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October 15, 2014

Hello everyone!  While we are anxiously waiting for the Saturday sea bass opener, the wind forecast for this weekend looks
pretty darn awful.  That said, it looks like we're crossing our fingers for our first trip after the weekend(HOPEFULLY
MONDAY!).  Please, stay tuned and give us a call to make your reservations today!


October 12, 2014

Hello all!  Long time, no update.  For that, I apologize.  Just did a trip to Disney World with my wife, our daughters, and her
family and had a blast.  Now, we are ready for sea bass!  October 18th can't get here soon enough.  Dates for the fall are
filling fast, so give us a call or email to book your dates TODAY!

September 23, 2014

We made it out today for a six hour trip with Shawn, Traci, TJ, Chuck, and Terry.  With the fluke bite about done, we decided to
do a mixed bag trip and boy was it a good time!  We had non stop action the whole trip and ended up with a beautiful cooler of
mixed fish including 19 big trigger fish, a few big croakers, a few nice porgies, a few blowfish, and a bunch of 1lb bluefish.  
Great day!  

September 18, 2014

Rob Lukens and his group were aboard today for their charter.  We fished for fluke for the first half of the day, but after fishing
a number of spots from shallow to deep, it just wasn't happening for us or anyone else.  It pains me to say it but judging from
the number of aggressively biting little fish and lack of larger keeper sized fish, I would say the recent winds have pushed a
large number of the keeper fluke beyond our grasp.  No matter, we turned our attention a bit shallower and finished up the day
fishing for trigger fish and put a nice box of 21 triggers including some big slabs in the box!

September 16, 2014

Jay, Jim, Pat, Ron, Don, and Chuck were aboard today for an open boat fluke trip.  We shoved off and the weather this
morning was less than agreeable.  We found ourselves starting the day in 15 to 20 knots of south wind and heavy rain.  
Ironically, this is when the fluke bit the best for us.  Once the rain stopped and the wind shifted from stiff south to stiff west, the  
bite slowed quite a bit.  All told, we had a nice catch of 16 keepers including two around 7 pounds and more shorts than I could
count.  We also threw back a number of large sea bass, too.

September 15, 2014

Lots of windy weather the last ten days.  Not knowing what to expect, we shoved off on our first fluke trip in a while with Lee,
Joe, Brian, Tom, Pete, and Dave.  We fished a variety of spots in a bit deeper water, and had excellent fishing with tons of
short fluke and 28 beautiful keepers making the box.  GREAT DAY!

September 5, 2014

Today saw some of the best fluke fishing of the summer season!  The weather looks like it goes in the tank for about four days
after today, but what a day to give you a nice high to ride!  We had Shawn, Traci, Greg, TJ, my dad Rich, and Billy aboard
today.  We fished several of our favorite September fluke areas today, and boxed a boat limit of fluke including one of the
largest of the year for Dr Greg at 8.22lbs and 28".  We also released a number of 3 to 5 pound fish once we had our limit.  It
was epic fluke fishing for sure!  Thanks guys!

September 4, 2014

Mark, Ryan, Adam, his dad, Josh, and Tom were aboard today for their open boat fluke trip.  Once again, good fishing was
had!  We boxed 20 keeper fluke, released a lot of shorts, and had a big school of small mahi mahi around the boat for a while
and while we were only able to put one in the boat we did hook a few that got off and had a lot of bites on a swim shad that
was a little big but very entertaining to watch them slamming it!  Great day!

September 3, 2014

With a crew of Chuck, Pete, Dave, Ron, Chubby, and Andrew, we shoved off for the fluke grounds.  We had a great day in
some beautiful weather, boxing 30 fluke for the day to 6 pounds and releasing a lot of shorts, too!  Awesome day, guys!  
THANK YOU!

