[travelingwaves]

i'm getting ready to come down and get on a headboat, what am i better off fishing for.. fluke or stripers and which marinas have been doing good?

 

[rastamon]

Daytime Striper & Bluefish - Flamingo in Gerritsen, Osprey on the north shore. Fluke anywhere east, Captree Tradewinds, Shinny-Shinne**** Star, Moriches-Rosie, Montauk- Miss Montauk, Orient- Prime Time

Night bass & bluefish anywhere

 

[travelingwaves]

thank you kindly!

 

[pjm66]

What about Atlantic Highlands?

If you are in North Jersey, you may find it easier and quicker to go to Atlantic Highlands. It is exit 117 of the GSP. Angler and Sea Tiger are both good daytime fluke boats. Captain Dan does the night bass fishing on the Angler and he is outstanding.

I have never been on the boat, but I have heard a lot of good things about the Seahorse. He runs a 3/4 day trip in the morning and a 3:30-8:30 fluke trip in the afternoon. Like I said, i have never been on the boat but I have had several guys who have fished out of Atl Hghlnds for years tell me good things about it.

There is a new boat in Perth Amboy,too, the Seahawk. Never been on it but i hear they catch fish.

Nothing against any of the boats that were mentioned, i am sure they are great boats. Atlantic Highlands is probably a lot closer then Sheepshead Bay for you, though.

 

[travelingwaves]

thank you, i will consider AH knowing it is alot closer and easier to get to.. i got to call my buddy up tonight in manasquan.. he works skippering a pb boat. I guess with gas prices though, the quickest rt. to a marina (atlantic highlands) is best. I live in passaic county nj.. me and a friend will decide tomorrow what we're going to do! i'm excited ! hoping we do something on our first outing! maybe we'll do both striper and fluke this week! lol

 

[jlopr]

I went out on the SeaHawk last week for a bachelor party and it was the slowest boat I have ever been on. It took over 2 hours to get back from the Great Kills bug light. I would pick another boat to go on.

 

[travelingwaves]

well my friend wasn't going to lie to me.. it has been slow fluking and few keepers.. he said if you want to enjoy a boatride but the flukin is still off. he said it was better last year this time and they should be there now but overall it is slow picking. maybe we'll go to hang out anyway. can always enjoy trying for the pool fish! lol could get better as he mentioned the waters been cooler then previous season.

 

[travelingwaves]

we're going anyway, the day we go the fish will bite! lol

 

[RedEd]

Better you go on NJ boat as you will be able to keep smaller fish then you would in NY. A plus, No? Ed

 

[travelingwaves]

RedEd wrote:
Better you go on NJ boat as you will be able to keep smaller fish then you would in NY. A plus, No? Ed
Hey ED, you know that never crossed my mind until you mentioned it.. i knew nj was 8 fluke at 18" but just noticed under the regulations for ny it is 4 fluke and the got to be 20.5 inches minimum?...!!! man that is like over 3 1/2 lbs? my gosh , i should think i'd be a **** of alot luckier off a jersey pb well tomorrow looks like the best day weatherwise wish me luck and i'll be reporting here after GL to you too!

 

[RedEd]

Glad to help. Best of luck Ed

 

[travelingwaves]

Thank you Ed, was on the phone and the fluking aren't really biting yet but what the heck! I fresh water fish mostly and for trout upstate in the catskills and that is usually hit or miss.. i figure a cooler and party boat among friends is a great day no matter whats doin! i'll let you know how it goes!

 

[travelingwaves]

well, it was gorgeous weather but, was fluked on this boatride .. guess water still too cold? only a handfull keepers almost 30 people onboard.I caught a few seabass for the table.I was bucktailing using the spros and strips of squid. Nice drift for my shimano scarbard 7' combo'd 4000 sustain and 17lb. fireline barreled 15lb.mono leader 3 oz. and a teaser. I am hoping for better reports later in the month. GL all!

This post edited by travelingwaves 09:19 AM 07/03/2008

 

[JFinny]

I fluked in NJ also on the Capt. John great boat caught shorts all day
with my son lost count

 

[travelingwaves]

jfinny, first off ,i like you quote.. i went out on the ocean explorer out of point pleasant,we caught 5 tastey sea bass and i bought some monster sea scallops on the dock which were incredibly delicious.. i used my own seadish recipe..here it goes .. first for the fish.. patted paper towel dried in frig over night.. dipped in bowl milk and than bowl seasoned italian breadcrumbs (lightly) heated a skillit pan with tablespoon of butter and half cup olive oil.. out of the ziplock fresh sea scallops lightly lemon peppered and quickly sauteed two sides for about 30 seconds and set aside .. fished fried quickly too after that set aside on precooked angel hair pasta( lightly olive oiled..for sauce, olive oil 3 cloves minced garlic and fresh basil about 4 big fresh leaves minced, salt/pepper one 8oz. whole and another diced halopeno and tomatoes can.. arange sacollps and fried seabass over angel hair and spoon as much sauce as you like

happy fourth everybody and god bless our american freedom fighters!

 

[pjm66]

SeaHawk might be slow...

But the guy knows how to fluke. I went out on 7/3 for the 3:30-8:30 trip. Nice clean boat, good mates, the captain is a real nice guy. He is very young, cant be much older than 30. I had 17 fish, 6 were over 17 inches...2 keepers. The guy put us on fish, it isnt his fault they were small.

He'll get more of my money.

 

[travelingwaves]

pjm, what do these boats go for half day ? what are the rates and if they fish inside the hook there is no seabass? i think i like point pleasant/manasquan knowing if fluke is slow the seabass are readily available. I just know it's been slow as well as alot of throwbacks yet.. let me know if and when things are picking up!

 

[pjm66]

SeaHawk is $40 for the 3:30-8:30 trip and I think his 7:30-2:30 trip is $50. I fish the Sea Tiger II quite a bit out of Atlantic Highlands and he is $38 for a half day trip, 8:00-12:30 and 1:30 to 6:00. The rate doesnt changed based on fishing the bay or the ocean to the best of my knoweledge.

Fluking has been pretty good in Raritan Bay. I went out Sunday morning on the Sea Tiger II and there were 4-5 guys livelining herring off the stern and they were killing them. Biggest fish went about 7-8 lbs and they had another half dozen between 3-6 lbs. I think I had 15 fish...only problem was no keepers. Bottom line, the fluke are here.

 

[travelingwaves]

thanks pjm, i'm going to make some time and enjoy the summer fluking too.. hoping next week or end of july for another pb trip.. good luck hope you catch a limit of keepers next time out!

 

[travelingwaves]

Was`on the ph..reports are it still is slow and now with the hurricane rough waves inshore, it is going to get tougher i imagine. no party boating for at least a week or two for me.