Angler Name : Brian and Dave K
E-Mail : davek@worldwideapparel.com
Boat Name: Easy Go
Date Fished: 8/30/2003
Location: Raritan Bay
Fishing Method: Jigging
Specie: Bluefish
Size: 2 to 4 lbs
Bait or Lure: AVA's
Water Depth:
Water Temp.:
Information : Saturday Aug 30. Arrived in Raritan Bay to find that all the head boats from Point Pleasant to Sheepshead Bay were chasing birds over small pockets of blues of about 2 to 4 lbs. Joined the chase and wound up catching about a dozen blues jigging ava's with yellow tails. Brian was the catch leader. Tough fishing as the fish were really moving and all the boats going after them didn't help. All fish released Left for home about 2 PM with dark black clouds looming over the Verrazano Bridge . Made it to the dock in Edgewater after running through a couple of showers

Angler Name : Joe Poli
E-Mail :
Boat Name: Megan Beth
Date Fished: 8/30/03
Location: 13 Miles SE Manasquan
Fishing Method: Bottom
Specie: Black Sea Bass
Size: 4lbs
Bait or Lure: Squid/Clams
Water Depth: 75
Water Temp.: 72
Information : After having a tough day with the Bluefish the day prior .The Joe Poli group aboard the Megan Beth decided to go sea Bass Fishing. Stopping on a local wreck we picked away bewfore the tide swung us off a small piece.Stopping aff Ortly beach we drifted and caught one keeper Fluke with plenty of skates and shorts. Heading to a wreck 13 miles to the SE we finished the day ,having a good catch of Sea Bass up to 4lbs.

Angler Name : Capt. Rich Arose
E-Mail : CaptRich@temptationfishing.com
Boat Name: Temptation Sportfishing
Date Fished: 8-28 and 8-30
Location: Bay and Ocean
Fishing Method: Trolling , Drifting
Specie: Little Tunny
Size:
Bait or Lure:
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Information : A little late but it's been a tough weekend... Thursday 8-28 we set out with the Matt Pleyn party and headed about 40 miles for a little trolling action... Beautiful ocean, blue clear water... but the temps dropped off. East of the Cayru down towards the cigar I couldn't get a temp above 72.5. All said and done we had a bunch of Skippies, 1 False Albacore, and the one that got away. A Stretch 25 trolled off the transon on a 50TW got whacked with a good fish... a few minutes later a dropped rod tip set him free. The fish was running line off the 50 in strike... Tuner, Wahoo, who knows.... On Saturday 8-30 we set out with the Art Ramos party for some Weakfish and Flukin' action. Left the dock at 6:00am to see if we could beat the boat traffic and put a couple pretty ones in the box. Hit all the favorite holes, but the Weakies are just not cooperating this year. Headed off into the ocean to get in on some of that great Flukin going on off LBI amid 3-4 footers A couple minutes into the drift put a 5lb'er in the box. That was enough for Art and he needed to get back to solid land. He forgot to bring the sea legs. Back to the dock at 9:30am.

Angler Name : Richard Ryon
E-Mail : rfryon@aol.com
Boat Name: J&T
Date Fished: 8/3o/03
Location: Beach Haven Lumps
Fishing Method: Drifting
Specie: Fluke
Size: !8-24
Bait or Lure: Squid & Minnows
Water Depth: 52
Water Temp.: 68
Information : We fished the morning catching our limit by noon. I had 39 bites, 18 releases and 8 keepers up to 25 inches.

Angler Name : Tom Novak
E-Mail :
Boat Name: S.T. Barb
Date Fished: 8/30/03
Location: sandy hook channel
Fishing Method: drift
Specie: Fluke
Size: shorts to 20"
Bait or Lure: killies and fluke belly
Water Depth: 45-70
Water Temp.:
Information : Drifting conditions were not the best but we did manage 11 keeper fluke in 4 hours fishing the channel edges. We did try ambrose and swash channel for a little during that time but found those areas to be a waste of time.

Angler Name : russell halbach
E-Mail : bigtuna1005@aol.com
Boat Name: fish tales
Date Fished: 8/30
Location: SHR/ shrews
Fishing Method: drifting
Specie: Thresher Shark
Size: 3ft
Bait or Lure: live snapper
Water Depth: 25
Water Temp.:
Information : started of SHR with just a few shorts and 1 sea bass. fished the reef for 3 hours with no keepers and a few more sea bass. made the short move to shrews and set up just to the north of the pile.10 minutes into the drift i thought i hooked a bionic blue until the 3 foot thresher jumped about 8ft in the air right behind the boat. boated the fish in about ten minutes, did our hi-fives and watch our little buddy swimaway for another day we were so close to the swimmers i could have hit them witha sinker....fish on....

Angler Name : Lou Forenzi
E-Mail :
Boat Name: Megan Beth
Date Fished: 8/29/03
Location: Farms
Fishing Method: `Chumming
Specie: Bluefish
Size:
Bait or Lure: Butterfish
Water Depth: 105
Water Temp.: 72
Information : After hearing of good reports the day prior at the Farms the Lou Forenzi party headed there for a day of Blue fishing aboard the Megan Beth.Reading plenty of fish but the Bluefish did not want to bite,After chumming and chunking for two hours we only had one hit. Heading to the Rocks we chummed for another hour before switching over to Fluke. Cathing a few throw backs and a few keeper Sea Bass we headed in early as the Seas picked up. Hope the Bluefish turn back on..

Angler Name : Dave Locandro
E-Mail : vpofawh@aol.com
Boat Name: Destiny
Date Fished: August 29,2003
Location: Fingers
Fishing Method: Troll
Specie: Skipjack Tuna
Size:
Bait or Lure: Cedars, Feathers
Water Depth: 125-150
Water Temp.: 73
Information : First trip of the season. Started trolling from the north east end and had first fish on a cedar plug within 45 minutes. Continued trolling south and had 3 more on but only landed one more. With seas building and green deck hands, we shortened the trip.

Angler Name : Dave
E-Mail : ddelisi@comreginc.com
Boat Name: Fish Trap
Date Fished: 8/28-8/29
Location: Lindenkohl
Fishing Method: Troll / Chunk
Specie: Yellowfin Tuna
Size: 40-60 Lbs
Bait or Lure:
Water Depth:
Water Temp.:
Information : Went out on a private charter on the Fish Trap out of LBI on 8/28 for a Troll/Chunk Trip to the Lindenkohl. Started out on the troll and never even got the second line in the water before the 1st YFT hit. This boat trolls 11 lines and had a blitz of six on at once. Managed to get 4 in the boat after two lines crossed and lost two lures. Lost a spreader (ouch) The troll slowed down and we set up the chunk with 7 in the box and limited out by midnight. Fish became real heavy at about 11:00 pm. Live squid were the bait of choice. Went 15 for 18 before we wound 'em up and headed back home. We were back at the dock at 6:00 am. Haven't had a trip like this in a few years! Great trip!

Angler Name : Sean (from vessel Jeric-Sea)
E-Mail :
Boat Name: Savage
Date Fished: August 28-29
Location: Hudson Canyon
Fishing Method: Chunk
Specie: Yellowfin Tuna
Size: 40-90 pounds
Bait or Lure: butterfish
Water Depth: 400 feet
Water Temp.: 76
Information : A few runoffs aroud 8 oclock but we missed them. At about 10 oclock we boated 2 fish. Bite was slow all night until about 3:30 in the morning when we boated 6 fish and missed 2. The canyon was very much alive A few sea turtles sun fish many pourposes and a few whales. We had squid in our slick all night. The next morning on the troll we boated 4 mahi mahi and had one large knock down. All in all a good trip.

Angler Name : CHRIS
E-Mail :
Boat Name: MISS MADELINE
Date Fished: 08/29/2003
Location: ATLANTIC
Fishing Method: VERY FAST DRIFT
Specie: Fluke
Size: UP TO 6 POUNDS
Bait or Lure: SPEARS
Water Depth:
Water Temp.:
Information : OUT AGAIN TODAY WITH A BUDDY AND MY BROTHER. IN SPITE OF STRONG SOUTH WIND WE MANAGED 11 KEEPER FLATTIES, TOPPED BY A 6# AND 5# FISH, AND 1 NICE SEABASS. DRIFTING 1 KT PLUS WITH SEA ANCHOR NEEDED TO FEED 12 OUNCES TO GET TO EM.

Angler Name : Ron Antonelli Fishing Team - Ron, Ron Jr.,Jack, Mike, Gary
E-Mail : karonaraft@cs.com
Boat Name: Benchmark
Date Fished:
Location: 100 fathom line
Fishing Method: trolling - chunking
Specie: Yellowfin Tuna
Size: 60 - 80 lbs.
Bait or Lure: ballyhoo - squid - butterfish
Water Depth: 600'
Water Temp.: EIGHTY
Information : RAFT did it's first overnighter on Benchmark with Capt. Nick Neuberg. Hearing reports of 15-20, we knew our trip would be a bumpy one. Travel time wasn't out of the ordinary. We trolled 2- 70lb. yellowfin in 5's, and the water clarity was super, but the temp was high, as noted, 80*. The night started slow with our first fish at 10pm. With a gradual increase in bait readings, things started to happen. At 11pm a steady pick of 60-80lb fish kept us busy. Mike McCarthy, our favorite squid jigger, kept us supplied with fresh bait, and Jack DosSantos, brought along some choice Portugese baits. Ron Jr. was happy catching fish on jigs, and Capt. Nick was flawless on the gaff. At 1am, our swordfish rig went off, and after 30 min of a hard battle with an unknown, and an 80 stand-up rod, appeared a monster blue shark well in excess of 300lbs. An hour after releasing the shark, a constant tuna bite occured. Counting our catch at 3:30, we needed 3 more fish to limit-out. At 4am our boxes were full, 24 yellowfin to 80 lbs. Re-composing ourselves and the cockpit, at 6am we headed back to Manasquan. For us, a very successfull trip to start off the season. Capt. Nick and Mate Greg were super in aiding us with every fish hooked and breaking only 1 to the props. Happy trails..... RAFT .....

Angler Name : Will Gates, Bob Lee, Bill Gates, Mark Ross
E-Mail : billgates54@aol.com
Boat Name: PHANTOM
Date Fished: Aug 28-29
Location: Toms Canyon
Fishing Method: Chunk-Troll
Specie: Yellowfin Tuna
Size: 60 lbs
Bait or Lure: Butterfish-Ballyhoo
Water Depth: 600 ft
Water Temp.: 80 degrees
Information : Set up around the tip at 9 PM and had little action until 11 PM. Had one knockdown down deep that may have been a sword. Right after that we had two tuna on squid, in the 50-60 lb range. Nothing more until the morning troll where we picked up another 60 lb tuna and 8 - 10 bailer dolphin from the pots. Headed home as the wind picked up at mid morning. Congratulation to Bob Lee on landed his first tuna!

Angler Name : Rob Scrivo
E-Mail : njcharter@aol.com
Boat Name: Canyon Runner
Date Fished: August 28-29
Location: Hudson Canyon
Fishing Method: Overnight
Specie: Yellowfin Tuna
Size: 40-80 pounds
Bait or Lure: anything
Water Depth: 550
Water Temp.: 78
Information : Captain Phil Dulanie and mates Justin Nighan and Mike Zajac out did themselves Thursday night in the Hudson Canyon putting together their best trip of the year. Fishing with the Rob Scrivo charter from Bay Head, NJ they arrived at the West Wall at 7pm and anchored in 550 feet of water By 10pm they had 6 yellowfin in the boat and by 2 am they had a dozen without yet losing one fish. Thereafter it was a mad dog bite with the tuna hitting anything put in the water, including bare hooks. From 3am to 5am the charter caught another 26 tuna and lost only 2 bringing the total to an amazing 38 for 40. Not bad for only 6 guys fishing. It should be noted that out of the 38 tuna brought to the boat only 22 were kept and the hooks were removed from the other 16 released. To top it off, tonight’s fish were mostly 60 pounders with some 80 pounders mixed in.

Angler Name : eric hecht
E-Mail : erichecht@comcast.net
Boat Name: Tailwalker
Date Fished: 8/28-29
Location: Toms
Fishing Method: Chunk
Specie: Yellowfin Tuna
Size: 30 to 65
Bait or Lure: butters & squid
Water Depth: 700
Water Temp.: 77
Information : Set up on east side and had a slow pick through the night. Boated 7 YF, one small mahi and a houndfish. Caught a small 45# sword on spinning gear and released it. Got a 100-120# mako which broke off under the boat. Released a 120# dusky. Nice to have some variety for a change this year Weather was as predicted for a change as well.

Angler Name : jim
E-Mail : - - - - - - - - -
Boat Name: Milky Way
Date Fished: 8/29/03
Location: Glory Hole
Fishing Method: trolling
Specie: Bluefin Tuna
Size: none
Bait or Lure: small lures: ceder plugs, feathers, spoons; and ballyhoo
Water Depth: 200'-250'
Water Temp.: 72 ish
Information : We trolled from 8:15am to 1:00pm with a Bonita and some kind of Jack (maybe an Amber Jack ). We got both between 9:45 and 11:00. A highlight was seeing whales on the way out.

Angler Name : Bob Jancewicz
E-Mail : bob7740@optonline.net
Boat Name: Weather Or Knot
Date Fished: 8/28/03
Location: Out of Barnegat Inlet, by Coast Guard Shack
Fishing Method: Drifting
Specie: Fluke
Size: 10 lb., 29" & 12.5 lb., 31"
Bait or Lure: Killie & Fluke Belly combo
Water Depth: 50 '
Water Temp.: 70 - 71 degrees
Information : Caught 12 keepers of which the two doormats listed made my and the Admiral's day. Finally got my doormat. Not just one but two in one day. A few throw back shorts, several Sea Robins and one big Sea Bass rounded out the days catch. Had my grand daughter, Noel, on board as well who added some fish to the cooler. A great day was had by all ! BOB J

Angler Name : Captain Cos
E-Mail : Sakeman007@aol.com
Boat Name: Lynguini
Date Fished: 8/28/03
Location: Arundo/Monsters Ledge
Fishing Method: Chum/Chunk/Troll
Specie: Skipjack Tuna
Size: Any
Bait or Lure: Live Spearing/Butterfish
Water Depth: 125 to 235
Water Temp.: 73.2
Information : Lou Fu and I took the linguini on a solo recon mission before our next set of trips. We decided to chunk over the Arundo and if nothing got started we would Troll to Monsters Ledge and set up there. As planed nothing started up and the troll was dead. We did site a huge basking shark, and something breached while anchored up at the ledge. But no fish not even a bluefish. We dropped back to local water of 17 “nothing” Then to the Mud Buoy “nothing”. So all and all a bad fishing day but a nice day to be out with the first mate. Looking forward to Mondays trip were going to take my dad.

Angler Name : John Willian
E-Mail : captpaul@bountyhuntercharters.com
Boat Name: Bounty Hunter
Date Fished: 08/28/2003
Location: The Farms
Fishing Method: Chunking
Specie: Bluefish
Size: Up to 10 Lbs.
Bait or Lure: Bunker & Butterfish
Water Depth: 105 Ft.
Water Temp.: 78 Degrees
Information : Capt. Paul had the John Willian charter on the Bounty Hunter today and headed up to the Farms to get in on the Bluefish action. The charter got the Blues on immediately and hooked 20+ fish up to 10 Lbs., keeping 7 and releasing the rest. A 2 hour stop on the rough bottom off Long Branch added 9 Keeper Fluke to the catch plus a handfull of Seabass. All the Fluke were caught in 45 to 50 Ft. of water using Squid/Spearing baits.

