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2010

2010-03-14T12:28:00.002-04:00

AFTER SOME PROBLEMS WITH THE COMPUTER WE ARE BACK TO THE FISHING REPORTS. THE 2010 SEASON IS READY TO START. WE ARE CURRENTLY WORKING ON THE BONANZA UP AT THE BOAT YARD , AND SOON ENOUGH IT WILL BE TIME TO GET FISHING.THE FLOUNDER LAWS HAVE BEEN SET AND WE ARE ALLOWED TO FISH BOTH HOLIDAYS, MEMORIAL DAY AND LABOR DAY. THIS GIVES US SOME EXTRA DAYS. IT IS STILL 6 FISH AT 18". THE NEWS ON THE TROUT FRONT IS DIFFERENT 1 FISH AT 13". DRUM IS THE SAME. AND STRIPER IS THE SAME.
WE ARE LOOKING FORWARD TO A GREAT SEASON.
SEE YOU ALL SOON.
CAPT. JOE SR.
CAPT. JOE JR.
CAPT MIKE

2010-03-03T14:51:00.002-05:00

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AL DENOVELLIS

2009-11-08T04:43:00.006-05:00

this past week the weather man did it again. from the big blow to the big downpour. that did not stop us on monday the 2ed, al de novellis from vineland went on a tear of his own. al landed a 40", and a 38" fish, then caught a short to round out his day. see this is better than cutting the grass at winslow school. then you have a group from sellersville pa showing how local 19 finest get things done. chris bagged 30" fish to make the day. after we tried some tog fishing and joe jones banged a brute of 6lb, their some good table food. then you have the group from wilmington de. rich, garry, mike, and last the ring leader don. what a treat, the only thing that was missing was a keg of coors light to go on the tap. it was great fishing with you guys, hop to see you again in all it is getting better and better so lets go fishing, when mother nature lets us.

2009-10-31T11:05:00.003-04:00

well the weather has a bit in a jam, i hope it gets better and we can do some fishing. each time that we do get out some fish take the bait and give us some action. if the slot fish was in effect the keeper ratio will be better than it is. tog are getting better and better with the cool weather. the big bass so far is bill brady from sicklerville n.j. on friday. bills fish went 38" , way to go bill. we have been making the trip down the bay to the hot spots, as well as fishing close to find the big ones in their normal spots. if you want to get in on the action come on down november is a great month to catch that big ole cow.

THE BIG BLOW

2009-10-18T10:01:00.003-04:00

just some pictures from saturday the 17 of the big flood in fortescue. all is good. it looks like we will not be fishing until friday the 23.

october fishing

2009-10-13T17:03:00.003-04:00

it has been some time since a fishing report, the only reason is not much happening. we are only sailing 4 days a week, when the weather lets us. as for what is being landed, lets see. i may say that on a few trips we have limited out on tog, now that sounds good right, well we only had 7 people on board and each is only allowed to keep one tog. the blues have been good, with each person catching some. the surprise lately is the drum fish. over the past 2 trips we have captured 3 nice fish in the 70lb range, on monday the 12 of october al jr and cathy anderson made dad al sr. proud when each of them landed 65lb fish. the only thing that al sr. said when it was over was " they did good real good but they just could not get them in the boat in the time that i did" al sr. is referring to the 15min. that it took him to land his 65lb fish in the spring. other than that we are still waiting for the fall rock fish to start. the water temps. need to drop a bit more then game on. until then blues, tog, and i hope a few more boom boom drums. hope to see you all soon.

LIFE AFTER FLOUNDER

2009-09-26T09:45:00.004-04:00

it has been some time since the last update, for one reason it has been a bit slow. the other reason is we have changed our schedule to friday, saturday, sunday, and monday for sailing. the action has been ok, not good but ok. the blue fish are around some going in the 2lb range. small rock are around as well. the surprise fish the past few weeks are the drum that we found recently. each day a few were caught in the 20 to 35lb range. long time friend and customer wally and his son jim spent the day and jimbo banged a nice 25lb fish. long lost phil finely returned to the bonanza to catch his drum a nice 25lb fish. then you have ted "fishspit" mc daniels with his 35lb fish. ted fishes twice a week with his fishing partners al anderson and harry adams. they can been seen in the picture with russ samano with the drum, tog, trout, and some blues on a recent trip. some spot, croakers and some trout are around as well . we have been anchoring inshore targeting what ever we can find. it will not be long until the water temps. drop and the rock and tog fishing begins. look forward to a great fall fishing season.

NEW SAILING TIMES

2009-09-23T00:11:00.002-04:00

WE WILL ONLY BE SAILING ON FRIDAY, SATURDAY, SUNDAY, AND MONDAY. CALL FOR ANY MORE INFO.
609-381-2978 THANK YOU

FLOUNDER IT'S OVER 2009

2009-09-05T16:53:00.004-04:00

our last trip of 2009 flounder was on friday the 4th of september. this has been one of the best years overall that has been seen for some time. fishing the upper bay has produced some nice fish this year and we certainly have nothing to complain about, well with the exception that it is now closed. as they say there is always next year, if that is they do not limit us even more. as the year winded down this past week daddy ed aksion from millville caught his limit of 6 in true fashion. ed only if penn real bob could take lessons from you his freezer will be full. big john won the pool on thursday the 3ed with his 22" fluke. on friday the 4th ( send me your name i will put it up ) won the pool with the first fish of the day. no flounder dave and your doing it all wrong mike spent the day trying to put that last one of the year in the box. thanks guys for this year fishing, both of you have come a long way. to all of our loyal flounder fisherman from all of the crew of the bonanza II thank you for spending the summer of 2009 with us. the 4

DAY FISHING 8/28

2009-08-29T04:52:00.002-04:00

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

2009-08-25T17:50:00.003-04:00

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

2009-08-23T17:05:00.003-04:00

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

2009-08-23T16:24:00.004-04:00

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

2009-08-23T15:47:00.005-04:00

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

2009-08-15T05:51:00.002-04:00

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

2009-08-08T13:47:00.006-04:00

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

2009-08-02T12:59:00.002-04:00

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

2009-08-02T12:43:00.003-04:00

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

2009-08-02T11:45:00.005-04:00

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

2009-08-02T11:17:00.005-04:00

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

2009-08-02T10:39:00.002-04:00

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

HAPPY BIRTHDAY TAMARA

2009-07-20T18:35:00.003-04:00

happy birthday to you, happy birthday to you,happy birthday dear tamara and erma, happy birthday to you. well that says a lot. billy davis from millville just wanted to say those kind words to his sweetie tamara who celebrated her last day at 39, and his mom erma spending her last day at 49. this was a great time with great people, all i can say is thanks and HAPPY BIRTHDAY!!!!!!!!

HOWARD WALLER

2009-07-20T18:26:00.002-04:00

howard and his group showed up at the big ole bonanza II on saturday the 18th as planed. the only thing that did not happen as to the plan was the fish. but that did not stop them from having a great day on the delaware bay. howard i hope that we will get a chance to fish with all of you again soon. and let chevey know that capt. joe jr. and i say hey.

MORE FLOUNDER

2009-07-20T18:14:00.003-04:00

in a attempt to catch up with posting the pictures of the past week , well let's just say, look for your self. this is a few more for the box.