Current Report

October 11, 2010

LBIFT weigh-ins...

FHQ 31-lb 4oz Striper weighed-in by Ryan Dellane of Manahawkin, NJ caught in Holgate on bunker

October 10, 2010

Out in the ocean some boats have gotten into some fun light tackle action jigging spike weakfish. Small metals do the trick. Boats are trolling in search of bass but it is a slow pick at best. Bluefish and False Albacore are also present.

The surf temp is now in the low 60's. With the recent new moon, there have been sizeable stripers both in the bay and ocean. Nick caught his on a live eel in a boat in the bay, while Jason caught his on bunker off of the beach. Please see our reports from previous days below. In the surf the kingfish are still around; however, inconsistent. There is a spotty croaker bite as well. Use bloodworms for the kings and clam for the croakers.

A lot of bait has been on the move. From time to time the pods of bait stack up in the inlets. Saturday night there was a lot of bait stacked up at the Lighthouse. Unfortunately, there weren't many bigger game fish there on the prowl. Both mullet (finger and corncob) and bunker (baby and juvenile) have been on the move. During the day, snapper blues and tog put out action for those looking for fish in the inlet. There are stripers there too.

LBIFT weigh-ins...

Yesterday
SC B&T 14-lb 12oz Striper weighed-in by Paul Montrey of Delran, NJ caught in North Beach on bunker

Today
Jingles B&T 15-lb 10-oz Striper weighed-in by Dan Ballentine Jr of Port Murry, NJ caught in Holgate on bunker
Jingles B&T 16-lb 6-oz Striper weighed-in by Courtland Foos of Wilmington, DE caught in Holgate on bunker
SC B&T 12-lb 12-oz Striper weighed-in by Bon Massa of Manahawkin, NJ caught at undisclosed spot on bunker

Received: Sunday, October 10, 2010 5:45:23 PM Subject: Fwd: Reel Fantasea Fishing Charters

The only thing to say about this past week is WOW!

Last week's weather has dropped the back bay waters temps more to the stripers liking and they have responded accordingly . The striped bass are jammed packed with all kinds of bait from our back bays and will to be joined by more and more migrating bass as the Fall progresses. When boat traffic was light all trips limited out with nice striped bass to 32" and when the wind let up enough for us to mix in wreck fishing the rods never stopped bending.

Open Boat trip for Sean Castle, Tom Wilson, Herman Diaz and new comer Tony Maruuci started in a stiff NW winds and dirty water, the 30-kt winds kept us along the beach. After a slow start the guys ended the day with a hot striper bite with double and triple headers. We finishing with a full limit of take home stripers plus many catch and releases.

The next day the weather let up so we could get offshore for regulars Jay Simmons and Ernie Rosenberg for a slam fest of sea bass, porgy, stripers, bluefish, weakfish and croakers.

We ended the week with the Joe Lesando party with more fantastic wreck fishing action with sea bass, porgies, blackfish and trigger fish.

I have 3 spots available for this Thursday, October 14 for a planned combo inlet/wreck/ocean trip for those who would like to join in on the fun and Friday, October 15th for Open or Private charter as well. Remember to join us on Face book [ Reel Fantasea Charters] to view our weekly photos and become a fan. I also have a few choice dates left for the Fall striped bass / bluefish / wreck fishing season, be sure to reserve today and become the fishing report!

~ Capt. Steve Purul, "Reel Fantasea" Reel Fantasea Fishing Charters www.reelfantaseafishing.com 609.290.1217

Received: Oct 10, 2010 10:02 AM Subject: Barnegat Bay Fishing Report

Made it out a couple of times this past week, and all the signs are pointing towards an excellent fall. The bay has finally come to life with stripers taking all the traditional fall baits. I had them on swimming plugs during a break in the weather last Saturday. There's been steady action the last few days around the inlet on live spots, and the water temps look to be perfect for anchoring up with clams. So right on schedule, our fall bass season has started up.

Yesterday's charter was an ocean trip producing quite a mixed bag of autumn critters. Jigging produced small bluefish, weakfish and croakers along Island Beach State Park before we ran into a massive school of false albacore that jumped small metals until the boat traffic finally sent them down. What an amazing fish to catch, probably my favorite with their long runs and never give up attitude. Then we finished the morning anchored up on a local wreck catching sea bass and small tog. Great fun in ideal weather.

With the stripers starting to turn on and the weather still pretty nice, now's the time to get out there on the bay. The pen is packed with spots and I've still got some open dates over the next couple of weeks. If you want to get out before the cold really sets in, give me a call and we'll get something set up.

~ Capt. Jack Shea, "Rambunctious", Barnegat Bay Fishing Charters www.BarnegatBayFishing.com 609.698.3632

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