Fishing and Sighting Report
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18 Hour Offshore Fishing Report
December 27, 2009
A couple of good weather days allowed for a couple good fishing trips this week! Lots of limits on Blackfish were taken – up to 10 lb. 9 oz. The striper boat also produced limits and fish to 22 lbs., with some big blues mixed in.
POOL REPORT: Jeff Shelton, Fox Chase PA, had his blackfish limit, which included the
10 lb. 9 oz. pool fish. Jerry Shelton, Chalfonte PA, also caught his limit – to 8 lbs. Tony Wilde, Edison NJ, had pool honors on the striper boat, catching a limit and the big 22 lb’er. Paul Fisher, Saylorsburg PA, had a great day limiting on stripers to 15 lbs.
December 5, 2009
We had some good trips this week. Jigging for the stripers and bluefish was the ticket, producing stripers to 25 lbs. and blues to 15 lbs. Those on the blackfish boat had plenty of limits, too.
STRIPER REPORT: John Beatty, Philadelphia, caught his limit of stripers + 9 big blues. Mark Luizzi, also from Phila., also had a striper limit to 25 lbs and 11 big blues. Eddie Tate, Rio Grande, limited on stripers and added 7 of the blues to his tally.
BLACKFISH REPORT: Jim Jenkins, Camden, got his limit that included the week’s biggest at 8 lb. 10 oz. Don Wong, Jr., Philadelphia, also caught a limit that ran to 6 lbs.
November 20, 2009
Better weather days this week – finally! We were able to get trips out for both the blackfish and stripers, with local boys catching all the big ones:
STRIPER REPORT: Alan Ritter had the biggest one at 25 lbs, while Ed Stickler and Russ Burkholder each caught a 22 lb. fish.
BLACKFISH REPORT: Doug Dougherty had one at 9 lb. 4 oz.; Andrew Cicchitti caught his limit that included one at 8 lbs. Others catching their limits – to 6 lbs. – were Tom Whitehead and “Bayonne” Bob.
November 14, 2009
As everyone knows, the big storm hit the whole coast hard, causing us to get out on only one charter early in the week. It was a good day for stripers and blues, with every angler catching at least 1 striper and some blues, as well.
POOL WINNER: Pat Brady, Philadelphia won with a 44”, 26 lb. striper.
November 7, 2009
The Striper season is on! We’ve made a couple trips this week and had some success. Better weather days were definitely welcome!
Big Fish Report: Bob Steinmetz, West Wildwood, had the biggest of the week, with his 40” / 22 lb. Striper. Denny Nordone, Erma, had one weighing in at 20 lbs. and Paul Fisher, Saylorsburg PA, had an 18 lb’er.
Weekending September 18, 2009
Fishing is better each day. We’re catching triggerfish, blues, sea bass and plenty of porgies. Lots of croakers are still around, too. We continue to run the 4-hour and 6-hour trips daily and have added 8-hour wreck fishing on Saturdays and Sundays.
Big Fish of the Week: Bragging rights go to Ripley Armstrong, Drexel Hill PA, whose big one was an 11 lb. bluefish. Rudy Gruhler, Morton PA, weighed in a 5 lb. triggerfish; and Goldie Horner, Cape May, caught a 3 lb. 4 oz. porgy.
High Hook Honors were claimed by B.D. Dexter, N. Cape May, who filled his cooler with 29 porgies, 13 sea bass and 4 triggerfish.
Weekending September 12, 2009
It's been a rough week for weather, but on the days we got out, fishing was great. We're catching porgies plentiful and big-several caught weighing up to 3 pounds. High Honors went to Sandy Fisher, Saylorsburg, PA, whose busy day ended with 18 porgies, 10 triggers, and 9 seabass.
Weekending September 5, 2009
Croakers, blues, sea bass, and porgies are being got on both the 4 hour and 6 hour boats, along with a lot of triggerfish. With flounder season closing, both boats will be targeting sea bass and porgies.
Weekending August 28, 2009
Both the 4- and 6-hour boats are making mixed catches of flounder, croakers, blues, triggerfish and some porgies. When the flounder season closes, both boats will be targeting sea bass and porgies.
Big Fish of the Week: Terri Zatavesky, Goshen, took the honors with a
5 lb. 5 oz. flounder. Morgan Casey, Cape May Court House, weighed in a nice 5 lb’er. Paul Fisher, Saylorsburg, had one at 4 lbs. 9 oz., and Mike Richards, South Phila., caught one at 4 lb. 8 oz.
High Hook Honors were claimed by Matt Franco, North Cape May, who ended up with 4 flounder and 20 croakers.
Weekending August 14, 2009
Flounder fishing on the day trips has been good this week when we had decent drifts. The 4-hour night boat, leaving at 7 PM, continues to catch small blues and croakers.
Big Fish of the Week: Bill DeLorenzo, Philad., has the bragging rights with his 6 lb. 2 oz. flounder. Tom Toohey, also from Phila., weighed his heaviest one in at 5 lbs. 9 oz. Earl Dawley, Moorestown, had a pair of twin 5 lb’ers.
High Hook Honors went to Rich Podulka, Penrose Park, PA, who had his limit of flounder to 4 lbs.
SCHEDULE NOTE: The 6-hour boat is sold out for Wed. (8/19), Fri. (8/21), and Sat. (8/22).
