Monday, 4/30/07 Report
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April 30, 2007
April 29, 2007
Sunday, 4/29/07 Report
Today was a little slower than yesterday. The weather was nothing like they predicted again. Overcast and cold for most of the day. The water temperature dropped about two degrees from yesterday. We had outgoing tide for the whole trip, and we made our first drop near Earl Navy Pier. We fished that area for most of the day, and couldn't get anything better than a slow pick of the flounder. We would have a few shots of fish, and then we would wait quite a while, and get another shot of two or three. Most of the fish that we caught were very nice sized though. Our old friend Cheeves, Jersey City NJ, caught a 18 3/4 inch flounder, which after very close competition, ended up being the pool fish. We made our last drop of the day outside of our harbor, and we did catch a few fish there. Tim Steeger, Union Beach, NJ, ended up being the high hook with 6 fish.
Sundays Pool Winner
"The Return of Cheevez"
Our good friend Cheevez, Jersey City, NJ, won Sundays pool with this huge 18 3/4 inch flounder.
April 28, 2007
Saturday, 4/28/07 Report
Good day of fishing today. We fished the eastern side of the bay near the Ammo pier, and we had outgoing tide for just about the whole trip. Water temperature hovered around 49 degrees all day. Caught fish right from the start, and had a steady pick throughout the day. High hook was Doug K. with 8 fish and the pool was a 3 pound flounder caught by Tim S., who also had 6 other flounder in his bucket. overall we boated 60 flounder for 15 people. On a side note for all of you Fluke-a-holics, we did catch the first fluke of the year. Don Cutrupi caught and released what would have been a 2007 keeper fluke. Hopefully it is a good sign of things to come.
April 26, 2007
Coming Soon - Ling & Blackfish Trips
This year we are going to be trying something new before the start of fluke season. Starting soon (Start date to be announced on later date), we will begin sailing on Wednesdays and Saturdays for Ling and Blackfish. Those trips will run from 7:00am to 4:00pm, and Captain Marty Haines, formerly of the Sea Pigeon, will be the at the helm. I will post the start date for these trips on the CaptainJohnsFishing.com website, as well as on this page, as soon as they are announced.
Evening Striper Update
Not alot to report on the striper front. It has been mostly shorts with an occasional keeper mixed in. Conditions haven't been all that great either. Between the water temperature being as low as it is, and the wind and tide up against each other, for what seems every night, the fishing has really suffered. The good news is that May is coming quick, and the water has warmed up a some this week, so any day now I expect this fishing to break open. Hopefully, some of you will be with us when it does.
The Wolphin Lives
Since we didn't get out today, and I am a little bored, I am putting up a post that will finally end the debate that I have had with a few of our customers over the course of the last few years. For those of you that don't know what this is about, I will explain it quickly. A few years back there was an article that I read about a cross breed mammal that was born in captivity. It was a mix between a killer whale and a dolphin. When I brought the topic up, on one of those wind against tide fluke fishing days, it became a joke for a few of our customers, and I have been abused quite a bit from it. So, finally, for all of you Saturday Bow People, here is the truth. I present to you, The Wolphin!! Click here
Thursday, 4/26/07 Update
We didn't sail today. Last nights forcast for today wasn't that good, but as I look out my window, and squint my eyes from the sun, I realize that the weatherman can't always be right (Sarcasm turned on). Anyway, I'm looking forward to the next few days. The fishing bounced back yesterday, as we found some fish on the eastern side of the bay. Hopefully, they will be waiting for us tomorrow.
April 25, 2007
Wednesday, 4/25/07 Report
Big improvement on the fishing this morning. The water temperature finally reached 50 degrees. We had a few good shots of flounder, with the best fishing during the flood tide. We fished outside our harbor and worked our way east towards the ammo pier, where we had our best fishing of the day. Mussels seemed to do the trick over clams and worms. Carl Bertrum, Linden, NJ, won the pool with a 2.9 lb. flounder, while putting 7 fish in his bucket. We also had 2 people with their limit.
