bloodworm joe round 2

blood worm joe and the crew were back again this time his mom gail came down with her strong arm enforcers lyhn, ang peggy to watch over things. joe was on point this night. for a short time it seamed that the weather was going to turn against us but the fish let us know it was going to be ok. the first fish belong to Denise ( the mates girl friend ) it was her first drum a nice 45lb fish. from their all bets were off. lyhn was using the wrong rod so we fixed her up with a good stiff working rod and she boated a nice 60lb drum on her own. joes daughter sage kept a eye on things when the fish were on so no problems happened. from their A.J. went on a little tear by catching his 3 fish and then hooking up one for rob ( because you are only allowed to catch 3 ) as A.J. was doing that his son joey was taking a short nap and his daughter shannon checked out the boat. frank and fred were their as well and they to caught fish as well. peggy just hug out and enjoyed her big sub for dinner, real nice. the appearance of bernie was a delight , it was like a night at bernie's. he let us know that he had never hooked up and kept a drum well that has changed. bernie not only hooked up but boated 2 nice drum 45lb and 55lb and lost one at the back of the boat. berrine thanks for keeping it honest. in all 1o drum came back to fortescue and another 9 were left to be captured another day. joe and the crew thanks for a great late night, see you when the trout bite.

flounder fishing

we should be care full for what we wish for, flounder fishing is finally here but some one forgot to let the flounder know that it is OK for them to bite down on it. the flounder fishing is off to a slow start. it seams we can not get past two keepers a day. what is going on? on Monday may 25, Harry Adams from Wilmington De. caught a nice 22' keeper to win the pool. on Tue may 27, the group with Veron May from Glenmore Pa. came down to enjoy a day on the bay. they did not catch a keeper flounder but did manage some snapper blues. what a group you guys are, from biscuit, to old man, pop pop, to chiffy, to ugly stick, good grief. oh but the best is deer tick pictured above ( you pick him out ) . Veron, it was a great day, you and the group are always welcome on the bonanza2. thanks, look forward to fishing with you and deer tick again. thanks on fri may 30, ted the fish pit won the pool with his 19 1/2" flattie way to go ted.

BODACIOUS STATE RECORD

let me start off saying this fish was NOT caught on the bonanza2 it was caught on the bodacious located in Port Norris n.j. . it is a new state record 109lb what a fish congratulation to capt. Tim smith and the angler that caught it. Tim can be reached at www.bodaciousnj.com

j/dubs

incredible thats all that can be said for this late night group from bethlehem pa and phila. pa. we left the dock at 6:00 pm and got off to a slow start but at 10:30 pm it came alive something else. from just a few sharks to the 7 nice drum that came back to fortescue it was again a bonanza of a night. once we conquered the language barrier it was smooth sailing. thanks to joe, freddy, hank, sammy, benjamin, ayala, chico, carrion, orlando, bryant AKA fluffy, ricky, dani, and of course nacho libre. you guys are great. joe good luck on the wedding.

sat may 24 open boat

tonight was very full of events some good some not so good. lets take care of the not so good first. the fish were their but not in full force. ok done now for the good curt lewis from millville for the seconedweek in a row landed a 50lb drum to start things off, then steven kish from westmont n.j. won the pool with his 70lb boomer nice work. thats it. a special thank you to mike jankoski and rocky from s. plainsfield you are both good sticks nice meeting booth of you.

stanley mihallecz

the drum fishing in the delaware bay is still alive and well. the action was not as fierce as the nights gone by but what a night. the group of stanley (buckstop) mihallecz wanted to go drumming, so they did. tom wwllis from franklinville landed a 35lb fish, larry auffo jr from pittsgrove pulled the next one of 49lb. then you have kathy coslop from vineland let everyone know that it was her first drum that tipped the scale at 60lb, it would have been bigger if you had a good cigar. big jim wanger got in on the action with his 45lb drum. the big fish belonged to larry aulffo sr from vineland, he pulled back to hook up with the pool winner a nice 65lb drum , good job mr. aulffo. by all means let us not forget the fish rag that all made stinkey thanks sue. in all the night was just one of nights that the level of relaxing was only matched by the company that comes from good people. stanley and the boys i look foward to seeing you all soon. i will be in touch. thank you

bloodworm joe

on wednesday may 21 joe and his crew came down for a night of fishing. what a night it was. it took a while to get started but once it did it was non stop. at one point their were 5 fish on at one time, everybody worked together and got the job done. even the cooler cowboy worked ( joe is this a friend of yours) made for good entertainment . a few drum broke off during the night ,but still 9 healthy fish came back to the dock. then when the winds picked up to about 30kt we still had one fish to go, and boy oh boy did it go and go and go. after one hour and a little hand line action by mate chris this fish to found it's way back to fortescue. joe and the crew thankyou for a nice evening you are good group as always.

