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Though the fluking left something to be desired, it was great to be on the water this morning with a cooler northwest wind to provide both comfort and a good drift. Mark Leili of Peapack and I joined Capt. Hans Kaspersetz on his Sheri Berri from Twin Lights Marina in Highlands to fish for fluke in Ambrose. There was a fair amount of action, but only a few keepers -- and there was nothing like the 33-inch fluke that Kaspersetz boated yesterday. That doormat was rather skinny, and weighed just a bit over 10 pounds. Capt. Stan Zagleski said he had a good drift with his Elaine B. II from Bahrs in Highlands that produced decent action including enough keepers that almost everyone went home with a catch. John Vanderstad of Pompton Lakes managed a limit. The Prowler V from Atlantic Highlands had a 12-pound doormat on Thursday which was boated by Jessie Cornelio of Jersey City. Bob Matthews reports from Belmar Marina that Scott Christiansen of Bradley Beach weighed in fluke of 9 1/2 and 5 pounds that were caught off Long Branch. Charlie Dana of Freehold hooked a 7-pounder from a rental boat in Shark River. Snapper blues are providing actin from the docks for youngsters, and live bait for fluke anglers. Matthews has been catching stripers up to 17 pounds on live eels at night. The Golden Eagle at Belmar reported that the normally dependable small blues were very hard to come by today. Though other boats had reported tough fishing offshore for cocktail blues and chub mackerel on Friday, Capt. Dave Riback said he had a "fantastic" trip that day with his Queen Mary from Point Pleasant as the high hook counted 103 blues and mackerel. Vinnie D'Anton of Shark River Hills said there was a good shot of action early in Shark River with small stripers and some blues on his Chug Bug.

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