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| 1/3/05 Thomas L Calandro caught a total of 2 of the following species- Striped Bass from 46 inches in length (35 inches in girth) weight 47lb. 0oz. Fishing on 01/03/2005 20:21:43 from a Boat Body of water - Hudson River location - NJ Using 17 pound test line and herring Water temp 54 deg Weather conditions Calm & Clear |
| January 1, 2005, Glass Lake, NY Ice Fishing !! Fished through about four inches of black clear ice today, using tip ups and minnows. Cloudy, mid thirties, stiff NW wind. Caught five pickerel, 12 to 24 inches, the biggest was about three pounds. As they say, first ice is best. Resolved to only go one day a weekend from here on out, have to get some chores done before spring,a nd to pay attention to the weather reports, that wind is no fun. Freddie the J 12/25/04 Fishin' Mission , after talking to Captain Glenn Blank describe his Christmas day, yes your heard me right , these lunatics fished on Christmas! Glenn fished with Paul H on the Renagade Christmas Day for a total of 55 schoolies stripers, with the largest a 27 & 1/2 incher with a Pink belly tag from the Maryland fisheries, caught by Paul who is catching on fast, from his teacher Glenn! I took these guys up on their offer to fish with them Sunday 12/26/04, yes these nuts fished 2 days in a row! Despite very windy conditions we still had a great time, joking around and landing 36 schoolies before the wind and snow sqwals got too bad! Glenn showed off and out fished me by 3 fish, he caught another with an HRF belly tag. Paul sure has a nice boat, and that semi heated cabin saved us all from frost bite!! Made my 22 footer seem like a surf board! Tight Lines to all and have Happy Holidays!12/19/04Fishin' Mission fished Sunday 12/19/04 well less than a week before Christmas and the stripers are still biting like crazy. The weather was perfect most of the day, with light winds and mid 40 temps. The NY Harbor water tempetures were between 42 -- 44 degrees on the surface. Only the hardcore diehards are out here this time of year. The team of Captian Glenn Blank and Paul H on the Renagade were bangging away, they had a total of 87 schoolie stripers. Glenn had to leave early and Paul went back out to make sure he caught just 1 more than Glenn. I myself caught over 50 schoolie stripers. Glenn and I were tagging most of our fish. Glenn also caught a striper with a pink belly tag from Maryland. As it started to get dark the weather started to get bad with the rain and wind picking up. Paul and myself had to do the hardest thing a fisherman can do! And that's to leave them still biting! |
| 12/18/04 joe augeri caught a total of 20 of the following species- Striped Bass (Released) Fishing on Saturday, December 18, 2004 6:40:34 PM from a Boat Body of water - raritan bay location - ambrose ch. NJ Using 20 pound test line and 6 oz diamonds Water temp ? deg Weather conditions Calm & Clear out on the sea hunter from AH.LOTS OF BASS, mostly shorts.jigged the heck out of them,ambrose chanel,pool was over 20 lbs.boat was half full, but all had lots of fish.it aint over! |
| 12/17/04 Joe from the 3J’s: This is my last report of the season, I decided to
go down to Fishin' Mission fished Sunday 12/5/04 It was breezy but fishable, fished the NY Harbor and I caught, landed and released 106 schoolie striped bass. These are small fish ranging from 12" to 24" . Other hardcore club members were out there along side catching too. Captain Glenn Blank was not only catching 1 after another, but he was tagging most of them too. The Renagade with Paul and Al White AKA Sparky were catching every time I looked over at them. And ofcourse the team of Gan Wong and Joe Nardello were catching like there was no tommorrow. Once again my fingers are all covered with bandaids to keep the blood off this keyboard! Tight Lines to all!
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| 12/3/04 Tim Doolan caught a total of 48 of the following species- Blackfish weight 8lb. 11oz. Fishing on Friday, December 3, 2004 by 12:30PM from a Boat Body of water - Atlantic Ocean location - off Elberon NJ Using 25 pound test line and Green Crabs Water temp 49-51 deg Weather conditions Windy Six friends chartered the "Right-A-Way" with Capt. Tom Joseph out of Belmar. After anchoring once over a rockpile, we picked away all morning puttingn together a limit catch of solid keepers. We only had 4 to 6 fish over 5lbs. The pool winner was a whistle fish.
