Summer flounder
season opened
with a bang
on the back bay
with Jersey Cape
Guide Service,
Sea Isle City.
Lots were hung.
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Don’t forget blues.
They bit in
the bay, too.
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So did weakfish.
And striped bass,
not shown in
these shots, for
that matter. That’s
called a grand
slam: All the
bay’s sportfishing
species were in.
Lots of trips
spin- and fly-rodded
them aboard. Take
an afternoon, after-
work trip, an
ideal time for
the angling.
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Drum fishing
on Delaware Bay on
the Down Deep,
Cape May.
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Larger drum
to 70 pounds
began to be
hauled in.
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Charters and open-boat
trips are fishing.
Sign up for the
Short Notice List
on Down Deep's Web
site to be kept
informed about special
open-boat trips.
Sea bass trips
are also fishing
on the ocean.
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The Big Kid,
Brielle, is trolling
large striped bass
on the ocean.
That’s a 37-pounder.
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Bunker spoons
are hooking them.
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Many dates are
full, but mid-week
specials are available,
and afternoon charters
are offered.
Sea bass fishing
is also an option.
The boat sails
for any species
available, from
inshore to offshore.
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Anthony Sessa
with his first
keeper fluke, caught
on dad’s Shipmaster II,
aboard with dad
and grandfather.
Photo from
Gerard Sessa.

Yow! That’s official:
It’s shark season.
This shot and
the next from
Sea Isle Bait & Tackle,
Sea Isle City.
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The 253-pound
mako was landed
on a trip with
Jimmy Crudele, above,
and his dad,
after an hour on
light tackle. Lots of
of whales and porpoises
swam from 30 fathoms
to 200, along the
continental edge.
No bluefin tuna
were hooked when
they trolled.
But they would
try again, as soon
as weather allowed,
a report said.
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