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2007 Fishing Reports

07/30/07
Captain Kevin Delanoy reports:
I had Mr. and Mrs. Andrews out today for a day of fluke fishing off IBSP. The day was perfect, with a light breeze to move us along,no rain and a lot of action for most of the day. We managed a mixed catch of keeper flike and some monster bluefish that seemed to be all over the ocean chasing bunker.

07/28/07
Captain Kevin Delanoy reports:
I had the Brad Butash party out for a 3/4 day of fluking nad had another day of great weather ,with just enough wind for a drift.The group caught a nice catch of keeper fluke along with the biggest sea robin that I have ever seen.All anglers on board had a great time and caught there share of keepers .

07/27/07
Captain Kevin Delanoy reports:
I had the Chuck Tucker party out for a day of wreck fishing.The day started out out and ended in flat calm seas and a mixed bag of fish to show for there efforts. Although the fishing wasn't what I had hoped for, all on board went home with a nice bag of fillets consisting of fluke,sea bass,porgie and some ling.

07/21-22/07
Captain Kevin Delanoy reports:
I fished two afternoons in the bay with about the same results both days.On Saturday it was a family afternoon with my wife ,Charlene catching the only keeper fluke and a nice weakfish for dinner.On Sunday I had the Jerry Carino charter out for a day of fluking and had only a couple of keeper fluke mixied in with a good amount of shorts.The charter went home happy as it seemed more important to be out on the water as a family than it was to put fish in the box.I was glad to be there captain on this fine afternoon.

07/15/07
Captain Kevin Delanoy reports:
With the water temp. back in the lower 60's and a hard south wind blowing the fluke fishing was a bit slow today.We worked hard to put a decent catch together but had some bigger fish to show for our efforts. The bait outfished the buck tails today, as we had a pretty fast drift and had trouble keeping the lighter stuff on the bottom. All in all I was just glad we got the day in and had some nice fish to show for it.

07/13/07
Captain Kevin Delanoy reports:
After my charter for the day did not show I decided to go fishing anyway. The weather was to good to pass up and the fluking got better as the day went on.Today we had much larger fish than in previous trips and in good quantity with all fish in the 22"plus range.I was glad to see the temperature holding in the upper 60's and the fishing holding up as well.Again many fish in the 16 3/4" range were released .

07/09/07
Captain Kevin Delanoy reports:
Today the water temp. had dropped over night which made for a challenging day on the fluke grounds. Again the jiggs accounted for most of the keeper fish,until the wind picked up and the baits rods did a little better.We had almost as many keepers as yesterday,it was just a little harder today. All in all it was another great day to be on the water.

07/08/07
Captain Kevin Delanoy reports:
We went back to the fluke grounds north of Barnegat Inlet and had a banner day with keepers from 17" to 22". The day started out with little wind to speak of ,giving us a great chance to worked the jiggs which proved to be the better method of catching fish as they accounted for most of the keepers.

07/07/07
Captain Kevin Delanoy reports:
The day started out as a fluke trip for Neal and John Generose hoping to repeat some the catches that I had been having. This all changed as we reached the ocean out of Barnegat Inlet heading north to the fluke grounds in 55 degree water and no wind to speak of.We difted around in circles for an hour with no keepers in the box so I made a move to some wrecks in the area looking for a good catch of sea bass to save the day. The water was warmer off the beach and the party managed a good catch of sea bass with a few ling mixed in.

07/02/07
Captain Kevin Delanoy reports:
Today was a much more relaxed day, as the seas calmed down we still had a good drift for our fluke trip.That got the day started, hoping for another good pull of keeper fluke,we found a great abundance of short fish but we put only a handfull of keepers to put in the box.If we were going by last years size limit we would of had some limit catches for the day.

07/01/07
Captain Kevin Delanoy reports:
Today I had my passengers back out on the wreck fishing grounds east of Barnegat Inlet. We fished a full day in the unpredicted choppy ocean and were rewarded with a good pull of sea bass and a few blackfish,all blackfish were released.I fished two wrecks today, one had only a few fish to speak of and the other had plenty of fish,with a tone of shorts, giving us the challenge of finding the keepers which we did.At the end of the day, everyone caught there share of fish and had a good time doing it.

