Fishing Reports 2003
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For the year 2003
We had a great year. Plenty of big bass and great sized weakfish here in the Harbor. The big bluefish did not hang around very long. We saw plenty of smaller, cocktails, but not many of the bigger blues...in the 12 pound range. Also had some big weakfish. Many over ten pounds. Not allot of them but the ones we caught were big. How did you do?
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| 11/2003 Piermont Pier Sturgeon John Franesconi Dear
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12/8/03 Al White Blackfish
Lou, Darren, Chris and myself fished aboard the Hyper Striped with Capt. Pete Wagner and Mate Jimmy out of Highland, NJ. The plan was to leave the dock at 6:30 AM and locate the schools of Striped Bass on the surface and cast jigs or plugs to them. We headed south from the end of Sandy Hook all the way to Monmouth Beach, but no signs of bass anywhere. So we went to our alternate which was to anchor up in about 75 ft. of water and try for some Blackfish. Wind was blowing to 20 mph out of the North air temp started at 26 degrees and warmed up to 36 degrees and the water temp was about 47 degrees. We had a continuos catch of 45 to 50 keeper Blackfish up to 9 1/2 lb. We had a great day and I know some great eating for the next couple of weeks.
Al White
12/4/03 Ted Sheola Sandy Hook
Fished a calm surf at Sandy Hook late Thursday afternoon (12/4) under
cloudy
skies, light West winds (5-10 knots), water about 48 degrees. Chased after
fast-moving pods of bass and finally got into them at the main bathing beach.
Using shad lures and swimming plugs with teasers, caught and released more than
16 stripers to 24.5 inches. The bass blitzed the beach, pursuing hapless
peanut bunker right into the wash, from about 3:00 p.m. to 5:15 p.m. on the
incoming. Although not as big as some caught earlier, they were a lot of fun. The
feisty bass appeared to be very well fed and fought well.
Tight lines!
Ted Sheola
12/04/03 George Sendecki Blackfish
What a great day on the ATLANTIC STAR out of the Atlantic Highlands. Captain TOM BUBAN and Mate RICH worked very hard to make sure everyone on board went home with BLACKFISH. I cannot tell you how many times we moved. These guys really worked in this cold. The thermometer in my car read 24 degrees when I got to the boat. It was clear, cold with a light west wind. When Rich set the anchor the sun was out. It warmed up nicely. Some of the people caught 5 or 6 keepers others like yours truly caught one keeper. I could not believe how many fish were caught that were 13 & 13 ¾ “
I think the government put the 14” limit because they know most of the fish are 13”. How many ½” short SEA BASS, FLUKE did you catch this year.
Sorry to go off. Bad subject.
Some ling were caught as well as 1 nice seabass that had to be put back (season closed) as well as Dogfish.
CARL H. PALESTRINI of Aberdeen NJ took the pool with a nice 6 pound BLACKFISH.
Way to go Carl.
Thanks to CAPTAIN TOM and MATE RICH for another great trip. We were the last boat back to the dock.
FISHBOX22
11/26/03 Carl Hartmann Blackfish
Carl Hartmann caught a total of 4
of the following species- Blackfish
from 16 inches in length (9.5 inches in girth) weight 2lb. 14oz.
Fishing on 11-26-03 from Surf
Body of water - point plesant canal location - point pleasant NJ
Using 15 pound test line and clam/crabs
Water temp 55 deg
Weather conditions Calm & Clear
11/24/03 Al White Niagra River Steelhead!
We fished the Niagara River, Lake Ontario side from Lewiston, NY on Monday, November 23. We hoped to catch some Steelhead, Lakers and maybe Muskies. We met Captain Chris at the launch ramp and first headed north along the NY side fishing a number of spots with no results. He then ran up river past the United States and Canadian power generator plants to the Devils Hole. A section 3 miles below the falls and 1/2 mile above the generators we were using egg sacks either chartreuse or pink on the smallest hook I ever used, off a three way with a 2 oz pencil sinker. The Steelhead were stacked along the edges of the hole and on the first drift we caught the first of 16 or 17 Steelheads with the largest being close to 15 lb. The weather started to change as a front started to moved through the area. We started to move back down river so we were closer to the launch ramp. Chris said he new there were some Lakers in the area so we made a couple of drifts and caught 3 or 4 Lakers to 15 lbs. We had planes to fish on Tuesday but the wind blew all night with gust up to 45 mph and that turned the river muddy brown so we had to cancel. All of the stories I've heard about the Niagara seem to be true. I am looking forward to fishing it again next year.
Al White
11/15/03 Cliff - Striped Bass Crabhouse Pier
caught a fat 32 incher that had a pink tag with the numbers worn off today at the
crabhouse today
11/13/03 Ted Sheola 44 Striped Bass !
Ted Sheola caught a total of 44
of the following species- Striped Bass,Striped Bass (Released) Bluefish
from 38 inches in length (20 inches in girth) weight 20lb. 2oz.
Fishing on Thursday, Nov. 13, 8:00 a.m. to 3:00 p.m. from Surf
Body of water - Atlantic - Sandy Hook location - Sandy Hook NJ
Using 30 lb. spider wire pound test line and lures and shads
Water temp ? deg
Weather conditions Windy,Overcast
World-class blitz!
With a strong West wind at our backs, fished daylong blitz of gorilla blues and big
stripers in the surf from Sandy Hook to Sea Bright. Caught 8 striped bass to 20 lbs. 2 oz.
(4 of 'em over 15 lbs.) and 36 bluefish to 12 lbs. What a day! Tons of bait --
peanut bunker, butterfish and anchovies in the surf.
Tight lines! Ted
11/12/03 Daniel Harrison Jr Connor Harrison Blackfish
daniel harrison jr,jr caught a total of 4
of the following species- Blackfish
from 22 inches in length (13? inches in girth) weight 6lb. 8oz.
Fishing on Wednesday, November 12, 2003 5:07:47 PM from a Boat
Body of water - long island sound location - orient point ny
Using 17 pound test line and green crabs
Water temp 58? deg
Weather conditions Calm & Clear
conor harrison caught a total of 3
of the following species- Blackfish
from 23 inches in length (14? inches in girth) weight 7lb. 8oz.
Fishing on 11-7-03 from a Boat
Body of water - long Island sound location - fishers Island ny
Using 17 pound test line and green crabs
Water temp 62 deg
Weather conditions Calm & Clear
Al this was one of the best days on the water Team Harrison has ever seen. Everyone on the
boat cought big fish. 3-4 pounders were being sent back to fight another day.
11/12/03 Steve Chery Lower Harbor
Steve Cherry caught a total of 8
of the following species- Striped Bass
Fishing on Wednesday Nov. 12 Body of water - East River/Hudson location -
NJ
Using eels/bunker
Water temp 55.9 deg
Weather conditions Calm & Clear
Fished with Marc Sheridan today on the east river and out in the harbor. Did well in
our first spot catching aprox 6 fish up to 36 inches on really fat 33 incher. Also got a
few fish down in the harbor. All fish caught on eels. We tried chunking out at the
31 bouy at the end of the outgoing tide but had no luck other than 2-3 nibbles.
11/11/03 George Sendecki Porgies and Seabass
I was fortunate to fish on the ATLANTIC STAR today 11-11-03. This is a ¾ day trip.
It leaves the dock at Atlantic Highlands at 7:30 AM and returns around 2:30.
Today we came back late. We had to move for a mud barge to drop its load and Capt. TOM did not want us to loose fishing time. (The barge made every boat move and never did drop it load of mud. Just went back towards Sandy Hook.)
Capt. TOM BUBAN and Mate RICH ran the boat.
The morning was cool with some sun. Then it became mostly cloudy and cooler.
I would guess upper 40’s. A hooded jacket and sweater was fine.
Green Crabs and Clams were supplied for bait. Most of the folks did not want to use the Crabs when they saw the Porgies and Seabass coming over the side in such nice numbers.
The feeling of many was why spend the time to catch one legal Blackfish when you could go home with more food.
Today TOM & RICH worked harder than normal to keep us on KEEPER fish.
We moved several times in the area of the Mud Buoy.
All the folks caught fish.
There were many more Porgies than Seabass caught.
CHARLIE TOTH of Port Monmouth NJ won the pool with a nice Seabass.
BLACKFISH limit goes up to 8 fish per person on Saturday the 15th of November.
Capt. TOM said he would be spending more time looking for them then.
George
11/9/03 Steve Cherry Lower Harbor Stripers
Steve Cherry caught a total of 12
of the following species- Striped Bass (Released)
Fishing on Sunday November 9 Body of water - East river location -
NJ
Using Eels
Water temp 57 deg
Weather conditions Calm & Clear
Fished the east river today with John Frank and Randy Lee. Got about 12 fish up to
38 inches lots of big fish today. Also caught another tagged fish (2nd so far this
year)the tag is a US Fish and wildlife tag not sure on any of the details yet. Fishing was
steady in one spot as it has been all season but we got nothing in few other spots we
tried further up the east river and out in the Hudson. Great day on the sunny and calm but
chilly.
11/9/03 Gil Hawkins Striped Bass 45 pounds!
Gil Hawkins caught a total of 2
of the following species- Striped Bass none
from 40.75 inches in length (00 inches in girth) weight aprox45lb. 00oz.
Fishing on 11/09/2003 21:32:11 from a Boat
Body of water - East River location - NYC NY
Using 30 pound test line and eel
Water temp ?? deg
Weather conditions Calm & Clear
With Paul Hellmold who caught a 33 inch bass, this fish was my personal best bass in
weight! The fishing was picky on friday. We saw several large blues taken in the harbor
and a nice blue taken from the shore off Rose. Isl. ~~~<^><...Gil
11/8/03 Carl Hartmann Bluefish
Carl Hartmann caught a total of 1
of the following species- Bluefish
from 20.75 inches in length (7 inches in girth) weight 3lb. 0oz.
Fishing on 0800 11-08-03 from Surf
Body of water - Atlantic location - Seaside Park NJ
Using 12 pound test line and Hopkins
Water temp 60 deg
Weather conditions Calm & Clear
11/5/03 Steve Cherry Striped Bass
Steve Cherry caught a total of 5
of the following species- Striped Bass
Fishing on Wednesday, November 05 Body of water - East river location -
NJ
Using Eel
Weather conditions Calm & Clear
Fished the East river today and caught 5 nice bass in 2 hours. River was very foggy.
Fished the last 2 hours of outgoing tide fish were fat from 32-37 inches. Fishing
started out slow in one spot but moved up the river and found fish.
11/2/03 Butch Pawson Striped Bass
BUTCH PAWSON caught a total of 1
of the following species- Striped Bass 1
from 24 inches in length (? inches in girth) weight 5lb. 10oz.
