Following is Friday's Ristori Report as submitted: SL8-15-14-RISTORI REPORTNEW YORK HARBOR TO RARITAN BAYSome large fluke continue to be caught in Raritan Bay whenever there's a decent drift. Jigs generally work best for larger fluke, and Capt. Stan Zagleski of Elaine B II from Highlands said all of the fluke limits Tuesday on that boat were taken on large Gulp. Ambrose Channel is a good bet for bigger fluke, and Phil Sciortino reports from The Tackle Box in Hazlet that Raritan Reach has become another target for larger fluke all the way back to off Prince's Bay. That's been especially the case since the big swell pushed into the bay Wednesday. Short fluke seen to be relatively scarce throughout the bay, and there are hardly any sea robins. Sciortino knows that some croakers are being caught at the Keansburg Pier, along with the snappers that are a sure thing just about everywhere. He's also heard of some triggerfish caught off the Ammo Pier -- an unusual catch in the bay. Crabbing is picking up in the Keyport area as we come off the moon. The Raritan Bay striper bite has finally cooled down, and few boaters are chunking for them after a few shutouts and lots of big smooth dogfish. Yet, those checking out many other spots in the bay continue to do well with a mix of shorts and legal bass. Bluefish hadn't been bothering us during the chunking bite, but mediums are starting to show up now in the bay. Jimmy Morenz, at Julian's Tackle in Atlantic Highlands, says there are some croakers in the Navesink River, but it's nothing like last year. Porgy fishing in the bay remains very poor. Morenz thinks most of them migrated into Long island Sound, but he's heard of some off Breezy Point. Morenz also feels that anglers can catch weakfish in Raritan Bay if they drift worms in the Reach.Snappers are abundant in all inshore waters -- large enough to provide fun for kids, but still small enough for prime bait for large fluke. Capt. Fletcher Chayes of Two Rivers Charters says crabbing is improving in the rivers after a poor start. SANDY HOOK TO MANASQUAN INLETThe big news is that large bluefish are finally back. The Golden Eagle from Belmar had 10-to-14-pounders Monday along with a dolphin in the 20-pound class plus pollock of 20 and 30 pounds. The Flamingo from N.Y. reported a 17-pounder caught offshore of the Mud Buoy. The pee-wee blues that have been keeping the Shore bluefish fleet in business are still around along with some bonito and chub mackerel. Capt. Dave Riback, of the Queen Mary from Point Pleasant said Tuesday's bonito action was the best in over a decade. Snappers are abundant in the surf all along the Shore. They can be converted to fluke baits, but make using Gulp for fluke almost impossible by nipping off the tails. Bob Matthews, at Fisherman's Den in Belmar Marina, reports continued good fluking in Shark River, though most of the bigger fluke are being caught on rough bottoms in the ocean to the north. The return of big blues has been a boon for party boats as they now have something to chum during night trips. Snappers are abundant in the river and surf.POINT PLEASANT TO BARNEGAT INLETJoe Melillo, at Castaways Tackle in Point Pleasant, says Manasquan River fluking is lively when grass isn't a problem. Large fluke were caught last weekend at the south end of Axel Carlsen Reef. Some stripers are being caught at night in Point Pleasant Canal, along with a few blues where it meets the river. The one-blackfish limit can be filled in the canal. The surf has been quiet, but hickory shad and small blues have been caught on metal and teasers when grass isn't a problem -- as it was again Thursday morning. I saw the first cownose ray caught Sunday at Bay Head, and got into a couple myself on Tuesday (see column). The Reel Seat in Brielle reports school bluefin tuna are still available offshore, but results seem to drop off on weekends with all the boat traffic. A night chunking bite of yellowfin tuna has started in the canyons, in addition to the unusual daytime chunking in Lindenkohl Canyon. Ron Bala, at Fisherman's Supply in Point Pleasant says bonito were building up on the Klondike and Manasquan Ridge before the storm. Fluke were coming in over the rail at Manaquan Inlet Thursday morning, though the vast majority are shorts.At Seaside Park, Grumpy's Tackle reports little tunny were spotted Monday in the surf. Those were the first I've heard of within range of surfcasters. Most of the surf action has been on fluke with Gulp, or small blues on bait -- and there are "tons of snappers" in the Island Beach State Park surf. Those fishing bait at night are catching and releasing some brown sharks. Snappers and crabs are abundant on the bay side.Capt. Dave De Gennaro has been loading up with bonito at Barnegat Ridge, where an occasional dolphin is also caught in the blue waters there from his Hi-Flier out of Barnegat. Chumming with grass shrimp in Barnegat Inlet is producing some short stripers, small blues and a few houndfish. De Gennaro finally got into weakfish in Barnegat Bay with the greass shrimp -- catching 1-to-3-pounders on 6-pound spinning tackle. Tony Arcabascio of Bayville says blowfish are finally building up in the bay. Fluking is good in the ocean only if you can fish close to structure. SOUTH JERSEYCapt. Lou Grazioso said the daytime yellowfin tuna chunking in Lindenkohl Canyon was spectacular on Saturday when he fished there with Bob Chervanak on his Lady Dorado from Waretown. They had the tuna boiling on the surface, though they were surprisingly fussy. Dropping to 40-pound leaders and small chunks finally produced six yellowfins.Jim Hutchinson, Sr. reports for the Beach Haven Charter Fishing Association that fluke and sea bass have been producing decent catches on the reefs. Capt. George Finck on Sparetime Charters ran to the canyons to release two white marlin while losing two others -- and then getting into lots of tuna that were mostly released. Capt. Bob Gerkins of Hot Tuna had a limit of yellowfins up to 80 pounds chunking in the daytime. Absecon Bay Sprtsman Center had an interesting report of huge sheepshead being caught at bridges in the back bays. One boater had 13 1/2-and-14-pounders in the morning -- and a 15-pounder that afternoon on Asian crabs. The back bays are also loaded with croaker and small fluke plus some weakfish along with 10-to-30-pound black drum. There was a run of stripers on live eels during the outgoing tide in Mullica River. Large fluke are biting on the ocean reefs along with some sea bass -- and dolphin have been caught not too far offshore. Matt Slobodjian, at Jim's Tackle in Cape May reports the troll bite inshore is still there although a lot more little tunny are showing up on the inshore lumps. There were still dolphin and a few wahoo caught on Sea Isle Ridge and the East Lump, but it's hard to get past the tunny. There were still a couple of small bluefin caught on the Lump, as well as a few wahoo caught on the lumps inside the Elephant Trunk along with some nice gaffer-sized dolphin and a few bluefin and yellowfin tuna. There was nothing inshore on the chunk last week.The best canyon bite turned out to be a daytime chunk bite in Lindenkohl Canyon. Reports of double digit catches of 60-80lb. yellowfin came in from Wednesday to Saturday. Surprisingly the night bite wasn't nearly as good with only a fish or two being picked per boat. There are still bigeyes being caught on the night troll in the Wilmington. Most of the bites seem to be on lures that are either dark in color or that glow. The marlin bite didn't sound too good anywhere. There were a few more good reports from the Cape May Reef on fluke. The Old Grounds are still giving up some nice fluke that seem to be holding best in 80-85 feet on structure. There have also been some good fluke reports from the harbor and backwaters in Cape May. Mark Christopher and his son Mark Jr. had their limit of fluke fishing the harbor Saturday. There are still a lot of shorts in the back, but it sounds like its getting better.The beach bite has been best around the rocks at Cape May Point especially the ones closer to the Lighthouse. There are still plenty of croakers being caught and fluke, while mostly small, are still hanging out around the rocks. END