Weekending August 7, 2009
We’ve had decent flounder fishing this week when it wasn’t raining or blowing, and we’re also catching some blues and a few sea bass. The night boat (a 4-hour trip, leaving at 7 PM) is catching small blues and croakers.
Big Fish of the Week Report: Mike DeMarco, Doylestown, had the title with his 6 lb. 3 oz. flounder. Joe Burke, North Wildwood, weighed one in at 5 lbs. 10 oz. Nancy Swanson, Philadelphia, had one at 5 lbs. 14 oz., and Ken Cramer, Sr., North Cape May, caught a 5 lb’er.
High Hook Honors were claimed by Ken Cramer, Jr., Wildwood Crest, who caught a limit of 6 flounder up to 5 lbs.
SCHEDULE NOTE: The 6-hour boat is sold out for Thurs. (8/13), Sat. (8/15), and Sun. (8/16).
Weekending July 23, 2009
Flounder and Blues are the catches on both boats. We’re waiting on the arrival of the Croakers – sure to be in full force any day now.
Big Fish of the week on the 6-hour boat was a 6 lb. Flounder, caught by Dave Resch, Philadelphia. Others were the twin 5 lb.’ers taken by Goldie Horner, Cape May. Gina Kramer, Drexel Hill, weighed one in at 4 lbs. 8 oz., and Jeff Bailey, NYC, had a nice 5 lb. Blue.
High Hook Honors were claimed by Missy Helfrich, Burlington, VT, who caught
4 keeper Flounder and 6 Blues.
Weekending July 18, 2009
Both boats are catching Flounder and Blues, with a couple of Croakers showing on most trips now, along with the occasional Weakie.
The 6-hour boat boasts our biggest Flounder of the season – a whopping 30,”
9 lb. 4 oz. fish caught by Bob Steinmetz, Havertown. Other big ones this week were caught by Rob Campbell, Deptford, with one at 5 lb. 12 oz. Vinnie Lucchesi, Drexel Hill, brought in two that weighed in at 4 lbs. 12 oz. and 3 lbs. 9 oz. – his first keeper Flukes!
High Hook Honors on the 6-hour boat were claimed by Ken Barber, New Brunswick, for 6 Flounder to 4 lbs.
Weekending July 11, 2009
Flounder are the hot item on the 6-hour boat this week, and the 4-hour boat is catching some, too.
Big Fish Report from the 6-hour boat: Joe Burke, Anglesea, had the largest Flounder this week – at 6 lb. 9 oz. We also had 2 Fluke weighing in at an even 6 lbs. They were caught by Mike DeMarco, Doylestown, PA and by Xandel Reinheimer, from Epping, New Hampshire.
High Hook Honors went to Kathy Steinmetz, Havertown, who had a limit of Flounder to 5 lbs. Husband, Bob Steinmetz, ended his day with a near-limit of 5, also ranging to 5 lbs.
SURPRISE OF THE WEEK: Saturday’s 6-hour trip produced 2 Drum – one at 70 lbs. and the other at 60 lbs.
Weekending July 3, 2009
Both the 4-hour and 6-hour boats have been catching Flounder this week. The 6-hour boat has been primarily fishing the Old Grounds and Reef Site 11, with some big Flounder being taken each trip.
The big fish and pool report from the 6-hour boat: Earl Dawley, Mooerstown, NJ, had the week’s biggest Fluke, weighing in at 7 lbs. 8 oz. Bob Twardy, Sayreville, NJ, caught one at 6 lbs. 9 oz. and Matt Smith, North Wildwood, took the honors with his at
5 lbs. 12 oz. Ed Wittmer, Upper Dublin, PA, won with a 6 lb. Blue.
High Hook honors went to B. D. Dexter, Lower Township, for his limit of Fluke to 5 lbs.
Weekending June 27, 2009
Flounder fishing has definitely picked up on the days when there was a decent drift. The 6-hour boat has had some good fishing on those days, producing some very nice fish. The 4-hour boat is mainly targeting sea bass.
Here’s the rundown on the 6-hour boat: Joe “Hit Man” Gallagher, Drexel Hill had a great week – he had the pool on one day with a 6 lb. 9 oz. Flounder and then made another trip, where he and Hank Lisotto, Wildwood Crest, tied for the prize with a matching pair of 7 lb’ers! Joe Burke, North Wildwood, had pool honors on another day with his big fluke that weighed in at 5 lbs. 9 oz. The folks from United Refrigeration, Philadelphia, all had a good day, with Dan Bethele and Bill Stapleton both catching a few nice fluke, as did Ryan and Pat McDonald from Blackwood, NJ.
Weekending June 20, 2009
The 6-hour boat is targeting flounder now, with some good-sized fish being taken – despite some bad weather this past week. The 4-hour boat is going for the sea bass
Big fish for the 6-hour boat were all caught by the ladies this week: Wilma Birchmeier, Cherry Hill, weighed in a hefty 5 lb. 12 oz. Fluke. Janet Williams, Cape May Court House, boated a nice one at 5 lbs. 6 oz., and Jane King, Wildwood Crest, had one at 4 lbs. 9 oz
We had a lot of excitement on our offshore trip this week – Pat Lynch, Smithville, NJ, set a new state record for Snowy Grouper! Jeff Carroll, Smyrna, DE, caught 3 tilefish – 2 golden and 1 blueline, along with 6 rose fish.