06/29/07
Captain Kevin Delanoy reports:
This afternoons trip on the Barnegat Bay was another trip with none stop action with the blues.Fishing on the flats can be just as challenging as it is exciting, keeping the boat in the right spot while casting and catching fish is never easy,but rewarding when you find the fish. Today I experimented again with my home made surface plugs and got plenty of action ,with at least 30 blues released to fight another day.

06/25/07
Captain Kevin Delanoy reports:
We were back on the wreck fishing grounds today and worked our way to the south of Barnegat Inlet in some pretty sloppy seas but it did make for a smooth ride home.The fishing was pretty good with some wrecks having mostly small fish but we did find a good number of large sea bass as well as some keeper blackfish that were males that we put in the box, all females were released.We ended our trip as the sun finally came out with a decent catch in the cooler.

06/24/07
Captain Kevin Delanoy reports:
Today we made our first fluke trip of the season and had a decent catch of fish between 17 and 22".As the day progressed and the wind picked up the fishing got better and the ratio of keepers to shorts improved dramatically. We ended a perfect day with plenty of fillets to take home .

06/23/07
Captain Kevin Delanoy reports:
I fished late this afternoon into the evening looking for bass on the flats off Oyster Creek channel. With the the wind blowing strong from the NW it left me with few choices on were I could drift so I made the best of it were I wasn't getting bounced around to much.For my efforts one nice bass was lost at the boat and had plenty of action with bluefish.

06/18/07
Captain Kevin Delanoy reports:
We had an almost identical day of fishing as we did yesterday,the weather was perfect and the fishing was almost as good.Again the larger,quality sea bass were put in the cooler as well as a few big blues and everyone on board caught some nice fish and had a great day on the water.

06/17/07
Captain Kevin Delanoy reports:
Today's wreck fishing trip was very good with some larger sea bass put into the cooler. The day started out with bunch of smaller fish taking the baits but persistance was the key to boating the lager fish that we had at the end of the day. All anglers on board caught there share fo nice fishing and everyone went home happy and with a large bag of fillets.

06/11/07
Captain Kevin Delanoy reports:
Today we were wreck fishing East of Barnegat Inlet and had a great weather day but had to work for every sea bass we put in the box.The first three wrecks we fished produced only a few nice fish and we didn't have a decent catch until the last stop which saved the day.

06/10/07
Captain Kevin Delanoy reports:
I headed back out on the flats again today with my dad on board for another great day of bluefishing in the Barnegat Bay. The action was just as good as it had been with all fish caught on surface lures an lot of fish jumping completely out of the water making the fishing even more exciting.

06/09/07
Captain Kevin Delanoy reports:
Today I had my daughter on board the mako for a morning of flats fishing in the Barnegat Bay. We targeted bluefish in the skinny water off Oyster Creek channel and had constant action from fish in the three to four pound class, all fish were caught on surface poppers. We released at least 20 fish and kept only a dozen for the smoker.

06/03/07
Captain Kevin Delanoy reports:
I wasn't sure if we would be able to get out after listening to the forcast ans as we crossed the bay it didn't look good at all but when we came around the lighthose the ocean looked calm, giving us some hope foe the day.The ocean was very calm to my surprise for most of the day,although the water was a chilly 55 degress making a slow day for wreck fishing. We had to work for a decent catch of sea bass and that lasted only a few hours before the fishing stopped all together because of the cold water and the dogiies that plagued us on and off during the day.The prize of the day was a 12 pound blackfish that we released because she was packed with eggs.

05/28/07
Captain Kevin Delanoy reports:
Today was family day as I had my dad and my wife with me for an afternoon of flats fishing.The bluefishing was again outstanding and we also caught a nice bass and a keeper fluke to spice up the day.It was a great day on the water a great way to end the holiday weekend.

05/27/07
Captain Kevin Delanoy reports:
Today we made our last trip for blackfish before the limit changes to one fish per person.We caught fish slow but steady for most of the day with a few exciting times when a larger fish would come to the net and the rest of the time we caught a decent amount of sea bass. At the end of the day we came home with a very good mixed bag of blackfish and sea bass.