Tuesday, 4/24/07 Report
Slow fishing today. Had an early morning shot on the flounder, but after the tide changed to incoming, we could not get a steady bite going. High hook was 4 fish. The water temperature was still below 50 degrees. The best we found was 48. We are still fishing close to our harbor. Tried a couple of spots to the east of our bouy, but like I said before, nothing really took hold today.
April 24, 2007
Monday, 4/23/07 Report
Slow day. Caught the last bit of the outgoing tide when we anchored up. Picked a few fish. After the tide change around 8:30 it looked like we were going to get things going. Had a little shot of the flounder, but it didn't last. We moved around a few times, and tryed a few spots east of where we have been fishing, but not much going on anywhere. Came back to where we had our best fishing of the day, just north of our harbor, and set up for the change of tide again, but we didn't get the bite that we had on the change over the weekend. We ended up with 38 flounder, with 5 being the high hook.
April 22, 2007
Sundays Pool Winner
Keith Nemeth, Piscataway, NJ, won todays pool with this 18 inch flounder.
Sundays All-Star
Tara and Philip Dolgan, Zieglerville, PA, holding two of the 13 flounder they caught today. Tara was todays high hook with 8 fish.
Sunday, 4/22/07 Morning Report
Today was very much like yesterday. We bounced around quite a bit, and couldn't seem to get anything going. Ended up outside our harbor for the start of the incoming tide around noon, and picked the flounder pretty good for the last hour of the day. For some people it was a bit of a struggle, but for others the fish did add up. Tara Dolgan, Zieglerville, PA, ended up being the high hook with 8 fish, and Keith Nemeth, Piscataway, NJ, won the pool with a huge, 18 inch flounder. I noted on one of the previous reports that the water temperature is between 10 and 15 degrees colder than it was this time last year. The highest we read today was 48 degrees.
Saturday Morning Pool Winner
John "The Ringer" Hannah, holding his pool winning fish from Saturday mornings trip. John had held the title for two Saturdays in a row.
Saturday, 4/21/07 Morning Report
We had incoming tide most of the day, with the change around noon. Water temp was between 46 and 47 degrees. Bounced around the western side of the bay all day. Made quite a few drops with the anchor. Couldn't really get any consistant action on any of them. Best drop of the day was the last one which we made after the tide change. We did pick them on the little bit of outgoing that we had. The fishing was a little bit of a struggle, but they did add up for a few people. High hook was John Yanevich, Fords, NJ, with 5 fish, and John Hannah won the pool with a 16 1/2 inch flounder, making it two strait Saturdays winning the money.
Friday, 4/20/07 Night Report
Slow night. We caught about two dozen short bass, and no keepers. Wind was out of the east again. The water temp was 49 degrees. I did take notice that the water is 15 degrees colder than same date last year. We really need this warmer weather that we are supposed to get this weekend.
Friday, 4/20/07 Morning Report
Nothing to report again. We didn't sail again today.
April 19, 2007
Thursday, 4/19/07 Update
Nothing new to report. We haven't sailed since the storm. It looks like the weather is finally going to break. Hopefully we can get things going again.
April 16, 2007
Monday, 4/16/07 Update
We haven't fished in the past couple of days, and we won't be sailing till Wednesday morning. This is some April weather we are having. Anyway, someone sent me a link to this video. It is a couple of guys "Gigging for Fluke". It's pretty interesting if you haven't seen this done before. Click here.
April 14, 2007
Saturday, 4/14/07 Report
Very good fishing today. We had the outgoing tide all day, and caught the flounder immediately after setting the anchors. Water temperature was around 44.5 degrees. Three people had their limits, Rob Morison, John Hannah, and Randy Vena, and a few more were close to it. We are still fishing the western side of the bay, and only needed one drop to boat close to 70 keepers for 10 people. Not bad at all. . . There won't be any updates for the next few days with this low coming through. We already tucked the boat into it's safe haven for the storm. However, I might put a thing or two up tomorrow or Monday to keep you entertained.
Today's Big Guns
Rob Morison, John Hannah, and Randy Vena showing a few fish from today's catch. All three had their limit on flounder.
