November 5, 2011

6:00 PM

Ken Zettel weighed-in a 28-lb 2-oz (42-3/4") Striper that he caught this afternoon at the Barnegat Inlet off the rocks using thawed frozen bunker.

Received: Nov 5, 2011 3:57 PM Subject: 11/2/11 report

Slow start today. Not much biting. Pulled 1 bass in at about 9:30 AM on bunker and used 13-oz weight to hold bottom. Strong surf still. Striper was caught in Brant Beach around the area of DADDY O's. from about 7:00 AM till 9:00 AM the birds were working about 2 miles out around 45th street.

~ BjW

Anthony Cucinotta Sr. of Burlington weighed-in a 12-lb 9-oz Striper today for the LBISFC that he caught in North Beach Haven using Bunker at 2:45 PM this afternoon.

Ron Stockum of Vincentown weighed-in a 19-lb 13-oz Striper today for the LBISFC that he caught in North Beach Haven using Bunker at 2:00 PM this afternoon.

John Jasinski of Marlton weighed-in a 20-lb 14-oz Striper today for the LBISFC that he caught in Spray Beach using Bunker at 1:40 PM this afternoon.

John Senski of Browns Mills weighed-in a 14-lb 3-oz Striper today for the LBISFC that he caught in Surf City using Bunker at 1:30 PM this afternoon.

Vince Zoppina of Burlington weighed-in a 11-lb 9-oz Striper today for the LBISFC that he caught in Ship Bottom using Bunker at 10:00 AM this morning.

Greg Legacki of Willimstown weighed-in a 15-lb 9-oz Striper today for the LBISFC that he caught in Brant Beach using Bunker at 9:30 AM this morning.

Rich DeMartinis of Barnegat weighed-in a 20-lb 0-oz Striper today for the LBISFC that he caught in Barnegat Light using Bunker at 8:20 AM this morning.

November 4, 2011

Robert Muller of Park Ridge weighed-in a 17-lb 7-oz Striper today for the LBISFC that he caught in Spray Beach using Bunker at 4:30 PM this afternoon.

Paul Castrati of Moorestown weighed-in a 14-lb 5-oz Striper today for the LBISFC that he caught in Ship Bottom using Bunker at 4:30 PM this afternoon.

Jason Hoch of Ship Bottom weighed-in a 15-lb 14-oz Striper today for the LBISFC that he caught in Ship Bottom using Bunker at 4:00 PM this afternoon.

Tim Gatanis of Gibbstown weighed-in a 18lb 6-oz Striper today for the LBISFC that he caught in North Beach using Bunker at 4:00 PM this afternoon.

Tim Gatanis of Gibbstown weighed-in a 18lb 6-oz Striper today for the LBISFC that he caught in North Beach using Bunker at 4:00 PM this afternoon.

Chuck Perkins of Riverton weighed-in a 17-lb 12-oz Striper today for the LBISFC that he caught in Ship Bottom using Bunker at 2:10 PM this afternoon.

Matt Gogojewwicz of Manahawkin weighed-in a 20-lb 2-oz Striper today for the LBISFC that he caught in Ship Bottom using Bunker at 2:00 PM this afternoon.

Paul Donnlly of Secane, PA weighed-in a 13-lb 9-oz Striper today for the LBISFC that he caught in Surf City using Bunker at 1:30 PM this afternoon.

Frank Pollock of Souderton, PA weighed-in a 9-lb 5-oz Bluefish today for the LBISFC that he caught in Barnegat Light using Bunker at 12:00 Noon.

Paul Pestritto of Manahawkin weighed-in a 20-lb 4-oz Striper today for the LBISFC that he caught in Ship Bottom using Bunker at 10:00 AM this morning.

John Campbell of Evesham weighed-in a 16-lb 14-oz Striper today for the LBISFC that he caught in Harvey Cedars using a Bunker at 9:15 AM this morning.

Jim Braack of Wilmington, DE weighed-in a 10-lb 0-oz Bluefish today for the LBISFC that he caught in Barnegat Light using Bunker at 8:30 AM this morning.

Ed Barbieri of Surf City weighed-in a 16-lb 8-oz Striper today for the LBISFC that he caught in Barnegat Light using Bunker at 2:30 AM this morning.

Robert Beelen of Long Beach Twp weighed-in a 15-lb 7-oz Striper today for the LBISFC that he caught in Beach Haven using a Storm Shad lure at 12:05 AM this morning.

November 3, 2011

Received: Nov 3, 2011 10:13 PM Subject: Mad Dog Stripers!

