Angler Name : Chris Kosty
E-Mail : captpaul@bountyhuntercharters.com
Boat Name: Bounty Hunter
Date Fished: 10/30/2004
Location: Inshore Wrecks
Fishing Method: Bottom Fishing
Specie: Black Sea Bass
Size: Up to 4 Lbs.
Bait or Lure: Clams
Water Depth: 75 Ft.
Water Temp.: 60 Degrees
Information : Capt. Paul returned to the Inshore wrecks SE of Manasquan Inlet with the Chris Kosty charter. Anchoring on 3 drops in 70 to 75 ft. of water the great Seabass fishing continued. We put 60 Seabass up to 4 lbs. in the box at the first drop and added 65 more between the last 2 stops. The charter called it a day once the legal limit was reached. As was the case yesterday Porgies, Bluefish & Tog kept the boys busy in between the bass.

Angler Name : cap Jay V
E-Mail : acevpetdic@aol.com
Boat Name: Searay Fisher
Date Fished: 10/30/04
Location: highlands
Fishing Method: chumming
Specie: Striped Bass
Size: 29
Bait or Lure: clams
Water Depth: 20ft to 50ft
Water Temp.: 60's
Information : Went out Saturday Morning, no sign of Peanuts or birds. Trolled out to the hook, Had a couple of hookups, lost at the boat, Blues trolled threw the RIPS nothing decided to drift for awhile nothing, anchored up right in front of the hook, chunked some clams, hooked some blues and a 29' striper. to much boat traffic. weekdays are alot better less boats more schools. Great to be out. water still alittle warm, blues still inshore should be hot in a couple of weeks. TIME + WATER = FISH

Angler Name : Art Juillet, Al Colin
E-Mail : juillet047@aol.com
Boat Name: INTRUDER
Date Fished: 10/29 & 10/30
Location: CARTERET CANYON
Fishing Method: CHUNKING & JIGGING
Specie: Yellowfin Tuna
Size: 60-80LBS
Bait or Lure: BUTTERFISH,ANCHOVIES
Water Depth: DEEP
Water Temp.: 60-69
Information : Left for the lindenkohl canyon 10 am on friday abord CAPT Ken Juillet's 44 southern cross INTRUDER.trolled till dark then started drifting in the deep.about 8pm chunked 2 80 lb yellowfin tuna. nothing untill 330 am art juillet & al colin added 2 more yellowfins, one on butterfish and one on a jig. not a bad trip considering what we heard other boats caught. Capt KEN DID A GOOD JOB FINDING THE FISH. BE BACK OUT NEXT WEEK.

Angler Name : Dan Latoof
E-Mail :
Boat Name: Phatt Buoy
Date Fished: 10-29 / 10-30
Location: Lindencohl
Fishing Method: chunking
Specie: Albacore Tuna
Size: 50 -60 lbs
Bait or Lure: Butterfish
Water Depth: 1400
Water Temp.: 68
Information : The Phatt Buoy ran out to the Lindy, a little short handed, Darryl Petrosilli and myself . we started on the 100 line at the tip, and found cold water. Moved out to the 500 line and started drifting,not a thing until 4:00 am total chaos for 1 hour, and when it was over we went 6 for 6, and 1 Blue Shark released. The bite turned off when the Sharks showed up,we ran for the barn at sun up with loaded boxes, hope to get out at least once more this year. Catch em up...

Angler Name : Capt. Ron
E-Mail :
Boat Name: FISHERMEN
Date Fished: 10/30/04
Location:
Fishing Method:
Specie: Striped Bass
Size:
Bait or Lure:
Water Depth:
Water Temp.:
Information : Good fishing today for the first day back. Mostly slot fish and smaller, but we did have half a dozen fish over 34 inches. Last of the incoming tide was good then it went dead through slack. Picked up again at the change with a one, one, pick. The last half hour of the day was the best fishing. High hook of 10 fish, largest was 38inches. All fish on clams today. Capt. Ron

Angler Name : Michael Wahl
E-Mail : mwahl@fishbeincpa.com
Boat Name: surf
Date Fished: 10/30/04
Location: Ocean City
Fishing Method:
Specie: Striped Bass
Size: 48 inches
Bait or Lure: eel
Water Depth: 5 ft.
Water Temp.: 58 degrees
Information : Fishing from Jetty in Ocean City, using clams and eels. Caught a short fish at 20 inches on clam and then landed a 37 pounder at around 5 pm.

Angler Name : Rich Burns
E-Mail : righteousrich@excite.com
Boat Name: A Salt Weapon
Date Fished: 10/30/04
Location: Romer Shoals
Fishing Method: Clamming
Specie: Striped Bass
Size: 0
Bait or Lure: clams
Water Depth: 22
Water Temp.:
Information : Fished the outgoing tide at Romer today. Didn't catch any stripers. Only saw one fish caught on another boat. Nobody did much better from the news at the ramp.

Angler Name : Frank Lukenda
E-Mail : captpaul@bountyhuntercharters.com
Boat Name: Bounty Hunter
Date Fished: 10/29/2004
Location: Inshore Wrecks
Fishing Method: Bottom Fishing
Specie: Black Sea Bass
Size: Up to 3 Lbs.
Bait or Lure: Clams
Water Depth: 90 Ft.
Water Temp.: 60 Degrees
Information : The Frank Lukenda charter was on board the Bounty Hunter today and Capt. Paul headed to a couple of his favorite snags 20 miles SE of Manasquan Inlet. Anchoring in 90 Ft. of water the charter had a non stop bite on Seabass up to 3 Lbs. 2 out of every 5 Seabass brought to the boat were keepers. The catch was spiced up with a couple of Tog along with Porgies and Bluefish. We started for home at noon with a limit catch for 4 anglers.

Angler Name : Gary Fekete
E-Mail : mbroth1@comcast.net
Boat Name: TENACIOUS
Date Fished: 10/28-29
Location: Hudson Canyon
Fishing Method: Chunking
Specie: Bluefin Tuna
Size: 120 lbs
Bait or Lure: Butterfish/Bunker
Water Depth: 400-600 ft
Water Temp.: 58-63
Information : Capt Bernie Roth hosted the Gary Fekete charter from Byram, NJ for an overnighter in the Hudson Canyon. Nightime chunking produced plenty of action as the charter landed and released two bluefins to 100 lbs, lost an estimated 120 lb mako at the boat and battled numerous blue sharks. Daytime chunking was very frustrating watching tuna stacked under the boat with no bites from 7am until noon. Then the bluefins came on strong and the charter boated a 120 lber,fought and released two more bluefins to 100 lbs and pulled the hook on two others. The happy campers left for home at 2pm in flat calm seas.

Angler Name : Bill Beyrouty
E-Mail :
Boat Name: Double Diamond
Date Fished: 10/29/04
Location: Hudson
Fishing Method: Chunk
Specie: Bluefin Tuna
Size: 0
Bait or Lure: butterfish
Water Depth: 600
Water Temp.: 59
Information : Went to the Hudson for a day chunk with the Bill Beyrouty charter looking for Bluefins. We found the fish early on but they would not bite, regardless of leader material, bait or anything else. At noon after watching the fish on the machine for 6 hours and only getting a couple of bluesharks we tried tilefishing which was excellent. 4 anglers boated 19 tilefish between 5 and 20lbs nearly filling a 180qt cooler. We tried for bluefins for another hour after that but no luck.

Angler Name : johnfrize and al difario
E-Mail : jfrize@hillsidepolice.org
Boat Name: reel time 2
Date Fished: 10/29/04
Location: hudson canyon
Fishing Method: chunking
Specie: Bluefin Tuna
Size: 160 to 200 lbs
Bait or Lure: butterfish
Water Depth: 900ft
Water Temp.: 59-61
Information : chunking was slow ,however large bluefins were coming up to baits in the twenty foot range. deeper baits were totally unproductive. lots of reports of sharks on the radio, both mako and blue. we had one blue about 100 lbs.difficult finding warm water or temperature breaks. one bluefin was landed about 200 lbs and two others were released at the boat.

Angler Name : Stew Lampe
E-Mail : srlampe@earthlink.net
Boat Name: Freddy-C
Date Fished: 10/28-10/29
Location: Hudson Canyon
Fishing Method: Chunking
Specie: Big-Eye Tuna
Size: 150lbs
Bait or Lure: butterfish/sardines/jigs
Water Depth: 600-1200
Water Temp.: 70 F
Information : Left port at 5PM. Rough seas going out, 12-15 ft seas. Laid down nicely by the time we arrived to the Hudson Canyon. Anchored up and started the chunk. Picked up a few longfin and two small swords. Moved just before dawn to set up on another promising area. Good bite there of longfin, 40-50 lbs, two big- eyes; 120lb and 150lb and one yellowfin-60lbs on a jig. Capts. and crew were great. We outfished all the other boats according to radio reports. Lots 'o Tuna steaks for all!

