Some of the captains of the Beach Haven Charter Fishing Association are reporting very good action in the ocean on fluke and sea bass. For the most party the fish are biting very well, but the keeper fluke are still tough to come by.
Captain Frank Camarda on the headboat "Miss Beach Haven" reports the fluke fishing has been pretty good in the ocean for the past week with a good mix of keepers and shorts. The water temperature is currently right around 73-degrees. Captain Frank adds that the bay fishing has also been decent as the fluke are making their way to the ocean. He has also seen a few cocktail sized bluefish and some croakers around.
Captain George Finck of "Sparetime Charters had Phil McNeil out last week with son Carter and daughter Sidney for a day of bottom fishing. He reports the kids especially enjoyed the nice weather along with a nice catch of both sea bass and fluke. Another day he had Kevin Kernan and son Jack out for a nice catch of sea bass and short fluke. Captain George reports keeper fluke are hard to come by some days.
Over the weekend he had the McCauley's and Smiths out for bottom fishing. The fishing was great despite a lack of keeper fluke, but they were happy to put a mix of sea bass, fluke, and bluefish in the fish box.
Captain Dave Wittenborn had Sarah Brown and family out last Friday on the "Compass Rose" celebrating Dad's 60th. The conditions were excellent in the ocean, and the fish cooperated with practically non-stop action for some five hours. The happy party returned to the dock with six nice keeper fluke, several sea bass, and released at least 20 shorts.
Captain Dave had even better action on Saturday for Dave Nyre and his crew. He said he did not even have time to eat lunch the fishing was so constant. Besides well over 50 throwbacks, they had 16 keeper fluke. He went through extra bait he had brought and was cutting up strips of sea robin and fluke bellies which produced well.
Captain Lindsay Fuller had a canyon t rip on the "June Bug" Monday of all lawyers including a justice on the Pennsylvania Supreme Court. They left prior to midnight Sunday night and were fishing at 4:30. They small yellowfin tuna at the drop at 100 fathoms but there were only 3 keepers out of the 10 caught. Despite their size they hit hard and fought like bigger fish.
Around noon they hooked a larger fish but it bent the 12/0 forged carbon steel hook right at the boat. The fish appeared to be at least 80-pounds. Captain Lindsay worked weed lines in the afternoon and picked up a half dozen nice mahi-mahi.
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