The offshore tournament season in NY/NJ Bight has concluded except for one being planned by the Beborah Hospital Foundation . Call lenny at 732 351-8363 for details.

The Manasquan River Marlin & Tuna Club’s Offshore Open was the last contest on the Jersey Shore, and it ended with exciting bigeye tuna catches. Great Escape II weighed a 206.6-pounder to edge out a206.1 on Blue Runner and a 200.2 on The Right Place. Override had a 71.8-pound albacore to win the longfin division. White marlin fishing remained excellent for those who concentrated on them as Big Deal won with 14 releases.

The final report from the MidAtlantic was 761 white marlin released plus 7 weighed. There were 24 blue marlin releases plus 2 weighed. Other species over minimum sizes were 21 tuna, 11 wahoo and 18 dolphin.

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The marine forecast is for south winds at 5-10 knots.

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