Angler Name : Jeff O'Biso
E-Mail : jeffobiso@aol.com
Boat Name: Blue Thunder
Date Fished: 8/27-8/28
Location: Lindenkohl
Fishing Method: Troll/Chunk
Specie: Yellowfin Tuna
Size: 40/90
Bait or Lure: Squid/Butters
Water Depth: 300-650
Water Temp.: 75.9
Information : Fished the "LINDY" around the tip for some solid trolling action with multiple hook ups the rule. The night chunck was red hot until a line of thunder storms rolled through and the crew had to batten the hatches until things settled down. After the blow the bite turned red hot until dawn. The troll bite was hot,went 6 for 8 0n 60/90 lb. yellowfins. The crew also watched a 50w get spooled by something down 180ft. most likely a sword The area was fished by only two other boats TUNA TIC MIKE and T-Z. TUNA TIC left at dawn with boxes full.

Angler Name : Stan
E-Mail : lyskowski@earthlink.net
Boat Name: Sea Rose
Date Fished: Thur 8-28-03
Location: monster ledge, lillian, little Italy
Fishing Method: trolling
Specie: Bluefin Tuna
Size:
Bait or Lure: tried everything
Water Depth: 120 to 225
Water Temp.: 71 to 73
Information : Great weather day, flat seas and comfortable temps but frustrating in terms of fishing. Trolled monster ledge, arundo, lillian and little Italy areas for a total of 100 gallons and 10 hours with not even a knockdown. No dolphin at any of the pots we trolled by and stopped by to look. Well, I guess we will get em next time.

Angler Name : John Lindenlog
E-Mail : njcharter@aol.com
Boat Name: Canyon Runner
Date Fished: August 27-28
Location: Hudson
Fishing Method: chunking
Specie: Yellowfin Tuna
Size: 45-65
Bait or Lure: squid
Water Depth: 600
Water Temp.: 74
Information : Captain Phil Dulanie and mates Justin Nighan and Mike Zajac are on their way back in early today as the John Lindenlong charter from Philadelphia, PA limited out on yellowfin. After spending a few hours on the troll Wednesday afternoon with only 1 yellowfin to show for it they anchored up early on the West Wall of the Hudson hoping to get the fish going early. The early bite did not materialize but by 11pm the fish started coming through the slick and they picked 6 fish by 3am. After that the yellowfin came on strong as they had them visual in the slick right behind the boat and were hand feeding them. By 5am they were done after fighting 25 putting 19 on ice in addition to a bunch of mahi. The yellowfin were 45-65 pounds and ate squid, butterfish and they got a couple on jigs.

Angler Name : CHRIS
E-Mail :
Boat Name: MISS MADELINE
Date Fished: 08/28/2003
Location: ATLANTIC
Fishing Method: DRIFT
Specie: Fluke
Size: 26" - 8LBS
Bait or Lure: SPEARS
Water Depth:
Water Temp.:
Information : OUT WITH 3 BUDDIES FOR ANOTHER FLUKING TRIP. SLOWER PICK THAN I HAVE BEEN USED TO BUT WE TOPPED THE CATCH WITH AN 8LB FLATTIE - BEST OF THE YEAR. HAD 13 KEEPERS INCLUDING A 5 AND A 4. HIGHLIGHT OF THE DAY WAS THE 27" MAHI MAHI MY NEPHEW CAUGHT LESS THAN 3 MILES FROM THE BEACH, JUMPED ABOUT 8 TIMES, GREAT FISH.

Angler Name : Frank Lukenda
E-Mail : captpaul@bountyhuntercharters.com
Boat Name: Bounty Hunter
Date Fished: 08/26-27/2003
Location: Hudson Canyon
Fishing Method: Chunking
Specie: Yellowfin Tuna
Size: Up to 60 Lbs.
Bait or Lure: Squid & Butterfish
Water Depth: 450 Ft.
Water Temp.: 78 Degrees
Information : Capt. Paul had the Frank Lukenda charter out to the Hudson Canyon for some overnight chunking. After anchoring in 450 Ft. of water on the West Wall we had a triple hook up within 15 minutes. A nice flurry at 2AM added another 6 fish to the catch. Two more Yellowfin were boated at 5AM. For the night the charter went 11 for 11 on Yellowfin up to 60 Lbs.

Angler Name : Al Jacobs
E-Mail :
Boat Name: Brianne-Lee
Date Fished: 8/27/03
Location: Raritan Bay
Fishing Method: Drift
Specie: Fluke
Size: 18"
Bait or Lure: Killie-Squid
Water Depth: 15'-17'
Water Temp.:
Information : Slow pick on Fluke in the channel's most of the day. Managed 5 keeper's 18". Sky grew dark around 3 PM with threat of thunderstorm's so decided to head back to port. On the way back, saw working birds over schools of small bluefish so gave it a try and caught 25. It never rain. One note I would like add. I'm amazed at the "so called fihermen" that drive into a school of breaking bluefish and stand around dumbfounded wondering where the fish went.

Angler Name : cookie
E-Mail : t.bartku@att.net
Boat Name: jamaica
Date Fished: 8/26-8/27
Location: hudson canyon
Fishing Method: chunk/jigging
Specie: Yellowfin Tuna
Size: 40- 60 lbs
Bait or Lure: squid-sardines
Water Depth: 600?????
Water Temp.:
Information : Fished the newly recharged Jamaica,Left at 6pm at canyon at 9:45pm.Picked away most of the night with several schools passing through with multiple hookups.About 1:00 am,a fare using spanish mackrel with glow sticked ,hooked up,after an hour,wearing out the fare and multiple mates, finally landed a 200 + lb swordfish. Most fares took home 1 or 2 fish, witch were all yellowfin with 1 or 2 longfins mixed in. The bait of choice was live squid,and sardines worked well too. At 6am a good bite hit with multiple hook-ups several times.After sun-up the bite shyed away with only lite flourcxarbon,30 to 40lb,seeing any hookups. Fares jigging did well too,I personsonally didnt catch any jigging but did go,2 for 3,on yellowfins. Mates were all very helpful,and personable,and capt Howard can still find the fish.Boat total was about 40 fish with one big ass swordfish. Good luck guys, leave me some tunas for my next trip. cookie

Angler Name : Tom
E-Mail :
Boat Name: Tuna Chaser
Date Fished: 8/26-27
Location: Carteret Canyon
Fishing Method: Chunking
Specie: Yellowfin Tuna
Size: 50-75 lbs.
Bait or Lure: Squid, butterfish
Water Depth: 500 ft.
Water Temp.:
Information : The bite is on. Bagged 27 yellows, all on bait. Dropped a white while spending about 1 hour on the morning troll before heading in.

Angler Name : Mark, Brian, Mike
E-Mail :
Boat Name: Mega-Byte
Date Fished: 8/27/03
Location: BA / Farms
Fishing Method: Troll
Specie: Bluefish
Size: 10lbs
Bait or Lure: plugs
Water Depth: 70-170
Water Temp.: 72.5
Information : Ba water looked like Barnegat bay water, Brown! No bites there, drove a couple of miles to the South West and trolled through the Farms around a couple of party boats chumming. Picked up one. Decided to try some fluke, went inshore of the Rattle Snake set up and then heard of a storm coming up the coast. Made a run for the inlet(Shark River), fueled up with the rain passing went back out and fished close inshore and had a few shorts.

Angler Name : Jason
E-Mail :
Boat Name: Kingfisher
Date Fished: 8/27/03
Location: Ocean off IBSP
Fishing Method: Drift
Specie: Fluke
Size: 17-18"
Bait or Lure: Killie/squid
Water Depth: 45-55ft
Water Temp.: 74
Information : Went out with mom and Tracy and were into fluke at the second stop. Nice call by Tracy. Steady pick all morning then the drift stopped Junk fish were not too bad, and the ocean was perfect. Came home with 10 keepers. Great day.

Angler Name : Paul Bambara
E-Mail : drbone75@aol.com
Boat Name: Fulfillment
Date Fished: 08-26-03
Location: Glory hole
Fishing Method: troll
Specie: Bluefin Tuna
Size: 0
Bait or Lure: various
Water Depth: 220
Water Temp.: 68
Information : trolled 3 hours thru glory hole without a knock-down-went to the pots for mahi...total bust..nice day caught a ton of cocktail blues off point pleasant beach to make the guys happy on the way home

Angler Name : Eric Hecht
E-Mail : erichecht@comcast.net
Boat Name: Tailwalker
Date Fished: 8/25-26
Location: Tom's Canyon
Fishing Method: Chunk
Specie: Yellowfin Tuna
Size: 50 to 70 pounds
Bait or Lure: butters and squid
Water Depth: 600
Water Temp.: 76
Information : Chunked the Tom’s in 600 ft of greenish 76 degree water. Didn’t read a much bait or see much in the way of life. Only 2 other boats out there. Set up at 7pm had first fish by 10pm. Went 21 out of 30 hookups on 50 to 70 pound yellowfin. Missed a lot of bites with fish that picked up the bait and ran straight at the boat. Circle hooks don’t work as well as usual in that situation. NOAA blew it again—instead of 2 – 4, it was easy 4 –6 with 20 knots steady wind.

Angler Name : CHARLIE HREHA
E-Mail : CHARLIEHREHA@HOTMAIL.COM
Boat Name: EXPLORER
Date Fished: 8-26-2003
Location: Just north of Barnegat Light Reef
Fishing Method: Sloooow Drift
Specie: Fluke
Size: 28"
Bait or Lure: SQUID AND SPEARING
Water Depth: 50'-60'
Water Temp.: 72
Information : There wasn't any wind to speak of and the ocean was very calm It was a slow day of only four keepers, but when one is 28" and almost 8lbs. it's very easy to live with.

Angler Name : ERNIE &BRYAN
E-Mail : pulcinim@aiov.com
Boat Name: SMOKER
Date Fished: 8 -26 -03
Location: raritan bay
Fishing Method: drift
Specie: Fluke
Size: up to 20 in
Bait or Lure: herring,killie,squid
Water Depth: 8 to 40
Water Temp.: 75
Information : Fished off oficer row and found lots of fluke. got 14 keepers and lots of shorts,also all the blues you want.

Angler Name : flying brian
E-Mail : riversqynn@aol.com
Boat Name: no/boat
Date Fished: 8/26/03
Location: grassysound
Fishing Method: sodbanks
Specie: Weakfish
Size: 27"
Bait or Lure: finS
Water Depth: approx 12'
Water Temp.: 68
Information : another great day: fish started early in the morning. about 5:00 am. Had to be at work 7:00 am. Wish I Could have stayed. I'm sure I would have made my limit

Angler Name : John L. Nosher
E-Mail :
Boat Name: Reel Hot Toddy
Date Fished: August 26, 2003
Location: Inshore from Barnegat North
Fishing Method: Troll
Specie: Atlantic Bonito
Size: To 10 lbs
Bait or Lure: Clark Spoons
Water Depth: 15-35 feet
Water Temp.: 73 degrees
Information : Trolled off the beach from the inlet north and found balls of bait with bonito, spanish macs and bluefish. Constant action around the bait. Caught around 12 bonito, 15-20 macs and numerous bluefish in all.

Angler Name : Richard Steer
E-Mail : njcharter@aol.com
Boat Name: Canyon Runner
Date Fished: August 25-26
Location: Hudson Canyon
Fishing Method: Overnigther
Specie: Yellowfin Tuna
Size: 50-60
Bait or Lure: Butterfish
Water Depth: 600 Feet
Water Temp.: 77
Information : Captain Phil Dulanie and mates Mike Zajac and Justin Nighan had the Richard Steer charter from Greenwich, Conn out on the Canyon Runner Monday to Tuesday and was back out at the Hudson Canyon and on the anchor by 7pm. Waiting for an early bite that didn’t come made the crew think that they should have went back down south but a flurry from 3am-5am changed that as the charter went 10 for 12 on 50-60 pound yellowfin. Up on the troll in the morning for only a couple of hours they went 1 for 2 putting a 70 pounder yellowfin in the boat. They anchored in 550 feet of water on the west wall and picked up most of the tuna on the chunk on squid.

Angler Name : Joe
E-Mail : JoePleva@aol.com
Boat Name: Misty Morn
Date Fished: August 26
Location: Sandy Hook
Fishing Method: Drift
Specie: Fluke
Size:
Bait or Lure: squid, fluke belly, spearing, killie
Water Depth:
Water Temp.:
Information : On Tuesday August 26 the South River Fluke Fishing Team chartered the Misty Morn for a day on the bay. We filled the boat fore to aft and set out to the Ambrose channel. We had a nice long first drift and lots of fluke (keepers) and skates came aboard. Mother nature stepped in and change our drifting pattern and things slowed down. The weather was great, Capt. Sean Bouchard did a fine job of trying to keep us on the fish as we worked our way back toward the dock. The pool winners were Bill Schmidt with the heaviest fluke, Bob Borowinski most keepers and Tom Figlo with largest Robin. The entire group returned to the South River Pub for a debriefing and pizza. A good time was had by all. Thanks Capt. Sean.

Angler Name : CHARLIE HREHA
E-Mail : CHARLIEHREHA@HOTMAIL.COM
Boat Name: EXPLORER
Date Fished: 8-26-2003
Location: Just north of Barnegat Light Reef
Fishing Method: Sloooow Drift
Specie: Fluke
Size: 28"
Bait or Lure: SQUID AND SPEARING
Water Depth: 50'-60'
Water Temp.: 72
Information : IT WAS A SLOW DRIFT ON A SLOW DAY, JUST 4 KEEPERS, BUT WHEN ONE IS 28" AND 7.66 LBS IT'S EASY TO LIVE WITH.

Angler Name : mark raab
E-Mail : fishon41@comcast.net
Boat Name: fishon
Date Fished: 8/24
Location: east lump
Fishing Method: chunk
Specie: Dolphin
Size: 8-10lbs
Bait or Lure:
Water Depth:
Water Temp.: 72
Information : Headed for the elephant trunk in early AM. Had beautiful water until we hit the twenty mile mark and all hell broke loose with 4-6ft seas.Worked our way to the east lump for the chunk. No Tuna but good size dolphin were in the area and taking the butterfish.Left early for the LONG ride home. My Regulator never fails me..

Angler Name : Thomas Walker
E-Mail :
Boat Name: Megan Beth
Date Fished: 8/23-8/24
Location: Toms Canyon
Fishing Method: Chunk
Specie: Yellowfin Tuna
Size: 60 lbs.
Bait or Lure: Butterfish
Water Depth: 600 ft.
Water Temp.: 76
Information : The Thomas Walker crew was aboard the Megan Beth for an over night canyon trip. Heading out 20 miles with the wind blowing 20 knots, we decided to troll the Mud Hole to the Glory Hole, catching only one Bluefish and a small Skipjack. The wind died off so we decided to head off to the Toms Canyon. Upon getting there, we trolled for a couple of hours only catching a few more Skipjacks. With the help of the EL-Maria from Little Egg as there was only 3 boats there for the Evening. As soon as we settled in for the evening, the wind picked up to 25 knots. By 10 p.m, the winds were gusting to 35 knots with 8-10 ft seas. During the coarse of the night, we went 3 for 4 on Yellowfin Tuna up to 60 lbs. As soon as day light came we headed back in the 8-10 ft seas,as it was a 7 hour ride home as we were only able to do 10 knots for the first 50 miles. The weather men were wrong once again.

