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New Jersey Offshore Fishing Report 9-4-15


<b>Sandy Hook</b>

Yellowfin tuna and bluefin tuna, good catches, were tackled at the Bacardi wreck, said Jimmy from <b>Julian’s Bait & Tackle</b> in Atlantic Highlands. Are the tuna small? he was asked. “They’re workable,” he said.

<b>Shark River Inlet</b>

A charter is supposed to fish for tuna on an overnight trip Saturday to Sunday on the <b>Katie H</b> from Belmar, but windy weather might cancel that, Capt. Mike said. He hopes the anglers can reschedule for Sunday to Monday, because weather looks better then. If the anglers can’t fish then, Mike will sail for tuna during that time anyway, with crew and other anglers, even if seas are rough from the wind. If the trip needs to fish inshore for tuna, because of seas, it will. Bigeye tuna and yellowfin tuna were around, and Mike knew about good fishing for them on another boat from the docks. Mike preferred not to mention location, including whether the yellowfins bit inshore or offshore, wanting to avoid pressure on the fish. Anglers will need to spend the money and find out themselves, he said! Obviously, the bigeyes would be caught offshore.

Two bigeye tuna were checked-in that weighed 175 pounds apiece, Bob from <b>Fisherman’s Den</b> in Belmar wrote in an email.

Due to demand, tuna trips were added for October 4 and 8 on the <b>Golden Eagle</b>, a report on the party boat’s website said. That’s in addition to tuna trips already slated for September 20 and 27 and October 4 and 11. See the <a href=" http://goldeneaglefishing.com/tuna-reservation.html" target="_blank">tuna schedule and reservation form</a> on the boat’s website.

<b>Manasquan Inlet</b>

Near the Texas Tower, bluefin tuna, sometimes yellowfin tuna, were cranked in, said John from <b>The Reel Seat</b> in Brielle. So were mahi mahi, wahoos and white marlin. At the canyons, bigeye tuna were landed. Tilefishing was good at the canyons.

<b>Barnegat Inlet</b>

The next tuna fishing is slated for late this month on the <b>Super Chic</b> from Barnegat Light, unless a charter books before, Capt. Ted said. Yellowfin tuna were chunked at night at the canyons and trolled during daytime at the Bacardi wreck during the weekend. Bigeye tuna were hit at the canyons during the weekend, both on the chunk at night and the troll in daylight. A couple of friends chunked some.

Tuna were smacked at the Bacardi wreck and the Chicken Canyon, said Grizz from <b>Grizz’s Forked River Bait & Tackle</b>.

The <b>Miss Barnegat Light</b> will fish the canyons for tuna overnight from 3 p.m. to 1 p.m. October 2, 3, 9, 10, 16, 23, 30 and 31, limited to 26 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 be. 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>

Two anglers dropped out of an overnight trip for bigeye tuna, so the spaces are available on the <b>June Bug</b> from Beach Haven, Capt. Lindsay said. The trip will fish either Saturday to Sunday or Sunday to Monday, and the rest of the anglers can depart either day. All who book a slot get a June Bug T-shirt and pocket knife. If anglers want a shirt for a kid, they get one of those, too. Additional shirts are $20 on board. Telephone to jump on the trip.

<b>Little Egg Inlet</b>

A visitor to <b>Scott’s Bait & Tackle</b> from Mystic Island’s website posted a report about a trip that fished Lindenkohl Canyon last Friday to Saturday. Arriving at 4 p.m., the trip trolled the canyon until dark, catching one mahi mahi. At night, one fish bit the swordfish line, and not much else happened. On the troll in the morning, wind calmed, and seas flattened, and no tuna were found, but 11 mahi were taken. The water was 80 degrees and the clearest the angler saw all season. “Not saying much,” the angler wrote, “as the water has been very green all year.” 

<b>Great Egg Harbor Inlet</b>

Nothing was heard about offshore fishing, and the angling mostly seemed slow, said Justin from <b>Fin-Atics</b> in Ocean City. He saw reports on Facebook about good offshore fishing off Montauk, N.Y. One photo showed lots of tuna and mahi mahi from a trip. Maybe tuna held farther north.

Fishing for yellowfin tuna was slow, and for bigeye tuna was okay, said Colin from <b>24-7 Bait & Tackle</b> in Egg Harbor Township. Offshore baits are stocked. <b>The company also own 24-7 Bait & Tackle in Marmora</b>.

<b>Townsend’s Inlet</b>

Capt. Joe Hughes from <b>Jersey Cape Guide Service</b> from Sea Isle City, affiliated with <b>Sea Isle Bait & Tackle</b>, fished offshore last Friday with Jay VonCzoernig and son Luke. Nine mahi mahi to 15 pounds were trolled on ballyhoos at the canyons. The water was 79 degrees everywhere, warm with no temperature breaks. The water wasn’t really good-looking, was kind of average, Joe said. Less life was seen than he would’ve liked. Watch this <a href=" https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Udph7CZTFno&feature=youtu.be" target="_blank">video of a leatherback turtle</a> that Joe and crew found tangled in a sea bass pot line on a previous offshore trip. They untangled the turtle, several hundred pounds.

Boaters hooked quite a number of wahoos and good-sized mahi mahi along the 30-fathom line, said Mike from <b>Sea Isle Bait & Tackle</b> in Sea Isle City.

<b>Cape May Inlet</b>

Not much was heard about tuna, but bigeye tuna were caught at the canyons, said Capt. George from the <b>Heavy Hitter</b> from Cape May. Anglers can fish for them aboard, but bigeye fishing is a matter of maybe catching one or a few especially large tuna. Once the fish are hooked, whether the anglers can land the big fish is also the challenge. Fall tuna trips will sail for yellowin tuna or longfin tuna at the canyons, if the fish show up.  

Tuna fishing was dead, but white marlin were sometimes reeled in, said Joe from <b>Hands Too Bait & Tackle</b> in Cape May. Tuesday was the most recent time he heard about offshore fishing.

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