An update:

Fluke and sea bass were swung aboard the party boat Gambler on the ocean, though in the past couple of days not as many were landed as before, and a ground swell rolled from the south, Capt. Bob said. Waters looked a little dirty. Fluke 4 to 5 pounds were usually pool-winners, and some good-sized sea bass were boxed. On Wednesday afternoon's trip Rick Petry, Woodbridge, hauled up a 7-pound 1-ounce fluke, another keeper fluke and four or five keeper sea bass.

On the boat's last nighttime bluefish trip on Saturday, the anglers picked away at smaller blues. But bigger blues began to appear at the Shrewsbury Rocks, and Bob hoped the fishing would open up this weekend. The general belief was that big blues were spawning lately, refusing to eat then like every year. But the spawn apparently began some time ago, and fishing for them could bounce back any day, and that may have begun.

The boat's nighttime trips for ling, sea bass, cod and squid were going well this year, and the last trip this past week was the best so far this season. Double-headers of big ling were crushed 20 miles from shore in 150 feet. A few cod were claimed, and no squid were hooked, but squid were sometimes jigged on previous trips. But ling fishing was very good, Bob repeated.

Fluke trips are sailing twice daily 8 a.m. to 12:30 p.m. and 2 p.m. to 6:30 p.m. Bluefish trips are running 7:30 p.m. to 12:30 a.m. Fridays and Saturdays. Trips for ling, sea bass, cod and squid are fishing 7:30 p.m. to 12:30 a.m. Sundays and Mondays. Canyon tuna trips will begin in mid September and are beginning to be booked. Tuna fishing was already going well, and Bob thinks the fishing should be good this fall.