Angler Name : Jim Reinknecht
E-Mail : bender@spacerobots.org
Boat Name: Aggravation Plus
Date Fished: 8/24/03
Location: Sandy Hook, Shrewsbury rocks
Fishing Method: killie/squid
Specie: Fluke
Size: fluke to 19", seabass to 14"
Bait or Lure: killie/squid
Water Depth:
Water Temp.:
Information : Came out of the highlands to find the northwest winds had made a mess out of the bay, blowing much higher than the forecasted 5-10mph. Current conditions were blowing 14kts gusting to 17... We ran up to old orchard light to try and catch shelter from the wind, but it produced not a hit. We decided to make the run to outside the hook, and along the way the wind died down to the forecasted speed. Rounding the hook produced a calm ocean of near bath-tub quality. I ran the boat down to the shrewsbury rocks and set up for fluking at about 35ft of water. We were immediately into short fluke and seabass. As the water got deeper the fluke got bigger. Ended up with 6 keeper fluke to 19" and 5 keeper seabass to 14". I only wish I had more time to fish to catch some more of those delicious seabass. Angler Name : steve filoramo
E-Mail : sfiloramo@metlife.com
Boat Name: EL MARIA
Date Fished: 8-23/8-24
Location: 25FATH HOLE +TOMS
Fishing Method: CHUM, CHUNK
Specie: S-Fin Mako Shark
Size: 100 LBS
Bait or Lure: HAM AND EGG
Water Depth: 145 FT
Water Temp.: 8 1
Information : STOPPED TO SHARK @ 25LINE AND HOOKED A 100LB. MAKO. TWO PIROUTTES AND 20M MINUTES LATER MAKO WAS SUBDUED.FEELING GOOD WITH SEAS LAYING DOWN WE RAN TO THE TOMS AND GOT ON A POT BY 7:30. ONE RUN OFF AND THREE HOURS LATER THE WINDS WERE HOWLING FROM THE NORTH 30-35MPH,WITH 6-10.NO POSITIVE RESULTS AS WE WERE SKUNKED BY THE TUNA AND WHIPPED BY THE6-10FT. OCCASSIONAL BREAKERS.RAN HOME TO LITTLE EGG IN 5.5 HRS.

Angler Name : Danny
E-Mail : danf@att.net
Boat Name: CastAway
Date Fished: 8/24/03
Location: off IBSP
Fishing Method: drifting
Specie: Fluke
Size: to 5 lb
Bait or Lure: squid, spearing, killies
Water Depth: 35-55
Water Temp.: 71
Information : Out with Scott, Tim, Joe, Bryan, and JC... Rough seas at the start kept us at 35' of water off Island Beach SP near the old coast guard station... put a couple in the box, but moved out to 55' and did better there... ended up with 9 in the box up to 23"/5lb... Keeper rate was about 50%, and we could live with the junkfish, which didn't let us get to bored... After the chop settled down it was a beautiful day on the water... but the sea took it's toll on one passenger this trip (JC), and he made the trip back face down on the bow prayin for dry land!...

Angler Name : Jon Murray
E-Mail :
Boat Name: 4 Reelin'
Date Fished: 8/24/03
Location: off of IBSP
Fishing Method: Drift
Specie: Fluke
Size: up to 21"
Bait or Lure: squid/spearing
Water Depth: 30-50
Water Temp.:
Information : A beautiful day with decent drift conditions, we managed 7 keepers along with lots of shorts and even more sea robins.

Angler Name : Chuck Cumella
E-Mail : acc@nwl.com
Boat Name: Endless Love II??
Date Fished: 8-24-03
Location: Off Point
Fishing Method: Drift
Specie: Fluke
Size: just legal and shorts
Bait or Lure: killie, squid, spearing
Water Depth: 15' to 60'
Water Temp.: ~70
Information : Fished Sunday afternoon w/ my wife. Got a late start and arrived just south of the Point boardwalk. First drift in 30' of water, in just 5 minutes, boated an 18" fish. Anticiapted it to be a good day, but that was the only keeper. Caught a few more shorts, (16-17"), sand sharks and robins. Water was calm and clear. Stayed out only for a couple of hours and headed home. Hope to get out there this week before the weekend. Boat traffic was heavy in the inlet. September is coming and we will have the water back!! Tight lines....

Angler Name : rob
E-Mail : Robertf372@aol.com
Boat Name: pressure release
Date Fished: 8/24/03
Location: 17 fathoms
Fishing Method: chum/chunk
Specie: Bluefish
Size: 5-15 lbs.
Bait or Lure: chunks
Water Depth: 110
Water Temp.: ?
Information : Started out at around 10 am with a slow bite,2 -3 fish every hour,after the tide turned and all the head boats left the fishing turned red hot with hook ups every 5 minutes,fish up to 15 lbs.buetiful day,great weather and conditions,finished up on the way in with some jumbo sea bass up to 3 lbs.wish every day was this good.

Angler Name : BAD, BBD, JT and CAD
E-Mail :
Boat Name: Sonny II
Date Fished: 8-24-03
Location: SH
Fishing Method: drift
Specie: Fluke
Size: 17-22
Bait or Lure: belly and spearing
Water Depth: 25-50
Water Temp.: 69
Information : caught 10 keepers in various spots from the Hook south to SH reef. A beautiful day to be out on the water. About half of the flatties were shorts. Had to use 16 oz off the hook in the a.m., however it did slow down about noon and we went back to 4 oz.Tight Lines

Angler Name : CPO & RCO
E-Mail : CliffordOlsen@529MSN.com
Boat Name: LISA JUNE
Date Fished: 8/24/03
Location: NE Manasquan
Fishing Method: bottom- drifting
Specie: Fluke
Size: 19
Bait or Lure: spearing- squid
Water Depth: 45 '- 70'
Water Temp.: 71.
Information : Too much drift in the morning needed at least 6 oz. to hold bottom , but did it . Got 1 short and numerous skates.By mid morning got out to lobster areas off Sea Girt,live-lineing Snappers. Got hit by several larger fish thought to be Spainish Macks- but all three got off. Fish seen around boat in clear water.Noon no drift , no fluke. 3:00pm wind got up alittle got 3 keepers at 60 ft.. On the way home in 45-50 ft. of water we were piled up with shorts who were hungry . It was a beautiful boating day, alot of folks enjoying the good seas. Better fluking ahead for September,with more Southern fishy surprises .

Angler Name : noel jordin
E-Mail : bluefinned1@aol.com
Boat Name: ya-ya
Date Fished: 8-24-03
Location: raritan bay
Fishing Method: drift
Specie: Fluke
Size: 18-27 inches
Bait or Lure: spearing /squid
Water Depth: 20-30
Water Temp.: n/a
Information : fished the back of the bay by triangle area early until the fleet arrived. caught six keepers in two hours, ny sized. area was wiped clean by noon. bigger fish were in the channel edges on the red side in 30 - 40 feet of water. had real success power drifting with the steady n-nw wind and outgoing tide.

Angler Name : Capy. Darren
E-Mail : dsv174@optonline.net
Boat Name: Mary Lou Crew
Date Fished: 8/21&22/03
Location: Hudson Canyon
Fishing Method: Trolling
Specie: Yellowfin Tuna
Size: 40-70 pounds
Bait or Lure: Ballyhoo
Water Depth: 600 feet
Water Temp.: 79
Information : Was out to the Hudson Canyon for an overnighter. On the chunk we only had one yelloefin in the 40 pound class. Up on the troll in the morning produced 16 hook ups and we landed 9 of them. All the yellowfin were between 40 and 70 pounds. Great weather and flat calm seas!

Angler Name : Paul Calonis
E-Mail : ccpabl@aol.com
Boat Name: FRONT PAIGE
Date Fished: 8-21-03 8-22-03
Location: lindenkohl to carteret
Fishing Method: troll and chunk
Specie: Yellowfin Tuna
Size: 75lbs
Bait or Lure: squid, sardines and butterfish
Water Depth: 300' to 600'
Water Temp.: 76*
Information : The crew of Front Paige and captain Bill Pirolo started trolling around 6:00Pm and had 1 hit.Set up on the chunk around 8;30 which turned out to be a long night with half the crew asleep. We had plenty of squid and mahi around the boat and hooking 1 nice 15lber.Had 1 take off on the chunk. Come first light we started the troll and went 2 for 3 on longfin and skipjack being a nuisance was alot of fun for the crew that finally woke up!!! What happened to the 1 to 3 footers?????? Always a Good time on the water then at work! GOOD LUCK FISHING EVERYONE!!!!!

Angler Name : Pat McKernan
E-Mail : captpaul@bountyhuntercharters.com
Boat Name: Bounty Hunter
Date Fished: 08/22/2003
Location: Off Long Branch
Fishing Method: Drifting
Specie: Fluke
Size: Up to 3 1/4 Lbs.
Bait or Lure: Squid & Spearing
Water Depth: 50 Ft.
Water Temp.: 73 Degrees
Information : Capt. Paul ran up to the rough bottom off Long Branch with the Pat McKernan charter. Setting up the drift in 50 Ft. of water the charter proceeded to land 22 keeper Fluke up to 3 1/4 Lbs. along with 2 dozen Seabass. Another 20+ short Fluke were released. Squid & Spearing were the baits of choice.

Angler Name : Anthony
E-Mail : anthonye@webeatthebanks.com
Boat Name: Mary M III
Date Fished: Friday 8-22-03
Location: 3-5 miles east of Barnegat Inlet
Fishing Method: Bucktail w/stinger
Specie: Fluke
Size: 3-6 lbs
Bait or Lure: Spro Jigs
Water Depth: 50-60
Water Temp.: NA
Information : Absolutely the best fluke trip of the year 12 keepers myself, including 3 fish in the 4lb range and the largest being 5.75 lbs. Nothing huge, but quality fish. At least another dozen borderline keepers caught that were thrown back. 20-30 throwbacks. Constant action even after the wind started blowing a steady 20-25 kts. Thanks Sammy

Angler Name : CHRIS
E-Mail :
Boat Name: MISS MADELINE
Date Fished: 08/22/2003
Location: ATLANTIC
Fishing Method: REALLY FAST DRIFT
Specie: Fluke
Size: UP TO 24"
Bait or Lure: SPEARS/SQUID
Water Depth:
Water Temp.: 74
Information : LEFT AT 0800 WITH A BUDDY AND HIS 2 YOUNG SONS - 1ST DRIFT WE PUT 3 KEEPERS IN THE BOX THEN HAD TO GO IN BECAUSE ONE OF THE LITTLE GUYS WAS SICK. DROPPED THEM AND THEIR FISH OFF AND WENT BACK TO THE SAME SPOT AND CAUGHT 7 KEEPER FLATTIES WITH 2 BETTER THAN 4 POUNDS AND 1 SEABASS BEFORE THE DRIFT GOT CRAZY. I WAS USING 16 OUNCES AND A SEA ANCHOR AND HAD TO FEED TO STAY ON THE BOTTOM. NICE FISHING

Angler Name : Joseph
E-Mail : lm4joe@aol.com
Boat Name: JOCWAILS
Date Fished: 8/22/03
Location: Harvey Ceders Lummp
Fishing Method: HC south edge-lump
Specie: Fluke
Size: 16.5-22
Bait or Lure: Fluke Belly-Killie
Water Depth: 65'-38
Water Temp.: 66
Information : Went out to the Barnegat Ridge with no luck- most of the fleet headed north but went to the HC Lump on a guess, fluke plentiful but larger ones on the south edge.

Angler Name : Steven Martin Jr
E-Mail : smartinhos@aol.com
Boat Name: Cah Ching
Date Fished: Aug 22 2003
Location: sausages
Fishing Method: chunking
Specie: Bluefin Tuna
Size: 65LB
Bait or Lure: butterfish
Water Depth: 135 feet
Water Temp.: 76.5
Information : Capt Steve Martin took the family out for a half day trip out of Ocean City Md to catch Steve Martin jr his first tuna. He is six years old. After 30 minutes a 65 lb tuna took a butter fish and the boy was in the chair.He reeled with one hand then with two for 30 minutes till the fish finally surfaced. Mate JD gaff the fish and the look on the boy's face was priceless. Great Day

Angler Name : CAPT. BILLY BECKS
E-Mail : BECKSWITHICE@AOL.COM
Boat Name: SARAH'S SUN
Date Fished: 8/21-8/22
Location: HUDSON
Fishing Method: TROLL/CHUNK
Specie: Yellowfin Tuna
Size: 50LBS.
Bait or Lure: SQUID/BUTTERFISH
Water Depth: 675FT.
Water Temp.: 79
Information : TROLLED INTO THE TIP OF THE ELBOW AT 4:00PM.THURS.LOTS OF SKIPJACKS EATING UP THE BALLIES. WORKED THE EAST WALL SOUTH TO THE MOUTH AND SET UP ON THE CHUNK AT 7:00. WEATHER WAS NOT THE 1 TO 3"S PREDICTED SO WE GOT OUR BUTTS KICKED ALL NITE. NO KNOCKDOWNS UNTILL 5:15 A/M AND ALL HELL BROKE OUT WITH 5 LINES PEELING AT ONCE.MY CREW OF 2-TY MCGOWAN AND PAUL BECK MANAGED TO LAND 4 OF 5 YELLOWFINS IN SOME OF THE WORST FISHING CONDITIONS. WAVES COMING OVER THE BOW. GREAT JOB ALL AROUND.BITE WAS OVER AND WE GOT OUT OF THERE FOR THE SLOW BUT SAFE RETURN TO PORT. WHEN ARE WE GOING TO HAVE A DEPENDABLE FORCAST MEDIA??? FAIR WINDS

Angler Name : Michael C Giacone
E-Mail : mike.giacone@morganstanley.com
Boat Name: POWERBROKER III
Date Fished: 8/21-8/22
Location: Lindenkohl
Fishing Method: chunking
Specie: Yellowfin Tuna
Size: 70-90 pounds
Bait or Lure: sardines
Water Depth: 600 feet
Water Temp.: 78
Information : We trolled for seven hours without a hit.We started chunking at 8:00 p.m and by 9:30 p.m we went 8 for 12 and by 10:30 we decided head home with eight nice yellowfin on ice and one mahi-mahi

Angler Name : Stephen Appel
E-Mail : captreelaction@aol.com
Boat Name: Reel Action
Date Fished: 8/22/03
Location: SE Manasquan Inlet
Fishing Method: Bait
Specie: Black Sea Bass
Size: up to 2 1/2 lbs
Bait or Lure: Clam Squid
Water Depth: 70
Water Temp.: 70
Information : Capt Marc and Capt Jim Rivelli of the Calypso, turned a overnight canyon trip into a bottom trip. We took the Stephen Appel charter SE of the inlet. A stop a few wrecks produced a slow pick, on the last wreck, we ended up putting over 100 Sea Bass in the box for the 4 man charter.

Angler Name : Don & Jim Emeigh
E-Mail : captpaul@bountyhuntercharters.com
Boat Name: Bounty Hunter
Date Fished: 8/20-21/2003
Location: Hudson Canyon
Fishing Method: Chunking
Specie: Yellowfin Tuna
Size: Up to 50 Lbs.
Bait or Lure: Butterfish & Squid
Water Depth: 500 Ft.
Water Temp.: 78 Degrees
Information : Capt. Paul made his first trip to the Hudson Canyon with Don Emeigh & his son Jim. Setting up in 500 Ft. of water on the west wall at 7PM it looked like we were going to have a decent night as the first 50 Lb. Yellowfin went into the fish box within an hour. However that was to be the only bite we had all night.

Angler Name : Alan K., Paul W., JR., Ed Gensinger
E-Mail : Captgen33@aol.com
Boat Name: CYNTHIA ANN
Date Fished: 8/21 - 8/22
Location: Hudson Canyon
Fishing Method:
Specie: Yellowfin Tuna
Size: to 35 Lbs.
Bait or Lure: Butterfish
Water Depth: 550 Ft.
Water Temp.: 77 Degrees
Information : Managed to put a 35 pound yellowfin in the boat despite rough conditions.

