August 12, 2008Received: Tuesday, August 12, 2008 6:27 PM Subject: Hi Flier Fishing Report–Tue. Aug. 12, 2008

I have been on the water every waking moment and the fishing is excellent. The weakfish are running small, most fish are 12 to 12 and a half inches with the legal limit being 13 inches of course. We are catching into triple digits of quantity on most of our live grass shrimp trips and putting anywhere from 2 to 5 fish in the cooler. I scaled down the tackle to the 6 pound ultra-lites to really enjoy the action. Catching a few 20 to 24 inch fish, but not with any consistency. Catching quite a few 14 to 18 inch kingfish in the shrimp slick and they are a welcome bonus as they not only fight hard but are a delicious addition to the fillet bag.

Both Barnegat Ridge north and south are holding bonita and we are sailing there frequently banging away at 3 to 6 pound fish while high speed trolling feathers and cedar plugs. These fish are high powered and great as table fare too. We are just starting to chum these fish as well as troll so we can scale the tackle down to lighter gear.

August is filling up fast and September has plenty of availability with both of these fisheries running at least into October. ~ Capt. Dave DeGennaro, Hi Flier Sportfishing 732.330.5674 cell

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