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April 26, 2008
Headed to where we spent the day yesterday and set up on the anchors. It was a slow, slow pick. Just like yesterday, we were afraid to move in fear of making the fishing worse. Everyone caught at least one keeper in what ended up being another difficult day. Jimmy Hendrick showed his flounder angling expertise by putting 7 keeper flounder in his cooler. Bob Borzotta caught the beast of the day weighing in at 3 pounds. April 25, 2008
Friday, 4/25/08 Report
A slight improvement in the fishing today. It wasn't great, but it was definitely better than it's been. Stayed in one spot inside of Sandy Hook all day. Didn't want to leave because we saw the fishing a lot worse this week. Alot of big flounder came up. Artie Martin caught the pool winner which weighed in at 4 pounds and was 19 inches long. Artie also has one that weighed 3 1/2 pounds. 
April 24, 2008
Special Wednesday Ling Trips
We will begin sailing for Ling on Wednesday's from 7:30am to 4:00pm.
Thursday, 4/24/08 Report
Not as bad as the past few days, but still pretty poor flounder fishing. We did catch a few large bluefish. This is most likely why the flounder have turned off. We'll try again tomorrow.
April 23, 2008
Wednesday, 4/23/08 Report
Well, it was a beautiful day on the water. Unfortunately, the flounder didn't bite. Made drops everywhere from our buoy to Old Orchard Light, and it was the same thing on every drop. We would catch only a couple each time. I did see the first bluefish of the season caught around us, which isn't a good sign for the flounder fishing. I can only hope that it gets better tomorrow.
April 22, 2008
Tuesday, 4/22/08 Report
We did not sail again today. Looks like we will be out tomorrow. Hopefully, I will have good news on the fishing.
April 21, 2008
Monday, 4/21/08 Report
We did not sail today.
April 20, 2008
Sunday, 4/20/08 Report
Fishing wasn't good again today. Of course the weather didn't help. It blew 20 out of the east all day, and looks like more of the same for tomorrow. We made our first drop outside of our harbor and caught 5 fish immediately. For a couple of minutes I thought maybe today was the day that the fishing would bounce back, but unfortunately that was the highlight of the day. Made a move to the Ammo pier later in the morning in hopes of something better, but only made it worse. . . . If it's not the moon, it's the east wind. One of these days things will get better.
April 19, 2008
Saturday, 4/19/08 Report
Sometimes you're the bug. Sometimes you are the windshield. Today we were the bug. . . Fishing was no good. Started the morning outside of our harbor. Made a couple of drops. Tried a couple of drifts. Nothing wanted to bite. Picked up and headed to the pier, but it didn't get any better. Just a bad couple of days of fishing. We are on a full moon tomorrow. Things should perk back up once we get past it.
April 18, 2008
"Show Me The Money"
Gary Thompson battled through a day of tough fishing to win today's pool. As he was receiving his millions, he was overheard saying, "Too bad Jay and Steve had to work!!"
Friday, 4/18/08 Report
Today was not good. Actually it was quite disappointing after the past few trips. Hopefully, it will pick up again once we get off the full moon in a couple of days.
April 17, 2008
Thursday, 4/17/08 Report
Headed out and anchored up just north of our harbor. Slowly picked all morning and they added up for a couple of people. George Krenick put 9 in his cooler before noon. Had a long lull during the change of tide. Kept dropping back on the anchor , and we would catch 1 or 2. Made a move northwest to see if we could find anything there, but didn't catch any. Came back to where we picked them in the morning, and put a few more in the boat. It was a slow pick all day with some people doing far better than others. George Krenick was today's high hook and pool winner.
April 16, 2008
Wednesday, 4/16/08 Report
Fishing wasn't bad today. Started the morning fishing by the Ammo Pier. Didn't shape up the way it did the on Sunday. Picked up the anchor and headed back to our end of the bay for the change of tide. Once we got set up, we started to pick. Had a couple good shots of fish. Kenny "The Legend" Havens, Hoboken, NJ, was high hook with 9 fish. So far it was the best flounder fishing we have had this season.
April 15, 2008
Tuesday, 4/15/08 Report
Nothing to report today. We did not sail. We'll try again tomorrow.
Evening Bass Trips Begin This Saturday
Our evening striped bass trips begin this Saturday night. We will be sailing Wednesday thru Saturday from 5:00pm to 10:00pm.