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11/30/04 FISHIN' MISSION Fished Tuesday 11/30/04 It was one of those days, when you just can't go to work! Zero wind, and reasonable tempetures. I personal caught and landed and released 129 yes one hundred twenty nine ( I counted with a pad and pen ) schoolie stripers from 11 inches to 26 inches. Plus an additional large amout were lost at the boat which I did not count. As my friend Squid Joe says " not in the boat, doesn't count "! All fish were caught in NY Harbor and surrounding areas, drifting not anchored! Hope the weather holds out so I can do it all over again. My fingers are so cut up and sore from handling all those fish I can barely type this. ( I'm sure you all feel sorry for me )
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| 11/27/04 Lower Harbor Bass Chas Stamm Paul Hellmold Al White. Fished with A couple of HRFA members today with some great results putting up with some tough winds. The winds were cold and blowing hard as we tried outside the Vz. bridge. We were in Paul's 25 foot Parker. Nice to have the cabin to get out of the elements. Tried several spots along Norton's Point and Breezy point but only picked up a couple of schoolie bass. Coming back in to the lower harbor to get away from the winds, we picked up several bass between 12 and fifteen pounds with Paul bringing in one bass weighing 18 pounds. Outgoing tide with a strong southern winds made conditions tough. Live eels and small diamond jigs were the baits we used. |
11/23/04 Fishin' Mission well I know all you report junkies wanna know how me and club member Pete Orenzo did on Tuesday November 23, 2004 This time I counted I had 59 stripers from 18 inches to 28 inches. And I'm sure Pete had about the same since we were trying to out do each other all day! We would of had more except Gary with the Baja boat called us while we were working pods of fish off Coney Island to "quick hurry" to the tip of Sandy Hook, for miles of fish and birds. Well club member and Captain Glenn Blank was fishing near by and we both ran out for this school of fish of a life time! Well as we arrived they had just dispersed, not a bird or fish. Ohh well we still like ya Gary! Ran back North and continues to jig fish with Glenn Blank, Gan Wong, & Ed Scola Jr. all fishing and catching near by, until it got dark.
| 11/21/04 FISHIN' MISSION Fished the New York Harbor Sunday 11/21/04
. This is schoolie striper season! It's very possible to jig over
100 stripers a day! Everyone was catching, club member Pete Orenzo
brought a friend on his boat who claimed it was the best day of fishing he ever had! ( boy
was Pete doing a number on that guy, outfishing him 10 to 1 ) Saw lots of
other members catching too! Gan Wong was into fish all day as he
usually does. The crew on the Renagade was catching. Captains
Glenn Blank and Ralph Roth ran out and came back with loads
of big blackfish. The best fisherman on the river A/K/A Howard
Leeman was off to one of his secret spots to catch large stripers. Glenn
Cinelli with his boat Cast Iron ran out to Coney Island for some
nice bigger stripers on the jigs. Tight Lines to all, me and Pete
are ditching work Tuesday to do it all over again!!!
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| 11/19/04 Kenneth L Jennings Jr caught a total of 1 entry of the following species- Striped Bass from 47 inches in length (n/a inches in girth) weight 43lb. 3oz. Fishing on Monday, November 19, 2004 3:19:36 PM from a Boat Body of water - NY harbor location - Paramus NJ Using 20 pound test line and live eel Water temp 51 deg Weather conditions Overcast NEW HRFA CLUB RECORD! Hey, Al. Glen asked me to send You info on the fish I caught friday. She was caught on 20lb braid with a shimano- 251 on a live eel,that I beat the boat a few times.The fish, after being hooked for a few min., realized it was hooked and ran off 60+ YARDS STRAIGHT UNDER THE BOAT! with the line rubbing the hull the whole time. Managed to get the motor up and transfered the fight to the other side. The rest was the normal tug-of-war of give and take. Dad only needed one shot after, he found the big net.Just stoped to marks on fish finder, caught two fish(the ohter one was 39")Dad fillet and released both. Tightlines KJ |
11/10/04 Rich Berlingeri caught a total of 10
of the following species- Striped Bass (Released),Blackfish,Blackfish
(Released),Bluefish (Released)
from 18 inches in length weight 3lb. 6oz.
Fishing on Sunday November 10 from a Boat
Body of water - Rockaway Reef location - Nyack NY
Using 30 pound test line and diamond jigs, green crabs
Water temp N/A deg
Weather conditions Overcast
Fished all day. Working birds all over the place. Plenty of fish everywhere. Bass were
breaking the water..a sight for a Surf Marine to feast on!
Fished some structure for about 3 hours and the three of us, Captain Ralph Roth, Captain
Glenn Blank and Cabin Boy Rich Berlingeri landed over 25 fish and took home some very nice
Blackfish fillets for more than one dinner, even for my family.
