Method: Trolling
Specie: Yellowfin Tuna
Size: Up to 75 Lbs.
Bait or Lure: Lures & Balyhoo
Water Depth: Varied
Water Temp.: 78 Degrees
Information : Capt. Paul had the Bob Horvath charter on the Bounty Hunter and headed out to the Hudson Canyon. Arriving on the West Wall at sunrise we found a 2 degree break in the water temperature and it was only a matter of minutes before we had our first 75 lb. Yellowfin in the boat. This was followed by a double on large Longfin. We picked away at the Yellowfin and Longfin throughout the morning and by noon we had boated 5 Yellowfin & 10 large Longfin and pulled the hook on a large fish which spooled a 50W. Balyhoo, Zuckers & Tuna Clones received all the attention.

Angler Name : KKJ
E-Mail : KKJancsar@USA.NET
Boat Name: Capt. Jigs
Date Fished: 8/16/02
Location: Manasuqan Ridge (North)
Fishing Method: Drift with sea anchor
Specie: Fluke
Size: To 6.4 Lbs.
Bait or Lure: Fluke Belly, Spearing, Sand EEL
Water Depth: 58-75 ft.
Water Temp.: 75
Information : 3 on board the Capt. Jigs. 13 Fluke 1- 6.2 1- 6.4 1 -3.5 plus 18's and 19's. Drifted northern section Wed. and Friday drifting So. to North. Fish on down slope. Spearing a must. Only boat near was Norma K. Holding with 6 oz. with sea anchor.

Angler Name : Paul Chrysanthopolos
E-Mail : Paulchry@aol.com
Boat Name: Displays
Date Fished: 8/16/02
Location: Trolled at tip chunk at the elbow
Fishing Method: Balleyhoo chunck butters fish
Specie: Yellowfin Tuna
Size: 50lbs Tuna and one mako
Bait or Lure: Balyhoos
Water Depth: 600'
Water Temp.: 76
Information : Water green plenty of squid and porpoises and pilot fish!!!!!!!

Angler Name : JOE DEPIERRO
E-Mail : JDEPIERRO1@AOL.COM
Boat Name:
Date Fished: 8/16/02
Location: OUTSIDE OF SANDY HOOK
Fishing Method: CASTNG METAL
Specie: Bluefish
Size: 1 - 3 LBS
Bait or Lure: AVA AND CAST MASTER
Water Depth: 35- 50
Water Temp.:
Information : BLUE FISH WERE BOILING ALL OVER ANYWHERE FROM A QUATER MILE TO A MILE OFF THE BEACH OUTSIDE BY THE LIGHTHOUSE. BOTTOM FISHING WAS SLOW. BLUES HIT ON ANY METAL CASTED - LOTS OF FUN.

Angler Name : Joe Kay
E-Mail : njcharter@aol.com
Boat Name: Canyon Runner
Date Fished: August 14-15
Location: Hudson Canyon
Fishing Method: Overnigter
Specie: Yellowfin Tuna
Size: up to 90 pounds
Bait or Lure: Butterfish
Water Depth: 500 Fathoms
Water Temp.: 78
Information : Captain Phil Dulanie and mate Jay Richardella had the Joe Kay charter from Flemington, NJ out on the Canyon Runner Wednesday to Thursday for another overnighter. Fishing the Hudson in 3-6 foot seas with an occansional 8 footer was not what the weatherman called for but was fishable. Anchored up on the West Wall we pulled 2 Makos. One we released and the other tip the scales at 120. Nothing in the dark on the tuna however just before we were to pull the anchor the last rod out went off and we quickly went 2 for 3 on 90 pound yellowfin at 6:30am. Up on the troll we added another big yellowfin and fought our way home in solid 8 footers. Luckily for this trip we had an experience and harden charter that handled the conditions with no problem.

Angler Name : Sam, John M., John S., Butch, and Brendan
E-Mail : messisa2000@yahoo.com
Boat Name: All Hooked Up
Date Fished: Aug 14-15
Location: Spencer Canyon
Fishing Method: Troll /Chunk
Specie: Yellowfin Tuna
Size: The Big Zilch
Bait or Lure: ballys/ butters/ spreaders
Water Depth: 600-3000
Water Temp.: 78
Information : Well as the Canyon Runner reported, the weatherman blew the forecast big, and I do mean blow and blow and blow and at 20-25 knots most of the time. We decided to press on after 35 miles off and we made a big mistake. Nothing on the troll in the evening and the chunk was non-existant. We found no good temp. breaks and the water clarity was horrible in the Spencer but much better in the Lindenkohl. We managed to hook up a mahi and White Marlin while trolling up to the Lindy in the morning...but the hook pulled after a minute or so on the White..I guess par for the course. Good crew that were die hard fisherman and fished hard for 24 hrs. What a *** kickin' we took, thanks goes out to our new boat for its 14.5' beam that trudged through the seas nice at 22 knots on the way home. Think I'll wait till the tuna really move in until I head back out...been very hit or miss (mostly miss).

Angler Name : Steve Babeuf
E-Mail : captpaul@bountyhuntercharters.com
Boat Name: Bounty Hunter
Date Fished: 08/14/2002
Location: The Annex
Fishing Method: Chumming
Specie: Bluefish
Size: Up to 5 Lbs.
Bait or Lure: Bunker & Butterfish
Water Depth: 60 Ft.
Water Temp.: 73 Degrees
Information : The Steve Babeuf charter fished on the Bounty Hunter today and Capt. Paul headed out to The Annex. With a Dragger working the lump for Fluke it was another slow start. However, after the big guy left the fish turned on within an hour. The charter kept 48 Blues up to 5 Lbs. and we called it a day at noon.