Awesome day of striper fishing today inside and outside Barnegat Inlet. I had all three spots of our open boat filled today. We started by livelining spots inside the bay. We decked eight stripers in an hour and a half but only one made it into the cooler, a 29 incher, the others were all 26" to 27-3/4". We left those fish, made a left outside the inlet and within two miles we had a flock of birds in 40 feet of water. As we approached for our first drift and saw some surface action, then the swirl and crash of a striper. The next three hours were non stop hookups on 12 to 16-pound bass, throwing white 5" FIN-S with 10 pound spinning outfits. The fish we cleaned were gorged on 6 to 8-inch sandeels. Best day I have seen this Fall so far. Back out tomorrow with another full boat.

Check out the video clip from today: http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=6mXH_y34Hm4

~ Capt. Dave DeGennaro, Hi Flier Sportfishing 732.330.5674

Received: Nov 3, 2011 12:37 PM Subject: Weekly BHCFA Report

After several weeks of waiting for the arrival of a decent striped bass bite, it appears the captains of the Beach Haven Charter Association are getting their wish. Decent sized stripers have been making their way through Little Egg Inlet and into the sheltered waters of Great Bay and Little Egg Harbor Bay.

Captain Fran Verdi of the “Drop Off” spends a lot of time in the fall pursuing striped bass, and he feels the recent cooler weather has been doing the trick to get the bass in the bay. In the past few days he has put several nice sized linesiders in the fish box including a pair of 20-pounders on Wednesday. Captain Fran says that he is fishing with a combination of techniques from chumming with clam to drifting live baits. His choice depends to a large extent on tide and wind. For information on the 25' "Drop Off" contact Capt. Fran Verdi, (609) 868-8970, or Email: fpvmdv@comcast.net

The black sea bass season reopened on Tuesday, but big swells in the ocean have kept the BHCFA captains from getting out on the inshore wrecks and artificial reefs. They are also looking forward to the increased limit on blackfish on November 16 when the limit rises back up to 6 fish daily from the current 1 fish per day.

(If you contact any captain for a charter, please mention that you read their report on the Fisherman's Headquarters Fishing Report. Thank you)

Additional information on the Beach Haven Charter Fishing Association (BHCFA) can be found at www.BHCFA.com .

~ Jim Hutchinson Sr.

Ron Alia of Philadelphia, PA weighed-in a 15-lb 7-oz Striper today for the LBISFC that he caught in Harvey Cedars using Bunker at 6:15 PM this afternoon.

Jonathan Law of Manahawkin weighed-in a 15-lb 5-oz Striper today for the LBISFC that he caught in Barnegat Light using Bunker at 6:00 PM this afternoon.

Mark Mauliff of Milford weighed-in a 16-lb 2-oz Striper today for the LBISFC that he caught in Holgate using Bunker at 5:30 PM this afternoon.

Steve Philpott weighed-in a 20-lb 0-oz Striper today for the LBISFC that he caught in Beach Haven Crest using Bunker at 5:00 PM this afternoon.

Dan Procida of Barnegat Light weighed-in a 24-lb 14-oz Striper today for the LBISFC that he caught in Barnegat Light using Bunker at 4:00 PM this afternoon.

Mark Jordan of Beach Haven weighed-in a 19-lb 4-oz Striper today for the LBISFC that he caught in Beach Haven using Bunker at 3:30 PM this afternoon.

David Cowles of Beach Haven weighed-in a 14-lb 2-oz Striper today for the LBISFC that he caught in Spray Beach using Bunker at 3:30 PM this afternoon.

Matthew Gogojewicz of Manahawkin weighed-in a 21-lb 6-oz Striper today for the LBISFC that he caught in Ship Bottom using Bunker at 3:30 PM this afternoon.

Ted Kitvler weighed-in a 14-lb 8-oz Striper today for the LBISFC that he caught in Brant Beach using Bunker at 3:00 PM this afternoon.

Josh Goldman weighed-in a 15-lb 13-oz Striper today for the LBISFC that he caught in Spray Beach using Bunker at 12:45 PM this afternoon.

Tom Valerio of Ship Bottom weighed-in a 21-lb 3-oz Striper today for the LBISFC that he caught in Ship Bottom using Bunker at 12:00 Noon.

Dennis Gallacher of Westampton weighed-in a 18-lb 10-oz Striper today for the LBISFC that he caught in Brant Beach using Bunker at 10:00 AM this morning.

Linda Hollins of Riverton weighed-in a 13-lb 3-oz Striper today for the LBISFC that he caught in Ship Bottom using Bunker at 9:30 AM this morning.

