Fishing continues to remain solid on offshore wrecks. Anglers are carefully choosing days to take off in search of cod and ling. If you plan to take off from work remember this time of year is hard core due to weather and how many fares actually show up. Always make sure you contact the captain and confirm the night before and even then I would have a back up plan.
Captain Jeff on the
Voyager has been locating good numbers of cod and with bragging rights. Captain Jeff is having trips producing 40 to 60 keepers. Starting this Friday, February 15th, the Voyager will sail for cod every Friday from 6AM-6PM. Captain Jeff has an OPEN BOAT-No reservations required policy. The Voyager will be fishing wrecks from 20-40 miles out. Cod fishing reports have been better than recent years so contact Captain Jeff at jgutman28@comcast.net and get a day to join the crew for some serious fishing.
If you can’t take off don’t worry Captain Scott and the crew aboard the
Prowler 5 have been picking away at the bottom with ling, blackfish and a few cod in the mix. Captain Scott is putting together 3 big trips for Sat. (16th), Sun. (17th) and President's Day Monday (18th). Check them out at
www.prowler5.com for more information.
Offshore fishing remains solid for the crew on the
Big Jamaica from Brielle. The Jamaica continues to stick to what they know best sea bass, porgies and a good mix of ling and cod. Most anglers caught limits of sea bass plus a few porgies this week. Sea bass were up to 6.5LBS and the porgies were all jumbos.
Aboard the Jamaica Pool winners this week were Sam Spoeing from Cliffside Park, NJ with a 9LB Pollock, Fred Moore from Staten Island, NY with a 6.5LB sea bass, Anan Dwarika from Ledgewood, NJ with a 20LB Pollock, Gregory Brown from Brooklyn, NY with an 8LB cod.
High Hooks anglers this week were Alan Kinsey from Maplewood, NJ caught his limit of sea bass plus 10 porgies, Daniel Rue from Palisades Park, NJ caught 23 sea bass, 1 Pollock, Mike Vastola Lavallette, NJ caught 21 sea bass, 4 porgies, Mike Langevin & Bill Tragesvr from Merrick, NY combined for 30 sea bass, 11 porgies and a few ling, Mark Myricks from Jersey City, NJ caught 15 sea bass with 5 jumbo 6LBers 10 porgies and 2 ling, Daniel Signal from Trenton, NJ caught 19 sea bass, 5 porgies. To find out what’s new in your community log on to
www.NJSaltwaterfisherman.com for the latest local fishing news. Fish On
Did You Know?IGFA Offshore World Championship attracting over 60 teams.With just three months away the 2008 IGFA Offshore World Championship has already attracted over 60 teams to compete at Cabo San Lucas off the southern tip of Mexico’s Baja peninsula May 11 – 16.
Considered the most prestigious catch-and-release blue water fishing tournament in the world, the event also draws the single largest contingent of international teams ever to compete in a fishing competition. Check out all the latest tournaments and events at
www.igfa.org IGFA Hot Catch: While fishing Content Key, Florida, USA, over the Christmas holidays,local Jason Reynolds, of Newark, Del., USA, guided by Capt. Jay Wright Jr., landed a black tip shark (Carcharhinus limbatus) using 130 lb class line and using cut bait. The fish, caught on Dec. 22, weighed 60 lb 0 oz. Reynolds released the catch. The line class record is currently vacant.