Angler Name : Don Ford
E-Mail : captain1069@msn.com
Boat Name: Moonshadow
Date Fished: 8/14
Location: 30 miles offshore
Fishing Method: Trolling
Specie: Yellowfin Tuna
Size: 60 lbs
Bait or Lure: Ballyhoo
Water Depth: 135 feet
Water Temp.: 76.5
Information : We had the Don Ford party out to a hole just east of the 20 line. Had a fish on almost immediately and put a 50 pounder in the box. We had anouther fish at 60 and lost two. We had one fish hit a ballyhoo and miss the hook by centimeters. Fish were packed with squid and other bait. Good water and lots of fish. We were marking some big ones down there that were probably big blue fins. We might stop there again on our way home from our overnighters this weekend.

Angler Name : ERNIE &BRYAN
E-Mail : pulcinim@aiov.com
Boat Name: SMOKER
Date Fished: 8 -14-02
Location: reach channel bouy #19-20
Fishing Method: worms
Specie: Weakfish
Size: 16 in to 5 lb
Bait or Lure: sandworms
Water Depth: 15-40 ft
Water Temp.: 77
Information : Left atlantic highlands at 515am after buying worms [LUCKED OUT] and went right to #19 seen very few fish on the recorder but all hell broke loose when the line hit bottom,fish on.Caught all we wanted ant went to #20 to find bigger ones,but the same size. Also caught lots of fluke but only 1 keeper.Good luck getting worms.

Angler Name : Dennis Nieradka
E-Mail : Firstarr@aol.com
Boat Name: The Prowler
Date Fished: 08/14 /2002
Location: Mud hole
Fishing Method: anchored
Specie: Bluefish
Size: 5 - 15 lbs
Bait or Lure: chum
Water Depth:
Water Temp.:
Information : Hello All Great afternoon to night trip . 3:30 - 9:30 . Alantic Higlands . Great captain put us on fish in 2 mins A lot of wind but no problem Captain Set 2 anchors and we caught fish . A few charter boats . Only party boat . Was a great time ( Allways on the Prowler) Salt Water Anglers Of Bergan County (Member)

Angler Name : Rob Baker
E-Mail : rbaker@aol.com
Boat Name: Fins n' Feathers
Date Fished: August 13-14
Location: Hudson
Fishing Method: Troll & chunk
Specie: Yellowfin Tuna
Size: 60lb +
Bait or Lure: Ballyhoo and spreader bars
Water Depth: 500 +
Water Temp.: 76-78
Information : Finally hit em big! We trolled the west wall after arriving on tuesday an immediately hooked up two nice longfin and boasted both, nothing else there except porposie and other life until late in the evening when we hit one small yellowfin and had thoughs of little guys again. Ran over to the east in and found more life and better water. On the chuck over night we had one run off until early am when all hell broke lose, almost every drop down seemed to produce a fish, would up with 8 in the boat before daybreak then trolled past 100 sq and picked up 6 more in the 60+ range before realizing we needed to head back. Best trip yet.

Angler Name : mike yocco
E-Mail : flyguy159@aol.com
Boat Name: MJ's
Date Fished: 8/14/02
Location: 19 fathom lump
Fishing Method: chunk
Specie: Bluefin Tuna
Size: 125
Bait or Lure: live squid
Water Depth: 118
Water Temp.: 78
Information : after catching only 2 yellowfin in spencer the day before we decided to make our next trip to 19 fathom lump. we had a steady pick of fish all night long and it only got better in the morning. limited out on bluefins to 125 pounds and released many others even caught a 90 pound yellowfin mixed in with the big bluefins. at 3 oclock we had a 50 sw spooled ...put the reel in full and that didnt stop its momentum one bit even set all the drags right before the trip so it must have been big. guy next to us also caught a 140 pound allison. better tuna fishing close to shore then the canyons because of good water and lots of bait

Angler Name : Steve Lissner
E-Mail : captpaul@bountyhuntercharters.com
Boat Name: Bounty Hunter
Date Fished: 08/13/2002
Location: The Annex
Fishing Method: Chumming
Specie: Bluefish
Size: Up to 5 lbs.
Bait or Lure: Bunker & Butterfish
Water Depth: 70 Ft.
Water Temp.: 75 Degrees
Information : Capt. Paul had the Steve Lissner charter on board the Bounty Hunter and ran back to The Annex. We had the Bluefish all to ourselves as we were the only boat on the grounds today. It was another slow start but as we got the fish going it turned into non stop action. The charter put 60 Blues in the box between 2 & 5 lbs. and as on our trip Sunday the 12 Lb. tackle got a workout. Only Bunker & Butterfish baits produced fish. Ava Jigs did not catch a fish today.

Angler Name : Gene and Joe
E-Mail : captain1069@msn.com
Boat Name: Moonshadow
Date Fished: 8/13
Location: willmington Canyon
Fishing Method: troll/ chunk
Specie: Yellowfin Tuna
Size: 20 lbs.
Bait or Lure: butterfish and artificials
Water Depth: 100 fathoms to 300 fathoms
Water Temp.: 78
Information : We fished with the Gene and Joe party in the willmington. Chunked from 3:00 to 5:00 am without a touch so we went up on the troll looking for the supposed long fin bite but we couldnt find it. Instead we released about a dozen footballs and nothing else. Time to go on the chunk.