05/26/07
Captain Kevin Delanoy reports:
Today I had a great group of Coast Guard Academy Cadets class of 2010,including my dauhgter Clare,join me for an afternoon of none stop bluefishing on the flats.They all caught fish consistantly for two hours and enjoyed watching these very agressive fish attack there surface poppers.It was a great afternoon and I was proud to have such a nice group of young people aboard my boat.

05/25/07
Captain Kevin Delanoy reports:
I fished an afternoon trip today looking blues and bass on the flats off Oyster Creek channel and found some very hungry bluefish. The action was good and surface poppers accounted for all fish caught.

05/21/07
Captain Kevin Delanoy reports:
Todays fishing was almost a repeat performance of yesterday accept the ocean calmed down in the afternoon. The sea bass fishing today was just as good and little bit better in some ways as all anlgers on board had there limit although it did take all day day to achieve this it was another great day on the water.

05/20/07
Captain Kevin Delanoy reports:
With a strong NW wind predicted for today I decided to stay closer to the beach for our wreck fishing trip.We fished a 3/4 day trip today an were very pleased with the sea bass action on the inshore wrecks.We did have a very strong tide from the north to contend with but it did't have any effect on the fishing as long as you stayed on the upside on the wreck.All anglers on board had there limit or near limit of sea bass and few blackfish to add to a nice catch.

05/14/07
Captain Kevin Delanoy reports:
Today's bottom fishing trip was as good as it gets,with plenty of sea bass and blackfish to keep all anglers on board busy all day long. The fishing was better in the afternoon when the wind picked out of the south which usually is not the way it works but we didn't complain.We had a very good catch of sea bass today with the largest at 4lbs and all the anglers caught there limit of blackfish .

05/13/07
Captain Kevin Delanoy reports:
My goal was to get in a half day out on the bay looking for weakfish and stay with it until I scored,that never happened and I was glad to catch a few blues for my efforts. The bay turned nasty in the two hours I was out,it certainly was different than friday,oh well I was glad to get in a couple of hours and I will with for blackfish tomorrow.Happy mothers day.

05/11/07
Captain Kevin Delanoy reports:
I had a short window to fish so I decided to fish on the mako looking for bass or blues on the flats. It was a good move as the water was crystal clear and the bigger blues were on the feed. I had none stop action for two hours and went in as the sun was setting with tired arms and enough fish for dinner and double digits of fish released. It doesn't get any better than the sight of a big blue crashing a surface popper.

05/07/07
Captain Kevin Delanoy reports:
After sitting at the dock on Sunday because of the weather I was determined to fish somewhere today.I decided on drifting the inlet looking for anything that would bite and bluefish was the species of the day which I was glad to catch.We did manage some nice fish for our efforts and I was happy to have a day on the water.

05/04/07
Captain Kevin Delanoy reports:
I fished the afternoon into the evening looking for weakfish at the 40 buoy and into the open bay and found nothing. The water was cold dirty and a little choppy so I made my final move over to the power plant where I found some bluefish eager to bite.The fish were new to the bay and very hungry. I stayed with these fish until they scattered with the boat traffic but it was good while it lasted.

04/30/07
Captain Kevin Delanoy reports:
I decided to stay closer to the beach today,after listening to the forcast it proved to be a good move.The fishing was decent today with a good number of fish coming on board although not as many keepers as in my previous trips.We ended the day in a 25k plus wind and a good catch for the conditions.

04/29/07
Captain Kevin Delanoy reports:
Today we fished some wrecks eight miles south of Barnegat Inlet and found the blackfish willing to bite.It was a slow but steady pick all day and we ended the day with all anglers catching there limit and a good number of keeper fish released.I will fish again tomorro,hopefully with the same results.

04/23/07
Captain Kevin Delanoy reports:
Today was a different story,as the great flounder fishing that everyone enjoyed for the past two days came to slow pick. We managed some nice fish in the morning before the SW wind picked up to a steady 20k plus and shut the bite down completely.I will try again for the flounder when the wind calms down.

04/22/07
Captain Kevin Delanoy reports:
Today we fished eight miles to the south of Barnegat Inlet and it was a very good day on the blackfish grounds as three anglers were able to catch the limit of fish plus other keepers that were released.The bite was slow but steady and the perfect conditions for wreck fishing helped put fish in the box.Another great day to be out on the ocean.

