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The first triggerfish report I’ve received was ab good one from Capt. Ralph Leyer of Last Lady at Belmar. He got his usual catch of ling and sea bass, but also filled a box with triggers, Ralph will how concentrate on that sporty species.
The forecast is for east winds at just 5-10 knots with some fog.
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Still mating for Capt. Vinny Vetere on Staten Island, Percy Wentworth is a real Superman who celebrated his 91st birthday yesterday. He’s even better known for his Percy castnets which are used by practically every charter skipper in the Metro N.Y.N.J. area. Percy has instructed many anglers in cast netting over the years. I suspect he can still open that net better than the young bucks.
The Fishermen from Atlantic Highlands had better fluking again yesterday, topped by a 4-pound. 5-ouncer.
Capt. Mark DeBlasio reported a tougher day of yellowfin tuna fishing. though he still ended up with a decent catch on the July 6-7 trip of Water Proof from Point Pleasant.
The forecast is for south winds at 5-10 knots plus a chance of showers.
Capt. Mark DeBlasio reports from his Blue Runner out of Point Pleasant reported as follows:
We got back out with a great crew .. this trip started off with a quick Yellowfin then hours of no bites. Made our way to where we wanted to be for evening primetime and picked another couple of Yellowfin. Around 7pm had a coverup of Yellowfin, landing 6. Got the stuff right back in the water and had a big flatline bite. 90 minutes later we got the dart in one of the biggest Bigeyes I have caught in the last 20 years. Mike Findura did an excellent job on the rod start to finish. On the overnight had 2 big bites only to pull the hook. Finished up with our limit of Yellowfin in the morning before wrapping up. 85 year old Mr. Findura did battle with multiple Yellowfin stand up and landed a bunch unassisted .. great trip with lots of great memories made.
“We got back out with a great crew .. this trip started off with a quick Yellowfin then hours of no bites. Made our way to where we wanted to be for evening primetime and picked another couple of Yellowfin. Around 7pm had a coverup of Yellowfin, landing 6. Got the stuff right back in the water and had a big flatline bite. 90 minutes later we got the dart in one of the biggest Bigeyes I have caught in the last 20 years. Mike Findura did an excellent job on the rod start to finish. On the overnight had 2 big bites only to pull the hook. Finished up with our limit of Yellowfin in the morning before wrapping up. 85 year old Mr. Findura did battle with multiple Yellowfin stand up and landed a bunch unassisted .. great trip with lots of great memories made.”
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The forecast is for southwest winds at 10-15 knots with a chance of showers.
Capt. Ron Santee had tough filuking yesterday on his Fishermen from Atlantic Highlands as the south wind dropped water temperatures down to 68 degrees. There were still some limits up to a 4-pounder. That boat is chartered on Wednesday.
After a good day of bluefish jigging, anglers aboard the Golden Eagle from Belmar had a hard time getting hits from the same mostly 3-5-pounders. The boat report notes:”We had a light crowd on board today and ended up with a variety of fish.
The BLUES were up on the surface feeding this morning but they were extremely hard to catch. We did manage to land a few along with a nice KEEPER STRIPER.” A move offshore produced ling and sea bass plus even a couple of keeper fluke. Hopefully.the blues will turn on again tomorrow.
The Fishermen from Atlantic Highlands only picked away at fluke on Sunday though there were some limits up to 4 pounds in poor drifting conditions. That boat is chartered on Wednesday.
The weather forecast in NY/NJ Bight is for southwest winds at just 5-10 knots. There’s a chance of showers and thunderstorms in the afternoon.
The Queen Mary from Point Pleasant had action with 2-4-pounders and up to 7- pounds. The Golden Eagle from Belmar reported whitewater action and birds dipping. Diamond jigs were most productive as many limits were taken. They ended up catching ling plus the one sea bass presently allowed in N.J.
It was a “what a difference a day makes” trip for those boats, but the opposite yesterday for the Fishermen from Atlantic Highlands as the fine July Fourth fluking turned to a grind for fish up to 4 pounds.
All tuna trip reports remain very good. Capt. Mark DeBlasio reports from Blue Runner out of Point Pleasant as follows: “
Back out with a great open boat crew. Arrived early afternoon to the Yellowfin grounds and found a good crowd of boats. Stayed in there for a little while picking Yellowfins. Late afternoon we made a move , made some changes to the spread and went looking for Bigeyes. Got our shot just as the sun went down , going 2 for 3 on nice round Bigeyes. Stayed on the troll overnight and had another Sword bite right at gray light on a Wolfpack Tungsten head. Heartbreaker of the trip was pulling the hook on the Sword after getting him in harpoon range. Got set right back out and hooked three bigeyes almost immediately. Burned one off on a Sterling Lumo Tracker. Landed the other two on a Wolfpack Chain and another on a Tungsten head. “
The forecast in NY/NJ Bight is for southwest winds at 10-15 knots plus fog in the morning.