Angler Name : Dean
E-Mail : dnn61@aol.com
Boat Name: Fly Finatic
Date Fished: 8/21/03
Location: mud hole
Fishing Method: troll
Specie: Bluefin Tuna
Size: 20 lb.
Bait or Lure: green spreader bar
Water Depth: 200
Water Temp.: 72.5
Information : Worked the hole all day,without a touch.One knockdown around 3 pm.resulted in a little schoolie bft..water was very dirty,and lifeless.

Angler Name : Jeff O'Biso
E-Mail : jeffobiso@aol.com
Boat Name: Blue Thunder
Date Fished: 8/20-8/21
Location: Lindenkohl
Fishing Method: Troll/chunk
Specie: Blue Marlin
Size: 400lbs.
Bait or Lure: live skippy
Water Depth: 350 ft.
Water Temp.: 78
Information : This was our second trip to the Lindy this year. The tuna bite has been slow at 100 fathoms. There has been more trolling action,inside between the 40 and 50 lines. Action this week for the troll bite was up on the northwest bank of the Lindy in 300 ft. We live baited a 400lb. blue which sucked down a whole skippy. The rest of the morning troll went 1 for two on Yellowfins and one for three on whites. All in all a great trip.

Angler Name : Tim, Steve, Mike, Paul Tom
E-Mail : moneypit46@aol.com
Boat Name: Fish Trap
Date Fished: 8/20-8/21
Location: offshore
Fishing Method: troll
Specie: Yellowfin Tuna
Size: 25-45
Bait or Lure: bally and green machines
Water Depth: 200-1000
Water Temp.: 77-78
Information : Fished with Capt Bob Beideman on the new 38 Foot Fishtrap. Although the old Fish Trap was a great sea boat with tuna catching abilities, the new 38 is a big stable boat that gave us a good platform in the less than hospitable seas. Starting inshore looking for blue fin Tuna based on some recent reports we trolled first light and live baited a few fish that we saw on the scope. No takers so we decided to head to deeper waters. The the captain and crew did a great job going 9 for 10 on the troll. Steve never asked for the belt. Mike never allowed any slack. Tim showed his expeirence whipping two of the nine in short order. And Paul the least seasoned angler was allowed to take three of the nine fish up to 45 lbs. Tom, lets just saw he had one of the ten on his line. It was a nice steady pic and the Captain and mate steve did a great job finding the fish and staying on them and getting them to eat when it seemed so many had been reporting lockjaw. It was also nice to see Steve the mate and marine biologist, not steve the angler get get as pumped after ever fish. All and all we felt blessed to be on the fish trap.

Angler Name : John M., John S., Sam, Butch, Roy, Eric P.
E-Mail : messisa2000@yahoo.com
Boat Name: All Hooked Up
Date Fished: 8/20-8/21
Location: Hudson Canyon
Fishing Method: Troll/ Chunk
Specie: Yellowfin Tuna
Size: 40-50 lbs.
Bait or Lure: Green Machine/ Ballys- Butters/ Sardines
Water Depth: 300' - 1500'
Water Temp.: 77-78
Information : Trolling into the canyon late afternoon into the east wall proved somewhat eventfull after putting two yellows in the box before setting up on the chunk. We put nothing in the box on the chunk and had lots of life around the boat (chicken dolphin, squid, and some small mako and blue sharks around the boat)....BUT...the higlight of the night was when the downrigger dropped at nearly 200' went off and after fighting this estimated 175-200 lb. swordfish for 20 minutes, he was able to chaffe through the 80 lb mono and break our crew's hearts. We had the top of the leader close to the surface twice but just unable to grab it in time to get a few gaffs in 'em. Anyway, the morning troll produced a double header and us going 1 for 2 on the morning troll. Kind of a tough trip regarding both the fishing and the weather. Where was that 1-3' marine forecast they predicted for Thurs?? By the way, great crew out there. They fished their hearts out the entire time.

Angler Name : Bob Lewis
E-Mail : tlewis1167@aol
Boat Name: TopDog
Date Fished: 8-20 8-21
Location: west elbow
Fishing Method: chunk and troll
Specie: Yellowfin Tuna
Size: 40lbs.
Bait or Lure: spreader bars
Water Depth: 400ft.
Water Temp.: 77.6
Information : Took the TopDog out for our first canyon trip this year.The forecast looked great with 1-3ft.,wrong again.We managed only a couple mahi and a small mako that broke off leaders for about an hour.saved the trip on the morning troll in 6ft. seas with one yellowfin.WE did stop at the pots in the Chicken on the way home for a little dolphin fishing with spinning gear.Tough trip but we came home with food for the table.

Angler Name : Captain Cos
E-Mail : Sakeman007@aol.com
Boat Name: Lynguini
Date Fished: 8/21/03
Location: 17 Fathoms
Fishing Method: Chum/chunk/spearing
Specie: Bluefish
Size: 8 to 12 lbs
Bait or Lure: Butter fish split/Spearing
Water Depth: 112 ft
Water Temp.: 77.3
Information : We went out for a ˝ day stint with the tourist group of Jack, Jody, and Barbara all first time fisher people. Lou fu and I knew we would have a job to satisfy our patrons. We arrived a 17 fathoms at 1 pm to find 4 head boats and 2 other locals. We marked many pods of Bluefish and stopped south of the boats established line. This allowed our chum to drift through the numerous lobster pots found at 17. The lay was perfect. As we anchored Jack shouted he saw something in the water. I shrugged it off as flotsam. It took ˝ hour for the first bite of a gorilla. After many brake offs and tangles with hot poles sitting in pole holders we discovered that 2 Bull Mahhe Mahhe were sitting under the boat ever since Jack’s sighting (listen to your passengers). We attempted to catch some exotics with no success. We kept 9 blues ranging from 6 to 12 lbs and learned that 17 fathoms is a great place to fish. Actually in retrospect live small bait would have helped us. So be prepared. You never know.

Angler Name : frank barreca
E-Mail : fbarecca@yahoo.com
Boat Name: cimmeon
Date Fished: 8/20/03
Location: north of shark river
Fishing Method: bucktail tipped with belly and peanut bunker mullet and spearing
Specie: Fluke
Size: 18 to 24 inches
Bait or Lure: bucktail and asst. bait fish
Water Depth: 35 to 45
Water Temp.:
Information :

Angler Name : Jay Kennedy,Dennis Sullivan
E-Mail :
Boat Name: CAH CHING
Date Fished: AUG 20TH
Location: SAUSAGES
Fishing Method: CHUNKING
Specie: Bluefin Tuna
Size: UP TO 105 LBS
Bait or Lure: BUTTERFISH
Water Depth: 135 FEET
Water Temp.: 76.5
Information : CAPT STEVE MARTIN FROM OCEAN CITY MD TOOK JAY KENNEDY AND DENNIS SULLIVAN OUT TO THE SAUSAGES FOR THE HOT BLUE FIN BITE THAT STARTED MONDAY. WITH FIVE MINUTES OF SETTING UP THE REEL WENT OFF. BOAT 4 BLUE FINS BIGGEST 104LB ( ON TLD 25 ) GREAT FIGHT. WENT HOME BY 1 PM

Angler Name : CHRIS
E-Mail :
Boat Name: MISS MADELINE
Date Fished: 08/20/2003
Location: MUD BUOY/17 FATHOMS
Fishing Method: ANCHOR &CHUM
Specie: Bluefish
Size: UP TO 10 LBS
Bait or Lure: BUNKER, MACKEREL
Water Depth: 70-100 FT
Water Temp.: 76
Information : HEADED OUT TO THE MUD BUOY WITH 3 BUDDIES AND FOUND TOUGH CONDITIONS - WIND AGAINST TIDE AND ONLY A FEW, SMALL FISH. MADE THE MOVE OUT TO 17 AND FOUND MORE AND BIGGER FISH WITH SEVERAL MULTIPLE HOOK-UPS ON LIGHT TACKLE. KEPT A FEW FISH AND RELEASED THE REST - NICE DAY ON THE WATER.

Angler Name : Bryan Duncan
E-Mail : mbroth1@comcast.net
Boat Name: Tenacious
Date Fished: 8/19-20
Location: Hudson Canyon
Fishing Method: Troll/Chunk
Specie: Yellowfin Tuna
Size: 50lbs
Bait or Lure: Butterfish
Water Depth: 560ft
Water Temp.: 79 degrees
Information : Capt Bernie Roth hosted Bryan Duncan and Hibberd Boat Works for an overnighter in the Hudson Canyon. Trolling toward the bombs we had a triple header hookup of yellowfins and the charter boated two. We set up for the night chunk at 200/100 and the boat was surrounded with mahi for over an hour. The charter had a blast boating 37 before they disappeared. The night chunk was uneventful till 4 am when we had a flurry of bites, boating 3 out of four yellowfins hooked. We trolled in the morning till 8:30 am with nothing but skippies biting and headed home with 5 yellowfins and 37 mahi on ice.

Angler Name : Steve Wurst
E-Mail : seatriever@comcast.net
Boat Name: Seatriever
Date Fished: 8/19-8/20
Location: Lindenkohl
Fishing Method: Chunking and trolling
Specie: Yellowfin Tuna
Size: 0
Bait or Lure: -
Water Depth: 500 feet
Water Temp.: 80.2!
Information : Arrived at the Lindy at about 7 PM and observed ugly green water and bath water surface temps. There was only one YFT reported being taken that evening on the troll, so we set up to chunk in the area. All night long, fewest squid I've ever seen and we were only able to net one! Not hits, runs or errors all night until about 2:30 AM when we decided to get moving inshore about 20 miles to try to change our luck, which didn't. Nobody was catching so in the morning we picked the pots of about 30 chick mahi up to 6 lbs. because pizza for dinner wasn't sounding good. For me this trip was my first and last chunking trip of the season because I head out to Iowa for school tomorrow, the boat will be missed.

Angler Name : Bob Sabo
E-Mail : njcharter@aol.com
Boat Name: Canyon Runner
Date Fished: August 19-20
Location: Hudson Canyon
Fishing Method: Overnigther
Specie: Swordfish
Size: 80 pounds
Bait or Lure: Butterfish
Water Depth: 600 Feet
Water Temp.: 77
Information : Sorry for the late report – Tuesday to Wednesday’s overnighter for the Rob Sabo charter from Mount Holly, NJ was the slowest of the year but the guys did nail a swordfish for payback for the other nights 3 hour disappointment. Arriving late at the southwest corner of the Hudson Canyon and going right to the chunk produced a slow night with only a couple yellowfin hook with 2 lost and 1 boated. The night was saved when an nice swordfish was decked after a brief fight. In the morning all we were able to pull was a longfin on the troll and nothing else.

Angler Name : PETE
E-Mail : PETEKEYWEST@AOL.COM
Boat Name: SEA HORSE
Date Fished: 8-20-03
Location: SANDY HOOK AND RATT-BAY
Fishing Method: DRIFT
Specie: Fluke
Size: 5LB
Bait or Lure: SQUID AND SPEARING COMBO
Water Depth: 20-40FT
Water Temp.: 70
Information : WENT OUT ON THE SEA HORSE OUT OF ATLANTIC HIGHLANDS WITH CAPT ED. BUNTING JR, HAD THE BEST FLUKE TRIP OF THE SEASON. WENT HOME WITH FOUR NICE FLUKE IN THE BOX, ALL WERE LARGE FISH, THE POOL WINNER WAS AT LEAST 7LBS. PUT BACK 6 SHORTS, THE YOUNG MAN NEXT TO ME HAD THE TOUCH YESTERDAY, HE HAD HIS LIMIT OF FLUKE, FIRST I SAW ALL SEASON. WAS A GOOD DAY ON THE WATER, HOT BUT SURE BEAT WORKING. TIGHT LINES, PETE KEY WEST

Angler Name : John Shipley
E-Mail : stjude@comcast.net
Boat Name: Saint Jude
Date Fished: 8/19-20
Location: Hudson canyon
Fishing Method: Troll / Chunk
Specie: Yellowfin Tuna
Size: 40-60 lbs.
Bait or Lure:
Water Depth: 700 ft
Water Temp.: 78
Information : I had Ralph Ford, Joe Frasco, Geno and others out for an overnighter on the Saint Jude. We trolled our way to the 100 square and finally hooked up our first tuna 5 miles north of there. we were all by ourselves up there so I dropped the hook and spent the night. we fished hard all night for a paultry 2 fish then trolled up another couple in the AM. Hooked and lost a nice white marlin, boated a number of Mahi, and tangled with literally about 70 skipjack tuna including several caught on the flyrod (makes those pests worth it). Thank goodness that none of the mixed in yellowfins hit the fly.. weathermann screwed up the forcast again calling for light and variable as we headed home in 4-6 footers on the chin out of the north/west. good trip overall ...

Angler Name : CAPT. BUCKTHEFLUKE
E-Mail : BILL@DURSTCORP.COM
Boat Name: BROWN EYED BABE II
Date Fished: 8/20/03
Location: S.E. SQUAN INLET
Fishing Method: DRIFTING
Specie: Fluke
Size: 25"
Bait or Lure: STRIP BAITS
Water Depth: 62'-75'
Water Temp.: 76
Information : MADE MY 1ST STOP 2 1/2 MI. S.E OF SQUAN INLET & CAUGHT FISH RIGHT AWAY SEEMS THE AUGUST RUN IS FINALLY ON. MADE A DOZEN STOPS UP TO 10 MI. S.E. CAUGHT GOOD ON EVERY STOP NICE FISH SMALLEST OF OUR LIMIT WAS 19" BIGGEST WAS 25". HOPE THE WEATHER HOLDS FOR A FEW WEEKS

Angler Name : Walt
E-Mail : waltf591@aol.com
Boat Name: Sea Challenger
Date Fished: 8/19/2003
Location: Axel Carlson Reef
Fishing Method:
Specie: Black Sea Bass
Size: 4.5 lbs
Bait or Lure: squid and Clams
Water Depth: 75'
Water Temp.: 75
Information : Headed out of the Manasquan to do some sea bass fishing at 7:30 am. We headed straight for the Axel Carlson Reef for a Tanker Barge (The Jim Lynch) There were a few boats in the area drifting. We found the wreck right away and tossed the marker. Now the fun started. It took a couple of tries to back off the marker, drop anchor, and drift over the wreck but we got it, on the 3rd try. In 2 hours, we caught 15 sea bass to 4 1/2 lbs. We tossed back everything under 15". Best 2 hours I have spent so far this summer. The other boats in the area started moving in, once they saw us pulling up some fish. We decided to pull up anchor and drift the area for fluke As soon as we started drifting, a boat pulled up within 20 feet of our marker and was getting ready to drop anchor. After a few polite words back and forth, the other boat sped off to unknown parts. Hey, buy a decent fish finder, spend a few bucks on a book that gives you GPS and Loran numbers for over 100 wrecks on the Jersey coast, and stop bugging the party boats and boats that have the right equipment to find fish.

Angler Name : Joe Kay
E-Mail : njcharter@aol.com
Boat Name: Canyon Runner
Date Fished: August 18-19
Location: Hudson Canyon
Fishing Method: Overnigther
Specie: Big-Eye Tuna
Size: 150-160 pounds
Bait or Lure: Squid
Water Depth: 500
Water Temp.: 78
Information : An interesting trip to the Hudson was put together last night by Capt. Phil Dulanie and Mike Zajac on the Canyon Runner. Fishing with the Joe Kay charter from Flemington Department Stores we set up on the chunk early on the exact spot where we had 27 the night before. However, Monday night never saw the big schools of yellowfin show up for any of the 7+ boats in the canyon and the only ones we know of our the 3 fifty pounders we boated. The trip was made by a tuna of a somewhat different species. The first took a bait at 100 feet and was fought for 20 minutes and weighed in at 150 pounds. The second came an hour later fought for 20 minutes and pushed the scale to 160 pounds. Both were the first bigeyes we boated this year. The night was not done with only 5 tuna as at 5:30am we hooked a very large fish. 3 hours later the 250+ pound swordfish was only 30 feet from the gaff when the 60 pound leader parted - tough luck but a hell of an experience for the guys.