Angler Name : Zack
E-Mail : darksztar@comcast.net
Boat Name: Freddie C
Date Fished: 10/28-10/29
Location: hudson canyon
Fishing Method: bait
Specie: Yellowfin Tuna
Size: mixed
Bait or Lure: butterfish - sardines
Water Depth:
Water Temp.:
Information : Finally got out to the canyon after being blown off three times. I personally got skunked but the boat did well. Lots of longfins, acouple of yellow fins and a BIG bigeye. Nobody works harder for you than the freddy C.

Angler Name : David Dreisbach
E-Mail : ebmastp@aol.com
Boat Name: Miss Beach Haven
Date Fished: Oct 28-29
Location: canyon
Fishing Method: drift/chunk
Specie: Blue Shark
Size: 150 #
Bait or Lure: butter fish
Water Depth: 900 feet
Water Temp.: 69
Information : Started out with high hopes of a night of pulling tuna up. Reports from the night before were not good. But you can't catch them if you don't try. Capt Frank and the crew worked hard all night, used ever trick in the book. But no tuna to be found. Did get a good fight from a 6 foot 150 pound blue shark. When the sun came up we put two nice dolphin on the boat. Man they were tasty! Still can't help long for a thick tuna steak... Maybe we'll limit out next year. My thanks to the crew of the Miss Beach Haven. Next year maybe the ocean will not be so angry.

Angler Name : pete mehalik
E-Mail : pnej@verizon.net
Boat Name: lunch money
Date Fished: 10-29-04
Location: sandy hook chanel
Fishing Method: drifted
Specie: Striped Bass
Size: 31 inches
Bait or Lure: clams
Water Depth: 20
Water Temp.:
Information : Fished with my brother Rob, Aboard his boat "lunch money" Had the beast day fishing, cought stripers all day, Drifting the rip and clam beds off the hook. get out fishing good luck

Angler Name : Sid Gold % Lou Grato
E-Mail : sidgold@optonline.net
Boat Name: Can Do Too
Date Fished: 10/29/2004
Location: BB Bouy
Fishing Method: DRIFT
Specie: Bluefin Tuna
Size: 1,200 POUNDS
Bait or Lure: HERRING
Water Depth: 268
Water Temp.: 54
Information : Captainf Jom Foy keeps on doing it. Left the dock at 7:00 started fishing at 9:00 am and hooked up, afrter 1/2 hour a whale broke the mono after one of the tuna's runs. Jim moved to 1/2 mile from the "BB" at 11:40 hooked up again, landed the fish when "one shot " Lou harpooned him at 4:15 took 4 1/2 hours with Lou and Sid working togeather.... This is the 2nd giant and the largest that Can Do Too got this year thanks to Jim Foy Bringing the bost back to Brelle tomorrow.....

Angler Name : Mike Kneucker
E-Mail :
Boat Name: Clean Getaway
Date Fished: 10/29/04
Location: Shark River
Fishing Method: Troll
Specie: Striped Bass
Size: None
Bait or Lure: Shads
Water Depth: 40
Water Temp.: 58
Information : No Stripers at home today. Lots of yellow eyes eating lots of latex though. I thought they should be here by now.

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Angler Name : Ray Maronpot
E-Mail : LITTLERAYSPOOLS@MSN.COM
Boat Name: Century 1800
Date Fished: October 28, 2004
Location: Romer Shoal
Fishing Method: bottom
Specie: Striped Bass
Size: slot
Bait or Lure: clams
Water Depth: 18'
Water Temp.: upper 50's?
Information : Well it was good to see the sun for a change. It appeared that all the boats in the water were out at Romer Shoal. It was pretty choppy and breezy and the action was slow. We managed 1 keeper bass which barely made the team at 24 1/2 "! The skates kept us busy also. When the clams ran out we bounced down to Shrewsbury where we caught nothing. Oh well, it was better than working and the ride back to Leonardo was much smoother than the ride down.

Angler Name : Allan and Harold
E-Mail :
Boat Name: Ma-gret
Date Fished: 10/27/04
Location: Sandy Hook
Fishing Method: drifting
Specie: Striped Bass
Size: 22 to 31 inches
Bait or Lure: clams
Water Depth: 20-30
Water Temp.: 58
Information : after a rough early season ,we finally were able to land 8 stripers, hopefully the ocean calms down a little more.

Angler Name : Capt. Ron
E-Mail :
Boat Name: FISHERMEN
Date Fished: 10/26/04
Location:
Fishing Method:
Specie: Striped Bass
Size:
Bait or Lure:
Water Depth:
Water Temp.:
Information : The Striped Bass fishing has shown much improvement the past few days. Horrible weather with all the Northeast wind has kept most boats at the dock for the past two weeks. The past few days of good weather has the bass getting hungry! Fish have been bitting on Clams, just like in the spring. If you beleave they only hit eels and worms this time of year, sorry, but your wrong. Maybe in a few more weeks that may hold true but right now, it's clams. We will start fishing 3/4 day 7:30 till 2:30 this Saturday for Stripers. We are just getting finished in the Ship Yard and will be back at port on Friday, ready for the weekend..hopefully we will have some decent weather and get a few good weeks out of the fishing. Hope to see you then. Capt. Ron

Angler Name : Jim Krauszer
E-Mail : JimmyA1Boy@aol.com
Boat Name: The Barvic
Date Fished: 10/25/04
Location: Sea Girt Reef
Fishing Method: bottom
Specie: Black Sea Bass
Size: to16 inches
Bait or Lure: clam and squid
Water Depth: around 50-60 feet
Water Temp.:
Information : We headed out around 7:15 and tried one wreck straight out with no luck. The next few wrecks at the Sea Girt Reef had a lot of sea bass and porgy and blackfish to 7 pounds. The swells were up to 12 feet. Although 6 people got sick we had a great time. The mate and captain were excelent.

Angler Name : frank and mike
E-Mail :
Boat Name: knot 4 sail
Date Fished: 10-24-04
Location: sandy hook
Fishing Method: drift
Specie: Striped Bass
Size: 25 inches
Bait or Lure: sandworms,eels
Water Depth: 15-70ft
Water Temp.: 56f
Information : headed out a little after 7 am on another windy raw day --when will the conditions ever improve?---it was rough out there especially just outside the bay where some waves were 10 ft or better,my buddy landed a 25" bass on worms near the tip of the hook -- my eeling only produced cutoffs from blues--packed it in early after about 2 1/2 hours fishing, i felt we were lucky to get that one keeper on another blustery day ---did not see a single fish landed on any of the other boats in the area

Angler Name : Capt.Larry
E-Mail : conl423680@aol.com
Boat Name: Reel-Ality
Date Fished: 10-24
Location: point pleasant canal
Fishing Method: bottom
Specie: Blackfish
Size: 15 inches and less
Bait or Lure: clam and crab
Water Depth: 25
Water Temp.: 56
Information : Caught a lot on the change of the tides.

Angler Name : Ray
E-Mail : rfinnila@optonline.net
Boat Name: Mo' Money Too
Date Fished: 10/24/04
Location: Flynn's Knoll
Fishing Method: Bait - Anchored - Chumming
Specie: Striped Bass
Size: 34" - 16 lbs.
Bait or Lure: Clams
Water Depth: 26'
Water Temp.: 59
Information : Left Leonardo at 8:30AM, with the wind howling at more than the forecast 10-15 knots. Planned to go towards Romer Shoal, but faced with the wind, swells, tide, and tall rollers, we decided to anchor NW of buoy 14, to shelter us from some of the turmoil. Fished the rest of the outgoing tide. Hooked one striper, and brought it in. Went through three dozen clams, and chum. Trolled on the incoming, and caught one bluefish, and a lot of trash.

Angler Name : cap Jay V
E-Mail : acevpetdic@aol.com
Boat Name: Searay Fisher
Date Fished: 10/24/04
Location: Hackensack, river
Fishing Method: lures
Specie: Striped Bass
Size: small
Bait or Lure: crocks
Water Depth: 10-30
Water Temp.: warm
Information : Went out last night for alittle while out going tide, beatiful conditions, hooked 3 Needle fish about 12 to 14 inches long, first time, weird fish the water is loaded with them,never seen them that heavy also caught some small stripers. good to get out of the house, Cabin Fever.

Angler Name : Phil Carandang
E-Mail :
Boat Name: Tom Cat
Date Fished: 10/23/04
Location: Sandy Hook
Fishing Method: Drifting/Trolling
Specie: Striped Bass
Size: 24-28
Bait or Lure: Eels/Worms/Shad Rigs
Water Depth: 24ft
Water Temp.: 63
Information : Went out early on Saturday. Winds gusting 30-35kts. Flags were stiff as a board. Sailed past ammo pier in head seas, turned around the tip of the hook and experienced 11 ft waves, tried to drift which became almost impossible. Ran back towards the bay where it was alot calmer. Trolled there the rest of the day with Shad rigs, scored 3 keeper bass within the 24-28 range and alot of blues.

