Capt. Ron Santee Jr. switched to bottom fishing on Monday with his Fishermen from Atlantic Highlands and reported good action all day with porgies, sea bass, blowfish and triggerfish up to a 5-pounder. The weather has got him since then, but he’s planning on trying again on Friday. The boat is chartered Saturday.
The Golden Eagle from Belmar found solid bluefishing for choppers up 12 pounds on 3-and-4-ounce Run-Off jigs.
The Paramount from Brielle reports good Saturday night bluefishing’ and will be doing that again at 7:30 p.m. this Saturday.
Ocean fluking has been tough due to the nasty seas, and closes in N.J. on the 25th.
A small craft advisory is up through Wednesday afternoon. Tomorrow’s forecast is for east winds at 10-15-knots plus gusts to 20. Seas of 3- 6 feet will continue the bottom churning.
The constant northeast winds and big seas have turned the Monmouth County surf into a rough and discolored mess. Vinny D’Anton reports he tried further north this morning, but found the same condition with no one catching anything. This is particularly bad news since the mullet run is underway — and they be gone before west winds eventually arrive to knock down the seas. There have been better surf reports on mostly small blues plus fluke in South Jersey.
The Tuesday forecast is for the same thing — northeast winds at 10-15 knots with seas up to 6 feet.
The northeast wind which has been blowing steadily for a week or so continues in NY/NJ Bight, though at least it’s not howling.
A small craft advisory is up through late Monday night. The forecast for Monday is northeast at 10-15 knots with seas of 4-5 feet along with some 6-footers.
They aren’t big. but on ultralight spinning tackle weakfish in Barnegat Bay live grass shrimp chum lines are lots of fun to catch — and good eating besides, Fishing there with Capt. Dave De Gennaro on his Hi Flier from Barnegat is also a good way to get away from the northeast winds that have made for a nasty ocean.
A small craft advisory is up in NY/NJ Bight through late Sunday night. The forecast for Sunday is for continuing northeast winds at 10-15 knots plus gusts to 20 and 4-5-foot seas or more.
It’s whitewater fishing, but those who work at it are picking decent-sized stripers from the Monmouth County surf. Some mornings there are sightings of bass chasing mullet, but they don’t alays hit.
Vinny D’Anton warns that it can be dangerous if you get too close to the surf line with the backwash from big waves which can sweep you off your feet. Even worse, Vinny yesterday had to rescue a friend who get sucked into a sink-hole well back from the breakers.
The Big Mohawk from Belmar will be a witching to bottom fishing at 7 a.m. on 10/1.
A s small craft advisory is up. The forecast for tomorrow is for more northeast winds at 15-20 knots plus gusts to 25 — and seas up to 8 feet.
Nick Honachefsky reports “I will be giving a FREE surf fishing fall run seminar tomorrow Saturday at Fishermen’s Supply in Point Pleasant at 5 PM, but I’ll be there 4 to 7 PM to hang out and meet and greet. Stop by and I’ll try to answer any questions you may have fishing or otherwise! Will have the Saltwater Underground tees, hats, books and hoodies too if you need em.
“Nick Honachefsky reports ” will be giving a FREE surf fishing fall run seminar tomorrow Saturday at Fishermen’s Supply in Point Pleasant at 5 PM, but I’ll be there 4 to 7 PM to hang out and meet and greet. Stop by and I’ll try to answer any questions you may have fishing or otherwise! Will have the Saltwater Underground tees, hats, books and hoodies too if you need em.”
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56Alberto Knie, Nick Honachefsky and 54 othersI will be giving a FREE surf fishing fall run seminar tomorrow Saturday at Fishermen’s Supply in Point Pleasant at 5 PM, but I’ll be there 4 to 7 PM to hang out and meet and greet. Stop by and I’ll try to answer any questions you may have fishing or otherwise! Will have the Saltwater Underground tees, hats, books and hoodies too if you need em.
