Fishing Reports by Captain Bob Morrell
About The Author: Captain
Company: Sandy Hook Fishing Adventures
Area Reporting: Sandy Hook/Raritan Bay, Atlantic Ocean Near Shore
Bio: Capt. Bob is a third generation fisherman, having worked on both commercial and charter boats. A life long area resident he uses his knowledge and experience to ensure a productive and rewarding time on the water. A USCG 50 Ton Master, he is also an IGFA certified Captain and is trained in First Aid and CPR. Bob is a member of the JCAA, HRFA, RFA, ACPA, IGFA and the NCOA, this enables him to keep abreast on the future of fishing.
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Great Day to be on the Water (11/24/2007)
[Sandy Hook,NJ] Plenty of Life and action where ever we went but only shorts
[Sandy Hook,NJ] Plenty of Life and action where ever we went but only shorts
Beaware of your Surroundings and learn to read the Water (11/23/2007)
[Sandy Hook,NJ] Witnessed what could have been a disaster today, I urge everybody to beaware of where you are and what is happening on the water.
[Sandy Hook,NJ] Witnessed what could have been a disaster today, I urge everybody to beaware of where you are and what is happening on the water.
Turkey Day Stripers (11/22/2007)
[Sandy Hook,NJ] A relaxing day Fishing with Family and Friends good catch of Line Siders
[Sandy Hook,NJ] A relaxing day Fishing with Family and Friends good catch of Line Siders
ASMF and MAFMC Fishery Hearing Agenda (11/20/2007)
[Sandy Hook,NJ] Tues December 11 are the Hearings on Summer Flounder, sea Bass and Scup
[Sandy Hook,NJ] Tues December 11 are the Hearings on Summer Flounder, sea Bass and Scup
Save the Summer Flounder Fishery (11/18/2007)
[Sandy Hook,NJ] A chance for you to become involved in saving a fishery you love and many depend on!
[Sandy Hook,NJ] A chance for you to become involved in saving a fishery you love and many depend on!
Getting Jiggy with the Bass/Blues 11/17 (11/17/2007)
[Sandy Hook,NJ] Great day on the water, plenty of action though not many keeper bass..........boys got their workout filling the box
[Sandy Hook,NJ] Great day on the water, plenty of action though not many keeper bass..........boys got their workout filling the box
Fishing in Da Fog (11/14/2007)
[Sandy Hook,NJ] Started out slow, finished up fast and furious
[Sandy Hook,NJ] Started out slow, finished up fast and furious
Great Day for Stirpers (11/11/2007)
[Sandy Hook,NJ] Limits plus Bonus fish on Stripers t 36"....great Day
[Sandy Hook,NJ] Limits plus Bonus fish on Stripers t 36"....great Day
Hearings on Summer FLounder (11/09/2007)
[Sandy Hook,NJ] MASMFC/ASMFC Hearings on Summer FLounder Dec 11-13 in Seacucus, NJ A MUST FOR ALL TO ATTEND!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!
[Sandy Hook,NJ] MASMFC/ASMFC Hearings on Summer FLounder Dec 11-13 in Seacucus, NJ A MUST FOR ALL TO ATTEND!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!
Good Day bassing (11/09/2007)
[Sandy Hook,NJ] Good day of bassing after a slow start, although no keepers, boys were kept busy
[Sandy Hook,NJ] Good day of bassing after a slow start, although no keepers, boys were kept busy
Afternnon Trip gets Bass and Blues (11/01/2007)
[Sandy Hook,NJ] Family has great time on Bass and Blues on a beautiful day
[Sandy Hook,NJ] Family has great time on Bass and Blues on a beautiful day
Halloween Night Stripers 10/31 (10/31/2007)
[Sandy Hook,NJ] A night trip on the Shrewsbury River limited out on Bass to 34"
[Sandy Hook,NJ] A night trip on the Shrewsbury River limited out on Bass to 34"
Blue Blitz in Shrewsbury 10/27 (10/28/2007)
[Sandy Hook,NJ] 10 lb Choppers were going wild, taking anything thrown at them
[Sandy Hook,NJ] 10 lb Choppers were going wild, taking anything thrown at them
Night time Bass Fishing in the Shrewsbury River (10/24/2007)
[Sandy Hook,NJ] Banged the Bass on a night trip, keepers to 33"
[Sandy Hook,NJ] Banged the Bass on a night trip, keepers to 33"
Slow Day for Fishing, Reading Life but few takers (10/21/2007)
[Sandy Hook,NJ] Put a lot of miles on the water, hit several good spots, reading fish but no takers......did some bottom fishing to put meat in the box
[Sandy Hook,NJ] Put a lot of miles on the water, hit several good spots, reading fish but no takers......did some bottom fishing to put meat in the box
Take-A-Vet Fishing Trip 10/17 (10/18/2007)
[Sandy Hook,NJ] Boys battled Chooper Blues to 12 lbs, Sea Bass to 4 lbs and Tog. No Line Siders at home.