Angler Name : Scotty
E-Mail : kearneyfamily@joimail.com
Boat Name: Teal (Atlantic Highlands)
Date Fished: 10-22 PM
Location: Raritan Bay
Fishing Method: Party Boat
Specie: Striped Bass
Size: 27-37"
Bait or Lure: Eels
Water Depth: 15-25'
Water Temp.: Upper 50s
Information : Fished the outgoing tide in the bay with strong NE wind. Consistant action, approximately 40 kepers and 40 between 28-33.99 for about 40 anglers. Blew out two reels with my 6 nice stripers???

Angler Name : Dave Kalinowski/Bob Brazicki
E-Mail : robert.brazicki@degussa.com
Boat Name: Miss Barnegat Light
Date Fished: October 18-19 Overnighter
Location: The Deep
Fishing Method: Chunking
Specie: Swordfish
Size: 252 lbs. dressed and collared
Bait or Lure: Butterfish
Water Depth: hooked at 110 feet
Water Temp.:
Information : FIRE UP THE GRILL !!!! Despite the sloppy conditions we had another great trip on the Miss Barnegat Light. Dave hooked up within the first hour and the Polish tag team fought the big swordfish for two hours taking a few trips around the boat. Live weight estimated at 300+. A magnificent fish of a lifetime. The crew on the boat were the best. Special thanks to Charlie, George and Todd. Your coaching and persistence paid off. If any of the anglers who took digital pictures read this....If you don't mind please send pictures to e:mail given above. Many other Yellowfins were also boated and dropped. Give the Miss Barnegat Light a try. You will not be disappointed

Angler Name : Joe Croce
E-Mail : mbroth1@comcast.net
Boat Name: TENACIOUS
Date Fished: 10/18
Location: Hudson Canyon
Fishing Method: Chunk
Specie: Yellowfin Tuna
Size: 60-70 lbs
Bait or Lure: Butterfish/squid
Water Depth: 600 ft
Water Temp.: 64
Information : Capt Bernie Roth hosted the Joe Croce charter from Hackettstown for a day chunk in the Hudson Canyon. Arrived at the east elbow 11:30am in choppy seas and began drifting near the draggers toward the 100 square. The charter began hooking up Bluefins with four on at a time and boated one that measured 76 inches and weighed 230 plus. In between the bluefins they boated three yellowfins to 70 lbs and at one point we could see them in the slick but they were very selective and we had to go to light leaders. We planned to stay until dark but left for home at 5pm because the winds were not settling down.

Angler Name : Tom Taranova
E-Mail :
Boat Name: Double Diamond
Date Fished: 10/18/04
Location: Hudson Canyon
Fishing Method: chunk
Specie: Bluefin Tuna
Size: 100-250lbs
Bait or Lure: butterfish
Water Depth: 600
Water Temp.: 64
Information : We finally were able to squeeze in another canyon trip w/ Tom Taranova's group between all the bad weather days.It was still pretty rough but fishing was excellent for bluefins. Had the first fish on 20 minutes after the baits went in, and the mad dog bite was on for 2 hours after that with fish all over 100lbs. We wired and released 9 bluefins from 100 to 180lbs and boated one more at 70" and 250lbs. Numerous others were fought and lost. We left them biting early with everyone too tired to fish anymore.

Angler Name : Zack
E-Mail : darksztar@comcast.net
Boat Name: HighTime II
Date Fished: 0ct,18,2004
Location: aritan reach 11a buoy
Fishing Method: trolling
Specie: Striped Bass
Size: mixed
Bait or Lure: bunker spoons & Umbrella rigs
Water Depth: 25 ft
Water Temp.: 59.6
Information : Went out to the 11a buoy for an evening of trolling. When I got there their where bird working all over the place. Lots of blues of all sizes with Stripers underneath. It was non stop action all night with the blues,but I did managed to get 3 stripers mixed in 2 small ones and a 36 incher.

Angler Name : Glenn
E-Mail : glenn@garganbenefits.com
Boat Name:
Date Fished: 10/15
Location: Pt. Pleasant
Fishing Method: Live lining
Specie: Bluefish
Size: 12-14
Bait or Lure: Bunker
Water Depth: 25-30
Water Temp.: 62.5
Information : Joe Q and I took a chance on the weather report. We left the Man inlet at 8am and headed north. The ocean was clean and clam with a 2 ft swell. The wind was light out of the SE. We trolled Shads in Spring Lake and found no fish. So we decided to follow the reports and tried our luck at the Shrewsbury Rocks. Again no fish and the weather started to turn. So, we headed south. Great move. We located a good size school of Bunker in 25 ft of water. The Blue were very aggressive. We had a difficult time getting a whole Bunker back to the boat. It didn't take long once we got the Bunker back in the water before the 12-14 lbs Blues found our baits. We lost count during the 1 1/2 hour runs. The icing on the cake was Joe's idea to drop some clams to the bottom. The clams produced a few Strippers to 36 ".

Angler Name : Mike DiRosa
E-Mail : 26reg@comcast.net
Boat Name: INSOMNIAC
Date Fished: 10/14
Location: Manasquan
Fishing Method: drift
Specie: Striped Bass
Size: 30"
Bait or Lure: eels
Water Depth:
Water Temp.:
Information : Fished thursday night for bass in the manasquan, hooked up with a 30" bass at the change of the tide and released him due to the new regs, that was the only fish caught for the night. saw a lot of small fish breaking which looked like weakies. I hope the fall bass season turns on soon, with the new regs it will be hard to bring home dinner. I guess none of the politicians are fisherman because to be allowed to keep a 24" bass and not a 29,30,31,32,or33" fish is the dumbest thing I ever heard, we would all be alot better off with one fish 28" or bigger.

Angler Name : Sid Gold
E-Mail : sidgold@optonline.net
Boat Name: Can Do Too
Date Fished: Oct. 13
Location: BB Bouy
Fishing Method: Chunking
Specie: Bluefin Tuna
Size: 744 pounds
Bait or Lure: Herring
Water Depth: 300
Water Temp.: 60
Information : Captain Jim Foy chunked up from 80 and 120 feet a big giant Jim used a whole herring and the fish took the bait. 2 1/2 hours later Lou Grato Harpooned the fish and 1/2 hour later it was in the boat with a lot of help on the tail rope from Ahn Le. The transom door was almost too small Great Fight, got the top shot 7 times and 7 times the fish took it back.... lots of fun Thanks to Jim we got a real giant.......

Angler Name : Peter Schwarz
E-Mail : kurt@randive.com
Boat Name: THUNDER REEF
Date Fished: 10/13/04
Location: Texas Tower / Hudson Tip
Fishing Method: troll /chunk
Specie: Bluefin Tuna
Size: 30-40 lbs
Bait or Lure: butterfish / Zukers
Water Depth: 180-200
Water Temp.: 68-70.6
Information : Took advantage of the one day weather window for a good day offshore. Had fish breaking at the Triple Wrecks trolled one albacore. Moved to the Texas Tower to start chunking. Broke off a 100+lb bluefin at boat due to light leader. Shortly after that we had a dragger working to the south loaded up with working birds. We moved and started trolling behind him and hooked up immediately. It was non stop for the last hour of the day. Ended up with 6 bluefin and 3 yellowfin.

Angler Name : Capt. Ron
E-Mail :
Boat Name: FISHERMEN
Date Fished: Oct. 11th
Location:
Fishing Method:
Specie: Striped Bass
Size:
Bait or Lure:
Water Depth:
Water Temp.:
Information : We will be in the ShipYard from Oct. 12th till the 22nd. I hope to be Striper fishing on the 23rd when I return....Blue fishing has been excellant, we have also mixed in some Sea Bass and Albacore the past few weeks. Had two very nice bass a few days ago on Bunker heads, so things should start happining in the am anytime now! Thanks, see you soon. Capt. Ron

Angler Name : Geno
E-Mail : mike.lawrence@churchdwight.com
Boat Name: sea mist
Date Fished: 10-9 thru10
Location: hudson
Fishing Method: troll and drift
Specie: Bluefin Tuna
Size: 150
Bait or Lure: chunk
Water Depth: 400
Water Temp.: 71
Information : Went to the hudson fri am to get into the hot bite thats been going on on the east side. Trolled the east up to the mouth and got one nice longfin. Stopped at close to dark and started a drift along the shelf. Nothing. Went to the 157 over 113 #'s and anchored. Had one run off and a blue shark. Went back on the troll in the am and got another lft. Went over to the elbow with 8 butter fish and less than an 1/8 of a bucket of chum. Dropped 2 baits in, within 5 min had a 150+LB BFT. Lost at the boat. Got another in the same weight class and boated it. Total for the day, 2 lft, 1 bft It was a zoo out there. Boats on top of boats. Mike

Angler Name : Joe Ricci
E-Mail : captreelaction@aol.com
Boat Name: Reel Action
Date Fished: October 10,2004
Location: Mud
Fishing Method: Trolling
Specie: Bluefish
Size: up to 5 lbs
Bait or Lure: Tubes
Water Depth: 65'
Water Temp.: 66
Information : Capt Marc took the Joe and John Ricci for a half day of pulling tubes. I trolled from Sea Girt to Long Branch produced a lone blue. A move out to the Mud, produced a constant pick of blues.

