« May 2008 | Main | July 2008 »
June 30, 2008
Monday, 6/30/08 Report
For the first 4 hours of the day we had very good fishing and keeping. Unfortunately, we did not get a wind shift with the tide change like we had Saturday and Sunday, subsequently making us sit like a rock for the remainder of the day. We did continue to pick the fluke, with an occasional shot of fish, but nothing like the morning. Al Gallo, Stirling, NJ, had his limit of 8 fluke.
June 29, 2008
Sunday, 6/29/08 Report
The fishing today was just as good, if not better than yesterday. We didn't see the big fish like Saturday, but overall we saw more keepers per person. PERFECT drifting conditions again with the wind direction swinging to the S.E. with the tide change. High hook caught 7 keepers while 8 other anglers had 6 fish to take home. Tom Salerno won today's pool with a 4 1/2 pound fluke. This was hands down the best weekend of fishing and keeping that we have had so far this season. Once again.....Great success!!!!
June 28, 2008
Saturday, 6/28/08 Report
Today was definitely the best day of keeping we have seen yet this fluke season, with close to 90 keepers for 23 people. The pool winner was an 8 pound fluke and we had a good number of 4 to 6 pound fish as well. High hook had 7 fish. We had ideal drifting conditions all day with the wind and current together in the morning, and the wind swinging around to the southeast for the incoming. It was good to go out and mohawk the fluke for a change, and it was even better looking at all the buckets of racks we had at the end of the day. Great success!!!
June 27, 2008
Friday, 6/27/08 Report
Today was not too good. Wind against tide conditions kept us from drifting at all, and that put the kibosh on the fishing. We have been catching fish despite unfavorable conditions, but not today. The fluke weren't as aggressive as they have been during the past few days, choosing to lay on the bait rather than hit it forcefully. Overall a disappointing day. We'll try again tomorrow.
June 26, 2008
Thursday, 6/26/08 Report
It took us a while to get going today, but once the tide started to move, we started to pick away at the fish. The keeper ratio was way down again, but that's nothing new. Today's high hook had 5 fish.
June 25, 2008
The "Sea Robin King" Prevails!!
Herbie Pumarejo own the dubious honor of catching a record 52 sea robins in one day. That all ended today when he landed a pool winning, 6 pound fluke. Unfortunately for Herbie, he will always be know for the Robin Record!!
Wednesday, 6/25/08 Report
Even with wind against tide conditions, the fishing was good today. Finding keepers was another story. Some anglers fared better than others, but most found it hard to put fish in their buckets. We had a tide change after noon, and the fishing became more consistent with some good sized fish being caught. Back-to-back 6 pound fluke were caught side by side by Al Skowronski and Herbie Pumarejo. Overall, it was a good day of fishing, not keeping. Today's high hook had 5 keepers, and Herbie "The Sea Robin King" Pumarejo won today's pool with a 6 pound fish.
June 24, 2008
Tuesday, 6/24/08 Report
I was looking forward to heading out today until I arrived at the boat and saw a west wind. Knowing that we would have an incoming tide till noon, we would have to deal with wind against tide conditions all morning. We did not catch much of anything until the change of tide when we finally got some movement with the wind and current together, but unfortunately it wouldn't last because thunderstorms moved through our area. That pretty much finished us for the day. Pretty disappointing day.
June 23, 2008
Friday, 6/20/08 Report
Fishing was ok today. Alot of fish, not too many keepers. Still fishing the western end of the reach. Seyang Maier won today's pool with a 7 pound fluke.
Monday, 6/23/08 Report
Very good fishing today. Probably the best fishing and keeping in over a week and a half. We fished the usual spots along the Reach, and put together a good catch. Bob Centamore, Gillette, NJ, was the man on fire today, catching his limit on fluke. At one point in the day, Bob caught back-to-back 6 1/2 pounders with one of them taking the pool.
Sunday, 6/22/08 Report
The fishing was not good today. The first drift was probably the best, although we did have a small shot of fish late in the day.
June 22, 2008
Saturday, 6/21/08 Report
Started the day fishing the Reach. The first drift of the day was the best. Made a couple long drifts that produced shorts and a few keepers. The ratio was not very good with many anglers catching fluke in the double digits without a keeper. Slowly picked away for the remainder of the day. High hook was Randy Vena with 5 fish.