Capt. Ron Santee had a very positive report about the holiday trip on his Fishermen from Atlantic Highlands”Probably the best 4th of July I can remember in a long time!
A great group of customers, the weather was a 10, Ocean was flat with a perfect drift all day and the Fluke were biting! Several guys had their three including: Lenny, Herb, Chico, Jimmy, Gary & Bill V.
Lenny gets the honors today with 4 beauties and the pool fish at 5 pounds 12 ounces. Several guys with 2 quality fluke along with good short action. Some nice sea bass in the mix“
The Golden Eagle from Belmar hasn’t found bluefish the last two days, but there was good ling fishing and anglers also added the one large sea bass they are now allowed in N.J.
The forecast is for southwest winds at 10-15 knots in NY/NJ Bight
Max Koblan with one of the tuna noted in yesterday’s blog report
Tuna have been known to suddenly disappear just when you think you can count on them, but that wasn’t the case today as Max Koblan ran out of Manasquan Inlet and reported “The boys of the Dedicated are back at it. proving that the yellowfin and bluefin bite is heating up early this season! Max and Aston both landed impressive yellowfins offshore, while a few feisty bluefins made a splash as they cruised in from the 99-mile marker.”
Andreas Toy ran from that inlet yesterday to load up with six yellowfins on Chatter Purple Minii Bullets before adding a dolphin and an “under” limit of bluefins to 42 inches.
The forecast for NY/NJ Bight is for east winds at just 5 knots before going south in the afternoon.
After bluefish suddenly disappeared yesterday morning, the Golden Eagle from Belmar had to run offshore to put together a catch of ling plus the one sea bass N.J. anglers are currently permitted. Fortunately, the blues were back today as noted:
“We had BLUES on the Golden Eagle today! They were up on top at times milling around in white water. You had to work at it as they were hard to catch but we managed to boat them on most drifts!
By midmorning, it slowed down so we ran offshore and were able to pick right away with the LING and SEA BASS. There was plenty of action around the boat.“
Capt. Ron Santee had to work hard for a few fluke limits on his Fishermen from Atlantic Highlands the last two days, but today’s pool winner was an impressive 6-pounder for Doug the Pilot from Staten Island, who now has the monthly pool lead.
Paul Haertel of the JCAA fished in the Barnegat Inlet area yesterday to boat a 6-pound fluke while Ryan Loughlin had a 4-pounder — and they added two other keepers.
Tuna have been a good bet almost everywhere, At Montauk, Capt. Steven Jr. had another great multi-day Viking trip that produced five bigeyes to 200 pounds, two yellowfins, a 150-pound swordfish and lots of tilefish. Another such trip is coming up by reservation.
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I sure wish tuna fishing was like it is now when I was chartering. That sport used to require lots of time and effort for every fish, but now there are even small boaters running through smaller bluefins to get into larger yellowfins and bigeyes.
Capt. Mark DeBlasio still wants to concentrate those valuable bigeyes in the canyons with his Water Proof from Point Pleasant as noted: ‘WATER PROOF June 30 Day Trip
Anthony and Paul got out with Joseph Scarano and crew .. left around 7am with a plan to fish until dark but found a great bite, wrapping it up early with 17 Yellowfin and 2 Bluefin. They released some Bluefin as well.
The forecast in NY/NJ Bight is for northwest winds at 5-10 knots before going southwest in the afternoon.
Fluking was slower Tuesday for the Fishermen from Atlantic Highlands due to a lack of drift. However, they ended up with some limits up to 4.4 pounds plus sea bass with some afternoon wind.
It’s looking very good for fishermen this weekend as most species are turned on and the weather looks to be in our favor.
Fluking conditions improved greatly since Saturday, and Capt. Ron Santee reported a second straight day of good fluking on his Fishermen from Atlantic Highlands. That included the largest so far as Gary Linn boated a 27-incher which weighed 8 pounds, one ounce. A 7-pounder was reported Monday on Vitamin Sea from Port Monmouth.
The Queen Mary from Point Pleasant had “fantastic” ocean bluefish jigging on Sunday when the choppers ranged up to 12 pounds.
The Golden Eagle from Belmar has been picking away at small blues while adding a lot of ling and some fluke.
Shore Catch ran offshore of Manasquan Inlet to find lots of “under” bluefin tuna, but continued offshore to find bigger yellowfins that blasted popping plugs cast to them for maximum sport.
N.Y.C. Capt. John McMurray has been into lots of casting and jigging tuna to the east –and even found them on a foggy day.
The weather forecast is fine, with southwest winds at 10-15 knots tomorrow along with likely showers.
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