Gregory Cudnik of Ship Bottom weighed-in a 19-lb 5-oz Striper today for the LBISFC that he caught in Barnegat Light using Eel at 10:00 PM yesterday evening.

Paul Haertel of Clifton weighed-in a 21-lb 9-oz Striper today for the LBISFC that he caught in loveladies using Bunker.

November 2, 2011

Martin Supsie of Forked River weighed-in a 18-lb 3-oz Striper today for the LBISFC that he caught in Barnegat Light using Bunker at 3:00 PM this afternoon.

Richard Metzer of Collingswood weighed-in a 14-lb 1-oz Striper today for the LBISFC that he caught in Beach Haven Crest using Bunker at 12:00 Noon.

Nick Canaletti of Washington Twp weighed-in a 14-lb 14-oz Striper today for the LBISFC that he caught in Beach Haven using Bunker at 2:00 PM this afternoon.

John Mason of Mullica Hill weighed-in a 16-lb 13-oz Striper today for the LBISFC that he caught in Spray Beach using Bunker at 12:45 PM this afternoon.

November 1, 2011

11:00 PM

To the angler who got washed off of the jetty evening 11/01/11... Greg has the item that you need. Please contact Greg on Wednesday afternoon to discuss.

2:15 PM

Christine and Jason just got off of the beach with a 15-lb 5-oz Striper that was caught on bunker while fishing the North-end.

We also received word that there are fish at mid-island. Get bait and go, go, go. Make sure you have some lead. 7's weren't holding according to Jason. Go with 8-10 might need more. The BreakAway sinkers may be used if your rod is too light.

Received: Nov 1, 2011 9:24 PM Subject: Spray Beach Report - 2 keepers

Persistence paid off today. I caught (and released) my first two keepers! I fished Spray Beach area, morning was rough with 12 oz not holding. As tide went out and winds slowed down I was able to hold with 8oz and get out into a little deeper water. Caught a 30" bass at 2:30 PM and then a 37", 14-lb bass at around 3:00 PM. Both were caught on bunker chunks.

~ Robert J Papile

Received: Nov 1, 2011 5:30 PM Subject: Fluke "Flip-Flop" News

Here is a link to a Fluke story that was in the local paper here today.

http://www.mycentraljersey.com/artic...|text|Sports|p

~ Jim T., Bridgewater, NJ

Received: Nov 1, 2011 12:37 PM Subject: Open boat Nov 3rd - 1 spot left

Update for Thursday Nov 3rd - 1 spot available for a total of 3 angler, Looks like bay/inlet striper - $150.00 pp. Live spot, lures, rods, fish cleaned included! Fishing been Great!

~ Capt. Steve Purul, Reel Fantasea Fishing Charters 609.290.1217

Received: Nov 1, 2011 12:30 PM Subject: Barnegat Bay Fishing Report Oct 30, 2011

Wow! That was some storm that came through here yesterday! For a while there it was gusting over 50 mph at my dock, and the bay had so much whitewater it looked like the head of a beer. Thankfully we didn't get any of the snow that came down elsewhere, since it's way too early to have to shovel out the boat before heading out.

Hopefully that's all behind us now and we can get back to fishing. We made it out three times this week between the storms, and things are starting to get interesting. Rich Smith and his son Sam came in from Yardley on Monday to box a mix of bass to 32" plus a fat 6 pound blackfish from the inlet. On Wednesday, former Jerseyan Ted Edmunds was up from Annapolis to do some striper fishing with buddies John Schultz and Dave Crafts. Moving into the back bay after a slow morning drifting live bait in the inlet, the team boxed a couple of nice bass topped by John's 38" fish that inhaled a fresh clam bait. Things started to really look up on Friday, when Lou and Michael Pochettino came out to fish in some "sporty" inlet conditions and quickly limited out on stripers to 34" before deciding to get out of the sloppy inlet and head in early. Even better was the sight of birds working over fish north of the inlet as far as I could see, a sure sign that our fall jig fishing may be about to take off.

It's always hard to predict what a storm like yesterday's nor'easter will do to the fishing, but my guess is that it will be just the trigger we've needed to get our fall fishing really underway. The cool weather has dropped the bay water temps down to near perfect levels, so we'll be mixing it up between the back bay, fishing the inlet and running the beach for the next couple of weeks. I'm down to just a couple of days available between now and our season wrap-up at Thanksgiving, so now's the time to book that final trip of the year.