August 30, 2014

Another great day on the fluke grounds!  We had Adam Rizzo aboard with Mike, Marco, Gerry, Jamie, and George.  We fished
a variety of spots today and had a real good bite on one of them and a pick on a couple others.  The guys put 23 keeper fluke
in the box today...our two biggest a pair of 6 to 6.5 pound fish and the rest of our fish mostly 20 to 23 inch fish.  GREAT day!

August 29, 2014

Greg, Shawn, Traci, Jeff, Chuck, and TJ were aboard today and once again fluking was fantastic!  We had a great bite
throughout the trip with the guys putting a boat limit of fish together and the biggest of the day for Chuck pushing 8 pounds.  
We had a lot of other beautiful fish, as well!  Awesome day!

August 27, 2014

Pete, Dave, TJ, Rob, Jake, and Jesse were aboard today and fluke fishing was outstanding!  The guys did a heck of a job
putting a boat limit of fluke together with a bunch of 3 to 5 pound fish in the mix and the biggest few of the day in the 5-7
pound range.  Awesome trip!

August 26, 2014

We had a shorter trip out today with John and Vince.  We started out fluke fishing and put a few nice fish in the box and
releasing a bunch of shorts.  We also had a few real nice sea bass.  Switching gears, we tried for trigger fish on the way in.  
We didn't find the mother load, but did get a couple and enough for the guys to try at their next fish fry.  Thanks fellas!

August 22, 2014

Jerry Drumm, Mike, Mike, Joe, and Donny were aboard today.  Despite the forecasted 5 knots of wind throughout the morning,
we fought 15 to 20 knots of easterly wind and big white capping seas all day!  NOT ideal fluke conditions by a LOOONG shot.  
However, the guys fished hard and boxed a dozen keeper fluke to 5 pounds despite the as Mike put it "deplorable conditions."  
Thanks guys and great job in the slop!

August 21, 2014

Today saw one of the best fluke bites of the season!  We had Tom, Bill, Shawn, Traci, Clyde, and Ron aboard, and we blasted
the fish at a few different spots, tallying a boat limit of fish to 6.5lbs with many 3 to 5 pound fish coming over the rail.  An
awesome day for sure!

August 18, 2014

Dave Hedrick, John, Dave, Bob, TJ, and Chuck were aboard today.  Once again, fishing was good!  We boxed up 17 keepers
today, and the small, short fish were biting fast and furious, as well.  We easily had 150 shorts today as at times you couldn't
keep the little guys off the bucktails.  Lot of fun with a great crew!

August 17, 2014

Adam Rizzo and the boys were aboard today for their fluke charter and fishing was fantastic once again!  It started off a little
slow, but after a move off the beaten path, we got on a frenzy bite that lasted a couple of hours and the guys boxed 25
beautiful fluke in short order!  GREAT DAY!

August 16, 2014

Another fantastic day on the Cape May fluke grounds!  Bill, Bill, and yes another Bill were aboard with Greg and Greg along
with Ed.  Fishing was very steady throughout the trip with the best keeper to throwback ratio of the year and the guys put a
boat limit of fluke together in short order with fish to 7 plus pounds!  GREAT DAY!

August 15, 2014

Chuck, Shawn, Traci, Greg, Pete, and Richie were aboard today.  It was our first day back out after a few days of wind, but the
fishing was good!  It was a little breezier than initially forecast, but we had a good steady pick early on and then when the wind
dropped out, we made a move a little deeper and it was game on big time with the guys capping off a boat limit of fluke with
many 3 to 6 pound fish in the mix!  GREAT JOB, GUYS!

August 11, 2014

Back out today with Dave, John, Larry, Larry, Steve, and Pete.  FIshing was good!  We got on them pretty good early before
the wind came up, and then it slowed just a bit before making a move to shallower water where we were able to get on another
good bite to finish the day.  We boxed a beautiful catch of 21 fluke, with the biggest at just over 6 pounds.  GREAT DAY!

