Still striped bass fishing.
A 32-pounder on the
Hyper Striper, Highlands,
in June. Up next:
trips for jumbo fluke,
and tuna.
Visit Hyper Striper's Web site.

Nighttime lake fishing
was on a roll
for Live to Fish
Guide Service, the
freshwater guide.
This trip, a short
one, whacked
seven walleyes
to 7 pounds
on top-water lures.
Visit Live to Fish Guide Service's Web site.

Two of the
fish were kept.
Walleyes, a member
of the perch family,
are delicious. Lakes
sometimes come alive
after dark, when
most people leave.
The lure fishing
can draw explosive
attacks from these
big fish.
Visit Live to Fish Guide Service's Web site.

A 180-pound
mako shark from
the Chicken Canyon
in June with
Mushin Sportfishing,
Point Pleasant Beach.
Visit Mushin Sportfishing's Web site.

After sharking there,
the trip pushed
farther offshore to
the 100-fathom line
and tilefished.
That’s a golden tile
from the angling.
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The trip bagged
the mako, released
a blue shark, and
limited out on
tiles, and offshore
fishing was under
way with Mushin.
Trips were also
sailing for sea bass
and striped bass
closer to shore.
Mushin means a
relaxed state of
readiness. The crew
pride themselves on
sharing the concept
on outdoor adventures.
Visit Mushin Sportfishing's Web site.

A pool-winning
fluke in June
on the party boat
Atlantic Star,
Atlantic Highlands.
Trips sailed for
them twice daily.
Visit Atlantic Star's Web site.

This 73-inch
thresher shark -- boated
30 miles from shore
and checked in at
Sea Isle Bait & Tackle,
Sea Isle City --
bottomed out the scale
at 220 pounds in June.
Visit Sea Isle Bait & Tackle's Web site.

One of two drum
this angler hauled from
Brigantine's surf. But he
mostly hooked kingfish,
and that was the
best fishing from the
shore lately. Other fish,
including striped bass
and blues, were
sometimes beached.
Photo from Riptide
Bait & Tackle
on the island.
Visit Riptide Bait & Tackle's Web site.

Nighttime
bluefishing on
the ocean on
the party boat
Norma-K III,
Point Pleasant Beach.
Visit Norma-K III's Web site.

The bluefishing
seemed to pick up
after Tropical Storm
Andrea, the season’s
first tropical storm.
Visit Norma-K III's Web site.

Earlier that day,
a fluke aboard.
Daytime trips were
fishing for them,
and the angling
was tougher right
after the storm,
and strong currents
drifted the boat
too quickly. But
the storm warmed
the ocean, and
that was expected
to improve fluking.
Visit Norma-K III's Web site.