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FISHING REPORT
Friday July 30th
I am sure there are people when they walk out their door this morning are going to say it is cold out. I will say if feels really good. It is 67 degrees and the water is 65.
When I walked out the door at home the wind was NW and I thought what are these weather man talking about with a NE wind. In about a 20 min time the wind went to the NNE and is blowing about 15.
It should make for an interesting day for the smaller boats in the White Marlin Tournament
Slow day in the bay with the fast drift and the big waves.
Thurs July 29th
Not too much to write about today with the hard rain that we got at prime time for fluke in the bay. A few fluke caught from the beach prior to the life guards telling everyone to leave the beach with the lightening that we had.
Street flooding from the rains made for tough travel with the cars trying to get to the center lane.
The 41st Marlin and Tuna Clubs Tournament has 79 boats in it and it sounds like 1 boat went today.
SW wind this am about 12 with small craft warning till 3. The air is 77 and water 72. Muggy morning but they say a front is coming thru later with rain and get rid of the humidity.
With the offshore fore-cast yesterday calling for great offshore condtions for Fri and Sat there were a bunch of last day sign ups for the Beach Haven Marlin Tournament. Most we spoke to had no plans on fishing today because of sea condtions.
Fishing for fluke has remained the same with the throw backs but if you have kids great chance for them to catch fish.
Wed July 28th
Cloudy morning with the air and the ocean both 74. Lite SW wind.
Pleasant surprise to have some of the spring/fall surf guys waiting for me this morning. They are here to take advantage of the great fluke fishing from the surf plus they enjoy kingfish. While in shop another of their buddies had called them and had already landed a 19 in. fluke. Nice seeing you this morning guys.
We have a lot of visitors in town because Beach Haven and Marlin and Tuna Club is hosting their 41st White Marlin Tour-nament with fishing start-ing tomorrow. This shop has made a lot of friends thru the years with boats that come to fish this tournament and it is always nice to see them each year. For a change the weather looks great for 2 of the 3 fishing days. So far this year there have been some big billfish caught and we know of the big tuna that have been brought back to dock. Yellowfin tuna are much more abundant this year and some nice big eye tuna have been brought back to dock.
Good luck for a safe and sucessful tournament to all fishing in the tournament and may the fish gods be with you.
Tues July 27th
Fluke were caught from the surf this morning on the outgoing tide. Lisa who is a fluker and a kingfish person did not catch on the low yesterday but had them this morning on the outgoing tide with bucktail-teaser and white gulp. Lisa had 4 fish two close enough to measure.
The bay and inlet are getting to be mostly throw back. Very few keepers today in the bay or inlet.
Garden State South had a good showing of fluke and sea bass today.
Mike was in to show me a couple of his fish that he caught today. Mike fishes wrecks that are a few miles off the beach (could be 20 miles) and ones that are rarely fished and he is every sucessful doing it. Mike had his limit of big sea bass today and 1 keeper fluke all caught on artificals and jigs.
Another feel good morning with the cool air. The temp is 70 this am and the ocean is 71 with a lite N wind.
Smell of smoke in the air still this morning here in town. Last night with the wind blowing I had to close the windows because of the strong smell of fire. The last I heard was that the fire was alot bigger than orginal. Last night they were saying 400 acres.
Yesterday fluking for all was slower. I don't know if it was the stronger north wind or if on Sunday it was a better day because of the front going thru. Lots of times when you have pressure drops on fronts in makes the the fish turn on.
Cow nose rays were plentiful yesterday either breaking rods or pulling them into the surf.
Boats are offshore today taking advantage of the lower seas and scouting things out for the start of Beach Haven Marlin and Tuna Clus White Marlin Tournament start on Thurs.
Our Baitmasters bait supply is getting low so try to get in early if you have not gotten yours. Our supply of selects and med/large are real low. We still are okay on smalls and horses. Plenty of mullet and squid left but all the tournament rigged bally are gone.
Mon July 26th
Tonight there was a strong smell of smoke in the air in Beach Haven and when I got out of worked I stopped by the dock and took this picture which is a fire at Bass River Forest.
Refreshing! It feels so go to walk out of the house and not feel like you are in an oven.
This morning it is 68 with a WNW wind about 10 and an ocean temp of 70.
We did not get alot of rain with the front that went thru but a lot of wind. Probably blew a good 40-45 mph. It dropped the temp from 98 to 71.
Sun July 25th
Another hot one!
