The captains of the Beach Haven Charter Fishing Association are slowly but surely making their transition into the summer mode of fishing. Captain Fran Verdi took the Nutaitis party on the "Cousins" out for some sea bass on the Little Egg Reef recently and fought the fog most of the day. He had the reef to himself as they boated 13 keepers out of a total of 24 fish. Another day he took the Hugh Brown party out of "The Drop Off" to the ocean for some fluke fishing. Fishing the inshore lumps brought only small fish and they picked up 8 sea bass on the reef. They finished the day in the Middle Grounds where they found no action. Captain Adam Nowalsky of the boat "Karen Ann II" out of Great Bay Marina reports a mixed bag. He had Vinnie Kugler and sons from Kugler Lures out for a respectable catch of sea bass doing some wreck fishing despite some tough conditions. The Wayne Jepsen party from NJ Transit made a stop in the inlet to catch 3 dozen bluefish to 2-pound before heading offshore for 10 sea bass per man. Bill from Mystic Island boated the season's largest sea bass, a 4-pound, 13-ounce fish. Additional information on the association can be found at www.BHCFA.com