Angler Name : Mark Habel
E-Mail : njcharter@aol.com
Boat Name: Canyon Runner
Date Fished: August 12-13
Location: Hudson
Fishing Method: Overnignter
Specie: Blue Marlin
Size: 400+
Bait or Lure: Ballyhoo
Water Depth: 600
Water Temp.: 72
Information : Capt. Phil Dulanie and mates Mike Zajac and Jay Richardella had the Mark Habel charter out on the Canyon Runner Monday to Tuesday and decided they had enough with the Tuna and went for the man in the Blue Suit this time. Just kidding. Any way, we made our first trip to the Hudson Canyon this year (as we have been fishing 95-110 miles in every other direction this year) and put one longfin in the boat on the afternoon troll, one longfin on the chunk and one on the morning troll plus a small yellowfin. However, at 10am we raised two 400+ pound Blue Marlin to the pattern and hooked both at the same time - Big Mistake. One took off towards the bow tail walking the entire time it dump half a 50W International, one went straight back and down also dumping half a 50W. The decision on which one to chase was made for us as the fish on the bow was going nuts and finally wrapped in the leader and broke-off. An hour and half later the Blue Marlin off the transome was brought along side pictures taken and as we went to pull the hook out we broke it off. This one was about 450 pounds and swam off just fine.

Angler Name : Charlie Stascall
E-Mail :
Boat Name: Double Diamond
Date Fished: 8/12-13
Location: spencer-lindenkohl
Fishing Method: troll/chunk
Specie: Yellowfin Tuna
Size: to 50lbs
Bait or Lure: squid, butterfish
Water Depth: 500 fathom
Water Temp.: 77
Information : Tried the southern canyons with the Charlie Stascall party. Evening troll produced a 50lb yellowfin and a very large fish nearly spooled a 50W before breaking off. Saw a lot of porpoise and bait out in 500Fathoms and set up there. Tons of squid and needlefish again, and once again no bites. Ran back to 100fathoms at 0200 and chunked 2 yellowfin and a small mako just before daybreak. Morning troll was uneventful.

Angler Name : Tom Novak
E-Mail :
Boat Name: S.T. Barb
Date Fished: 8/13/02
Location: Ambrose Channel
Fishing Method: drift
Specie: Fluke
Size: 16"-33"
Bait or Lure: fluke belly killie combo
Water Depth: 40-50 ft.
Water Temp.:
Information : We caught 10 fluke. One weighed 6.4lb. Had 3 around 3 lbs. Lost a fish weighing around 12lbs. while netting. Fish was too big for net and jumped out and spit the hook. At noon, when the tide changed, the fishing stopped. I battled a 7-8 ft. long Thresher shark for over 25 min on 12lb. test. After 3 near spoolings, and 4 long runs, we had the fish at boat side 2 times. It broke off the second time when it dove under the boat. It was spectacular to watch as it leaped about 10-12 times clear of the air while hooked. It jumped twice while only about 10 ft off the boat.

Angler Name : Dr. Eric Somberg
E-Mail : njcharter@aol.com
Boat Name: Canyon Runner
Date Fished: August 11-12
Location: The Dip
Fishing Method: Overnigter
Specie: Albacore Tuna
Size: 40-50
Bait or Lure: Ballyhoo
Water Depth: 100 Fathoms
Water Temp.: 78
Information : Capt. Phil Dulanie and mates Jay Richardella and Mike Zajac took the Eric Somberg charter from Manhattan out on the Canyon Runner Sunday to Monday and put together another decent catch of tuna. Headed back up to the area around The Dip we had a nice bite on the troll Sunday afternoon. Longfin hit the baits and the bars and 7 hit the deck before we set up to chunk. Chunking, unlike the trip before, was unproductive despite the squid and porpoises around the boat all night. Up on the troll in the morning for a quick 2 hours put 2 more longfin in the boat. We ended the trip with 9 40-50 pound Longfin in the box.

Angler Name : CHRIS
E-Mail :
Boat Name: CHICKEN OF THE SEA
Date Fished: 08/10 & 08/12
Location: NORTH OF S.R. INLET
Fishing Method: REAL FAST DRIFT
Specie: Fluke
Size: 19"
Bait or Lure: SQUID/SPEARS
Water Depth: 50+
Water Temp.: 75
Information : HAD AN OUTRAGEOUS DRIFT BOTH DAYS - WAS UP TO 20 OUNCES OF WEIGHT WITH 2 SEA ANCHORS - MANAGED 1 KEEPER ON THE 10TH AND 3 ON THE 12TH. NOAA WAS TALKING ABOUT RIPTIDES AND I THINK I FOUND EM. STILL BEATS WORKING.

Angler Name : Tony
E-Mail : tcava1@hotmail.com
Boat Name: NK3
Date Fished: 081202
Location: Manasquan Ridge?
Fishing Method: Bottom
Specie: Fluke
Size: 16.5
Bait or Lure: squid/speering
Water Depth: 60 to 70 ft
Water Temp.:
Information : Slow, slow, slow. Had to use 12 oz and lots of line to reach botton. Stiff 10+ mph wind all day. Full boat, maybe landed 12 keepers up to 19in. I got 2, 1 keeper at 16.5 in. Lucky me! Also got 1 blue at 2+ lbs

Angler Name : John Charlie & Rick
E-Mail : Johnbaumann@nbidigi.com
Boat Name: Hook'm & Cook'm
Date Fished: 8/11- 12 Overnight
Location: Wilmington, Spencer, Lindenkohl
Fishing Method: Troll, Chunk
Specie: Blue Marlin
Size: 150 lbs
Bait or Lure: Jethead
Water Depth: 700
Water Temp.: 78
Information : Ran to Wilmington trolled all day Sunday and then up to Spencer. Saw marlin onto, jumping, sunning but not interested in anything. Overnight at Lindenkohl on chunk, 3 little dolphin no runoffs. 40 Fathom Fingers, nothing on troll. Back to Wilmington. Released 1 Blue Marlin and had 3 other Marlin hooked up. Almost gave up but this made the trip.

