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The spiny dogfish, Squalus acanthias, is one of the best known of the dogfish which are members of the family Squalidae in the order Squaliformes. While these common names may apply to several species, Squalus acanthias is distinguished by having t

There is a catwalk on the southern end of the Bonner Bridge (aka Oregon Inlet Bridge) that many people fish. Flounder, Mullet, Blues, and in the winter striper are common.

The fleet reported good catches of Blackfin Tuna today with a couple of them over 20#s. There were also reports of False Albacore. One of the inshore boats caught nice slot sized Red Drum.  A commercial boat brought in 9,900#s of spi

Fishing is starting to pick up off Hatteras. Yesterday, several Blue Marlin were teased up by the fleet, a few were lucky enough to hookup. Godspeed Charters was fortunate to release two Blue Marlin yesterday.While the trolling has been a little sl

We planned on fishing Friday through Tuesday, but we only got one day with suitable weather. On Monday morning we left out of Lynnhaven Inlet heading toward CLT. About 5 miles out we saw the first of many whales that day. We marked some bait around

Chuck Many of Annandale won last weekend’s Hi-Mar Striper Tournament for the fourth time in the last five years on his Tyman from Highlands. Capt. Bryan Pieros of Lebanon and Matt Calabria from Hazlet joined Many as they chunked bunker in the

Went towards the point and saw lots of Boston Mackerel bait balls surrounded by acres of porpoises in 58 degree water. Search for tuna bite in the area, but no takers. About 9 miles north of The Point and in 72.6 degree water, I watched an airbor

Surf fished on the point at Hatteras Inlet this evening on the high tide. Caught a couple of 3' spiny dogfish sharks as we watched the sun set. Waited for the drum bite but it never happened.

Water temps are coming up. There are some bluefish but the large ones seem to be moving north. There are stripers black drum blowfish spiny dogfish and skates in the surf. The ocean has been rough so not much action outside. The tautog has been good

Bluefin tuna trolling in the Monster Ledge area was poor again today even though the weather was a huge improvement over yesterday's northwest blow. Capt. Arthur Stokes was happy to pick a few little tunny on the troll with his Fintastic from C

By Dan Radel This almost slipped under the radar but the nuisance spiny dogfish was just recently given the Marine Stewardship Council’s stamp of approval as a sustainable and well-managed fishery. This applies to the United States East Coast N

Capt. Bobby Bogan returned from his overnighter at Spencer Canyon with a boat limit of yellowfin tuna on the Gambler from Point Pleasant. Most of those tuna were taken throughout the night and primarily on bait. Some skipjacks and dolphin were also

The Charleston Bump is a deepwater bottom feature 80 to 100 miles southeast of Charleston, South Carolina. The Bump rises from the relatively flat Blake Plateau that lies beyond the edge of the continental shelf off of South Carolina and Georgia. It

I had return client Paul Kaufman his son Conrad and friend Brian Fisola on a 5hr Striped Bass charter. With rather dirty water at the inlet the crew opted to get on the troll in an area where we had them before. We pulled S&S Mojos and spoons an

Last weekend I had return client Jason Bendick and his buddies on a 5hr striped bass / tog combo. We tried jigging on good marks but could only manage some spiny dogfish. We got on the troll and boxed 3 striped bass. With some time remaining we hit

N.Y. HARBOR TO RARITAN BAY Fluking is improving in the bay with hot action Monday morning when wind and current were together west of the Navy Pier. Capt. Ed Bunting of the Sea Horse from Atlantic Highlands reported 55 keepers up to a 5-pounder by T

Capt. Bobby Bogan of the Gambler from Point Pleasant echoed the complaints of other cod skippers last weekend about the very strong currents created by the full moon. The result was just a pick on every stop but that shouldn't be a problem this

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Usually a productive spot for stripers, albies and bonito. Bass bite is best predawn and after midnight. May, June, September & October are best for bass. Albies and bonito are seasonal, show up in July & August. You can use any bai

After a few tough trips Capt. Howard Bogan Jr. was happy to report good yellowfin tuna action Sunday night on his Jamaica from Brielle. The best action occured at 6 a.m. with a hot bite for an hour that provided limits of yellowfin tuna for several