Weekending June 13, 2009
When weather allowed us to get out, we had Seabass catches on both the 4hr and 6hr boat. Still catching plenty of Seabass but not all are keepers.
The big fish this week on the 6hr boat went to Nicholas Spinosa of Cape May with a 4 pound Flounder. Andrew Ziccardi, Wildwood Crest, weighed in his biggest Seabass at 3 pounds 4 ounces, and Christopher Kanya, Rio Grande, had several blues with the biggest weighing 6 ½ pounds. High hook for the week was Sammy Stroud of Malvern, PA who went home with 18 keeper Seabass.
Our 6hr boat is chartered Friday, 6/19 and Saturday, 6/20.
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Weekending May 31, 2009
The Seabass catches on both the 4hr and 6hr are still good-but not all keepers.
The big fish this week on the 6hr boat included a 3 pound 9 ounce Flounder caught by Joe Leifheit from Victorian Towers in Cape May. Don Vanaartsdalen, Wildwood Crest, weighed in his biggest Seabass at 3 pounds. Joe Gruhler, Morton, PA, had a 6 pound Blue. High hook for the week was Spencer Sprague, Villas, who came home with 16 Seabass.
Deep Water Tile Report, Atlantic Star, May 30, 2009
- Young Min Chang, Ellicott City, MD, 50 pound Golden Tile, "Pool Winner" , a Blue Line Tile, a Wreckfish, and 4 Rose Fish
- Rocky McGuigan, Mt. Laurel, NJ, a Golden Tile, a Barrelfish, and 6 Rose Fish
- Khalid Bourabah, Philadelphia, PA, 40 pound Golden Tile and some Rose Fish
- Tough day for deep water fishing, westerly wind at 15 and strong current out of NE, fast endo drift all day, tough on tangles. Boated about 25 Tile up to 50 pounds, 1 Barrelfish, and a few Wreckfish and some Rose Fish
Deep Water Tile Report, Atlantic Star, May 25, 2009
- Mark Kaminski, Plainview, NY, 5 Tiles up to 35 pounds
- Jung Pak, Lambertville, NJ, 2 Golden Tile up to 40 pounds, tied for "Pool"
- Kil Song, Englewood Cliffs, NJ, 4 Golden Tile up to 35 pounds & a 20 pound Wreckfish
- Greg DeFelice, Egg Harbor Township, NJ, 2 Golden Tile up to 30 pounds, 1 Blueline Tile, 1 Wreckfish at 15 pounds
- Ryan Hickey, NY, NY, 1 Golden Tile at 40 pounds, tied for "Pool"
- Not the best of conditions for Deep Water Fishing, SSW wind 15 to 20 and an easterly current, and overcast all day. Slow pick most of the day had about 28 Golden Tile, 17 Blueline Tile, 10 Wreckfish, and 80 to 100 Rose Fish.
Week Ending May 23, 2009
We're catching plenty of Seabass on both the 4 hour and 6 hour boats, but you've got to weed through them for keepers.
Our 6 hour season got off to a good start, producing the 1st Flounder of the season caught by Tony Wilde, Edison, NJ, and weighing 4.75 pounds. Other big fish this week were taken by Bob Steinmetz, Havertown, PA who had a 3 pound 11 ounce Seabass. Joe "Hitman" Gallagher, Drexel Hill, PA, had one at 2 pounds 9 ounces and daughter Gina Cramer, had a 2 pounder. Surprise of the week: Jim Walsh, Wildwood Crest, boated an 8 pound Cod. High Hook honors go to Tom McNamee, Erma, NJ who ended his day with 18 keeper Seabass.
Deep Water Tile Report, Atlantic Star, May 21, 2009
- Rejnaldo Dedios, Queens, NY, 3 Golden Tile up to 40 pounds
- Amtomimo Pierdipino, Mespin, NY, 3 Golden Tile up to 45 pounds, 1 White Hake- 15 pounds
- Mike Jung, Queens, NY, 3 Golden Tile up to 50 pounds, "Pool Winner"
- Dennis Mulenforth, Hockessin, DE, 5 Golden Tile up to 40 pounds
- Rich Bernahrd, Queens, NY, 1 Wreckfish- 20 pounds, 6 Black Belly Rose Fish
- Had Birchmire, Cherry Hill, NJ, 4 Golden Tile up to 40 pounds, 10 Black Belly Rose Fish
- Light southerly winds, good pick most of the day.
Deep Water Tile Report, Atlantic Star, May 13, 2009
- Dwayne Sherard, Queens Village, NY, 4 Golden Tile, "Pool Winner" 59.3 pound Golden Tile, NEW NJ STATE RECORD + a dozen Rose fish and Blues. Dwayne Sherard's Golden Tile was 1 ounce from a New World Record.
- Dennis Mulenforth, Hackessin, DE, 7 Golden Tile, "2nd Pool Winner" 58 pound Golden Tile, (4 of the 7 fish over 30 pounds) + 15 Rose fish, Hake, Blues
- Ralph Molinaro, North Haldon, NJ, 5 Golden Tile up to 35 pounds + 10 Rose fish
- Nino Pierdipino, Brooklyn, NY, 4 Golden Tile up to 40 pounds, 1 Blue Line Tile + 12 Rose fish
- Rich Bernhard, Queens, NY, 2 Golden Tile & 1 Blue Line up to 30 pounds + 15 Rose fish
- Brad Warren, Malvern, PA, 2 Golden Tile ( 20 pounds & 35 pounds) + 10 Rose fish
- Good pick all day on Golden Tile, a few Blue Line Tile, Rose fish, Silver Hake, and 2 pounds Blues. Boated over 50 Golden Tile between 10 and 69.2 pounds. 10 Fish were 50 to 69.2 pounds. About 15 Blue Line Tile up to 15 pounds, 200 Rose fish, 150 Blues, and some Hake. Perfect day for deep water fishing. Light easterly wind.