Angler Name : MIKE COPEMAN
E-Mail :
Boat Name: RENEGADE
Date Fished: 08/19/03
Location: HUDSON
Fishing Method: TROLL/CHUNK
Specie: Yellowfin Tuna
Size: 70 LBS
Bait or Lure: BUTTERS
Water Depth: 600
Water Temp.: 80
Information : TROLLING THE WEST WALL ON 8/15 WE GOT LUCKY AND SPOTTED A SCHOOL OF YFT'S LOOKING FOR A MEAL. THEY QUICKLY TURNED TO THE BOAT AND HIT 4 OUT OF 7 LINES. WE WERE ABLE TO BOAT 2 IN THE 50LB CLASS. STOMACHS WERE ABSOLUTELY EMPTY. CHUNKING ON THE EAST WALL WE WENT 2 FOR 4. WE ALSO BOATED SOME MAHI. HAD WIND AGAINST TIDE WHICH MADE IT TUFF.

Angler Name : Jeff Kivet
E-Mail : captppaul@bountyhuntercharters.com
Boat Name: Bounty Hunter
Date Fished: 08/18/2003
Location: BA Buoy & 17 Fathoms
Fishing Method: Chumming
Specie: Bluefish
Size: Up to 12 Lbs.
Bait or Lure: Bunker & Butterfish
Water Depth: 110 Ft.
Water Temp.: 75 Degrees
Information : Capt. Paul had the Jeff Kivet charter on board the Bounty Hunter and headed out to the BA Buoy. After three hours of Chumming we only had a slow pick going. A decision to move up to 17 Fathoms put us into a 2 hour non stop bite of big Blues. At the end of the day the charter had boated 36 Blues up to 12 Lbs. and lost at least that many due to bite offs and pulled hooks.

Angler Name : Steve
E-Mail : sscharbach@aol.com
Boat Name: Worldcat
Date Fished: August 18, 2003
Location: Off Seaside Amusement Pier
Fishing Method: Trolling
Specie: Bluefish
Size: Cocktail
Bait or Lure: Green Bomber
Water Depth: 20-30 feet
Water Temp.: 70
Information : Lots of action with the cocktails. If you just want to have a little fun with the kids, head down to Seaside Pier.

Angler Name : Mark Bendul
E-Mail :
Boat Name: Double Diamond
Date Fished: 8/17-18
Location: Hudson
Fishing Method: CHunk
Specie: Yellowfin Tuna
Size: 40-70lb
Bait or Lure: butterfish
Water Depth: 600
Water Temp.: 78
Information : Had the Mark Bendul party from the Bergen County prosecuters office out for an overnighter. Trolling the hudson from the tip to elbow produced 4 mahi and 10 skipjacks. Setting up on the chunk however produced yellowfins as soon as it got dark. Bite was steady all night long, interupted only by a 2 hour battle with a very big tuna which finally pulled the hook 60' from the boat. Picked a few more fish after that for a total of 17, 40-70lb yellowfin in the box, and another 10 fish hooked and lost. Diamond jigs and squid worked the best.

Angler Name : Todd Polumbo
E-Mail : njcharter@aol.com
Boat Name: Canyon Runner
Date Fished: August 17-18
Location: Hudson Canyon
Fishing Method: Overnigther
Specie: Yellowfin Tuna
Size: 50-60
Bait or Lure: Squid
Water Depth:
Water Temp.:
Information : Due to a gasket failure on one engine Thursday we missed the crowds on Thursday night and Friday night waiting for the part to be shipped but were back out for a Sunday-Monday overnigther with only a few boats for company. And with the crowd out of the canyon almost every boat left in the Hudson did very well last night. Captain Phil Dulanie and Mike Zajac were no exception as they had their best night of the year so far. Anchoring up on the West Wall a 8pm they quickly put 3 yellowfin in the boat in the first hour for the Todd Polumbo charter from Fair Haven, NJ but then had to wait for the fish to really turn on. Once they did it was non-stop action as the 6 man charter and 3 man crew boat their limit of 27 yellowfin out of 35 bites. From 11:30 pm until 1:30pm they had at least two fish on at once and several triple headers and were on their way home by 2am. By 6:30am they pulled in the slip and began the long process of quartering the predominately 50-60 pound yellowfin for the dinner table and the freezer. Live squid caught prior to the bite getting hot were the bait of choice.

Angler Name : michael yocco
E-Mail : mjy138@psu.edu
Boat Name: MJ's
Date Fished: 8/18/03
Location: hudson canyon
Fishing Method: troll / chunk
Specie: Yellowfin Tuna
Size: 40 - 50#
Bait or Lure: butterfish
Water Depth: 800
Water Temp.: 77
Information : Fished thursday nigt into friday for our first over nighter of the season and 5th trip to the edge overall. Found the tuna right away and put 7 in the box before the chunk. The night started off slow but then we managed a slow pick and went 5 for 8. Laso released a large hammerhead. In the morning we were back on the troll and caught and released a large white marlin and boated a 15 pound dolphin. all told we went home with 12 tuna on ice and a large mahi.

Angler Name : Jay V
E-Mail : acevpetdic@aol.com
Boat Name: Searay fisher
Date Fished: 8/17/03
Location: highlands, knoll, false hook
Fishing Method: drifting
Specie: Fluke
Size: 17 to 21
Bait or Lure: secret sauce
Water Depth: 15' to 60'
Water Temp.: 70s
Information : Had a great day, caught 40 fluke total 10 keepers. Also 3 Sand sharks 3ft long about 20lbs biggest sand shark I ever caught. also lost some big blues. water is very active lately. Ready for the big Tuna trip in 2 weeks can't wait. also look like the Albacore is in shore seen alot of them jumping in the ocean mixed in with the blues. remember TIME ON WATER = FISH.

Angler Name : Darryl
E-Mail : dgl2@optonline.net
Boat Name: Bluewater Lady
Date Fished: 8-16-17
Location: Hudson Canyon
Fishing Method: Toll & Chunk
Specie: Yellowfin Tuna
Size: 80#
Bait or Lure: Butterfish
Water Depth: 600
Water Temp.: 80
Information : Went for our first overnighter to the canyon. Arrived on the West Wall at 2:30. Trolled around and marked fish here and there but no bait. Fish were running very deep. Decided to head south to the 100 square. Found bait up top, but fish were still deep. Coudn't raise them on the troll. Setup a liitle east from there at night. Got a bite almost immediately. One for three. Yellowfin. At 3:30 AM all hell broke loose. Nonstop action till 6:30. Boated 14 Yellowfin in the 80# Class. Lost around 10 due to line drifting to the front of the boat. Went with friends Shaggy, Sean, Danny, and Glenn. Rough ride out of the Canyon as seas built to 8-10 feet and 35 knot winds.

Angler Name : Matt Troncone
E-Mail : captreelaction@aol.com
Boat Name: Reel Action
Date Fished: 8/17/03
Location: Mantoloking
Fishing Method: Drifting
Specie: Fluke
Size: up to 2 1/2 lbs.
Bait or Lure: Spearing, Squid, Killies
Water Depth: 50'
Water Temp.: 74
Information : Capt Marc took the Matt Troncone out to the SE Lump but that on produced skates. A move to shallower water proved the right move, as the 4 person charter put 13 keepers in the box and throw back between 40 and 50.

Angler Name : Frank Sicarli
E-Mail :
Boat Name: Megan Beth
Date Fished: 8/17/03
Location: 19 miles N of Manasquan
Fishing Method: Chumming
Specie: Bluefish
Size: 8 lbs.
Bait or Lure: Butterfish
Water Depth: 50 ft
Water Temp.: 70
Information : Frank Sicarli,from Verona New Jersey, was aboard the Megan Beth for a day of Bluefishing. Fishing started out slow as the tide was running very hard. When the tide slowed down, the fish started to cooperate and it was non-stop action of Bluefish from 3-8 lbs. After filling the cooler, the group decided to stop and Bottom fish. We caught a dozen Fluke and a few Sea Bass before calling it a day. A great day was had by all as fishing finally turned around.

Angler Name : frank and dan
E-Mail : frankko66@yahoo.com
Boat Name: fish n' chips
Date Fished: 8-17-03
Location: mud buoy /17 fathoms
Fishing Method: troll
Specie: Bluefish
Size: to 14lbs.
Bait or Lure: plugs
Water Depth: 100ft.
Water Temp.: 75?
Information : Was going out bluefish trolling in the mud hole but stayed inshore near sandy hook reef area to look for small blues and fluke fish because of the weather forecast.decided to zip out to the mud buoy anyway since the weather did not look bad and the ocean was flat.good move --quickly caught 5 medium sized blues and then moved offshore to 17 fathoms.---nailed our first monster blue and as my buddy had the fish along side the boat i noticed a large shark swimming slowly on the surface headed right for us!!!this shark was about 12-15 foot long and was curious,he swam right under the boat.don't know what species it was but think it might have been a basking shark.--continued fishing and caught 20 or so jumbo blues and headed in with tired arms---saw loads of false albies going airborne on the way back to the hook--will bring spoons out next time

Angler Name : Wayne Patton
E-Mail : patton_wjr@yahoo.com
Boat Name: Last Lady
Date Fished: 8-17-03
Location: Shrewsbury Rocks
Fishing Method: Trolling
Specie: Striped Bass
Size: 15#
Bait or Lure:
Water Depth:
Water Temp.:
Information : Capt. Ralph took us out on one of the best fishing trips I've had yet! We hooked into several big Stripers and were catching Blues all day. A great trip! George, the mate was top notch and a good time was had by all!

Angler Name : noel jordin
E-Mail : bluefinned1@aol.com
Boat Name: ya-ya
Date Fished: 8-17-03
Location: mud buoy, sandy hook reef
Fishing Method: troll, drift
Specie: Little Tunny
Size: n/a
Bait or Lure: clarks-spearing/squid
Water Depth: 50 ft
Water Temp.: 70-74
Information : went to mud buoy again w/5lbs of fresh spearing, anchored by 6 am. no blues, albies everywhere, only two "bumps." Tried trolling again on way to sandy hook reef. set up on drift for fluke. Caught nine ny size keepers including 24 and 23 inch fish in 50 ft of water southwest of the reef Had great trip until the pilot and the princess mugged us.

Angler Name : capt.buckthefluke
E-Mail : bill@durstcorp.com
Boat Name: brown eyed babe II
Date Fished: 8/17/03
Location: 10 1/2 miles s.e. of squan inlet
Fishing Method: drifting
Specie: Fluke
Size: 26"
Bait or Lure: strip baits
Water Depth: 75'
Water Temp.: 74
Information : capt. buck took tom clark sr. out for a day of dragging baitsfish are scattered but big kept 9 fluke up to 5/12 lbs & 3 sea bass.nice day at sea

Angler Name : Laura, Foster & JOhn
E-Mail : john08723@comcast.net
Boat Name: Tide Runner
Date Fished: 8/17/03
Location: Hills and rough ground off Bay Head
Fishing Method: driftinh
Specie: Fluke
Size: 20"
Bait or Lure: Sqiud Smelt Combo
Water Depth: 50 to 75'
Water Temp.: 75
Information : Headed out in the pouring rain to try for some Fluke.Rain stop after our first stop turn out to be a great day weather wise. However, the fishing was somewhat slow. We managed 12 Fluke with only 2 keepers a 20 & a 18 incher and 1/2 dozen small sea bass. We fish for 6 hard hours I don't call that great fishing.We fished around several of my favorite wrecks. 1/2 dozen small out of the way lumps. We hit the Manasquan Ridge and SE lump. Took the 2 keepers on the Se Lump. Dragers working the reef off Mantaloking.So We know were the Fluke went. Still it was a great day to be Fishing and on the water .PEACE!

Angler Name : Danny
E-Mail : danf@att.net
Boat Name: CastAway
Date Fished: 8/16/03
Location: South of Barnegat Reef
Fishing Method: Drifting
Specie: Fluke
Size: 5lb
Bait or Lure: squid & killies
Water Depth: 50ft
Water Temp.: 72
Information : Danny, Jimmy, & Paul out to a wreck location just a little south of Barnegat reef... caught two 25"/5 lb fluke, two 19"/3.5 lb fluke, and one 17"... Had about 6 shorts... no junk fish to speak of... A great day on the water...

Angler Name : Jason Samsel
E-Mail : varipro2k@aol.com
Boat Name: Fintastic
Date Fished: 8/16/03
Location: Rocks
Fishing Method: anchored
Specie: Bluefish
Size: 6-10 lbs
Bait or Lure: butterfish
Water Depth: 110
Water Temp.: 70
Information : Captains Tom and Bruno took the Jason and Jenneffer Samsel party of 10 fished for blues and slammed them. Until now the blues had been playing hard to get. We boated over 100 blues for the party with many anglers nearing their limits. A great time was had by all. Happy one year anniversity to Jen and Jason!

Angler Name : Jack Singh
E-Mail :
Boat Name: Double Diamond
Date Fished: 8/16/03
Location: Sea girt reef
Fishing Method: bait
Specie: Black Sea Bass
Size: 1-3lbs
Bait or Lure: sqiud,clam
Water Depth: 60
Water Temp.: 78
Information : Took the kids out for a day of seabassing close to the inlet. Hit 4 spots and found lots of life on all of them, but two had the bigger seabass on them. Filled the cooler with nice size bass and a few porgies.

Angler Name : Larry Longo
E-Mail :
Boat Name: Megan Beth
Date Fished: 8/16/03
Location: SE. of Manasquan
Fishing Method: Bottom
Specie: Fluke
Size: 5.8 lbs.
Bait or Lure: Squid/ Spearing
Water Depth: 65 ft
Water Temp.: 70 degrees
Information : Larry Longo and crew was aboard the Megan Beth to fish the J.C.S.A. Fluke Tournament. Heading South out of Mansquan, we fished near some local wrecks and caught 30 Fluke up to 5.8 lbs. and some Sea Bass. We also caught a Mahi-Mahi in crystal clear water and plenty of life was around the boat all day.

Angler Name : Len Piscetelli
E-Mail : captpaul@bountyhuntercharters.com
Boat Name: Bounty Hunter
Date Fished: 08/16/2003
Location: BA Buoy
Fishing Method: Chumming
Specie: Bluefish
Size: Up to 12 Lbs.
Bait or Lure: Bunker & Butterfish
Water Depth: 100Ft.
Water Temp.: 75 Degrees
Information : The Len Piscetelli charter was on board the Bounty Hunter today and got in on some of the best Bluefishing we have had over the past 2 weeks. Capt Paul headed up to the area of the BA Buoy and the bite was immediate. The charter put 20 Blues up to 12 Lbs. in the box and released another 30+. By 10AM we were through. A brief stop on the rough bottom off Long Branch produced 7 Keeper Fluke and a dozen Seabass.

Angler Name : Mike lawrence
E-Mail : lawremi2churchdwight.com
Boat Name: shot n beer
Date Fished: 8/1503,8/16/03
Location: hudson
Fishing Method: chunk and troll
Specie: Yellowfin Tuna
Size:
Bait or Lure: the kitchen sink
Water Depth:
Water Temp.: 79.9,80.5
Information : First trip to the hudson with my new boat. Heard good reports, decided to go fri.at 10pm. Got there at 4am, did a short chunk on the west wall, got zip. Went on the troll at 5:15, trolled the west to the square then down the east wall zigging into the deep every once and awhile. Had one good knock down at 6 am, and acouple of skippys. Very disappointing trip for my opener. Water was dirty, cleaner near the tip.Stopped at 1:30pm and called it a day. Maybe next time. Boats name at this time is SEA MIST, will be changeing it next year. Not a good name for a 33 bert.

