Best fluke fishing of year continues

The note at the end of yesterday’s blog about the best fluking of the year on the Fishermen from Atlantic Highlands didn’t get through to enough fluke anglers as Capt. Ron Santee barely had enough to sail this morning — but couldn’t miss what looked to be another great day. Once again, there were limits for all with several 3-5-pounders included plus a personal best 8 13/16-pounder for Gary. The Prowler 5 was also in on yesterday’s best day of the season only to find that a rain forecast had scared off most customers. They also sailed with few fares who were all limited by mid-morning before heading in early on a day with no rain.

The Big Mohawk from Belmar had to make a late morning move yesterday to get into the fluke bite, but stayed out longer than usual to get everyone limited.

A small craft advisory is up through Thursday night. It may be fishable early in the morning with north winds at 15-20 knots plus gusts to 25 before swells start increasing to 8-11 feet in the afternoon.

The Queen Mary from Point Pleasant has been into very good bonito fishing along with some blues. Skilled anglers have a big advantage in that sport as George demonstrated Sunday by catching over 20.

Scot Cusick got into a hot yellowfin tuna bite this week which included an Allison. Note the long fins! They were first thought to be a different tuna species, but scientists decided they are only a variation of the yellowfin which are usually seen on some larger specimens.