Fishing on Sunday, November 02, 2003 1:23:43 PM from Surf
Body of water - ATLANTIC OCEAN location - SANDY HOOK NJ
Using 12 ANDE pound test line and MARCKEL STRIPS
Water temp WARM deg
Weather conditions Calm & Clear
11/1/03 Roger Muller Striped Bass
Roger J Muller Jr caught a total of 2
of the following species- Striped Bass (Released)
from 32 inches in length (? inches in girth) weight 10lb. 0oz.
Fishing on Saturday November 1, 2003 Body of water - Hudson River location -
Jersey City NJ
Using Spider wire 10 pound test line and Eel
Water temp 58.8 deg
Weather conditions Calm & Clear
I also caught a 16 pound Blue Fish off of Sandy Hook. I was fishing with Leo Genese who
had a bunch of run offs.
10/31/03 Steve Cherry Lower Harbor Striped Bass
Steve Cherry caught a total of 9
of the following species- Striped Bass
Fishing on Friday and Saturday 10/31, 11/01 Body of water - East River/ Hudson
location - NJ
Using eels
Water temp 59 deg
Weather conditions Calm & Clear
Fished on Friday afternoon with Randy Lee and caught 2 bass on the out going tide in the
east river bite was slow. Fished on Saturday with John Frank and Eric Bleckner
caught 7 bass up to 36 inches fishing was much better than Friday but still had to work
for the every fish made multiple drifts over the same spots to get them to bite.
Fished east river, 31 (many boats chunking the 31 area) and lower harbor. All fish
caught on eels.
10/31/03 Bill Greene Carp
Impelled by Carl Bruger's admonition to find a new spot every year, caught
and released two carp - 12lb/12oz (29") and 10lb/14oz (27") fishing brand new
spot - shore-trail area beginning at what they call Croton Landing - north of
Senasqua Park and the Croton Yacht Club. Bob Boyle mentions this general area in
his Hudson River book. Very easy fishing - 35 to 40 foot lob cast - this area
has 4 to 5 feet of water even at dead low. Chum with some canned corn kernels
and bread (squeezed around a small rock so it gets to the bottom and stays
there while slowly breaking up - add to it occasionally), and fish corn kernels
and bread combo - 2 oz sinker and 12 - 15 lb line on #4 hook.
10/30/03 Carl Hartman Blackfish
Carl Hartmann caught a total of 1
of the following species- Blackfish
from 14.25 inches in length (7.50 inches in girth) weight 2lb. 10oz.
Fishing on 10-30-03 from Surf
Body of water - Point Pleasant canal location - Point Pleasant NJ
Using 15 pound test line and Clam
Water temp 60 deg
Weather conditions Calm & Clear
10/30/03 Steve Cherry East River NYC
Steve Cherry caught a total of 4
of the following species- Striped Bass
Fishing on Thursday, October 30, 2003 6:10:21 PM Body of water - East River
location - NJ
Using Eels
Water temp 59 deg
Weather conditions Calm & Clear
Fished the east river on Wednesday and caught 4 striped bass between 32-34 inches.
11/29/03 Carl Hartmann Blackfish
Carl Hartmann caught a total of 1
of the following species- Blackfish
from 16.5 inches in length (9 inches in girth) weight 3lb. 0oz.
Fishing on 10-29-03 from Surf
Body of water - Point pleasant canal location - Point Pleasant NJ
Using 15 pound test line and clams
Water temp 60 deg
Weather conditions Calm & Clear
10/26/03 Tony Liscio East River Stripers!
Hello Chas,
Tony Liscio here from Nanuet, NY. Myself, Tony Ronchetti(my father-in-law)Wayne,NJ, Darryl Musto(brother in-law) Butler,NJ Mike Rodriguez, Nanuet, and George Raboni, also from Nanuet sailed out of Haverstraw Marina aboard my boat The Ava Alexa and enjoyed a spectactular October day of Big City fishing.(You gotta love it) East River was the location and Stripers were on the Lowrance. We were successful at landing two nice fish both over 30 inches with several runoffsand two lost at the boat. Charlie rigs punched the ticket(I finally found the Phenoms) with flourescent yellow tail. Here are some pics and could you please send me another application.
Thanks, Tony Liscio
PS: I saw a member fishing at the Triboro but said he had no luck.(He had hrfanj decal on stern of his center console)
10/25/03 Chas Stamm & Roger Muller
Fished with HRFA member Roger Muller again today for a slow pick of striped bass in the lower harbor. Landed only three Bass. Wind was really kickin...all over. Was difficult to find a place comfortable to fish. The largest bass brought in today was around 40 inches and weighed just over 23 pounds brought in on a live eel. All fish were released alive. Here is the report Roger filed:
Roger Muller Jr caught a total of 2
of the following species- Striped Bass (Released)
from 40 inches in length (? inches in girth) weight 23lb. 5oz.
Fishing on Saturday, October 25, 2003 11:52:52 AM from a Boat
Body of water - East River location - East River NY
Using 10 lb spider pound test line and Eel
Water temp 59.2 deg
Weather conditions Windy
Went out fisihing with my mom and dad and the wonderful Chas Stamm. Even under windy
conditions we were able to catch two fish. My father, R. John caught a beautiful striper
and myself my largest stiper of my life that weighed in approximately 23.5 pounds and was
40 inches in length. In the past month I have broken my record on stripers three times and
have to thank Chas Stamm for all his coaching and expertise. I have fished the river for
years and have never been so sucessful as the past month. Thank you Chas.
My parents were amazed how the East River has cleaned up and what large fish come out of
it. I have to make a note that Al White was nice enough to come by my boat when I was
catching the big one and cheered me on with his buddy. The HRFA is a great group and I
recommend to anyone that is not a member to join right away if you ever want to catch fish
and learn about the wonderful fishery that is available so close by. Roger Muller
Jr.
10/25/03 Butch Pawson Flounder
BUTCH PAWSON caught a total of 1
of the following species- Flounder
from ? inches in length (? inches in girth) weight 3lb. 3oz.
Fishing on SATURDAY,OCT.25,2003 from a Boat
Body of water - MONTAUK LAKE location - MONTAUK N.Y. NJ
Using 12 LB. pound test line and CLAM STRIP
Water temp ? deg
Weather conditions Calm & Clear
| 10/24/03 East River Striped Bass Chas Stamm & Barry Davis Chas fished with HRFA member Barry Davis today for a cold and windy day of fishing in the East River. Chas and Barry landed about 4 or 5 bass each with the largest being 23 pounds and 39 inches. All the bass were very fat fish. healthy looking fish. One bluefish came to the boat which was about ten pounds. Charlie Rigs were used to catch all the fish as that is the only bait we brought! Check out this photo... |
10/23/02 Ted Sheola Bass in the Suds of Sandy Hook
Ted Sheola caught a total of 19
of the following species- Striped Bass,Striped Bass (Released),Bluefish (Released)
from 37 inches in length
Fishing on Wed., Oct. 23 - 3 - 7 p.m. from Surf
Body of water - Sandy Hook - Ocean location - Sandy Hook NJ
Using 30 lb. spiderwire pound test line and swimming plugs
Water temp ? deg
Weather conditions Windy
Caught 15 striped bass to 37" and 4 blues to 34" marauding terrified peanut
bunker right in the wash on the incoming tide. NW wind. Ten bass were from 30 - 37";
right before dark caught stripers in the 34-37" range on every cast. Some of the best
surffishing of the season, which has been generally quite good this fall in both the ocean
and the bay side of Sandy Hook, depending on the wind.
Heard that the blitz occurred all day along the Sandy Hook beach yesterday as the fish
moved south in schools. It continued last night and this morning. Tight lines!
Ted
10/21 Joe from the 3J's
Joe 3 J's caught a total of 32
of the following species- Striped Bass (Released) Bluefish
from 33 inches in length weight 18lbslb. oz.
Fishing on Tuesday, October 21, 2003 11:29:22 PM from a Boat
Body of water - Lower Hudson location - Manhattan NY
Using 16 pound test line and 1oz Leadheads with pink tales
Water temp 62 deg
Weather conditions Windy,Overcast
Fished for about 3 hours, conditions were nasty, very windy and rough water but the
fishing was very good. Got about 31 striped bass up to 33 inches 18lbs, one blufish 28
inches 12 lbs.
Joe 3J,s
10/19/03 Leo Genese Striped Bass NYC Harbor!
Leo Genese caught a total of 1
of the following species- Striped Bass (Released)
from 26 inches in length (2 inches in girth) weight 5lb. 2oz.
Fishing on Sunday, October 19, 2003 9AM from a Boat
Body of water - Lower Harbor location - New York NJ
Using 10 spider pound test line and Eels & Charlie Rig
Water temp 59.8 deg
Weather conditions Windy
I went fishing again with my buddy Roger on the Great White and with my father in law
Serge. We had many bite offs from blues and I caught one small striper. It was released as
was all our caught stripers on Saturday. This weekend we caught many nice fish and made
Chas Stamm happy with all the fish being released so another person can catch them. See
you on the river.
10/19/03 Joe Augeri Bluefish
joe augeri caught a total of ?????? of the following species- Bluefish (Released)
Fishing on Sunday, October 19, 2003 4:00 pm from Surf Body of water - ocean, sandy hook
location - south beach,sandy hook nra NJ Using 12 pound test line and anything u threw in
the water. Water temp ? deg Weather conditions Calm & Clear birds, bait, blues
,3:30-5:00 blitz 5-12 lbs. 5 to sun set slow pick. saw 1 small bass and 1 albie landed,at
the start it was a fish on every cast, much fun.
| 10/16/03 Barry & Dan Davis Striped Bass Hi Charlie! Wanted to send in a fishing report about the beautiful day on the water I had with my brother, Danny Davis along with Dan Riemann from The Outdoorsman, last Thursday. My brother Danny turned out to be high hook with the attached picture of the 36 " striped bass, caught on the incoming tide in the East River, that morning. We all saw some bass or blue fish action that morning with fish up to 16 lbs., fishing rubber worms & sand worms or live eels. We were back at the dock at 1:00 PM and we all went off to work. Not a bad way to enjoy an October morning, before heading off to the salt mines! Kindest regards / Barry |
10/18/032 Chas Stamm Big Bass in the harbor
| Fished with HRFA member Roger Muller and his friend Leo today for an off tide but big fish. We landed three fish over 20 pounds. One 35 inches, one 36 inches and one 39 inches. The 39 inch fish was around 25 pounds. The digital scales bounce around so much it's tough to tell. Live eels & Charlie Rigs were used today. Water temps were in the 61 degree range. Lost about 6 fish. They were big also. Some on the surface. Best time of the year is right now for the lower harbor! | |
| Here is Roger's Report: Roger J. Muller Jr. caught a total
of 1 10/18 Leo Genese Lower NYC Harbor Leo Genese caught a total of 2 |
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| 10/17/03 Paul Hellmold and Gil Hawkins caught 4 striped bass from 31" to 36.5", (released the two
largest fish) on the incoming tide in the upper harbor |
10/16/03 Carl Hartmann Blackfish
Carl Hartmann caught a total of 6
of the following species- Blackfish
from 18 inches in length (8 inches in girth) weight 3lb. 10oz.
