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As noted in yesterday's blog, the canyon with a hot yellowfin tuna bite is the Spencer. I was listening on the VHF during the day to boats coming back from there with big catches of yellowfins, though one boat had only a single 35-pounder. Capt. Chris De Stefano said the trick was to drift in deep water. He was running the...
As noted in yesterday's blog, the canyon with a hot yellowfin tuna bite is the Spencer. I was listening on the VHF during the day to boats coming back from there with big catches of yellowfins, though one boat had only a single 35-pounder. Capt. Chris De Stefano said the trick was to drift in deep water. He was running the Fintastic from Clarks Landing in Point Pleasant along with owner Capt. Arthur Stokes. After doing nothing trolling Saturday afternoon, they were chunking in Berkeley Canyon and only marking non-biting fish when they got a call about the Spencer. It was a long ride, and they didn't start fishing until after 4 a.m., but the trip was worth it as jigs of all kinds were attacked by yellowfins in the 30-pound class. The Fintastic returned with 30 of them after also getting one trolling blast in the morning. De Stefano said that was an exception to a lack of trolling action in the fleet. He didn't hear of a single albacore caught all day. One angler noted on the VHF that canyon fishing was dead from the Hudson south until getting to Spencer.
I joined Bob Correll of Bay Head on Joe Reap's Reaper from Manasquan for bluefin trolling at Monster Ledge. It was a beautiful moring as we headed out of Manasquan Inlet and saw the red moon dip below the western horizon. Unfortunately, we did nothing trolling at the Ledge before running out to the Glory Hole where three little tunny were released. Capt. Russ Binns, of Mar-Lin from Toms River reported that Capt. Mike Copeman had caught a few school bluefins on cedar jigs from his Renegade out of Point Pleasant -- so we ran inshore. There was nothing doing by the time we got back to Monster Ledge, but we stuck it out for almost two hours before Correll got a hookup on the green squid spreader bar. That fish turned out to be a bluefin, but of marginable size. Reap lifted it aboard, but it turned out to be legal at 28 inches curved fork length, The bar went in the water right away, and we had another hook-up. That turned out to be a little tunny, a species that used to be super-abundant in that area at this time of year, but which hasn't been heard from his year. The Strike Force from Brielle Yacht Club did poorly at Shrewsbury Rocks, but Capt. Harry Wilder ran out to troll from the Arundo to Monster Ledge, and managed a couple of cluefins.
Dave Lilly of Hazlet fished with Charlie Parker on his Triton along with two friends as they caught over 30 legal tautog at the Rocks, though only one may be kept at this time. They had a good bite, topped by Parker who released lots of big tog -- including one over 10 pounds, and another over 8 pounds.
The Capt. Dave from Atlantic Highlands ran to the Rocks in the afternoon with the PK Environmental party from Westwood, and got into big blues plus a 36-inch striper in 11/2 hours.
Capt. Jim O'Grady, of the Cock Robin from Point Peasant, reported Sunday's bluefishing was in a bit of a slowdown for his Cock Robin from Point Pleasant after a good week.
Gene Gaman of Middletown ran to Ambrose Channel with his That's It from Twin Lights Marina in Highlands during mid-morning -- and caught two stripers.on eels.
Capt. Jack Shea, of Rambunctious from Waretown fished Barnegat Bay one day last week for over 150 puffers in 90 minutes.
This Fishing Report was submitted on 10/13/2011 4:47:55 AM by Seamus and last updated on 10/13/2011 4:47:55 AM.
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