Angler Name : Mike Chiarella
E-Mail : Varipro2k@aol.com
Boat Name: FINTASTIC
Date Fished: August 12, 2002
Location: Hudson Canyon
Fishing Method: Troll
Specie: Yellowfin Tuna
Size: 40 - 60lb's
Bait or Lure: Ballyhoo and Spreader Bars
Water Depth: 500
Water Temp.: 76
Information : Captains Bobby Konzs and Joe Patsco had the Mike Chiarella party from Kendall Park, NJ out on the FINTASTIC for a one day troll to the Hudson Canyon. After a slow morning, we received a call from Capt Mike on the JANICE that he was into fish. After that we went 4 for 6 on Longfin and 6 for 8 on Yellowfin. At one point, we had 4 yellowfins on at one time and the outrigger lures just hanging dead in the water were also hit. With 10 fish in the boat we called it a day and headed for home.

Angler Name : MIKE LAWRENCE
E-Mail : LAWREMI@CHURCHDWIGHT.COM
Boat Name: SHOT'N'BEER
Date Fished: 8/12/02
Location: MANASQUAN RIVER
Fishing Method: JIGS
Specie: Weakfish
Size: UP TO 5 LBS.
Bait or Lure: FIN'S'
Water Depth: 10 TO 12
Water Temp.:
Information : TRYED THE RIVER AT 8. ANCHORED AND HAD A PLEASANT NIGHT TILL 12:30. CAUGHT FROM THE START OF THE INCOMING UNTILL WE LEFT. JUST THE 2 OF USE WE HAD 10 AND LOST ANOTHER 6. HAD ONE THAT LOOKED TO GO ABOUT 7 TO 9 LBS, BUT LOST IT AT THE BOAT. 10LB LINE AND THAT CURRENT JUST DOES NOT MIX. CAUGHT ACOUPLE OF SMALL STRIPERS ALSO.

Angler Name : Capt. Bob (Boomer) DeSantis
E-Mail : boomfive@prodigy.net
Boat Name: Skipjack II
Date Fished: 8/12/2002
Location: Off Barnegat
Fishing Method: Drifting
Specie: Fluke
Size: Up to 7 lbs
Bait or Lure: Spearing & Squid
Water Depth: 80 Ft
Water Temp.: 74
Information : Had the boys from Maple Shade. Fished 8 ounces in 80 foot. Woked the edges of the wrecks and ended the day with 40 fluke and 20 sea bass. Largest fluke was 7 lbs. with a bunch of 4s and 5s.The sea bas were mostly humpbacks.

Angler Name : Jeff Fisher
E-Mail :
Boat Name: Megan Beth
Date Fished: 8/11/02
Location: 10 miles NE of manasquan
Fishing Method: Chum
Specie: Bluefish
Size: 3lbs
Bait or Lure: butterfisf
Water Depth: 65
Water Temp.: 75
Information : The Jeff Fisher party was aboard the Megan Beth on Sunday 8/11/02. Stopping on the Klondike banks where the fleet was able to jig some small blues the bite was over. Stopping on a small lump just a few miles to the north it was non stop action of 3lb class bluefish till the end of the day .

Angler Name : CapJV
E-Mail : Jacevpetdic@aol.com
Boat Name: nibbler
Date Fished: 8/11/02
Location: Flynns Knoll, Reach
Fishing Method: Live Bait, Drifting
Specie: Fluke
Size: 18" to 25"
Bait or Lure:
Water Depth: 20ft to 35ft
Water Temp.: unknown
Information : Started out at 5:30am, Went right to Flynns. Hooked up with a nice 7.5lb weakfish, Awesome fight. By 8:00am hit 2 schools of Blues, Nice size, Caught over 20 blues, Kept a couple for my neighbor, He was loven that. Thrill of the morning was that my friend hooked into something huge, We thought that it was a snag, So I backed the boat up and sure enough it was a huge Searay, Finally after fighting for 20 minutes we had landed a 25lb and release. Great day on NJ waters. Remember Time on Water = Fish...........

Angler Name : Jim Coffey
E-Mail :
Boat Name: Double Diamond
Date Fished: 8/10-11
Location: Hudson
Fishing Method: Troll / chunk
Specie: Big-Eye Tuna
Size: 200lbs
Bait or Lure: squid bar
Water Depth: 600'
Water Temp.: 74
Information : Worked the area near the Hudson canyon with Jim Coffey's group. On the troll in the evening had 3 bigeyes crash our lures. the first 2 liberated themselves, but the third stayed on and after a lengthy fight finally was boated. Fish taped out at 205lbs. Unfortunately the chunk was once again poor although squid were thick under the boat all night. Morning troll produced a few skippys but no more big fish although we read them down deep.

Angler Name : Adam Schaffer
E-Mail : varipro2k@aol.com
Boat Name: Fintastic
Date Fished: 8-11-02
Location: Mud Bouy
Fishing Method: Anchoredb
Specie: Bluefish
Size: to 14lbs
Bait or Lure: Mackerel
Water Depth: 80
Water Temp.: 72
Information : We had three generations of the Schaffer's out bluefishing. The highlight of the trip was when Gabrielle, age 5 caught her first slammer of over ten lbs. The blues were difficult to get started but once they ate it was a steady pick.

Angler Name : Joe
E-Mail :
Boat Name: Next Time
Date Fished: 8/11/02
Location: Sandy Hook Channel
Fishing Method: Drift
Specie: Fluke
Size: 3 lbs.
Bait or Lure: Plain Killies
Water Depth: 45 +/-
Water Temp.:
Information : Good bite early until about noon, when it was too hot and TOO crowded! Wind came up for a rough drift/ride in. Managed 3 keepers and 7 shorts in about 2 hours.

