Asbury Park show coming up next month

The historic Asbury Park Fishing Club will run its annual show in March. Johnny Calamari reports the .

the date will be Sunday, March 2 in the Berkely Waterfront Hotel from 9-2. This show is famed for the appearance of all wooden plug makers in the area.

Vinny D’Anton reports from Sarasota that he did very well casting MirrOlures to spotted sea trout during the last cold front — and expects the same thing to happen as another cold front arrives.

++++++++++++

The forecast for NY/NJ Bight is for north winds at 10-15 knots before going northwest at 15-20 in the afternoon.

Huge sea bass caught off Virginia

This absolutely gigantic sea bass was caught on the Rudee Mariner with Captain Charlie Laurens yesterday during Virginia’s February sea bass season. Photo credit Skip Feller (see below)

The marine forecast for NY/NJ Bight drops to a gale warning before being lowered at 7 p.m.

Wednesday starts with northwest winds at 15-20 knots before dropping to 10-15 in the afternoon.

Sorry for the extraneous material that showed up in yesterday’s blog when I copied and posted a paragraph.

T

Nick Honachefsky reports on his Saltwater Underground as follows:

• 2d
• Like
• Reply

3

Active

Cooking & Fishing

Nick Honachefsky  ·   · 

New Bonito Bonanza episode now up on my Youtube! Fast and furious action complemented with an incredible Japanese recipe. Did you know Bonito are fantastic eating?! Subscribe Check it out

A storm warning is up in NY/NJ Bight until 4 p.m. Tuesday starts with west winds at 20-25 knots plus gusts to 30 — and light freezing spray.

Storm warning posted

As if yesterday’s gale warning in NY/NJ Bight wasn’t bad enough, the forecast for Monday is up to a storm warning. South winds at 30-35 knots will gust up to 45 knots, creating waves up to 14 feet.

N.J. Capt. Mark DeBlasio reports from N.C. that a cobia was a surprise catch among the thousands of bluefin tuna which have been providing the best action he’s ever seen there.

Gale warning in NE

A gale warning is up in NY/Nj Bight from Sunday through Monday morning. It starts slowly with south winds at 10-15 knots but gusts to 30 with rain at dawn before increasing to 25-30 plus gusts to 45 in the afternoon.

Anglers have lots to choose from this weekend on shore with Saturday’s Surf Day at Brookdale Community College in Lincroft, N.J. plus the Philly Fishing Show at Greater Philadelphia Expo Center, and the Boat Sale &Expo at Edison. Bluefin tuna remain a possibility offshore, and blackfish provide an inshore opportunity.

The Mimi VI from Point Pleasant has room on Saturday’s special tog trip at $ 125 with whitelegger crabs included. Call 732 370-8019.

A small craft advisory is up in NY/NJ Bight at 4 p. m. A gale watch is projected for Sunday morning to late Monday night. The forecast for Saturday morning is only southeast at 5-10 knots before going south in the afternoon .

Surf Day is a must for Metro surfcasters

Surfcasters are a minority among saltwater anglers, but Saturday’s Surf Day is all about them.

***********************************************************************

A gale warning is up in NY/NJ Bight from this evening through late tonight. The forecast is for northwest winds at 20-25 knots in the morning before dropping to 15-20 in the afternoon.

The Jamaica from Brielle has changed this weekend’s mid-range trip for cod and ling to Feb. 22-23.

There aren’t many species of fish that can be best described as beautiful, but the Maori sea perch seems to be the exception. The anglers who put this photo on Facebook only noted that they spent a lot of time and expense to release it.

*****

Check out the Philly Fishing Show this weekend at the Greater Philadelphia Expo Center. Capt. Phil Scortino Jr. will provide a seminar on using live eels and planer boards for giant stripers at noon, and there will also be other seminars sponsored by the Fisherman magazine.

A small craft advisory is up in NY/NJ Bight from this afternoon to Thursday evening.

Capt. Dave DeGennaro is running his 14th Philadelphia Fishing Show from Feb. 14-16 at the Greater Philadelphia Expo Center. Rather than the usual sportsman’s show, this one is all fishing. For details visit http://www.phillyfishingshow.com

Anthony Gillespie reports the Capt. Lou from Freeport will be running a golden tilefish trip Saturday. Call 516 623-5823 for details.

The NY/NJ Bight marine forecast for Wednesday is for northeast winds at 115-20 knots plus gusts to 25. Rain, snow and sleet are added in the evening.

Nick Honachefsky will be one of many surf pros with presentations at Saturday’s annual Surf Day in New Jersey’s Brookdale Community College from 8:30 to 3:30. The best and latest in surf tackle will also be on display.

Sorry about no blog yesterday, but I was having problems with the computer.

The Ocean Explorer from Belmar had a nice day on the ocean Saturday, but only one keeper blackfish was caught along with ling.

The marine forecast in NY/NJ Bight is for northwest winds at just 5-10 knots before going southwest in the afternoon when there’s a slight chance of snow.

Ken Fraser’s 678.58kg (1496-pound) @theigfa All-Tackle World Record for bluefin tuna has stood undefeated for 40 years. This staggering fish is the largest of any tuna species ever caught and has amazed and inspired anglers around the world ever since its capture in 1979.