84 at 4 with a lite W wind and ocean temp of 70.
Robert caught this 27 inch 5 pound plus fluke from the surf today at low tide today on 1/2 ounce bucktail / teaser rig with a 4 inch white swim mullet.
Kingfish on the beach again this am on the in-coming tide. Last night Tyler was in with his dad for a dozen worms and told me he was going fishing at 5 am. Tyler caught a 12 inch kingfish. Looks like he he is happy he got up so early.
Down near the Acme Joe Tansey was 1 for 1 on fluke. His 1 being a 20 inch keeper from the surf.
Drift is slow today making it hard to drift. You have to power drift today to catch fish this morning.
Sat July 24th
Police called earlier to tell us of a power outage in our area. We had a couple of brief outs but we have power. I have been told that Holgate has no power. Hopefully it is back on soon for them. First time I have seen 101 on my car thermometer.
Despite the heat it was a busy day in store. This morning Spray Beach Yacht Club had their Jr. tournament and every child of course wants the big-gest minnows. A lot of shorts caught in the bay this morning with very few keepers today.
Kingfish on the incoming tide on the beach this am and a slow pick of fluke this afternoon from the surf. Even though the water temp has dropped back down today a lot of folks headed to the beach for the full moon and a little fishing tonight and to try to keep cool.
83 degrees at 4:30 am is may to warm to start the day. The ocean is 76 this am and the wind is SW about 10. Looks like you better find yourself a cool place today and drink plenty of liquids for this record setting day.
The offshore guys caught fish with the colors white, blue and yellow in them yesterday. It looks to be a good White Marlin Tournament coming up next week with the amount of billfish offshore. Some large whites and blues up to 600 pounds have been caught recently. Early stories that I have heard were that the inshore waters did not look to pretty that you had to push off more to find nicer water. I am sure I will hear more as the day goes on.
Fri July 23rd
Humid this am with an air temp of 77 and ocean 70. There is no wind this am.
Vacationers here this week had a nice week. Hot but rain free week and a chillier ocean. They caught fish and did well crabbing.
The am wind yesterday slowed down the early morning fluke fishing in the intercoastal but I was told it was back on in the evening tide when the winds drop-ped off.
Speaking of winds the offshore boats that had a crew made a run for it early this am so they can make it back before the winds pick up again offshore.
Despite the winds of yesterday surf fisherman still caught fluke. One angler had 3 keepers with the largest being 22 in fishing from Holgate surf. In my home neighborhood of Beach Haven Park good catches of fluke also reported. There is a family staying here from West Virginia and have never surf fished before they are having a ball fishing for the fluke. They are in Brant Beach near the Oh Fudge store. The father told me he has caught over 15 in 2 days. So as you can see they seem to be all over you just have to fish for them with cast and retrieve method.
Crabbing is fantastic! Reminds me of when I was a kid and you could go to the end of the street and catch crabs. Take ad-vantage of it while it is happening!
Thurs July 22nd
The change in the wind sure change the bite in the bay this am. Yesterday was a do no wrong day and today was where did they go. Down in the inlet were a bunch of shorts. The wind blew up mid morning making the bay a lot of white caps.
Feels a little better out this morning with a WNW wind about 12. Temp is 75 at 5:30 and a ocean temp of 65.
With the colder ocean temps it will probably slow down the brown shark catching but it has not slowed down the fluke in the surf. People that have never done it before are having a great time catching fish with their bucktail and teaser rig tipped with gulp. If you are not catching move and try your slow retrieve in that spot. Mullet rigs are taking some fluke if you don't like to cast and drag. A few small blues showing in the bay and on the surf.
Kingfish still are not a strong showing. Norman that knows how to fish for them had one and he said it was small so he released it.
Wed July 21st
This mornings tide was very good for the early birds. Peter Rabbit missed his limit this morning because the 6th keeper did not cooperate with his net. Nice morning George! John was another one with 4 keepers this morning being of nice size. These guys were back in by 8:30. The next shift likes the beginning of the in and are scoring well with fluke on that tide also. Most that fished today were down to 1 rod because it was non stop action. Good report guys. Thanks. Blue claw crabs are now hanging on to their baits and small blues are biting tails. Crabbing is good on street ends with many having a dozen or so keepers.
This morning it is 77 and very humid with no wind. Ocean is 69.
Most of the offshore boats have stayed at port this week not liking the 7 foot sea forecast. It looks like there maybe a small window to go Thursday- Friday but then right back to 8 foot seas.