Fishing on 10-16-03 from Surf
Body of water - Back Bay location - Point Pleasant NJ
Using 15 pound test line and Clam
Water temp 65 deg
Weather conditions Calm & Clear
Caught many Blackfish in the Point Pleasanr Canal. Kept an 18 incher and let all the
others go. Good action on incoming tide
10/14/03 Bill Greene Carp!
Caught/released a 10 lb. 6 oz./28" carp on Columbus Day, fishing from shore
in Peekskill Area. When the larger stripers leave the River, and things can go
a little flat, the carp are still around - all year. Used my usual corn,
bread, dough combination on # 4 hook, after chumming with corn and bread.
10/13/03 Joe Augeri Bluefish
joeaugeri caught a total of 1
of the following species- Bluefish (Released)
weight 12lb. oz.
Fishing on Monday, October 13, 2003 5:00 pm from Surf
Body of water - raritan bay location - belford nj NJ
Using 10 pound test line and polaris popper
Water temp ? deg
Weather conditions Calm & Clear
lots of bait,birds.lost 2 fish.at one point fish and birds were behind me,big blues
jumping clear out of the water.
10/13/03 George Dalcero Blues
Hi Charlie,
George Dalcero here.......
Spent Fri to Mon at Misquamicut Beach and fished the BREACHWAY (an opening from the ocean
into the bays and ponds inland) surrounded by jetty-like rocks on both sides ... about
100ft wide).
There were tons of menhadden baitfish in the Breachway and thousands of Blues (with
Stripers below them) running out with the outgoing tide.
I only saw a handful of Stripers being caught by 2 guys using live bait and fishing deep.
At least 50 blues at a time were online on both sides with many doubleheaders. I caught
and released a 9pounder and 10 more 10 up to 14 pounds ... what an experience!!!
I uses a 9inch surface popper - blue and white with silver sparkles which was hit
instantly within 1-2 pops of it~! Sometimes the fish were so powerful, I thought I was
snagged on the rocky bottom ... it took all my strength to get them moving again! One of
the fish had a tail that was at least 9-10 inches top to bottom.
What a great place to fish Charlie ... only a 2 hour ride from Bergen County via Tappan
Zee Bridge and Route 95 ... Exit 91 ...then Rt 234 to Westerly, RI just across the
Connecticut state line.
I was amazed at the numbers of people who I saw fishing EVERY DAY!
See you at the meeting.........George
| 10/11/03 Chas & Doris Stamm East River Striped
Bass Fished with my wife Doris today. We fished for a couple of hours and released two really nice bass. Both around 15 pounds. 35 inches. Outgoing tide in the lower sections of the East River. Water temps are down to 65 degrees. I like that better than 70 degrees. What a great fishery. 15 minutes from the Englewood Boat Basin in Jersey and catching great fish like this. This has got to be one of the world's greatest places to catch fish.
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10/7/03 Steve Cherry Lower Harbor Bass & Blues Steve Cherry caught a total of 30-35 |
10/5/03 AlpineBoat Basin Big Striper!
Chas. Late yesterday
afternoon(Sunday) I went to the Alpine Boat Basin. A
gentleman there caught, before I arrived, a 41" striped bass. He had it on a table when I got there. No one had a measuring device or scale so I
remember what you had said when this situation had come up before--use a one dollar bill,
6". I measured just short of 7-one dollar
bills. He caught it on fresh bunker about
10/5/03 Carl Hartmann Tournament Bluefish
Carl Hartmann caught a total of 1
of the following species- Bluefish (Released)
from 0 inches in length (0 inches in girth) weight 9lb. 0oz.
Fishing on 10-5-03 1530 hrs from a Boat
Body of water - NY Harbor location - NYC NY
Using 15 pound test line and eel
Water temp 65 deg
Weather conditions Half Moon
10/5/03 Joe Augeri Sandy Hook Striped Bass
joeaugeri caught a total of 4
of the following species- Striped Bass (Released) bluefish
Fishing on Sunday, October 05, 2003 6 pm from Surf
Body of water - sandy hook location - north beach sandy hook NJ
Using 10 pound test line and plugs
Water temp ? deg
Weather conditions Calm & Clear
sun set 2 blues on poppers. 2 bass on redfins.saw 6-7 blues and 4 other bass taken
including a 16 lber.
10/4&5/2003 Roger Taylor & Kelsey Muller Bluefish in the HRFA Tournament
Roger and his two daughters, Taylor and Kelsey sent in several fishing reports of all their exploits in the HRFA Striped Bass and Bluefish Tournament this weekend. All three caught plenty of fish! Bluefish in the center of NYC Harbor. Most fish were caught using the "Charlie Rig." Bluefish of 9 lbs., 11 lbs, and 14.4 lbs and plenty more!
Many anglers are reporting a lot of striped bass and bluefish who were involved in the HRFA Striped Bass and Bluefish Release Tournament. More details on this event can be found from this link. Striper and Bluefish Tournament
Here is just one of their reports...
Kelsey Muller caught a total of 3
of the following species- Striped Bass
from 29 inches in length (? inches in girth) weight 11lb. 0oz.
Fishing on Sunday, October 05, 2003 4:30 PM from a Boat
Body of water - The Hudson River location - Jersey City NJ
Using 50 pound test line and eel with charlie rig with bluefish
hook
Water temp 61.1 F deg
Weather conditions Rainy
Other fish I caught that day...
Striper-7lbs 5oz-28inches-released
Striper-9lbs 4oz-28inches-kept
all caught on a eel with charlie rig with bluefish hook-Witness
is Roger Muller for all-Caught in The body of water the hudson river-All caught on a 50lb
test-Location was Jersey City for all-State was NJ for all.
10/4/03 Joe Augeri Sandy Hook Striped Bass
joeaugeri caught a total of 4
of the following species- Striped Bass (Released)
weight 14lb. 0oz.
Fishing on saturday, October 04, 2003 ,7:00 am from a Boat
Body of water - raiatan bay location - sandy hook NJ
Using 12 pound test line and storm shads
Weather conditions Calm & Clear
sun rise bass had bait pushed on the beach inside the tip of the hook
after that it was dead.gonna go back sunday and fish the surf in the same area.
10/4 & 5/2003 Chas Stamm & Carl Hartmann Bass & Blues
Chas fished with HRFA member Carl Hartmann for the two day tournament of the HRFA. Together we caught about 20 fish but nothing in the running for any prizes. The closest we came to any money was a 14 pound Bluefish by Chas on Sunday. Plenty of bass and bluefish on Saturday in the 12 pound range for the blues and 15 pound range for the bass but nothing to beat Ralph Roth's 21 pound bass that won the tournament. Still had a great time competing.
10/4 & 5, 2003 Steve Cherry Bass & Blues NYC
Steve Cherry caught a total of 30-35
of the following species- Striped Bass Blue
Fishing on 10/05/2003 15:10:22 Body of water - East River / Harbor location -
NJ
Using 20 pound test line and eel
Water temp 65 deg
Weather conditions Calm & Clear
Fished on Saturday and Sunday. Fished Saturday with with John Cherry, Marc Sheridan
caught aprox 15 Bass up to 39 inches (20 lbs) caught alot of fish from 25-29 inches.
Fished east river outgoing tide and lower harbor. Also had many huge blue fish.
Sunday fished with Jim Brennan and Marc Sheridan and fishing was even better than Saturday
with many fish in the 31 - 37 inch range Jim Brennan caught the largest striper of the day
which was 37.5 inches and wighed just over 17 pounds. Caught aproximately 20
Stripers and 10 blue fish total in the east river. Great trip.
10/3/2003 Chas Stamm & dan Harrison BAss & Blues Lower Harbor NYV
Chas fished with HRFA member Dan Harrison and friends today for a mixed bagg of Striped bass and bluefish. The "Charlie Rig" produced most of the blues...perhaps 8 of them up to 12 pounds and striped bass...about 6 of them up to 19 pounds. All fish were released.
9/30/03 Steve Cherry Bluefish Lower Harbor
Steve Cherry caught a total of 15
of the following species- Striped Bass (Released),Bluefish (Released)
Fishing on 09/30/2003 21:59:53 Body of water - sandy hook / Hudson River
location - NJ
Using eels/worms
Water temp 69-71 deg
Weather conditions Calm & Clear
Went out to sandy hook to try drifting the rip - several boats working the
area saw a couple of fish caught we did not get any - Moved to a few spots got a big
blue fish on the brooklyn side of the V Bridge. Ended up fishing in the lower harbor where
we caught many bass from 24 -29 inches on eels (aprox 12 fish) and aprox 4-5 blues.
All fish caught on eels on the outgoing tide.
9/29/03 HRFA Youth Angler Trip
The Explorer 2000 youth fishing trip abroad the Atlantic Princess out of Great Kills
Station Island, NY was another success. Forty-one young angler participated and
caught three different species Porgies and Sea Bass. The total count was about
100 fish. They fished a number of locations of Rockaway and Sandy Hook. Once again because
of the new moon tides the current was running very strong and we needed lots of lead
sinkers to hold bottom.
If you would like to join use helping these kids
learning to fish contact Glen Blank at our next meeting.
Al White
9/27/03 Vito Striped Bass Ellis Island
Vito caught a total of 1
of the following species- Striped Bass (Released)
from 33 inches in length weight 17lb. oz.
Fishing on Saturday Sept 27 at 8:10 AM from a Boat
Body of water - NY Harbor location - NY
Using 30 pound test line and Live Eel
Weather conditions Calm & Clear
Bottom Drift live eels about 300 yards off Ellis Island Flag on incoming tide
9/27/03 Chas Stamm Roger Muller Lower Harbor Striped Bass and Bluefish
| HRFA member Roger Muller came along with me today and we came up with a mixed bag of striped bass and bluefish. 31 buoy was much too windy for fishing the lumps we wanted so we had to move over to plan "B" which is often the case. Live eels and the "Charlie Rig" produced bass up to 18 pounds and bluefish up to 6 pounds. Still wound up with fish when conditions were poor. Roger's two girls, Kelsey and Taylor, had their share of the fish as well! Chas <'////>< | |
| Here is their reports: Kelsey Marie Muller
caught a total of 1 Taylor Katie Muller caught a total of 1 Roger John Muller Jr. caught a total of 1 |
Taylor Katie Muller caught a total of 1 |
9/26/03 Carl Hartmann Seaside Heights
Carl Hartmann caught a total of 1
of the following species- Flounder(Released) Croaker
from 16 inches in length (8 inches in girth) weight 2lb. 4oz.
