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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. Continue reading Catch Big Trout at Rainbow Paradise Trout Farm 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. Continue reading Maryland State Record Cobia Caught 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. 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 and colder temperatures had a positive effect on the weakfish as bigger fish were being found near the inlets. Despite the influx of colder water, some cobia were caught along the beach last week. Continue reading Central Jersey Fishing Report: Shark Action Peaking Off Central Jersey Coast
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 said that some sea bass and blues were also caught. The Reliable is sailing daily at 7:00 a.m. and our Headboat price is $40.00 for a 7 hour trip. 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 She said that Seaford, Delaware resident Fay Griffith her Monthly Mega Monster Pot Cash money which totaled $164.00 for the month of June. Fay also won the onboard fish pool with her 5.5-pound flounder which was $64.00 for that day. She added that Fay is also in the running with her big flounder for the Annual Mega Monster Cash Pot, which is currently $240.00 and continues to grow. 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.  Young Jeffrey Crawford holds a 6-pound smallmouth bass caught in NJ's Merrill Creek Reservoir Remember, when you fish for smallmouths, fish deep. Bronzebacks like cold water and will hit a variety of patterns, from leaches and small baitfish to larger herring, shiners and crankbaits. Continue reading Smoullmouth Action Heats Up Throughout The Country 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 was caught by Fay Griffith, which was 18 1/4″ long and thrown back. Not a one croaker was caught or even seen. Finally, cries of “Fish On” broke the silence. Fay Griffith from Seaford, Delaware hooked into a big one. At first, she thought it was a skate, because it did not want to come off of the bottom. Continue reading Bower's Beach Flounder Action Continues We had pushed hard to be among the first boats to set lines off the Virginia coast on this overcast July morning. We had set the center line, locally known as the way-way back or simply WWB. The rig consists of a bird, daisy chain of artificial squid and green machine. Within seconds of placing the rod in the rod holder, and before we could set the second line, we were hooked up to a nice bluefin tuna. Continue reading Virginia Coast Tuna The Summer heat continues to dry many freshwater fisheries, but saltwater fishing action is now reaching its peak. For the angler who is looking for decent light tackle saltwater fishing, summer flounder offers fine angling in bays and inland waters. Often called “fluke,” summer flounder invade bays, inlets, rivers, and inshore lumps. These bottom-dwelling fish prefer water ranging from 20 to 50 feet, but can sometimes be found in shallower (and deeper) water. Continue reading Summer Flounder Fishing Is A Fine Excursion |
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