It is all about fluke! It is nice when people know how how to fluke from the surf and teach others how to do it. A few keepers from the beach yesterday.
A few kingfish showed yesterday they are on and off again.
Tues July 20th
Ocean is 69 this am with and air temp of 77 here on the beach. Wind is SW about 12. Our rain yesterday was about 3 min of huge raindrops!
People that are here this week know how to fish the surf in the summer. They are casting and dragging and catching. Lots of fluke mostly shorts but catching. A couple of short stripers yesterday at low tide and while one was being beached they watched a 4 foot brown shark cruising at the end of the jetty.
Boaters will be trying to hit both tides mid week for fluke hitting that high tide for their 3 or 4 keepers in the bay.
Offshore forecast still not great but maybe a change by Thursday.
Mon July 19th
Cloudy morning with a temp of 78 lite west wind an an ocean temp of 72.
Yesterday surfcasters found lots of short fluke. Kingfish rigs with wide gap hooks and squid worked while working them slowly in the suds. A few more small blues showing up with mullet and metal.
Yesterday morning was slow for fluke at the 109 - 113 area but Pops Pride found 20 with 1 keeper in the inlet. On Friday Pop Pride also found some bluefish but not where he wanted them to be. John had a trip off 50 miles and had hook-ups of bluefin and bluefish at the same time. Not the fish you want on your tuna lures.
Early start for me on Mondays. I always alot of catching up after the weekends and making sure we have orders in to have what you need for you fishing trips. Always new things coming in and changing as the fishing changes.
They say a chance of showers today! We'll see. Have a great day.!
Sun July 18th
The what I thought was a cool morning turned into another hot day. At 4 pm it is 92 here on the beach with a SW wind about 12 and the ocean 70.
This weekend was a real mixed bag of fishing for boaters. Some had their best ever and others could not buy a fish. Tides in the bay seem to be the key. The last of the incoming tide to the top and you get about a 45 minute flurry of activity. If you are lucky you may get dinner. Belive in the gulp it works but add something with it. Try a minnow or spearing with the 4 in swim mullet. If you like bucktails jig it.
Ocean fishing for sea bass was a slow pick for many but again some had great days on the deeper water wrecks.
Surface water is in low 70s but the bottom is about 30 degrees cooler. From divers down this weekend they tell me there are nice fluke there in the 5 - 7 pound range and lots of fish but the water was in the 40s.
With the offshore forecast not favorable a lot of tuna and marlin fisher-man spent the weekend having a good time with the fluke.
Crabbing at the dock has improved for most but if you want to go crabbing by boat go to the bridge and hit the mainland side.
We had one angler in that had a bunch of kings from the surf but mostly small. We heard the same about the surf fluke today. People who do it will have 4 or 5 but all throw backs.
Sat July 17th
A day of lots of shorts in the bay. Weather man was right with the winds coming on this afternoon. Most of the offshore boats stayed in or used their smaller boats and fluked.
We are now carrying spreaders bars and lures from Sterling Tackle. Spreader bars have been hot for tuna along with bally. We also carry bars from Tournament Cable.
I can see a change with the the mornings being darker but no change in how warm and muggy they are.
This morning at 4:30am it is 80 with a WSW wind about 15 and an ocean temp of 76.
Fri July 16th
Ocean is back to 75 this am with a lite SW wind. Air temp is 75 on its way to the 90s. Looks like 90s most of the weekend. The last couple of evenings have not been to bad when we have picked up a ocean breeze.
We did have a report of a 20 pound bass caught from the surf today on clams.
Fishing has stayed about the same all week with continued good catches of fluke in the bay on the top of the tide.
Offshore has been lumpy with not to many pushing off since Monday. The ones that were off still had the the tuna in the Lindy and some dolphin inshore.
There was a small window to get offshore today as long as you left early and got back before the south wind blew up. A few boats took the chance. Finding some temp breaks was the answer to finding the tuna. With the warmer water this year marlin have been hooked up by many anglers.
Weekend looks to continue with the higher seas offshore.
Inshore forecast looks favorable (but it could change). Reminder blackfish opens today with 1 fish @ 14 inches.
Surf has had its share of short fluke, cownose rays, and sharks.
Thurs July 15th
A fairly brisky northerly wind this morning with air temp of 74 and ocean 67.
Yesterday brought alot of rain west of the parkway and to the north end but we stayed dry. A little rain during the night but I am told the sun is out in Phila this am.
