Scott's Daily Fishing Report

Name: Ken Dumsha
Email: kdumsha@verizon.net
Boat Name: High Risk II
Phone: 215.688.1170
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Report Details
Date of Trip: 6/15/2013
Location of Trip: 30 line
Species Sought: Mako
Time of Day Fished: Morning After Sunrise
Tide Fished: High (Incoming water)
Weather Conditions: Sunny
Wind Conditions: less than 10 kts. NW
Sea Conditions: 2-4 ft.
Primary Bait: Mackeral
Secondary Bait: Sardines
Lure Used: No Lures Used (Rig or Hook Only)

Fishing Report:
Hey Scott, Just an update for your shop. Went mako fishing saturday at the 30 line. Blue sharks by the dozens. Made 3 moves, last hour, low on chum (3 buckets), chunk line (1 flat of sardines, 1/2 flat of butter fish, and bunker oil) we downsized the bluefish filets we were using and added a trolling squid to the short line. Fish on!! later a nice 73" Mako on ice. So, take lots of bait and chum, and never give up. Also add some good trolling squid to the cut bait, made a difference on a tough day.
~Ken Dumsha

Sunday, June 16, 2013 /\/\/\ 1:31pm

Still scarce pickings farther back in the bays due to the freshwater influx from all the rain. Better fishing, while still light in numbers, is in the mid to front of the bay. More shorts than keepers in fluke, with a few weakfish still around. Brighter lure colors recommended with this coffee colored water. Mostly dogfish and skates in the inlet. Haven't heard anything the last couple of days with regard to stripers, so just a lack of info there.
Sea Ya ~ MizMo

Saturday, June 15, 2013 /\/\/\ 5:07pm

Finally we had a nice day to be out on the boat. With the water still looking like coffee, the fishing today was not as good as it's been. One report had a few dozen Fluke with one keeper. So there is activity but not as much fish to bring home. Still plenty of Bluefish to go catch in the bay. They are everywhere. Lots of sharks and skates around in the bay this time of year. The good fishing was out in the ocean with people doing well with SeaBass and some hook-ups to Fluke while doing so. In the creeks crabbing has been doing very well.
Sea Ya - Chris A.

Friday, June 14, 2013 /\/\/\ 10:40pm

It has been raining most of the week with about a one day break in between storms, so not a lot reported this week. Those that were able to get out on the one nice day caught some fish but not a lot, but the water was very coffee colored so water conditions were just not good. It is supposed to clear again tomorrow with a light west wind, but expect things to be a bit slow if you do go out, as the water will still be stirred up. The forecast shows more rain coming starting sometime on Sunday.
Sea Ya ~ MizMo

Name: Jim Hutchinson Sr.
Email: jamesghutch1@aol.com
Phone: 609-290-5942
Website: http://www.fishbeachhaven.com
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Report Details
Date of Trip: 6/12/13
Location of Trip: Mostly inshore wrecks and reefs
Species Sought: Sea bass, fluke
Time of Day Fished: Morning After Sunrise
Tide Fished: High (Incoming water)
Weather Conditions: Partly Sunny/Partly Cloudy
Wind Conditions: 10-20 kts. Do not know info
Sea Conditions: 2-4 ft.
Primary Bait: Clams, Fresh
Secondary Bait: Squid
Lure Used: Trolling/Big Game Lure

Fishing Report:
One of the big events of the year for the Beach Haven Charter Fishing Association will begin on Thursday, June 20. On that night the annual Junior Mates Program will begin. The 9 week program is designed to teach the skills a young man or woman needs to be a mate on a charter boat.

Every year an eager group of youngsters ages 13 and above goes through the detailed course learning about fishing. Most of the activities are hands-on. Each class is 2 hours long and takes place at the Maritime Museum in Beach Haven. There are currently openings for this year's course and information can be found at the BHCFAS's website at www.fishbeachhaven.com Information on signing up can also be obtained by calling Captain John Koegler at 609-290-3349.

Captain John Lewis of the "Insatiable" reports that his boat is booked for Father's Day with his son and granddaughters for a day of fishing to celebrate the big day. After that trip Captain John plans to investigate the good reports he has heard on canyon fishing, sea bass and fluke on the wrecks, mako sharks along the 20-30 fathom lines, and loads of blowfish in the bay. Blowfish are a great way to introduce youngsters to fishing. Captain Carl Sheppard reports he has been finding some black sea bass on the offshore wrecks. He is optimistic that the dogfish shark numbers seem to be decreasing. He says there are still some large blackfish on the wrecks but that season is currently closed. He has been getting his anglers some hectic action on 1-3 pound bluefish around the inlet and Grassy Channel.

Captain Bob Gerkens reports he has returned the "Hot Tuna" to Beach Haven after its winter sojourn in North Carolina. The trip north along the continental shelf was turned into a 48 hour tune-up fishing trip for Captain Bob, Benjamin Peterson of Jacksonville, NC, Wayne Smith, and Captain John Lewis of the "Insatiable." The meat catch included 12 blackfin tuna, 6 mahi-mahi, a yellowfin tuna and one amberjack. A black tip shark and additional blackfin tuna were released.
~Jim Hutchinson Sr.