Angler Name : TONY
E-Mail : ACHICCARINE@FLUITRON.COM
Boat Name: DONNA
Date Fished: 10/10/04
Location: 17 FATHOM
Fishing Method: TROLL
Specie: Bluefish
Size: TO 8 POUNDS
Bait or Lure: MANN STRETCH 25
Water Depth: 105 FT.
Water Temp.:
Information : Trolled the manasquan inlet area and the Farms with no luck. Moved up to 17 Fathom for a slow wet ride and found 6-8 pound bluefish. We made the cardinal mistake of leaving fish to find fish. There were no fish at the Shrewsberry Rocks in the afternoon. Also trolled for False Albacore with no luck. Smooth ride home with the wind at our back.

Angler Name : Ruth Helbig
E-Mail : captpaul@bountyhuntercharters.com
Boat Name: Bounty Hunter II
Date Fished: 10/9-10/10, 2004
Location: Hudson Canyon
Fishing Method: Chunking
Specie: Albacore Tuna
Size: Up to 50 Lbs.
Bait or Lure: Butterfish & Sardines
Water Depth: 500 Ft.
Water Temp.: 69 Degrees
Information : The Ruth Helbig charter was on board the Bounty Hunter II and Capt.Paul returned to the Hudson Canyon. Drifting the area where the Draggers were working only produced a single Longfin. Setting up on the drift for the night chunk the charter worked hard but all we could show for their effort was another 4 Longfin as we did not see a Yellowfin the entire night.

Angler Name : Nick, Steve, Geoff, Marc, Mike
E-Mail : robert.n.vlachos.jr@marsh.com
Boat Name: MARYKATE
Date Fished: 10/9/04 - 10/10/04
Location: Hendrickson Canyon
Fishing Method: Chunking
Specie: Yellowfin Tuna
Size: 60 Lb.
Bait or Lure: Butterfish/Diamond Jig
Water Depth: +700 Ft.
Water Temp.: 67
Information : Trolled the Hudson Canyon Saturday afternoon and could not find warm water/fish;drove to Hendrickson and caught two mahi on the way at a weed patch; set up for the night and found sporadic action with a small swordfish which we set free as it was below the minimum;around 5:00am started getting good marks and decided to try several large diamond jigs which promptly raised two yellowfins and we also picked up a longfin on the chunk. Headed home after a short troll alongside a scallop trawler where big bluefins were just gobbling up the trawler's catch debris but could manage only one runoff (thanks to the captain/crew of the Patience out of Bedford, Mass. for being very accomodating in trying to help hook us up).

Angler Name : Jon Murray
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Boat Name: Fish Repellent
Date Fished: 10/09 & 10
Location: south of Barn. Inlet
Fishing Method: chunking
Specie: Bluefish
Size: up 16 lbs.
Bait or Lure: bunker
Water Depth: 20-40
Water Temp.: 67
Information : I flew solo on Saturday on my 20'CC catamaran that I bought a few weeks ago. headed south and found bunker with 10-16lb. slammers feeding on them. Snagging & chunking was all it took. After fighting about 8 of these brutes I switched to jigging weaks along with the 4 Reelin'(Mom & Dad) and caught about a dozen with 3 keepers in less than an hour. Sunday was a different story, my neighbor Jim & I found the bunker to the south again but the water was very dirty. Managed one 15lb blue there and moved north at noon & trolled 4 blues to 7lbs. before heading in. I have never seen so many boats run right through schools of fish, and across the back of boats trolling. If you're gonna spend the money on the boat to go fishing, spend some time reading and learn how.

Angler Name : Fritz Ratcliff
E-Mail : fratcliff@att.net
Boat Name: Miss Barnegat Light
Date Fished: 10/10/2004
Location: Hudson Canyon
Fishing Method: Chunking
Specie: Yellowfin Tuna
Size: 50-70
Bait or Lure: Butters & Sardines
Water Depth:
Water Temp.:
Information : Great trip, boated around 50 tuna. Half yellowfin and half Albacore. Picked fish all night with the majority caught between 3-6 am. One swordfish and several Mahi's. As always the crew was super.

Angler Name : kevin cole
E-Mail :
Boat Name: casa de cabo
Date Fished: oct,9,10
Location: south of toms canyon
Fishing Method: chunk
Specie: Yellowfin Tuna
Size: up to 90 lbs
Bait or Lure: sardine , butters
Water Depth: 600
Water Temp.: 71.3
Information : drifted before dark got 1 yellowfin dropped anchor caught 2 more yellows by midnight temp dropped to68 pulled anchor moved back to the warm water had fish on before the anchor was tight had fish swimming in the slick at 5 am had a nice bight until 7am ended up with 13 tuna 8 yellows and 5 longfins 1 longfin was pushing 70 lbs

Angler Name : Bob
E-Mail :
Boat Name: Instigator
Date Fished: 10/8 - 10/10
Location: Hudson Canyon
Fishing Method: Chunking
Specie: Bluefin Tuna
Size:
Bait or Lure:
Water Depth:
Water Temp.:
Information : The Hudson has finally broken wide open after a miserable August and September that had caused us sometimes to run over 150 miles each way to find decent fishing down south. Glad that fishing is now as good as it gets closer to home. Fished two days and totalled 32 bluefin from 70 -350 lbs.

Angler Name : scott kaiser
E-Mail :
Boat Name: DOuble Diamond
Date Fished: 10/10/04
Location: Wrecks E of SRI
Fishing Method: bait
Specie: Black Sea Bass
Size: 3lbs
Bait or Lure: clam
Water Depth: 60
Water Temp.: 69
Information : Due to a bad weather forecast we decided to postpone the canyon trip and get in a day of wreckfishing instead. First three drops were lean as most spots are picked over pretty well since fluke season closed. But the third spot was red hot with double headers of seabass coming over as fast as you could get a bait to the bottom. Mixed in with seabass were porgies and some blackfish. 4 anglers took 60 keepers and released another 60-70 shorts before calling it a day.

Angler Name : John & Laura
E-Mail :
Boat Name: Tide Runner
Date Fished: 10/10/04
Location: south east of manasquan Inlet
Fishing Method: Trollih
Specie: Little Tunny
Size: 5lbs
Bait or Lure: feathers
Water Depth: 65 ft
Water Temp.: 67
Information : Again the weatherman was worng No west winds today blowing pretty good when we got out.Trolled Mansquan Ridge for albies boxed 3 big blues and that was it for the Ridge. Trolled south off TB caught 3 Albies about 5 pounders. Started to blow harder so we headed in pick to more blues off Bay Head. Nice weather excepted for the wind. Peace!

Angler Name : Mike DiRosa
E-Mail : 26reg@comcast.net
Boat Name: INSOMNIAC
Date Fished: 10/9
Location: Bacardi
Fishing Method: troll & chunk
Specie: Bluefin Tuna
Size: 27"
Bait or Lure:
Water Depth:
Water Temp.: 65degs
Information : Left the inlet around 5:00am and ran to about 10 miles short of the bacardi where we found a fleet of dragers, started to troll and picked at some nice size albies untill we got on them good. started the chunk and picked a few more, then the bite died around 11:00am and got back on the troll and started picking up small bluefin, put one 27" fish in the box and released another, headed back to the ranch on flat seas 30kts all the way home, beautiful day to be on the water. Catch em" up!!!!

Angler Name : Matt King
E-Mail : wdeh@juno.com
Boat Name: Rock Star II
Date Fished: 10/9/04
Location: Baltimore canyon
Fishing Method: trolling
Specie: Albacore Tuna
Size: 68 lbs
Bait or Lure: feathers/ballyhoo/green machine
Water Depth: 2000 ft
Water Temp.: 69-72
Information : Good longfin action in the afternoon in the Baltimore Canyon. Got there late and had to leave them biting to avoid running in the dark. Saw an 18' Great White on the 50 fathom curve.

