Posted on August 21, 2021 W fifth behnd Billfish, Wolverine s ptevious record 958-pounder, Goin In deeper s 681ild end to MidAtlantic except in white marlin As noted in my early blog, the leader least likely to be beaten was the first to as as Billfisher was the first toweigh in with not only a tournament record 1135-pound blue marli but also a Maryland state record. The Zipper later weighed a 472-pound blue, but only finished fifth behind Billfish, Wolverine s previous tournament record 958, Goin In Deeper s early leader at 681 pounds and a 487-pounder by Reel Tight.

The pair of big eyes weighed 235 and 227 pounds and moved Pipedreamer into the lead and second place in the tuna category. Andrew Dotterweich s Fish On from Jupiter, Florida sits in third place with his white marlin of 75 pounds.

The Golden Eagle from Belmar reported bluefish jigging was decent today before they added sea bass plus some fluke and chub mackerel. Chuck Many got back to striped bass fishing and put his crew on them, including a ouple over 25 pounds, before heading east for a boat limit of fluke up to a 7.

Posted on August 14, 2021 MidAtlantic starts tomorrow The MidAtlantic begins its 30th year with captains meetings Sunday at Canyon Club Resort Marina in Cape May and Sunset Marina in Ocean City, Maryland. Paul Haertel of the JCAA passed along the results of last week s Heavy Hitters Fluke Tournament as follows 2021 JCAA HEAVY HITTERS FLUKE TOURNAMENT FINAL STANDINGS The final results are in and the big winners in the tournament were Walter Fisher s team who won the tournament with a three fish total of 22.

Posted on August 12, 2021 Jamaica has a good tilefish trip CThis week s Southern Canyons Tilefish trip of the Jamaica from Brielle was successful after a slow start. The Golden Eagle from Belmar reported another fine morning of jigging blefish before switching to sea bass for the two per day presently allowed.