Friday, 6/20/08 Report
Fishing was ok today. We caught alot of fish, but not too many keepers. Still fishing the western end of the reach. Seyang Maier won today's pool with a 7 pound fluke.
Rob Kraus shown holding his 2 keepers on the day.
June 20, 2008
Update
After many conversations with Verison's DSL operator "Timmy", who resides in India, I have finally straightened out my connections problems by switching to a new Internet Service Provider. As of today I will be back in action with the reports. I do apologize for the lack updates over the past week or two.
June 19, 2008
Thursday, 6/19/ 08 Report
Somewhat of a bounce back day today along the Reach Channel. Found the fluke on the western end and made a couple long drifts out the channel. Although there were many fluke to be caught, keeping was an issue. One angler caught close to 30 fish with only one keeper, and the average ratio was around 10/1, unless of course, you were Gary Thompson. Gary was high hook with 6 keepers out of 10 fish. Marty Adamkiewicz, Lodi, NJ, won today's pool with a 6 pound fluke.
June 18, 2008
6/16 Thru 6/18 Update
Not very good fishing at all early this past week. The full moon on Tuesday had everything to do with that. Whether we had perfect conditions or not, the fish did not bite which is typical for the moon phase.
June 15, 2008
Sunday, 6/15/08 Report
Our first drift of the day was the best with many fluke coming over the rail. Unfortunately, most went back over the rail into the bay. The keeper ratio was way down again. Had some storms come through around 11:30 and that basically shut the fishing down. Didn't catch much after that. This is also the first day in about a week that we didn't catch a big fish.
June 14, 2008
Saturday, 6/14/08 Report
Fishing was good today. Ratio was not. We did see a number of big fish come over the rail. Today's pool winner was an 8 pound fluke caught by Scott Smith, and we had a few 6 pound fish as well. Still fishing the Reach Channel.
June 13, 2008
Friday, 6/13/08 Report
Alot of shorts today. Still fishing in the Reach. Keeper ratio was not so good. High hook had 4.
June 12, 2008
Thursday, 6/12/08 Report
30 seconds into our first drift, Steve Kerry landed an 8 pound fluke. Now that's the way to start the day!!!
Today was very similar to yesterday fishing wise. Conditions were the same. Ratio was the same. The only difference was the keepers that we caught were very nice sized. In addition to the 8 pounder, we had a 6.6 and a 6.1 pound fluke, with quite a few in the 4 to 5 pound range. However, keeping was tough for some. One angler caught 25 shorts without getting a keeper, while the angler next to him caught 8 fluke and had 4 keepers. Overall for the boat, it was a good day. Had we had any kind of drifting condition, we could have had an outstanding day. Steve Kerry won today's pool with an 8 pound fluke, and Gary Thompson was runner up with a 6.6 pound fluke. (On a side note, even though Gary had honorable mention today, he was non-existent for the head to head vs. Steve, getting decimated in the total fluke count. Way to show up Gary!!) Al Rohner also gets a mention for catching a 6 pound fluke today.
June 11, 2008
Wednesday, 6/11/08 Report
Somewhat of a bounce back day from the bad fishing we had the past few trips. Set up on the western end of the Reach to begin the morning. Wind direction was out of the west and with the last of the outgoing tide we were able to put together a good first drift before the tide change at 9am. The prime conditions produced a good pick of fish for the first hour and a half. Unfortunately, once the flood tide started to run, the ideal conditions were over. Continued to fish the Reach Channel, choosing not to run around the bay as we did yesterday. A slow pick remained throughout the day. Late in the day as the tide eased off, we had a little shot of fish to finish up. Some anglers were more fortunate than others with the keepers. Larry Gove, So. Bound Brook, NJ, was the most fortunate of all catching his limit on fluke and winning today's pool with a 6 pound fish. It pretty much doesn't get any better than that!!!
June 10, 2008
Tuesday, 6/10/08 Report
Another day with poor drifting conditions. Made stops along the Reach, Sandy Hook, The Knoll, and Chapel Hill Channel, and it wasn't good. Late in the day we decided to head back to the Reach where we had our best fishing last week. Fortunately, the wind came around out of the south enough to push us with the last of the incoming tide, and we had a nice little shot of keepers to end the day. Hopefully, the front that is coming through tonight will spark the fishing tomorrow. I think the extreme heat over the past few days is what shut down the fishing.