[Sandy Hook,NJ] Boys battled Chooper Blues to 12 lbs, Sea Bass to 4 lbs and Tog. No Line Siders at home.
Water Cooled Down and so Did the Bite (10/13/2007)
[Sandy Hook,NJ] Had High hopes for today, only to have them dashed apart. Fish had lock jaw even the BLues
[Sandy Hook,NJ] Had High hopes for today, only to have them dashed apart. Fish had lock jaw even the BLues
Poor Weak Fishing/ Good Sea Bass 9/22 (9/22/2007)
[Sandy Hook,NJ] Started out for Weakfish and Switched to Sea Bass after the Weakies had Lock Jaw
[Sandy Hook,NJ] Started out for Weakfish and Switched to Sea Bass after the Weakies had Lock Jaw
Weak Fish Raritan Bay 9/18 (9/18/2007)
[Raritan Bay,NJ] Early morning weakfish trip yielded outstanding fishing
[Raritan Bay,NJ] Early morning weakfish trip yielded outstanding fishing
LaPenta Party Slams Sea bass 9/16 (9/16/2007)
[Sandy Hook,NJ] Good day with over 40 Black Sea bass, Boys had a blast bottom fishing
[Sandy Hook,NJ] Good day with over 40 Black Sea bass, Boys had a blast bottom fishing
Trips for the remainder of the year (9/09/2007)
[Sandy Hook,NJ] With the Closing of Fluke Season and no Weakfish we will be targeting Stripers-Sea Bass-Blues and adding Tog Novemeber 15
[Sandy Hook,NJ] With the Closing of Fluke Season and no Weakfish we will be targeting Stripers-Sea Bass-Blues and adding Tog Novemeber 15
9/08 Evening Blue Trip (9/09/2007)
[Sandy Hook,NJ] Had the Dodson Family out for an Evening Blue Trip
[Sandy Hook,NJ] Had the Dodson Family out for an Evening Blue Trip
9/08 Good steady Fishing Fluke/Sea bass/Blues/Stripers (9/09/2007)
[Sandy Hook,NJ] A good steady pick of FLuke-Sea Bass-Blues and Stripers for the Applied Air Charter
[Sandy Hook,NJ] A good steady pick of FLuke-Sea Bass-Blues and Stripers for the Applied Air Charter
Good Fluking 9/06 (9/06/2007)
[Sandy Hook,NJ] Great day of Fluking and lots of Sea Bass thrown in. Nice Fat healthy Fish
[Sandy Hook,NJ] Great day of Fluking and lots of Sea Bass thrown in. Nice Fat healthy Fish
Bad Day for Fluke-Great Day for Blues (9/05/2007)
[Sandy Hook,NJ] Had Frank and sons Joe and Jake out for a good day on the water
[Sandy Hook,NJ] Had Frank and sons Joe and Jake out for a good day on the water
Kelly Charter and Blue Fish Blitz 8/17 (8/17/2007)
[Raritan Bay,NJ] Slughtered the BLues in the Bay from 3-9 lbs
[Raritan Bay,NJ] Slughtered the BLues in the Bay from 3-9 lbs
Good Fluking 8/16 (8/16/2007)
[Sandy Hook,NJ] Good day of Fluking for the Cajans two jumbos fish among a good pull of keepers
[Sandy Hook,NJ] Good day of Fluking for the Cajans two jumbos fish among a good pull of keepers
Evening Blues 8/10 (8/12/2007)
[Raritan Bay,NJ] Cahsed 4-5 lb Blues around the bay, tried to snag some weaks but they had lock jaw
[Raritan Bay,NJ] Cahsed 4-5 lb Blues around the bay, tried to snag some weaks but they had lock jaw
Fluking 8/9 Slow Day (8/10/2007)
[Sandy Hook,NJ] Slow day of Fluking. Not a good bite at all, still everyone had a great time
[Sandy Hook,NJ] Slow day of Fluking. Not a good bite at all, still everyone had a great time
Fluking 8/10 Some nice Fish (8/10/2007)
[Sandy Hook,NJ] Started the day rocking and rolling, things calmed enough to get outside and some nice fish
[Sandy Hook,NJ] Started the day rocking and rolling, things calmed enough to get outside and some nice fish
Deep Water Fluking, slower bite 8/4 (8/04/2007)
[Sandy Hook,NJ] Good Day of Fishing, slower bite than the last few days but some nice fish
[Sandy Hook,NJ] Good Day of Fishing, slower bite than the last few days but some nice fish
Another Good Fluking Day 8/2 (8/02/2007)
[Sandy Hook,NJ] A good Day for Fluking half day trip yielded limits on Fluke
[Sandy Hook,NJ] A good Day for Fluking half day trip yielded limits on Fluke
Another Good Day of Fluking 8/1 (8/01/2007)
[Sandy Hook,NJ] Good Day of Fluking, everybody went home with 6-7 fish
[Sandy Hook,NJ] Good Day of Fluking, everybody went home with 6-7 fish
Limit on Fluke in one Stop (7/31/2007)
[Sandy Hook,NJ] Dispite a bad start, a two man limit on fluke in one stop under 2 1/2 hrs
[Sandy Hook,NJ] Dispite a bad start, a two man limit on fluke in one stop under 2 1/2 hrs
Fluking in the Fog (7/29/2007)
[Sandy Hook,NJ] Gave it the old college try but the bite never got hot.