Fishing on 9-26-03 200hrs from Surf
Body of water - atlantic Ocean location - Seaside Heights NJ
Using 15 pound test line and Clam
Water temp 68 deg
Weather conditions Calm & Clear
9/24/03 Pacman Bluefish
pacman caught a total of 16
of the following species- Bluefish
from 37 inches in length (? inches in girth) weight 14lb. 4oz.
Fishing on wed.sept.24,03 3:30 pm from a Boat
Body of water - sandy hook bay location - atlantic highlands NJ
Using 12# pound test line and hopkins shorty
Water temp 69 deg
Weather conditions Calm & Clear
9/22/03 HRFA Youth Angler Trip
Because of the anticipated hurricane last week end the September 22nd trip had to be rescheduled to Friday, September 26th. The Explorer 2000 youth fishing trip abroad the Atlantic Princess out of Great Kills Station Island, NY was another success. Forty-five young angler participated and caught three different species Porgies, Sea Bass and Sand Shark. The total count was about 125 fish. We fished along the ledge at Norton's Point but with the new moon tides the current was running very strong and we needed lots of lead sinkers to hold bottom.
If you would like to join use helping these kids learning to fish contact Glen Blank at our next meeting.
Al White
9/26/03 Steve Cherry Lower Harbor Stripers
Steve Cherry caught a total of 5
of the following species- Striped Bass (Released),Bluefish (Released)
Fishing on Friday Sept 26 Body of water - East River/Hudson location -
NJ
Using eels/worms
Water temp 71 deg
Weather conditions Calm & Clear
Fished the upper east river on Friday durring out going tide got two stipers drifting
worms both 24 inches. Moved down the river trying a few more spots - caught
one striper which had a tag in it from the atlantic highlands (yellow tag) aprox 26 inches
and caught 2 blues. Also had several eels cut in half from other blues in the area.
9/20/03 Sam Matthews Edgewater Striped Bass
Sam Matthews caught a total of 1
of the following species- Striped Bass (24 inches).
Fishing on 9/20/03 Body of water - Edgewater NJ.
Using chopped bunker
Water temp ?
Weather conditions Calm & Clear
9/21/02 Steve Cherry Lower Harbor Bass
Steve Cherry caught a total of 2
of the following species- Striped Bass (Released)
Fishing on 9/21/03 Body of water - East River location - NJ
Using eels/worms
Water temp 73 deg
Weather conditions Calm & Clear
Fished the East river and parts of the lower harbor on sunday - Weather was great
not much action - fished the incomming tide caught 2 small stripers in the east
river both on Worms.
9/21/03 Vito Striped Bass Lower Harbor
Vito caught a total of 1
of the following species- Striped Bass
from 25 inches in length
Fishing on Sunday, September 21, 2003 9:30 AM from a Boat
Body of water - Dimond Reef location - NJ
Using 30 pound test line and live eels
Weather conditions Calm & Clear
Got my first NY harbor Striped Bass and I'm Hooked. Went through 6 eels in about an hour.
3 good bites brought one fish in lost two on the way up. (guess I'm doing something
wrong). Practice makes perfect I guess.
Vito
9/20/03 Lower Harbor after Isabel
Fished the lower harbor today for a SLOW day of fishing. First day with calm weather after the Hurricane passed by. Past two days had whitecaps all over the lower harbor and cloudy water to make things worse. In any event the fish were leery enough to notice some things had changed in their environment and decided to lay low for a while. Just a couple of small bluefish for the days supply of worms and fuel. Talked with K-Seas who only managed a couple of bass as well. Perhaps tomorrow. Chas <'////><
9/7/03 Albany Striped Bass Freddie the J!
Fished the mouth of the Normanskill Creek right below the Port of Albany
on Suday September 7. Weather was sunny and wrm, outgoing tide. Got
one six inch striper on a piece of nightcrawler. Man, what a fight!
Also many white perch about the same size and some 15 inch small
mouths. Gonna try the Mohawk tomorrow for black bass and walleye.
Tight lines, Freddie the j.
9/15/03 Explorer 2000 HRFA trip
The Explorer 2000 fishing trip abroad the Atlantic Princess out of Great Kills Station Island, NY was a great success. Forty-five young angler participated and caught four different species Porgies, Sea Bass, Sand Shark and Amber-jack. The total count was 350 fish. We fished along the edge of the Chapel Hill Channel and along the ledge at Norton's Point. According to Glen Blank and John Ponticorvo, "This was the most fish the kids have ever caught on one of these trips."
Al White
9/14/03 Chas Stamm Lower Harbor Bigger bass
Fished alone today. Nobody around wanted to go! Anyway, got some nice bass in the lower harbor. Again, outgoing water dragging the "Charlie Rig" across the bottom. Fished for about two hours and got 5 striped bass. The largest was 38 inches 19 pounds. Samllest was 9 pounds. Water temp 71 degrees.
9/12/03 Chas Stamm East River
Fished with HRFA members Nick Mennona and Ken Carson today and had a great day on the water. Winds were kicking butt but we still managed to bring in and release 7 striped bass to 15 pounds, one 7 pound weakfish and one 8 pound bluefish. All caught on a "Charlie Rig." fished on the bottom. Water temp was 71 degrees. Outgoing water.
9/9/03 Steve Cherry Harbor Blues
Steve Cherry caught a total of 2
of the following species- Bluefish Sand shark
Fishing on 09/09/2003 20:52:32 from a Boat
Body of water - Hudson location - NJ
Using 20 pound test line and Bunker
Water temp 71 deg
Weather conditions Calm & Clear
Fished Raritain bay on Sunday with little action caught a few fish one fluke, dog fish and
some sea robbins - very slow day fished in the lower harbor last night with eels and
bunker and caught several bluefish on the bunker no hits on the eels.
9/7/03 Chas Stamm & Joe Curvino Lower Harbor Action
Chas & Joe fished several sections of the East River today. Powerboat races shut down the Lower Hudson around mid-day. That activity will really turn off the fish. Anyway the action was still good in the East River. Season should just about be over for the weakfish and the big bass and blues should be starting. Reports around the 31 buoy of 20 pound bass are becoming more frequent. We had bass up to 15 pounds in several locations. Blues were still small. I hope to have some of those slammers come through in the next coupe of weeks. Always have in the past! Chas <'////><
9/6/03 Vito Vz Bridge Blues
Vito caught a total of 12
of the following species- Bluefish (Released)
weight 8lb. 7oz.
Fishing on 9/6 and 9/7 between 9 am and 12 am from a Boat
Body of water - South of VZ bridge west of Islands location - NJ
Using 30 pound test line and black bomber trolled of down rigger
Weather conditions Calm & Clear
Thanks for the advise Chas... fish were right where you
suggested I go. Next week is my fly fishing trip I hope the fish are still there. Birds
were working on and off had a great time trolling. seemed to hook a fish every few
minutes.
9/6/03 Lower Harbo Blues JM Fished the lower harbor on Saturday 9/6/03. Picked up a couple of small bass in the morning. Bunker on a "Dubbs Rig" was the only combo that worked. In the afternoon a school of blues ran by the boat and I caught a nice 6 pounder! Water temp was 70 degrees, weather was sunny and 77 degrees. JM |
9/5/03 Chas Stamm Lower Harbor Blues and Bass
Fished the Vz but struck out on the weakfish. Moved up river for a couple of small bluefish. Water temp was 72. Moved further up the East River and picked up a couple of ten pound stripers. 28 inches. Fat Healthy looking fish. "Charlie rig" working the bottom.
9/6/03Carl Hartmann Kingfish
Carl Hartmann caught a total of 18
of the following species- Kingfish
from 12.25 inches in length (0 inches in girth) weight 1lb. 0oz.
Fishing on 9-6-2003 0800hrs from Surf
Body of water - Atlantic location - Brigatine NJ
Using 12 pound test line and Blood worms
Water temp 74 deg
Weather conditions Calm & Clear
9/4/03 Chas Stamm Harbor Bass & Blues
Fished the Vz bridge for the end of the outgoing today. Got two small blues to 6 pounds. Water temps was 71. Fished the flats and Dimond with no luck. Went further up the East River and picked up two bass in the ten pound range off the bottom using the "Charlie Rig." Incoming water.
Chas <'////><
9/4/03 Joe Augeri Largemouth bass
joeaugeri caught a total of 1
of the following species- Largemouth Bass
from ? inches in length (? inches in girth) weight 6lb. 6oz.
Fishing on Thursday, September 04, 2003 7:57:58 PM from Surf
Body of water - indian lake location - little ferry nj usa NJ
Using 6 pound test line and spinner bait
Water temp ? deg
Weather conditions Calm & Clear
my witness is some spanish lady yelling at me not to throw it back.
9/3/03 Carl Hartman Bluefish
Carl Hartmann caught a total of 4
of the following species- Bluefish
from 26 inches in length (8 inches in girth) weight 3lb. 3oz.
Fishing on 9-03-03 1730 hrs from Surf
Body of water - Atlantic location - Seaside Heights NJ
Using 10 pound test line and Metal
Water temp 70 deg
Weather conditions Calm & Clear
8/28/03 Fred Edwing & Al Sternberg Vz Bridge Action
alan sternberg
and fred edwing (Fric and Frac) had a good day fishing the VZ bridge area today
- the weather was magnificent and they caught fluke, porgies, (sea robins of
course) blues, but best of all was 6 weakfish up to 34" -- sandworms on a hook
with a straw berry plastic worm did the trick -- alan (who loves to catch weakies) got 3
up to 33" and fred got a 34" along with some others up to30"-- a couple of
others were lost when they got off or lines got crossed during the heat of battle
- it was a good day around
8/22 - 8/24/03 Big Weakfish Chas Stamm
| Fished with Ken Carson on Friday and Joe Curvino on Sunday this weekend for some big weakfish and small blues. Both Friday and Sunday had nothing but big weakfish. Nothing under 31 inches. Fished near the Vz. bridge. Biggest weak was 33 inches but all were over 31 weighing in between 9 and 11 pounds. Not a lot of them but the ones we got were big. Friday night we got some small Blues and stripers. Sunday Joe and I went out again to the same weakfish. Big Weaks again ... nothing under 31 inches. biggest 34 inches. We also managed a couple of small bluefish and one small fluke. all on artificial worms. Chartreuse. |
| 8/17/03 Tim Havlusch Fluke 7lb 2oz fluke on Sunday August 17th on the Barnegat light reef with a live mullet during a very slow drift and right before a tremendous thunderstorm. This fish was caught on the fishing rod & reel I won at the HRFA meeting last Tuesday! |
| 8/17/03 Lower NY Bay Weakfish HRFA Vice President Tony Evangelista and frustrated surf fisherman Director Nils Eckhart were treated to an afternoon of outstanding fishing in lower New York Bay aboard Director Glenn Blanks boat on Saturday 8/17. Glenn's expertise put the anglers on weakfish on every drift resulting in the afternoon's catch of 14 tiderunners up to 30 inches. Rumor has it that as a result of this trip Nils is now boat shopping and plans to use his surf rods for tomato stakes! |
8/17/03 Vz. Blues Chas Stamm
Fished alone today for the outgoing water at the Vz. Bridge. A slow day as I only got out at noon.. Was trying for some of the same big weakfish we had last week but it was not to be. With no bait, the weaks were not interested in my artificial offerings. All I wound up with was a couple of bluefish. Some were good sized as I had my hands full with one pushing 12 pounds on the light weakfish tackle Chartreuse jelly worms drifted along the bottom produced all the fish.