August 10, 2014

We didn't fish yesterday as it was my wife's birthday, but we were back out today with Greg, Bruce, Mike, Meghan, Jim, and his
son.  Fishing was excellent!  We had a fantastic day putting a limit of fluke in the box with fish to over 7 pounds!  Great job,
guys!

August 8, 2014

We had an open boat crew aboard today with Greg, Greg, Shawn, Traci, Jeff, and Ed.  Fishing was outstanding.  The fluke
were snapping and lots of nice 4 to 6 pound fish were in the mix.  We limited out the boat with 35 keepers and the biggest of
the day went to Shawn at over 7 pounds.  Great job!  Anthony Lafferty and crew were aboard this afternoon for a 4 hour
trigger fish trip and we did excellent with young Don being high hook and the crew caught nearly 40 triggers!  Awesome job,
everyone!

August 5, 2014

Eddie Paone and company were aboard today and gave deep water bucktailing their first foray.  They did an awesome job,
boxing 15 fluke to 5 pounds and catching and releasing lots of shorts!  In the afternoon, Traci, Shawn, and their buddies
hopped on for a 4 hour afternoon trip and we smashed the trigger fish!  An absolute blast!

August 4, 2014

Tim and company were aboard today for our first day out after a hard southwest blow.  We got on very steady fishing
throughout the trip with a very nice catch of 17 fluke making the box.  Great job out there guys!   

August 1, 2014

Greg, Shawn, Traci, Jeff, Clyde, and Chuck were aboard today and fishing was fantastic...best fluke bite of the season!  Drop
and reel action all day with 34 keepers making the box to 5 pounds.  GREAT DAY!

July 31, 2014

Beautiful day out there today!  We had a great open boat group out today and the guys put together a very nice catch of 19
fluke to 6 pounds and a lot of shorts, too.  Great day!

July 30, 2014

Pete, John, Chuck, Bud, Pete, and Richie were out today.  Wind against tide in the morning shut the bite down as the drift was
all over the place.  As the day progressed, the drift improved and we were able to put 10 fluke in the box including a few fish in
the 4 to 5 pound range.  

July 29, 2014

Vince was aboard with Shawn and Traci for their fluke charter.  Fishing in a stiff northwest wind, the guys had awesome fishing
with their 15 keeper limit hitting the box including some beautiful 4 to 5 pound fish.  

July 26, 2014

It was a little sloppy today on the grounds, but our crew of TJ, Shawn, Traci, Bill, Ed, and Kevin fished hard and brought back 9
fluke to over 7 pounds and released a lot of shorts, too.

July 25, 2014

Dustin, Mike, Greg, Ed, Tom, and Jeff were aboard today for a good day on the fluke grounds.  15 keepers made the box
including some beautiful fish and lots of shorts to keep the rods bent.  Thanks guys!

July 23, 2014

We had Chuck, Pete. Paul, Norm, Carson, and Dave aboard today.  Similar fishing to yesterday, with a sporadic bite.  Once
again, the crew fished their tails off and boxed another 11 fluke including three beautiful fish in the 5.5 to 7 pound range
among other nice quality fish.  Thanks very much, guys!

July 22, 2014

Chuck, Don, Steve and his father in law, Joe, and Clyde were aboard for an open fluke trip today.  This was our first trip back
out after a couple days of hard northeast.  We found a scratchy, sporadic bite, but the guys fished hard and boxed 11 fluke to
5.5lbs along with a few sea bass.  Thanks guys!

July 19, 2014

Rich Grecko and company were aboard today for their six hour fluke trip.  We had some tough conditions today, with winds
from the east around 15 knots which made for a tough drift.  We were able to box a few nice fish and throw back a bunch
before calling it a day.  Thanks guys!

July 18, 2014

We had an open boat trip aboard today with Greg, Jeff, Jeff, Shawn, Traci, and TJ.  Fishing was good!  We had a good bite
early that died off a bit during slack water, but it picked up good at the end of the day.  The guy's boxed 24 keeper fluke today
with fish 6 pounds making the box.  NICE day!