April 14, 2008
Monday, 4/14/08 Report
We did not get out today.
April 13, 2008
Sunday, 4/13/08 Report
Started the morning outside of our harbor. We did catch a few, but it was not good fishing at all. So, we picked up the anchor and headed east toward the Ammo Pier. Got set up on the beginning of the flood water, and started to catch a few right away. Kind of a slow pick, with one really good shot of fish coming later in the tide. Thought it was the start of something good, but as fast as it started, it ended. Overall it was the best fishing we have seen yet this season. Only made one drop at the Ammo pier. Saw alot of the other boats bouncing around, and with the pick we had, we didn't want to make it worse. It ended up being ok. Everyone had something in there buckets, with many having 4 and 5 keepers. Today's high hook was Danny Martin, Bayonne, with 7 fish, and his tag team partner Artie Martin threw in 5 to go along with it. It looks like the weather for this week is going to be good with some warmer temps coming later in the week. This is exactly what we need to get this fishing perked up.
April 12, 2008
Saturday, 4/12/08 Report
Pulled out of our slip in a nice dense fog, and headed outside of our harbor to where we have been fishing. Picked the fish pretty good in the morning on the last hour of outgoing water. Had our first double header keeper of the year. Started slow picking an occational one after the change, but once the storms came through later in the day, the pick that we had shut down. Water temps were up to 51 degrees today. High hook was 6 fish and the pool winner was a 17 inch flounder.
April 11, 2008
Friday, 4/11/08 Report
No report today. We did not get out.
April 10, 2008
Thursday, 4/10/08 Report
The weatherman was right when he predicted the forecast for today. It was an absolute beautiful day on the water. Left the dock and headed just outside of our harbor again. Started the day on a drift. Caught 4 flounder right off the bat, but it was a long wait before we got another one. Once the drift became a little too quick, we anchored up and began chumming. It was very slow till the end of the tide. On the change we set up for a drift again, and had some shots of fish. We would catch 2 or 3, and then have a long wait before we got another 2 or 3. I was a little disappointed overall with the day. I had a good feeling with the weather that today might be a breakout day, but it just didn't happen. Today's "Superstar" was Jeff Lublang who not only won the pool, but was high hook with 6 fish.
April 09, 2008
Wednesday, 4/9/08 Report
Not a bad day. A little cold, but that's April in New Jersey. We left the dock and anchored up outside of our harbor. Had incoming tide till 11:30, and the water temperature was 46 degrees. Caught a couple right away, and had a pick until the tide stopped running. Made a small move to set up for the outgoing water, and picked for the remainder of the trip. Gary Thompson lead the way with 7 flounder. We did see a couple bigger fish that measured just over 17 inches. . . Looks like we have some warmer weather coming through for the next couple of days. This is just what we need to get this fishing going.
April 08, 2008
We Will Be Sailing Wednesday
We will resume our normal schedule tomorrow morning. I hope everyone took the opportunity over the past few days to get in a good arm and shoulder workout because we plan on putting a hurtin on the flounder population this week. Start preheating your ovens!!!!
April 07, 2008
No Trip Tuesday
We will not be sailing Tuesday morning due to the weather. Our normal schedule will resume on Wednesday morning at 7:30am. Get ready to RUMBLE !!!!!!!
April 06, 2008
Monday's Trip Cancelled
We will not be sailing again on Monday due to the weather.
April 05, 2008
Saturday, 4/5/08 Report
Opening Day '08!!!!
It was nice to be back out fishing for the first time this year. The weatherman was completely wrong again, but that's nothing new. Started the day making our first drop on the far west side of the bay. We had the beginning of outgoing water with a surface temperature of 46.4 degrees. It took a L-O-N-G time for us to catch the first flounder of the season, but it eventually happened. Tried to hang in there for a while, but nothing else came up. Made a shift back toward our harbor, and had one on immediately, but again it was a long wait for another one to come over the rail. Made a couple of small moves, and slowly picked the rest of the day. High hook was Doug K. with 3, and the pool winner was a 3 pounder. Overall we had 24 fish for 15 people. It wasn't great, but it wasn't that bad either. On a side note, "Fan Favorite" Lenny had 2 keepers.
Lenny Watch!!
"Snakehead" Lenny, Union Beach, NJ, caught this Mudpuppy on one of his homemade killer flounder rigs. Lenny had 2 keepers on the day.
April 02, 2008
2 More Days
We are coming for you!!!!