Angler Name : Dave K Harold G Ralph B
E-Mail : davek@worldwideapparel.com
Boat Name: Easy Go
Date Fished: 8/16/2003
Location: Sandy Hook to Highlands
Fishing Method: Trolling
Specie: Bluefish
Size: 3- 5 lbs
Bait or Lure: Umbrella
Water Depth:
Water Temp.:
Information : Saturday 8/16 with a thick haze and reports of imminent thunder showers we decided to stay close to shore and trolled from the hook to the highlands in abot 20 to 40 feet of water. Trolling umbrella rigs wit tubes we were busy most of the time catching small bluefish with many double headers for about four hours. We also foul hooked a spanish mackerel who got caught in the tubes. There were blues and spanish mackerel jumping out in front of us during the day, but no concentration of fish to enable us to jig. Wound up with about 25 to 30 fish , all released.

Angler Name : Joe Baskinger
E-Mail : fluke97@hotmail.com
Boat Name: Sasha
Date Fished: 8-16-03
Location: Ambrose Channel
Fishing Method: Drift
Specie: Fluke
Size: Up to 6-3/4 Lbs
Bait or Lure: Squid/Spear
Water Depth: 70 to 75 Feet
Water Temp.: 70
Information : Started drifting 7:30 am. 1st drift had 3 keeper Fluke & about 4 long shorts. Had to use 8oz sinkers , then 10oz.Drift was good-covered a lot of distance in a short time. Three of us had a great day. Quit at 2pm Had 17 keepers, biggest 6-3/4lbs, with 5 going over 4lbs. Lots of short Fluke over 16". We would have had our limit if they didn't change the size limit.

Angler Name : Ed Sr
E-Mail : edsrace@comcast.net
Boat Name: CAROL ANNIE ll
Date Fished: 08-15-03 to08-16-03
Location: WEST WALL TIP HUDSON
Fishing Method: TROLLED AND CHUNKED
Specie: Yellowfin Tuna
Size: 40 to 50 Lbs
Bait or Lure: Green Machines and Butter F
Water Depth: 300 feet
Water Temp.: 79.6 F
Information : Trolled down the west wall to the letters, did not have aknock down. Went back to the tip trolled west on the flats caught 40 lb Yellow fin. Mark the location on the plotter. Trolled around the same area, when we hit the mark we got another yellow fin. Other boats came over, scared the fish. When we trolled away from the area then came back to the exact same plotter mark we got another 50 lb Yellow fin. We decided to set up on the chunk (I was always told never leave fish to find fish) the current kept the lines moving to the front and under the boat. We had two run offs both times under the boat lost both. We had very little bait fish at night, however dolphin were coming around the boat most of the night. At 6.00 A.M. we started to troll the same area, all we kept catching were skippes.The wind started to pick up so we decided to head back to the barn. All together we went 4 for 6 on the Yellow Fin.

Angler Name : Cpt Bobby Dunn
E-Mail : captain1069@msn.com
Boat Name: Moonshadow
Date Fished: 8/15-8/16
Location: Lindenkohl Canyon
Fishing Method: Troll/Chunk
Specie: Yellowfin Tuna
Size: 50-70 lbs.
Bait or Lure: Butterfish/Ballyhoo/Green Machine
Water Depth: 250-700 ft.
Water Temp.: 77
Information : Had a group out to the Lindy Friday night. We started on the chunk at 12 am friday night and had 3 run offs throughout the night. Got up on the troll and pulled the hook on a longfin. A little later we went 4 for 5 on the yellowfin near the tip. Lots of skippies and not much bait. Water looks like something out of the toilet but its holding fish.

Angler Name : DAVE, JEFF,& LEW
E-Mail : HOOKANDBONES
Boat Name: BETTY BOOP
Date Fished: 8/16/03
Location: BALTIMORE CANYON
Fishing Method: TROLL
Specie: Yellowfin Tuna
Size: 49 LB ,41 LB , 36 LB
Bait or Lure: PLUGS & FEATHERS
Water Depth: 487
Water Temp.: 79.1
Information : WENT TO CANYON STARTED TROLL AT 5:30 AM HAD 1ST TWO FISH IN BOAT AT 6:45 AM HAD 3RD FISH IN AT 9:30 TROLLED UNTILL 10 AM .

Angler Name : Mark Piosko, Mike Volpe, Jeff Shinker
E-Mail :
Boat Name: Caborita
Date Fished: 8/16/03
Location: Little Italy
Fishing Method: Trolling
Specie: Dolphin
Size: 12 lbs
Bait or Lure: Feathers
Water Depth: 120ft
Water Temp.: 74
Information : Trolled the West Edge of the Mudhole and got an immediate knockdown and landed a nice 10lb False Albacore within the first 5 minutes of the trip. Trolled for two more hours and did not get a touch. No solid bait readings the entire day. Moved to Little Italy and landed a 12lb Mahi which put on a terrific aerial show. Set up the slick there for a few hours and did not get a touch. Moved inshore and landed one small Bonito and called it a day.

Angler Name : noel jordin
E-Mail : bluefinned1@aol.com
Boat Name: patty b
Date Fished: 8-16
Location: mud buoy, ba buoy
Fishing Method: chum/troll
Specie: Little Tunny
Size: na
Bait or Lure: clarks, jigs feathers, mackerel
Water Depth: 73ft
Water Temp.: 70-72
Information : went to the mud buoy for blues and false albies, no wind or drift, albies everywhere but no bites on fresh spearing or trolled clarks& diamond jigs. went about mile east of BA at 10 am and chummed up biggest blues of season, used strips of mackerel. All gorillas over eight pounds, some easily 15, in 140 - 150 ft of water. Released all, left by 230 with fish still biting.

Angler Name : Jeff Lewis
E-Mail : jeff.lewis@paconsulting.com
Boat Name: Top Dog
Date Fished: 8-15-03
Location: Chicken Canyon
Fishing Method: Troll and Bailing
Specie: Dolphin
Size: 5-15
Bait or Lure: lures and squid/spearing
Water Depth: 240
Water Temp.: 75
Information : Got to the Chicken Canyon for some trolling and bailing dolphin. The skipjack were around and we kept one for shark bait next time. We saw some huge surface crashes (either tuna, white marlin or Mako), but didn't see the fish. So we hit the pots and scored big with Dolphin to 15 #s. We left them biting. The water was like a mill pond, and the weather was unbelievable. You don't get too many days like that in Jersey. I had some fresh Mahi tonight, fantastic!

Angler Name : CHARLIE HREHA
E-Mail : CHARLIEHREHA@HOTMAIL.COM
Boat Name: EXPLORER
Date Fished: 8-15-2003
Location: SHARK RIVER
Fishing Method: DRIFT
Specie: Fluke
Size: 18" TO 23"
Bait or Lure: SQUID AND SPEARING
Water Depth: 50'-60'
Water Temp.: 72
Information : WE LIMITED OUT ON FLUKE WITH A FEW SEA BASE IN FRONT OF THE CHURCH JUST NORTH OF SHARK RIVER INLET. A VERY ENJOYABLE DAY.

Angler Name : Joe
E-Mail :
Boat Name: Benchmark
Date Fished: 8/15/03
Location: Point Pleasant
Fishing Method: Drifting
Specie: Fluke
Size: Up to 8lbs.
Bait or Lure: Squid/sand eels
Water Depth: 50 ft.
Water Temp.: 72
Information : Another great trip with Capt. Nick and the Benchmark. After chumming blues for a while (and catching all we wanted), we had excellent fluking all afternoon on the flattest ocean I've seen in a while. The largest were 4, 5 and over 8 lbs. I highly recommend his service and look forward to my next trip.

Angler Name : FRANK
E-Mail : JFROIG@OPTONLINE.NET
Boat Name: JUANAGO
Date Fished: 8/15
Location: BA TO ARUNDO
Fishing Method: TROLL
Specie: Little Tunny
Size: 5LBS
Bait or Lure: SPOONS FEATHER DAISY CHAINS
Water Depth: 180
Water Temp.: 72 TO 77
Information : TROLLED THE BA TO ARUNDO ON FRIDAY.BA AREA PRODUCED 15 PLUS LB BLUEFISH BUT OIL TO ARUNDO PRODUCED A FALSE ALBIE AND A MAHI ESTIMATED AT 10 TO 15 LBS THAT WAS LOST AT THE SIDE OF THE BOAT.WATER WARMED TO 77 AND THE OIL AREA WAS 76 DEGREES WITH SMALL PATCHES OF WEEDS.THE INSHORE RUN HOPEFULLY WILL GET BETTER NEXT WEEK WITH THE SKIPPIES MOVING IN AND THE BIGGER DOLPHIN THAT ARE STARTING TO SPAWN.

Angler Name : Alan
E-Mail : adbarnegat@verizon.net
Boat Name: Never Leaves
Date Fished: 8-15-03
Location: Glory Hole
Fishing Method: Trolling
Specie: Dolphin
Size: 3-5 lbs
Bait or Lure: feathers
Water Depth: 240
Water Temp.: n/a
Information : all the chicken dolphin and skipjacks you wanted.Always at least two rods bent on the boat,Fun fishing but no real tuna. took down the outriggers and only trolled four rods.

Angler Name : Jim Schnaidt
E-Mail : captpaul@bountyhuntercharters.com
Boat Name: Bounty Hunter
Date Fished: 08/15/2003
Location: Off Long Branch
Fishing Method: Drifting
Specie: Fluke
Size: Up to 5 1/2 Lbs.
Bait or Lure: Squid & Sand Eels
Water Depth: 45 Ft.
Water Temp.: 75 Degrees
Information : Capt. Paul had the Jim Schnaidt charter on the Bounty Hunter and ran up to the rough bottom off Long Branch. Drifting in 45 Ft. of water the charter landed 15 keeper Fluke and 22 Seabass. The largest Fluke weighed in at 5 1/2 Lbs. another 20+ shorts were released. All the bites came on Squid and Sand Eels.

Angler Name : Jeffrey Byrne
E-Mail : mbroth1@comcast.net
Boat Name: Tenacious
Date Fished: 8/14-15
Location: Hudson Canyon
Fishing Method: Troll/chunk
Specie: Skipjack Tuna
Size: 5-7lbs
Bait or Lure: Sprdr Bars/lures
Water Depth: 350ft
Water Temp.: 76
Information : Capt Bernie Roth hosted the Jeffrey Byrne charter from Mount Laurel NJ for an overnighter in the Hudson Canyon.The afternoon and morning trolls produced nothing but 35-40 skipjacks on the west wall, the east wall and the deep. The night chunk produced one brown shark which was released The charter was kept busy and were very upbeat despite the very frustrating and disappointing trip. We can't say enough about their positive attitude! In addition they provided all the food for the captain and mate which was excellent!

Angler Name : John
E-Mail : johnbaumann@nbidigi.com
Boat Name: Hook'm & Cook'm
Date Fished: Aug 14 - 15
Location: Wilmington Canyon
Fishing Method: Troll & Chunck
Specie: S-Fin Mako Shark
Size: 150 +
Bait or Lure: Chunk
Water Depth: 600
Water Temp.: 77
Information : Did first overnight of the year in hopes of finding some tuna Worked east wall of Wilmington from tip to deep. Nothing on troll. Overnighted in East notch. No tuna. 1 Mako 150 lbs +. Heard good things happening in shore at Lobster Claw. Set up at sunrise on chunk. Nothing. Headed in. Not the best trip but some good eating for the grill.

Angler Name : CHRIS
E-Mail :
Boat Name: MISS MADELINE
Date Fished: 08/15/2003
Location:
Fishing Method: DRIFT
Specie: Fluke
Size: 5 LBS
Bait or Lure: SPEARS/STRIP BAITS
Water Depth:
Water Temp.: 78
Information : HEADED OUT FOR THE 5TH STRAIGHT DAY AND HAD ANOTHER FANTASTIC DAY. HAD 13 KEEPER FLATTIES TOPPED BY ANOTHER 5 POUND FISH. ALL 13 KEEPERS WERE OVER 18 INCHES WITH SEVERAL FISH AROUND 4 POUNDS. WIFE IS BACK FROM HER TRIP SO I'M SCREWED FOR A WHILE. OH WELL, IT WAS GOOD WHILE IT LASTED. 5 DAYS - 58 KEEPERS FLUKE WITH 4 FISH GOING 5 POUNDS.

Angler Name : Roland,Kirk,Harold,Jimmy
E-Mail : rkrumbei@optonline.net
Boat Name: "Sorry Charlie "
Date Fished: 8/14-8/15
Location: Hudson Canyon
Fishing Method: Troll-Chunk-Troll
Specie: Yellowfin Tuna
Size: 30-70 LBS
Bait or Lure: Squid Bars, Hoos, Butterfish
Water Depth: 350-700
Water Temp.: 78.2
Information : Fished A Great overnighter Went 7 for 12 on The yellowfins, Raising 1 White marlin but unable to hook. finally Steaks for the grill for all........

Angler Name : PAUL
E-Mail : COMPANGMS@AOL.COM
Boat Name: CAMY'S DAD
Date Fished: 8/15
Location: MUD HOLE, LEDGE, HA
Fishing Method: TROLLING, CHUNKING
Specie: Bluefin Tuna
Size: 000
Bait or Lure: LURES, BALLY HOO, BUTTERS
Water Depth: 150-280
Water Temp.: 73.9-75.6
Information : WENT AND EXPLORED THE HOLE FROM THE POTS THROUGH MONSTER LEDGE TO HA. WATER LOOKED FAIR IN THE HOLE ITSELF BUT DIRTY ON EDGES. HAD THE SPREAD OF DEATH OUT WITHOUT A BITE. DID SEE SOME GIANTS ACROSS THE HOLE FROM MONSTER LEDGE AND WATCHED THEM BLAST BLUEFISH. WE TRIED TO CHUNK BUT ONLY DREW A FEW BLUEFISH BITES...

Angler Name : Steve Hanstein
E-Mail :
Boat Name: Triple Threat
Date Fished: 8/14-15
Location: Hudson Canyon
Fishing Method: Drift
Specie: Yellowfin Tuna
Size: to 60 pounds
Bait or Lure: Sardines
Water Depth:
Water Temp.:
Information : Got to the Hudson at midnight. It took a while of heavy chunking but it paid off. As Captain Greg always finds the fish. At 4:30 am we had our first yellowfin of the season. The trip ended in a flurry of activity, when all four rods in the water went off at once. We ended up going 6 for seven.not bad for an august chunking trip.

Angler Name : Mark, Damon, Mike, Ralph, Bob & Gary
E-Mail :
Boat Name: Sea Patterns
Date Fished: 8/14 - 8/15
Location: Hudson
Fishing Method: drift / chunk
Specie: Yellowfin Tuna
Size: 40#
Bait or Lure: Butters, Spearing, Squid, Anchovies
Water Depth: 400
Water Temp.: 78
Information : After hearing good reports we went out to the edge to meet with another 100 boats. Only a few boats got fish mostly the same buzz on the radio....Night chunk sucked! Managed one around 4am. Morning troll proved to be as bad as the chunk. Managed to hit some pots for a total of 24 Mahi.