Name: Eddie Z
Boat Name: Boats-n-Hoses
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Report Details
Date of Trip: 6/12/13
Location of Trip: Sticks
Species Sought: Big Ones
Time of Day Fished: Early Afternoon
Tide Fished: High (Outgoing water)
Weather Conditions: Partly Sunny/Partly Cloudy
Wind Conditions: 10-20 kts. SE
Sea Conditions: less than 2 ft.
Primary Bait: Artificials Only
Secondary Bait: Minnows/Killies/Shiners
Lure Used: No Lures Used (Rig or Hook Only)

Fishing Report:
I guess stopping into Scotts B&T for a fillet knife is always a good thing. Fished the sticks today, fiddled around with some gulp but was having no luck, switched to minnow and got two in the box(20,18) along with a few shorts(not as many as the weekend)and a small blue. Not as much action as the weekend but overall a good day. Seems like I will be bay fishing until I see otherwise. Boats-n-Hoses
~Eddie Z

Sunday, June 9, 2013 /\/\/\ 8:12 am

Today's Marine forcast for Little Egg Inlet area looks better than we've had:
W winds around 5 kt...becoming S this afternoon. Seas 3 to 4 ft. Mainly in se swell with a dominant period of 8 seconds.
Still overcast with a chance of rain, but much calmer if anyone wants to try the inlet/ocean this morning.
Sea Ya

Saturday, June 8, 2013 /\/\/\ 3:59pm

Well, the day ended up not being a total bust. Some Fluke were caught, but with the rain today and yesterday it did knock it down a little. In the clam stakes has been doing well, also by the 126 area in the ICW. With things stirred up, try to find water that looks clearer rather than coffee colored. Blowfish are still around at Graveling Point. Bluefish are running everywhere in the bay most people are catching them while Fluke fishing.

Out on the ocean people have been doing very well SeaBass fishing on wrecks and reefs in our area and have been hooking into some Fluke also (This was not doable the last two days due to the high sea conditions). In the inlet you can't escape the Sharks and Skates so it will be hard to fish there.
Sea Ya - Chris A.

Monday, June 3, 2013 /\/\/\ 5:10pm

It was a rain out today; good for the lawn and gardens!
Don't forget this Saturday is the RFA Bass River Summer Flounder Tournament. Make sure to swing by Breezes on the night of the 7th at 7:30pm for the Captains meeting, EVERYONE welcome.
Sea Ya

Saturday, June 1, 2013 /\/\/\ 5:10pm

The catch of the day was the couple of Weakfish that were weighed in today! Some nice ones that were from 2-4lbs. They were caught in the stakes with the Fluke but it was those Pink Fin-S that were bucktailed that did the trick. The Fluke bite was once again doing well in the bay, with some in the weigh-ins for the day. Right in the usual places like the clam stakes and the ICW area, which are all doing well. Lots of Blues running around in the bay.
Sea Ya -Chris A.

Friday, May 31, 2013 /\/\/\ 5:55pm

We had some good turnouts today with the Fluke biting on the morning/incoming tide. We had a nice weigh-in from a customer that was back by noon with ten fluke in the box the biggest just over 5 lbs. Fishing those clam stakes has given some people at least a couple keepers. Blowfish are still around, but slacking off at this point. There are Bluefish in the bay that everyone is hooking into. Out front the SeaBass fishing is doing well out on the wrecks.
Sea Ya -Chris A.

Name: Jim Hutchinson Sr.
Email: jamesghutch1@aol.com
Phone: 609-290-5942
Website: http://www.fishbeachhaven.com
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Report Details
Date of Trip: 5/31/13
Location of Trip: Inshore reefs and wrecks
Species Sought: Black sea bass, summer flounder
Time of Day Fished: Morning After Sunrise
Tide Fished: Low Tide (Outgoing water)
Weather Conditions: Sunny
Wind Conditions: less than 10 kts. SE
Sea Conditions: less than 2 ft.
Primary Bait: Clams, Fresh
Secondary Bait: Squid
Lure Used: No Lures Used (Rig or Hook Only)

Fishing Report:
What a difference a week makes. Now that some warmer weather and calmer winds have arrived, the captains of the Beach Haven Charter Fishing Association are finding things more to their liking.

Captain Fran Verdi of the "Francesca Marie" had to abort a couple of his fishing trips due to the weather. Recently he has been able to get back on the bite as he is finding some good action on back bay fluke and sea bass on the nearby ocean wrecks and reefs.

Captain John Koegler had the "Star Fish" out for a day of bottom fishing in the ocean. He reported the black sea bass action was a bit spotty, but his group caught enough keepers to provide dinner for all. Captain John said he was surprised to catch a few sea bass that were smaller than 6-inches. Usually these small sea bass do not show until the end of the summer.
On his way out he was shocked to see a wide ocean break in the exact center of the Little Egg Inlet marked channel. He had no trouble running around the break but believes a boater, especially in small boat, might encounter some danger of not aware of this break.

The fluke bite in Great Bay is steady with many more throwbacks than keepers. Right now there is a lull in the striped bass action.
~Jim Hutchinson Sr.

Thursday, May 30, 2013 /\/\/\ 5:50 pm

What a nice day to burn in the heat. You definitely needed the water bottles today on the boat. Lots of Blowfish swimming around the Graveling Pt area and some in the creeks. Fluke are doing well in the stakes and in the Grassy Channel area. Bluefish are everywhere and you're going to catch them no matter what you're doing. Out in the ocean people are doing well with SeaBass and Ling. Not a lot of Ling but a few here and there.
Sea Ya - Chris A.