Atlantic Star, April 24, 2009
- Donovan Prawl, Stratford, CT, Limit Seabass up to 6 pounds + 12 Tile up to 12 pounds
- Jerome Beatty, Daubure, CT, Limit Seabass up to 6 pounds + 10 Tile up to 9 pounds
- Yong Yan, Edison, NJ, Limit Seabass up to 5 pounds + 10 Tile to 10 pounds
- Gil Smith, Burlington, NJ, Limit Seabass up to 5 pounds + 9 Tile to 10 pounds
- Alex Amadon, N. Brunswick, NJ, Limit Seabass up to 5 pounds + 8 Tile to 9 pounds
- Beautiful weather and good fishing. All anglers had their limit of seabass up to 6 pounds and between 5 and 10 Tile each. The largest Tile was 15.5 pounds. 5-10mph southerly wind all day.
Atlantic Star, April 19, 2009
- Peter Wong, Brooklyn, NY, Limit Seabass up to 6 pounds + 4 Tile Fish
- Sammy Sinn, Brooklyn, NY, Limit Seabass up to 6 pounds + 3 Tile Fish
- Larry Baxter, Philadelphia, PA, 20 Seabass up to 6 pounds + 1 Tile Fish
- Chris Kochman, Eatontown, NJ, 18 Seabass up to 6 pounds + 2 Tile Fish
- Steve Morenski, 18 Seabass up to 6 pounds + 1 Tile Fish
- Some limits on seabass but most anglers were in the upper teens. Anglers also averaged between 1 to 5 Tile. Nice weather, most of the trip 20-25 NE.
Atlantic Star, April 18 2009
- Frank Abriola, Willingboro, NJ, Limit Seabass up to 6 pounds + 1 Tile Fish at 9 pounds, "Pool Winner"
- Mark Francis, Chester, PA, Limit Seabass up to 6 pounds
- Howard Bembery & Larry Tripp, Landsdale, PA, Limits on Seabass up to 6 pounds
- George Kim, Fort Lee, NJ, Limit Seabass up to 5.5 pounds
- Kathy & Tom Matthews, Allentown, PA, Limits on Seabass up to 6 pounds
- All but a couple of anglers had there limit of seabass to 6 pounds. Only had a few Tile around the boat. Westerly wind at 15 mph all day.
Atlantic Star, April 13, 2009
- Chris Molinaro, North Haledon, NJ, Limit Seabass up to 5 pounds
- Had Birchmire, Cherry Hill, NJ, Limit Seabass up to 6 pounds
- Brad Warren, Malvern, PA, Limit Seabass up to 5 pounds
- Scott Dunlevy, North Haledon, NJ, 20 Seabass up to 6.75 pounds, "Pool Winner"
- Mike Jung, NY, NY, Limit Seabass up to 6.5 pounds
- Fair pick all day, most anglers getting their limit or close to it. Winds northerly 20-25 most of the day.
Atlantic Star, April 10, 2009
- Heung Kim, Baltimore, MD, Limit of Seabass up to 5 pounds & a 18.5 pound Tile, "Pool Winner"
- Michael and Kim Hemsarth, Kenneth Square, PA, Both had limits of Seabass up to 4 pounds & 4 Tile
- Jim Guelich, Mt Laurel, NJ, Limit of Seabass up to 5 pounds & 4 Tile
- Peter Wong, Brooklyn, NY, Limit of Seabass up to 6 pounds & 1 Tile
- Dino Tabactsidis, Sickerville, NJ, Limit of Seabass up to 6 pounds & 2 Tile
- All but a couple anglers had their limit of Seabass and averaged 2 to 3 Tiles each. Southerly wind 15 to 20.
Atlantic Star, April 5, 2009
- Sammy Sinn, Brooklyn, NY, Limit Seabass up to 7 pounds and 3 Tile Fish to 10 pounds, "Pool Winner"
- Denny Ko, NY, NY, Limit Seabass up to 6.5 pounds and 1 Tile Fish
- Peter Lee, NY, NY, Limit Seabass up to 7 pounds and 5 Tile Fish
- Mike Smithward, Clifton, NJ, Limit Seabass up to 6.5 pounds and 1 Tile Fish
- Lester Vanderhoff, Egg Harbor Township, NJ, Limit Seabass up to 7 pounds and 2 Tile Fish
- Fun Gule, Philadelphia, PA, Limit Seabass up to 7 pounds and 2 Tile Fish
- All but a few anglers had their limit of Seabass to 7 pounds and averaged a couple of Tile Fish per person, 15 to 20 NW winds
Atlantic Star, April 1, 2009
- John Lisa, Langhorn, PA, 15 Seabass and 2 Tile fish, "Pool Winner"- 8 pound Tile Fish
- Phil Nicholas, Pennsburg, PA, Limit Seabass to 4 pounds + 2 Tile Fish
- John Kusmanick, Woodbury, NJ, Limit Seabass + 1 Tile Fish
- Steve Karlicki, Bayonne, NJ, 18 Seabass to 3.5 pounds + 2 Tile Fish
- Ken Waters, West Deptford, NJ, 17 Seabass + 2 Tile Fish
- Bob Herrington, Westville, NJ, 20 Seabass + 1 Tile Fish
- Most anglers had their limit or close to it and between 2 - 4 Tile Fish, 10 to 15 SE wind all day.
