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Atlantic Ocean - September 15th, 2009
supplied by: Beach Haven Charter Fishing Association
RECORDED: 
72 °
FISHING: Great
Some of the captains of the Beach Haven Charter Fishing Association have been busy the past week or so despite the very nasty weather we have been experiencing. Captain Adam Nowalski on the “Karen Ann II” was able to get a fishing trip in over a week ago in a window between storms. Other members of the scheduled group cancelled except for John Skarbek. On their trip out to the sea bass waters, Captain Adam checked out some marks on his machine and spotted a big school of croaker. They caught a half dozen on 2 drops and headed out for the sea bass. A couple of stops resulted in some good fish mostly over 2-pounds. They then returned to the croakers for some of the finest 45 minutes of fishing imaginable. It was non-stop catching with croakers to over 18-inches, bluefish in the 1-3 lb. range, and about a 40 lb. brown shark harassing the hooked croakers.
Capt. Fran Verdi of “The Dropoff” and “Cousins” has made a decision to start tagging Striped Bass for this fall season. This development came about after discussions with the American Littoral Society about the program. He will be tagging fish in the Little Egg Inlet area and will offer all of his clients a chance to get a fish tagged in their name. Fish that are legal size will be harvested but any undersized fish will be tagged this year. Tags have been ordered and should be here anytime now. If you would like more information on the program please take a look online at link.http://www.littoralsociety.org/fish_tagging.aspx For additional information on the BHCFA go to their website at www.fishbeachhaven.com
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Atlantic Ocean - September 8th, 2009
supplied by: Beach Haven Charter Fishing Association
RECORDED:
74 °
FISHING: Good
The captains of the Beach Haven Charter Fishing Association have begun making the preparations for the upcoming shift from summer to fall fishing. Captain Adam Nowalski of the “Karen Ann” reports he will be targeting sea bass and croakers in September.
Captain Adam says the drop in air temperatures will soon bring a drop in water temperatures provoking a hotter bite from the sea bass. He also is looking for some good croaker action in the ocean.
Meanwhile Captain George Finck of “Sparetime Charters” had Richard and Allison Trosko and their two sons out for a half day fishing trip in the bay. The boys had a nice catch of bluefish, really enjoyed the steady action.
Captain Fran Verdi of the “Dropoff” is already planning to start fishing for stripers after the October full moon. Until then, he will be wreck fishing and maybe trying to zero in on some blackfish.
Additional information on the association can be found at www.BHCFA.com
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Atlantic Ocean - August 31st, 2009
supplied by: Beach Haven Charter Fishing Association
RECORDED:
78 °
FISHING: Great
Captain George Finck of the Beach Haven Charter Fishing Association has been finishing up the summer season with some very successful days on his boat, “Sparetime.”
His most enjoyable day recently was when he had his son Steve, 8 year old grandson Eric, and friend Patrick Gorman out for a day of reef fishing off Long Beach Island. Not only did the crew have a nice catch of fluke and sea bass, young Eric took honors with a 5.5 pound fluke.
Another day saw Captain George take the James Ryan party out to the Little Egg Reef for another banner day with the fluke and sea bass. He ended the week with the Brian Cood family from Long Island who had the time of their life with fluke, sea bass, and some nice bluefish.
Additional information on the Beach Haven Charter Fishing Association can be found at their website www.fishbeachhaven.com
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Atlantic Ocean - August 25th, 2009
supplied by: Beach Haven Charter Fishing Association
RECORDED:
80 °
FISHING: Excellent
The captains of the Beach Haven Charter Fishing Association are reporting the best summer flounder action of the summer. With the season coming to a close on September 4, they plan to fish every chance they can.Captain Adam Nowalsky of the “Karen Ann II” reports the best week of fluke fishing on the ocean mainly between Atlantic City and Long Beach Island until the effects of Hurricane Bill began to be felt. He had a group out from the Hamilton Post Office that caught nearly 100 fluke with 20 keepers to 27-inches. Another day he had the Bill Bruner party from Shamong out for a limit catch of fluke with multiple fish between 23-25 inches.Captain Lindsay Fuller on the “June Bug” had a great family fishing day with Joe and his two boys along with his Uncle Sal and his niece. They began with as many Taylor bluefish as they wanted just north of the inlet on Bud’s Birds and small Clark Spoons. They then tried to find some croakers but had no luck. They went to the Atomic Lump for fast action on small fluke, but only one keeper. All of the Fluke were caught on Wide Gap hooks, mostly 2/0. These hooks are similar to circle hooks and usually hook Fluke behind the bone in the top of their jaws. We only had a single Fluke all day that was bleeding at all.Once they decided to head in, the calm seas of the early morning had turned to noticeable swells from the onset of Hurricane Bill.Captain John Koegler reports he had two good ocean sea bass trips on the “Pop’s Pride.” He says he is catching more keeper sea bass and fluke than at any time this summer. The sea bass have finished their annual spawning period and bigger fish are now biting. He also had a bay trip with a ratio of one keeper for every three caught which is a definite improvement. He is also finding quite a few small blues around 1-2 pounds. Additional information on the BHCFA can be found at the association’s website at www.fishbeachhaven.com