July 17, 2014

We had Joe Drozd and his charter aboard for their 6 hour fluke trip today.  Fishing was decent, and the guys boxed 7 fluke
including some nice 3 to 5 pounders and released a bunch of shorts, too. Thanks guys!

July 12, 2014

We had the pleasure to fish the Sterling Harbor Duke of Fluke tournament today with my wife Tracy, Rocco, and Greg aboard.  
We had an absolutely fantastic day of fluke fishing!  While we didn't place in the top 3 this year, we had the best day of fluke
fishing of the season with our limit of 20 fish easily hitting the box and most of the fish between 3.5 pounds and 5.5 pounds.  It
was a beautiful day on the water and thanks to my crew for being a part of it!  

July 11, 2014

Greg, Rocco, Greg, Shawn, Traci, and Tom were aboard today for an open boat fluke trip and fishing was good.  We started
in shallower water, and picked a handful of fish including a beautiful 7.5 pounder for Rocco.  Moving a bit deeper, we got into
some good fishing with the guys boxing 25 fluke for the day to 7.5lbs and we also had numerous shorts mixed in, as well.  
Thanks everyone!

July 10, 2014

Good afternoon, everyone!  We had Jay Perry aboard today with Vince, Tom, and Jay, Sr.  Fluke fishing was decent and the
guys did a great job of putting some very nice fish in the box!  We boxed a dozen keeper fluke to 5 pounds today, along with a
handful of nice sea bass, too.  Thanks guys!  

July 8, 2014

Hello all!

My wife and I have been married for ten years this July, so we just returned from a week long trip to celebrate our anniversary.  
We will be back fishing on Thursday as it has been pretty windy yesterday, today, and big seas tomorrow.  Check back for
updates!

June 23, 2014

Dave, Ed, Matt, Charlie, Sam, and Norm were aboard today.  We started out fluking, but right out of the gate it didn't have the
right feel with a super sloppy, non existent drift and some funky bright green water covering the fluke grounds.  So, mid
morning we switched gears and ran offshore with some clams to fish some hard structure and we were able to box some
beautiful sea bass to 4 pounds, one very nice cod for Matt, and a handful of ling.  Thanks for coming out today, guys!

June 22, 2014

Greg, Bruce, Shawn, Traci, Chuck, and Chris fished with us today and fished hard through quite a bit more wind than the
weather man called for.  Battling through less than ideal conditions, the crew boxed 15 keeper fluke with Bruce nabbing high
hook honors and also boxing our two largest of the day between 5 and 7 pounds.  Great job, guys!

June 21, 2014

Bill, Ed, Bill, Liz, Tom, and James fished for fluke with us today and fishing was good!  We had a very nice bite early, a little lull
at slack water, and finished up with a decent bite, too.  23 keepers made the box today with Jimmy Lee having the hot hand,
but everyone got in on the action today and as has been the case a very nice quality to the keepers.  Thanks everyone!

June 20, 2014

Greg, Rocco, Chad, Richie, Brendan, and Rob were aboard today.  Fluke fishing was good once again!  The guys had a great
time catching fluke throughout the trip with 20 keepers making the box and once again a number of beautiful fish in the 3 to 5
pound range coming over the rail and Greg getting the trip's biggest at 7 pounds.  Thanks guys!

June 19, 2014

John, Josh, Mike, Mike, TJ, and my father Rich were aboard today for an open boat fluke trip.  We had good fishing throughout
the day today with some really nice quality fluke coming aboard.  TJ was the hot hand today, but everyone got some nice fish
and we ended the trip with 21 keeper fluke in the box to 6 pounds and plenty of shorts mixed in to keep it very interesting.  
Thanks guys!