Atlantic Star, March 31, 2009
- Bruce Lee, Fort Lee, Limit Seabass to 4 pounds + 3 Tile Fish to 8 pounds
- Romuald Lupinkski, Brooklyn, NY, Limit Seabass + 4 Tile Fish to 9 pounds
- Adrian Montague, NY, NY, 23 Seabass + 1 Tile Fish
- Larry Rossi, Malvern, PA, Limit Seabass + 1 Tile Fish
- John Gilbert, Sharon Hill, PA, 15 Seabass to 4 pounds + 1 Tile Fish
- Northerly wind 15 to 20
Atlantic Star, March 28, 2009
- Jerry & Randy Cohen, Cherry Hill, NJ, Both had limits on Seabass up to 6.5 pounds
- Danny Rekos, Burtonsville, MD, Limit Seabass up to 6 pounds
- Jim & John Loper, Townbank, NJ, Limit Seabass up to 6 pounds
- Ryszard Wieliki, NY, NY, 24 Seabass up to 6 pounds
- Miroslaw Szydlowska, NY, NY, 24 Seabass up to 6 pounds
- Most anglers had there limit or close to it, rain and fog all day, winds SE to SW 15 knots, current against wind in the afternoon-tough anchoring
Atlantic Star, March 22, 2009
- Jin Kim, Queens, NY, Limit Seabass with 7 pound Seabass, "Pool Winner"
- Pete Martine, Vineland, NJ, 20 Seabass up to 5 pounds
- Al Cooley, Philadelphia, PA, 23 Seabass up to 5 pounds
- Larry Baxter, Philadelphia, PA, 22 Seabass up to 5 pounds
- Kwang Ok, Long Island, NY, Limit Seabass up to 5 pounds
- George Kim, Fort Lee, NJ, 22 Seabass up to 5 pounds
- Another tough day with the current but not as many dogs today. Most anglers had limit or close to it. West winds 10 to 15.
Atlantic Star, March 21, 2009
- Umberto Rivera, Vineland, NJ, 15 pound Tile Fish "Pool Winner" & 12 Seabass up to 5 pounds
- Patrick Taylor, Queens, NY, 16 Seabass up to 5 pounds
- Had Birchmier, Cherry Hill, NJ, 18 Seabass up to 6 pounds
- Steve Keenan, Langhorn, PA, 2 Tile Fish to 12 pounds & 12 Seabass up to 5 pounds
- Andy Gigante, Matawan, NJ, 16 Seabass up to 5.5 pounds
- The only limits we had today were on dogfish and patience. Strong currents & dogfish hampered the catch. However, most anglers managed to be in the teens on seabass and some tile fish spread around the boat. NE winds 15 to 20 and an Easterly swell. Tomorrow is another day!
Atlantic Star, March 19, 2009
- Dennis Mullenforth, Huckessin, DE, Limit Seabass up to 5.5 pounds
- Brad Warren, Malvern, PA, Limit Seabass up to 4.5 pounds
- Mike Jung, Queens, NY, Limit Seabass up to 5.5 pounds
- Marcin Dolegiewiez, Maspeth, NY, Limit Seabass up to 5.5 pounds
- Bill Jemison, Neptune, NJ, Limit Seabass up to 6.5 pounds
- Dong Lee, NY, NY, Limit Seabass up to 5.5 pounds
- 20-25 SW winds for most of the day, good steady pick all day, most anglers limited out
Atlantic Star, March 18, 2009
- Troy Cannon, Chester, PA, 15 Seabass up to 5.5 pounds
- Martin Bergen, Vineland, NJ, Limit Seabass up to 5 pounds
- Billy Pagan, Kleansburg, NJ, Limit Seabass up to 4 pounds
- Jeff Vieser, Metuchen, NJ, Limit Seabass up to 4 pounds
- Harry Brown, Wildwood, NJ, Limit Seabass up to 4 pounds
- Steve & Walter Morenski, Shamong, NJ, Limits Seabass up to 4.5 pounds
- Light winds, Easterly swell, good pick all day, most anglers had limit or close to it.
Atlantic Star, Sunday, March 15, 2009
- Peter Kania, Bullville, NY, 18 Seabass up to 6 pounds, 12 pound Tile Fish, "Pool Winner"
- John Kusmanick, Woodbury, NJ, Limit Seabass up to 6 pounds
- Bill Bittman, Del Haven, 18 Seabass up to 5 pounds, 3 Tile Fish up to 11.5 pounds
- Jim & Grahm Neville, Townbank, NJ, Both Limited on Seabass up to 6 pounds, 3 Tile Fish up to 10 pounds
- Val Bashenko, Estell Manor, NJ, Limit Seabass up to 6 pounds
- NE winds 15 to 20 all day, rain & overcast, fished 4 wrecks, first 2 very poor, the last 2 good pick. Most anglers had upper teens to limit of Seabass plus some Tile Fish.