June 09, 2008
Monday, 6/9/08 Report
Another day with no conditions on the Reach. Incoming tide and a west wind made us head out into the ocean and try our luck there. Made a few stops along the way, but it wasn't good. The last couple of days have been a disappointment. Try again tomorrow.
June 08, 2008
Sunday, 6/8/08 Report
Very good fishing today, however keeping was poor. Didn't have favorable conditions on the Reach, so we headed east to Sandy Hook. We discovered a new body of fish that moved into our area overnight. Unfortunate, they were very small fish. Most fish measured between 8 to 12 inches. The action on shorts continued throughout the day with an occational keeper coming every now and then. We didn't put many in the coolers. Ratio was very poor today.
June 07, 2008
Saturday, 6/7/08 Report
The first 10+ pounder of the year was caught today by Keith Piskorski, S. Amboy, NJ. The beast weighed in at 10.3 pounds.
Very good fishing to start the day. Our first drift was very productive with many keepers, shorts, and of course, sea robins coming over the rail. A few very good sized fish as well. A 10.3 pound fish. A 7.6 pounder, caught by Derrick Gyengo, Laurence Harbor, NJ, and a few 5 pound fish as well. Fishing slow down considerably around late morning due to ship traffic. A few inbound and out bounder's is all you need to turn the fishing off. Could only get a pick going in the afternoon with an occasional shot coming every now and then. Overall, the first drift and the big fish made the day.
June 06, 2008
Friday, 6/6/08 Report
Today started with a bang!! The first fish of the day weighed in at just over 8 1/2 pounds caught by Joe Illuzzi, Edison, NJ. It was a good all around day along the Reach Channel. Drifting conditions were perfect and the fish wanted to feed. The keeper ratio was average with many undersized fluke and sea robins being caught, however the keepers we are seeing are very nice sized. Many 4 and 5 pounders being caught. Things on the fluke grounds are starting to shape up!!!!
June 05, 2008
Thursday, 6/5/08 Report
Ok fishing today. Slow most of the morning, but things picked up after noon. The last drift of the day was the best with a good amount of keepers being caught with some shorts and sea robins too. Kenny Havens, Hoboken, NJ, was today's high hook with 5 fluke, and Big Tom Anderson caught the beast of the day.
June 04, 2008
Wednesday, 6/4/08 Report
Did not sail due to weather.
Tuesday, 6/3/08 Report
Another day with ideal drifting conditions. Spent the day fishing the western end of the Reach Channel working both sides and the deep, and finding fluke on all, however keeping was an issue. Plenty of shorts and robins in the morning to keep everyone active with an occasional keeper being caught. High hook had 4 fish, and the pool winner was a 4 pounder.
Images From The Weekend
Donnie Cutrupi holding his pool winning fish from Saturday's trip.
Andy and Jason Sokol showing their catch from Sunday's trip.
A 5 pound fluke made John Bottles Sunday's pool winner
Mike Lee was Monday's Champ with this 5 pound fluke.
June 02, 2008
Updates, Pictures, and a Trip To Best Buy
Sorry for the delay with the posts. I experienced some modem issues, and had to purchase a new one today. Anyway, I'm back in action!! Tomorrow night I'll put up the pictures from the past few days.
Monday, 6/2/08 Report
Good fishing again today. If you could keep your bait down long enough without catching a sea robin, there were fluke to be caught. Unfortunately, the ratio was not great. Most of the keepers we did see were very nice sized with the majority being well over the 18 inch limit. High hook was Al with 4 keepers, and Mike Lee won today's pool with a 5 pound fluke.
Sunday, 6/1/08 Report
Pretty good fishing today. Had some nice sized fish come up. Conditions were good most of the day. The drift got a little fast toward the end of the outgoing tide. Tried hanging in the area we were fishing in hopes that the drift would slow up with the change, but the wind increased out of the west just enough for that not to happen. Headed east out the channel, but couldn't get the same fishing we had earlier in the day. Our best fishing has come on the outgoing tide with a water temperature of 61.5 degrees on th e change. Incoming tide has been around 57 degrees. Today's high hook was Mike Honcho with 4 keepers, and John Bottles won the pool with a 5 pound fluke.
Saturday, 5/31/08
Fishing was no good today. We caught a few on the first drift, but after that it was all downhill. Donnie Cutrpi won today's pool.
