DAY FISHING 8/28

another week has gone by and it was one slow week. the week totals on fluke are 2,9,5,9,and6. that was each day monday thru friday on keepers. now the shorts are still around and a few blues still pop up but it was slow. with that said we had karl mayr from national park, and gus santa from oklyn spend their days off fishing. each day i think about how well we did the day before and then from around the corner they show up for just a bit more of the same as the day before. they were joined by no flounder dave and your doing it all wrong mike, who has won the pool two out of his 3 last three days down. all i can say to these guys is thanks for sticking with it, and hope to see you soon. well one more week of drifting and dreaming to find the flat ones. let,s keep trying.

FLOUNDERING AROUND STILL

today was a bit better than yesterday for sure. the flounder fishing has hot and cold. on monday only 2 flat fish were landed. on tuesday the 25th 9 found their way back to fortescue. pony tail tony won the pool in his true fashion on the last drift with a 24" fish, nice job tony. second generation fisherman dewayne and devonte fowler from elkton md. found their way back to the bonanza today. it was nice to see you. well lets see what this week holds for the fluking. time will tell.

OLD GROUNDS AUG 19

the last old grounds trip of 2009 was on august 19. when we left the dock at 4am we were watching a spectacular light show off to the south and east, what a view. as we arrived on the fishing grounds it was calm seas and the drift was perfect. the group of bob jefferies bagged some nice fluke to fill their box with . clayton and mrs. clayton caught themselves some fine fish as well. i am still waiting to hear the story from mrs. clayton about her big fish. webb was on the board with a few in the box. it is always good to see webb. then you had big joe with his pineapple juice drink, refreshing. there are others that made the day one of the most enjoyable days is some time, and all managed to put fish in the box. as the day went on the heat turned up and a thunder storm loomed just 4 miles offshore of us , but only grazed us with a quick 5 min. shower. as for the fish totals we ended up with 35 or so fluke. the sea bass were few and the ling were few as well. that was the day on the old grounds so we started in around 2:30pm. on the way in the mates do their thing cleaning fish, and washing down the boat. within a few minutes after every thing is clean, and at the mouth of the bay we found a school of blues and had our way with them. in just 20 minutes we put 100 in the box. this made the mate nick happy with joy to see blue fish and spearing all over the boat. over all it was a great time with some great fisherman. even mr. mark rogers got in on the action again. thanks all.

THE CRUISE

it sure was nice to get a break from fishing last saturday night. a small group of locals decided to enjoy what, well what the locals enjoy, the bay. with a dj on board we set out for a 4 hour cruise from ship john light house to 14 foot light house. we made a stop at each one and with the help of jack from fortescue ( just a small note so you will know who jack is in the pictures he is the dancing machine in the blue shirt ) a brief history was given at each light house. then it was back to the dancing and cruising. capt joe sr. and his wife linda even enjoyed the fine evening. it was a night for the books. thanks all looking forward to next year.

STILL FISHING

day fishing has been, let's say mixed. one day is good and one day is not so good. the croakers that we were seeing have moved on, a few remain but not in the numbers that the past were giving up. as for the flounder that to has changed. on some days you do ok, with every one catching, then the very next day it is back to what happened. the group from chichester fire dep. came down for their yearly fishing trip, what a group that is. the good thing about them this year is that buck did not kiss the blue fish. that was a good thing. we had little jack from fla. join us one day with his dad jack and brother brian. little jack knows a lot of things and when it comes to steering the boat he knows in what direction to go, " that way ". on one trip steve and and karen casey from mucilla hill spent the day on the bay with their children alyson and steven and their friend emily herman. what a day they had with young steven at 7 years old catching the fish of the day a 26" 7lb flounder. he brought it in like a true fisherman, then smiled and let the rest of the boat what he caught. watching steven and his family with that fish remind us all that their are some things in life, no matter how large or small, that are simply priceless. great job steve. we still have some time to target the flounder so come on down and try. as al anderson says " you can not stop trying because then all you have done is quit "