Angler Name : Bob Baliatico
E-Mail : balia160@hotmail.com
Boat Name: First Light
Date Fished: 08/14-15
Location: West Wall
Fishing Method: Chunk & Troll
Specie: Yellowfin Tuna
Size: 35-40 pounds
Bait or Lure: Butterfish
Water Depth: 720-1000 feet
Water Temp.: 77.4 (New Guage/Thanks Dad)
Information : With a break in the weather, the "First Light" and crew, finally got an opportunity to run offshore. We weren't at all surprised when greeted by a never ending line of nav lights signifying a huge 100 plus fleet on the walls including boats in the 20 foot range. Our crew consisted of our usual canyon rats; Capt. Sean, brothers Jeff and George, My son Chris, and myself. We had our first fish in the boat by just after midnight, a yellowfin under 40 pounds. We had anchored in 720 feet, but caught that fish in 1000 feet of water since the anchor slipped. We decided to pull her up and just drift along the West Wall on the 600 foot line to the elbow. The night stayed quiet with only a few hits and by dawn we knew that the main schools were probably small or scattered by the weeks of bad weather, and that the main body were probably concentrated near those guys that were set up early. The best bet right now is to troll the afternoon and get set up on anchor well before everybody else. This will allow the schools to find your baits and establish themselves for the night feed near your lines. Keep the chunk heavy until the first knockdown then you can go lighter to keep them interested in the chunks with hooks in them. Also go light as possible on the fluro with small hooks. The fish are in the 40 to 60 pound range primarily in super clean water and they are line shy. We had large dorado by the boat all morning and they wouldn't go near anything we threw at them but the chunks without the hooks. The morning troll produced skipjack and smaller dolphin. There are also huge schools of baby bluefin everywhere, but were not interested in our trolling set up at all. Capt. Sean kept changing the pattern, but pretty much to no avail. We trolled the tip to the tower, had one more skippy, and then called it a day. The ride back was perfect with a flat ocean that allowed us to open up the Bertram and enjoy all the good preseason maintenance Dad Carton had spoiled her with. The new and very much needed temp gauge worked perfectly. The water was in the high 70s but I have noticed that its a bit warmer on the East side by the charts. Keeping an eye on current, drift, and temperatures should guide your choice on which wall to fish. There wasn't a lot of bait in the water nor did we see other forms of Gulstream life like dolphins and whales.

Angler Name : Capt Sal Guttilla
E-Mail : sgisland@att.net
Boat Name: Jackie Too
Date Fished: 8/15/03
Location: Ollies Lump, Barnegat LightShip Buoy
Fishing Method: Trolling
Specie: Bluefin Tuna
Size: 7-12 lbs
Bait or Lure: Various plastic/some with ballyhoo
Water Depth: 65-95
Water Temp.: 71-76
Information : Trolled from lightship buoy to Ollies, then to Barnegat Ridge North and back to Lightship buoy. Caight 8 False Albacore, lost 4 more-had one good runoff on a skirted Ballyhoo before hook pulled. Seas 1-3 early, then wind slackened and seas became calm. On the run in, stopped on a large school of bunker, while we were maneuvering to cast a net on them, a 10-15 lb dolphin swam all around the boat several times, threw everything at it, but could not get it to bite. All in all, a great day on the water-maybe the bluefin will cooperate next time.

Angler Name : Jay
E-Mail :
Boat Name: Hard Time
Date Fished: 8-15-03
Location: Monster Ledge-Little Italy
Fishing Method: troll
Specie: Bluefin Tuna
Size:
Bait or Lure: Zukers- Green Machines
Water Depth: 240
Water Temp.: 75
Information : We Trolled Monster Ledge West to East and back several times..nothing! Didn't even mark fish! Went to Little Italy same deal...Nothing! Well it was a nice day for a boat ride!

Angler Name : J.C.
E-Mail : herminator2002@yahoo.com
Boat Name: Stephanie
Date Fished: 8/14/03
Location: Sandy Hook
Fishing Method: Drift
Specie: Fluke
Size: shorts
Bait or Lure: Squid, Live Killie combo
Water Depth: 15-60
Water Temp.: low 70s
Information : Due north of the tip, fished the incoming between the channel and the beach. Had a slow drift going (winds vs. tide) with the winds out of the NW. Water was like glasss out there, picked up 7 fish in 1.5 hrs of fishing. Too bad only 1 fluke - a short. Also 2 dogs to 30" one snapper blue and 3 chicken of the seas (robin) Oh well at least it was funny reelin' and the weather/winds look great. Tight lines...

Angler Name : Charlie Martino
E-Mail : njtackle@aol.com
Boat Name: LIGHT TACKLE
Date Fished: 8/12/8/14/2003
Location: out of shark river belmar nj
Fishing Method:
Specie: Fluke
Size:
Bait or Lure:
Water Depth:
Water Temp.:
Information : On August 12th “Light Tackle” had the “Reel Seat” crew, Dave and John. Due to the south winds, we had a decent day catching 16 fluke. Dave managed to get an 8-lb.12 oz. and John got an 8 lb. 7 oz., On August 14th, the Verazano Bridge guards, Eugene, Matt, and Russell had an excellent day. The northwest winds improved the fishing. We had our limit by 1 pm. Many fish were in the 4 and 5 lb. bracket.

Angler Name : ERNIE &BRYAN
E-Mail : pulcinim@aiov.com
Boat Name: SMOKER
Date Fished: 8-14-03
Location: RARITAN bay
Fishing Method: DRIFTING
Specie: Fluke
Size: 18 IN
Bait or Lure: squid,killie,spearing, sandworms
Water Depth: 4 to 50
Water Temp.: 80
Information : Caught 3 keepers,and lots of through backs.Tried for weaks,none.Lots of small blues under birds.Saw a big weak caught at the tip of the hook on spearing.The price of worms went from 3.50 to 7.55.What a rip off!Going to try nite crawlers. Anyone used them let me know good or bad. ERNIE

Angler Name : Paul Bambara
E-Mail : drbone75@aol.com
Boat Name: Fulfillment
Date Fished: august 14
Location: texas tower
Fishing Method: troll
Specie: Skipjack Tuna
Size:
Bait or Lure: everything
Water Depth:
Water Temp.: 69
Information : trolled from chicken to texas tower looking for bluefins...caught so many mushies could hardly get the rods set...never saw a real tuna

Angler Name : chris
E-Mail :
Boat Name: MISS MADELINE
Date Fished: 08/14/2003
Location:
Fishing Method: DRIFT/POWER DRIFT
Specie: Fluke
Size: UP TO 4 LBS
Bait or Lure: SPEARS/STRIP BAITS
Water Depth:
Water Temp.: 76 ON TOP
Information : HEADED OUT AROUND NOON AND CAUGHT 3 KEEPERS ON THE FIRST DRIFT BEFORE THE WIND TURNED OFF. SPENT THE NEXT COUPLE OF HOURS PICKING FISH WHILE POWER DRIFTING. DRIFT CAME ON AGAIN AND MYSELF AND MY PARTNER ENDED WITH 13 KEEPER FLATTIES TO 4 POUNDS AND 6 SEABASS INCLUDING ONE MONSTER OF 18". WATER WAS BEAUTIFUL WITH VISIBILITY CLOSE TO 20 FT DOWN. SAW MY FIRST OCEAN SUNFISH OF THE YEAR. NICE DAY ON THE WATER EXCEPT FOR THE FLIES.

Angler Name : Jon Murray
E-Mail :
Boat Name: 4 Reelin'
Date Fished: 8/14/03
Location: Barn. Ridge South
Fishing Method: Troll
Specie: Dolphin
Size: 13-18 lbs.
Bait or Lure: Ballyhoo/spreader bar
Water Depth: 90
Water Temp.: 74
Information : Played hookie to fish the nice weather with Mom & Dad. Trolled east of the south ridge for bluefin and caught 4 dolphin from 13 - 18 lbs Beautiful day on the water with flat seas and hungry fish! Plenty of meat from these nice size inshore dolphin. Lost one other dolphin and a skippy as well. Great day on the water!!

Angler Name : Wade Sidensticker
E-Mail : njcharter@aol.com
Boat Name: Canyon Runner
Date Fished: August 13-14
Location: Hudson Canyon
Fishing Method: Overnigther
Specie: Yellowfin Tuna
Size: 40-60
Bait or Lure: Butterfish
Water Depth: 600 Feet
Water Temp.: 77
Information : Captains Phil Dulanie and Burt Rothenberg and mate Mike Zajac once again loaded the boat with yellowfin on the chunk for the Wade Sidensticker charter from Ft. Meyers, Florida. Doing their third ovenighter in a row they had only an hour of trolling time Wednesday afternoon but still managed to put one 50 pound yellowfin in the boat. Anchoring up in 600 feet of water on the west wall of the Hudson it again did not take very long to get the fish going on the chunk. Squid appeared to be the bait of preference and the charter went 11 for15 on 40-60 pound yellowfin before the clock struck 2am. Thereafter they did not have a touch until first light when they went 3 for 5 and ended the trip with 15 yellowfin (out of 20 fought) boxed up and on ice up and they were on their way home early once again.

Angler Name : Sean
E-Mail : slhcky@yahoo.com
Boat Name: Jeric-Sea
Date Fished: 8/14/03
Location: Glory Hole
Fishing Method: Troll
Specie: Bluefin Tuna
Size: 30-40 lbs.
Bait or Lure: Some Sort of a feather
Water Depth: 200-300 ft.
Water Temp.: 73
Information : We had a very nice day although we did not boat any tuna we did boat a few Mahi. We started out slow. We had one quick knockdown around 8:30 a.m. The Next fish me, the mate, Sean rushed to the rod to hook the fish. It seemed to be a sizable fish. I then handed the poll to a member of the the days crew and he did a good job with it and i was just about ready to gaff it when it went underneath the boat and into the props. After wards we pulled up to the pots and chummed them for mahi and we were quite succesful.

Angler Name : A J
E-Mail :
Boat Name: Day At Sea
Date Fished: Aug. 13
Location: Chicken Canyon, Glory Hole
Fishing Method: Troll
Specie: Bluefin Tuna
Size:
Bait or Lure: Feathers, spoons
Water Depth: 185
Water Temp.: 74.5
Information : Had a reliable report of Bluefin Tuna in the Tuna Alley area. Had the Erik Hager party aboard for the 55-mile run. Pea soup fog for 35 miles, cleared up as the sea water temp. rose. Found loads of 3-5 lb. Skipjack all over the Chicken Canyon to Glory Hole area. Party of 6 lost twice as many Skippys as they landed. Reliable Tuna report was BS. Even so, party had a good time, although a long run both ways. Spotty pea soup on the way back, but seas were flat.

Angler Name : Keith Londress
E-Mail : njcharter@aol.com
Boat Name: Canyon Runner
Date Fished: Aug 12-13
Location: Hudson
Fishing Method: overnight
Specie: Yellowfin Tuna
Size: 45-55
Bait or Lure: butters
Water Depth: 600
Water Temp.: 77
Information : Captain Phil Dulanie and mate Mike Zajac put together a limit catch of yellowfin Tuesday night for the Keith Londress charter from Little Silver, NJ. Reaching the edge late Tuesday afternoon we only had about an hour and a half on the troll and only managed one fish that was quickly lost. We initially set up on the east wall but not seeing what we wanted we pulled the hook and moved back over to the west wall and had fish on shortly after coming tight on the anchor. From 10pm to 2:30am the charter had the pleasure of fighting 18 yellowfin and boxing 12 of them from 45-55 pounds. We did not have another touch after 2:30am but with a limit in the box we pulled the anchor at first light and never put a trolling line in the water getting back to the dock early. Butterfish so far are the bait of choice as there is not a big concentration of bait in the area.

Angler Name : Mark & Ray K
E-Mail :
Boat Name: Mega Byte
Date Fished: 8/13/03
Location: East of Rocks
Fishing Method: Drift
Specie: Fluke
Size: up to 26"
Bait or Lure: Squid, Spearing
Water Depth: 55
Water Temp.:
Information : Fished from 12 to 4. Had 7 keepers. Biggest weighed in at 5lbs 15oz.

Angler Name : John,Kris,George,Brendan,Butch,Kenny
E-Mail : john.mondelli@verizon.net
Boat Name: All Hooked Up
Date Fished: 8-13-03
Location: Chicken Canyon
Fishing Method: Trolling
Specie: Bluefin Tuna
Size: 90lb
Bait or Lure: Artificials
Water Depth: 248
Water Temp.: 78
Information : Trolled the Chicken Canyon for our first Canyon trip of the season. Hit Skipjacks right away. Missed one Mahi by a lobster pot in the morning. Covered some nice ground and made a late day comeback. Two Yellowfin 20-30lb class, one Mahi 10lb and a 90lb Bluefin. Heading to the Hudson on Thursday 8-14-03.

Angler Name : Joe Parrillo
E-Mail : joela@broadstarmail.com
Boat Name: Terry Ann
Date Fished: 8/13/2003
Location: Sandy Hook Bay
Fishing Method: Drift
Specie: Fluke
Size:
Bait or Lure: Sandworms,killies,squid,spearing
Water Depth: 25-55ft.
Water Temp.:
Information : A tough day for the Terry Ann. One keeper fluke and a short porgy. Many fish were marked but they wouldn't turn on. Waiting for the weakfish to arrive.

Angler Name : CHRIS MARSALA
E-Mail :
Boat Name: MISS MADELINE
Date Fished: 08/11,12,13
Location: ATLANTIC OCEAN
Fishing Method: DRIFT
Specie: Fluke
Size: UP TO 5 POUNDS
Bait or Lure: SPEARING/STRIP BAITS
Water Depth:
Water Temp.:
Information : FISHED 3 DAYS STRAIGHT IN THE SAME AREA AND DID PRETTY GOOD. MONDAY WITH 3 GUYS WE HAD 19 KEEPER FLATTIES TO 5 POUNDS AND 3 SEABASS, TUESDAY WITH 3 GUYS WAS 10 FLATTIES TO 5 POUNDS & 5 SEABASS, AND WEDNESDAY WITH NO DRIFT ONLY MANAGED 3 KEEPERS WITH ANOTHER 5 POUND FISH. NOT COMPLAINING ABOUT 5 POUND FISH BUT IT WOULD BE NICE TO CATCH ONE OVER 10. GOD BLESS AMERICA.

Angler Name : joe murray and joe murray j.r.
E-Mail : fratellimurr722@aol.com
Boat Name: Miss Chris II
Date Fished: august 12,2003
Location: Mussle beds on the delaware side of delaware bay
Fishing Method: top and bottom rigs on the bottom
Specie: Atlantic Croaker
Size: 10-20 inches
Bait or Lure: blood worms and squid
Water Depth: 20-24 feet
Water Temp.: unsure
Information : We had a great night catching all the croakers we wanted. these fish were alot bigger than croakers i have seen around here lately my father landed one close to 2 pounds thats a big hardhead! We landed at least 150 or so but we kept only the larger ones those over 14 incches or so because the fishing was so red hot someone could easily ttake more than they really need so if your looking to just have something bend a rod give these little critters a try.

Angler Name : Mark Francis
E-Mail : njcharter@aol.com
Boat Name: Canyon Runner
Date Fished: August 11-12
Location: Hudson Canyon
Fishing Method: Overnigther
Specie: Yellowfin Tuna
Size: 40-60
Bait or Lure: Butterfish
Water Depth: 600 Feet
Water Temp.: 77
Information : It is nice to back up north where the tuna are!! Captain Phil Dulanie and mates Mike Zajac and Jay Richardella took the Mark Francis charter from Connecticutt out on the Canyon Runner for an overnighter Monday to Tuesday and put together a nice catch all on the chunk. Trolling in the afternoon did not produce as we hooked only 1 yellowfin losing him at the boat. However, once we set up on the chunk it was not long before the rods started bending. Setting up in 600 feet of water on the West Wall of the Hudson we immediately had bait around the boat (although not vast quantities) and within 20 minutes the first yellowfin hit the deck. It was a steady pick all night long only interrupted when the sharks invaded the slick and we ended up releasing both a 200-pound hammerhead and a small brown shark. We finished off with a quick barrage at dawn and ended the trip going 9 for 15 on 40-70 pound yellowfin all on the chunk. Rough seas and charter exhaustion lead to many of the lost fish being broke off right next to the boat.

