The yellowfin tuna fishing within range of seaworthy small boats that NY/NJ Bight anglers have been getting used to every summer seems to be holding up nicely in areas such as the Triple Wrecks. That was the case this week for Capt. Fred Gamboa of Andreas Toy as follows:”Had my dad’s 87th birthday trip today. Had all of my family including my 2 sons. Got to the grounds at lunchtime and had the fish boiling on the baits. unfortunately we couldn’t land all the bites we had, still had a great time, with tons of laughs and lots of trash talk, ended the session with some mahi for tacos.”

At 87, I think I’ve caught enough yellowfins to last me for a lifetime!

Capt. Joe Massa had his cousin with his son aboard My Three Sons from Morgan Marina as he ran down the beach Saturday to get into both lots of big porgies plus blackfish — while releasing many large sea bass. It was a great start for Anthony D’Angelo Jr. (9), who had previously only caught a few small fish on a Florida party boat.

There’s a last minute opportunity to join an open boat bottom fishing trip tomorrow on the Mimi VI from Point Pleasant. Call 732 370-8019 this evening for a reservation.

Capt. Ron Santee reports the best day of fluking this season on his Fishermen from Atlantic Highlands. Jong started with a 6.13-pound fluke, and ended up catching a quadruple limit. Everyone limited!

The Golden Eagle from Belmar reported good bonito fishing plus some blues, though anglers had to stay at the rail and work for them.

There’s a small craft advisory for tomorrow, but it starts out with south at just 5-10 knots before increasing later to 20-25 plus gusts to 30.

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