Monday, May 27, 2013 /\/\/\ 6:00pm

Happy Memorial Day to everyone! With the weekend a bust with the weather we had a perfect morning here with sunny skies, little wind, and lots of fish in the morning. The Fluke bite was on once again in the morning with the incoming tide. From the people talking it died with the turn of the tide around noon. But the early birds had good reports some people had a couple keepers, some almost limiting out. Right in the clamstakes worked wonders again. Lots of Blues still running around and Blowfish around Graveling Pt. One person catching about a dozen Blowfish and some small Stripers on the Point. People trying SeaBass on the ocean were puling up some decent numbers with sizes around 16-18" on the wrecks.
Sea Ya - Chris A.

Sunday, May 26, 2013 /\/\/\ 5:40 pm

For those brave souls that went fishing and caught some Fluke, boy did you earn it. With the winds blowing NW 25-35 it was not fun on the water. From the few reports we had the bay is very murky because of the wind, so the bite was a little off. We had one weigh in from back in the stakes from a young angler with his first keeper Fluke (see Catch of the Day).

In Grassy Channel there is a lot of Blues and the closer you get to the inlet, the more sharks and skates you will find. The Blowfish bite is starting to slow down, they are still here, but traditionally about Memorial Day weekend they check out. Striper reports have been the same as the previous reports.

Out in the ocean the Seebass bite is doing very well at misc wrecks in the area. The Tuna guys are back in business with the water breaking at some wrecks 25 miles out with small Yellowfin and the Washington canyon down south a little bit.
Sea Ya - Chris A.

Name: Jim Hutchinson Sr.
Email: jamesghutch1@aol.com
Phone: 609-290-5942
Website: http://www.fishbeachhaven.com
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Report Details
Date of Trip: 5/21/13
Location of Trip: Great Bay
Species Sought: Striped bass, fluke, bluefish, sea bass
Time of Day Fished: Morning After Sunrise
Tide Fished: Low Tide (Outgoing water)
Weather Conditions: Partly Sunny/Partly Cloudy
Wind Conditions: 10-20 kts. SE
Sea Conditions: 4-6 ft.
Primary Bait: Clams, Fresh
Secondary Bait: No Second Bait Used
Lure Used: Hopkins-type Metal

Fishing Report:
The weather reports for the Beach Haven area do not look good for Memorial Day Weekend. The captains of the Beach Haven Charter Fishing Association are looking at the weather forecasts and wondering if they will be able to get some productive fishing in. Any ocean fishing is certainly out for a day or so. There is some possibility of some bay action.

Captain John Koegler on "Pop's Pride" had a party out a few days ago, and they found great action while fishing in Great Bay. The group had a total of 45 fluke with several keepers. In addition they hooked up with a dozen feisty bluefish.

Captain Carl Sheppard on the "Star Fish" had two striped bass parties out recently. His morning group boated four keepers while the afternoon crew added another three. He battled the elements last Sunday for some bottom fishing in the ocean on the first day of the black sea bass season. Despite strong winds and currents they managed to boat several nice sea bass along with one codfish.

The one positive about the sudden cool weather is that it should help to keep the striped bass around longer than usual.
~Jim Hutchinson Sr.

Friday, May 24, 2013 /\/\/\ 5:45m

Not too much news came in today with the snotty weather out and the wind blowing hard, but people did catch fish.
In the morning we did have a couple of weigh-ins with nice catches of Fluke. Right in the clam stakes did very well before the rain started storming this morning.
Lots of little Bluefish ranging from 2-5 pounds scattered in the bay.
Some very good Seabass numbers off the misc. wrecks in the ocean.

Have a safe and fun Memorial Day weekend! Thank you to all those who have served our country from everyone at Scott's.
Sea Ya - Chris A.

Name: Chris Miller
Email: chrismi105@comcast.net
Boat Name: Tiderunner
Phone: 609-709-7395
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Report Details
Date of Trip: 5-18-13
Location of Trip: Great Bay
Species Sought: Fluke
Time of Day Fished: Morning After Sunrise
Tide Fished: High (Incoming water)
Weather Conditions: Cloudy/Light Rain
Wind Conditions: less than 10 kts. SE
Sea Conditions: less than 2 ft.
Primary Bait: Minnows/Killies/Shiners
Secondary Bait: (Other)
Lure Used: Bucktail

Fishing Report:
Caught the end of the outgoing tide and had 4 fish in 30 minutes drifting a cut behind the fish factory, moved over to the ICW when the tide died out and picked at shorts and then pulled 3 keepers (18, 21, 22) in 4 short drifts over 1 spot..headed farther into the bay and picked at shorts for a bit..ran over to the stakes for the incoming tide..fish were hungry there and landed 25 or so in 4 drifts including 4 more keepers...bucktails, minnows and gulp shrimp, pogys and swimming mullet all produced...even had some real little guys...10" or so...good to see them around already...great day on the bay ..too bad for my crew that cancelled...it was epic fishing...had around 40 fish including 7 keepers
~Chris Miller

Sunday, May 19, 2013 /\/\/\ 6:33am

Minnow alert! Yes we do have minnows this beautiful(insert sarcasm) Sunday morning! Even so, several anglers on the way out. To quote one of the first customers, "That is why they made rain gear"
It's all those good reports from yesterday with nice numbers of fluke in the box and the trophy weakfish bonuses that got the anglers blood pumping this morning.
Sea Ya

Saturday, May 18, 2013 /\/\/\ 5:55pm

What a wonderful turnout we had with amazing numbers of Fluke for the opening day! Excellent news from many boats and pictures on people's cell phones with all the Fluke that were caught. There were good numbers of limited out boats with ten or more keeper Fluke in the boats. The main areas that did well were in the Grassy channel, and ICW areas between 133-139. Also in those areas we are beginning to hear reports of Bluefish.