June 18, 2014

Pete Esposito was aboard today with Joe and John for their fluke charter.  We had steady fishing throughout today and the
guys combined for 10 keeper fluke to 6 pounds and also had a bunch of shorts mixed in to keep things interesting.  Lots of fun
today and beautiful weather to boot!  

June 17, 2014

Bob Curtain and his 8 year old son Zach were aboard today along with Mike Biencone and his young son Ethan.  We also Joe
Baron aboard.  We started out looking for fluke close to home to see how the bite was.  We caught some shorts before
switching gears and running a little further off to check out some sea bass grounds.  We got on a decent bite of sea bass with
a nice mess of sea bass and ling making the box!  The young guys had a great time with drop and reel action at times and
some nice sea bass in the mix!

June 16, 2014

Charlie Bevin and his group were aboard today along with TJ.  Fluking was much improved today.  We had a pick of fish
throughout the day with the best of our fishing towards the end of the trip.  The crew put a dozen nice fluke in box to 5 pounds
along with a couple of surprise croakers and they also released a small brown shark.  Fun trip!  Thanks everyone!

June 13, 2014

Ron Comune was aboard today with his son along with Chubby, Greg, and George.  We decided to try for fluke today, and the
bite was off.  We picked a few keeper fluke, but with a really sloppy drift and huge swell the bite was difficult to sustain in any
location.  Thanks for fishing hard, guys!

June 11, 2014

Paul Kelly and his group were aboard today.  It was quite a bit snottier than the forecast predicted, but we grinded through the
sloppy conditions and put a catch of a couple dozen sea bass in the box along with a bunch of ling, too.  Thanks guys!

June 7, 2014

Aboard with us today were Clyde, Bob, Tom, Chuck, Shawn, and Traci.  Fishing was excellent!  We started out with a slow pick
and more ling than sea bass bass made the box.  However, after a short move we got on the best fishing of the spring and a
boat limit of sea bass including a good number of 2 to 4 pound fish made the box!  We also had 28 ling to sweeten the pot!  
What a day!  Tomorrow, I won't be on the water as I am attending my niece's christening, and then Monday and Tuesday look
windy at this point, so check back Wednesday for updates!  Thank you!

June 6, 2014

Brian Lunney was aboard for his charter today with Chris and Brenden.  We had a great day on the sea bass grounds with the
guys easily getting their three man limit and releasing a lot of shorts, as well.  We also had a handful of nice hake to round out
the box.  Great day with a great bunch of guys!

June 4, 2014

Ron, Jerry, Mark, Emily, Rob, and Vinn were aboard today for their sea bass charter.  Fishing was great!  We found a variety
of bites today on several drops.  Some spots had excellent action with nice keepers mixed in with shorts, while other drops had
slower action, but better keeper ratios.  At day's end, 86 keepers made the box, along with a lot of hake.  Great day!

June 3, 2014

Chip, Kenny, and Adrienne were aboard today for their sea bass charter.  Fishing was good today with a real nice grade of
keepers coming aboard once again.  Not as many shorts today, and the fish that were caught were mostly of keeper size.  We
boated a limit of sea bass today...along with a dozen ling.  Some real nice humpback bass in the mix, too!  Thanks guys!

June 2, 2014

Aboard today were Kevin, his brother, TJ, Bob, and Chuck.  Sea bassing was pretty good!  We had good action at a few
different spots.  Lots of shorts in the mix, but we also had a nice pick of keepers.  The fish were mostly easy to call either way,
with few needing to be measured.  They were either shorts or definite keepers.  We ended the day with 68 bass and about a
dozen ling.  Very nice day on the water!

June 1, 2014

It was blowing pretty good on the ocean today, so we headed back up the bay with Bill, Bill, Jeff, Ed, Buck, and Greg.  We had
a tough go of it tonight with only 1 drum being boated by Bill Stebulis.  Sometimes you're the bug...other times you're the
windshield.  We were the bug tonight.  Weather is looking good the next couple days, so we hope to be on the sea bass
grounds!

