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6-11-09 Kensdock mako shark fishing, spot picks. 7:00 pm

Excitement is in the air  among shark fishermen in Cape May with the anticipation of the first day of the South Jersey Shark tournament that begins  tomorrow. To my chagrin I am not fishing the tournament tomorrow. If the water condition are good, here is were I would be  shark fishing. If I was not in the Mako Mania Calcutta, I would be fishing for threshers. A thresher  shark will most likely take the heaviest shark in the tournament. The old grounds would be my pick for threshers. For Makos I would be heading to the Elephants trunk. This area is being fished by the commercial scallop boats at this time. The scallops are cleaned at sea and the bellies are thrown over board creating a massive food source. Inside of the elephants trunk there is a pimple a { raise in the sea bottom} I would start my day at this spot. There is  a wreak in the trunk area called the Arlinne {not sure if the spelling is correct} this would be my second pick. If you fish this spot in the morning bring a camora and a gun. Good luck to all, Ken
 
 
The flounder bite was outstanding today in the ocean. The guys I spoke with were fishing  inshore lumps and structure off of wildwood. They caught 18 keepers to 7 pounds.

Kensdock report: Spring 2013 Cape May point, NJ weakfish

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The first couple of weeks in June is  traditionally a great time to be fishing for weakfish in Cape May county, NJ. The rock jetties at Cape May point are an excellent spring weakfish spot. Fishing for weakfish from the beach around the gun mount at Cape May point State Park can also produce some nice weakfish. Even though the area around the gun mount has been filled in with sand, by the beach replenishment program, some nice holes still exists. If you put a little time in you can locate the holes that can be fished from the beach. After locating the holes, you will have to figure out when the weakfish are feeding. The weakfish will feed only  for a very short period of the tide, maybe an hour at any one location. Remember that could leave up to  23 hours that the weakfish will not be feeding! Here is a couple of tips for fishing Cape May point,NJ, the weakfish usually start feeding at the gun mount at the lower part of the tide and by the high tide the weakfish are located at Higbee beach wildlife management area.  The best bet early in the spring or until  the water temperature  has remand 62 degrees for 3 consecutive days, is to use blood worms for bait,   The Cape May way of fishing bloods for weakfish is from a float or bobber with the worm set about 18″ under the float. Wind direction can turn on or shut down the weakfish bite at Cape May point. I have found a very light South wind to be the best for this location. Fishing for weakfish is best when you have a high or low tide at sunrise or sunset. 

6-6-09 Kensdock fishing report 10:25 pm

I had one of the top fisherman in Cape May County, NJ 
 aboard my boat today. ED Teise has won more weakfish tournaments than anybody alive in Cape May County, NJ. We unleashed the dock lines at 6:30 PM. Today we were looking for flounder. We ended up with seven keepers to 23.5flounder 046“. It was a little chilly for June, the up side  no bugs.Water temperature was 63 degrees. The water was not as clear as I like it. I like to  flounder fish hard  while the flounder  are available in the back bay.  This is  a very good week to hunt for weakfish. I know the numbers are down, but if you want to catch weakfish this week traditionally is a top producer. A few weakfish were checked in at Jims’ B&T this morning one was 34”. They had seven weakfish all together. flounder 045

Cape May Mako season 6-5-09 8:00 pm

83000004 A few  basics  to pay attention to when fishing for Mako sharks:
1)  do not leave the dock without a Roffer’s’ report. I get one even though I have up to date reports from commercial fishermen. If you are fishing with a captain that does not know what a Roffer’s report is chances are you are only going for a boat ride!
2) If you are going to compete in the tournaments invest in a Mako magnet they work!  I have seen sharks, tuna and blues come right up and put their nose on the thing.
3)  Makos return to the same wreaks and edges ever year, seek out information as to what areas hold makos when the conditions are right.
4)  a crew with a plan. Every crew member should know how to leader a mako, gaff, shoot and run the boat. 
5)   the first boat on the structure has a significant advantage.  Leave early and run hard! 
6) stay on the structure! not almost on it !
7) make sure your bait is alive and your chum is fresh.  

Spring Weakfish Cape May County,NJ

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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 read the water or fish with someone that does. No special lure or chum will catch fish without that information or ability.