~ Capt. Jack Shea, "Rambunctious", Barnegat Bay Fishing Charters, www.BarnegatBayFishing.com

Received: Nov 1, 2011 12:30 PM Subject: Lighthouse Sportfishing Report Oct 30, 2011

During the week we saw a nice body of bass move into our area. Friday evening I went out solo and fished for an hour and a half. That was all the time I needed to box two keepers and release three others that were over 28". Unfortunately the weather caused me to cancel both trips this weekend. With a real nice number of bass we have in our area now is the time to get out there and fish! I still have some weekend dates and Thursday Nov 10 and Friday Nov 11 open. I also have 1 spot open for an open boat bay trip this Saturday Nov. 5th.

Screaming drags...

~ Capt. Alex, Lighthouse Sportfishing Barnegat, NJ 609-548-2511

Ron Alia of Philadelphia, PA weighed-in 13-lb 2-oz & 13-lb 12-oz Stripers today for the LBISFC that he caught in Harvey Cedars using Bunker at 2:30 and 4:30 PM this afternoon.

Mike Cullen of Little Egg Harbor weighed-in a 17-lb 4-oz Striper today for the LBISFC that he caught in Beach Haven Crest using Bunker at 3:40 PM this afternoon.

Lester Smith of Mayeta weighed-in a 15-lb 5-oz Striper today for the LBISFC that he caught in Brant Beach using Bunker at 3:35 PM this afternoon.

Ted Kamish of Haddonfield weighed-in a 20-lb 12-oz Striper today for the LBISFC that he caught in Beach Haven Crest using Bunker at 3:30 PM this afternoon.

Josh Goldman of Princeton weighed-in a 28-lb 4-oz Striper today for the LBISFC that he caught in Ship Beach using Bunker at 2:15 PM this afternoon.

Kurt Horensky of Beach Haven weighed-in a 6-lb 8-oz Bluefish today for the LBISFC that he caught in Haven Beach using Bunker at 1:45 PM this afternoon.

Larry Weider of Manahawkin weighed-in a 15-lb 2-oz Striper today for the LBISFC that he caught in Beach Haven using Bunker at 1:30 PM this afternoon.

Kevin Maher of Beach Haven Crest weighed-in a 13-lb 10-oz Striper today for the LBISFC that he caught in Spray Beach using Bunker at 1:20 PM this afternoon.

Dave Weaver of Sellersville, PA weighed-in a 14-lb 8-oz Striper today for the LBISFC that he caught in Haven Park using Bunker at 11:00 AM this morning.

Bill Montrey of Manahawkin weighed-in a 19-lb 13-oz Striper today for the LBISFC that he caught in Brant Beach using Bunker at 10:45 AM this morning.

Ed Youse of Grandy, NC weighed-in a 12-lb 11-oz Striper today for the LBISFC that he caught in Beach Haven Crest using Bunker at 10:00 AM this morning.

Steve Warren of Beesley's Point weighed-in a 12-lb 9-oz Bluefish today for the LBISFC that he caught in Surf City using Bunker at 10:00 AM this morning.

Will Kayhart of Montville weighed-in a 20-lb 7-oz Striper today for the LBISFC that he caught in Beach Haven using Bunker at 1:15 AM this morning.

Robby Vallone of Little Egg Harbor weighed-in a 16-lb 3-oz Striper today for the LBISFC that he caught in Barnegat Light using Bunker at 11:51 PM yesterday evening.

Robin Oliver of Manahawkin weighed-in a 9-lb 8-oz Bluefish yesterday for the LBISFC that he caught in Beach Haven using Bunker at 5:05 PM yesterday evening.

October 31, 2011

Sam Wasnewski (FHQ alumni) was on the water this morning with his two buddies Rich and Rick. Sam said the bite was on all morning just outside the inlet. They had bass up to 34" on bucktails and live bait. They also had some scattered bass and blues on the troll earlier in the morning.

~ Fish Head Greg

Received: Monday, October 31, 2011 10:52 AM Subject: Open Boat Stripers

The forecast is for stiff 20 to 30-knot Northeast winds... and stripers. We are catching them in Barnegat Bay, so the wind doesn't really matter as much. Where we are fishing, there is land on all sides to offer the lee protection that makes it completely fishable. Yesterday (Sun), we had 16 fish from 27 to 32 inches. Five were big enough for the cooler. All of the action was drifting live spots from the inlet all the way back into Oyster Creek and Double Creek channels.

When the ocean finally settles down, we will fish a combination of the bay and ocean on our trips, but the inside bite is excellent right now. We will be running open boat stripers this upcoming Thurs, Fri, Sat, Sun, Nov. 3-6. Duration, time of departure, and cost will be determined closer to the dates, so call for info. If the weather allows, I would like to do a mix of the ocean and bay fishing, but, if the wind continues to blow, we will stay in the bay and liveline spots.