Angler Name : gary schetlick
E-Mail : gary.schetlick@baesystems.com
Boat Name: Benchmark
Date Fished: 08/10-11/02
Location: Spencer
Fishing Method: troll/chunk
Specie: Yellowfin Tuna
Size: small
Bait or Lure: trolled everything, butters, squid, sardines
Water Depth: 600+ ft
Water Temp.: 74 deg
Information : Based on Capt'n Nick's results friday nite in the hudson, we went to the Spencer on Saturday. Largest tuna was only about 45# (YFT). Trolled by a huge shark (based on his fin, think it was a tiger) saturday eve but couldn't find him when we came back. Released a white marlin (about 70#) early & then chunked & Jigged a mess of small YFT ... Sunday morning we hooked another Marlin between the 100 & 500 lines but he jumped & broke off a light leader ballyhoo rig. No Mahi. Nice weather, plenty of life, good trip. Thanks Capt'n Nick.

Angler Name : John,Laura and Foster
E-Mail : johnlauea@comcast.net
Boat Name: TIDE RUNNER
Date Fished: 8/11/02
Location: Manasquan Ridge
Fishing Method: Drifting
Specie: Fluke
Size: up tpo 20 inches
Bait or Lure: Squid and Smelt
Water Depth: 50 to 70 feet
Water Temp.: 74.4
Information : Well we had a great day managed to put 7 nice fluke in the box along with 20 Blues to 3 pounds. Good drift, Water clean and fish bitting. Has we drifted we would encounter pods of Blues. Couldn't keep bait on so we would switch over to Gigs. We had a ball. when the blues past we just went back to fluking until we drifted over more Blues. Just a great day to be on the water. Peace

Angler Name : Capt Bernie Roth
E-Mail : mbroth@bellatlantic.com
Boat Name: TENACIOUS
Date Fished: Aug10,11
Location: Hudson Canyon
Fishing Method: Troll,chunk
Specie: Yellowfin Tuna
Size: 60lb
Bait or Lure: Ballyhoo,spreader bars
Water Depth: 600 ft
Water Temp.: 76-71
Information : Had the Ron Antonelli Fishing Team on board for a weekend overnighter. Went to the 100 square and east area where fishing was good earlier but could not getany bites.Returned to the east wall and trolled a barely legal yellowfin. Chunking produced two manta ray runoffs and a 40lb yellowfin at sunrise on a bait fish we netted. The morning troll produced a 60lb yellowfin on the west elbow. The water at the 100 square went from 76 to 71 degrees overnight.

Angler Name : David Nolan
E-Mail : DavidTanya2001@hotmail.com
Boat Name: Special-T
Date Fished: Sat 10 Aug, Sun 11 Aug
Location: Sea Girt Reef
Fishing Method: bottom
Specie: Fluke
Size: 10 keeper , biggest 3 1/2lbs 22 "
Bait or Lure: fluke belly
Water Depth: 65
Water Temp.: 72
Information : Saturday had the neighbor George S. out and we caught 10 fluke - starting late at 0900. we had all the fluke on the nice Westerly drift by 1100. later on the wind shifted to the south and we caught some smallish Seabass anchored over some rocks. We had one bluefish and several bluefish following baits and a hooked fluke up. Sunday it was blowing to hard for us to drift (we are light and drift fast). We SeaBassed fished on a nice rockpile and put caught 41 SeaBass with just a few bigger ones mixed. Biggest Seabass was 17 inches - maybe 2 1/2 lbs.

Angler Name : MIKE LAWRENCE
E-Mail : LAWREMI@CHURCHDWIGHT.COM
Boat Name: SHOT'N'BEER
Date Fished: 8/11/02
Location: GLORY,CHICKEN,TEXAS TOWER
Fishing Method: TROLL
Specie: Bluefin Tuna
Size:
Bait or Lure: EVERYTHING
Water Depth:
Water Temp.: 74-76
Information : LEFT EARLY SUN.MORN. GOT TO THE WEST EDGE OF GLORY AND STARTED TROLLING. TROLLED ALLTHE WAY OUT TO THE TOWER. GREEN WATER ALL THE WAY OUT. NOTHING BUT BLUEFISH. ONE GUY HAD A TIGER SHARK FEEDING ON A DEAD TURTLE. THAT WAS THE EXCITMENT ALLDAY AND WE WER'NT EVEN THERE.

Angler Name : Big Ron, John, Ron Jr
E-Mail : chumslick daddy@yahoo.com
Boat Name: Crack O' Noon
Date Fished: 8/11/02
Location: Off Barneget light
Fishing Method: drift
Specie: Fluke
Size: 16.5-23 inch
Bait or Lure: all kinds
Water Depth: 40-60 ft
Water Temp.: it was always changing
Information : It was a Hell of Day at sea!!! Pick up 15 keepers could have picked up more but saved some for next time!!! Pick up a 23 inch 4.5 lb fluke!!!

Angler Name : T. Johanson
E-Mail : t.johan@rcn.com
Boat Name: North Wind
Date Fished: 08-11-02
Location: South of Manasquan
Fishing Method: Drift
Specie: Fluke
Size: 18"-21"
Bait or Lure: small killie,squid
Water Depth: 64'-72'
Water Temp.: ?
Information : Took Susan Yager and fiancee out for a day on the water. Managed to catch 3 keeper fluke and a mixed bag of sea bass,blues,etc. no thanks to Pells bait shop.It was plenty bumpy but a good drift. We only used 4 oz. sinkers and managed lots of hook-ups. Any body know of a bait shop that sells large killies to the occasional fisherman. The guys walking out before me had a bag of large killies but I didn't rate. Only spent about $70.00.

Angler Name : Darrin Hasara
E-Mail : captreelaction@aol.com
Boat Name: Reel Action
Date Fished: August 11,2002
Location: Asbury Park
Fishing Method: Drifting
Specie: Fluke
Size: up to 20"
Bait or Lure: Spearing, Killies & Squid
Water Depth: 45'
Water Temp.: 72
Information : Had the Darrin Hasara group aboard for a day of fluke. The south wind shutdown the fishing a bit. Drifting the lumps we were able to put 10 keepers in the boat and about 15 Sea Bass. We had about 30 throwback fluke and another 20 Sea Bass.