Back at Graveling Point the numbers of Blowfish are still up with people saying they are catching dozens per boat. Some Stripers are still around but most are gone and up the beaches by Barnaget inlet. The better Striper bite is definitely in the morning before sunrise in the Mullica River if you want to stay local.

White Perch are biting well up in the river by areas like Green Bank and Lower Bank bridges.

Sea Bass season opens tomorrow so people that want to fish wrecks we have clams ready to go. Reminder the limit has dropped to 20/day/angler at 12.5".
Sea Ya - Chris A.

Thursday, May 16, 2013 /\/\/\ 4:36 pm

Good news came in today with lots and lots of Blowfish caught at the Graveling Point area by land and boat. People have also reported catching them by the ICW 139 marker. Plenty of Bluefish also in those areas taking bait or lures. Some nice Bass were caught eel'ing in the river and some more out front in the ocean trolling. Fluke are biting really nice in the bay but the season doesn't open until Saturday so remember let them go. Lots of sharks and skates in the inlet.
Sea Ya - Chris A.

Name: Jim Hutchinson Sr.
Email: jamesghutch1@aol.com
Phone: 609-290-5942
Website: http://www.fishbeachhaven.com
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Report Details
Date of Trip: 5/10/13
Location of Trip: Holgate and fish factory areas
Species Sought: Striped Bass
Time of Day Fished: Morning After Sunrise
Tide Fished: High (Outgoing water)
Weather Conditions: Partly Sunny/Partly Cloudy
Wind Conditions: 10-20 kts. SE
Sea Conditions: 2-4 ft.
Primary Bait: Clams, Fresh
Secondary Bait: No Second Bait Used
Lure Used: Hopkins-type Metal

Fishing Report:
The good news around Beach Haven is the continued presence of striped bass in the bay and inlet waters. Some catches of larger bass, 50-plus pounds, just north of Long Beach Island, bodes well for those big spring bass for ocean anglers trolling and jigging with live bunker. In addition to the bass, the bay is loaded with bluefish and a goodly number of weakfish

The captains of the Beach Haven Charter Fishing Association are also looking forward to the beginning of the summer flounder and black sea bass seasons.

Captain Fran Verdi on the "Francesca Marie" reports finding good action on those stripers and bluefish in the bay in addition to some black drumfish. He ran an open boat trip recently where he had two keeper bass and another 7 throwbacks. They also boated 10 bluefish, three of which were kept for the dinner table.

Captain Bob Gerkens of the "Hot Tuna" wants his loyal anglers to know that final Hurricane Sandy repairs are being completed in North Carolina and he should have his boat back in New Jersey later this month.
~Jim Hutchinson Sr.

Name: David Snyder
Boat Name: Consiglier
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Report Details
Date of Trip: 05/12/13
Location of Trip: gravel point
Species Sought: Striper
Time of Day Fished: Early Afternoon
Tide Fished: High (Incoming water)
Weather Conditions: Partly Sunny/Partly Cloudy
Wind Conditions: 20-30 kts. N
Sea Conditions: less than 2 ft.
Primary Bait: Clams, Fresh
Secondary Bait: Bunker, Fresh
Lure Used: No Lures Used (Rig or Hook Only)

Fishing Report:
Took Mom out for Mothers Day,caught blow fish for two hours.Mom was happy just to get out fishing and so was I. Dave
~David Snyder

Sunday, May 12, 2013 /\/\/\ 11:30am

Happy Mother's Day!

Marina Updates!
Incomplete, but trying to get you folks some info on ramps, slips, etc. Status as of 5/17/13 (updated):

GREAT BAY BLVD/SEVEN BRIDGES ROAD LOCATIONS
SKINNERS Bartlett Avenue (off Great Bay Blvd) (609)296-3051 ramp open, slips/rentals
SCHIMPFS 35 N Boom Way (off Great Bay Blvd) (609)296-6227 ramp open, slips/rentals HAS GAS!!!
CAPE HORN 570 Great Bay Blvd (609)296-4456Opening June 1st
CAPT MIKES 630 Great Bay Blvd (609)296-4406 ramp open, slips/rentals soon, no gas yet
RANDS 600 Great Bay Blvd (609)296-4457 ramp open, slips/rentals, no gas yet

Mystic Islands RADIO ROAD LOCATIONS
MUNRO 124 E. Anchor Dr. (609)296-8202 ramp open, NO slips, propane
GREAT BAY Radio Road (end) (609)296-2392 ramp open, slips, no gas yet

SOUTH GREEN STREET LOCATIONS
TUCKERTON MARINE 464 S. Green St. (609)296-1820 ramp, has slips, storage
CEDAR COVE 458 S. Green St. (609)296-2066 no ramp, has slips
GEB 338 S. Green St. (609)294-1859
PHIL KEENEY & SONS 313, 332 S. Green St. (609) 296-9525 ramp open, slips

MULLICA RIVER AREA
CHESTNUT NECK U.S. Route 9 & Mullica River (609)652-1119 ramp, slips, HAS GAS!!!
NACOTE CREEK U.S. Route 9 & Nacote Creek (609)652-9070 ramp, slips, HAS GAS!!!

