He was back to chumming with grass shrimp on the east side this afternoon, and didn't do a thing until the current started running hard and big snapper blues moved in before two hours of non-stop weakfishing. The Golden Eagle from Belmar got into small blues today, with steady action on Run-Off Hammer jigs except around 10 30.

Jason La Rosa's report follows Book End Tournament Win Jackson Hsieh Canyon Runner Team 156,000 - MRMTC Offshore Open MARLIN FISHING OFF THE CHARTS. SAW 18 WHITES MONDAY IN 8 HOURS 2 Dates Left on 48 Viking Until Next Year 1 Dates Left on 60 Ritchie Until Next Year Jackson Hsieh Canyon Runner 1st 2nd Place Check out the New DEEP Gloves (Seen below) So Far So Good - first fish leadered was a Tournament Winning 264 Big-Eye - Not a Bad Start!

The canyon tuna fishing that was hot just before the tropical storm has not come back so far, but dolphin have provided action and plenty of good eating for offshore anglers in the meantime -- and white marlin have continued to be unusually abundant. The Jamaica from Brielle submitted the following weekend report The Friday night canyon trip was slow overnight.

Other limits this week were posted by Ed Nolan of Manasquan and Pete Televi from Trenton with fluke up to 6 pounds -- and Young Park of Howell up to 5 pounds. The Ocean Explorer from Belmar reported those jigging had a big advantage today in a slow drift as some 3-to-9-pound fluke were boated.

Big weakfish had been as scarce as jumbo blues, but Chuck Many of Annandale got a pleasant surprise Tuesday afternoon in a strong south wind on his Ty Man from Gateway Marina in Highlands when we had to fish in rough Hudson River waters because we were turned back by a N. Y. Police boat from the shelter of the East River due to a presidential visit. We had caught a few large weakfish in the river around this time during the last couple of summers, but never so many or so mixed in sizes as a few were only 19 inches.