With the strange pattern weather this week it has anglers watching the sky and trying to get their high tide time in. Fishing in the bay continues to have plenty of fish and a few to take home.
Tomorrow blackfish come back into season with the 1 (14 in) fish you are allowed to keep.
Looking ahead to the weekend offshore looks a little lumpy but we all know how quickly that forecast can change.
Wed July 14th
Thunder, lightening and some downpours this am.
Ocean has dropped 10 degrees since yesterday. Ocean is 67 this with an air temp of 74 and a north wind.
Report from George: Stopped in on Sunday to pick up some things and had my camera with me showed Gene out catch. We opened a Shark Guide with illustrations and info on each type shark.It looked liked I picked up a Brown Shark from the illustrations. I just read your fishing report. I re-leased the fish after taking the pictures but definitely saw some nice teeth in there. The fight was great for a smaller shark with him jumping out of the water several times. A gorgeous specimen and from speaking with Gene these get much bigger. I caught this on Saturday on bunker with the incoming tide. Waves were pretty large and the fish hit hard and fought a great fight..best feeling of all was the ability to get some quick pictures and release the beauty back in the surf.
(Note black tips on fins)
Tues July 13th
Muggy!
Only 77 this am with a SE wind. Ocean is 77 also this morning. So far no rain here but there are calling for some after 2 so you may get your morning fishing in.
The fishing report is still the same it is all about fluke.
Since last Friday the seas offshore have not been as friendly as they were mid-week when everybody was catching. The ones that went in the bigger seas did not catch as well as was prior in the week.
Mon July 12th
Good morning for fluke in the bay. Some nice fish to 22 inches. It is nice when people have 4 or 5 keepers and the gulp keeps going out the door. It works! Pair it up with you spearing or minnows.
The beach also had decent fluking on the incoming tide this am but very few keepers. More beach stories of cow nose rays and of hook-ups, run- offs and bite offs.
Looks like the heat is on for the coming week along with a few showers.
This morning it is 75 with a slight SW wind. Ocean is 80 and the air smells like your at the seashore.
There was a good swell on the beach yesterday but people that are flukers caught fish. People that just throw is out there and let it sit wonder why they are not catching when they see other people catching. You got to move it! Best bet still for surfcaster is fluke.
Fluke fishing is the best bet for everyone unless you have the boat to go to the canyon. Bay, inlet and surf are abundant with fluke.
Sun July 11th
Busy morning but the ocean was not friendly turning boats around to fish the bay. Lot of fluke and lots of throw backs.
Congratultions to all the winners that were fishing in BHMTC and in SBYC tournaments yesterday. I heard you had to go to 28 mile wreck to catch a bluefish.
The beach is giving up more sharks with the warmer water temps. So many people are telling me they are catching bull sharks. I certainly hope not-- thats scary!
Bull sharks are similar to the Sand Bar Sharks but they have a shorter wider snout. It has a large first dorsal fin starting in the middle of its pectoral fin and a much smaller second dorsal. Most Bull Sharks are 6- 8 foot and are over a hundred pounds. If you turn the shark over their snout is very round and remind me of a dinner plate.
Brown sharks ( sand bar shark ) are the most common large shark in our waters this time of the year. Mostly they are inshore and around beaches. They are a grayish brown with sides a lighter color. Their bellies are a dirty white. Brown sharks fins are slightly darker than their body.
Sand bar sharks also have a distinct ridge between their dorsal fins. ( bull sharks do not) Dorsal fins on the brown shark (sandbar) and the pectoral fins are EVEN.
** ON THE BULL SHARK THE DORSAL AND THE PECTORAL FIN START IN THE MIDDLE OF EACH OTHER!!
Sandbar or brown sharks are a prohibited species
Sat July 10th
Water temp is 80 this morning at 4:30 am with a lite southerly wind and air temp of 77.
More and more toothy sharks showing up on the beach with the warming water temps.
The last 2 days with the swells the surfers are luving life. Many surfers are fisherman. They are also always observing what is going on around them. They are starting to see larger fins around them and tend to think they are the brown sharks. If you are looking to fish for something bigger to fish for the conditions are good. Warm water, high tides in the evening and cow nose rays are present..
(Thanks for the pic Mickey and Nick)
Nice of the rain to hold off so people got their morning fishing in today. Once again people are catching all you can throw backs in the inlet but up in the bay area109- 113 are some keepers.
The rain has the sun bather off of the beach but the fisherman don't care about the rain.
