New Jersey Fishing Update – Bluefin, Bluefish & Makos all around in good numbers

The offshore season has certainly started off on a good note.  Early reports a couple weeks ago of Bluefin moving through the area, are now confirmed with fish taking up residence on many of the lumps along the 20 fathom curve, about 30 miles offshore.  The Bluefin are mostly smaller fish from 15 to 30 pounds, but some larger fish are mixed in and when you find them, they can be caught in good numbers.  The bigger Bluefish are holding in the same areas, and of course, where you find the tuna and blues, you will find the sharks.  Mako Shark fishing has been quite good, with some nice Threshers and Blue Sharks mixed in as well.  The shark action can be found anywhere from 30 to 45 miles off the beach in the 20 to 30 fathoms depths. The inshore Shark action should hold up another week or so while the Bluefish stick tight to the lumps.  Meanwhile, the next few weeks should offer some great opportunities to target Yellowfin on the 100 fathom curve (take a look at Capt. John’s report from Ocean City, MD), during the day, and switching over to Makos in the evening.  Big makos often travel with the Yellowfin this time of year and a couple tuna heads are deadly on them once the sun sets.  A Yellowfin/Mako overnight combo trip would be the perfect way to target both species and the next couple weeks should present one of the best opportunities to fish for them, until we get similar conditions again in the Fall as the water cools. Best Bets for Fishing the next couple weeks:

1.       10 Hour Inshore Shark Trips

2.       8 Hour Bluefish Trips

3.       10 Hour Inshore Bluefin Tuna Trips targeting school fish on light tackle

4.       22 Hour Overnight Trips Targeting Yellowfin during the day and Makos’ at night

5.       Back Bay Flounder Trips

Captain Trey Rhyne
trey@overunderadventures.com
305-619-0235

Tarpon fishing in Key West and the Lower Keys is at its peak, with anglers reporting double digit hookups on conventional gear as well as fly rod.

In Key West Harbor, our best fishing has been from our center console using shrimpboat trash or by catch. From the skiff, we've been having great action live baiting and fly fishing. The best catches have been coming early and late, and it’s a great time of year to do a split day, where you fish from 5 am to 9 am, then hit the water again in the afternoon starting at around 6 pm until 10 in the evening.

Another exciting opportunity are our Marquesas mothership excursions. We just got back from one last week, in which 6 anglers on three skiffs jumped 30 tarpon to 120 pounds. Fishing from the mothership Playmate, we're able to be on the best water at daybreak, just about the time most other skiff guides are putting their boats in the water.

We still have a few openings for the evenings surrounding a probable palalo worm hatch from the 24th until the 30th. Contact us for more information on these one-of-a-kind multi-day flats fishing adventures.

Offshore, we're continuing to see some good dolphin fishing and the reef action has been excellent for yellowtails, mutton snapper, black and red grouper. That should continue to get better as we move towards another spawn on the full moon.

Captain Ted Lund
ted@overunderadventures.com
305-213-5369