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Angler Name : Rich
E-Mail : goindeepsea@aol.com
Boat Name: Tara Lee II
Date Fished: 8/7/03
Location: Mantaloking Beach
Fishing Method: Surf
Specie: Striped Bass
Size: 37 + "
Bait or Lure: fresh clams
Water Depth: low tide
Water Temp.: cold on my feet!
Information : Left the wife in bed around 6:45 went to the beach to throw the metal around and dunk some clams, caught a 16 " fluke which went back into the surf to tell a 18 + lbs. striper to have all the clams he wanted. The strike pulled the pole out of the holder and was making about 2 knots toward the surf, after a brief fight the bass was on the beach and heading to Jersey Coast Bait for a photo shoot! Tight Lines

Angler Name : Jim Meinweiser
E-Mail : captpaul@bountyhuntercharters.com
Boat Name: Bounty Hunter
Date Fished: 08/07/2003
Location: The Rocks
Fishing Method: Chumming
Specie: Bluefish
Size: Up to 5 Lbs.
Bait or Lure: Bunker & Butterfish
Water Depth: 30 Ft.
Water Temp.: 73 Degrees
Information : Right now it's getting tough to find the Blues. Capt. Paul had the Bounty Hunter up on 17 Fathoms in the AM with the Jim Meinweiser charter and did not get a touch after 1 1/2 hours of fishing. With a zero visibility Fog and 1 container ship after another bearing down on us we decided to move inshore and try the Mud Buoy. No life there either. Finally anchored on rough bottom east of the Rocks and saved the day with the charter putting 25 Blues in the box and missing at least that many. Had to settle for the smaller fish with the largest near 5 Lbs.

Angler Name : John & Laura
E-Mail : john08723@comcast.net
Boat Name: TIDE RUNNER
Date Fished: 8/7/03
Location: Edge of the Mud Hole 100 ft Line
Fishing Method: trolling
Specie: Bluefish
Size: 10lbs
Bait or Lure: pony tail
Water Depth: 100 Ft
Water Temp.: 72 to 74
Information : Headed Out of Mansquan 105 degrees out to 100 ft mark trolled for 4 hours with feathers, Croc's and Clarks Spoons. We only caught 1 Blue about 10 lbs. Fog Was heavy 1/4 mile visiable or less at times. We Did see one big baby sun fish crusing the surface but that was the only sign of life we saw. No bait no birds nothing.We headed in and stopped at the Seagrit reef manged a couple nice size seabass no no drift no Fluke. We will try again. Peace

Angler Name : Jeff
E-Mail : dirty832@msn.com
Boat Name: J-ARE
Date Fished: 8-5 8-6 8-7
Location: Manasquan River
Fishing Method: drifting
Specie: Fluke
Size: 18
Bait or Lure: killie
Water Depth: 13 feet
Water Temp.: 74
Information : Fished tue wed thur 3 hour tours bad week for fluke caught less each day just never found a steady bite 12 keeper's total. The weakfish are smaller this week only a few keepers I miss the nice fight the 20's give! The stripers are up to 22" Alot of fun!

Angler Name : DANTE SORIENTE
E-Mail : HCORE2513@AOL.COM
Boat Name: BEARDED CLAM
Date Fished: 8/7/03
Location: LBI BAY
Fishing Method: LIVR BAIT
Specie: Striped Bass
Size: 20 LBS
Bait or Lure: LIVE HERRING
Water Depth: 30
Water Temp.:
Information : CAUGHT HERRING ON SABIKI RIGS THEN LIVE LINED ONE AND CAUGHT A NICE BASS

Angler Name : CHRIS
E-Mail :
Boat Name: MISS MADELINE
Date Fished: 08/06/2003
Location: NORTH OF SR INLET
Fishing Method: DRIFT
Specie: Fluke
Size: 6 LBS
Bait or Lure: SPEARING
Water Depth: 50
Water Temp.:
Information : HEADED OUT IN SPITE OF THE SMALL CRAFT AND FOUND SOME BIG ROLLERS BUT MANAGEABLE CONDITIONS. FOUND A NICE PIECE OF ROUGH BOTTOM AND PUT 3 FLATTIES AND A SEABASS IN THE BOX BEFORE THE DRIFT GOT TOO FAST. TOPPED OF WITH A 24" 6LB FLATTIE AND ANOTHER AROUND 4 POUNDS.SOUTH WIND MADE THINGS UGLY FOR THE RIDE BACK. STILL BEATS WORKING.

Angler Name : Bob Garrett
E-Mail : captpaul@bountyhuntercharters.com
Boat Name: Bounty Hunter
Date Fished: 08/05/2003
Location: 17 Fathoms
Fishing Method: Chumming
Specie: Bluefish
Size: Up to 14 Lbs.
Bait or Lure: Bunker & Butterfish
Water Depth: 105 Ft.
Water Temp.: 70 Degrees
Information : It appears the only place you can catch a decent Bluefish is on 17 Fathoms. So, Capt. Paul headed right back with the Bob Garrett charter. The first 2 hours of fishing was terrible with only 3 run offs and no fish boated. The last 2 hours was a steady pick of Slammer blues up to 14 lbs The charter put 16 large fish in the box and released another dozen. At 11AM the boys had all they wanted and we headed home in a zero visibilty Fog

Angler Name : andy
E-Mail : hrvths@aol.com
Boat Name: river
Date Fished: 8/5/03
Location: manasquan river
Fishing Method: casting
Specie: Striped Bass
Size: 10- 15 lbs
Bait or Lure: fins fish
Water Depth:
Water Temp.:
Information : lots of bait spearing peanut bunker

Angler Name : Mike
E-Mail : Mike@ReelReports.com
Boat Name: Five Hole
Date Fished: 8-2-2003
Location: Sandy Hook
Fishing Method: Drifting
Specie: Fluke
Size:
Bait or Lure: Squid Killie Combo
Water Depth: 40
Water Temp.: 68 on the surface
Information : We started off in the morning fishing shallow and had a few hook-ups with 1 keeper. We then headed out into deeper water around 11:00. It was so hot and humid and there were no swells. About 12:30 the wind picked up and gave us a good drift. We started really hitting the keeper sized fluke good. Put another 4 in the box. We also had a fluke that was bit in half by a shark on the retrieve. I've never seen that before. Pretty scary if you think about it. We were only 100 yards from surf fishermen.

Angler Name : GARY
E-Mail : GPOLYAK@MECTECH.COM
Boat Name: CUEBALL
Date Fished: 8/2/03
Location: SOUTHEAST OF BARNAGET INLET
Fishing Method: DRIFT
Specie: Fluke
Size: 5.5 LBS
Bait or Lure: SQUID-KILLY COMBO
Water Depth: 65-70 FT
Water Temp.: 68
Information : TODAY WAS THE FIFTH ANNUAL GANNET COURT FLUKE TOURNAMENT OF FORKED RIVER,HELD BY R.K OF MEC TECH WE HAD 23 BOAT ENTRY,EVERY BOAT CAUGHT FISH,LARGEST FLUKE 81/2LBS. GREAT TEXAS STYLE BARBEQUE PIG ROAST WITH BAND THAT PLAYED THROUGH THE NIGHT.BY THE WAY YOURS TRULEY (CUEBALL) CAME IN 3RD WITH TOTAL WEIGHT AND 2ND WITH LARGEST FLUKE 5.5 LBS SORRY FRANK YOU'LL DO BETTER NEXT YEAR !

Angler Name : Darryl
E-Mail : dgl2@optonline.net
Boat Name: Bluewater Lady
Date Fished: 8-02-03
Location: Hudson Canyon
Fishing Method: Troll
Specie: Yellowfin Tuna
Size: 35-40#
Bait or Lure: Artificial
Water Depth:
Water Temp.: 74
Information : Started out 5:00 AM Saturday towards Texas Tower with friends Danny, his brother Mike, Shaggy, and Shawn for a day of trolling. Did not get there till 8:30. Had to run through 20 milles of dense fog. Once there we started to troll to the canyon, nothing but skipjacks untill the tip. Still there was lots of skippies hiitng the ballyhoo, stopped counting at 30. Changed over to artificials. Raised two white marlin, one was on the hook breifly, do to angler error. Managed to hook 2 longfin and 4 yellowfin of one we released. Barely legal. Headed home 3:30PM. Can't wait for the chunk to start.

Angler Name : Tom Cox
E-Mail : jchopackjr@yahoo.com
Boat Name: Captain Jack
Date Fished: August 2nd
Location: 40 Fath. Fingers
Fishing Method: Trolling
Specie: White Marlin
Size: 50lbs
Bait or Lure: Cedar Plug & Ballyhoo
Water Depth: 220ft.
Water Temp.: 76F
Information : Trolling between the Lobster Claw and the 40 Fath. Fingers, first white marlin hit a natural color cedar plug 15 yards off the transom. After making 10-15 jumps, including a full back flip, it dropped the hook. Switched to ballyhoos off the transom and had the second white on 20 minutes after the first one which we released after a 30 minute fight.

Angler Name : bdugan
E-Mail :
Boat Name: fintastic
Date Fished: 8-2-03
Location: raritan bay
Fishing Method: bottom
Specie: Amberjack
Size: 22" FL
Bait or Lure: Killie squid combo
Water Depth: 8 feet
Water Temp.: 71
Information : Saturday - Overall good day. Managed 18 keeper fluke to 20", between 4 anglers. Must have thrown back 100+. Not a bad ratio comparitively. 6 small blues and 1 amberjack (22" fork length) in 8-10 feet of water. Yes, 100% positive on the fish Family ID and water depth was only 8 feet. Species probably Greater, but not really sure. Sunday - Ratio increased, only managed 6 keepers on approx. Same quantity of throwbacks, 4 blues.

Angler Name : Jim Gibbons
E-Mail :
Boat Name: Megan Beth
Date Fished: 8/02/03
Location: Rocks
Fishing Method: Chum
Specie: Bluefish
Size: 14 lbs.
Bait or Lure: Butterfish
Water Depth: 30 ft.
Water Temp.: 68
Information : The Jim Gibbons party of Bay Head N.J. were aboard the Megan Beth for a day of Bluefishing. After hearing a good report a day prior, we headed up to the Shrewsbury Rocks. We read plenty of fish on the 30 foot drop-off but the fish did not bite well. We did manage to put a small catch of Bluefish from 2lbs. to 14lbs. along with one Striped Bass weighing 15 lbs.

Angler Name : Mike DiRosa
E-Mail : anchbomb@aol.com
Boat Name: INSOMNAIC
Date Fished: 8/2
Location: Manasquan river
Fishing Method:
Specie: Striped Bass
Size:
Bait or Lure:
Water Depth:
Water Temp.:
Information : fished the river last night with my friend Scoot. We went out to play around with the shad on the fly rods and light tackle just to get out. 1st stop we landed a 32" bass, broke a line off on another one and had several run offs. We also caught several shad on the fly, but still haven't seen or heard of any weakfish. plenty of life in the river for you fly guys. catch'em up!!!!!

Angler Name : russell halbach
E-Mail : bigtuna100@aol.com
Boat Name: fish tales
Date Fished: 8/2/03
Location: sandy hook reef
Fishing Method: drifting
Specie: Fluke
Size: 18-21in
Bait or Lure: live snappers/spearing/squid
Water Depth: 45
Water Temp.:
Information : started of sandy hook channel nothing but big skates.moved to S.H.R. had 5 keepers and a dozen big sea bass. not many throw backs and lost a few nice size flatties.

Angler Name : Will Gates, Adam Zimmerman and Crew
E-Mail : billgates54@aol.com
Boat Name: PHANTOM
Date Fished: Aug1
Location: Wilmington Canyon
Fishing Method: Troll
Specie: Big-Eye Tuna
Size: 183 lbs.
Bait or Lure: Ballyhoo
Water Depth: Deep-500 fathoms
Water Temp.: 77 degrees
Information : Arrived at the tip at 5 AM and trolled south on the 100line then back northeast to the tip of the 500 fathom. After three hours of no action, we started picking up Mahi around the 500 fathom pots, and then a hard run-off taking 3/4 of a 50 wide. An hour later, and after going through Nick Zinn, Casey Marshall, Will Gates and Adam Zimmerman, Jim Zimmerman finished off and we had our first big eye of the season boatside and on board. More mahi but little other action so we headed in at noon. The fish weighed in at 183 lbs., the largest we've had since our 275 lb. big eye in 1999.

Angler Name : Bob Gers & crew
E-Mail : jeremy.gers@db.com
Boat Name: JJ EXPRESS II
Date Fished: july 31st & august 1st
Location: Wilmington
Fishing Method: trolling
Specie: Yellowfin Tuna
Size: 65
Bait or Lure: ballyhoo
Water Depth: 350
Water Temp.: 74
Information : Fished the beach haven tuna and marlin tournament on july 31st and august 1st.On thursday after finally arriving to the wilmington in 6-8 ft seas we only had a few knockdowns and then around 10:00 trolling the flats a 300+ marlin jumped on the bally.After a few jumps he spit the hook.Day 2 arrived to the flats again where we only had 1 knockdown on a white marlin in the morning.And then a couple of minutes before 3:00 one of the rods with the bally was hit, after fighting the fish for 30 minutes we boated a 65 lb yellowfin.Didn`t place in the tournament but considering the lack of tuna we were able to catch a qualifying fish.Water was great at the Wilmington. There was also a lot of white marlin caught there and some bigeyes.The place to be was at the Hudson where the troll was hot.

Angler Name : Ron W
E-Mail : rworobel@etgtrade.com
Boat Name:
Date Fished: 8/1/2003
Location: Chapel Hill Channel
Fishing Method: drift worms
Specie: Weakfish
Size:
Bait or Lure:
Water Depth:
Water Temp.:
Information : Drifted the afternoon ebb tide. Saw quite a few marks, but couldn't boat anything but fluke. The good news is that I'm starting to see weakfish type of marks on the machine. IT could open up anyday.

Angler Name : Jeff
E-Mail : dirty832@msn.com
Boat Name: J-ARE
Date Fished: 8-1-03
Location: Manasquan River
Fishing Method: drifting
Specie: Fluke
Size: 17 to 22 inch
Bait or Lure: killie
Water Depth: 13 feet
Water Temp.: 72
Information : Exeptional day 16 fluke not much you can say!

Angler Name : Capt. Darren
E-Mail : dsv174@optonline.net
Boat Name: Mary Lou Crew
Date Fished: 8/1/03
Location: 17 Fathoms
Fishing Method: Chunking
Specie: Bluefish
Size:
Bait or Lure: Butterfish/bunker
Water Depth: 110
Water Temp.: 71
Information : Had the Rick Sherwin charter out for an afternoon bluefish trip. With the wind blowing hard out of the Southwest at 25 knots plus it was a tough day of fishing. We managed to put a decent catch of fish together and the charter was happy. The ride home into the stiff blow was not fun!!!!

Angler Name : capt.LEN
E-Mail : noconcrete2@si.rr.com
Boat Name: worth the wake
Date Fished: 8/1/03
Location: ambrose channel
Fishing Method: drift
Specie: Fluke
Size: 16
Bait or Lure:
Water Depth: 50/75
Water Temp.: 68
Information : fished all day ,including the sandy hook beach. difficult to get size and limit.not the best day in the box. did catch a glimps of 2 dolfin at the rip