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Atlantic Ocean - August 18th, 2009
supplied by: Beach Haven Charter Fishing Association
RECORDED:
84 °
FISHING: Excellent
As the ocean water temperatures near 80-degrees, the fishing for the boats of the Beach Haven Charter Fishing Association has been heating up.Captain Adam Nowalsky of the “Karen Ann II” out of Great Bay Marina reports water temperatures in the upper 70’s and a mixed bag of fish as a result. He reports lots of action on sea bass, fluke, triggerfish, and small blues along with some stories of good sized mahi-mahi, cobia, and big brown sharks. Recent trips on the “Karen Ann II” included the Caruth family of Royersford, Pa., who saw birthday boy Brandon celebrate his 11th with a triggerfish and bluefish. The Bujak family of Drexel Hill, Pa. had a fair catch of sea bass to 2-pounds along with a 20-inch fluke. Bill Bruner had a trip with sea bass to 3 pounds and a 22-inch fluke. Captain Adam’s other trips included the Salisbury House Group of Pottstown, Pa, the Holman Auto Group of Maple Shade, and the Sutphen family of Somerville who all found action on a mix of sea bass and fluke. Captain Frank Camarda on the “Miss Beach Haven” reports decent fishing over the weekend despite problems getting a good drift going. On Saturday there were a lot of fluke caught with a keeper ratio of 10-1. The pool winner was “Pizza Pete” from Mystic Island with a 5.5-pound sea bass. Sunday was more of the same with Mike Emers the high hook with 5 keeper fluke, and William Post the pool winner with a 4.5-pound fluke. Captain George Finck of “Sparetime Charters” had a nice combination of inshore and offshore fishing trips last week. One day he had the Laird family of Nebraska out for a good catch of fluke and sea bass. They also trolled up 20 bluefish. Another day he had his son Steve and grandson Eric out in the ocean for a nice catch of small fluke and sea bass. Both the flies and fish were biting. Then on Friday he took Ken Lieb and friends out on a canyon trolling trip. They returned with four nice yellowfin tuna along with four 20-pound class mahi-mahi. On Sunday Captain George was back inshore with Milan and Elliott Indrisek for a good catch of sea bass and fluke. Young Elliot topped the day with a 22-inch fluke. Captain Dave Wittenborn on the “Compass Rose” is raving over the fishing he has experienced the past few days. On Friday, he had Sarah Brown and her family out for a half day of bottom fishing. They experienced nearly non-stop action of fluke and sea bass topped by Sarah’s 4-pound sea bass. On Saturday Captain Dave took some friends out for some offshore fishing near the Carteret Canyon. Within 7 minutes they had a mahi-mahi on and steady action throughout the day. They ended the day with 7 mahi-mahi, 2 skip jack, 1 yellow-fin tuna, 1 blue marlin, and 1 white marlin. .
On Sunday Captain Dave had another great trip to the reef with Peter Ruel and crew. They were greeted with near perfect conditions, and the fish cooperated. They filled the fish box with 13 keeper fluke to 4.5 lbs plus countless releases of fluke and sea bass. Additional information on the association can be found at www.BHCFA.com
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Atlantic Ocean - August 12th, 2009
supplied by: Beach Haven Charter Fishing Association
RECORDED:
80 °
FISHING: Great
Some of the captains of the Beach Haven Charter Fishing Association are reporting very good action in the ocean on fluke and sea bass. For the most party the fish are biting very well, but the keeper fluke are still tough to come by.Captain Frank Camarda on the headboat “Miss Beach Haven” reports the fluke fishing has been pretty good in the ocean for the past week with a good mix of keepers and shorts. The water temperature is currently right around 73-degrees. Captain Frank adds that the bay fishing has also been decent as the fluke are making their way to the ocean. He has also seen a few cocktail sized bluefish and some croakers around. Captain George Finck of “Sparetime Charters had Phil McNeil out last week with son Carter and daughter Sidney for a day of bottom fishing. He reports the kids especially enjoyed the nice weather along with a nice catch of both sea bass and fluke. Another day he had Kevin Kernan and son Jack out for a nice catch of sea bass and short fluke. Captain George reports keeper fluke are hard to come by some days. Over the weekend he had the McCauley’s and Smiths out for bottom fishing. The fishing was great despite a lack of keeper fluke, but they were happy to put a mix of sea bass, fluke, and bluefish in the fish box. Captain Dave Wittenborn had Sarah Brown and family out last Friday on the “Compass