8/16/03 Point Judith Rick Knapp
| Hi Hudson River Fisherman, On Saturday August 16, 6 of us took a charter out of Point Judith, Rhode Island. We fished the southwest ledge at Block Island, and boated 10 stripers, with the largest 3 weighing in at 40, 39, and 38 pounds. We released 4 stripers that were over 30 inches long. Over 20 blues came to the boat, with some in the 15 pound range, most of the blues were returned to fight another day! Most of the fish were caught within 2 hours of high tide, on the large tubes, with a rubber sandworm on the rear hook. They say the tuna have finally shown up, that will hopefully be our next trip. |
8/14-15 Niagra River Smallmouth Al White
I had an invitation from Darren Cardinal to check out the Smallmouth bass fishing on Lake Erie & Niagara River. Darren had chartered one of the local guides from Grand Island, NY with a 21 foot Lund boat for two days of non stop action and I mean non stop. Chris although only in his early thirties has bin a licensed caption for more then twelve years and has fished the area almost all of his life and can he put you on fish. We caught between 100 and 120 Smallmouth each day between 2 and 5 pounds. We used live shiners and crawfish for bait on very small #2 hooks with 6 pound fluorocarbon leader off a three way. I have never had that much fishing action and I am looking forward to a return trip. Al White
8/13/03 Michael Sanacore Striped Bass Cape Cod!
Michael Sanacore caught a total of 1
of the following species- Striped Bass
from 43 inches in length (22 inches in girth) weight 28lb. 55oz.
Fishing on Wednesday August 13th 1:00P.M. from a Boat
Body of water - Cape Cod Bay location - Eastham MA
Using Wire pound test line and Black 5oz Bucktail Jig
Water temp N/A deg
Weather conditions Calm & Clear
What a day and what a fish the Bass were busting sandeels on top of the water we saw at
least 3 or 4 30lb fish jump out of the water chasing these baitfish. it was an experience
of a lifetime watching my son bring this fish to the boat and the look on his face when it
was finally in the boat " Priceless"
8/11/03 Montauk Striped Bass Wlat Weglinski
Want a good fishing trip in Montauk? Go after the stripers. Right now there
are a bunch of nice sized fish around, and the charter boats are regularly bringing in
fish of
twenty-five pounds and better. But, for the fish of the week, a private boat took the
honors. Jimmy
George brought in one weighing 69 pounds Sunday morning. I guess he caught it trolling,
but some
guys like to keep their secrets secret.
8/10/03 Lower Harbor Weakfish Blues and Fluke Chas Stamm
Fished alone today for a mixed bag of fishing in the lower harbor. First came the birds working a school of small blues at Diamond Reef. Surface poppers and castmasters worked well on bringing in a handful of 4 to 5 pound bluefish. The Flats produced a couple of fluke and weakfish but the bigger fish came from the area of the Vz. bridge. 33 inches was my largest weakfish. Around ten pounds I guess. Got him on a three way rig using a 6 inch flying lure in chartreuse. I just use the jelly portion of the flying lure with a standard 4/0 bait holder hook. Have a bunch of these things left over from the TV commercial we did for these people a few years ago. Don't use the hook portion of the lure but the chartreuse rigs give a nice profile and the color works well on the larger weakfish. This is the second week in a row of produceing ten pound plus weakfish on this rig. Picked up a couple of fluke as well. HRFA director Glenn Blank, fishing along side of me managed a few larger fluke than I did. He likes the grape colored jelly worms. We fished only the outgoing tide today. Chas <'////><
8/2/03 Chas Stamm & Joe Curvino Weakfish
Chas & Joe fished the lower harbor again this week and targeted what the river was offering. Weakfish. Didn't get a lot of them with the biggest being a 10 pounder brought in at the Vz. Bridge. A chartreuse "Flying Lure" was used to fool this big weaky. Don't know if it was the flying lure or just the color and size of the bait but that's what caught him. We also got a couple of small fluke and bluefish. Chas <'////><
8/1/'03 Gil Hawkins Fluke Lower NYC Harbor
Gil Hawkins caught a total of 3
of the following species- Fluke
from 23 inches in length (NA inches in girth) weight 4lb. 12oz.
Fishing on August 1, 2003 Mid day from a Boat
Body of water - Lower Bay location - Staten Island NY
Using 20 pound test line and Squid spearing
Water temp ? deg
Weather conditions Overcast
7/28/03 Bill Greene Carp!
Two Carp (weighed in sling & released) - first 20lb. even, and second, 15lb.
6 oz. Smaller caught at 1:20 PM, and second (bigger) at 3:25 PM. Can't put in
Contest because no witness, but at 34", if picture comes out, can put in
In-Fisherman magazine. My usual smorgasbord - couple of canned corn kernels,
flattened piece of fresh bread, and dab of dough on eye of hook, 12 lb. test --
cast out 50 feet and let the thing sit for an hour - until drag screams off.
7/25/03 Dylan Hawkins Weakfish
Dylan Hawkins caught a total of 8
of the following species- Weakfish (Released) fluke,sea bass,dogfish,Perch
from 31.5 inches in length (? inches in girth) weight 6lb. 12oz.
Fishing on July 25, 2003 from a Boat
Body of water - Lower Bay location - Lower Bay NY
Using 12 pound test line and Squid spearing combo
Water temp ? deg
Weather conditions Calm & Clear
7/25/03 Gil Hawkins Weakfish
Gil Hawkins caught a total of 2
of the following species- Weakfish (Released) Fluke 20 inches
from 30.5 inches in length (? inches in girth) weight 7lb. 12oz.
Fishing on July 25, 2003 9:30 AM from a Boat
Body of water - Lower Bay location - Lower Bay NY
Using 12 pound test line and Squid spearing combo
Water temp ? deg
Weather conditions Calm & Clear
Outgoing tide, we had three hook-ups at the same time
7/24/03 Leslie Shan
This is the best fluke fishing day for us so far this season.
3 of us almost all limited out, I
got 8 fishes while Wayne and Marvin each got 6 keepers, with at least same amount of
throwbacks.
Among my catches, 1
at 21", 1 at 20.5" and 3 are over 19",
and
The weather was cloud but the drifting was perfect, mostly on
outgoing tides.
Location: West Long
Island Sound. Bait used: Squid and spearing
Regards.
Leslie Shan
| 7/18/03 Mako shark - Yellowfin Tuna Chas Stamm Fished out of Manasqaun inlet today and went out to the "Glory Hole." got one Mako Shark 82 inches approx 225 pounds and one yellowfin tuna about 70 pounds. The shark came in chunking and a cut makerel and the tuna came in on a trolled ballyhoo. |
7/18/03 Carl Hartman Kingfish
Carl Hartmann caught a total of 10
of the following species- Kingfish
from 17 inches in length (3.5 inches in girth) weight 1lb. 10oz.
Fishing on Friday, July 18, 2003 3:01:27 PM from Surf
Body of water - Atalantc location - Beach Haven NJ
Using 10 pound test line and bloodworm
Water temp 72 deg
Weather conditions Calm & Clear
7/18/03 Mary Deluca Kingfish
Mary Deluca caught a total of 2
of the following species- Kingfish
from 16 inches in length (3.0 inches in girth) weight 1lb. 8oz.
Fishing on Friday, July 18, 2003 3:01:27 PM from Surf
Body of water - Atalantc location - Beach Haven NJ
Using 10 pound test line and bloodworm
Water temp 72 deg
Weather conditions Calm & Clear
7/18 Jeff Kurtz Kingfish
Jeff Kurtz caught a total of 1
of the following species- Kingfish
from 16 inches in length (3.2 inches in girth) weight 1lb. 9oz.
Fishing on Friday, July 18, 2003 3:01:27 PM from Surf
Body of water - Atlantic location - Beach Haven NJ
Using 10 pound test line and bloodworm
Water temp 72 deg
Weather conditions Calm & Clear
7/18/03 Paul Wathen Kingfish
Paul Wathen caught a total of 1
of the following species- Kingfish
from 16.5 inches in length (3.6 inches in girth) weight 1lb. 8oz.
Fishing on Friday, July 18, 2003 4:46:01 PM from Surf
Body of water - Atlantic location - Beach Haven NJ
Using 10 pound test line and Bloosworms
Water temp 72 deg
Weather conditions Calm & Clear
7/18/03 Joe Costa Fluke - Bluefish
Joe Costa caught a total of 2
of the following species- Fluke,Bluefish
from 24 inches in length weight 5lb. 0oz.
Fishing on 7/18/03 14:30 from a Boat
Body of water - Lower NY Harbour location - Jersey City NJ
Using 30 pound test line and Stretch 15 deep diving plugs
Weather conditions Calm & Clear
Drifted Killies and squid strips all morning until tide ended. Boated about 10 short
fluke. Switched to trolling stretch 15 plugs in front of Hoffman/Swinburne Islands
in 20 ft water. Got a 24" 5lb fluke plus a 9.5lb blue. This is the fourth
fluke I've taken in two days trolling stretch lures and ALL were keepers. Am I on to
something?
Uncle Joe
7/18/03 Pete & Jack Lower Harbor
Jack-of-all Trades. Went out 7/17 got to the Light Houses
around 5:30pm,
low tide at 6:00pm. Winds were light outta the NE. We saw a lot of birds
cruising the lower harbor and saw bunker in the heavy traffic areas between
Ellis Isl & Battery Park. We anchored in 14' of water. Off the
starboard side/stern we caught 1 large blue, 10-12lbs and boated 3
stripers. The largest striper was 25". All returned safely. Bunker
chunks were the only offering taken, charlie rigs and bucktails were
ignored. Afterwards we realized off the starboard stern was a hole about
17'-19' deep. Our starboard lines hooked up 5 times to the port side 2.
