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May 31, 2009
New Leader!!
There is a new leader in the Flukemaster Classic. Larry McMahon, Dumont, NJ caught the largest fluke of the year on Saturday weighing in at 7lb 4oz
Saturday, 5/30/09 Report
Today was somewhat of a breakout day with over 40 keepers on the boat up to 7.4 pounds. The day started slow with wind against tide conditions. Fished all the usual spots around the Hook catching plenty of fish with an occasional keeper mixed in. When the tide eased up a bit we made a move inshore and found some very nice fish. Don Cutrupi and John Bottles both caught 5 pounders and Larry McMahon caught a 7 lb 4oz fluke. It was by far the best day of keeping yet.Hopefully the trend continues!!
Friday, 5/29/09 Report
Fishing was very good on Friday. The ratio was slightly better than it has been this season so far. Everyone had a keeper with high hook having 4 fish.
Friday, 5/29/09 Photos
The Legend Goes Down!
At least for one trip!!
Photos from Thurday, 5/28/09
May 29, 2009
Fluking Report
This is going to be a quick update for the past 2 days. About to head out on the night trip, but wanted to post before we headed out. . . Fluke fishing has been very good the past 2 days. We have no problem catching fluke. The problem is with the keeper ratio. Yesterday some people caught upward of 40 fish and only had 1 or no keepers to show for it. Today was better keeping than yesterday. Everyone had at least one keeper, with a couple people having 3. Each day we see an improvement. Hopefully it continues into the weekend. I'll post more later along with pictures.
May 27, 2009
Flukemaster Classic '09
This year we will be running a big fluke pool for the '09 Fluke season. The "Flukemaster Classic" will have a monthly pool for the months of June, July, and August, and a pool for the heaviest overall fluke for the season. Details can be found here. If you have any questions email me at Lourusso3@yahoo.com.
Monday, 5/25/09 Report
Fluking was not too bad today as we saw many fish come over the rail, however the majority of them were released back into the wild. We made drifts inside and outside of Sandy Hook, and also made one on the Knoll. Other than the drift on the Knoll, we caught fluke on all of them. The water temps are still low with an average around 59 - 60. Today was probably the best of the first three
days of the season. John Bottles was high hook today with 4 keepers.
What Could Have Been?!
Now I know why Bottles came up 2 short of his limit. Way too much time dreaming about sailboats.
May 24, 2009
Flukemaster Classic Update
Well the bar has been set for the Seasonal pool. Jim Handy jumped out to early lead with a 5.3 pound fluke taken this morning.
Sunday, 5/24/09 Report
Day 2 of the season was much better than the first. The weather was perfect and we had very good conditions for drifting. Started fishing around the tip of the Hook and had a pick of sea robins and shorts. Made a few drifts in the ocean outside of Sandy Hook and had more fluke action and less robins. The keeper ratio was very low, somewhere around 25 - 1. We finished the day by the Bug Light with yet another pick of shorts and birds. The highlight of the day was a 5.3 pound fluke caught by Jim Handy. Today we had much better fishing than yesterday. We didn't keep a lot, but at least we saw a good number of fluke.
Saturday, 5/23/09 Report
Opening day began with much more hope and hype than fish. As we made our way to the usual starting point for the beginning of the fluke season, we were met by a nice, stiff 20 - 25 knot easterly wind, which was not in the forecast. The wind along with an outgoing tide made for terrible fluking conditions. We had almost a full boat and only managed a hand full of keepers. It was and is always very frustrating when the fishing is poor and we have a large group of people. We could use some nice weather to warm up the water a little. The highest we read was 64 degrees in the shallows near the Coast Guard Station, and the average was around 59. Of the few people that were fortunate enough to catch a keeper, John Hannah was the king. John won the first fluke pool of the year with a 3.6 pound fish. Even though it was a disappointing day overall, it was good to get the season started again. To make an analogy, it was like going to Yankee stadium on opening day and seeing them get shelled 9 - 0. Your mad they lost, but it's a start and there is a long season ahead of us.
May 22, 2009
Let's Get Ready To Rumble!!!!!
We are only hours hours away until the opening of the 2009 Fluke Season. I hope everyone has their rods set, rigs tied, and their Spro's ready to go!!!
May 21, 2009
Wednesday, 5/20/09 Report
What a beautiful day to be on the water. Unfortunately, the fishing was not as good as the weather. We closed out our spring ling trips with disappointing fishing that was no where near as good as last week. Artie Martin was high hook with 14 ling.
May 19, 2009
Ling Trip Wednesday, 5/20
Just a reminder that last of our Special Offshore Ling trips will be tomorrow from 7:30am - 4:00pm.
May 18, 2009
Saturday, 5/16/08 Report
It was a long day of fishing today. A south wind had everything shut down. Eric was the only one who had any luck catching 1 keeper bass and 2 blues.
Friday, 5/15/09 Report
It was a slow night Friday. We made drop everywhere from Orchard to the eastern side of Romer and could only manage to get a pick of blues at the end of the trip. Rob Morison won the pool with a 5 pound bluefish.
May 16, 2009
Wednesday, 5/13/09 Report
The first of two ling trips went well. Average man had 12 ling with high hook taking in 23. Caught fish most of the day. The bite slowed down after the change of tide which was after noon. Looking forward to heading offshore again next Wednesday.
May 10, 2009
This Weeks Schedule
Here is our schedule for this upcoming week.
Monday 5/11 - 7:30am - 2:30pm Bass
Tuesday 5/12 - No morning trip. 5:00pm - 10:00pm Bass
Wednesday 5/13 - 7:30am - 4:00pm Ling. 5:00pm - 10:00pm Bass
Thursday 5/14 - 7:30am - 2:30pm Bass. 5:00pm - 10:00pm Bass
Friday 5/15 - No Morning Trip. 5:00pm - 10:00pm Bass
http://www.captainjohnsfishing.com/Schedule.html
Get 'Em Ready!!!
"Buck-Off '09" is fast approching!!! There are only 13 days left until the start of the '09 fluke season!!!
Saturday 5/9/09 Evening Report
We headed out to the same area we fished in the morning, and what do you know, the bass bit!! We had 13 keepers on the boat up to 36 inches, and a lot of blues mixed in as well. It has been a good week of bass fishing. Hopefully it continues!!!
May 09, 2009
Saturday, 5/9/09 Report
Fishing wasn't as good today as it has been. Made our way through some thick fog to get to our spot, but of course, nothing bit. Set ourselves up to catch the last of the incoming and had a pretty good shot of blues and one keeper bass. Made a move east to set up for the incoming tide, but no good. We read alot of fish, but they just did not want to bite. The fishing didn't get any better once the tide started to run. Overall it was a disappointing day. Hopefully they will bite tonight. I'll post an update tomorrow evening.
May 08, 2009
Bass Update
The bass bite is on!!
Fishing for striper's has been very good when we get out. We are catching alot of fish with most people getting their limit.
May 01, 2009
Bass, Bass, Bass
Due to the disappointing flounder season, we will be fishing for striped bass day and night now. Please look at our schedule for sailing times.
http://www.captainjohnsfishing.com/Schedule.html