04/09/07
Captain Kevin Delanoy reports:
After a very interesting ride in the Oyster Creek channel with little water under the boat we made out for our first ocean fishing trip of the season. The targeted species was blackfish and possibly a few sea bass,and few it was as we managed a dozen blackfish and one keeper sea bass for the day.The tide was strong from the south making it for a slow bite most of the day,the good news is the weather was perfect and as soon as the water warms up a little I am sure the fishing will improve.

04/03/07
Captain Kevin Delanoy reports:
Today was a much better day for fishing in the bay as limit catches were made with turn of both tides producing and not much in between. The larger fish that I was looking for the day before did show and in good numbers.Bloods and lots of chum helped produce a very good catch.I will fish a 3/4 day open boat trip on Easter Sunday for winter flounder,please call for a spot at 609-647-2130

04/02/07
Captain Kevin Delanoy reports:
Today we fished near the Oyster Creek channel on the harder bottom.The ends of both tides produced only 6 flounder for the day with nothing happening in the middle.Although it was very foggy for most of the day it was a good choice for our first trip of the season.I will try again on Tuesday.

2006 Fishing Reports

11/19/06
Captain Kevin Delanoy reports:
Today we fished SE of Barnegat Inlet in 75' of water and had a good blackfish bite for most of the day.With the boat rocking in the 3-5'seas it was very challenging to feel the soft bite the fish provided us with and some very large fish were dropped during the trip.We did have a decent catch by the end of the day as well as some nice sea bass.We fished only with green crabs today,perhaps if we tried clams we would have caught more sea bass and probably attracted some doggies.I will stick with blackfishing for the remainder of my season.

11/06/06
Captain Kevin Delanoy reports:
Trolling for bass today did not work out as I hoped it would with only bluefish coming in the boat,although we had plenty of action the bass were just not biting. I stayed in 55 to 60' of water and had bait under the boat most of the time hoping for big one to come along, maybe next trip.

11/05/06
Captain Kevin Delanoy reports:
Today's bottom fishing trip SE of Barnegat Inlet on some rough bottom was very good with plenty of keeper sea bass and blackfish to 8lbs As the porgies seemed to have moved on the blackfishing gets better every week,today the conditions were perfect for holding on the structure allowing the anglers none stop action all day.Tomorrow we will troll for bass.

10/22/06
Captain Kevin Delanoy reports:
Today we fished the Garden State Reef (North) and had none stop catching all day long. After weeding through some smaller sea bass and porgies the end result was a very good amount of keepers in the cooler as well as a few large bluefish that were caught on live peanut bunker.It looks like it will be a few more weeks before any quantity of keeper blackfish show up.I will start to carry the hard baits and target the blackfish in a couple of weeks.

10/16/06
Captain Kevin Delanoy reports:
Today was a perfect day to out on the water with calm seas plenty of sun and a great catch of sea bass and porgies.We fished on some rubble today and found larger sea bass and a better amount of larger porgies as well as a few bluefish.At the end of the day the seas were still calm making for a good ride back to clean our catch. Another great day to be on the water.

10/15/06
Captain Kevin Delanoy reports:
Today's wreck fishing trip was very productive with plenty of fish on the three wrecks we fished.I started fishing fourteen miles East of Barnegat Inlet looking for some larger sea bass but found mostly medium sized fish and alot shorts.I fished two wreck on the way back and had the same results on both.I will try again tomorrow ,hopefully in a calmer ocean.

10/09/06
Captain Kevin Delanoy reports:
Today's wreck fishing trip was very good with a large number of keeper sea bass as well as shorts,porgie fishing was not as good. We fished two spots today with the one further out producing better probably because the water was cleaner the inshore wreck was still riled from the hard NE.At the end of the day we had almost our limit of sea bass and a few large bluefish that were taken off one of the wrecks.It was another great day to be on the water.

10/08/06
Captain Kevin Delanoy reports:
I fished the afternoon all over Barnegat Bay out to the inlet trying to catch anything that would bite.It was a nice time to fish the bay but found no bass or weakfish willing to bite in the strong outgoing tide I will wreckfish tomorrow.

10/02/06
Captain Kevin Delanoy reports:
Today we had very good wreck fishing in 70' of water East of Barnegat Inlet.Sea Bass dominated the catch but the porgie fishing was excellent as well.We fished two wrecks today and both had plenty of keeper fish and as many through backs. The day ended in calm sea's and a cooler full of fish.