After 2.5 hours we boated 4 fish and had twice as many runoffs/hookups. We
used wire leaders and fish finders had the best results. Nice aftenoon
all around.
Pete & Jack
7/17/03 Carl Hartmann Kingfish
Carl Hartmann caught a total of 12
of the following species- Kingfish
from 16 inches in length (0 inches in girth) weight 1lb. 10oz.
Fishing on Thursday, July 17, 2003 2:45:11 PM from Surf
Body of water - Atlantic location - Beach Haven NJ NJ
Using 10 pound test line and Bloodworms
Water temp 72 deg
Weather conditions Calm & Clear
7/16/03 Carl Hartmann Weakfish
Carl Hartmann caught a total of 1
of the following species- Weakfish
from 24.5 inches in length weight 4lb. 1oz.
Fishing on Wednesday, July 16, 2003 7:20:38 AM from Surf
Body of water - Barnegat Bay location - Beach Haven NJ NJ
Using 10 pound test line and Fin-s
Water temp 70 deg
Weather conditions Calm & Clear
7/16/03 Carl Hartmann Kingfish
Carl Hartmann caught a total of 6
of the following species- Kingfish
from 17 inches in length (0 inches in girth) weight 1lb. 14oz.
Fishing on Wednesday, July 16, 2003 2:01:00 PM from Surf
Body of water - Atlantic location - Beach Haven NJ
Using 10 pound test line and Bloodworms
Water temp 72 deg
Weather conditions Calm & Clear
7/15/03 Carl Hartman
carl hartmann caught a total of 1
of the following species- Fluke
from 19 inches in length (0 inches in girth) weight 2lb. 2oz.
Fishing on Tuesday, July 15, 2003 12:54:12 PM from a Boat
Body of water - atlantic location - beach haven nj NJ
Using 15 pound test line and spearing/squid
Water temp 70 deg
Weather conditions Calm & Clear
7/15/03 Fred Rung Raritan Stripers! striped bass
Fred Rung caught a total of 18
of the following species- Striped Bass (Released)
from 34 inches in length
Fishing on Tuesday, July 15, 2003 from a Boat
Body of water - Raritan Bay location - Flynn's Knoll NJ
Using 12 - 20 pound test line and Clams
Water temp 70 deg
Weather conditions Calm & Clear
Went out with Ann, my cousin John and his friend Donny. Fished the outgoing into the
incoming tide chumming the Knoll. Caught 18 stripers from 22 to 34 inches on clams
and released them all. 12 hit during the incoming and 6 on the outgoing tide.
Middle of July and the stripers are still hanging around.
| 7/14/03 Striped Bass Tony Evangelista Hoboken I was fishing Castle point on River Road Hoboken,N.J. this passed Monday eve around 7:30 I was using bunker chunks, the tide was coming in to high around 9:30pm I set one rod up and and casted out and with in 45 seconds the bass hit my bait I was a little taken by it I didn't expect to catch a fish that quick. The 28" bass had a NJFWL tag in it and I retagged it with a ALS tag and released it. I notified the New Jersey Fish & Wild Life the next day. HRFA Tony Evangelista |
7/14/03 Carl Hartmann Kingfish
Carl Hartmann caught a total of 4
of the following species- Kingfish
from 18 inches in length (0 inches in girth) weight 2lb. 0oz.
Fishing on Monday, July 14, 2003 3:27:59 PM from Surf
Body of water - Atlantic location - Beach Haven NJ
Using 10 pound test line and Bloodworms
Water temp 70 deg
Weather conditions Calm & Clear
7/12/03 Lower Harbor Bass Blues & Weaks Chas Stamm & Joe Curvino Fished with HRFA Member Joe Curvino again today for some lower harbor bass and blues. Picked up a couple of small blues at Dimond, then a couple of small bass at the Flats... One short fluke, and after moving down river a bit I landed theis 10 pound weakfish. Man! That was nice! I really enjoyed that fight! Enjoyed watching that big fish swim out of my hands too. 31 inches. Besides that we had a grand slam on the boat! Bass Blues, Fluke & Weaks. Cool! Hmm...I like this sport. Think I'll try this again! Chas <'////>< |
7/12/03 Great Kills Bass... Becky! Chas, I just wanted to share with everyone a great day fishing, My
youngest daughter, Becky caught her first big striper. It was 36in. and weight in at
14lbs. and My oldest daughter Kristen caught 2 ten pound blue fish. Two small cocktails
also were caught. Can you guess who got the small fish. All were caught on bunker chunks
in Great Kills, Staten Island, NY |
7/11/03 Lower Harbor Chas Stamm Bass & Blues
| Chas fishing with HRFA member Carl Hartmann today for a slow pick of Bass and Blues. Largest bass was 31 inches, going about 12 pounds caught on a "Charlie Rig.". The blues were caught on a surface plug and went about 6 pounds. |
7/5/03 Sandy Hook Emma Benedek Striped Bass & Fluke!
EMMA BENEDEK caught a total of 2
of the following species- Striped Bass
from 32 inches in length weight 12.lb. 3oz.
Fishing on Thursday, July 5 2003 11:20: PM from a Boat
Body of water - SANDY HOOK location - SANDY HOOK NJ
Using 20 pound test line and CLAMS
Water temp 72 deg
Weather conditions Calm & Clear
EMMA BENEDEK caught a total of 4 (2&2)
of the following species- Striped Bass FLUKE
from 32 inches in length weight 12lb. 3oz.
Fishing on Thursday, July 5 2003 11:30 AM from a Boat
Body of water - SANDY HOOK location - SANDY HOOK NJ
Using 20 pound test line and CLAMS & KILLIES LIVE
Water temp 72 deg
Weather conditions Calm & Clear
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7/5/03 Lower Harbor Bass Blues and Weaks
Chas Stamm fished with HRFA member Joe Curvino in the center of the NYC Harbor for a mixed bag of bluefish working the surface...Bass on the bottom... and Weaks in the mid depths. Birds working the surface allerted us to the blues. Chas used surface poppers with spinning gear while Joe worked his fly rod. All fish were small. Blues to about 7 pounds, Bass to about the same and the Weakfish cam in about 6 pounds.
7/1/03 fred Rung Raritan Striped Bass
Fred Rung caught a total of 17
of the following species- Striped Bass,Striped Bass (Released),Bluefish
from 34 inches in length weight 18lb. oz.
Fishing on Tuesday, July 01, 2003 10:00AM - 6:00PM Body of water - Raritan Bay
location - Flynn's Knoll NJ
Using 15-20 pound test line and Clams
Water temp 70 deg
Weather conditions Calm & Clear
Went out to Flynn's Knoll with my cousins Jon & John and my brother Bob. Used .5
bushel of clams for chum & bait. Stripers and blues were biting during any stage
of the tide. The action picked up a little in the evening as the sun started to go
down. Wound up with a total of 15 stripers from 23 to 34 inches and 2 blues.
Just get out there and look for the party boats that are still working the Knoll.
Anchor up down tide, start a slick of your own and you should be
in.
6/30/03 Steve Cherry NYC Harbor Striped Bass
| Steve Cherry caught a total of 15 of the following species- Striped Bass (Released) Fishing on Monday, June 30, 2003 10:01:23 AM from a Boat Body of water - Hudson location - NJ Using 20 pound test line and Bunker Water temp 71 deg Weather conditions Calm & Clear Went out again on Saturday night. Fished with John Frank, Matt Zarinko and Sean Maher. Had lots of bass and blues bass in the mid 20s up to a 37 incher caught by John and blues were in the 5 lbs class. Fished the outgoing tide in the lower harbor from 8pm - 11pm. Another great trip. This will be the last report for a while the boat is now at the jersey shore for the summer. |
6/29/03 Ken Lazorchak Fluke
Kenneth P lazorchak caught a total of 15
of the following species- Fluke
from N/A inches in length weight 8lb. 0oz.
Fishing on 6/29/03 from a Boat
Body of water - Atlantic Ocean location - Belmar NJ
Using 17 pound test line and squid and spearing
Water temp 68 deg
Weather conditions Calm & Clear
6/28/03 Chas Stamm Bass & Blues
Chas fished with Joe Curvino on Saturday to a mixed bag of Striped Bass and Bluefish. We released Bass to 15 pounds in the northern sections of the East River, all caught on a "Charlie Rig." We then moved down river to find a flock of gulls working a school of bluefish. Top water action had Chas working a surface popper on light spinning gear and Joe on his fly rod. Blues to 7 pounds and bass below them. Some of the other boats working the school had bass up to 36 inches brought up from below the schools of blues. They were working eels on the bottom.
6/28/03 Gil Hawkins Fluke
Gil Hawkins caught a total of 5
of the following species- Fluke
from 25 inches in length weight 4lb. 4oz.
Fishing on June 28, 1903 2:00 PM from a Boat
Body of water - VZ area location - Staten Island NY
Using 15 pound test line and squid-spearing
Water temp 60? deg
Weather conditions Calm & Clear
Caught at dead low tide drifting the outbound current
6/28/03 Carl Hartmann Fluke
Carl Hartmann caught a total of 3
of the following species- Fluke
from 19 inches in length (0 inches in girth) weight 2.lb. 0oz.
Fishing on 6-28-03 1600hrs from a Boat
Body of water - raitan bay location - Raitan NJ
Using 15 pound test line and squid and spering strip
Water temp 64 deg
Weather conditions Calm & Clear
6/24/03 Steve Cherry Lower Harbor Bass & Blues
Steve Cherry caught a total of 12
of the following species- Striped Bass (Released),Fluke(Released),Bluefish (Released)
Fishing on Tuesday June 24, 2003 10:07:25 AM from a Boat
Body of water - Hudson River location - lower harbor NJ
Using 20 pound test line and Bunker/Worms
Weather conditions Calm & Clear
Went out last night with Jim Brennan and The Sheriff - Caught many blues and 2
Stipers - Lost a few more - Biggest fish was a plump 36 incher that weighed 17
pounds caught by Jim. Unfortuantley forgot the camera - fished the lower
harbor from 6 -10:45.
6/23/03 Connor Harrison Fluke!
conor harrison caught a total of 1
of the following species- Fluke
from 20 inches in length weight 2lb. 8oz.
