Fluke Fishing remains the most sort after fish in the Garden State and anglers are kicking it up a notch in search of a doormat.The bigger the bait the bigger the fish and it keeps the shorts away, sometimes.
Raritan Bay,Captain Ron Sr. aboard the
Island Girl III worked the deep water in Ambrose Channel with tons of action on fluke strips for bait. Captain Ron Sr. landed over 30 fish from 3 lbs. to a pool winning 9.5 lb doormat.
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Brielle, Captain Wayne aboard the
Fish Monger charters remains steady all week hitting fluke limits. Captain Wayne had Bill LavBob, Matt Avid, Brian and friends busy pulling fish all week with double-digit keepers. Matt aka Avid has now been on the boat 3 times and limited out every time with fish 6 fish being over 5 lbs with a five-man crew the Fish Monger has been boxing up to 30 keepers per trip.
Sea Bright ,
Reel Fun sport fishing charters with Captain John Had Dr. Mike Goldberg out and headed right to Ambrose Channel for some Fluke fishing. With plenty of life, they picked through lots of shorts, sea Robbins, dogfish and a few sea bass. Captain John managed to hit his limits and boxed fish from two to 6lbs to end a perfect fluke trip.
Highlands, Captain Carl from
Wet Dreams charters headed out with David Shepelsky and sons Josh and Matt in search of sea Bass and porgy action. Josh had the hot pole in the morning boxing keeper bass right away. To mix it up, Captain Carl landed a 5lb fluke followed by a monster10lb 2oz 29 inch Doormat.
Barnegat Bay is on fire with every species possible showing up on the boards. Captain Birch from
Fish Guts Charter claims the fishing has been as good as the weather. Barnegat bay fluking has exploded with amazing numbers of fish .Sea bass have held up just as well in the last few weeks. Captain Birch reported double digit catches all week, from fluke, black fish ,sea bass, blue fish and even a 15lb Mahi Mahi making a brief appearance.
Captain Steve Purul
Reel Fantasea fishing charters from Barnegat also landed a few tropical triggerfish, bluefish, black fish, fluke, and large hand size porgies, which has made up most of the catch this week. Captain Steve tells me weak fish on the other hand have remained missing in action for the most part. Are we on yet another downward cycle for our beloved sea trout? Only time will tell and be sure Captain Steve will let us know.
Did You Know?• Blue sharks are the most commonly harvested shark species and represent 56% of the pelagic shark catch (45,087t)
• Threshers are the second most harvested pelagic shark and represent 24% of the pelagic shark catch (19,197t)
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