09/25/06
Captain Kevin Delanoy reports:
Today's wreck fishing trip was very good with an abundant number of sea bass and porgies caught.We used some fresh peanut bunker that I caught at the dock which proved to be excellent sea bass bait and the price was good,almost all the porgies were caught on clam baits.The conditions in 50-80' of water East of Barnegat Inlet for this type of fishing were perfect with a good breeze and clean water the fish bit all day.Another great day to be on the water.

09/18/06
Captain Kevin Delanoy reports:
Wreck fishing today was very good with a wide variety of fish in the box by the end of the day.A good amount of keeper sea bass dominated the catch but we also caught some very large porgies and croakers, with afew large bluefish to keep things interesting. All and all it was a great day of fishing.

09/17/06
Captain Kevin Delanoy reports:
I decided to stay in the bay today looking for some weakfish.After anchoring in 8' of water off double creek channel I realized the conditions weren't very good for weakfing so I dropped a line to the bottom and found the blowfish eager to bite.We ended the day with 40 blowfish and a few nice porgies.

09/10/06
Captain Kevin Delanoy reports:
Wreck fishing today wasn't what I hoped it would be mostly due to the sea conditions which came in sooner than expected. As usual the predicted NE wind at 10-15 started out at a steady 20 making it uncomfortable to fish any number of wrecks. We did manage some nice porgies as well as some decent sea bass before heading in early, hopefully next week will be better.

08/27/06
Captain Kevin Delanoy reports:
Today the only place to fish was the bay,with a rainy start the charter toughed it out catching shorts,sea bass and a few keeper fluke.Although the day didn't start out perfect it ended with some sun to dry things out and the charter went home happy.

08/25/06
Captain Kevin Delanoy reports:
Today we fished for fluke off IBSP in 25'40' of water.The fishing was very good in the morning and got even better in the afternoon when the wind picked up.Again a ton of shorts were caught but two anglers managed six nice keepers in the mix.Another great day on the water.

08/22/06
Captain Kevin Delanoy reports:
Today we fished for fluke off IBSP in 25-35' of water with a great bite that lasted all day.Two anglers caught twelve keeper fluke and many shorts.The drift from the north was perfect and even with the water temp chilling some from the day before the fish were very agressive. Another great day on the water.

08/21/06
Captain Kevin Delanoy reports:
Fishing today could not have been better with a bite that lasted all day off IBSP in 25-35' of water.The colder water that moved in after yesterdays south wind seemed to help the fishing as two anglers boated twelve keeper fluke and a large amount off shorts.

08/19/06
Captain Kevin Delanoy reports:
Today was a totally different day with fluke up to 8lbs and lots of action most of the day. Again the first drift put three keepers in the boat and a slow pick until the wind picked up and so did the fishing . The last hour the two anglers on board put another seven keepers in the boat ending the day with a respectable catch. It doesn't look good for tomorrow ,hopefully monday will be better.

08/18/06
Captain Kevin Delanoy reports:
Fluke fishing today started out with great promise catching three nice keeper fluke on the first drift along with many shorts.Unfortunately that was it for the day except for a good amount of shorts and a nice size bonita. When the drift stopped everything slowed but the sea and weather were perfect. We will try again tomorrow.

08/13/06
Captain Kevin Delanoy reports:
Fluke fishing in the ocean of IBSP in 50' of water was much better than it had been as we caught fish steady for most of the day.A good drift helped us cover enough bottom to find the fish a repeat our drifts putting some nice keepers in the box.The amount of shorts to keepers is still about five to one but we did catch more larger fish today allowing everyone to go home with a nice bag of fillets.

08/12/06
Captain Kevin Delanoy reports:
Today the Steve D'Alessio charter decided to fish the bay for fluke in a mid morning to mid afternoon trip. We fished parts of both tides in the main channel and caught fish consistently with many shorts taken as well as some nice keepers.The youngest member of the group,Andrew was an impressive young man with his passion and interest in fishing giving us all hope for the future of fisherman.

08/07/06
Captain Kevin Delanoy reports:
Today I had another family of father snd sons + on board and they had a great time cathing fluke and telling storys.It was a tough day finding a great amount of keeper fish but they managed a decent catch by the end of the day.We also boated a nice size bonito and lost another as a school came by while we were on a drift.