Fishing on Monday, June 23, 2003 7:57:54 PM from a Boat
Body of water - hudson river location - JUST NORTH OF THE NARROWS BRIDGE
NY
Using 17 pound test line and Killie and squid
Water temp 62 ? deg
Weather conditions Calm & Clear
This was the first nice fish hooked in the Pop Pops boat the day of the JCAA fluke
tournament, Carl was not going to be beat by some snot nosed kid, and I don"t blame
him. Carl fished hard and placed 4th for the JC port. It was a lot of fun on the
water that day and a lot of laughs. The fishermen on the boat age ranged from 12 years to
80 something yet we all had the same goal.
6/17/03 Kenny C East River NY
I finally got out in my new boat for a few hours on Fathers Day. Started out great and was able to get the first striper on the boat. 32in , not sure about the wieght,but she was thick!! Caught her on a "Charlie Rig" in the East River at the top of the tide. A great day!! KennyC |
6/16/03 Ted Sheola Sandy Hook Striped Bass
Ted Sheola caught a total of 9
of the following species- Striped Bass,Striped Bass (Released)
Fishing on 06/16/03 4:30 - 8:30 p.m. from Surf
Body of water - Sandy Hook - ocean location - Sandy Hook NJ
Using 15 pound test line and clams
Water temp 59 deg
Weather conditions Overcast
The striper surf is still up at Sandy Hook. Yesterday's favorable ENE winds,
although stiff and kicking up a rough surf, helped bring some larger stripers within
casting distance, until the winds shifted around to unfavorable SE, which quickly chills
the water and stops the bite. I caught 9 hard-fighting stripers to 32" -- 5 of
them between 29"-32", plus a lot of large sea robins. I use Shimano bait-runner
reels on both of my rods and look for cuts in the offshore sandbars. So far this
year, I've caught 132 stripers and 100 bluefish from shore -- in the ocean, bays and
rivers. Tight lines! Ted
6/16/03 Bill Greene Carp! Brewster, NY
Bill Greene caught a total of 1
of the following species- Carp (Released)
from 32 inches in length (20-1/2 inches in girth) weight 15lb. 9oz.
Fishing on 06/16/2003 6/16/03 - 6:50PM from Surf
Body of water - Diverting Reservoir location - Brewster NY
Using 12 pound test line and Corn kernels/Bread/Dough (Combo)
Water temp Unk. deg
Weather conditions Calm & Clear
Another screaming run on 12 lb. test! Deep reservoir
with little weed growth, so they take off straight for
the other shore, and you don't worry.
6/15/03 Carl Hartmann Sea Girt Bass
Carl Hartmann caught a total of 1
of the following species- Striped Bass
from 32 inches in length (14 inches in girth) weight 11lb. 8oz.
Fishing on 0900 6-15-03 from Surf
Body of water - Atlantic location - Seagirt NJ
Using 15 pound test line and Bunker Chunk
Water temp 60 deg
Weather conditions Calm & Clear
6/14/03 Carl Hartmann Bluefish
Carl Hartmann caught a total of 1
of the following species- Bluefish
from 34 inches in length (12 inches in girth) weight 9lb. 12oz.
Fishing on 1350hrs 6-14-03 from a Boat
Body of water - NY Harbor location - NY Harbor NJ
Using 15 pound test line and None, bit the fluke I was bringing in and netted him
Water temp 60 deg
Weather conditions Calm & Clear
Bringing in a 20 inch Fluke when a large Bluefish clamped on to the Fluke's tail and would
not let go! Both were netted!
Carl
6/14/03 Carl Hartmann Fluke
Carl Hartmann caught a total of 4
of the following species- Fluke
from 21.625 inches in length (0 inches in girth) weight 3lb. 6oz.
Fishing on 6-14-03 1100hrs from a Boat
Body of water - NY Harbor location - NY Harbor NJ
Using 10 pound test line and Squid strip with spearing
Water temp 60 deg
Weather conditions Calm & Clear
6/12/03 Jerry Striped Bass Troy, NY
jerry caught a total of 10
of the following species- Striped Bass (Released)
Fishing on Thursday, June 12, 2003 9:23:56 PM from a Boat
Body of water - hudson location - troy ny
Using herring
Weather conditions Calm & Clear
the ship of fools boated and released 10 stripers today in troy on falling tide in AM - 9
on live herring and 1 on chunk herring - 5 of the 10 were schoolies - 25" or under -
the rest ranged up to about 12 pounds - herring were abundant
6/11/03 Don Manning Fluke, Bass Blues
chas,
fluke- between keensburg/staten island 28-30' water depth. (channel)
bass- within 1-200 yrds east of the lighthouse in front of the verazano
bridge.
blues- from 20'-38' all over the bay.
I had a great afternoon of fishing. didnt really see much
action on the chum and clam fishing. The troll worked great so we went home w/
plenty of chum Donny Manning
6/10 George & Christopher Cornwall Striped Bass
The reports are thinning out from your area. Most charter captains have moved on to other areas. It's not over but it is getting close. We have a lot of bass down here in the lower harbor.George & Christopher, fishing by boat, caught a total of 1 striped bass (released), 37" in length, 32 lbs by our "new" scale on 6/10/03 at about 9:30 AM in the Newburgh/Cornwall area using 17 lb test line and blood worms...Weather conditions were calm and clear...
Another fisherman in the area caught and released 2 stripers 30 and 20 lbs on eels...
What's the story, Chas...Is the season over or what ???
DuraNautic B-14
Chas <'////><
6/10 Jay Gage Cornwall BAy striped Bass
Jay Stripers Cornwall Bay: June 10, 2003
Fished all day in the Cornwall bay using Bloodworms. Caught 3 Stripers but
had a lot of big hits and one got away. The fish were 10,12 and 21 pounds.
I was drift fishing and dropping my bait only about 10-12 feet. Beautiful
day out there. The big ones are still hanging around. Tight Lines...Jay
(See attached file: 21pounds.JPG)
Jay Gage
6/9/03 Bill Greene Carp! Brewster
Bill Greene caught a total of 1
of the following species- Carp (Released)
from 33 inches in length (23 inches in girth) weight 19lb. 4oz.
Fishing on 06/09/2003 - 7:15 PM from Surf
Body of water - Diverting Reservoir location - Brewster NY
Using 12 pound test line and Corn Kernels/Bread/Dough (Combo)
Water temp Unk. deg
Weather conditions Calm & Clear
Fish ripped off an easy 100 yards before stopping - and
then only because it hit the other shore - then turned
right!
6/8/03 Fred Rung Raritan Bass
Fred Rung caught a total of 20
of the following species- Striped Bass,Striped Bass (Released),Fluke,Bluefish
from 30 inches in length weight 12lb. oz.
Fishing on Sunday, June 08, 2003 1:50:46 AM from a Boat
Body of water - Raritan Bay location - Romer Shoals NJ
Using 12 - 20 pound test line and Clams
Water temp 62 deg
Weather conditions Calm & Clear
Went out on the "0fficial HRFANJ Striper Tournament Fish Resuscitation Boat"
with my wife Ann, her uncle Herb and co-worker Kevin on Sunday morning. Fished
during the incoming tide at Romer Shoals.
We caught 15 Stripers, 4 blues and 1 fluke. The stripers ranged from 24 to 30 inches
with about 5 being over 28 inches.
Maybe it's the weather or maybe they are starting to move out but they were smaller and
less numerous than the ones we caught at same tide and location two weeks ago. They
hit during the last half of the incoming and slacked of with the tide.
It was nice to see the sun for a change.
6/8/03 Ted Sheola Bass & Blues
Ted Sheola caught a total of 8
of the following species- Striped Bass (Released),Bluefish (Released)
from 27 inches in length
Fishing on Sun., June 8 11:45 AM - 4:30 PM from Surf
Body of water - Sandy Hook - ocean location - Sandy Hook NJ
Using 15 pound test line and clams and metal lures
Water temp 55-56 deg
Weather conditions Overcast
Striper surf is still up at the Hook... With partly cloudy skies, light East wind and
moderate surf creating favorable conditions, caught 6 striped bass to 27 inches and 2
bluefish to 32 inches, the latter putting up a good fight. (Also 3 sea robins.) Fished
mostly the incoming; high tide was 3:15 PM. Winds shifted to light southeasterly,
which slowed the bite...
Plenty of room on the beach on Sun. Ted.
6/8/03 Steve Lower Harbor Bass & Blues
Steve caught a total of 10
of the following species- Striped Bass (Released),Bluefish (Released)
from 35 inches in length weight 16lb. oz.
Fishing on Sunday, June 08, 2003 2:48:30 PM from a Boat
Body of water - Lower Harbor location - NJ
Using 20 pound test line and bunker
Weather conditions Calm & Clear
Fished on Friday Saturday and Sunday. Friday Caught 2 Stipers one 35 inch and a
smaller one as well as several blues. All fish caught in the lower harbor.
Fished in the east rive on Saturday since it was pretty foggy for a few hours on the out
going tide but did not get any fish (drifting eels). Sunday fished the lower harbor again
w/bunker and got 1 Striper and a few blues also caught blues trolling on the way in.
6/8/03 Jerry Striped Bass Troy, NY
jerry caught a total of 6
of the following species- Striped Bass (Released)
weight 18lb. oz.
Fishing on Sunday, June 08, 2003 7:26:03 PM from a Boat
Body of water - hudson location - troy ny
Using live herring
Water temp 62 deg
Weather conditions Calm & Clear
the ship of fools boated and released 6 stripers today - 5 schoolies and 1 35" 18 lb
fish that fought like crazy - water temp of 62 with lots of live herring to be caught -
stripers were actively spawning - brings our yearly total to 55 fish - 1 35 lbs, 2 of 20
+- lbs and the rest under 20 lbs - until tuesday - aiko aiko
6/6/03 Carl Hartmann Bluefish Ortley Beach
Carl Hartmann caught a total of 6
of the following species- Bluefish
from 28 inches in length (10 inches in girth) weight 4lb. 12oz.
Fishing on 6-6-03 2200 hrs from Surf
Body of water - Atlantic location - Ortley Beach NJ NJ
Using 15 pound test line and Mackeral
Water temp 54 deg
Weather conditions Calm & Clear
Landed 6 Blues on Mackeral. Fishing right into the night/dark. Also, landed Skates and
Sand Sharks on clam. Very peaceful on the beach!
Carl Hartmann
6/5/03 Jerry...Troy...Striped Bass
jerry caught a total of 3
of the following species- Striped Bass (Released)
weight 12lb. oz.