Angler Name : Bob Schaal
E-Mail : captpaul@bountyhuntercharters.com
Boat Name: Bounty Hunter II
Date Fished: 10/8-10/9, 2004
Location: Hudson Canyon
Fishing Method: Chunking
Specie: Yellowfin Tuna
Size: Up to 80 Lbs.
Bait or Lure: Butterfish & Sardines
Water Depth: 700 Ft.
Water Temp.: 70 Degrees
Information : Capt. Paul had the Bob Schaal charter on board the Bounty Hunter II and raced back to the Hudson Canyon. Working around the Commercial Draggers we lost the first 3 hook-ups. Number 4 turned out to be a charm as we landed a 150 Lb. Bluefin after a 30 minute battle. Within the next hour a second Bluefin in the 125 Lb. class was brought to boatside and released. Moving east into warmer water and drifting in 1000 ft. the night chunk was productive as the charter landed 8 Yellowfin up to 80 Lbs.

Angler Name : CHRIS
E-Mail :
Boat Name: CHICKEN OF THE SEA
Date Fished: 10/09/2004
Location: NORTH OF SR INLET
Fishing Method: TROLL
Specie: Striped Bass
Size: 24"
Bait or Lure: SHAD RIGS
Water Depth: VARIED
Water Temp.: 66
Information : HEADED OUT EARLY TO TRY TROLLING FOR BASS AND DID NOT HAVE MUCH LUCK. 1 SLOT FISH, COUPLE OF YELLOW EYES, AND LOST SOME GEAR TO THE ROCKS. ANOTHER WEEK OR TWO AND THEY SHOULD BE READY.

Angler Name : Greg
E-Mail : gpavs92@yahoo.com
Boat Name: Storm Front
Date Fished: 10/9/04
Location: Manasquan Inlet
Fishing Method: Jigging
Specie: Weakfish
Size: Up to 18 inches
Bait or Lure: Pink Metal
Water Depth: 25-40
Water Temp.: 68
Information : After a dead generator killed any offshore possibilities, we decided to go inshore. Idled about a half mile from the inlet and the screen lit up with markings. First drop, all on board had weakies on. For atleast an hour we got fish non stop fish. Mostley weakies, but we also caught blues, porgies, albacore, fluke etc. After the fleet grew, we ran up to off Spring Lake and started to fish with bait, it paid off as we bailed big croakers & some bigger weakfish. All in all we caught 9 different species, well over a hundred weakies (mostly released) & 50 or so Craokers. What a great day on the water, fishing made up for the generator woes.

Angler Name : justin barger - jeff sturman - dan walradt - donato gradone - russ jacobus
E-Mail : captaindonato@comcast.net
Boat Name: nauti lady
Date Fished: 10/8 - 10/9
Location: hudson canyon
Fishing Method: chunking
Specie: Big-Eye Tuna
Size: 189 lbs. dressed
Bait or Lure: squid
Water Depth: 1,000 ft.
Water Temp.: 68
Information : We did a friday overnighter to the hudson and got 3 longfin and a big eye that dressed out at 189 lbs. and 65 inches. All were caught chunking ,the big eye took a squid in 1,000 ft. on the drift far away from the fleet.

Angler Name : Chuck Cumella
E-Mail : acc@nwl.com
Boat Name: Southern Lady
Date Fished: 10-8 &10-9
Location: Between Toms and Hudson
Fishing Method: Troll and chunk
Specie: Yellowfin Tuna
Size: to 65 lbs
Bait or Lure: all plastics; ballyho; chunk
Water Depth: 100 line to the 500 line
Water Temp.: found 73 deg
Information : Left BH at 1000 am, arrived at the warm water between the Hudson and the Toms at 130PM; started to troll. Within 30 min had a dolphin in the boat; continued to troll until dark with no hits. Water was perfect, blue, warm, weeds, flat as a lake, except no fish. Started our drift in the deep (500 line); nothing; moved to the 100 line at 1000PM and continued to start a new line. Nothing until 330AM when we caught a 45 lb long fin; then blue sharks, then a 5 ft sword fish was lost at the boat (would have thrown him back anyway). At first light we finally raised the tuna; caught 1 more long fin, 2 yellow fin and one more mahi. As soon as the sun moved up in the sky the fish went down. Trolled the Hudson all day and caught one more mahi. Hudson was cold 67 deg. Heard of the bluefin bight there after we were headed home. Was a great day, great boat, great crew; fishing was OK. Heard from my neighbor, who fished the Lindy on Thur/Fri, that they boated 18 YFT's to 85 lbs and all the mahi you could catch. Good luck.... tight lines..

Angler Name : Dr. Brian Griffith
E-Mail : njcharter@aol.com
Boat Name: Canyon Runner
Date Fished: Oct 8-9
Location: hudson
Fishing Method: overnigther
Specie: Bluefin Tuna
Size: 300-325
Bait or Lure:
Water Depth:
Water Temp.:
Information : Captain Phil Dulanie and Joe LaRosa and mate Greg Ryback had another trip for the books in the Hudson Canyon Friday night. Quantity was not the ticket tonight for the Dr. Brian Grifith charter from Saddle River, NJ, but quality was. They only took home 2 fish – 1 longfin and 1 110 pound bluefin. What they released made the trip. They fought another 15 bluefin releasing 11 with 1 around 150 pounds 2 right at 200 pounds and a fifth (the last fish of the trip), that they fought for 4.5 hours was brought to the boat for the released and was between 300-325 pounds and easily over 80 inches long

Angler Name : RAFT-Ron Antonelli Fishing Team- Ron,Ron,Jr.,Gary, Mark, Vincent, John
E-Mail : Karonaraftt@msn.com
Boat Name: BENCHMARK
Date Fished: 10-8+9
Location: Toms-500+100 lline
Fishing Method: Drifting+chunking
Specie: Yellowfin Tuna
Size: 60-80 lbs.
Bait or Lure: Butterfish, herring, squid, sardines
Water Depth: 600-3000 ft
Water Temp.: 71-73 dgs.
Information : RAFT fished with Capt. Nick on the Benchmark friday-saturday. Trying to avoid the Hudson crowd we drifted the Toms Canyon with a handfull of other boats. At 6pm we began drifting the deep. The night there was basically uneventful. Making two moves put us on the 100 line, and fishing became catching. At 3am, the yellowfin found us. from 3:30-6am we boated 9 yellowfin to 80lbs and 3 longfin to 60lbs. All the yellowfin ate chunk baits, squid, and sardines close to the boat and working lines, light leaders, with no weight. The longfins were jigged. Happy trails......

Angler Name : capt. Kirk Stanley
E-Mail : captainkirk@optonline.net
Boat Name: tuna teaser
Date Fished: 10/8,9
Location: Just North of Toms Canyon
Fishing Method: chunking
Specie: Yellowfin Tuna
Size: 80
Bait or Lure: live squid sardines
Water Depth: 480
Water Temp.: 72
Information : Made the trip with Roland 9year old duaghter Samantha and my two sons Shaun 7 and Blaik 5. Fished a good temp brake just north of the colder water that had pushed its way into the Toms. Tied off and had fish right away. A slow pick continued until about 11ock. Dead until 3.30 then a mad dog bight right into day brake. The kids had a blast as we moved down to light tackle. Final count 4 yellowfin 6 longfin 1 swordfish and 15 longfin realeased. Perfect weather perfect trip.

Angler Name : Patrick Lim
E-Mail : mbroth1@comcast.net
Boat Name: TENACIOUS
Date Fished: Oct 8-9
Location: Hudson Canyon
Fishing Method: Chunking
Specie: Bluefin Tuna
Size: 130 lbs
Bait or Lure: Butterfish/sardines
Water Depth: 400-1000 ft
Water Temp.: 70
Information : Capt Bernie Roth hosted the Patrick Lim charter from NY City for an overnight chunking trip in the Hudson Canyon. We arrived at the east elbow at midnight and began chunking. Reports indicated a slow to non-existant night bite which proved true for us until 5 am when we had our first hookup. We boated and released a 100 lb bluefin. Shortly thereafter we hooked up another bluefin which took over an hour before we could estimate its size and harpoon. It weighed 130 lbs. We hooked up another bluefin and after a short sizzling run it pulled the hook. The fishery then shutdown despite unbelievable readings and we headed for home at 10:30 with the bluefin on ice and calm seas for the ride home.

Angler Name : Phil Carandang
E-Mail :
Boat Name: Tom Cat
Date Fished: 10/9/04
Location: The Rip - Sandy Hook
Fishing Method: Drifting
Specie: Striped Bass
Size: 24-28
Bait or Lure: worms
Water Depth: 25 ft
Water Temp.: 71
Information : Fished on the outgoing tide, started with eels, nothing. Switched to sandworms, we caught 3 and released at least 10. Not a bad night. Alot of fish withing the 24 to 33 inch size.