08/06/06
Captain Kevin Delanoy reports:
Today was an afternoon of fun and relaxation as the charter of father and sons enjoyed a day on the bay. Catching short fluke and some keepers along with a fair amount of bluefish kept everyone busy while soaking up the sun and telling storys. I cant't think of a better way to spend a Sunday afternoon I know my dad and I were both entertained .

08/05/06
Captain Kevin Delanoy reports:
The inshore trolling trip today started out very slow, actually without any action untill late afternoon but ended with a decent catch.I started on the S.Ridge the same tiny spot were I caught fish a few days before. This proved to be a worthless try as I passed a squid dragger on that same spot, no bait , no fish.Moving off to the East didn't work out the way I thought with only a few hits off a lone pot so I worked back to the N. Ridge and finally caught fish late in the P.M with the planner/spoon combo taking all the fish.The charter was happy that I fished the extra hour so they had fish to bring home.

07/31/06
Captain Kevin Delanoy reports:
Today we trolled the ridges SE of Barnegat Inlet and found plenty of action all day.With the bonita feeding on sand eels and small squid we boated 35 fish for a day's trolling. The weather was perfect with a light breeze and no bugs to bite us today

07/30/06
Captain Kevin Delanoy reports:
Wreck fishing for this time of year was better than I expected. We had a very good catch of large sea bass and a dozen nice ling at the end of the day.The conditions for wreck fishing with no wind at all to hold us in one spot made for a challenging day but still a great day on the water except for the black flies that kept us jumping most of the day.

07/24/06
Captain Kevin Delanoy reports:
A perfect weather day on the water made up for the lack of keeper fluke.It seemed like most of the fish were just short of the legal limit making for much frustration having to let go so many fish and keeping so few,but that's fishing ,maybe tomorrow it will be the other way around.

07/21/06
Captain Kevin Delanoy reports:
Today we fished in the bay for fluke thinking it was going to blow hard from the south and it did,much earlier than predicted.It was a good choice as we had a decent catch of fish in the Oyster Creek channel and some other deep cuts. Most fish were caught by power difting against the tide.We ended the day with six keeper fluke and twice as many shorts.

07/17/06
Captain Kevin Delanoy reports:
The conditions for fluking started out pretty good, even without any wind we had a nice drift from the north with the current covering over a mile and catching fish most of the time.This was our best dift with and eight pounder in the box a some other keepers. After that it was all skates some keeper sea bass and a big bluefish that was released. nice day on the water.

07/16/06
Captain Kevin Delanoy reports:
Today was another day of flat calm sea's,a slight breeze early held us over the wreck for about an hour. This was the only good shot at the sea bass and blackfish and we did very well during that time. The rest of the day was just a pick,we found out later that some huge bluefish had invaded the wrecks chasing most of the wreck dwellers into concealment. We realized this after catshing a good number of them on surface poppers while we were still on the anchor.Nice calm day but very hot.

07/14/06
Captain Kevin Delanoy reports:
Today the charter enjoyed the flat calm ocean and cool air temperature along with a decent catch of sea bass,blackfish and ling.The morning was better for wreck fishing with the current and the slight breeze coming from the same direction, the afternoon was more challenging. The highlight of the day was a 12lb bluefish taken on a surface popper by a customer,making it his first bluefish,way to go Jim.

07/10/06
Captain Kevin Delanoy reports:
After a very long 30 minute ride to south in hard SW wind we made it to our spot on the GSN reef.Looking for some larger blackfish we found them cooporating up to 8lbs as well as a good catch of sea bass.The sea bass seem to spawning now so the catch was mostly large males.A nice sunny day on the water,a little calmer would made it perfect.

07/07/06
Captain Kevin Delanoy reports:
Today's wreck fishing trip turned out to be productive. A limit catch of some larger blackfish was an added bonus as well as a good amount of keeper sea bass.We fished three wrecks off Barnegat with all of them producing decent catches. It wan't red hot all the time ,but if you kept at it you managed a good catch at the end of the day

07/04/06
Captain Kevin Delanoy reports:
Todays fluke trip did not work out as planned with very cold water and to many doggies to count. I fished in the deep water as well as on the beach off SS Park with the same results. Switching to wreck fishing saved the day as we caught limit catches of very large sea bass,squid heads and clams worked the best.