[Sandy Hook,NJ] Gave it the old college try but the bite never got hot.
Crew Fished Middletown Elks Tournament (7/28/2007)
[Sandy Hook,NJ] Dedicated bunch fished the Middletown Elks FLuke Tourn, put together a good catch.
[Sandy Hook,NJ] Dedicated bunch fished the Middletown Elks FLuke Tourn, put together a good catch.
Forsman Family Fluke Trip Fri 7/20 (7/21/2007)
[Sandy Hook,NJ] Good Day of Fluking for the Forsman Family...
[Sandy Hook,NJ] Good Day of Fluking for the Forsman Family...
Take-A-Vet Fishing for Fluke/Blues (7/18/2007)
[Sandy Hook,NJ] A priceless Day on the Water for a Soldier and his family
[Sandy Hook,NJ] A priceless Day on the Water for a Soldier and his family
Hot Fluke Bite Today (7/03/2007)
[Sandy Hook,NJ] Great Day of Fluking Boat Limited out, fish to 24"
[Sandy Hook,NJ] Great Day of Fluking Boat Limited out, fish to 24"
Sandy Hook Fluking in the Wind (7/02/2007)
[Sandy Hook,NJ] Despite the wind then wind against tide, a good pull of keepers to 19 1/2"
[Sandy Hook,NJ] Despite the wind then wind against tide, a good pull of keepers to 19 1/2"
Fluking 6/30 (6/30/2007)
[Sandy Hook,NJ] Slow day of Fluking, made stops in many areas to put keepers in the box
[Sandy Hook,NJ] Slow day of Fluking, made stops in many areas to put keepers in the box
Coleman Family Fluking Raritan Bay (6/27/2007)
[Sandy Hook,NJ] Good Day of Fluking after much searching. Day started out fast with three fish on the first drop at the TC, then the switch turned off/ Made drops just off the Ammo pier, Bug Light then found the bite at the Sandy Hook Channel.
[Sandy Hook,NJ] Good Day of Fluking after much searching. Day started out fast with three fish on the first drop at the TC, then the switch turned off/ Made drops just off the Ammo pier, Bug Light then found the bite at the Sandy Hook Channel.
Fluke and Sea Bass (6/23/2007)
[Raritan Bay,NJ] Fought the wind and lock jawed linsiders, scored on Fluke and Sea bass
[Raritan Bay,NJ] Fought the wind and lock jawed linsiders, scored on Fluke and Sea bass
Night Blues and Bass (6/22/2007)
[Raritan Bay,NJ] Slow night of fishing, fish were there but had lock jaw
[Raritan Bay,NJ] Slow night of fishing, fish were there but had lock jaw
Fluking Report (6/22/2007)
[Raritan Bay,NJ] Tough day of fluking between the wind, waves and shorts
[Raritan Bay,NJ] Tough day of fluking between the wind, waves and shorts
Smorgasbord of fish (6/16/2007)
[Sandy Hook,NJ] Good day of fishing, something for everybody
[Sandy Hook,NJ] Good day of fishing, something for everybody
Fluking Tuesday 6/12 (6/12/2007)
[Sandy Hook,NJ] Good Day of Fluking, Everybody had fun and fish
[Sandy Hook,NJ] Good Day of Fluking, Everybody had fun and fish
Good Flukin Raritan Bay/ Shrewsbury River (6/05/2007)
[Raritan Bay,NJ] Good day of Fluking.........perfect conditions
[Raritan Bay,NJ] Good day of Fluking.........perfect conditions
Good Flukin (6/02/2007)
[Raritan Bay,NJ] Very Good Day of Fluking in the Raritan Bay
[Raritan Bay,NJ] Very Good Day of Fluking in the Raritan Bay
Bass - Blue report (5/30/2007)
[Raritan Bay,NJ] Slow go for Bass and Blues in Raritan Bay
[Raritan Bay,NJ] Slow go for Bass and Blues in Raritan Bay