Angler Name : Ray Maronpot
E-Mail : LITTLERAYSPOOLS@MSN.COM
Boat Name: Century 1800
Date Fished: 10/09/04
Location: Shrewsbury Rocks
Fishing Method: Bottom
Specie: Black Sea Bass
Size: to 14"
Bait or Lure: squid/clams
Water Depth: 24'
Water Temp.: lower 60's
Information : Not a bad ride from Leonardo out around the hook and on down to the rocks. Started fishing deeper water on the drift with no luck. Moved inside the buoys and anchored up in about 24'. Had fish on immediatly and the bite was nonstop until our bait was gone. We caught all sea bass except for a nice trigger. Most fish were around 12". Heard the blues were all over the bay but we could'nt seem to find 'em.

Angler Name : capt george abbott
E-Mail :
Boat Name: tara lynn
Date Fished: 10/9/04
Location: west side mudhole
Fishing Method: chum
Specie: Bluefish
Size: 3-5 lbs
Bait or Lure: bunker spearing
Water Depth:
Water Temp.: 66.5
Information : chummed west side of the hole had super fishing for albacore and bluefish.had fish boiling lots of fish and aggressive

Angler Name : Ken Van Cleave
E-Mail : klvc44@aol.com
Boat Name: K-Kat
Date Fished: 10-8-04
Location: Mud Buoy
Fishing Method: Chum and bottom
Specie: Little Tunny
Size: 5-8 lbs
Bait or Lure: Peanut Bunkers
Water Depth: 37-40'
Water Temp.: 63-65
Information : We had one of the best saltwater fishing days in our lives. Between the albacore(litte tunny), bluefish, and the Sea Bass,it was non stop from 7AM til noon. The albacore are one of the best fighting fish I've ever caught and fast...Thanks to Capt.Ken and Mate Chris, it was an unforgettable day all around.

Angler Name : Big Ed
E-Mail : fitzcarlton@optonline.net
Boat Name: Mis-Fitz
Date Fished: 10/8/04
Location: Squan inlet to Seaside
Fishing Method: trolling
Specie: Striped Bass
Size: None
Bait or Lure: Shades
Water Depth: 30-50
Water Temp.: 66
Information : Tried trolling shades for bass. Water to warm and dirty. Switched over to feathers and spoons and did well on blues and albies which were all released.

Angler Name : Joe Antiorio
E-Mail : joeya78@att.net
Boat Name:
Date Fished: 10/8/04
Location: rips/romers shoal
Fishing Method: drifting
Specie: Striped Bass
Size:
Bait or Lure: eels/worms
Water Depth:
Water Temp.: 65.9
Information : Drifted last night for 3 hrs with not even a hit.I guess it's a little warm yet. Well time for the last of the tunny.

Angler Name : Kevin Miles
E-Mail : mbroth1@comcast.net
Boat Name: TENACIOUS
Date Fished: 10/7-8
Location: Hudson
Fishing Method: Troll/chunk
Specie: Yellowfin Tuna
Size: 60-70 lbs
Bait or Lure: Butterfish/lures
Water Depth: 400-1000 ft
Water Temp.: 68
Information : Capt Bernie Roth hosted the Kevin Miles charter from Manasquan for an overnighter in the Hudson canyon.We began trolling 2:30 pm at the east elbow and began picking longfin. The 4th fish boated was a yellowfin and while the charter was fighting it they noticed fish off the transom. We threw chunks, baited the chunking rods and the charter began hooking up both yellowfins and longfins. We drifted till dark and then anchored in that area at 6:30 pm. We picked longfins and yellowfins thru the night and at sunrise we began hooking good sized bluefins, boating one to 80 lbs and releasing four others. We left for home at 8:15 am with 10 longfins, 9 yellowfins and 1 bluefin on ice.

Angler Name : Martin Clearwater & bell
E-Mail :
Boat Name: Double Diamond
Date Fished: 10/8/04
Location: Wrecks E. of SRI
Fishing Method: bait
Specie: Black Sea Bass
Size: 3.5lbs
Bait or Lure: clam
Water Depth: 80
Water Temp.: 69
Information : Had a goup from Martin,Clearwater & Bell out for a wreck trip today. Fishing was excellent for seabass and we had some very big porgies and a triggerfish. Made two drops all day and loaded the box, with medium to large seabass and some big porgies in the 3lb range.

Angler Name : capt bob
E-Mail : captain1069@msn.com
Boat Name: moonshadow
Date Fished: 10/7-8
Location: canyon
Fishing Method: chunking
Specie: Yellowfin Tuna
Size: 75lbs
Bait or Lure:
Water Depth: 580
Water Temp.: 71
Information : had the jeff milton and his party from VIGON INTERNATIONAL out to the lindy for ovenight chunking.had the lines in the water by 7pm and worked a slow pick thru out the night. had some nice dolphin and a nice catch of lellow fin in the 75lb and 50lb range. also had a 35lb taken with light spinning tackle. it was their first time tuna fishing and they had a great time.

Angler Name : "Mac" MacSherry
E-Mail : captpaul@bountyhuntercharters.com
Boat Name: Bounty Hunter II
Date Fished: 10/7-10/8, 2004
Location: Hudson Canyon
Fishing Method: Chunking
Specie: Yellowfin Tuna
Size: Up to 90 Lbs.
Bait or Lure: Butterfish & Sardines
Water Depth: 650 Ft.
Water Temp.: 71.5 Degrees
Information : The "Mac" MacSherry charter was on the Bounty Hunter II for a fast turn around trip and Capt. Paul headed back to the Hudson Canyon. Drifting on a calm ocean the night fishing was slow until 4 AM when the Longfin & Yellowfin came on for a steady 2 hour bite. The charter held 2 or 3 Tuna on for most of the battle and finished the night with 8 Longfin and 9 Yellowfin up to 90 Lbs.

Angler Name : Jon Murray
E-Mail :
Boat Name: 4 Reelin'
Date Fished: 10/08/04
Location: North of Barn. Inlet
Fishing Method: troll
Specie: Little Tunny
Size: 8-10lbs.
Bait or Lure: spoon
Water Depth: 40
Water Temp.: 68
Information : Trolled along the beach for a couple Albies, then hit the reef for seabass. hard to get through the small porgies at the reef. Beautiful day!

Angler Name : Bob Luce
E-Mail :
Boat Name: Strike Force
Date Fished: 10/8/04
Location: Hudon Canyon
Fishing Method: Trolling
Specie: Blue Marlin
Size: 700 + lbs
Bait or Lure: Geosonic bubbler - dolphin color
Water Depth: 600
Water Temp.: 71.8
Information : Left Brielle at 2:00 a.m. Smooth ride out and perfect weather conditions in the canyon . The crew included Capt. Chris Destefano his brother Leo, Ed Donnelly, Harry and Steve Wilde and Bob Luce. Trolled early at the East Elbow and quickly released 3 bluefin. Got a call from a friend who had some nice water on the West wall around the 150. Ran to the spot and started to troll. Water was 71.8, clear blue with patches of weed. Saw some birds on a patch and sideswiped it. Got to close, picked up some weed and accelerated to get away from grass. That's when it happened. 50TW on a short line with a bright dolphin colored bubbler started screaming. Capt. Destefano knew immediately what we had and took charge. Cleared lines and watched 700+ blue marlin showing and shaking his enormous shoulders and then going airbourne 4 times. Made some great runs as Capt. Destefano and angler Bob Luce worked the monster. After a respectable battle, it ended just as suddenly when the 60lb. test broke. The new line looked frayed just above the break and may have been hit with the bill or possibly tail wrapped as a result of some spectacular jumps. Bob Luce isn't getting the marlin mounted but he is going to mount the broken line on a fish he will never forget. Harry Wilde said he was surprised to see a marlin this late in the season. Steve Wilde said he wouldn't have traded a boatload of yellowfin for the awesome air show the man in the blue suit treated us to. Ed napped on the return trip and said he kept seeing that fish come out of the water. You never know. I guess that's what keeps us coming back to the blue waters of the Northeast Canyons.

Angler Name : Squan man
E-Mail :
Boat Name: surf
Date Fished: 10-5-04
Location: Point Pleasant
Fishing Method: topwater
Specie: Striped Bass
Size: 24"
Bait or Lure:
Water Depth:
Water Temp.:
Information :

Angler Name : JimH
E-Mail :
Boat Name: SURF
Date Fished: 10/5/04
Location: Point
Fishing Method: plug
Specie: Striped Bass
Size: 36"
Bait or Lure: Black Bomber
Water Depth:
Water Temp.: 66-67?
Information : 1 hit, 1 fish, plugged for 2 hours. Bottom of the tide. NW 5knts. H2O feels like it dropped a few degrees.