06/30/06
Captain Kevin Delanoy reports:
Fished in the bay today in the mako looking for fluke.We started out in the Oyster Creek chanel at the 40 buoy with the outgoing tide catching some shorts,bluefish and some kingfish.I switched to power drifting against the tide catching more and larger fluke. Ended the day with 6 keepers and as many shorts.

06/26/06
Captain Kevin Delanoy reports:
Today the cold water really shut the fluke fishing down.It was slow at best for most of the morning on the Barnegat Light Reef and the constant pestering from the doggies just about ruined any chances the sluggish fluke had.We did manage a few nice fish but it wasn't what it should be at this time of year.Hopefully this fishing will improve.

06/18/06
Captain Kevin Delanoy reports:
Wreck fishing today was not what it had been. With a strong south tide and a stronger SW wind it was slow going. Trying to convince bottom feeders to bite when they are cold is a challenge at best. We put together a decent catch by the end of the day with some very large Sea Bass in the box but it wasn't easy.Hopefully things will get back to normal for next week.

06/12/06
Captain Kevin Delanoy reports:
Today was much nicer,flat seas off the beach with clear water and a north current keeping the fish happy all day. We caught plenty off keeper sea bass, as well as our limit of male blackfish,releasing many large females with eggs.Even when the wind switched to a hard sw the bite was still good. Great day on the water.

06/11/06
Captain Kevin Delanoy reports:
I started out on the troll north of Barnegat Inlet looking for bass.I did not find what I was looking for so I switched over to bottom fishing in the shallow water.The rough bottom had plenty of sea bass and blackfish,most were under the size limit but we did catch enough keepers to make everyone happy.Hopefully the wind will let up tomorrow.

06/05/06
Captain Kevin Delanoy reports:
Todays charter for stripers canceled,so I decided to explore some new wrecks.It was a good choice ,as we found some larger Sea Bass and plenty of them.The only problem we had was the amount of dogfish ,hopefully the will move off soon.Great day,perfect weather and lots of fish.

06/04/06
Captain Kevin Delanoy reports:
Today we fished two wrecks East of Barnegat Inlet.The charter caught Sea Bass and Blackfish all day long,with limit catches on both species. The conditions were near perfect with the exception of the dogfish which we worked around most of the day.I will fish again tomorrow on some different wrecks.

05/29/06
Captain Kevin Delanoy reports:
Wreck fishing for my 1/2 day charter was very productive.We had none stop action as soon as the anchor was tight.They caught more keeper black fish today and plenty of sea bass.It seemed strange to have the south wind come on strong and the bite get better,go figure.A good time was had for all.

05/28/06
Captain Kevin Delanoy reports:
Today we fished three wrecks east of Barnegat Inlet. All wrecks produced plenty of sea bass and black fish of mixed sizes keeping everyone busy all day.The weather was perfect,light winds frome the NE,good water temp. and lots of sunshine.At the end of the day we had our limit of sea bass and a repectable catch of blackfish.

05/27/06
Captain Kevin Delanoy reports:
I started on the flats off the 40 buoy looking for Bluefish.The bay was flat calm and very clear.After drifting into the deeper water I found them feeding on very small shrimp.I experimented with different poppers and they all caught fish.I had plenty of action for about two hours, until the bite stopped abruptly,probably all the boat traffic.

05/22/06
Captain Kevin Delanoy reports:
Wreck fishing today was pretty decent.We had plenty of action all morning with Sea Bass and Blackfish.Most of the Blackfish were released but almost all the Sea Bass made the size limit with some very large one's mixed in.All the Blackfish on crabs and the Sea Bass on soft and hard baits. When the current switched in the early afternoon the fishing slowed up,by this time we had enough of the 20+ NW wind and headed home.It was a good day on the water.

05/21/06
Captain Kevin Delanoy reports:
Fishing the bay in the morning was perfect,light winds,clear water.I put time in trying for weakfish,sticking with the plastics I caught only bluefish.After loosing to many soft lures and jig heads,I swithed to poppers and had decent action with Bluefish.The winds and a choppy bay chased me in at noon.All fish were caught in the warmer water.

