Not many people showed up for the nice day today. We caught some bluefish but no striped bass.

Jumbo Blues on the Night Trips Ling in the Morning Big bluefish have moved in at night and we continue to catch Ling very well in the morning. 

If the stripers do show up we can go after them as well so bring a jigging pole as well along with your bottom fish rod if you have one. either way if the stripers show we can catch both bottom fish and bass.

Atlantic Highlands stripe bass and bluefish May 8 08 May 2017 Capt. Tom Not many people showed up to go fishing today but we made the morning trip. In the morning we did not catch any stripe bass but caught bluefish.

There was more good news on big bass from the Canyon Runner out of Point Pleasant as Captains Phil Dulanie and Deane Lambros trolled four large stripers plus five big blues last Thursday off Long Branch. There was a good shot of blues in Raritan Bay this morning as both the Sea Hunter and the Fishermen from Atlantic Highlands got into them before the change of tide brought in muddy waters that turned the choppers off.