Jim from Scranton had this 8 1/2 bass today on one side of the jetty and another fellow had a keeper flike on the other side. ( Beach Haven Terrace)
Fri July 9th
When one of the boats was headed offshore ( 30 miles off) yesterday they realize they forgot their gaff. After missing a few fish they decided to make a gaff out of their boat hook-duct tape and a bunker spoon. (Gotta luv it)
This morning was a surfers delight and not a boaters delight for the ocean had some 4-5 foot swells.Fluke fishing in the bay seems to be the main fishery going on with more keepers in the intercoastal than the inlet.
The offshore guys did okay yesterday also. Fish Trap had some yellowfin and a 500 pound blue. Drew Meztlers new boat did real well again with tuna.
Surf has more cownose rays again and the sand tiger sharks have apeared again. The browns should be here soon with the high water temps.
Muggy!!!!
At 5 am it is 77 and very humid this morning. A lite NE breeze and a water temp of 77.
Living at the beach we seem to be somewhat cooler but humidity has been bad. One customer in yesterday came from NW New Jersey and had a temp 0f 117. He though it was great that it was only 99 here.
Thurs July 8th
Mixed bag on the beach this morning. Joe had a 30 in bass on clams on a half tide out and Nick had 17 fluke all short on gulp on the outgoing. Cownose rays and skates making up alot of catches.
Tuna fishing offshore yesterday once again was great. More leaving tonight while the weather window is there. Forecast does not look to good for the Friday night Saturday trip but you near know with the forecast from the weatherman.
Ocean is 74 this am and we won't even talk about how hot and humid it is out already today. Try and stay cool today.
Yesterday morning the fluke fisherman had a good catch in the bay from the middle grounds thru Holgate. More keepers getting caught but you have to put up with the flies.
The offshore guys did well again yesterday with tuna. Yellow fin in the lindy and bluefin inshore.
If you were on the beach early for the beginning of the out going tide there were some fluke other than that the beach was quite once again. With the water temps as high as they are the kingfish should be back. Brigatine the next island down is catching as many as 30 per man.
Wed July 7th
Another hot one!
If you were one on the lucky 8. Simply Bassin prizes are headed back to where you weighed your fish. Thanks to all that took part in Simply Bassin 2010 and Congratulations to all the winners.
80 degrees at 5:30 and very humid with not enough wind ( N ) to move the flag. Ocean is 69 this am.
With the good weather forecast a lot of boats headed offshore during the night.
The beach had a very quiet day yesterday only a few fluke in the wash late in the day.
Lindsey and Pat had a couple of fish for the Garbage Fish Tournament. An 8 pound dogfish for Lindsey puts her in 2nd and a 3-4 skate puts Pat in 3rd.
Tues July 6th
At 5 am it is 77 with no wind and a water temp of 70. Make sure you drink plenty of water. The last heat wave we had a few customers that got heat stroke. They got so in-volved catching all the fluke they just forgot.
This morning looked like a Monday morning with the traffic leaving the island early. Looooong weekend.
Mon July 5th
This morning at sunrise there were some small bluefish caught on metal also hickory shad are jumping at the end of the jetties and being caught on shad darts with a teaser. You can also use a mackeral rig with a sinker to weight it to catch them. People are telling us that they are seeing stripers when they are swimming. Once again today a few bass were caught on a half tide in.
Nick went fishing with the girls today and caught a 5-2 fluke in the inlet on a bucktail minnow/gulp combo on the last drift. Two keepers were caught and guess who caught the biggest fish!!
Nick is a Jr angler in Beach Haven Marlin and Tuna Club.
Hope everyone had a good and safe Holiday.
Water is 70 this am with a SSW wind about 10.
Sun July 4th
Happy Holiday to All!
Our store hours are extended with the holiday. We are open till 7:30 pm. Fireworks are in town tonight at dusk.
Some action on the beach this am. People are in telling us about baby stripers and alot of them. Problem is the stripes are going the wrong way. We have had a 16 pound bass in caught on clams by 14 year old Griffen.
Griffen also had a nice fluke off the bulkhead in Beach Haven last night. Yesterday off of Spray Beach bunker were close enough to snag from the beach and a few bluefish were caught with them.
The bay has had a lot of small fluke but also 8-8 seems to be a popular number for N.J. Skillfull Angler Fish. Russell had this 8-8 today in the bay on minnow/gulp combo.