Angler Name : Abe Coban
E-Mail : captpaul@bountyhuntercharters.com
Boat Name: Bounty Hunter
Date Fished: 08/11/2002
Location: The Annex
Fishing Method: Chumming & Jigging
Specie: Bluefish
Size: Up to 5 Lbs.
Bait or Lure: Bunker, Butterfish & Ava's
Water Depth: 65 Ft.
Water Temp.: 75 Degrees
Information : Capt. Paul ran back to The Annex with the Abe Coban charter. The fishing started off slow but as the morning went on the bite became pretty intense. When we had the fish ganged up under the chum bag the charter did real well with bait and jigging Ava 17s & 47s. By 1 in the afternoon the box was filled with a limit catch for the 6 man charter. The Blues went from 3 up to 5 lbs. which made for great action on the 12lb. tackle.

Angler Name : Archie
E-Mail : AJSirianni@hotmail.com
Boat Name: Triple Play
Date Fished: August 10, 2002
Location: Ocean City Reef and Cuma Lumps
Fishing Method: Bottom / Drift
Specie: Weakfish
Size: short
Bait or Lure: minnow
Water Depth: 40-60
Water Temp.: 77 F
Information : Up and out before sunrise. Calm, no wind, with a very slow drift initially on the incoming tide. Fished the larger north cuma lump. Nothing. Much peanut bunker, but no bottom fish. On the OC reef, wind picked up. Caught one lone croaker and a short weakfish. Pretty bad for the other boats too. Total time was four hours. Where are the fish?

Angler Name : J Mason
E-Mail :
Boat Name: Premonitions
Date Fished: 8/10/02
Location: Off L/E Inlet
Fishing Method: Drift
Specie: Fluke
Size: 14"-19"
Bait or Lure: Squid/Spearing/Killie
Water Depth: 30'-60'
Water Temp.: 72
Information : Started outside the inlet in 30ft, worked my way out eventually to 60' by the tires, We picked up a dozen or so with 6 keepers to 19". Picked away in all the depths, no depth better or worse than the other. The Fluke we did catch seemed very aggressive. Chasing the bait down on the retrieve, me and a friend actually both hooked the last 19 incher at the same time. Not too many skates this trip, last week we couldn't get away from them. Had a bunch of small blues, couple of robins, 3 or 4 dogfish. Fine day on the water.

Angler Name : Russ Moretti
E-Mail :
Boat Name: Megan Beth
Date Fished: 8/10/02
Location: 5 Miles SE aof Manasquan
Fishing Method: Drifting
Specie: Fluke
Size: 5lbs
Bait or Lure: Squid
Water Depth: 65
Water Temp.: 72
Information : Russel Moretti (12) and crew were aboard the Megan Beth to fish the annual JCSA kids tourny. Fishing the local lumps just south of the inlet the crew managed to catch 7 keepers along with a lot of short fluke and plenty of skates and sea robins. Russ caught the largest with a 5Lb fish placing second in the 12 to16 year old group.

Angler Name : Zack
E-Mail : chinacatz@aol.com
Boat Name: High Time II
Date Fished: 8/10
Location: BA bouy to monster ledge
Fishing Method: trolling
Specie: Yellowfin Tuna
Size: 0
Bait or Lure: clone & jap feathers
Water Depth: 200 ft
Water Temp.: 74
Information : Trolled out to the monster ledge from the BA Bouy. No tuna, only one large bluefish. We monitor ch 63 if anyone is looking to talk out there.

Angler Name : Jim
E-Mail : jdempsey@louisberger.com
Boat Name: Think Positive
Date Fished: 8/10/02
Location: Off Earle Navy Pier
Fishing Method: Bottom
Specie: Weakfish
Size: 34" 8 lbs
Bait or Lure: Bunker Chunk
Water Depth: about 20 feet
Water Temp.: about 72F
Information : Captain Jim landed a big beautiful 8 lb weakfish on a big chunk of bunker while fishing for blues (we were not in the tournament). I didn't even know that weaks took bunker - but this one did - maybe that's how he got so big! With the balence of the day, we put together a nice catch of cocktail blues (some on crankbaits around working birds), fluke (1 legal, several shorts), several sea robins, dog fish, and large skates on squid/spearing hi-lo's and bunker. We also snagged a porgie that got bit in half before landing it. Additionally, something real big followed a short fluke all the way to to the boat, but turned and lumbered off as it was picked from the water! All fish were released and swam off healthy. A great day!

Angler Name : Chad
E-Mail : cwb979@aol.com
Boat Name: REEL THING
Date Fished: 8/10
Location: 3 miles off Mantoloking
Fishing Method: Drift
Specie: Fluke
Size: 15"-23"
Bait or Lure: Squid spearing combo
Water Depth: 50-60 ft
Water Temp.: 70's
Information : We fished one of the lumps off Mantoloking Saturday morning. Only had 4 or 5 shorts, all the rest were nice fish. Had about a dozen keepers up to 23 inches.

Angler Name : John Cambell
E-Mail : captain1069@msn.com
Boat Name: Moonshadow
Date Fished: 8/10
Location: 19 Fathom Lump
Fishing Method: Chunking
Specie: Bluefin Tuna
Size: 125 lb +
Bait or Lure: Butterfish
Water Depth: 116 ft
Water Temp.: 79 degrees
Information : Fished the 19 fathom Lumo saturday along with 90 some other boats. No fish on the top. Pulled a 125 pounder from off the bottom only to loose him a few yards from the boat. No other tuna. Lots of dolphin in the slick but wouldnt bite. Too much chunk for such a small area.