Atlantic Star, March 14, 2009
- Jeff Gross, Vineland, NJ, 20 Seabass up to 4 pounds & 8 pound Cod, "Pool Winner"
- Vince & Paul Illuminate, Bordentown, PA, Limits Seabass up to 4 pounds
- Larry Tripp, Landsdale, PA, Limit Seabass up to 5 pounds
- Lisa Russo, Wildwood, NJ, Limit Seabass up to 6 pounds
- Eric Lau, Queens, NY, Limit Seabass up to 6 pounds
- Robert Crank, Erma, NJ, 21 Seabass up to 4 pounds
- Fished 3 different wrecks, picked fish all day, most people had their limit or close to it, NE winds 15 to 20 most of the day.
Atlantic Star, March 10, 2009
- Joe Sullivan, Broomhall, PA, Limit Seabass up to 5 pounds & 5 Tile Fish up to 10 pounds
- Lucien Iannucci, East Williston, NY, Limit Seabass up to 5 pounds & 4 Tile Fish
- Christopher Mitryk, NY, NY, Limit Seabass up to 7 pounds & 3 Tile Fish
- Richard Kwon, Glenrock, NJ, 18 Seabass up to 5 pounds & 1 Tile Fish
- Eddie Chin, NY, NY, Limit Seabass up to 5 pounds & 3 Tile Fish
- NE winds 20-25, good steady pick seabass all day and some tile, all anglers jigging.
Atlantic Star, March 8, 2009
- Feng Gol, Philadelphia, PA, Limit Seabass up to 7 pounds, "Pool Winner"
- Kevin & Gregg Carr, NY, NY, Limit Seabass up to 6 pounds
- Paul Park, Wayne, PA, Limit Seabass up to 6 pounds
- Joe Bluestein, Vineland, NJ, Limit Seabass up to 6 pounds
- Peter Lee, NY, NY, Limt Seabass up to 6 pounds
- Most anglers had limit of Seabass or close to it, fished 3 different wrecks from 250 to 300 feet, picked Seabass on each wreck, some dog fish, winds SW 15- 20.
Atlantic Star, March 7, 2009
- Tom Amenhauser, Villas, NJ, Limit Seabass up to 6 pounds
- Allen & Andrew Cummings, Plumsteadville, PA, Limits Seabass up to 5 pounds
- Ed Tait, Rio Grande, NJ, Limit Seabass up to 5 pounds
- Humberto & Jesus, Patterson, NJ, Limits Seabass up to 6 pounds
- Sung S. Lee, Ellicott, City, MD, Limit Seabass up to 5 pounds
- Eric Cho, Annandale, VA, Limit Seabass up to 5 pounds
- Ted Smith & Jerry Bennings, Philadelphia, PA, Limits Seabass up to 6 pounds
- Dan Rau & John Sawicki, Blenheim, NJ, Limits Seabass up to 5.5 pounds
- Fished a wreck for the first time this winter, good action all day, most anglers had their limits, SW winds 15 to 20 and 3 to 5 foot seas.
Atlantic Star, March 5, 2009
- Yong Yan, Edison, NJ, 21 Seabass up to 5 pounds, 4 Tile Fish up to 14 pounds, "Pool Winner"
- Dong Chun Lee, NY, NY, 22 Seabass up to 5 pounds, 3 Tile Fish
- Mike Jung, Woodside, NY, 20 Seabass up to 5 pounds, 4 Tile Fish
- Sei Soong Yoon, NY, NY, 23 Seabass up to 5 pounds, 5 Tile Fish
- Had Birchmier, Cherry Hill, NJ, 23 Seabass up to 5 pounds, 5 Tile Fish
- Weather was beautiful, ligh southerly breeze, tough anchoring current against the wind, and lots of dog fish
Atlantic Star, February 26, 2009
- Brad Warren, Malvern, PA, Limit Seabass up to 5 pounds & 10 Tile Fish to 12 pounds
- Dwayne Shepard, Queens Village, NY, Limit Seabass up to 5 pounds & 8 Tile Fish up to 15 pounds "Pool Winner"
- Efren Bautista, Woodside, NY, Limit Seabass up to 6 pounds & 12 Tile Fish up 10 pounds
- Ralph Molinaro, North Haledon, NJ, Limit Seabass up to 6 pounds & 14 Tile Fish up to 12 pounds
- Bruce Lee, Fort Lee, NJ, Limit Seabass up to 7 pounds & 12 Tile Fish up to 14 pounds
- One of the best trips of the winter, most anglers limited out on Seabass up to 7 pounds and over 200 Tile Fish were boated, light SW winds all day.
Atlantic Star, February 25, 2009
- Steve Vesseli, Toms River, NJ, Limit Seabass up to 6 pounds, "Pool Winner"
- Eric Lau, Queens, NY, Limit Seabass up t0 5.5 pounds
- Had Birchmire, Cherry Hill, NJ, Limit Seabass up to 5 pounds
- John Kusmanick, Woodbury, NJ, 20 Seabass up to 5 pounds
- Larry Tripp, Landsdale, PA, 20 Seabass up to 5 pounds
- Slow pick all day, some limits, most anglers in upper teens, 10- 15 NW wind.
