FALL BRIDGE BASSIN

As I write this, I just got off the water from a night excursion casting from 8 to 10 PM idling against the Highlands Bridge during a ripping outgoing 3 knot tide in 25 knot south winds. Doesn’t sound like optimal conditions for sure. But focusing in on an eddy hanging behind a bridge stanchion, […]

SHRIMPIN BONEFISH

Its been so hardwired into our heads that bonefish must be caught on a fly rod, and while of course bonefish are truly a spectacular battle on the long rod, many overlook the fact that you can always catch them on regular ol’ shrimp baits. On a recent trip down to Islamorada, I hopped on […]

Endless Summer Continues

Was another successful trip on our charter group aboard the 100′ O-95 out of Oceanside. Started the trip out with a potluck pre boarding on Friday night which consisted of smoked bluefin, BBQ ribs, fried chicken, homemade salsa verde and guac, chocolate chip scones for desert and beer to wash it all down. Boarded the […]

SoCal Fishing at its Finest

Had a pre-paid trip out of H&M landing that was waiting to be used and I saw the opening on the LEGEND and took it, knowing the fishing has been good and the weather even better. It’s been a while since I’ve sent out a report to the group, since fishing has been ho-hum on […]

GO BIG FOR SEA BASS

Black sea bass season reopened in New Jersey on October 8th to October 31 with a 12.5-inch minimum size and 10 fish bag limit, then it amps up to an even better scenario from November 1st to December 31st with a 15 fish bag at 13-inch minimum size. That means you’ve gotta break out the […]

JERSEY TARPON

No, Jersey anglers do not get to battle 100-pound giant tarpon on a daily basis like Floridian anglers are lucky enough to do, but we do have high-flyin’ little scrappers that look just like their tarpon cousins in the form of hickory shad. Generally, hickory shad grow in size are from a half pound to […]

ISLAMORADA BRIDGE SNOOKIN

I just returned from Islamorada in the Florida Keys, and snook are on the prowl. Captain Max Gaspeny www.captmaxgaspeny.com out of Bud N’ Mary’s Marina and I snuck out to hit the local bridges for an hour trip to see if we couldn’t land a few linesiders of our own, and the grounds did not […]

ROUGH SEPTEMBER SURF BAITS

Peak hurricane season is upon us, and September’s surf is usually more rough than not on most days. That doesn’t mean you stay at home watching TV, fact is, rough surf in September is perfect time to get bait fishing to intercept the first wave of migrating striped bass and bluefish. Checking my past log […]

TROLLING FOR SPEEDSTERS

Jersey continues to enjoy the oddest summer in recent history, as tropical speedsters abound in local nearshore waters. Pelagics in the form of bonito, Spanish mackerel, king mackerel, mahi mahi and false albacore are running rampant in the 80 degree waters that extend from right off the beaches out to 10 miles. The easiest way […]

END OF SEASON FLUKE

As the Jersey fluke season winds down for good on September 22, large and in charge flatties have moved in big time off the coast. This past week I was out to the Axel Carlson reef on the Killer Bea with Brian Keating and we had a five man boat limit by 10 AM, the […]

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