Rose” celebrating Dad’s 60th. The conditions were excellent in the ocean, and the fish cooperated with practically non-stop action for some five hours. The happy party returned to the dock with six nice keeper fluke, several sea bass, and released at least 20 shorts. Captain Dave had even better action on Saturday for Dave Nyre and his crew. He said he did not even have time to eat lunch the fishing was so constant. Besides well over 50 throwbacks, they had 16 keeper fluke. He went through extra bait he had brought and was cutting up strips of sea robin and fluke bellies which produced well. Captain Lindsay Fuller had a canyon t rip on the “June Bug” Monday of all lawyers including a justice on the Pennsylvania Supreme Court. They left prior to midnight Sunday night and were fishing at 4:30. They small yellowfin tuna at the drop at 100 fathoms but there were only 3 keepers out of the 10 caught. Despite their size they hit hard and fought like bigger fish. Around noon they hooked a larger fish but it bent the 12/0 forged carbon steel hook right at the boat. The fish appeared to be at least 80-pounds. Captain Lindsay worked weed lines in the afternoon and picked up a half dozen nice mahi-mahi. For additional information on the BHCFA go to their website at www.fishbeachhaven.com
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Atlantic Ocean - August 4th, 2009
supplied by: Beach Haven Charter Fishing Association
RECORDED: 
82 °
FISHING: Excellent
! The boats of the Beach Haven Charter Fishing Association have been catching a wide variety of fish in different locations the past several days.Captain Carl Sheppard on the “Star Fish” reports Captain Vic went reef fishing last week off Beach Haven and caught plenty of black sea bass on the Garden Sate South Reef along with some fluke and bluefish. On Saturday Captain Carl went to the Barnegat Ridge for some nice sized bonito and Spanish mackerel plus some bluefish on the way in. Sunday was more of the same at the Barnegat Ridge for bonito and mackerel along with skipjack and frigate mackerel. Captain John Koegler on “Pop’s Pride” has also had a couple of good days on the bonito. He reports these are not the same bonito caught in the southern waters and make great table fare. Despite stormy weather and some rough seas, Captain George Finck of “Sparetime Charters” and a member of the Beach Haven Charter Fishing Association has been able to put together a couple of bottom fishing trips. On one trip he slipped out between thunderstorms with Joe Hogan, his dad George and son Jack to the Little Egg Reef. They managed a nice catch of sea bass and fluke despite the rough seas. On another trip Captain George had his son Bill and grandson Billy along with some friends out for some fishing in Little Egg Inlet. Although they had no keepers, they enjoyed plenty of action on fluke, sea robins, and dogfish.
Captain Frank Camarda on the “Miss Beach Haven” reported a tough day last Saturday with just a couple of sea bass and a handful of keeper fluke. The pool winner was Darl Vanduler from Hamilton Township with a 6.4-pound fluke
The results were much better Sunday as the anglers on the boat had good action pretty much all day. The high hook was Mike Emers with 4 keeper fluke, and the pool winner today as Cheeseman John with a 4-pound fluke. Additional information on the association can be found at www.BHCFA.com
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Atlantic Ocean - July 28th, 2009
supplied by: Beach Haven Charter Fishing Association
RECORDED:
74 °
FISHING: Good
BHCFA Notes Captain John Koegler of the boat “Pop’s Pride” reports good fishing for the past couple of weeks. He says fluke have shown up in Little Egg Inlet in good numbers, but not sizes. Only a few have been large enough to keep, but the anglers on board enjoyed catching and releasing fish. He finished off the trip by moving a little into the ocean and catching some good numbers of keeper sea bass.On a previous trip Captain John landed two large mahi-mahi while tuna fishing. In addition, they lost a bluefin tuna right at the boat when the hook pulled. Looking to the future, Captain John reports bluefin action is improving daily, and Atlantic bonito and bluefish have been returning to the Barnegat Ridges. Captain Carl Sheppard on the “Starfish” has been fishing both inshore at the reefs where he found some nice black sea bass and offshore at the 40-Fathom Line where he has found bluefin tuna and mahi-mahi.
Captain Dave Wittenborn on the “Compass Rose” reports his sea bass action is good. He fished the GS South Reef and had near perfect conditions all morning. He estimates catching 40 sea bass with a few big enough for the dinner table. There were a few double headers.
When the winds and seas kicked up around 1:00, Captain Dave made a couple of drifts by the OPT research buoys. They picked up a keeper fluke along with a short. Additional information on the association can be found at www.BHCFA.com
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Atlantic Ocean - July 20th, 2009
supplied by: Beach Haven Charter Fishing Association
RECORDED:
76 °
FISHING: Great
Despite water temperatures that have been changing as much as 10 degrees from one day to the next, the captains of the Beach Haven Charter Fishing Association have been putting together some nice catches.