Didn't post/contact everyone, but you can see our list of marinas http://www.scottsbt.com/boating/marinas.htm in the website for areas further out from here.
You can call the numbers for additional information and more updates.
Sea Ya ~ MizMo

Name: Bill Howell
Email: twokidsandadad9592@comcast.net
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Report Details
Date of Trip: 05/11/13
Location of Trip: IBSP
Species Sought: Stripers
Time of Day Fished: Morning After Sunrise
Tide Fished: High (Incoming water)
Weather Conditions: Rain
Wind Conditions: 10-20 kts. SW
Sea Conditions: 2-4 ft.
Primary Bait: Artificials Only
Secondary Bait: No Second Bait Used
Lure Used: Plug, Diving

Fishing Report:
Fished the park this morning from 8am til 11am, managed to get 4 bass to 32" on a SP Minnow (Bone). All fish caught in a 30min time frame.
~Bill Howell

Friday, May 10, 2013 /\/\/\ 5:56 pm

Lot's and lot's of Bluefish in the bay this week with plenty of people talking about the amounts of fish they are hauling in. They are biting on almost any bait or plug you put in the water for them. Some Stripers are still around, the best time for fishing them is at early morning. Be out where you're going to fish right before sunrise. They turn off after it gets bright outside. Some good holes around Graveling Point will do the trick. Lots of Blowfish swimming by the Graveling Point area biting on clam and small hooks. There is also some Kingfish mixed in. Fluke are in so if you want something to do and have fun with, try them out, REMEMBER THE SEASON IS STILL CLOSED so catch and release only!
Sea Ya -Chris A.

Name: JOSEPH YURKO
Email: yurko2@aol.com
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Report Details
Date of Trip: 05/08/13
Location of Trip: GRAVELING POINT
Species Sought:
Time of Day Fished: Late Afternoon
Tide Fished: High (Incoming water)
Weather Conditions: Partly Sunny/Partly Cloudy
Wind Conditions: 10-20 kts. E
Sea Conditions: less than 2 ft.
Primary Bait: Clams, Fresh
Secondary Bait: Mackeral
Lure Used: No Lures Used (Rig or Hook Only) Fishing Report:
Anchored a few hundred yards off the point and put out one rod for blues and one for striper. Caught two blowfish on clam, one blue on mackeral.
Pulled in both rods and fished for blowfish. Caught 20 blowfish in less than an hour, some very large with roe.
ps: No one fishing off the point bank.
~JOSEPH YURKO

Name: Dennis Leary
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Report Details
Date of Trip: 5/8/13
Location of Trip:
Species Sought:
Time of Day Fished: Late Afternoon
Tide Fished: High (Incoming water)
Weather Conditions: Partly Sunny/Partly Cloudy
Wind Conditions: 10-20 kts. SE
Sea Conditions: less than 2 ft.
Primary Bait: Clams, Fresh
Secondary Bait: Bloodworms
Lure Used: No Lures Used (Rig or Hook Only)

Fishing Report:
Fished all after noon till dark. Believe it or not my son caught a weakfish. A good size too. Also a couple of small blues and a king fish. The water seemed Warmer.
~Dennis Leary

Saturday, May 4, 2013 /\/\/\ 5:00pm

Well some nice stories and pic's on the phones from some people in the Grassy Channel area. Mostly what we have heard is Bluefish, Drum, not too many Stripers, and now some Sharks and Skates. Some people might not like to catch them, but they are fun! Clam and mackeral is all we've moved today for those fish. On Graveling there are the Blues, Bass, and Drum, with the occasional Perch and Blowfish in the area. Some people are catching Bass up off LBI beaches.

White Perch are biting like crazy up in the Mullica so if you need to keep kids entertained and Bluefish aren't your style, up by the Green Bank and Lower Bank Bridges (Lower Bank may be no access on the bridge itself atm due to a problem there) is the way to go. By boat, make sure to check out all your favorite perching spots. Bait for those are Little Minnows, Bloodworms and Grass Shrimp.
Sea Ya - Chris A.

Thursday, May 2, 2013 /\/\/\ 5:07pm

Some stories came through the store today with some fish coming in. Lots of Blues scattered in the bay with better spots in Grassy Channel and off Graveling Pt.; hearing up to 8lbs. The Stripers are in lesser amounts in the same areas, along with the occasional one in the Tuckerton bay side. Drum are in Grassy Channel and still around the Graveling Point area. Some Fluke are starting to move their way in, but we still two weeks away from opening day. We had some blowfish reports coming in as well.
Sea Ya -Chris A.