Atlantic Star, February 21, 2009
- Dave Thompson, Green Creek, NJ, Limit Seabass up to 6 pounds
- Rob Van Verick, Wayne, NJ, Limit Seabass up to 6.5 pounds, "Pool Winner"
- Patrick Taylor, Queens, NY, Limit Seabass up to 6 pounds
- Richard Kwon, Bolden County, NJ, Limit Seabass up to 6 pounds
- Ok Kwang-Joon, Littleneck, NY, Limit Seabass up to 6 pounds
- Eddy Chin, NY, NY, Limit Seabass up to 6 pounds
- Steady pick most of the day, most anglers had their limit, Northwest winds 20 to 25 knots-subsiding in the afternoon, very productive day mostly with bait!
Atlantic Star, February 18, 2009
- Eric Lau, Queens, NY, Limit Seabass up to 6 pounds
- Curtis Marshall, Camden, NJ, Limit Seabass up to 6 pounds
- "Verizon" Mike, Newark, DE, Limit Seabass up to 6 pounds
- Mac Adams, Philadelphia, PA, 17 Seabass up to 7 pounds, "Pool Winner"
- Woodrow Wilson, Philadelphia, PA, 20 Seabass up to 6 pounds
- Andy Kupczyn, Atco, NJ, 19 Seabass up to 6 pounds
- Some anglers limited around the boat, but most anglers were in the high teens, slow pick all day with tough current in the morning. Winds 15 to 25 southernly.
Atlantic Star, February 16, 2009
- Mike Bishop, Brooklyn, NY, "Pool Winner" with a 17pound Golden Tile Fish, 21 Seabass up to 6.5 pounds
- Ralph Molinaro, North Haledon, NJ, Limit Seabass up to 5.5 pounds
- Angelo Ruvino, North Haledon, NJ, Limit Seabass up to 6.5 pounds
- Joe Cho, Hicksville, NY, Limit Seabass up to 6.5 pounds
- Paul Parks, Wayne, PA, Limit Seabass up to 6 pounds
- Winds 15 to 25 knot northernly most of the day, picked at seabass and a few tile fish
Sunday, February 15, 2009
- Bruce Lee, Fort Lee, NJ, Limit Seabass up to 7 pounds, "Pool Winner"
- Peter Wong, NY, NY, Limit Seabass up to 6 pounds
- Doug So, Philadelphia, PA, Limit Seabass up to 6 pounds
- Don Marks, Philadelphia, PA, Limit Seabass up to 6 pounds
- Lun Feng, NY, NY, Limit Seabass up to 6 pounds
- Peter Lee, NY, NY, Limit Seabass up to 6 pounds
- Winds 25- 30 knots northernly, 3 to 6 foot seas, unpleasant conditions, fair pick most of the day.
Atlantic Star, February 14, 2009
- Eric Lau, Brooklyn, NY, 22 Seabass up to 6 pounds
- Stanly Nowak, Queens, NY, 21 Seabass up to 6 pounds
- Roman Lapinski, Queens, NY, 19 Seabass up to 6 pounds
- John Zema, Cliffwood, NJ, 18 Seabass up to 6 pounds
- Beautiful weather conditions, light northernly wind, slow pick all day.
Atlantic Star, February 10, 2009
- Mike Jung, Queens, NY, Limit Seabass up to 6.8 pounds, "Pool Winner"
- Had Birchmeier, Cherry Hill, NJ, Limit Seabass up to 6 pounds
- Tom Gannon, Villanova, PA, Limit Seabass up to 6 pounds
- Bruce Lee, Fort Lee, NJ, 18 Seabass up to 6 pounds
- Greg Barnett, Ewing, NJ, 17 Seabass up to 6 pounds
- Another day with tough conditions...screaming current!
Atlantic Star, February 7, 2009
- Carlo Lugo, Patterson, NJ, Limit Seabass up to 6 pounds + 8.5 pound Tile Fish, "Pool Winner"
- Jesus Herrera, Patterson, NJ, Limit Seabass up to 6.5 pounds
- Mike Vrtik, West Windsor, NJ, Limit Seabass up to 6 pounds
- Joe Bluestein, Vineland, NJ, Limit Seabass on jigs up to 6.5 pounds
- Dan Bluestein, Vineland, NJ, Limit Seabass up to 6 pounds
- Joe Patterson, Lumberton, NJ, 23 Seabass up to 6 pounds
- Another tough day with the strong current. Some limits around the boat, but most anglers had about 15 fish up to 6 pounds.
Atlantic Star, February 6, 2009
- Had Birchmeier, Cherry Hill, NJ, Limit Seabass up to 6.5 pounds
- Bruce Mattner, Philadelphia, PA, Limit Seabass up to 6 pounds + 12 pound Cod, "Pool Winner"
- Brad Warren, Malvern, PA, Limit Seabass up to 6 pounds
- Ralph Molinaro, North Haledon, NJ, Limit Seabass up to 6 pounds
- Poor conditions, a lot of current. Most anglers had limit or close to it.
Atlantic Star, February 1, 2009
- Mike Parisano, Malaga, NJ, 15 Seabass up to 7 pounds, "Pool Winner"
- Bruce Mattner, Philadelphia, PA, 18 Seabass up to 6 pounds
- Jesus, Cherry Hill, NJ, 16 Seabass up to 6 pounds
- Tom Pievzga, Farless Hills, NJ, 12 Seabass up to 6 pounds
- John Dertouzos, Philadelphia, PA, 17 Seabass up to 6 pounds
- Very rough conditions-went home early. 35-40 knots SW winds with 6 to 12 foot seas. Some anglers still managed to get dinner!