Angler Name : Dr. Ari Yeshey
E-Mail : varipro2k@aol.com
Boat Name: Fintastic
Date Fished: 8-10-02
Location: Mud Bouy
Fishing Method: Still
Specie: Bluefish
Size: to 15lbs
Bait or Lure: Mackerel
Water Depth: 65
Water Temp.: 72
Information : We had the Dr. Ari Yeshey party out for non-stop jumbo bluefish action. The team battled over 100 fish releasing most to fight another day.

Angler Name : Jeff
E-Mail : netdeal@erols.com
Boat Name: Get Reel
Date Fished: 8/10/02
Location: East Reach
Fishing Method: drift
Specie: Weakfish
Size: 5 lbs.
Bait or Lure: sand worms
Water Depth: 25'
Water Temp.:
Information : Finally marked the fish and found the bite in the East Reach after several void drifts in the West Reach. All fish were in the 4-5Lbs. class and it was "mad-dog" bite, ran out of worms and almost had our limit in about 50 minutes. Great Day.

Angler Name : Brian Christie; Quinn Christie; Ray Hombach
E-Mail : bchristi@sovereignbank.com
Boat Name: Katie D.
Date Fished: 8/10
Location: Hudson
Fishing Method: Trolled
Specie: Yellowfin Tuna
Size: 40-50 #
Bait or Lure: Plastics & Bally-hoo
Water Depth:
Water Temp.: 72-75 degrees
Information : Trolled the tip, the west wall, the east wall out to the 100 square, and then crossed back over to the west wall where we found some bait balled up around 1 PM. A few passes yielded 3 bites at once. Boated 2 and 1 broke off. Proceeded to work the area and saw a big blue marlin. Couldn't get him to bite. Also, caught 1 bonita. Congratulations to Quinn (11 years old) for catching his 1st tuna. Also, thanks Ray for another great trip.

Angler Name : Bill Yaindl
E-Mail : WYaindl@yahoo.com
Boat Name: No Mistakes
Date Fished: 8/10/02
Location: Sandy Hook
Fishing Method: Drift
Specie: Fluke
Size: to 19"
Bait or Lure: Squid/Spearing
Water Depth: 35'-50'
Water Temp.: upper 70's
Information : Had a great day fishing both edges of the channel arund bouy #3. Managed to put 15 fluke (between 17" and 19") in the box. We threw back at least 60 more with many being right at 16 1/2". From #5 on in there were only sea robins, but from #3 on out it was 10 to 1 fluke to robins. If anyone knows the Captain of the 'Quick Fix',I'd like to know the wt. of the barndoor fluke he caught. It must have been at least 12#. Tight lines.

Angler Name : GARY, JON, JEREMY AND CORY
E-Mail : TRAILPIMP@AOL.COM
Boat Name: MAKO19
Date Fished: 8-10-02
Location: SEA ISLE RIDGE & INSHORE LUMPS
Fishing Method: CHUNKING/TROLLING
Specie: Dolphin
Size: 0
Bait or Lure: BUTTERS / ALL TROLLING LURES
Water Depth: 55'-126'
Water Temp.: 71-75
Information : AFTER AN INCREDIBLE TRIP LAST WEEKEND CATCHING 10 MAHI'S AND 2 SLAMMER BLUES WE WERE HOPING FOR ANOTHER TRIP JUST LIKE IT. WE HEADED TO THE SAME POTS THAT WERE HOLDING THE SCHOOL OF MAHI'S LAST WEEKEND AND THE OWNER MUST HAVE PULLED THEM UP. THERE WAS NOTHING THERE AT ALL. AFTER FINDING THIS OUT WE CHUNKED ON A LUMP HOPING TO CHUM UP SOME TUNA. AGAIN NO SUCH LUCK. AFTER THIS WE TROLLED AND TROLLED WITH NO SUCH LUCK. MAYBE NEXT WEEKEND.

Angler Name : Roland, Kirk, Mark
E-Mail : rkrumbei@optonline.net
Boat Name: Sorry Charlie
Date Fished: 8/9-8/10
Location: Hudson Canyon 100 SQ
Fishing Method: Chunk-Troll
Specie: Yellowfin Tuna
Size: 50 lb
Bait or Lure: Butterfish/ballyhoo
Water Depth: 400-1000
Water Temp.: 73-77
Information : Roland, kirk, Mark Overnighted on the " Sorry Charlie " in the 100 square of the hudson Fri night Had Lots of bait all night but very slow 0 for 1 on the chunk, picked up 1 nice longfin on the Troll, heard lots of radio chatter afternoon the troll broke wide open there, nice blue water almost all the way up to the elbow on the west side " kirk wants to know what looks like a tinker but latches on to your finger with sharp pointed teeth ? " the were jumpin in the transom all night...

Angler Name : Jon Murray
E-Mail : murray@quadnet.net
Boat Name: 4 Reelin'
Date Fished: 08/10/02
Location: Off Barnegat
Fishing Method: drift
Specie: Fluke
Size: up to 7lbs.
Bait or Lure: squid/spearing
Water Depth: 65-70
Water Temp.: 73
Information : Fished with a few "fleets" early on...nothing. Moved off on our own and caught 11 keepers in 2-1/2 hrs most 18" & up plus Dad's 5.7#er and my 7#er, both biggest fluke ever! What started out a boring day turned out to be a great one! It pays to go find your own fish!!

Angler Name : Capt. Lou
E-Mail : osprey30 @aol.com
Boat Name: Dreamseaker
Date Fished: 08/10/02
Location: Seagirt Reef
Fishing Method: drifting
Specie: Fluke
Size: to 22"
Bait or Lure: chromeball w/ squid & Killie
Water Depth: 50-60 ft.
Water Temp.: 73* F
Information : Best day of fluking this year, Capt Bob put us onto some nice size fluke. All my fish were taken on a chartruse teaser about 10" abuve a 5 oz. chromeball.It even took a good size seabass.The bite turned off about noon and we headed in.

