Some of the boats of the Beach Haven Charter Fishing Association found large numbers of very hungry bluefish in the bay waters. The black drumfish action also increased while the winds seemed to slow the striped bass bit At times, anglers had difficulty getting through the hungry bluefish to get to the stripers.
Captain Carl Sheppard has had the "Star Fish" been out fishing a couple times in the back bay waters using clam chasing striped bass. His most recent trip in strong winds resulted in four nice bluefish in addition to a couple of good runoffs, one of which seemed to be a large bass.
Captain Fran Verdi took Brian Leary and his father out over the weekend on the "Francesca Marie" and they found plenty of bluefish along with drum. Mr. Leary Sr. caught his first drum ever, a nice 25-pounder. Captain Fran will be fishing for bass, drum and bluefish for the next week or so until the summer flounder and black sea bass seasons open.
Captain George Finck of Sparetime Charters reports he is running a little behind due to getting his house back together from Hurricane Sandy. All his attention is on his boat now which should be up and running in a week or so.
Additional information on the Beach Haven Charter Fishing Association can be found at www.fishbeachhaven.com