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56Alberto Knie, Nick Honachefsky and 54 othersI will be giving a FREE surf fishing fall run seminar tomorrow Saturday at Fishermen’s Supply in Point Pleasant at 5 PM, but I’ll be there 4 to 7 PM to hang out and meet and greet. Stop by and I’ll try to answer any questions you may have fishing or otherwise! Will have the Saltwater Underground tees, hats, books and hoodies too if you need em.
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56Alberto Knie, Nick Honachefsky and 54 othersI will be giving a FREE surf fishing fall run seminar tomorrow Saturday at Fishermen’s Supply in Point Pleasant at 5 PM, but I’ll be there 4 to 7 PM to hang out and meet and greet. Stop by and I’ll try to answer any questions you may have fishing or otherwise! Will have the Saltwater Underground tees, hats, books and hoodies too if you need em.
Anglers in NY/NJ Bight have seen enough of northeast winds and the nasty ocean conditions which result from them. Unfortunately, there’s no end in sight to that problem which has particularly impacted fluking as the N.J. season nears an end on Sept. 25.
A small craft advisory is up through Friday afternoon, with northeast winds at 15-20 knots plus gusts to 25 — and seas up to 5 feet. Worst of all, it looks pretty much the same right into Monday.
Though tuna fishing has generally been very good, ocean conditions have made it difficult.
Betty & Nick’s Fishing Club posted the following report:”9-17-24 UPDATED 5:51 PM The 3 guys we had in this afternoon came back to the shop with a report and to reload. Bluefish in The Pocket everywhere and mullet everywhere jumping out of the whitewater. “
A small craft advisory is up through Thursday afternoon in NY/NJ Bight. Tomorrow’s forecast is for continuing northeast winds at 15-20 knots plus gusts to 25.
Vinny D’Anton didn’t fish the surf this morning, but got the good news that the mullet run is underway, as many anglers caught stripers from 26 to 35 inches on a variety of lures. Vinny noted that the reports came from various northern areas despite rough surf.
The ocean has been nasty for some time, and Capt. Ron Santee Jr. said that has resulted in poor fluking. If it doesn’t settle down by the weekend, he’ll be switching his Fishermen from Atlantic Highlands to bottom fishing next week.
A small craft advisory is up through Wednesday afternoon. The forecast is for northeast winds at 15 knots plus gusts to 20. Showers are possible., and seas may be up to 6 feet.
Marine artist Steve Goinone reports “After weighing an impressive 622-lb blue marlin on Day of the Bermuda Billfish Blast, the Viking 82 team stayed at the top of the BTC leaderboard releasing two blue marlin and one white marlin during the Billfish Blast, eight blue marlin during the Big Game Classic, and six blue marlin during the Sea Horse Angler’s Club. Their 8,222 points secured their victory, earning them a total prize of $616,128
Nick Honachefsky reports his annual Barrier Beach Brawl will be contested along the N.J. surf on Oct. 11 and 12, with over $35,000 in fishing tackle prizes to be won or just given away. Visit saltwaterunderground.com for details on this contest which includes prizes for many species –even including pompano. The entry fee is $45.
Capt. John Contello of Just Sayin’ reports from a couple of days ago “Great Day yesterday for the Birthday Boy Bill Sea and Crew Started off the morning with some action packed Bonito fishing. Put a bunch In the box and than took a ride looking for some Fluke. Bounced around checking out different areas and depths. Landed Two 8 pound fish and several other 5/6 pound class fish. Had to work hard for the bites and make them count. Ended with 14 Keepers for the box and a bunch of bonito. Great mixed bag day with a ton of action/quality Fluke. Thanks to Bill Sea and the Saturday Fluke crew for always coming out and fishing hard/smart until the end. Some nasty weather coming this week. Now is the perfect time to lock in your Fall Striped Bass charters if you haven’t already!! Text me at 732-670-1919. Almost that time #JustSayin #mixedbag
A small craft advisory is up in NY/NJ Bight from late tonight through Tuesday evening.
