World record cobia caught off Perth, Australia
News was just received of a new world record cobia weighing an incredible 175.49 pounds. It was caught off Perth, Australia — and hardly resembles that species at such a huge size.
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Tuesday’s forecast in NY/NJ Bight is for southwest winds at just 5-10 knots.
Another good start in the NE
NY/NJ Bight anglers should have a good start Monday with a forecast of south winds at a mere 5 knots. They increase to 10-15 plus gusts to 20 in the afternoon.
Leah Grady with a 98-inch bluefin out of Drum Inlet. Carolina Sportsman magazine photo.
Finally a calm day in NE
The forecast for Sunday in NY/NJ Bight could hardly be better as it calls for west winds at a modest 10-15 knots. That leaves anglers with a wide range of choices, though internal waters for stripers remain closed until March 1.
Andreas Toy from Perth Amboy encourages tagging. They report “Our first tagged fish recapture of the year traveled 327 nautical miles in 275 days! The past few years we have been seeing about 15-20 recaptures and those number should only go up!
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Sailing out of Perth Amboy where spring stripers usually show up first in March.
The forecast is for northwest winds at 10-15 knots plus gusts to 20 before going west in the afternoon.
Winds finally dropping in NY/NJ Bight
After what appeared to be an never-ending windy winter, there may be some fishable days coming up in NY/NJ Bight this weekend.
The Friday forecast is for northwest winds at 20-25 knots plus gusts to 30 before winds drop down Saturday,
Blackfish and ling will be the best bets inshore, while those venturing a bit further offshore may be able to catch large cod on mid-range wrecks.
There’s been no word of any mackerel, as has been the case for several years, but those fish have shown up out of nowhere in the past — and hope springs eternal.
You certainly won’t catch a roosterfish this weekend, but that’s a species which should be on every angler’s bucket list. A great fighter that also jumps !
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.
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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.
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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.
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