The Canyon Runner from Point Pleasant reports there’s some old-fashioned canyon fishing going on now with limit chunking catches at night plus bigeyes on the troll and deep dropping for swordfish. An availability for either a charter or a spot on an open trip will be on either Oct. 26-27 or 27-28. Call 732 272-4445 quickly to take advantage of that opportunity.
The forecast is for southwest winds at 15-20 knots — dropping to 10-15 in the afternoon.
Vinny D’Anton is frustrated by weather too good for Shore surfcasting action. He says it’s flat calm and crystal clear with only 10-inch snappers present.
On the other hand it was rough further off as the Golden Eagle settled for some sea bass and tog. The forecast is for similar conditions.
Though a small craft warning is up through late tonight, the morning forecast looks better with northwest winds at 15 knots plus a possible gust to 25 which should be fine for surfcasters. No reports today, but I’ll catch up tomorrow.
Though up slightly from last year at just 3.2, Maryland’s striped bass young of the year index is far below the long term average of 11.4 and offers little hope for a big improvement in striper stocks.
Yet, there have been some great reports of big bass in the harbor area where Dave Lilly said he couldn’t find a keeper while drifting eels on Friday as they were all too big . A 49-incher pulled his scale to 44 pounds before release.
Chuck Many also had all big bass yesterday on his Tyman from Highlands.
At Belmar, the Golden Eagle was in bunker schools today and had striper readings on its fishfinder, but couldn’t get them to hit any lure or live bunkers.
Bob Matthews at Fisherman’s Den reports Miss Belmar Princess boated its first fall striper yesterday.
A note from the Captain’s daughter:
The Captain has been busy sorting through 35+ years of fishing memories as he and my mother prepare to sell my childhood home. He will be getting back to giving you all the latest updates as soon as he is settled and has his computer back up and running. Until then, tight lines and best of luck outwitting the creatures of the sea with brains the size of peas!
Small craft warnings are still up as east winds continue to gust into Monday before we get a break later in the week. Of course, that didn’t stop Chuck Many in his pursuit of harbor stripers even in poor conditions yesterday.The photo i copied didn’t gome up.
The weekend blowout continues with east wunds gusting to 30 knots tomorrow and and staying in effect through late Monday afternoon.
That didn’t bother the boaters at Morgan Marina this afternoon as they were celebrating that marina’s 60th year. Capt. Joe Massa of My Three Sons was winding down after a great yellowfin tuna trip out of Shinnecock on his friend A.J.’s boat to the Coimbra wreck. They didn’t have a hit until 11 when they chunked them up behind a dragger for non-stop action.
Chuck Many is back from S.C. and into stripers on his Tyman from Highlands as he found them in sll his usual harbor spots yesterday evening.
The free weightlifting set noted here last night was taken, but the bench remains along with office furniture. Call 732 757-5531.
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I’m cleaning up my home prior to putting it up for sale this week. The furniture in my office is available at no charge, as is a weightlifting set with bench that I trained with in high school to build myself up from a 100-pound weakling to the Long Island lightweight title in 1954 and a lifetime of fighting big game fish. My son Mike added the bench and he became an Ironman — so there are good vibes
There is also other house furniture for sale, along with a desk computer that was never used — plus many never used khaki shirts and others friom around the world. Many carry names such as Budweiser, Evinrude, Fenwick, etc. — and are just $5.
The N.J. sea bass season opened in fine weather. but there’s a small craft advisory up through Sunday after adternoon for a northeast blow. Party boats such as the Big Mohawk have already cancelled for two days.
The addess is 1552 Osprey Ct., Manasquan Park. Please call me at732 757-5531
The address is 1552 Osprey Ct., Manasquan
NJ anglers have been waiting for the sea bass season to reopen, and that’s on for tomorrow. Best of all the wind forecast is only 5 knots before a northeast blow on Saturday.
The Golden Eagle from Belmar only picked at 3-8-pound blues on jigs this norning before heading off to chum up chub mackerel plus some smaller blues. They will start with blues before switching to sea bass.
Mike Koblan trolled Manasquan Ridge yesterday with Christian Murray on his Tracey Lee as they released 10 little tunny on sidevtrackers and also a bluefin tuna that was only an inch short.
Vinny D’Anton reported schools of bunkers everywhere in the Monmouth County surf this morning thouhgh there were no fish on them.
There weren’t many reports today. but two good ones concerned tuna,
Hans Kaspersetz fished aboaed Waterproof as they loaded the dock with canyon tunas; and N.Y. striper pro Joe Balzamo put his crew on another big Rockaways bluefin tuna.
The Golden Eagle from Belmar had a boat limit of 3- to 8-pound bluefish today plus some little tunny.
Tight Lines 