Angler Name : Gary Fekete
E-Mail : mbroth1@comcast .net
Boat Name: TENACIOUS
Date Fished: 10/3-4
Location: Hudson Canyon
Fishing Method: Chunk/troll
Specie: Yellowfin Tuna
Size: 60-70 lbs
Bait or Lure: Buterfish/sardines
Water Depth: 600-800 ft
Water Temp.: 72
Information : Capt Bernie Roth hosted the Gary Fekete charter from Byram NJ for an overnighter in the Hudson Canyon. We got a late start and started chunking on the east elbow at 5:30 pm. We boated 3 longfins early and the action went to blue sharks at midnight. We moved to the 100 square area at 2pm and began picking yellowfins boating 8 by sunrise. At sunrise we also boated 3 more longfins. We moved to the Texas tower area and began chunking bluefin tuna. We hooked up five bluefins, boated one 60lber and released the rest. At noon we headed for home with 15 tuna and some mahi on ice.

Angler Name : Werner & Wolfgang Sprie
E-Mail : captpaul@bountyhuntercharters.com
Boat Name: Bounty Hunter II
Date Fished: 10/3-10/4
Location: So. of Hudson Canyon
Fishing Method: Chunking
Specie: Yellowfin Tuna
Size: Up to 80 Lbs.
Bait or Lure: Butterfish
Water Depth: 600 Ft.
Water Temp.: 73 Degrees
Information : Release Fishermen Werner and Wolfgang Sprie were on board the Bounty Hunter II and Capt. Paul opted to pass up on the cold water that pushed into the Hudson Canyon and chase the warm water moving to the south. The decision worked to our advantage as we found the 73 degree water 10 miles to the south of the Hudson. Anchoring in 600 ft. the 2 man charter picked away at the Yellowfin all night long. The first Tuna an 80 Lb. Yellowfin was kept and the next 16 were released. Another 8 were lost to pulled hooks and broken leaders. (We were fishing 30 Lb. Flourocarbon). Along with the 1 Yellowfin we kept 6 Large Mahi.

Angler Name : steve Zackowski
E-Mail : darksztar@comcast.net
Boat Name: High Time II
Date Fished: 10-04-2004
Location: Raritan reach channel
Fishing Method: trolling
Specie: Striped Bass
Size:
Bait or Lure: bunker spoon
Water Depth: 20 to 25 ft
Water Temp.:
Information : Trolled the reach for sunset. Caught half a dozen small blues We had one large fish on for a while but lost it. We hooked up right on top of the 18 can.

Angler Name : Ernie & Terry
E-Mail : pulcinim@aiov.com
Boat Name: SMOKER
Date Fished: 10-4- 04
Location: sandy hook rip
Fishing Method: drift
Specie: Fluke
Size: to 20 in
Bait or Lure: worms killie &squid
Water Depth: 10 to 40
Water Temp.: 66
Information : Tried for stripers in the rip and i didnt see afish caught and what a suprise to catch 12 nice fluke in the rip and a little north of it.Caught only 1 short.Tried the bay and the river and only caught short and very few .I guess the big ones are in the ocean now.Get them now only 7 more days left.

Angler Name : BIlly G.
E-Mail : fiftycav@msn.com
Boat Name:
Date Fished: Oct. 3-4 2004
Location:
Fishing Method: Chunk
Specie: Yellowfin Tuna
Size: 65-90
Bait or Lure:
Water Depth: About 500 Ft.
Water Temp.:
Information : Great trip! Boated about 23 YFt and probably another 8 or 9 LFT. The hot bite started at about 2 AM and continued for about an hour and fifteen minutes. Then a big splash off the port side of the boat indicated a nice mako in the slick. a great fisherman originally from Long Island, now living in Spring Lake had a Shark Rig set up before hand and got it out there with a ling on it. He hooked it in no time. He also whipped this fish (100 + LBS) in about 15 minutes. Good trip good crew good guys too I think there were only about a half dozen fish lost.

Angler Name : David
E-Mail : dlolli@oppenheimerfunds.com
Boat Name: Little Chic
Date Fished: 10/ 3-4
Location: Hudson, Toms
Fishing Method: chunk
Specie: Albacore Tuna
Size: 40
Bait or Lure: butters, fresh squid
Water Depth: deep
Water Temp.: 71
Information : We went out with Captain Les (82 years old) and did ok with 7 Longfin and one 1 Yellowfin. Lost about 12 fish due to leaders breaking and tangles. Not like last year with Les where we had 30+ Yellowfin- but still was constant action.

Angler Name : Jack Singh
E-Mail :
Boat Name: Double Diamond
Date Fished: 10/3/04
Location: Wrecks E. of SRI.
Fishing Method: bait
Specie: Black Sea Bass
Size: to 3 lbs
Bait or Lure: clam
Water Depth: 60
Water Temp.: 69
Information : Tried to squeeze in a wreck trip in rough conditons, NE 25kts Made one drop and had a decent pick of seabass,porgies,and a couple blackfish. Had 25 keepersout of 50 seabass to 3lbs. Fishing was good Made decision to head in early due to rough conditions instead of trying more spots.

Angler Name : Capt. Ron
E-Mail :
Boat Name: FISHERMEN
Date Fished: 10/03/04
Location: Ocean
Fishing Method:
Specie: Bluefish
Size:
Bait or Lure:
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Information : Very good Bluefishing over the weekend, fished 17 fathoms both in the AM and PM. Nice mix of fish with most in the 5 to 7 pound range, larger fish go 10 to 12 pounds. Loads of Albacore around, great light tackle fishing for them. Had a small bluefin tuna in the slick in the morning, but couldn't get him to bite. Fishing till Monday, then going to the Shipyard from the 12th till the 22nd. Hope to be Striper fishing when we return. thanks, Capt. Ron

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Boat Name: ABSOLUTE FREEDOM
Date Fished: 10/2 -10/3
Location: TOMS CANYON
Fishing Method: CHUNKING
Specie: Yellowfin Tuna
Size: 60-100
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Water Depth: 800
Water Temp.: 70
Information : WENT AS A SECOND MATE TO THE TOMS ABOARD THE ABSOLUTE FREEDOM OUT OF BRIELLE WENT 18 FOR 23 ON YFT 1 MAHI 1 200+ SWORD AND A WHITE MARLIN THE MARLIN WAS CAUGHT ON A SARDINE WHO WOULD HAVE THOUGHT ALL FISH CAUGHT ON THE CHUNK DIDN'T EVEN TROLL CHARTER HAD ENOUGH BROKE 2 TUNA CHERRIES THAT TRIP

Angler Name : capt george abbott
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Boat Name: tara lynn
Date Fished: 10/3/04
Location: 5 miles notheast of manasquan
Fishing Method: anchor
Specie: Black Sea Bass
Size: 3.5 lbs
Bait or Lure: squid
Water Depth: 65 ft
Water Temp.: 67.5
Information : bottom fished today and loaded up w seabass ,croahers,and porgies excellent fishing fish were aggressive

Angler Name : Bill Longieri
E-Mail : MORRISBMOVING@aol.com
Boat Name: HABANERO
Date Fished: 10/2-10/3
Location: Hudson
Fishing Method: Troll/chunk
Specie: Yellowfin Tuna
Size: 40-60lbs
Bait or Lure: troll-butters-sardines
Water Depth: 600
Water Temp.: 67
Information : Longieri Construction went out with Captain Butch on the Habanero.Trolled 2 longfin by 6pm went 6 for 9 on yellowfin. Had big mahi around the boat all night.Back at the dock 9am Sun. Great trip. Can't wait til next week.

Angler Name : Bill Nagy
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Boat Name: Double Diamond
Date Fished: 10/1-2
Location: hudson
Fishing Method: chunk
Specie: Yellowfin Tuna
Size: 80lbs
Bait or Lure: butterfish
Water Depth: 600
Water Temp.: 74
Information : Fishing was good for the Bill Nagy canyon charter. We went 4 for 5 on the troll with the longfin before setting up at night. We had fish under the boat right away but they were picky about eating we picked away one at a time all night until 0430 when they came up to the boat and it was red hot with longfin and yellowfin coming through the slick nonstop. Diamond Jigs and butterfish produced the best. We left them biting in the morning with 9 80lb yellowfins, 22 longfins to 68lbs , 2 50lb swordfish(released),3 tilefish 10-12lbs,and 3mahis. Also did battle with a couple of big sharks.

Angler Name : cap Jay V
E-Mail : acevpetdic@aol.com
Boat Name: Searay Fisher
Date Fished: 10/2/04
Location: highlands
Fishing Method: lures
Specie: Albacore Tuna
Size: 10lbs to 13lbs
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Water Depth: 40 ft
Water Temp.: unkwown
Information : went out Saturday morning early dispite the blow out on the turnpike, mad schoolsof peanuts all over, hooked 12 albacore's and a hand full of blues, excellent day. Arm is sore, seen some small bluefin mixed in with the albies, tried, no luck. next time. Remember TIME ON WATER = FISH. red hot action.

