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Catch Big Trout at Rainbow Paradise Trout Farm

Yesterday, I get a message from a dear friend of mine, Dave. He sends me a message “call me now” and the message includes a picture of him holding a rainbow trout.
Huh? A trout?
I get messages like this all the time. Of course, Dave’s holding a fish, so I call him right away.

Maryland State Record Cobia Caught

In Ocean City, Chris Toner set a new cobia state record with a 72 pound cobia. Cobia is one of my favorite fish to catch as they are so hard fighting and such a true predator. The catch eclipsed the previous record of 67 pounds, 12 ounces set in 2007.

South Jersey Offshore Fishing Report: Tuna caught offshore

Captain Jeremy aboard the Stalker contacted us and told us that the first tuna of the year were caught offshore. If it’s any indication, the fish was probably taken at the Hot Dog or the sausages. Get ready — the tuna season is upon us.

Central Jersey Fishing Report: Shark Action Peaking Off Central Jersey Coast

The wind shifted to out of the South last week which drove the water temperature down inshore and turned off the fluke fishing along the beach. Offshore, shark action is reaching its summer peak with some makos and big threshers being caught just 18 miles from the beach.
In Barnegat Bay, the influx of freshwater [...]

Croakers Hit the Delaware Bay

The croakers are here, just in time for the 4th of July weekend. The Reliable II out of Bowers Beach is fishing daily, and Shirley said that they are “slamming” the croakers.
She also said that several short flounder are also coming over the rails, and Walter Leashefski one 2.10-pound keeper that took the pool She [...]

Delaware Bay Fishing Report: Croaker Bite Continues

Shirley aboard the Reliable out of Bower’s Beach said that the boat fished yesterday, and the croaker bite fell off a bit. They still caught some croakers and some nice size keeper flounder were caught with several shorts. Joe Piechotta won the onboard fish pool with the largest keeper flounder and turned right around [...]

Smoullmouth Action Heats Up Throughout The Country

We’re getting reports of the smallmouth action heating up everywhere. These coldwater bronzebacks seem to be taken in the northeast and the Mid-Atlantic states, with some smallmouths up to six pounds being caught.
Remember, when you fish for smallmouths, fish deep. Bronzebacks like cold water and will hit a variety of patterns, from leaches and small [...]

Bower’s Beach Flounder Action Continues

Shirley aboard the Reliable II said that Sunday morning started off with lots of Headboater enthusiasts who had one thing on their mind — winning the Reliable’s June Mega Monster Cash Pot Contest.
The June Mega Monster Cash Pot had jumped to $149.00. Several flounder shorts were caught and a heartbreaking almost close legal flounder [...]

New Jersey Freshwater Report

HUDSON RIVER
We haven’t heard much about tommy cod recently. Dorothy Levey said some have been caught in the Hudson along with white perch.
DELAWARE RIVER
Dave Bank’s brother Drew took third prize in the Forks of the Delaware shad contest, with a fish that went nearly 6-1/2 pounds. He is still catching some shad in the Shawnee [...]

Raritan Bay Winter Flounder Hotspots

Now that the cold weather months are here, winter flounder inhabit much of the bay and river waters found in northern and central New Jersey. Although winter flounder used to inhabit waters as far south as Delaware Bay, past years has seen the winter flounder move its wintering grounds north. Now, many say that Barnegat [...]

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