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Anglers were originally going to fluke fish on the ocean Tuesday with Reel Class Charters, Capt. Allen said. But he talked with them, and bottom-fishing “is pretty much a slam dunk,” he said, so the anglers opted to bottom fish. Porgy fishing’s been excellent, and sea bassing has somewhat slowed but will become better with the changing season, and blackfish, ling and a few cod have been around. The trip ran north on the ocean off the Highlands Bridge, bailing a bunch of porgies, a few sizeable sea bass and a couple of keeper cod. The anglers moved to waters off Long Branch and Elberon, pulling in blackfish to 5 pounds. Next they fished at the Mudhole, loading up on ling and one keeper cod, a 24-incher. Some fluke were also hooked on the trip. The catch was good and was a bottom grand slam: porgies, sea bas, blackfish, ling and cod. Lots of dates are already booked for fall fishing for striped bass, blackfish, porgies and sea bass. If false albacore and bonito appear close to shore, charters and open-boat trips for them will be available.
Bluefishing was “epic again” on Wednesday’s trip on the ocean on the party boat Cock Robin, an e-mail from the boat said, and false albacore tore in and out of the chum click. The angling began somewhat slowly. “We only had six hooked up at a time,” it said. But then the slammers hit bait and jigs all day long, and the trip left them biting. Waters were clear to 40 feet. The Cock Robin is bluefishing 7:30 a.m. to 2:30 p.m. daily and 7:30 p.m. to 2:30 a.m. Fridays and Saturdays. Saturday’s nighttime trip will be the final of the season. Tonight’s fireworks and ice cream cruise will be the last of the year. Trips for false albacore and bonito should begin soon.
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