Offshore Nutz and Bolts had a super day in the Lindy. They released a blue est. 250 and a 57 in white. John Melton was the angler on both fish. They also had 5 yellow fin 30-50 pounds and couple of dolphin. Andy's boat the Sea-J was also in the Lindy and had a couple of yellowfin
Sat July 3rd.
Ths ocean looks like you are in the tropics with the aqua-blue color. Water temp is 71 this evening. We were lucky with a southern wind this after-noon not to heat it up to much. It was a nice day all around.
This am was a great dophin show on the beach with bait and small blues jumping on the other side of the bar. Small fluke, blues and kings from the surf. A couple of bass caught before low tide in Beach Haven on clams this evening.
Bay and inlet fisherman had big numbers of fluke again with a few keepers. One angler had 52 before having his first keeper.
Wrecks are starting to have some keeper fluke along with some nice size sea bass and a few cod today.
Offshore yellow fin tuna in from the Lindy are the first reports I heard with fish 40 to 50 pounds. I am sure we will hear more about offshore tomorrow.
Fri July 2nd
This morning it is 60 degrees with a water temp of 65 and a NNW wind under 10.
It looks like it is going to be a nice weekend for all. Offshore weather looks good and also along the beach and for the bay. If you like it on the hot side looks like some of that will be back at the end of the week-end.
The best fish to target for surf casters is the fluke and kingfish. The bay and inlet has plenty of fluke. Wreck fishing has some nice seabass just not big numbers and some fluke. Very few people troll any more but there are some spanish mackeral around on your clark spoons. Off-shore if it is a repeat of last weekend it should be a mixed bag of yellow fin, blue fin, a few big eyes, dolphin, whites and blues.
Thurs July 1st
The ocean and the water are the same temp at 65 this am. We have a north wind about 15.
With the water temps going back up the sting rays are back in the surf. We have had some king-fish in town this week and now I have a report from Robbie Vallone whom fished in Loveladies and had some up there also.
Fluke is still the topic of conversation. So many fluke. This afternoon on the outgoing tide there were a lot of fluke in the inlet. Most people catch at least 25 and maybe get a keeper out of it. This afternoon a 3 pounder keeper for Rob and Hank had one 5-1 on his minnow/gulp combo.
Lately it feels like we are in Florida not only the temp but we have been having a wind when we wake-up and but 9:30 the wind drops out.
Wed June 30th
The surf has a variety of fish right now with fluke, kingfish, bluefish, stripers and sand sharks. The only thing big is the sand sharks. People are saying the have caught enough fluke and want to catch different things that are bigger. This is one of the best early fluke in the surf that I can remember in a long time.
The bay still has big numbers of fluke also but they are starting to have some really nice keepers.
Refreshing and it feels so good. Air 69 with a NW wind and the ocean is 62.
What a great day people had fluking in the bay yesterday. I want to thank Peter Rabbit for my dinner it was great. Thanks George nice thick fillets.
Tues June 29th
Fresh Bunker just in!
Despite the cold ocean temps they are catching fluke and kingfish from the surf.
A good day in the bay for Miss Beach Haven which is now doing daily trips for those that want a half day that is Mon- Fri am/pm. Today was a good after-noon with 2 nice fish caught. Eight year old Patch Gallagher from Clifton Park, N.Y. had one 5-3 and Erica Andrew from Beach Haven had a fluke 8-8. Nice catch Miss Beach Haven and Capt. Brant.
Hot and muggy again 78 this am with a water temp a chilly 58 this morning.
It looks like the final 8 all held their places with no new fish entered over the weekend.
Last year Dante got beat out at the end but he is not the only one that has hap-pened to in this tourn-ament.
Knowing Dante for the last 15 years or so I know that he really got started surf fish around 2001 (I think the big drum got him hooked) and he has come along way from the kid that kept losing his sandspikes. Congratulations Dante on the top Simply Bassin fish for 2010.
1st 49-6 Dante Soriente
2nd 42-14 Jason Del Palazzo
3rd 42-9 Tim Stumpf
4th 41-12 Shawn Taylor
5th 41 Scott Simpson
6th 38-6 Todd Callon
7th 38-4 Ken Neil
8th 36-7 Kurt Horensky
Mon June 28th
With the temps as high as they are our minnow guy is having a hard time keeping them alive in the bay so we are out of them right now.
A few reports of some kingfish yesterday but on the small size 5 to 6 inches. They caught them on the incoming tide.