The forecast for tomorrow is east winds at 10-15 knots with seas up to 6 feet.
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Great Day yesterday for the Birthday Boy Bill Sea and Crew Started off the morning with some action packed Bonito fishing. Put a bunch In the box and than took a ride looking for some Fluke. Bounced around checking out different areas and depths. Landed Two 8 pound fish and several other 5/6 pound class fish. Had to work hard for the bites and make them count. Ended with 14 Keepers for the box and a bunch of bonito. Great mixed bag day with a ton of action/quality Fluke. Thanks to Bill Sea and the Saturday Fluke crew for always coming out and fishing hard/smart until the end. Some nasty weather coming this week. Now is the perfect time to lock in your Fall Striped Bass charters if you haven’t already!! Text me at 732-670-1919. Almost that time #JustSayin #mixedbag
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Great Day yesterday for the Birthday Boy Bill Sea and Crew Started off the morning with some action packed Bonito fishing. Put a bunch In the box and than took a ride looking for some Fluke. Bounced around checking out different areas and depths. Landed Two 8 pound fish and several other 5/6 pound class fish. Had to work hard for the bites and make them count. Ended with 14 Keepers for the box and a bunch of bonito. Great mixed bag day with a ton of action/quality Fluke. Thanks to Bill Sea and the Saturday Fluke crew for always coming out and fishing hard/smart until the end. Some nasty weather coming this week. Now is the perfect time to lock in your Fall Striped Bass charters if you haven’t already!! Text me at 732-670-1919. Almost that time #JustSayin #mixedbag
63Chuck Tyman Manny, Louis Castellano and 61 others
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Great Day yesterday for the Birthday Boy Bill Sea and Crew Started off the morning with some action packed Bonito fishing. Put a bunch In the box and than took a ride looking for some Fluke. Bounced around checking out different areas and depths. Landed Two 8 pound fish and several other 5/6 pound class fish. Had to work hard for the bites and make them count. Ended with 14 Keepers for the box and a bunch of bonito. Great mixed bag day with a ton of action/quality Fluke. Thanks to Bill Sea and the Saturday Fluke crew for always coming out and fishing hard/smart until the end. Some nasty weather coming this week. Now is the perfect time to lock in your Fall Striped Bass charters if you haven’t already!! Text me at 732-670-1919. Almost that time #JustSayin #mixedbag
63Chuck Tyman Manny, Louis Castellano and 61 others
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Great Day yesterday for the Birthday Boy Bill Sea and Crew Started off the morning with some action packed Bonito fishing. Put a bunch In the box and than took a ride looking for some Fluke. Bounced around checking out different areas and depths. Landed Two 8 pound fish and several other 5/6 pound class fish. Had to work hard for the bites and make them count. Ended with 14 Keepers for the box and a bunch of bonito. Great mixed bag day with a ton of action/quality Fluke. Thanks to Bill Sea and the Saturday Fluke crew for always coming out and fishing hard/smart until the end. Some nasty weather coming this week. Now is the perfect time to lock in your Fall Striped Bass charters if you haven’t already!! Text me at 732-670-1919. Almost that time #JustSayin #mixedbag
Great Day yesterday for the Birthday Boy Bill Sea and Crew Started off the morning with some action packed Bonito fishing. Put a bunch In the box and than took a ride looking for some Fluke. Bounced around checking out different areas and depths. Landed Two 8 pound fish and several other 5/6 pound class fish. Had to work hard for the bites and make them count. Ended with 14 Keepers for the box and a bunch of bonito. Great mixed bag day with a ton of action/quality Fluke. Thanks to Bill Sea and the Saturday Fluke crew for always coming out and fishing hard/smart until the end. Some nasty weather coming this week. Now is the perfect time to lock in your Fall Striped Bass charters if you haven’t already!! Text me at 732-670-1919. Almost that time #JustSayin #mixedbag
Dave Lilly took his crew striper fishing yesterday morning in N.Y. Harbor, where they drifted live eels to catch nine bass up to 45 inches. It was a perfect morning — calm. warm and with little boat traffic. The only problem was the lack of any bass even near the 28-31-inch slot limit — all being much larger.
