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New Jersey Offshore Fishing Report 7-10-15


<b>Shark River Inlet</b>

<b>XTC Sportfishing</b> from Belmar shark fished Monday and Tuesday, Capt. Scott said. No mako sharks were boated, and that’s uncommon for him, he said. Mako fishing might’ve slowed for the season. The sharking wasn’t good, though brown sharks and blue sharks were landed, nothing great. The water was 73 to 74 degrees or warm, and not much bait schooled, only a little, and porpoises swam around. The boat failed to drift much on Monday’s trip, but drifted on Tuesday’s. XTC is supposed to compete in Mako Mania on Saturday. The tournament was rescheduled for today to Sunday, after being weathered out two weekends ago. Charters are booked with XTC the rest of the contest’s days.  A trip will steam for tuna at the canyons Sunday aboard. Not a lot was heard about tuna, except about bigeye tuna from Hudson to Washington canyons, and some small yellowfin tuna from Lindenkohl Canyon. Closer to shore, a handful of boats were seen fishing for bluefin tuna on Monday’s shark trip, and maybe three or four bluefins were reeled in. The radio sounded like that, and no boats were seen fishing for bluefins on Tuesday’s shark trip.

The <b>Katie H</b> from Belmar will compete in Mako Mania this weekend, Capt. Mike said this past weekend. The tournament was rescheduled from two weekends ago, because of weather. After the tournament, the vessel will still fish inshore for fluke and bottom fish, but will begin tuna fishing, too. Mike heard nothing about tuna this weekend, and no boats from the dock sailed for them then.

Bonito were mixed in during bluefishing Sunday and Monday on the <b>Golden Eagle</b> from Belmar, a report said on the party boat’s website. Those were the first significant bonito catches reported on this site this year. See the <a href=" http://goldeneaglefishing.com/tuna-reservation.html" target="_blank">schedule of tuna trips</a> that will begin on September 20 on the vessel.

<b>Manasquan Inlet</b>

Two blue marlin, an 85-pound yellowfin tuna, numerous mahi mahi and a box full of tilefish were creamed Sunday from southern canyons with <b>Mushin Sportfishing</b> from Point Pleasant Beach, Capt. Ray wrote in an email. The marlin were estimated to weigh 400 to 600 pounds apiece. The anglers went 1 for 3 on big yellowfins like the 85-pounder. Tuna fishing wasn’t off the charts, but the trip, only scheduled to be a day troll, turned out great. The anglers returned with an awful lot of fish and memories. The canyon season is great, and there will be waxing and waning, but the fishing looks promising.

A few bluefin tuna were trolled at the Atlantic Princess wreck on black and purple jets and mini Green Machines, said Vinnie from <b>The Reel Seat</b> in Brielle. Small yellowfin tuna were trolled at Spencer Canyon. Lenny knew about a bigeye tuna caught.

<b>Barnegat Inlet</b>

From an edited email from Capt. Dave DeGennaro from the <b>Hi Flier</b>: “Noon to 5 p.m. Sunday and Monday are available for charter or open-boat. Forecast looks great. Light wind and calm seas. Storms have all blown through. We could scout out Barnegat Ridge for any of the blue-water fish. There could be bonita or school bluefin tuna there, but I haven’t been there yet, and don’t have any reports to go on. We’d be going in blind, but that’s how reports are made. We could also stay inshore and chum the inlet jetty with shrimp for schoolie stripers.” Space was available for one angler on a trip that will fish for the stripers Saturday afternoon, and two anglers were already signed up. “We’ll chum with live grass shrimp,” Dave said. “(Most of the stripers) are under 28 inches, but a few are taping out on the legal side. All are a blast on the 10-pound spinning gear with no sinkers or terminal tackle, just a baited hook.” Telephone for more info about any of these trips.

<b>Beach Haven Inlet</b>

A group was set to fish offshore Sunday on the <b>June Bug</b> from Beach Haven, but forecasts changed, calling for 20-knot wind from northeast, so the anglers opted not to sail, Capt. Lindsay said in a phone call that day. A half-dozen local boats left for overnight trips offshore Saturday, and he waited to hear results on Sunday.

<b>Great Egg Harbor Inlet</b>

Tuna fishing slowed offshore, but lots of mahi mahi swam those waters, and also inshore, along 30 fathoms, said Capt. Mike from the <b>Stray Cat</b> from Longport. A trip aboard last week trolled a white marlin and nine good-sized mahi at Wilmington Canyon, covered in the previous report here. A $500 discount is available for overnight tuna trips.

Boaters headed for bigeye tuna at Wilmington Canyon, said Pat from <b>Fin-Atics</b> from Ocean City. They also ran to Washington Canyon for the tuna, but the bigeyes seemed to depart there, several trips reported. Nothing was heard about fishing for sharks like makos. Lots of inshore sharks including browns and sand tigers were fought. Both are required to be released.

<b>Cape May Inlet</b>

Bluefin tuna were pasted last Friday and Sunday on the <b>Heavy Hitter</b> from Cape May, Capt. George said. Another trip was supposed to sail for the fish Thursday, he said before the outing. This was inshore fishing, between 20 and 30 fathoms. Both of the trips Friday and Sunday limited out on two unders apiece, and all the bluefins on the trips measured about 45 inches, so neither trip could bag an over. Friday’s trip was a banner day like happens every five years. Bluefins attacked as soon as the trip began trolling at a hill. Seventeen or 18 were reeled in, including the limit of unders, and the trip was back at the dock by lunchtime. Sunday’s trip was just a usual day of bluefin fishing. The catch was made up of the two unders bagged, another released and two or three lost. A couple of mahi mahi were also trolled on that trip. Straggler mahi have been swimming the area, and could be hooked. Both trips trolled all the fish. Reports sounded like some boats struggled. Some anglers reported catching yellowfin tuna in the area, but only bluefins showed up on the Heavy Hitter.  George kept hearing about yellowfins boated at the Hot Dog lately, but he wasn’t going to try to target them and end up with zero. Boaters on Monday hooked the bluefins on the troll and on the chunk equally. Nobody can know how long this fishing will last, so act quickly, if you want to go.

Bluefin tuna gathered at places like 19-Fathom Lump, said Nick from <b>Hands Too Bait & Tackle</b> in Cape May. A 52-pound mahi mahi and a bluefin were boated on the Common Sense. Farther from shore, bigeye tuna and yellowfin tuna were trolled at the canyons. Mahi mahi and cobia began to appear close to shore.

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