Today's Pool Winner
John Hannah , who had an all-star type day, caught his limit on flounder, and also won today's pool with this 17 1/2 inch fish.
April 13, 2007
Friday, 4/13/07 Report
Nothing to report again today. Stayed tied to the dock. I did see this article about a 100 year old fish that was caught a couple of weeks ago, and since I haven't posted a fishing report in a couple of days, I figured that I would put a link to the story here.
April 12, 2007
2007 Fishing Regulations
I have had a few emails regarding the 2007 regulations. Here is a link to the New Jerseys website with the regs. Click Here
Thursday, 4/12/07 Report
Nothing to report today except a good engine room cleaning. See you tomorrow.
April 11, 2007
Wednesday, 4/11/07 Report
Pretty good fishing today early on. A little warmer water, and another hour of outgoing tide was the trick. Water temperature was up to 45.3 degrees. We are still fishing in the back of the bay. Stayed on our first drop until well after the tide change, and only made one more after that. These fish in the back usually prefer the outgoing tide, and that's what we have seen the last couple of days. Everyone had some fish, and high hook was Russ, Cliffwood, NJ, who had 6 flounder. Not too many bites on the flood, although we did add another half dozen.
April 10, 2007
Update for Saturday, April 14 Trip
Just letting everyone know that Captain Marty Haines will be running the boat during Saturday mornings flounder trip.
Tuesday, 4/10/07 Report
Got some bites today, and caught a few fish. Still wasn't good, but it was definitely better than yesterday. High hook on the flounder was 3. The water temperature is still low. The highest we read was 43.9 degrees. We could use a little stronger sun during the day and a little less bite at night to warm up the water, but I just looked at the forcast and it doesn't look like that's going to happen in the next couple days.
April 09, 2007
Monday, 4/9/07 Report
Any fisherman knows you have to take the good with the bad. Well, today was the bad. Not much to report. The water temperature dropped considerably since Saturday. 43 degrees was the highest we found. We made quite a few drops from the western side of the bay, all the way to the eastern end. The only fish to come over the rail were a sundial and a skate. Tomorrow's another day!
April 07, 2007
Saturday, 4/7/07 Report
The day turned out much better weather wise than what was predicted. Still had a light northwest wind with the tide flooding against it, but the flounder cooperated. We had a nice pick until the tide change around noon. For the day we caught close to 40 keeper flounder with Randy Vena, Dunellen, being high hook with 6 fish. Donald Cutrupi, River Edge, and Dave Plumacher, Atlantic Highlands, tied for todays pool with a pair of 2 - 1/2 lb. flounder. Have a Happy Easter!!!
Twins!!
Don Cutrupi and Dave Plumacher each hold up their 2 -1/2 lb flounders that tied for todays pool.
April 06, 2007
Todays Pool Winner
Willie Wakefield and his 17 1/2 inch pool winning flounder.
First Keeper For 2007
Gregg Zullo started the year with this nice keeper flounder.
Opening Day 2007
Opening Day 2007!!! Well, it was a little cold and blowing northwest pretty hard, but it could have been worse. It could have been raining on us too. On a better note, Captain Marty Haines, former owner and operator of the Sea Pigeon, ran the boat today for Captain John. Captain Marty is a legend in Raritan Bay, and it was a pleasure working with him. Now for the fishing. The day started off with a bang when Kenny Havens, of Hoboken, caught the first fish of the year only a few minutes into the trip. Unfortunately, it had to go back. Luckily Gregg Zullo, Woodbridge, N.J., followed shortly after with the first official keeper flounder of the year. We did slow pick a catch of 10 keeper flounder and a half dozen shorts. Also caught another half dozen short bass. High hook was Tom Nicholl, Fairless, PA, who had 4 in his bucket, and Willie Wakefield, Bellemead, NJ, won the pool with a 17 1/2 inch flounder. We had a tide change late morning, but didn't really make a difference. The water temperature was only 44 degrees. All in all, it was a good day. We were finally back out on the grounds, and got to fish with some of our friends, and make a few new ones.