(Copied over from our Facebook and emails)
5/8/13 Email from Bob N. regarding hook issue.
Safe release of fish is most dependent on the angler, not the hook...wish more folks could read the actual papers done by NFS guys... most have to rely on writers re-interperting technical papers

http://www.bassdozer.com/articles/manns/hook_in_out.shtml
http://www.eyecatcherlures.com/articles/stainless-hooks/
http://www.stoneflysociety.org/catchrelease.htm

Fish are capable of rejecting hooks that become imbedded in the gullet or stomach region, although this process may take as many as 120 days. Studies show that tin/cadmium hooks are rejected in a shorter period (60 days), however, they result in higher fatalities because of the toxic effects of the chemical breakdown. The mortality rate for stainless steel hooks is much lower in spite of the long retention period (>120 days). 5/3/13 Reply from Jack with more of an explanation on his feelings about stainless hooks:
My comment about the stainless steel circle hooks was pertaining to the fact that they do not rust out if ingested by a fish as a carbon steel hook would. I use only circle hooks on the point and wish other would do too, like the one person I saw who walked many yards away from his three rods covering 25 yards of the point. ( We all know who he is) , and when he got the fish in he had to release it, floating belly up gut hooked because he used bass hooks. I know of some very skilled anglers on the point that use bass hooks but they stay close to their rods and grab them when they get a bite. Even a circle hook can gut hook a fish so stainless steel hooks are not the thing to use if one has to release a gut hooked fish. Hooks are cheap, but stripers are priceless.

Additional email 5:10pm 5/2/13 regarding the larger circle hooks: Message:
FYI on the circle hooks. I don't think I lost any, but if I did, they are 14/0 circles. They only hook big fish. All little fish get away. We've had plenty of 30 pound and up bass recently, so we like to weed out the smaller fish and ensure a good hookup with the larger hooks. The hook is always in the corner of the mouth. They're the same hooks used offshore for long lining tuna. I have never lost one of these hooks to a fish, if anything it may have fallen out of the bag.

5/2/13 9:00a.m.Scott,
Jack Ross's recent post made mention of circle hooks in a less than kind way. I'm a newbie and thought they were a kinder bait hook for catch and release. Appreciate it if you, or Jack or anyone can fill me in 'cause I'd rather be part of the solution and not part of the problem. Ed M

Name: Jack Ross
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Report Details
Date of Trip: May1 2013
Location of Trip:
Species Sought:
Time of Day Fished: Morning After Sunrise
Tide Fished: High (Incoming water)
Weather Conditions: Sunny
Wind Conditions: 10-20 kts. NE
Sea Conditions: less than 2 ft.
Primary Bait: Clams, Fresh
Secondary Bait: No Second Bait Used
Lure Used: No Lures Used (Rig or Hook Only)

Fishing Report:
The reports are not fiction. Most people know Graveling Point can be a heartless bitch at times. I arrived on the point after sun up and there were about or 6 people that said only a few bites were had. I fished one rod unti the tide started in, then put in the second rod. The tide was near half up when I got a hit that nearly took th spike out of the sod. I landed a 34 inch Striper. I Also caught one bowfish and one bluefish, then I left for home. If I stayed, I'm sure I would have gotten another keeper, but last week I carried two off the sod and at my old age one was enough.

BTW, We found a rig with heavy stainless steel circle hooks and I have to say to whoever is using them, they should be stuck where the sun don't shine.
~Jack Ross

Name: John Volkavitch
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Report Details
Date of Trip: 04/28/2013
Location of Trip:
Species Sought:
Time of Day Fished: Early Morning (Still Dark)
Tide Fished: High (Incoming water)
Weather Conditions: Sunny
Wind Conditions: less than 10 kts. E
Sea Conditions: less than 2 ft.
Primary Bait: Clams, Fresh
Secondary Bait: Bunker, Fresh
Lure Used: No Lures Used (Rig or Hook Only)

Fishing Report:
Fished Graveling Point from sun up til sun down. 3 of us had 6 rods in the water. Not 1 single bite all day. Saw a single blue caught at daybreak and that was it for the day.
I don't know who is posting these false reports but it has to end. I fished this whole past week at graveling point and did see a couple blues caught and 1 striper. Its not the "on fire fishing" its being made out to be. Graveling point was packed today with every noob in jersey and they all said they heard the fishing was great from internet reports. Its just not true Ive been there. hopefully it heats up and the fishing gets better.

ALSO by the way...
People
Graveling point is a public area not your own private trash dump. PICK UP YOUR TRASH!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!
~John Volkavitch

Saturday, April 27, 2013 /\/\/\ 5:10pm

I can't believe it the Fish Gods were with us today. With the winds and the seas cooperating with us, the people flew through the store. The bluefish were eating up anything you put in the water at Graveling Point and in the Grassy Channel area. The Stripers are still in gear at the Graveling Point area, along with the Inlet fishing and Ocean fishing also turning on. Primary baits would be on clam, herring, bloodworms. Drumfish can be caught at the Graveling Point area as well as Grassy Channel. Tog fishing on wrecks produced some nice 5-10lb range. For anyone wondering on our bait situation, we will have clams in the morning; not many so come sooner rather than later is the key.
Sea Ya - Chris A.