~ Capt. Dave DeGennaro, Hi Flier Sportfishing 732.330.5674

Received: Oct 31, 2011 10:30 AM Subject: 2 spots for Nov 3rd seabass/striper or bay/inlet stripers

2 spots left for this Thursday November 3rd - the plan is to hit both striped bass and seabass. If the weather doesn't allow for wreck fishing we will stay in the bay/inlet to beat up on the solid striped bass fishing we have going on. Call or email to reserve.

~ Capt. Steve Purul, Reel Fantasea Fishing Charters 609.290.1217

Received: Oct 31, 2011 9:52 PM Subject: 10/31 beach report

Fished the beach in Barnegat Light this AM from about 5:30 to 9:30. Would have stayed longer, but duty calls. Fished not-so-fresh, cloudy-eyed Bunker chunks in hopes of bass. My buddy and I only managed a date with the skate, as we drug six of the junk fish to the sand. Did not see any birds working, or bait, and did not see any other fish caught. (there were a few other guys out there as well plugging and dunking bait. Held with 6 ounces. Also found a relatively fresh striper left on the beach. He was stiff, but eyes were bright and clear. Very thin fish, but a legal 29-1/2 inches. Quite strange seeing that. Also saw the remnants of a sandeel that had washed ashore early in the morning during the outgoing-slack tide. A little bit chilly, there was almost no wind, not a cloud...really nice day to be out, but no bass. Also, it seemed there were several boats just drifting the inlet, presumably with live spot.

~ Matt

Susan Kirk of Nazarath, PA weighed-in an 9-lb 11-oz Bluefish today for the LBISFC that he caught in Brant Beach using Herring at 5:45 PM this afternoon.

Tom Valeato of Ship Bottom weighed-in an 11-lb 1-oz Bluefish today for the LBISFC that he caught in Brant Beach using Bunker at 2:00 PM this afternoon.

Dominick Savasta of Tuckerton weighed-in an 9-lb 14-oz Bluefish today for the LBISFC that he caught in Barnegat Light using Bunker at 9:30 AM this morning.

October 30, 2011

Max and Nick DeGennaro just weighed in a pair of bass, one 12-lb and one 10-lb. They got 'em fishing live spot in Barnegat Inlet with their dad Capt David DeGennaro aboard their families charterboat the "Hi-Flier".

~ Fish Head Greg

Received: Oct 30, 2011 8:16 PM Subject: Fwd: Reel Fantasea Fishing Charters - limits of stripers all week long !

This week offered the best Fall striped bass action so far with every angler on every trip scoring a nice limit of striped bass + catch and release with bass to 22-lbs! Anglers onboard the Reel Fantasea are mixing it up with a variety of techniques such as bucktailing, plugs/poppers, plastics and live baits in various locations. The other nice thing is that we are fishing within minutes of leaving the dock which maximizes the fishing time. Although the weatherman has not been kind to us for our scheduled ocean trips it actually has turned out for the best as all so far. This productive fishing has been in the protection of the bay/inlet area.

Regular Jay Simmons started the week scoring a nice keeper striper on his second cast of the day. From there, Jay continued to secure his limit of bass to 22-lbs with most of the keepers ranging in the quality 30-34" range with a few bluefish making the mix as well before trips end and with me getting to wet a line I was able to score my own limit of bass as well to 34".

The Mike Bluem party was up next in stiff NNE winds finding it difficult to employ artificial lures. Changing things up the guys were quickly into stripers to find a nice 4 man limit of striped bass [ + catch and release ] with fish to 20-lbs on live bait. At times the guys were doubled up with stripers through out the trip before we headed for the barn.

Friday Night's trip was more of an afternoon excursion as the forecasted weather prompted an earlier departure for regulars Shawn Hawthorne , Jerry Kronemyer and Jay Simmons [ for round 2 of the week ] . Our first few stops on bird play found no takers to our offerings other than a few short strikes . From there we switched locations to find immediate response and solid striper bite were the guys were doubled and tripled up with bass through out the afternoon easily getting their limit of stripers to 34" with catch and release as well before trips end. The bass are here and on the feed! Join in on the party as the action is red hot on live and artificial techniques! I have this Thursday Novmber 3rd and Thursday November 17th available for either open or private charters for those who want to get in on the action!

~ Capt. Steve Purul, Reel Fantasea Fishing Charters 609.290.1217


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