Wednesday, August 17, 2011 /\/\/\ 6:08 pm
Catch of the day was the Atlantic City Air show! Our volume of sales this morning were for ice to keep beverages and snacks cold for the day.
One nice fluke was caught in the area of the 126 marker in the Great Bay right on the change of the tide. Other keeper fluke were caught in the Inter Coastal waterway up behind the southern tip of Long Beach Island rumor has it, quite a few too.
Garden State Reef and Little Egg Reef anglers found very slow drifting conditions this morning, but as the day wore on were able to boat a couple of keepers. There hasn't been any one HOT spot where the action has been predictable day after day.
A wave of little weakfish have entered the Great Bay and Tuckerton Bay. Many of the spikes are just ten inches. A few made the keeper limit of thirteen inches and it's actually laughable to catch one and say you had a limit catch of weakfish for the day. It's just nice to have a little variety to fish for, especially if you keep the tackle light. One angler had the weakies on FishBites bloodworms and the other caught them on fresh peanut bunker.
Sea Ya

Name: Jim Hutchinson Sr.
Email: jamesghutch1@aol.com
Phone: 609-290-5942
Website: http://www.fishbeachhaven.com
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Report Details
Date of Trip: 8/12-8/15
Location of Trip: Inshore Ocean, Garden State South Reef
Species Sought: Fluke
Time of Day Fished: Morning After Sunrise
Tide Fished: Low Tide (Incoming water)
Weather Conditions: Sunny
Wind Conditions: Do not know info S
Sea Conditions: 2-4 ft.
Primary Bait: Minnows/Killies/Shiners
Secondary Bait: Spearing
Lure Used: Gulp Bait by Berkley
Fishing Report:
Some of the boats of the Beach Haven Charter Fishing Association have turned to "open boat" trips to fill out their fishing schedules. With economics and time constraints being a concern for many anglers, especially those in the southern Ocean County area on vacation, the ability to fish on a quality and pay only per angler is an attractive option.

Captains Dave Wittenborn on the "Compass Rose" and Fran Verdi on the "Dropoff" have learned the open boat trips have provided fishing opportunities for many anglers that might otherwise have been left at the shore. Last weekend Captain Wittenborn had an "open boat" trip of 6 anglers out for a day of fluke fishing on the Garden State South Reef. After an early morning spurt of a pair of 4-pounders, the boat settled down to a steady pick of throwback fish marked with occasional keepers. This day's trip included anglers from Massachusetts, New York, Pennsylvania, and New Jersey. Fishing with white Gulp and live minnow combination baits, the trip ended with a half a dozen nice fluke in the fish box.

Captain Adam Nowalsky on the "Karen Ann II" had the M&L Marine Service group out recently for a charter on a day with a stiff southerly wind with 4-foot seas. Despite unpleasant conditions, the party wanted to fish and found fish on just about every drift of the day. They finished the day with 5 nice fluke to take home along with a big eel. They also picked up some 1-pound bluefish caught on the troll on the way in.
~Jim Hutchinson Sr.

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