Posted by: Rambunctious
Mid-summer weakfish, bluefish, bonito and fluke - 08/05/07 11:31 AM
Well it was another good week for fishing (is there such a thing as a bad week fishing?) around here. We had four charters this past week, and they really show what a great mix of opportunities we have available to us.
Tuesday we had a mid-week run out to Barnegat Ridge in search of bonito and the tasty little speed demons cooperated. What a blast these guys are on light tackle, plus the occasional 10-12# bluefish chasing down our lures added to the excitement. Not only are these bonito fun, but you won't find a better tasting fish anywhere.
Wednesday we had a guest from Chicago aboard with his dad and 11 year old daughter for some back bay weakfishing. In the hot, muggy weather we did have to do some searching for them, but they returned to the dock with 14 nice keepers in the 16-20" class plus a bunch of small blues.
Friday it was weakfishing again, this time with the "Jim Charter"... Jim, his 6 year old son Jimmy, his father-in-law Jim and (You guessed it) his brother-in-law Jim. The guys had a great day, ending up with 18 quality keepers in the box plus another dozen blues in addition to releasing a bunch of smaller fish. The highlight of the day was 6 year old Jimmy, who had just a few minutes before learned to cast with a spinning rod, hooking, playing and landing a nice 20" weakie all by himself to win the family bragging rights. You gotta love it!
Yesterday we took a two man charter fluking north of the inlet, finding a pretty steady pick of fish within a mile of the jetty. Most of the fish were shorts (as we've come to expect with the size limits we're living with) but the guys still boxed a solid 8 keepers to 21" along with another mess of small blues before we headed in at noon.
So there it is, solid action on weakfish, bluefish, bonito and fluke all during the hottest part of summer. Who says summer fishing is slow?
Tuesday we had a mid-week run out to Barnegat Ridge in search of bonito and the tasty little speed demons cooperated. What a blast these guys are on light tackle, plus the occasional 10-12# bluefish chasing down our lures added to the excitement. Not only are these bonito fun, but you won't find a better tasting fish anywhere.
Wednesday we had a guest from Chicago aboard with his dad and 11 year old daughter for some back bay weakfishing. In the hot, muggy weather we did have to do some searching for them, but they returned to the dock with 14 nice keepers in the 16-20" class plus a bunch of small blues.
Friday it was weakfishing again, this time with the "Jim Charter"... Jim, his 6 year old son Jimmy, his father-in-law Jim and (You guessed it) his brother-in-law Jim. The guys had a great day, ending up with 18 quality keepers in the box plus another dozen blues in addition to releasing a bunch of smaller fish. The highlight of the day was 6 year old Jimmy, who had just a few minutes before learned to cast with a spinning rod, hooking, playing and landing a nice 20" weakie all by himself to win the family bragging rights. You gotta love it!
Yesterday we took a two man charter fluking north of the inlet, finding a pretty steady pick of fish within a mile of the jetty. Most of the fish were shorts (as we've come to expect with the size limits we're living with) but the guys still boxed a solid 8 keepers to 21" along with another mess of small blues before we headed in at noon.
So there it is, solid action on weakfish, bluefish, bonito and fluke all during the hottest part of summer. Who says summer fishing is slow?