well it happened again, the fish manged to show up for yet another night of fun on the delaware bay. it all started as soon as we settled back on the anchor. ed mahoney locked onto nice 50lb fish that had him doing the dance from one side of the boat to the other. then it was big jim dooley from bridgeton n.j. as he dueled with ed for fighting room to land a nice 45lb drum good job working with one another. from that point on it was tight lines. father and son bob and chuck lewis from millville n.j. captured 2 - 65lb and 1 - 35lb fish , good deal. patrick bloss from somerdale n.j. cranked on a 50lb and a 25lb fish to cap off his night. then mark keough from runnemede n.j. and steve nocella from mt. ephriam n.j. took the pool with their 75lb drum and then added to their catch with a 25lb drum. in all 9 drum fish came back to the dock, not to mention the ones that got away it was a bonanza of a night. the big news of the night was when louie jr was cold and looked for his hat upstairs, on his way back down louie had a burp gone wild to say the least. for the unlucky anglers that were locked on with fish that were standing under the overhang it was a experience that will soon not be forgotten any time soon. the only advice that can be offered to louie from the unlucky angler is chew the pickles better.
the next open boat drum trip will be saturday may,24 at 3:30 pm look forward to seeing you. remember that starting saturday may 24 flounder fishing will open. the bonanza2 will leave the dock at 7:30am.

Calavary Assembly of God

well what a night, after last years year weather curt morgan's group finally enjoyed themselves out in the great outdoors. it all started on this rainy day when the sun popped out to lead us to the drum grounds. then like the key unlocked the gate the fish came out to play.when the first fish came up everyone was happy then they just would not stop. it was spectacular ,young angel cranked one up on his own, curt even made an agreement with his shoulder that allowed him to pull a nice boomer of 55lb. but the big boomer belonged to bob bradford his fish went 79lb, nice job bob. issacc you did a good job of sharing the credit of you catch. in all total 6 fish were landed before returning to port. oh let us not leave out rob campbell with his 63lb drum.

American Legion Post507

well adam and the gang had a wonderful night on thursday, the weather was picture perfect and the fish showed up. john leake from west chester pa. managed to wrangle a nice 40lb fish all by himself, everyone was so proud of him. then the big fish of the night belonged to tony perry of norwood pa. with his 15lb drum, its ok tony we are proud of you also.
to all the members of the american legion post 507 and all other veterans thank you

well another week has come and gone. fishing has picked up a bit for some lucky anglers. on saturday may 10 ,on the morning trip gene solomon and his group from middletown del. were down to enjoy a wonderful day on the bay. don gallager and his daughter managed to keep a 31" striper, nice job don. ted " the fish pit" did catch a short flounder that went back to the bay to grow for another day. on the night drum trip fishing was not the greatest but the mood was good for debbie's fishing trip from phila. the nats became a small problem but the clear weather and sunnys good company made it enjoyable.
a few open spots still remain for the may 17, and 24, open boat drum trips. call to confirm your spot 609-381-2978 well that's all folks, until next week.

Open Boat Drum 5/17 &5/24

we will be running an open boat drum trip on sat 5/17 & sat 5/24 . the Bonanza 2 will leave the dock at 4:00pm and return apx. 11:00pm. for information and to make a reservation call 609-381-2978.
a reservation is suggested to secure your spot.

our fishing season has started on sat 4/26 . each week we will try to update this area to give you the latest in reports and what is going on in the bay.
the first week was a bit slow, but nice to be out on the bay again. "IT'S A FLOUNDER MIKE" was on board with his dad, somethings do not change. big dooley was there as well, bo get well soon dooley needs your help.