Porgie action is still good Monday, September 4, 2017 The past week we've had some good Porgie fishing, with only a few slow days. We need all the help we can get to tell our state they are not on our side and that more than just fishing businesses are being affected.

WE ARE NOW SAILING EVERY MORNING FOR BONITO, ALBACORE & MACKEREL.  WE WILL NO LONGER BE BOTTOM FISHING AS THE SEA BASS SEASON CLOSED AND FLUKE SEASON CLOSES ON TUESDAY. 

Capt. Stan Zagleski said rain and wind kept even the northern boats at the docks, but he'll be finishing up the fluke season Monday and Tuesday with his Elaine B. II from Bahrs in Highlands -- as well the rest of the fluke fleet. Monday looks very nice, and Tuesday should be all right for the last day of the fluke season despite gusty south winds.

The best report today came from the Golden Eagle out of Belmar which reported a super day of fishing for bonito, little tunny and chub mackerel -- along with a 20-to-25-pound yellowfin tuna boated and another lost. Hopefully, those mullet will move out into the ocean after Sunday's east winds to get the fall surf striper run started early.

This morning, we had another excellent day of fishing east of shark river inlet. We anchored up along the edge of the mud hole again and started the mackerel right away. We continued to catch the macs along with some nice sized bonito and jumbo sea bass (which had to go back)