Fishing on Thursday, June 05, 2003 7:07:22 PM from a Boat
Body of water - hudson location - troy Ny
Using herring chunks
Weather conditions Calm & Clear
the ship of fools boated 3 stripers on herring chunks in troy today - no takers on live
herring - river is settling down again after big storm - herring still had eggs in them
6/5/03 Ted Sheola Sandy Hook Striped Bass
Ted Sheola caught a total of 4
of the following species- Striped Bass
from 29.5 inches in length
Fishing on 06/05/2003 8:30 am - 12:30 pm from Surf
Body of water - Sandy Hook location - Sandy Hook NJ
Using 15 pound test line and clams
Water temp 56 deg
Weather conditions Overcast
Fished the incoming tide just after some rain on a drizzly, overcast morn (good striper
weather!) at Sandy Hook. Caught 4 stripers to 29.5 inches, plus assorted sea robins. Winds
were very light, NE, then shifting to West. Surf was moderate but not roiled.
6/3/03 Carl Hartmann Bluefish
Carl Hartmann caught a total of 1
of the following species- Bluefish
from 24 inches in length (0 inches in girth) weight 3lb. 10oz.
Fishing on 6-03-03 1945hrs from Surf
Body of water - atlantic location - Sandy Hook NJ NJ
Using 10 pound test line and Hopkins
Water temp 54 deg
Weather conditions Calm & Clear
Went to the Hook and Landed a Blufish. Skates, Sharks and Searobins were in abundance.
Little or no wind. Using clams and Bunker, except for the Blue....Hopkins.
Carl
6/3/03 Mark Strober Weakfish
Mark Strober caught a total of 1
of the following species- Weakfish (Released)
from 30&1/2 inches in length (no idea inches in girth) weight 8lb. 12oz.
Fishing on Tuesday, June 03, 2003 7:58:21 PM from a Boat
Body of water - New York Harbor location - BayRidge Flats NY Harbor
NJ
Using 10 pound test line and Jig
Water temp 58 deg
Weather conditions Windy
6/3/03 Stripers Sandy Hook George Sendecki
I fished on the FISHERMAN today for STRIPERS. When I arrived at the boat I thought I smelled bacon and eggs. Yes. In the cabin was RON SR. cooking up breakfast.
The best fresh Taylor Ham & Eggs on a roll to start the day. It must be the salt water. It was quite a pleasant surprise. Very reasonable price also.
We left the dock about 0730 AM. Fished in the Sandy Hook area. The first drop of the anchor was a quick spurt then tapered to a pick. We moved around the same area and Capt. Ron set us up on several schools of fish. There were many DOG FISH as well as large SKATES.
I saw LARRY ZAHN of Clifton get a half a cooler full of large skates. He also caught a nice FLUKE I would guess about 2 to 3 Lbs. LARRY also got his limit of STRIPERS.
One fellow caught a WINTER FLOUNDER that had to be 2 Lbs. Not bad on big clam hooks.
I overheard Capt. Ron talking to the Mate Robert (Bob). Capt. Ron’s complaint was he can’ find enough small STRIPERS to fill the slots fish for the customers.
I believe everyone went home with nice stripers.
George A. Sendecki took the pool with a STRIPER of about 14 Lbs.
Thanks Capt. Ron Sr. Great Cook.
Thanks Capt. Ron Great job of finding fish and some fine net jobs.
He was like Speedy Gonzalez all over the boat. Chumming with clam pieces, cracking clams and shells as well as netting Bass, gaffing skates and untangling lines.
Thanks Mate Robert (Bob) shucking clams, Distributing bait, Netting & Gaffing as well as cleaning the fish for thoes who wanted.
Great job on a nice clean boat.
FISHBOX22
6/2/03 Troy Shad
Fished near Troy with very high and very dirty water conditions. Caught
only
one shad all day. Don't know whether the run is over or whether it was the bad
conditions.
Would like to hear from other upper Hudson fishermen about either
stripers or shad.
6/1/03 Ted Sheola Bass & Blues Sandy Hook
Ted Sheola caught a total of 20 bluefish, 3 stripers
of the following species- Striped Bass (Released),Bluefish (Released)
from 28.5 inches in length
Fishing on 06/01/2003 4 - 8 p.m. from Surf
Body of water - Sandy Hook location - Sandy Hook NJ
Using 15 pound test line and clams and lures
Water temp 53-54 degrees deg
Weather conditions Windy
My brother (visiting from NH) and I fished the Hook, which had favorable if
stiff NNW winds, 20 to 30 knots, which were at our back. Together we caught
20 bluefish to 4 lbs., and I caught 3 stripers to 28.5 inches (all
released). Also caught several skate, sea robins and sandsharks.
There were few fishermen on the beach after the heavy rains and reports of
"gale force" winds. Tight lines! Ted
5/31/03 David McMillen Striped Bass
Hi Chas,
5/27/03 Ted Sheola Sandy Hook Striped Bass
Ted Sheola caught a total of 9
of the following species- Striped Bass (Released)
from 28.5 inches in length
Fishing on 05/27/2003 1;30 to 5;30 p.m. from Surf
Body of water - Sandy Hook location - NJ
Using clams
Weather conditions Windy
A great afternoon of striper fishing - which has been excellent at Sandy Hook, when the
conditions are right -- winds east or northeast in general, but today the winds were
southeast to south, 15 knots, and still caught 9 stripers to 28.5 inches....
5/27/03 Rich Berlingeri Sea Bass
On Wednesday May 27th I took a charter with 15 of my co-workers out of Belmar. We
fished aboard the SkyLarkII with Captian Steve Spinelli and his mate Billy. Capt. Steve
put us on top of the sea bass and it was non-stop action. The bass were good sized up to 2
1/2 pounds. We also caught several Black Fish, two of which were keepers. Billy did a
wonderful job of filleting our catch. We all took home a plentiful supply of delicous
fillets. We were fishing over three different wrecks in about 70 feet of water. The bait
was clams.
From the desk of: RICH BERLINGERI
5/27/03 Newburgh Bob Trenz Stripers!
Fished out of Newburgh on Sunday. Fished very hard from 10:30 till 2:30 and caught one fish 29" just south of Gulley's. On a whim we went down to Cornwall yacht Club and had some success. Landed 14 fish in all and had a lot of fun. All fish were released to fight another day. All were caught trolling.
Bob Trenz
5/25/03 Fred Rung Raritan stripers!
| Fred Rung caught a total of 20+ of the following species- Striped Bass,Striped Bass (Released),Bluefish,Bluefish (Released) from 39 inches in length Fishing on Sunday, May 25, 2003 9:41:29 PM from a Boat Body of water - Raritan Bay location - Romer Shoals NJ Using 12 - 20 pound test line and Clams Water temp 57 deg Weather conditions Overcast |
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| Went out from Atlantic Highlands today with my wife Ann,
brother Bob, cousins John & John & their friend Pat. They usually catch lots
of big stripers upriver anywhere from Kingston to Troy. But not this year! So
they decided to come down here and improved their catch by over 2000%! We lost count at around 20 stripers from 24 to 39 inches with a couple of blue's mixed in. All were caught on clams in the Romer Shoals area. (Just look for all the party boats). Kept a few that were deep hooked or in bad shape. Time to get out there! |
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5/25/03 Ted Sheola Sandy Hook Striped Bass
Ted Sheola caught a total of 6
of the following species- Striped Bass (Released)
from 33 inches in length
Fishing on 05/25/2003 2 - 5 p.m. from Surf
Body of water - Sandy Hook location - NJ
Using clams
Weather conditions Overcast
Another belated report - despite the holiday weekend, there were few surf fishermen at the
Hook on this overcast day. Caught 6 stripers to 33 inches. Winds were east to 10 knots.
5/24/03 Ken Starr Selkirk Striped Bass
Ken Starr caught a total of 1
of the following species- Striped Bass
Fishing on Tuesday, May 24th 2003 from Surf
Body of water - hudson river location - ny
Using 25 pound test line and live herring
Weather conditions Calm & Clear
Ken Starr and Bob Jarrett were fishing from the henry hudson park in selkirk ny. it was
about 930 at night and wham got a nice hit on live herring. after it was all said and
done, ken landed a 38 incher weighed in at a flat 20 pounds. happy fishing !!
5/24/03 Phil Kozak Hidden Harbor Striped Bass
Today Sat am water temp 60.7 wind out of the NE Lt 10 kts. Started just
south of hidden harbor one boat fishing had 20 bass. We ony picked 1 32 inch bass moved
south to the area just south of the water tank. First time I have ever saw a school of
large bass right on the surfaced. The boat a scatterd them a large comotion on the
surface. Continued to search for that school and a litter further south in 14 foot of wate
we located another large school. Stayed in that area for the rest of the outgoing tide and
released 51 bass to 40 inches, Most fish in the 31 to 34 inch class. Very interesting
thing about the largest bass it was a male. I always was told the male bass do not get
over 36 inches. Like I said looks like the spawn is two weeks late. Based on how we
did last year. Tagged 15 bass out of the 53 caught had to keep two bleeders. I also have
learned how to extract a deep hooked fish with out any serious injury. We had about 7 of
the bass hooked deep and there were no bleeders when we released them. We are using non
off set cirlce hooks.
Phil Kozak
National Fishing Association
| 5/22/03 Kevin Bova Newburgh Stripers Went
fishing North of the Newburgh bridge ( buoy 52 ) on May 22nd from |
5/22/03 Ted Sheola Sandy Hook Striped Bass
Ted Sheola caught a total of 9
of the following species- Striped Bass
from 30 inches in length
Fishing on 05/22/03 11 a.m. - 3;30 p.m. from Surf
Body of water - Sandy Hook location - NJ
Using clams
Weather conditions Rainy
belated report - caught 9 stripers last Thursday in light rain showers; fishing was good
in rough surf on both the incoming and first hour of the outgoing tide... wind 20
knots
| 5/19/03 Brian Horton Westchester Striped Bass Caught 2 stripers-42" 28 LBS. and 32" in Glen Island L.I. sound using cut bunker. Beautiful weather. Brian Horton, Westchester. |
5/19/03 Rjon stripers East Bank
Fished east bank Saturday,Sunday. Caught 10 Saturday 3 of which were in the 20lb range I Guess no scale, but they measured between 31-33" Ther rest were all between 12-18" All on Blood worms. Tried eels on one rig both days the whole time not a strike. Only one small fish on sunday but I did see other boats doing better.
5/18/03 Tony Liscio Striped Bass Croton
tony liscio caught a total of 5
of the following species- Striped Bass (Released)
from 10 inches in length weight 1lb. oz.
Fishing on 05/18/2003 5:00pm from a Boat
Body of water - haverstraw bay croton point north location - croton Ny
Using blood worms on a fishfinder rig w/2oz egg and circle hook
Water temp 62 deg
Weather conditions Calm & Clear
Caught 5 small stripers today croton point north tip potato rock using blood worms from my
boat. Question? Are these little slots migratory or are they likely to stay in the river?
| 5/18/03 Joe Bruno Striped Bass Joe Bruno caught this 36", 21 |