OLD GROUNDS TRIP 2009

STILL A FEW SPOTS FOR WEDNESDAY AUGUST 19 OLD GROUNDS TRIP. LAST ONE OF THE YEAR. FLOUNDER GOES OUT OF SEASON JUST 3 WEEKS. CALL 609-381-2978

DAY FISHING 8/3

day fishing this past week was good. the croaks changed daily in size from small to mediums and back to small. the numbers are good, and we will still keep going after them. the jumbos have to be around the corner. while fishing for the croaks we have caught some nice flounder this past week, just ask steve wagner,eric wagner, and jim paylor. they caught well on friday, the flat fish ranger from 18 1/2" to 22", and they managed to keep 4 between them. uncle russ manager some croaks and a keeper fluke at 19". gatty kevin and bill keep some flounder as well . the flounder that we are seeing now are between 18" and 24", the keeper ratio is not like it was a few weeks ago but we are keeping some. we have also seen some keeper trout in the 16" to 17" range, and a few keeper black sea bass. after spending the better part of the day down the bay fishing for the croaks we have been heading back north to look for more flounder and some blues. hope to see you all soon.

OLD GROUNDS

THE NEXT OLD GROUNDS TRIP IS AUGUST 19. WE LEAVE THE DOCK AT 4:00AM. THIS IS A 12 HOUR TRIP. CALL FOR RESERVATIONS. ONLY 25 FISHERMAN
609-381-2978

CROAKERS

they are here!!! the croakers have arrived. the numbers are good, the size is small to mediums. the small fish range from 6 to 10 inch fish and the mediums are up to 14 inches. i have not seen any of the jumbos yet but we are still looking for them . hopefully over the next few weeks we will find the jumbos. while fishing for the croaks their has been some keeper fluke on the bottom each day, they are in the 20" - 21" area. we have spent about half the day croaker fishing then putting in the time to try to find some fluke and blues at the end of the day. if you want them come on down and get them.

AL ANDERSON AND FAMILY

on saturday night august 1, we finally did it. al anderson had his family out with him fishing. now one thing that needs to be said is al fishes at least twice a week. he is part of the monday and friday crew. this week he made it down monday, wednesday, friday, and saturday night. WOW. saturday night half of his family spent the night on the bay. it started out a bit rough ,and a drift of 2.7 knots, but that did not stop them from putting on the croaker show. once they got their fill of croaks it was off to the blues. over all the fish were right. one thing to keep in mind is mr. al anderson is 85 years young. i can only hope that any one that has had the privilege of being around al can pick up on some of his lessons of life, " we are here, that is all that matters, we are here". i know i have. thanks al

BOB AND RUTH ANN

now this group knows how to " git r done". from the time they arrive to the time we leave the tiki bar it is a blast. the great thing about this trip was all the fish that were caught went straight to the fish fry, yes bob a good reason for a party. fluke was the main stay of the day. some decent fish found out how to get to pittsgrove the easy way, just follow eddie m "hey " and he will show them the way. even though the weather was picture perfect their is always one that says "if i do not feel well where do i go" this trip is no exception , no names mentioned , but he does have the only bushy beard in the picture. on this trip their were two young men that just came back from iraq, and all though i do not know what their future plans are i just wanted to say thanks for your service and good luck in your future. bob, ruth ann, and even you eddie m, thank you for a great day this is what it is all about.

DAY FISHING

we have enjoyed some of the best fluke fishing in some time. at this time however it has slowed down a bit. the shorts have taken over and some keepers are mixed in. on some days the small blues are popping up and we can get a good shot at them and then move on to drifting of the day. our friends from las vegas nv. returned for a nice day on the bay, and of course i forget their names, i know her name starts with a v. then you have frank the crab man, what a trip he is. frank and his wife and daughter filled their cooler like they set out to do, and no frank you can not kiss me. millie,chris, leigh and mark from claymount de. spent the day out on the bay, they even let mark win the pool with his 20" flat fish, way to go mark. well lets see what is next for the bay. come on croakers