January 30, 2009
- Bruce Mattner, Philadelphia, PA, Limit Seabass up to 6 pounds
- Efren Bautista, Woodside, NY, Limit Seabass up to 6.2 pounds
- Nino Pierdipimo, Maspep, NY, Limit Seabass up to 5.5 pounds
- Peter Yi, Norwood, NJ, Limit Seabass up to 6 pounds
- Mike Yung, NY, NY, Limit Seabass up to 6.8 pounds, "Pool Winner"
- Kil Song, Englewood Cliffs, NJ, Limit Seabass up to 6 pounds
- Conditions: 70 miles offshore, "Perfect Day", winds-light and variable- 90% of anglers limited out with average weight being 5.8 pounds
Atlantic Star, January 25, 2009
- Mike Jung, NY, NY, Limit Seabass up to 7.5 pounds, "Pool Winner"
- John Zema, Cliffwood, NJ, Limit Seabass up to 6.3 pounds
- Steve Vesseli, Toms River, NJ, Limit Seabass up to 6.0 pounds
- Robert Sussinno, Teaneck, NJ, Limit Seabass up 6.8 pounds
- Pete May, Joe Zajko, Bruce Mattner & Greg DeFelice, Stony Brook, NY, Limit Seabass up to 7.0 pound
- Conditions: The day started with winds 20knots NE and 3 to 4 foot seas by the afternoon the winds had diminished to light Northernly with seas flat. We were about 60 miles offshore.
January 22, 2009
- Mike Jung, NY, NY, Limit Seabass up to 6.5 pounds
- Yong Yan, Edison, NJ, Limit Seabass up to 6.0 pounds
- Kil Song, Englewood Cliffs, NJ, Limit Seabass up to 6.5 pounds
- Angelo Ruvio, North Haledon, NJ, Limit Seabass up to 6.2 pounds
- Ralph Molinaro, North Haledon, NJ, Limit Seabass up to 6.0 pounds
- Dennis Muhlenforth, Hockessin, DE, Limit Seabass up to 6.5 pounds
January 19, 2009
- John Riccardi, Williamstown, NJ, Limit Seabass up to 6.5 pounds
- Michael Chen, Philadelphia, PA, Limit Seabass up to 6 pounds
- Had Birchmire, Cherry Hill, NJ, Limit Seabass up to 6.5 pounds
- John Gregg, Springfield, PA, 21 Seabass up to 7.2 pounds, "Pool Winner"
- Tony White, Cape May, NJ, 23 Seabass up to 6.5 pounds
- Mike Murray, Philadelphia, PA, Limit Seabass up to 6 pounds
January 17, 2009
- Larry Rossi, Malvern, PA, Limit Seabass up to 6.5 pounds & "Pool Winner"
- Brian Gindheart, Chestnut Hill, PA, Limit Seabass up to 6 pounds
- Joe Blustein, Vineland, NJ, Limit Seabass up to 6 pounds
- Woodrow Wilson, Philadelphia, PA, Limit Seabass up to 6 pounds
- Patrick Taylor, Queens, NY, Limit Seabass up to 5 pounds
- Charlie Coffie, Queens, NY, Limit Seabass up to 5 pounds
January 10, 2009
- Had Birchmire, Cherry Hill, NJ, Limit Seabass up to 6.5 pounds
- Samuel Ok, Little Neck Queens, NY, Limit Seabass up 6.4 pounds, 11.2 Pollack "Pool Winner"
- Jim Butler, Telford, PA, Limit Seabass up to 5.8 pounds
- Doug Moyer, Schwenksville, PA, Limit Seabass up to 6.1 pounds
- Dave Chapelle, Wayne, PA, 21 Seabass up to 6.0 pounds,1 Blueline Tile- 5.5 pounds
January 6, 2009
- Choi Meen, Edison, NJ, Limit Seabass up to 7.5 pounds
- Ralph Molinaro, N. Haledon, NJ, Limit Seabass up to 7 pounds
- David Kim, East Rutherford, NJ, Limit Seabass up to 7 pounds
- Mike Jung, Queens, NY, Limit Seabass up to 7.5 pounds
Monday, January 5, 2009
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- Brad Warren, Malvern, PA, Limit Seabass up to 5.5 pounds
- The Molinaro's, North Haledon, NJ, Both Limits Seabass up to 6.6 pounds
- Bob Bostick, Havertown, PA, 18 Seabass and "Pool Winner" 7.2 pound Seabass
- Ed McGraff, Bala Cynwyd, PA, Limit Seabass up to 6 pounds
- Paul Tripodi, Havertwown, PA, Limit Seabass up to 6 pounds
- Dennis Muhlenforth, Hockessin, DE, 22 Seabass up to 6.2 pounds
Sunday, January 4, 2009
- Had Birchmier, Cherry Hill, NJ, Limit Seabass up to 5 pounds
- Chris Kobick, Lower Township, NJ, 23 Seabass up to 5 pounds + Bluefish
- Larry Rossi, Malvern, PA, Limit Seabass up to 5 pounds
- Feng Wang, Philadelphia, PA, Limit Seabass up to 5 pounds
- Eric L., Brooklyn, NY, 18 Seabass up to 6.5 pounds "Pool Winner"
- John Zema, Limit Seabass up to 5 pounds
- Bill Smithman & John Kusmanick, Woodburry, NJ, 40 Seabass up to 5 pounds
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