05/07/06
Captain Kevin Delanoy reports:
We started fishing in the a.m on the flats south of Oyster Creek channel.With a very fast dift from the North ,we made it to Double Creek Channel in a short time, catching nothing.The same proved true for the rest of the day,even clamming in the inlet was a frustrating effort.The good news is that the sun was shinning and we were fishing.

05/06/06
Captain Kevin Delanoy reports:
I fished the late afternoon/evening looking for bass on the flats behind the BI Buoy. The water was very clear but had to much slime and grass floating,making it difficult to keep the lures clean. I moved across the channel by the 40 buoy and found plenty of bluefish. All fish were caught on poppers , with action until the sun went down.

04/24/06
Captain Kevin Delanoy reports:
Today was very interesting/challenging day.After weaving through the white water in Barnegat Inlet we started fishing a wreck in 50' of water.The bite was good , although staying in one place was difficult as the the squals came on.After things calmed down a bit,the bite slowed ,almost to a stop. The fish felt much colder in the afternoon,thin accounting for a slower afternoon.

04/23/06
Captain Kevin Delanoy reports:
We fished a late afternoon/evening trip between the thunderstorms.The bay water was better than I expected,a little cloudy but very calmThe warmer water was off the flats,producing only Bluefish no weakies yet but hopefully this week.I fished off the 40 buoy closer to the BI.

04/17/06
Captain Kevin Delanoy reports:
Today we made our fist ocean trip.Fishing for blackfish 5 miles east of Barnegat Inlet,we had an outstanding bite all morning.Although we did not catch many large taug,we certainly had the numbers.This fishing was much better than I thought,with very aggressive fish taking the soft and hard baits.I will stay with this fishing as long as the weather cooporates.

04/14/06
Captain Kevin Delanoy reports:
I started fishing around 11:00 am,thinking the bite would be better in the early afternoon.That was mistake,as I caught my only two fish within the first half hour I was fishing. I did speak to other fishermen that had decent catches,all in the mid morning.I will try again tomorrow.

04/11/06
Captain Kevin Delanoy reports:
I fished for a half day today in the 17 mako. The morning was as nice as it gets, light winds and sunshine.This lasted until about 11am when the south wind decided to blow. I lasted until 12:30,too bouncy for me I managed three fish and I think the afternoon,(outgoing tide) had some promise. The water cleaned up and I had a few more bites today. I will try again on Friday.

04/10/06
Captain Kevin Delanoy reports:
Today was a much better day. Although the water was still dirty,the sun was shinning and the wind let up, making it much easier to feel the liitle pecking bite of these finicky fish.We fished across from the power plant closer to the 40 buoy, the outgoing tide was the ticket as well as lots of patience. We ended the day with a dozen nice sized fish.Sand worms seemed to work better today.

04/09/06
Captain Kevin Delanoy reports:
the most excitement we had all day was with the weather.The forcasted northwest 10-15 turned out to be a good 20+ out of the north, making the bay an interesting color of white caps and dirty water.Thus the fishing was poor except for one very large flounder and a handfull of smaller but legal size fish.It was a good day to tell stories and hope the next day would be better.

04/03/06
Captain Kevin Delanoy reports:
Today was a different story. Starting out in the sunshine,which lasted about twenty minutes until it got cold from the wind and rain,we caught four fish that had to be worked for. Moving three times trying different depths and bottom did nothing for us, only to wind up back at the same place we started.Just an off day,but I was happy to be fishing.I will stay with the flounder for at least another week.

04/02/06
Captain Kevin Delanoy reports:
On Sunday fishing east of the power plant the group of 5 anglers caught 15 very large flounders.It was a slow pick most of the morning into the early afternoon when the wind shifted and the bite stopped.A perfect sunny day seemed to help encourage the bite as well as using blood worms , lots of clam chum and corn.Again a perfect day on the water.

03/27/06
Captain Kevin Delanoy reports:
We made our first trip of the season for flounder. Fishing just south of the BB marker in eight feet of water,(hard bottom) produced six fish in the morning, nothing in the afternoon.Moving to the deeper water with soft bottom produced nothing.Lots of chum and double anchoring seem to help.It was a nice day on the water and I was glad to be fishing. Next week should be better.

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