Captain Adam Nowalsky of the “Karen Ann II” sailing from Great Bay Marina
reports continued good weather and catching for anglers in southern Ocean County. Fluke continue to migrate out of the bays, with mostly smaller fish remaining in the bay. He says the majority of the keeper sized fluke are now coming from the ocean. The sea bass bite is dominated by sub-legal fish. This is a good sign for the future. Virginia's fleet of menhaden reduction boats were off Long Beach Island last week, working their way back south. If you see a fleet of a half dozen larger commercial boats with smaller sets of boats around them and a spotter plane flying overhead, give them a wide berth because they don't have much courtesy for the recreational
fishermen while setting their purse seine nets. In fishing highlights, Captain Adam said the Bender family from Bethlehem, Pa. led by 7-year old Luke ”The Boaterman” had a nice catch of big black sea bass. Another day he had a group of Seton Hall Alumni for “A Day With The Pirates.” They had a good catch of mostly black sea bass with Jerry Walker leading the way.Captain Dave Wittenborn of the “Compass Rose” found his fluke bite slowing with west winds and accompanying cooler water temperatures. Captain Dave solved that problem by fishing offshore some 8 miles where the deeper water was warmer. He said it was “Drop and reel” with a lot of shorts, but some real nice sea bass up to 5-pounds. Last week’s fishing was inconsistent for Captain Frank Camarda and the “Miss Beach Haven.” A lot has to do with water temperatures and the amount of grass and seaweed in the water. On the ocean trips there have been some jumbo sea bass up to 4 lbs and fluke to 6-pounds. Nina from Bordentown was Saturday’s pool winner with a 6-pounder. Sunday’s conditions were poor most of the morning, and they concentrated on sea bass until a breeze arrived and the fluke started to bite. High hook was Tom Hook from Manahawkin.with 3 nice size fluke and a couple of sea bass. Pool winner today was the duke of fluke himself, Ted Alves of Mount Holly, with a 5-pound fluke. Additional information on the association can be found at www.BHCFA.com
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Atlantic Ocean - July 14th, 2009
supplied by: Beach Haven Charter Fishing Association
RECORDED: 
75 °
FISHING: Great
The boats of the Beach Haven Charter Fishing Association are seeking fish both offshore and inshore at this point in the season.Captain Lindsay Fuller and the “June Bug” fished a bachelor party on Saturday hosted by dad Marty for son Andy due to wed in September. While they worked offshore a little further than an inshore trip normally would go, they didn’t find any bluefin tuna on the lumps and holes northeast of the 28 Mile Wreck. Andy did get tired out on a nice Mahi on the long rigger way back. The sea conditions were super. Captain Lindsay noticed unusually high numbers of squid between 30' and the canyons. What he doesn't understand is why various game fish. are not all over this huge biomass. Captain Fran Verdi ran an open boat Saturday on the “Drop Off” They fished in 75 to 100 feet of water and found a nice pick of sea bass. The water temp was 71 degrees, and they filled the box with 8 keeper sea bass and 2 bluefish. On Sunday Captain Fran had the Ben Allicker party on board at the reef for sea bass and fluke but only found short fish in 50-55 feet of water. They headed in close to shore to drift for fluke and did pickup up a keeper to go with several throwbacks there. On Monday the Dave Diaz family with two young daughters had a great time catching short fluke around the inlet on the incoming tide. Both little girls managed to catch their first fish.Captain Carl Sheppard of the “Starfish” reports finding “lots of black bass” on the reefs, especially the Garden State South. On another trip he found lots of small sea bass on the Little Egg Reef but few keepers. He attributes this to it being their breeding season. On Saturday he had a party of 11 anglers that caught over 50 sea bass, sea robins, ling, blues, and one keeper fluke. The largest sea bass was about three pounds.Captain Dave Wittenborn of the “Compass Rose” spent a week at the Outer Banks and visited a couple of his favorite marinas-Pirate's Cove in Manteo and the Oregon Inlet Fishing Center. He says the boats were loaded down with yellowfin tuna and mahi-mahi.Captain Dave adds that he hopes this is a good sign of things to come for the canyons within reach of the BHCFA’s boats out of Beach Haven as they gear up for offshore trips later this summer and fall. Capt. Adam Nowalsky of the “Karen Ann II” reports he did not get out fishing this past week as his boat received her annual maintenance. Captain Adam reports hearing of some nice mahi-mahi being trolled in the 30-40 mile range along with some bluefin in the 40-80 pound class.He adds there have been good catches of smallish yellowfin tuna in the offshore canyons from the Lindenkohl to the Hudson. Additional information on the association can be found at www.BHCFA.com
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