Lorraine from Holgate had two bass yesterday that she caught on what she calls clam-ka-bobs. She had a 23 and a 36 in bass on the outgoing tide.
At 5 am is is 80 degrees and a hot SW wind about 12. Ocean is 63 this morning.
Sun June 27th
Hot, humid, hazy and a cold ocean this am.
Busy morning with fish and fish stories.
Twenty eight years ago Bob Beidman was aboard the Sea Fern when Fern set the womens record for big eye in Beach Haven Marlin and Tuna Club. Yesterday it was his boat The Fish Trap that Tuna Sue Kaiser broke that old record with her 256 1/2 pound big eye.
Brian Dress and his crew on the Bounty Hunter had a great day with a 260 pound mako,160 pound tuna along with a 35 pound dophin.
Closer to home Walt Johnson on the ZYX had a 35 pound bass on board last night.
On the beach this am George had a 10 1/2 pound striper.
Not going far from home this morning because of the fog Jay had this 5 pund fluke he thinks in the Middle grounds on gulp and minnows.
Sat June 26
Today was ladies day offshore. Sue Kaiser smashed the old Big Eye Tuna record at Beach Haven and Marlin and Tuna Club with a 256 1/2 pound fish that was caught aboard Capt. Bobs Biedmans Fish Trap. Sue fought this fish for an hour and forty- five minutes. What a way to spend your birth-day. Happy Birthday and Congratulations Sue.
Another nice catch by a female angler today was Chris on the Bank-Shot with a 27 pound Dolphin
Change over day with alot of people leaving and alot coming. Not alot of fish stories today but fluke continue to be the story no matter where you go. Surf, bay, inlet or the reefs are all producing fluke. Grassy Channel has the most but also has the most throw backs.
This morning at 5 am it is 73 degrees with a SW wind about 10 and a water temp of 67.
Beautiful morning with the moon setting and the sun rising not something I see to often.
Fri June 25th
.Nice refreshing morning with a west wind which now has gone to the north. Boy did the ocean take a big hit with that front that went thru last night. It is a chilly 59 degrees.
A couple of bass in shop today. The one was 21 pounds taken at low tide on bunker and the other 14 pounds taken on a rig for fluke. Bucktail and teaser with the teaser taking catching the bass for Jack.
I don't know what was going on last night but at my house we lost power 2 times during the night. That makes it hard to sleep when you get up at 4:15.
Earlier this year people were seeing what we belive to be sturgeon jumping off the beach.This morning we have a report of one over 6 foot washed up dead on the beach.
Thurs June 24th
We hit 99 here today on the island and around 5 we had a thunderstorm come thru and lowered the temp 20 degrees. We had some 50 plus mph wind gusts.
Not alot to write about fish wise today. The heat has kept alot of people indoors.
Simply Bassin has had a new fish added this am. Scott Simpson caught a 41 pound bass at 7:30 this morning to take over 5th place in the tournament that ends on Sunday.
Hot and humid at 6 am. Air temp is 79 already and the ocean is 67 with a SW breeze.
Today we start the beginning of our summer hours. We open daily at 5:30 am and 5:00 am on weekends.
Wed June 23rd
Looks like a hot one or so they say. We had a little rain during the night that cooled things a little. This morning it is 73 and the ocean is 72 with a SW breeze.
Simply Bassin is coming to an end on Sunday. It has been a while since any new fish have been entered. The larger fish seem to have moved on with the warmer water temps that we have here now.But the contest is not over till it is over. A few bass were caught yester-day with a few short but fish to 41 inches too.
Robbie Vallone finally caught a 32 pound bass yesterday but he was in a boat off of Ortley Beach.
Word of some Spanish Mackeral around and I also heard of some Bonita. Get those clark spoons out and try a little trolling.
Tues June 22nd
Once again this morning there were bunker off the beach but fishing was quiet for the early risers.
Fluke is the fish of the day again for the boaters. Middle Grounds, Fish Factory, and Grassey Channel. Counts are 14-1, 39 - 1. Lots of shorts.
Looks like if you are fishing this week you better go early or go late. I hope we get a shore breeze to kick in to cool us off some. I saw those temps they are talking about on Wed and Thurs of 95 and 96.
This am it is 74 with no wind. Water is 68 and they are talking about a little lite NE today.
Late last night when out talking a walk my minnow guy saw a person coming off the beach with a striper that he caught on bunker.
Lots of guys are taking advantage of the weather today and are headed offshore for tuna and sharks.
