Sodium Big Fish Classic 2026 We will scout extensively. Push ourselves out of the comfort zone. Then form a game plan for tournament day. The Tournament fishing area is 2 hours south of Cape May via a Spirit Airlines flight. This definitely is an added challenge. Wind direction, water temperature, water clarity, tides, and fishing…
One of the advantages of living in close proximity to the areas you fish, is it allows you more time to fish. I had not planned on fishing today, but . As I pulled back on the throttle, I found clear blue water, one of the conditions I was seeking. However, the water temperature…
The extra-large full moon tide, filled the sound with crystal clear ocean water. The view of all the marine life on and around the flats was spectacular. What I thought was a giant striped bass chasing bait, turned out to be a large shark aggressively feeding on striped bass! No time for a picture. It…
Saturday was a beautiful June day for fishing . Every crew I spoke with caught fish. Mater of fact, a record amount of flounder were checked in. The tournament has a friendly family atmosphere. However, the competition and the excitement that accompanies it are in the mix. We had 6 keeper flounder and one weakfish.…
The NJ DEP, NJ F&G, NJ Federation of Sportsmen’s clubs, NJ Outdoor Alliance and the JCAA have been closing in on approval for New Jersey’s first artificial reef site in the Delaware Bay. While the exact site has not been chosen, conditions needed for approval favor the lower bay. This Delaware Bay reef site has the…
One day in November 2008 I was on my way home in my skiff . The sky was blue with big, cumulus clouds and the water looked tropical. The air was cool with the smell of fall. I had left my dock at 2:00 AM to hunt Speckled sea trout. Armed with over four generations…
The flounder fishing has improved in the back bays over the past few days, with a few fishermen catching their limit . However, without question the best flounder fishing this year can be found at the reef sites, with site 11 and the old grounds being the best. Cape May County charter boats returned this…
Jonathon and Wayne traveled in from Louisville Ky., arriving last week. Back bay fishing for founder was on the top of the to do list. Usually they schedule a June Cape May County vacation, to catch the best of the Back Bay flounder bite. However, this year Jon was in Hollywood CA., busy with his…
Yesterday was a good day to be flounder fishing in the back bay areas of Cape May County, NJ. I fished for less than 2 hours and I caught my limit of keeper flounder. I stayed for a few minutes after reaching my limit and caught 3 additional keepers that I released. The area that…
Wayne and Jon traveled 13 hours from Louisville, Kentucky for a few days of flounder fishing in the back waters of Cape May County,NJ. The fishing was slow today but we managed to boat two nice keeper flounder. We fished for 3 hours including the ride in and out. The water temperature was 71 degrees, water clarity…