Mark shows a Striped Bass that he caught from the heavy surf.
October 2015 Cape May County, NJ
Keeper Striped Bass bite, during and after the Nor-easter
Author: kensdock
Night striped bass bite continues during the 7 day NE blow, for a few
Justin is one of the few to catch striped bass during this extended NE wind.
The night striped bass bite is the only one to continue, to spite days of NE wind. Everyday the wind blows from the NE the slower the fishing becomes. After a week of NE wind the fishing comes to a halt. To heat the fishing up we need at least 3 days of NW wind. A week of NW wind and the fishing will be on fire. Saltwater fishing is tied directly to the weather conditions. Hopefully, the westerly winds dominate for the rest of the 2015 fall season.
The Atlantic City Advantage
Beach towns from Atlantic City south to Cape May are home to some of the most productive marine environments on plant earth. The waters are clean, and free of heave toxins. Due to the fact the area has always been free of industrial factories. Couple this with space-age sewer systems, where the water is actually drinkable as an end result. The beaches and back bay waters are healthy, safe and beautiful. The shellfish beds are 100% open to harvest due to the superior water quality. The water quality is tested daily, unlike other states and Islands that never test water quality? South Jersey’s natural marine resources have always been the corner stone to the tourist industry. Fishing, boating, white sand beaches, ocean views and so much more.
This is exactly the reason people vacation and buy multi million dollar beach homes in Atlantic and Cape May counties . Atlantic City’s advantage over every other casino town world-wide, is the natural resources found in the region. The Golden Nugget Casino’s Beach n Boat fishing challenge Oct.9-11 is more than a great tournament. It harnesses Atlantic City’s advantage, with this the entire City will ride to the top. Hopefully, other Atlantic City businesses will join the Golden Nugget in focusing on Atlantic City’s Ace in the hole, it’s natural resources!
Check out the details of the Golden Nugget Beach n boat fishing challenge at BeachNBoat.com
New Weakfish study uses tracking device
Local sharpie CJ Polhamus holds up a 2015 tide-runner weakfish. Today tide-runners are just about impossible to catch without a high angling skill set.
It is so refreshing to see this weakfish study taking place. North Carolina saltwater fishermen are financing a comprehensive weakfish study, via saltwater license funds. The weakfish will be tracked using state of the art electronics. The Delaware Bay is a focus point of the study. The North Caroline State University research team and Delaware fish and wildlife staff are working together. They have been busy catching weakfish in the Delaware bay and releasing them with the implanted tracking device. At this point, the reason for the slow recover and the cause of the weakfish stock collapse, has been anybody’s guess. However, after reviewing all the ASMFC weakfish management decisions, it becomes glaringly apparent to me, it was mismanagement by the ASMFC… The tide-runner weakfish population has bounced back from the low of 2009, to the point that skill sharp anglers can target and catch a few. All things considered, this in itself was an amazing come back. . However, the weakfish stock remains out of reach to the average angler. Identifying the problem is the first step to solving any problem. I am confident that this study will put the weakfish on track to a full recovery.
Striped bass on the flats during mid-day
Kept one of today’s striped bass for dinner, a 30″ er.
Beautiful, glass calm gin clear waters. Very quite , zero fishing pressure, no wave runners, absultly nobody around. This makes for a good time to stalk striped bass up on the flats. It is very much like fishing for bonefish on the tropical sand flats. The difference being, striped bass are bigger and strong game fish. Striped bass are caught in a number of ways,trolling,chumming with clams, drifting live eels, all fun. However, catching these world class game fish in the shallow waters of our sand and mud flats, on light tackle or fly rod, is truly sport fishing at its best.
September Striped Bass
One of today’s striped bass
The back bay water was like glass today , I could easily see the pods of mullet, as they moved around the sound without being attacked. Great to see them show up, but I didn’t see any numbers of fish pushing them today. The water clarity has improved to a 7. On a scale of 1-10 with 10 being the clearest. I like to see it hold at an 8 or above for a week to really kick things into action. The water temperature was 70 degrees.
202 lb Cape May Bluefin tuna hits the scale
John Kelleher used his extensive angling skills to land this beauty,
John was fishing on the 52′ Hands off with Captain Mitch Hand. Mitch ranks among the elite White Marlin and tuna fishermen on the east coast. Jim Moores of the Grassy Sound Marina also tied into a giant bluefin during this trip. The crew was pouring water over Jim’s head to cool him, during his extended battle with the bluefin tuna.
Jim Moors to the left, is about 6’6. Consider this, to get a bearing on the size of the fish.
Summer weakfish Bite 2015
Ed Tiese holds up a 2015 summer tide-runner weakfish, for a picture . Ed is among the top weakfish experts in the USA,
There are a few ways to put yourself in great position to catch weakfish under 2015 conditions . However, the best way is to fish with someone who is catching” weakfish. There are a lot of fishing guides today that have 90% of the information on fishing for weakfish, but in 2015 you need 100% of the information to catch.
One of today’s weakfish , that I caught during the daytime tide.
Today’s summer tide-runner weakfish
Ed Tiese gets a picture before releasing one of his August 2015 weakfish.
Big August back bay summer flounder
Chip Gruff shows off a 26.5″ 5.6 lb summer flounder. He caught this beauty in the back bay waters. His crew had a 5 pound plus August summer flounder during their last trip also. Chip Gruff and crew always makes a showing during the locale summer flounder tournament.
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