<b>Shark River Inlet</b>

With <b>XTC Sportfishing</b> from Belmar, 20 yellowfin tuna and a 90-pound swordfish were landed on an overnight trip Monday to Tuesday, Capt. Scott said. An overnighter last week on Thursday to Friday aboard decked a 200-pound bigeye tuna and a dozen yellowfins. All but five of the yellowfins on the trips were trolled inshore of the offshore canyons. The five were chunked at the canyons at night on the trip with the sword. The bigeye was trolled at the canyons, of course. Trips were supposed to fish for tuna inshore yesterday and at the canyons today.

<b>Manasquan Inlet</b>

A group climbed aboard for an annual offshore adventure during the weekend, Capt. Alan from <b>Mushin Sportfishing</b> from Point Pleasant Beach wrote in an email Monday morning. Though the anglers over the years had scored productive catches on board, they had never caught a bigeye tuna on the boat. So the overnight trip was set up to fish for mahi mahi during daytime, bigeyes in the evening and whatever could be hooked at night. Mahi fishing had been excellent, and the trip, after arriving in the afternoon at a “local canyon,” Alan said, got into great fishing for the dolphins to 8 pounds on light spinning rods. Then the trip headed for the bigeye grounds. Before the trolling spread was completely set out, a white marlin was hooked briefly and spit the hook. Next, a 40-pound yellowfin tuna was landed. At 7:30 p.m., a bigeye tuna was hooked, and was landed, after a 40-minute fight. The bigeye was the biggest this season aboard, estimated to weigh 275 pounds. At night, the boat was drifted into the deep, and small yellowfin tuna appeared, corralling a pod of flying fish. The anglers broke out jigs and landed a bunch, though some of the yellowfins were released, because they were barely legal-sized. Up on the troll in the morning, the trip went 1 for 2 on longfin tuna, before a bumpy ride in.

A few bigeye tuna were boated at the 100 Square at Hudson Canyon and the tip of the canyon, said Eric from <b>The Reel Seat</b> in Brielle. Trolling for them in evenings caught most, but a handful were chunked or jigged at night. A few white marlin, blue marlin and sailfish were trolled in the area. Closer to shore, yellowfin tuna, a small handful of bluefin tuna, some wahoos and plenty of white marlin swam from the Bacardi wreck to the tip of the Hudson. The fish were trolled, but sometimes the tuna were jigged and chunked, when a pile of them was found.

<b>Barnegat Inlet</b>

On the <b>Miss Barnegat Light</b>, tuna trips will fish the canyons overnight from 3 p.m. to 1 p.m. October 2, 3, 9, 10, 16, 23, 30 and 31, limited to 25 passengers, the party boat’s website said. The price is $400, and everybody gets a bunk. No food will be available, but coffee and two microwaves will. Butterfish and sardines will be supplied. A two-day tuna trip will sail 3 p.m. October 17 to 1 p.m. October 19 for $600 per person. The trips can be canceled 72 hours in advance, no exceptions, and telephone to book.

<b>Beach Haven Inlet</b>

The <b>June Bug</b> from Beach Haven was weathered out from fishing for tuna offshore Sunday, because of wind and seas, Capt. Lindsay said. He knew about four boats that attempted to make the trip from Beach Haven to Atlantic City, and they returned by 1 p.m., because of the conditions. “They all survived,” he said!

<b>Great Egg Harbor Inlet</b>

Two spaces remain for an open, overnight trip for tuna September 5 to 6 on the <b>Stray Cat</b> from Longport, Capt. Mike said.

Little was reported about offshore fishing, said Will from <b>Fin-Atics</b> in Ocean City. But bigeye tuna were sometimes tied into at Wilmington Canyon.

<b>Townsend’s Inlet</b>

Offshore fishing sounded tough in past days, said Mike from <b>Sea Isle Bait & Tackle</b> in Sea Isle City. Lots of mahi mahi and some bigeyes were found.

Two small mahi mahi and two gigantic false albacore were fought from the inshore ocean on live bait including peanut bunker Wednesday with Dusty Laricks and Dan Roth aboard, said Capt. Joe Hughes from <b>Jersey Cape Guide Service</b> from Sea Isle City, affiliated with <b>Sea Isle Bait & Tackle</b>. A leatherback turtle was found tangled in a pot line, and they released it, and a whale was seen on the way back to port, and that’s unusual this time of year. Was like Sea World, Joe said

<b>Cape May Inlet</b>

Offshore fishing was mostly the same as previously, said Capt. George from the <b>Heavy Hitter</b> from Cape May. Bigeye tuna were trolled at Wilmington and Washington canyons, late in the day. If the fish show up, they show up. Marlin and mahi mahi were heard about from the 50-fathom line between Baltimore and Poorman’s canyons.

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