Angler Name : Bill Biscone
E-Mail : captpaul@bountyhuntercharters.com
Boat Name: Bounty Hunter
Date Fished: 08/10/2002
Location: The Annex
Fishing Method: Chumming & Jigging
Specie: Bluefish
Size: Up to 5 Lbs.
Bait or Lure: Bunker, Butterfish & Ava 17s
Water Depth: 70 Ft.
Water Temp.: 75 Degrees
Information : Capt. Paul had the Bill Biscone charter on the Bounty Hunter and headed out to The Annex. There were only a handful of boats working the area and the fishing was good. Between Bait fishing & Jigging Ava 17's the charter put 50 Blues in the box between 2 & 5 Lbs. and released a couple dozen.

Angler Name : Phil Motyka
E-Mail : njcharter@aol.com
Boat Name: Canyon Runner
Date Fished: August 9-10
Location: East of 100 Square
Fishing Method: Overnignter
Specie: Yellowfin Tuna
Size: 40-70
Bait or Lure: Bars/Baits/Jets
Water Depth: 800
Water Temp.: 72
Information : Capt. Phil Dulanie and mates Jay, Mike and Adam had the Phil Motyka charter from Birlington, NJ out on the Canyon Runner Friday to Saturday and limited out on yellowfin from 40-70 pounds. Arriving east of the 100 Square at 7pm we trolled into the dark and put 1 longfin and 1 yellowfin in the boat and marked plenty of bait. We set up on the drift in a slick calm ocean and immediately had hundreds of 6-inch squid around the boat. Nothing happened until midnight when Mike Zajac nailed a 120 pound Mako on the swordfish rig. Then the party started soon after as we were catching yellowfin on jigs and bait from 1am to 4am putting 14 in boat. Up on the troll in the morning we got the last line in the clip and had 2 on. In just 75 minutes of trolling we put another 12 tuna in the boat releasing 5 50+ pound fish as we had no more room. We left them biting.

Angler Name : Brian McCarthy
E-Mail : bmccarthy@charitynavigator.org
Boat Name: Gotta Go
Date Fished: 8/9 - 8/10
Location: Hudson Canyon
Fishing Method: Troll/Chunk
Specie: Amberjack
Size: 20 - 90#
Bait or Lure: ballyhoo/butterfish
Water Depth: 900
Water Temp.: 75
Information : Heard some mixed reports from the Hudson but decided to try our luck anyway. Trolled up two small yellowfin in the evening just south of the 100 square. Set up chunk in the same area. Lost one lareg fish on the chunk, otherwise it was an uneventful night. Picked up two more on the morning troll. It seems like the chunk is pretty hit or miss right now. Most seemed to catch a few fish on the morning troll however.

Angler Name : John Moran
E-Mail :
Boat Name: At the Close
Date Fished: 8/9-8/10
Location: Hudson Canyon
Fishing Method: chunk, troll
Specie: Yellowfin Tuna
Size: 25-40
Bait or Lure: plastics
Water Depth: 600-800
Water Temp.: 72
Information : Chunked at night, lots of life, but no action except for a small mako. Morning troll yielded 3 yellowfin, 10 skippies. Plenty of porpoise,and whales at night. Absolutley perfect weather. Blue green water.

Angler Name : GEORGE KISS
E-Mail : PETEANDJAN@MSN.COM
Boat Name: SAND PEBBLE
Date Fished: 8-09-02
Location: SHREWSBURY ROCKS
Fishing Method: CHUM
Specie: Bluefish
Size: 10 LBS
Bait or Lure: CUT BUNKER
Water Depth: 70 FT.
Water Temp.: 74
Information : CAPT PETE HAD THE GEORGE KISS PARTY OUT FOR A DAY OF BLUE FISHING. HAD A ROUGH RIDE TO THE ROCKS IN THE AM. FISHING WAS SLOW MOVED OFF SHORE AND HAD A STEADY PICK OF FISH IN THE 10 LBS RANGE. GEORGE AND PARTY KEPT 15 AND RELEASED THE THE OTHERS. ALL ALL FISH WERE TAKEN ON LIGHT TACKLE, GOOD RIDE HOME TO THE MANASQUAN. THE PARTY MANAGED TO GET ONE SPANISH ON BOARD, 20 INCHES.

Angler Name : Kevin Corradino
E-Mail : njcharter@aol.com
Boat Name: Canyon Runner
Date Fished: August 8-9
Location: Spencer Canyon
Fishing Method: Overnignter
Specie: Yellowfin Tuna
Size: up to 90 pounds
Bait or Lure: Bars/Baits/Jets
Water Depth: 600
Water Temp.: 78
Information : Captain Phil Dulanie and mates Jay Richardella and Mike Zajac had the Kevin Corradino charter from Brick, NJ down to the Spencer Canyon for a Thursday/Friday overnighter. Starting out on the troll we picked a couple mahi-mahi but only 1 tuna. However, setting up on the chunk we had small yellowfin under the boat all night and could have caught as many as we wanted. But who wants 20 pound yellowfin when you can catch 80 pounders - and we did. It took until 4am but the bigger fish moved in and we put 4 60-80 pounders in boat in an hour. Then up on the troll in the morning we quickly put 5 more in the boat to end the day with 9 yellowfin.

Angler Name : frank and nick
E-Mail : frankko66@yahoo.com
Boat Name: ez-go
Date Fished: 8-9-00
Location: sandy hook
Fishing Method: drift
Specie: Fluke
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