Name: Gene Wanckel
Boat Name: Reel Michene
Phone: 856-812-1938
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Report Details
Date of Trip: 04/25/2013
Location of Trip: 138 and Graveling Point
Species Sought: Bluefish, Striper and Drum
Time of Day Fished: Night
Tide Fished: High (Outgoing water)
Weather Conditions: Partly Sunny/Partly Cloudy
Wind Conditions: less than 10 kts. NE
Sea Conditions: less than 2 ft.
Primary Bait: Clams, Fresh
Secondary Bait: Mackeral
Lure Used: Hopkins-type Metal

Fishing Report:
We went out for a over night trip last night and it was one of my best fishing trips ever. First I made my way over to Grassy Channel and fished there for thre hours and didnt even get a single bite..The moon was full and so was the tide..We needed 10 0z to hold bottom. I made a move over to 138 and it proved to be the right decision. Non stop action for the remainder of the night...All bluefish ranging from 2 to 5 lbs. When daylight broke we made a move over to Graveling Point and caught the turn of the tide...BAMM. All the bluefish you wanted ranging from 5 to 10 lbs. We finally called it a night around 10am because the onboard storage box was overflowing with bluefish...We left them biting...No other fish caught just the mighty blue. They are here and its time to get out and fish...Once again thank you and Tight Linz everyone
~Gene Wanckel

Friday, April 26, 2013 /\/\/\ 5:00pm

Had a phone report from Rob, that he and his friend anchored up near the Graveling Point area and fished with clams and mackeral. They didn't catch any striped bass, but he said they were killing the bluefish, with steady catch & release of 38 fish in 3 hours.
Sea Ya

Name: Harold Eddy
Email: luke2gd@aol.com
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Report Details
Date of Trip: 04/21/13
Location of Trip: Traveling point
Species Sought: Striped bass
Time of Day Fished: Evening (Sunset/Dusk)
Tide Fished: Low Tide (Outgoing water)
Weather Conditions: Sunny
Wind Conditions: 10-20 kts. SE
Sea Conditions: less than 2 ft.
Primary Bait: Clams, Fresh
Secondary Bait: No Second Bait Used
Lure Used: No Lures Used (Rig or Hook Only)

Fishing Report:
Fished for 2 hrs. 7.45 to 10 pm the action did not stop. Catching striped bass and blue fish ranging from 20 inches to a 41 inch striped bass. It was the best fishing I have ever had at Graveling point. I was using clams as bait, as soon as I put the bait out I had to reel it in. It was great !
~Harold Eddy

Tuesday, April 23, 2013 /\/\/\ 5:34pm

If you can dress for Winter weather type fishing, then you may be prepared to fish Graveling Point and Pebble Beach tonight. Howling winds and damp conditions and temperatures in the lower forties will wear down even the prepared anglers. Best part of it, the catching is worth it! Anglers continue to pull a mix of stripers blues and drum. I do have to lean to the high incoming tides as being the most productive time to be there.

Sea Ya

Monday, April 22, 2013 /\/\/\ 8:33am

Saturday and Sundays two late afternoon high tides have been very productive for anglers fishing the Graveling Point and Pebble Beach areas. It's been busy with everyone catching something. We have a triple play rolling with never knowing weather your next fish is likely going to be; possibilities are: a striper, black drum or a bluefish. The blues are ranging from two to ten pounds. The common drum are about twenty pounds with the big drum so far just over thirty. The bass are coming in from eight inches to a rare encounter with a forty incher.
This evening would be a good night to be there.

Sea Ya

Sunday, April 21, 2013 /\/\/\ 4:00pm

Today's report basically the same as the last few days activity wise, except that it was nicer in the morning, and got colder and windier as the day went on.

I cleaned out this report page today and filed the older 2012/2013 reports in the previous report section by month. This page should load faster now as a result! Sorry about that, just lost track of that particular update.

Sea Ya ~ MizMo

Name: Gene Wanckel
Boat Name: Reel Michene
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Report Details
Date of Trip: 04/19.2013
Location of Trip: Grassy Channel
Species Sought: Bluefish and Striper
Time of Day Fished: Early Morning (Still Dark)
Tide Fished: High (Outgoing water)
Weather Conditions: Cloudy/Light Rain
Wind Conditions: 10-20 kts. S
Sea Conditions: 2-4 ft.
Primary Bait: Mackeral
Secondary Bait: Clams, Fresh
Lure Used: Bucktail

Fishing Report:
We got out on the water around 9am and made our way over to Grassy Channel..We anchored up close to the inlet with no luck and the water was moving very swiftly. We soon made a move up further in Grassy towards AC and our luck quickly changed. Wasn't five minutes after anchoring up that our first fish pulled our rods down and shredded our line...After a quick rig change it was back on again...Nice sized blues in the area of 3 to 5 lbs...Nice way to start the season. Our only regret was the weather quickly turned for the worse...Tight Linz everyone
~Gene Wanckel

Saturday, April 20, 2013 /\/\/\ 4:00pm

Lots of small bass near Graveling Point area, and better fishing in the mouth of the river by boat. Lots of Perch up the river.

Bluefish reported in good numbers out in Grassy Channel. The first keeper bluefish from land was caught at Pebble Beach early this afternoon by Ken Chew, so congrats to him for winning our $100 gift certificate. More bluefish were also caught later in the afternoon.

Drum are still being reported in between striper catches at Graveling Point. Larger drum will probably be out in the deeper parts of Grassy Channel soon.

Tog are doing well at the wrecks outside.
Sea Ya ~Chris A.