May 31, 2014

Travis Stolz was aboard for his drum charter tonight with Brendan, Brendan, and Jim.  We struggled a bit tonight, as the fish
were biting OK but we just had a hard time getting a bite.  Good thing we didn't call it quits...in the bottom of the 9th right
before we pulled the anchor we were able to get a double hook up and we finally put a couple drum aboard!  Way to stick it
out, guys!

May 30, 2014

Back on the drum grounds today with Chuck, Bud, Jay, Pete, Rich, and Greg.  It took us a while to get going but the guys
fished hard and ended up putting 5 drum in the boat to 60lbs.  Thanks fellas!

May 29. 2014

Rob Condo was aboard for his drum charter today with Bill. Bob, NIcki, Brian, and Bob.  Drumming was awesome!  We had non
stop action on the end of the outgoing tide with 19 drum making it to the boat to 80lbs., and two making the trip back to Cape
May...the rest released!  What a day!  Thanks guys!

May 27, 2014

Chip and his buddy Kenny were aboard today for their trip.  We decided to go drumming in the morning as the weather looked
good for it and the bite had been pretty good.  We got set up just after dawn and it didn't take long to get a good bite going
with 9 drum hooked up and 6 making it to the boat with the biggest a real nice fish going 86lbs!

May 26, 2014

Bruce, Greg, Shawn, Traci, Jeff, and Timmy were aboard today.  Scheduled for a sea bass trip, the weather was
uncooperative so we shoved off in the afternoon for drum.  We caught a couple right out of the gate, but they didn't get
snapping good until we made a move at the end of the tide.  Then, we got a good bite going with five more being boated for a
total of 7 drum to 75lbs...all released.  Thanks guys!

May 25, 2014

Jim Munizza and company were aboard today for their yearly sea bass charter.  Fishing was good!  We worked a bunch of
spots and had steady action throughout the trip with 77 keeper sea bass making the box along with 29 ling to sweeten the
pot.  Thanks guys!

May 22, 2014

Joe Wilson was aboard today for his charter with Fran, Jimmy, Bob, and Joey.  Fishing was good once again!  We did some
running and gunning, fishing a variety of bottom in different depths.  We had a nice pick of quality sea bass throughout the
day - good number of 2 to 4 pounders in the mix!  67 made the box, along with three beautiful cod and a handful of ling.  
Another beautiful cooler of fish.  Tomorrow looks windy, but hoping for good weather for the weekend!  THANKS GUYS!

May 21, 2014

Back out today with Chuck, Chubby, Ron, Jake, Vinny, and George.  We fished a number of spots today and although a few
were slow, we found good fishing on several of them and the gang boxed another limit of sea bass and some ling, too.  Once
again, the quality of the fish was very nice!

May 20, 2014

Mike Procida and his group were aboard today and fishing was good once again.  We picked away at the fish on our first few
drops - the quality of fish was good once again - and then on the last drop of the day we dropped the hammer on them pretty
good.  We capped off our limit and ran for the barn with a limit of bass and a nice bunch of ling, too!

May 19, 2014

Opening day sea bass!  Shawn, Traci, Clyde, Bob, TJ, and Sam were aboard today and we couldn't wait to get out on the
grounds!  We fished a few different spots today and the guys worked hard and put a limit of sea bass together including some
really nice fish to nearly 5 pounds.  Additionally, they had a few nice cod and some ling, as well.  Great day!

May 18, 2014

John Hennesy, Vince, and Ben were aboard for their drum trip this evening.  The fish played hard ball for a while but Vince
saved the day with his first drum ever coming aboard after fishing through some dog sharks and other unwanted fish.  Thanks
very much and can't wait till your summer trip, guys!

May 14, 2014

Steve Wallin and the gang were aboard for their drum trip.  The guys worked for their bites and after missing a few we got
hooked up and put a couple nice drum in the boat!  Thanks guys!

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