Mon June 21st
This afternoon the ocean is back to 70. People are catching big sand sharks and big rays on the beach.
A few small bluefish have been caught and there is still bunker off the beach.
Peter Rabbit had a nice catch of fluke in the Middle Grounds today. He had 18 fish but only 1 keeper.
Very few boats were out early this am on the bunker pods but 1 boat that did catch had a 37 pounder.
On this first day of summer it is 74 degrees at 5 am. The ocean is down to 65 with the southerly winds that blew yesterday. This morning we have a north wind at about 5-10.
Interesting weekend with a variety of fish caught from the surf. Some nice size bluefish, fluke, a few bass and a kingfish.
The boats are starting to see a little life for fluke on the wrecks. Fluke in the bay is still lot of fish on the 129 to 138 area but lots of throw backs. Early risers found some bunker and some bass.
Sun June 20th
Happy Fathers Day
We are getting more reports of fluke in the Middle Grounds. Keeper ratio seems to be a little better than the Fish Factory area.
Heard boats on the radio coming home with tuna.
Some of the boats did okay with stripers today around our inlet ours had bass showing but not takers.
The surf was quiet for most of the day.
This morning we are hearing that shark catching on the beach has slowed.
Last week George had some bass on the beach this morning he had a nice 15-12 bluefish.
Sat June 19th
As daylight is breaking there are boats out on the bunker pods.
Air is 66 this am and the ocean 69 with little wind..
We have plenty of fresh bunker for bass fishng or for sharking and yes blood worms for kingfish that should be here.
Fri June 18th
Cool morning at 62 with a north wind. Ocean temp is 66. Lot of bunker off the beach before dark last night.
Bunker off our beach this morning. In order to get your best shot at catching a fish you have to be out early.
Thurs June 17th
Warm morning at 70 already. ocean is 68 this am and wind out of the west. The wind from the west turned on to be strong this morning making the bay bouncy. Bunker tight to the beach and the boats are snagging them with a few bass for some anglers.
Beach fisherman have had their share of sharks in the dark. This morning some good sized blues on the beach on bunker.
Wed June 16th
Overcast this morning but looking like the rain is going to hold off unto later today. Lite ESE winds with an ocean temp of 67.
Jim Stanek fished last night and had a 6 pound fluke on gulp down near the fish factory.
Jack Crowley has had fish 3 days in a row. Jack has found good spot and I am sure his neighbors are happy with getting a fish dinner. Nice going Jack!
Bunker pods off of lower Beach Haven this am with some fish in them. Fish in the boats this am up to 36 pounds.
New York John has a 25 pound bass already this am on a bunker head.
Tues June 15th
Tim Stumps name is back in the Simply Bassin top 8. His name is there every year. Tim had a 42-9 and a 34 pound bass in the early morning.
Jack Crowley had a 22 pound bass this morning in his own neighborhood.
Warm morning at 70 degrees with a north wind. Ocean temp is 64.
Some big bluefish before dark last night. Fish were 12-15 pound range.
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YOU HAVE TO FISH FOR WHATS HERE!
We have had people in telling us they are not catching anything on the beach and they ask are there any fish here.
This year is one of the best on the surf for fluke in many many years but you have to fish for them properly by techique, bait, rigs and most importantly is READING THE BEACH. You need to fish cuts in the sand bar.
Kingfish are starting and again it is small rods with small hooks and small pieces of bait. Baits are bloodworms, fish bites, gulp worms or small pieces of clam or squid. Again techique is important to be sucessful with these little bait stealers.
If you want to catch Stripers you are here at the wrong time of the year but yes one does get caught on occasion in the surf. You have to get lucky.
Its like you tell me you want to catch a marlin from the surf THEY JUST AREN'T THERE.
Bluefishing is slow from the beach right now. Bluefish go offshore to spawn and when the do they come back the snappers and cocktail bluefish will be around.
Hickory shad are here and you can catch them. If you see those fish jumping at the ends of the jetties they are the hickory shad. You can use mackeral rigs, small tube lures like avas and run it with a 2 in fins teaser.
Snappers still have not made a showing for the kids but that can change at anytime but crabbing is great--- take advantage of that. It is a fun thing to do with the kids ( grownups too) and it doesn't cost a lot to do it.
Night time fishing is mainly sand sharks, skates, cow nose rays and some brown sharks.
Catching fish here inthe summer is work. You can't leave the rod in a sand spike if you want to catch
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