That would be fine with me, but considering the high cost of fuel and live eels many fishermen pass up great sport when there’s little likelihood of boating a single bass. Dave noted that they also caught a few big blues which really love those expensive eels.
Dave got out for fluke once last week, and had the usual crew limit though nothing large among them.
The forecast for NY/NJ Bight tomorrow is for east winds at 10 knots.
Capt. Dave De Gennaro of Hi Flier from Barnegat said he stayed mid range a couple of days ago ” and went two for four day chunking yellowfin tuna. 50 lb and 105 lber for my friend Dave Flood who is always helping people on my boat catch fish. Today, it was just him and I, and he got to catch his biggest tuna. Thanks to Capt Greg on the Victoria Marie for pointing us in the right direction.”
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69Nick Honachefsky, Pete Barrett and 67 othersStayed mid range today and went two for four day chunking yellowfin tuna. 50 lb and 105 lber for my friend Dave Flood who is always helping people on my boat catch fish. Today, it was just him and I, and he got to catch his biggest tuna. Thanks to Capt Greg on the Victoria Marie for pointing us in the right direction.
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69Nick Honachefsky, Pete Barrett and 67 othersStayed mid range today and went two for four day chunking yellowfin tuna. 50 lb and 105 lber for my friend Dave Flood who is always helping people on my boat catch fish. Today, it was just him and I, and he got to catch his biggest tuna. Thanks to Capt Greg on the Victoria Marie for pointing us in the right direction.
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69Nick Honachefsky, Pete Barrett and 67 othersStayed mid range today and went two for four day chunking yellowfin tuna. 50 lb and 105 lber for my friend Dave Flood who is always helping people on my boat catch fish. Today, it was just him and I, and he got to catch his biggest tuna. Thanks to Capt Greg on the Victoria Marie for pointing us in the right direction.
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69Nick Honachefsky, Pete Barrett and 67 othersStayed mid range today and went two for four day chunking yellowfin tuna. 50 lb and 105 lber for my friend Dave Flood who is always helping people on my boat catch fish. Today, it was just him and I, and he got to catch his biggest tuna. Thanks to Capt Greg on the Victoria Marie for pointing us in the right direction.
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69Nick Honachefsky, Pete Barrett and 67 othersStayed mid range today and went two for four day chunking yellowfin tuna. 50 lb and 105 lber for my friend Dave Flood who is always helping people on my boat catch fish. Today, it was just him and I, and he got to catch his biggest tuna. Thanks to Capt Greg on the Victoria Marie for pointing us in the right direction.
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69Nick Honachefsky, Pete Barrett and 67 othersStayed mid range today and went two for four day chunking yellowfin tuna. 50 lb and 105 lber for my friend Dave Flood who is always helping people on my boat catch fish. Today, it was just him and I, and he got to catch his biggest tuna. Thanks to Capt Greg on the Victoria Marie for pointing us in the right direction.
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69Nick Honachefsky, Pete Barrett and 67 othersStayed mid range today and went two for four day chunking yellowfin tuna. 50 lb and 105 lber for my friend Dave Flood who is always helping people on my boat catch fish. Today, it was just him and I, and he got to catch his biggest tuna. Thanks to Capt Greg on the Victoria Marie for pointing us in the right direction.
of the Bermuda Billfish Blast, the Viking 82 team stayed at the top of the BTC leaderboard releasing two blue marlin and one white marlin during the Billfish Blast, eight blue marlin during the Big Game Classic, and six blue marlin during the Sea Horse Angler’s Club. Their 8,222 points secured their victory, earning them a total prize of $616,128
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