I attended the ASMFC weakfish hearing in Toms River last night. The asmfc offered 4 options.You can view them all at the asmfc site. The only option that offers a real chance for the weakfish to recover is option 4 Harvest moratorium. The commercial fishermen’s rep was fine with option 4 moratorium. Mostly all the recreational…
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8-4-09 Kensdock fishing report
Tim this is a very tough time of the season to catch keeper flounder in the back bay after about July 15 in our area the bite slows. The only area that has produced keeper flounder in the last couple of days is in and around Hereferds and Townsends Inlet. I would try fishing between Wildwood…
Kensdock fishing report 8-2-09 Help the weakfish
I have been called over the top, crazy, and more by many people that do not share the passion for salt water fishing that I possess for it and other activates in life. Here are a few examples: I was called crazy last December for taking my skiff for a 5 mile ride at 2:00 am…
7-31-09 Kensdock fishing report
Today I hit a couple of spots in the back bay that can produce some big flounder this time of the year. Unfortunately I caught the skunk for the first time this season. The water visibility was good about 6ft.. The water temperature was 67.3. Today pretty much raps up my flounder season. I may…
7-28-09 Kensdock Weakfish meeting/ answers RFA and Charter ass. President Tony Bogan
I have been bashed by JHutchinson of the RFA and Tony Bogon of the Charter boat ass. for urging people and their members to speak for them self’s by sending comments to the ASMFC asking for a closure of commercial fishing for weakfish and a closure of recreational fishing during the spawn. Here…
7-17-09 Kensdock fishing report 7-18-09 6:30 pm update
MID ATLANTIC TUNA TOURNAMENT WEIGH IN RESULTS : The over the top crew finishes a great day on the water. They are in the hunt with a 159 blue fin they caught today. The crew of the Liquidity is all smiles after weighing in a 163 pound blue fin.The crew from the South Jersey Marina does an world class…
7-17-09 Kensdock report {weakfish meeting} 2:00 pm
I urge everyone to demand that the management board give the weakfish population a chance to rebuild .The only way this can be achieved is by closing the harvest to commercial fishing totally for two years and closing the recreational harvest during the spawning season. If there is anyway possibly please attend this meeting. Best,Ken…
6-25-09 Kensdock fishing report
morning The yellowfin tuna bite turned on yesterday the 51′ pez machine sportfisher boated over 40 yellowfin and dolphin to ten pounds. They were fishing the lindinkohl. They were the only boat in the area. This is the kind of situation tuna fishermen wait for! When I woke up this morning I was tripping…
Spring Weakfish Cape May County,NJ
Weakfish have always been one of the pleasures of spring in Cape May County NJ. True spring arrives here with the news of the first weakfish and Black Drum being caught. Today with the weakfish population at a low point it is imperative you have intimate knowledge of the areas you fish. You also need the ability to…