Name: Fred Baldermann
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Report Details
Date of Trip: 04/18/13
Location of Trip: Graveling Point
Species Sought: Striper
Time of Day Fished: Early Afternoon
Tide Fished: High (Incoming water)
Weather Conditions: Partly Sunny/Partly Cloudy
Wind Conditions: less than 10 kts. Do not know info
Sea Conditions: Do not know info
Primary Bait: Clams, Fresh
Secondary Bait: No Second Bait Used
Lure Used: No Lures Used (Rig or Hook Only)

Fishing Report:
one striper 29" 8lb ... other guys there landed 3 or 4 shorts
~Fred Baldermann

Thursday, April 18, 2013 /\/\/\ 5:35pm

More good news came in today with a thirty pound Drumfish weighed in this morning. We still have plenty of reports off of Graveling Point talking about excellent Striper fishing, some more keeper size are being reported, but it's still mostly small fish. Inlet fishing for Stripers is also on the upswing. Some White Perch being caught off of Graveling Pt. as well, so it might be worth having a lighter tackle pole with smaller hooks and Bloodworms just to see if they are in the area when you are there. Tog fishing on the wrecks is still going strong if you can get out there.
Sea Ya ~Chris A.

Name: Craig kelley
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Report Details
Date of Trip: 4-14-13
Location of Trip:
Species Sought:
Time of Day Fished: Late Afternoon
Tide Fished: Low Tide (Outgoing water)
Weather Conditions: Sunny
Wind Conditions: 10-20 kts. W
Sea Conditions: less than 2 ft.
Primary Bait: Clams, Fresh
Secondary Bait: No Second Bait Used
Lure Used: No Lures Used (Rig or Hook Only)

Fishing Report:
29" striper and one. Larger got off 2 shorts.
~Craig kelley

Saturday, April 13, 2013 /\/\/\ 4:57pm

Excellent news came back today from a couple customers who came back in the afternoon to let us know the report. Tons of little Stripers with one person on the boat just off the Graveling Point area saying every bait he had got used, and caught a Drumfish?!? That was a surprise, since the water is still kind of cold. Folks are catching mostly small Bass with some keepers, but it's like one out of every thirty fish is a keeper. Some White Perch being caught mixed in with the Bass. More Tog are being caught on the wrecks outside, along with the Drum at the Graveling Point area, mean that Inlet Striper fishing is soon going to be Hot!! (and with bigger fish). So anyone with boats in the water, grab your clams and chum and get going.
Sea Ya ~Chris A

Thursday, April 11, 2013 /\/\/\ 5:18pm

Well today with the wind blowing so hard it scared most people away, but we still had good numbers of reports coming back to us. Graveling pt, Pebble Beach area still had good numbers of fish, mostly small Bass but from the word of mouth the average fish is getting bigger. We even had some White Perch caught which is always good. We had another customer come in and talk about Bluefish?!? on small diamond jigs so it's worth a shot to try. We are also getting to the time where Stripers should be in the inlet so anyone with boats this weekend, give it a shot. We should have plenty of Clams and Bloodworms for the weekend.
Sea Ya ~ Chris A.

Saturday, April 6, 2013 /\/\/\ 4:58pm

Hello, everyone. Well, today proved that fishing is starting to turn on at the mouth of the Mullica. With more people walking in the store that are going by boat there seems to be schoolie stripers up and around misc places like Oyster Point, Deep Point, the Cuts, Bowengers Creek, and Graveling Point. With more reports in the river and pictures on the phones, there is much more action in little holes further up river.

A few people are starting to fish the inlet area for bass and blues, there are a few bluefish reported, nothing confirmed and we still have the $100.00 Scott's B&T gift certificate for the first bluefish caught at Graveling Point from land. We have Bloodworms, and Clams: fresh, frozen, and salted.

For any of you wreck anglers going Tog fishing, all I can say is GO! A good friend of Scott came in this morning with pictures of some of the biggest Tog we have ever seen, in big numbers too. When you start throwing back 8lb tog, it's a good day. And yes we have green crabs. With warmer weather all next week mostly in the mid 60's and sunny, we are expecting a great kick start to some good fishing.
Sea Ya ~Chris A.

Name: Larry Hrebiniak
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Report Details
Date of Trip: 04/04/13
Location of Trip: Gravelling Point
Species Sought: Stripers
Time of Day Fished: Early Afternoon
Tide Fished: Low Tide (Incoming water)
Weather Conditions: Partly Sunny/Partly Cloudy
Wind Conditions: 20-30 kts. SE
Sea Conditions: 2-4 ft.
Primary Bait: Bloodworms
Secondary Bait: No Second Bait Used
Lure Used: No Lures Used (Rig or Hook Only)

Fishing Report:
In a howling, cold wind pushing a strong incoming tide, I caught two bass and lost a third fish. One was a keeper--32 inches and heavy--a solid fish. The other caught fish was 26 inches, a beauty but a throwback.Warmer weather should get things going full speed.
~Larry Hrebiniak

Thursday, April 4, 2013 /\/\/\ 5:10pm

A couple of keepers and some throwbacks around 3:30-4:00pm today at Graveling, incoming tide.
Sea Ya ~ MizMo

Wedsnesday, April 3, 2013 /\/\/\ 5:00pm

There was a blitz of striper activity on Monday, mostly shorts. No blueclaws reported yet. Water temp. around 45°. The last couple of days there was a cold snap, and things slowed down again. Forecast for the rest of the week looks to be a bit warmer, so things should be picking up again.
Sea Ya ~ MizMo