Angler Name : Ryan
E-Mail : Fish2cool
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Date Fished: 0ct/'2/04
Location: island beach
Fishing Method: pluggin
Specie: Striped Bass
Size: 34 inch
Bait or Lure: surface swimmer
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Information : picked one bass in afternoon also had 2 devil fish (BLUES) saw one other bass caught on cloams right at dark

Angler Name : Fluker
E-Mail : kidhappy31@aol.com
Boat Name: sea pro
Date Fished: Oct,2nd,04
Location: Center of raritan bay, near keansburg peir
Fishing Method: fluke rigs
Specie: Fluke
Size: 2 - 3 pound
Bait or Lure: spearing, live killis, squid, fluke bellie
Water Depth: 9- 30 feet
Water Temp.: 60-63
Information : Well got out on the water at 8 caught a fish in ten feet of water near keansburg beach. decided to go out went to the middle of the raritan bay found a 28 foot pocket it was nice caught 3 fluke 4 sea robin all 2 on 3 on killi 4 on fluke belly and spearing. came in at 4 account of the rain. Anyone who can give me Gps numberes for raritan BAy area and sandy hook for all types of fish that can be eaten like weaks blues stripers and fluke please give the info. thanks... :-}

Angler Name : Noel Querrazzi
E-Mail : mbroth1@comcast.net
Boat Name: TENACIOUS
Date Fished: 10/01-02
Location: Hudson
Fishing Method: Chunk/Troll
Specie: Yellowfin Tuna
Size: 60lbs
Bait or Lure: Sprdr bars/butterfish
Water Depth: 300-600 ft
Water Temp.: 72
Information : Capt Bernie Roth hosted the Noel Querrazzi charter from Ringwood NJ for an overnighter in the Hudson Canyon. Afternoon trolling produced one longfin on the east elbow. We setup for night chunking in that same area and boated 5 more longfins and one yellowfin. At sunrise we headed to the Texas Tower area and chunked for Bluefin tuna. We hooked up six bluefins boating one 70 lber and released the others. At 10:00am we headed for home with the 8 tuna and some mahi on ice.

Angler Name : scotty k charter
E-Mail : dave@gstraffic.com
Boat Name: nimrod
Date Fished: 10/1-10-2
Location: toms canyon
Fishing Method: troll/ chunk
Specie: Yellowfin Tuna
Size: 65-80 lbs
Bait or Lure: butter fish
Water Depth: 400
Water Temp.: 70
Information : headed out towards the toms friday afternoon for an overnighter aboard the nimrod. trolled for 3 hours and put 2 large longfins and i mahi in the box. set up for the chunk around 6:30 and didn't get a bite until midnight. it was a slow pick all night but put 5 yellowfin and a couple more mahi in the box before sunrise..first light we put 4 more yellowfin in the box in an 1/2 hour..the highlight of the trip was when we hooked a 300-350lbs mako that was in our slick biting the tails off the yft. we got him to the boat but lost him at the gaff..the ocean was like glass and the crew and capt. were great..

Angler Name : paul
E-Mail : ccpabl@aol.com
Boat Name: FRONT PAIGE
Date Fished: 10-1-2-04
Location: lindy
Fishing Method: chunk and troll
Specie: Big-Eye Tuna
Size: 85lbs
Bait or Lure: troll
Water Depth: 700
Water Temp.: 70
Information : The front paige went out on an overnighter with Capt Bill at the helm and crew of Bill, Gary, Gary, paul, Al and MIKEY,Started the troll before sunset and had 2 85lb big eyes before we set up for the night chunkHad no luck for tuna on the chunk, but hooked a 10foot thresher, which was the highlight of the night,and what a BEAUTIFUL NIGHT IT WAS!The seas were calm and the sky was littered with stars.At first light we hooked into about 2 dozen mahi which were in the front of the boat all night. Nothing on the troll before heading in for the day. Always a good time on Front Paige!! Must be the Capt.Tight lines All

Angler Name : Greg
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Boat Name: Storm Front
Date Fished: 10/2/04
Location: Manasquan & up to the North
Fishing Method: Jig/Troll
Specie: Bluefish
Size:
Bait or Lure:
Water Depth: 20 -120 ft
Water Temp.: 68
Information : Started the day along the beach looking to jig some blues, weaks or albies. Caught nothing off Spring Lake. Went up to Asbury Park, marked a lot of bait & fish but only came up with one weakfish & an albacore. Ran off to the farms to troll around the party boat fleet, marked nothing & caught nothing. Ran back inshore to Spring Lake, jigged one albacore before the rain & wind started. Tough day on the water, this day was a reminder that fall is here (cloudy, windy & cool).

Angler Name : Sam, Ferg, Joe, and Mark
E-Mail : messisa2000@yahoo.com
Boat Name: All Hooked Up
Date Fished: Oct. 1 and 2
Location: Hudson Canyon
Fishing Method: Chunk
Specie: Yellowfin Tuna
Size: Up to 80 lbs.
Bait or Lure: Squid/ Butters/ Sand Eels
Water Depth: 600' - 2000'
Water Temp.: 71-75
Information : Trolled into the canyon late on Fri and we were unhappy to see 65 degree water at the tip but our temp. charts were right on the money with a beautiful break down around the elbow stretching right across to the east wall. With no knockdowns on the troll, we settled on some nice real estate that had 74 degree water with nice markings. We decided drift due to FLAT CALM SEAS. Things were only slow for about an hour then all hell broke loose and we had non-stop action till 7:30AM the next morning. Live squid produced a yellowfin almost immediately with butters producing at a distant second. In addition, I brought a block of 5lbs. of Sand Eels. Throwing handfuls brought the tuna right to the boat. As Ferg decided to lob a sand eel on his Penn 975 he hooked onto a 100lb. freight train that ended up busting his Lamiglass in half after a 2 hour fight. Thanks to Don at Gifford for his rigged squid that produced a 70 lb. Sword at 3:00AM down 250'. Decided to pass on the morning troll as we had plenty of tuna for all. Heard it was hit or miss out there, guess we timed it right.

Angler Name : Mike Johnson
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Boat Name: Megan Beth
Date Fished: 10/02/04
Location: Farms
Fishing Method: Chum
Specie: Bluefish
Size: 10 to 12lbs
Bait or Lure: butterfish
Water Depth: 105
Water Temp.: 67
Information : The Mike Johnson and group were aboard the Megan Beth for a day of Bluefishing. Heading to the Farms we read fish right a way and as soon as the anchor came tight we had fish on til the time it was to go home.Filling two coolers then we released fish for a while.

Angler Name : Joe Sensale
E-Mail : captpaul@bountyhuntercharters.com
Boat Name: Bounty Hunter II
Date Fished: 9/30-10/1
Location: Hudson Canyon
Fishing Method: Troll & Chunk
Specie: Yellowfin Tuna
Size: Up to 80 Lbs.
Bait or Lure: Lures & Butterfish
Water Depth: 600 Ft.
Water Temp.: 73 Degrees
Information : The Joe Sensale charter was on board the Bounty Hunter II and Capt. Paul returned to the Hudson Canyon. Trolling the West Wall in the afternoon produced 3 Longfin and 1 Yellowfin. Setting up on the night chunk the charter put 5 Yellowfin and 1 Longfin in the fish box finishing up the trip with 10 Tunas and a couple of Mahi. A turn around trip the following day with the Pat McKernan group was not as productive as no Tuna were chunked and only 1 100Lb. yellowfin was Trolled.

Angler Name : Sid Gold
E-Mail : sidgold@optonlinelnet
Boat Name: Can Do too
Date Fished: 10/01/2004
Location: canyon
Fishing Method: drift
Specie: Bluefin Tuna
Size: 40 to 85 lbs
Bait or Lure: butterfish and plugs on troll
Water Depth: 268
Water Temp.: 72
Information : Another great Jim Foy and John P Jr. day Released over 18 Bluefin and kept our alloted one. Water was flat and alot of fun went out at 5:15 AM back at 3:00 PM too tired to continue to fish...... lots of fun especially with the Pen 16 reel ...Did 34 knots on the return ... sea was absolutely flat.... like a lake.

Angler Name : Andy Flint
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Boat Name: Tail Spin
Date Fished: 9/30 - 10/1
Location: Hudson canyon
Fishing Method: Chunking
Specie: Yellowfin Tuna
Size: 60lbs
Bait or Lure: Butterfish/ Sardines
Water Depth: 550ft
Water Temp.: 73.2
Information : 7 yellowfin, 3 longfin, 1 blue shark.