11/19/04 Gil Hawkins caught a total of 44
of the following species- Striped Bass (Released)
from 19 inches in length
Fishing on Nov.19 2004 from a Boat
Body of water - Upper Bay location - Leonia NJ
Using 12 pound test line and 007
Water temp ? deg
Weather conditions Calm & Clear
11/19/04 Kenneth P Lazorchak
caught a total of 1 entry
of the following species- Flounder
from 20 inches in length weight 2lb. 11oz.
Fishing on Friday, November 19, 2004 5:09:12 PM from a Boat
Body of water - atlantic ocean location - Atlantic Highlands NJ
Using 30 pound test line and clam
Water temp 48 deg
Weather conditions Calm & Clear
11/7/04 whiteyrr caught a total of 18
of the following species- Striped Bass (Released),Bluefish (Released) perch
Fishing on 11/7/04 2:30-5PM from a Boat
Body of water - hudson Tappan zee location - Ny
Using Bloodworms and herring
Water temp 53 deg
Weather conditions Calm & Clear
Fished incoming tide from 2:30-5Pm on Sunday 11/07/04 300 yards South of Tappan Zee. One
line with frozen herring and the other with bloodworms. Caught 11 perch and 6 small
striped bass(13-16 inches)on bloodworms. One 12 lb bluefish on herring. Surprised about
the bluefish. Figured water was too cold. Took a beating from the waves. Nice
quick trip! Better than heading down to the East River!
| 11/6 & 7/ 04 Joe Nardello Lower Harbor
Stripers and Blues The weekend of Nov 6th & 7th
fishing report from the 3 J’s. I was out both days did o.k. Wind, Wind, freakin wind can’t seem to get away from it, Saturday was very
windy, wind against tide, had to power drift to catch fish, got 12 bass up to 36 inches
and 5 bluefish up to 34 inches. On Sunday morning early there was no wind a gorgeous day
got 14 bass up to 36 inches and 1 bluefish about 32 inches.one
striper about 34 inches had a littoral soc. Tag attached. It seems that once we passed
this last full moon and the swing of the tides the fishing started to pick up, hopefully
the rest of the month is good for fishing. 11/2/04 FISH'IN MISSION fished Tuesday 11/2/04. It was one of those days that all fishermen dream about! You leave in your boat not knowing exactly how the day will turn out. Got tired of the East River & NY Harbor so... I headed south to the Rockaways and to Raritan Bay. Well I was into fish from 7:30 AM right until I left em' biting at 2:30 PM!!!! No bait -- just jigged stripers and blues. I figure well over 100 yes ONE HUNDRED fish, no real big stripers, mostly in the upper 20 inch range and some real large blues, biggest was 15.5 pounds at 35.5 inches!! Club members ( The 3 Amigos ) Capt. Glenn Blank, Capt. Ralph Roth and Darren Cardinal, showed up on Darren's Parker just as the bite slowed. Well Capt. Ralph who never gets out done spotted some birds with his binoculars off in the distance and we all ran out for another slam fest of bass and blues. Capt. Ralph even managed to show off with a 3 pound fluke caught on a jig!! I actually left them biting as the 3 Amigos kept catching. All fish were released, alot tagged. You have to be careful around Captain Glenn or he might tag you!! Tight Lines to all!
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| 10/31/04 Steve Cherry Lower Harbor Striped Bass caught
a total of 6
caught a total of 8 10/29-30/04 Chas Stamm Lower Harbor Bass Fished some cool days with wind against tide for some striped bass action in the lower harbor. Last days of the season for us as the marina's in the state parks close this weekend. Got some nice bass these two days. Not a lot of them but the ones we did catch were good sized. 20 pounds on Saturday and 22 pounds on Sunday were the biggest. Charlie rig on Sunday and white bucktails for the Saturday big one.
10/27/04 Bruce Halstater Alpine Boat Basin Striped Bass Bruce T. Halstater caught a total of 1 |
| 10/23/04 Alex Burmistrov Salmon Caught a total of 3
entry of the following species - |
10/26/04 fred Edwing Boca Grande Fla
| hi again john - this is 2nd time around for this message lst one did not go thru (or did it?) had a good day of fishing with my son eric on his boat - fished boca grande which is famous for it tarpon run - had a perfect day with moderate warm temps and very calm waters -- upon arrival we saw breaking fish every where !! - after the Chinese fire drill in trying to rig up fast we cast in to the feeding fish and proceeded to pull in lady fish, spanish mackerel, bluefish about 2-3 lbs , etc.--- lady fish are called the poor man's tarpon because of their resemblance to tarpon in appearance and fighting antics -- as we were fishing we spotted huge schools and i mean huge schools of large rays swimming in coordinated fashion all over the place--- this amazing sight took place for a couple of hours -- we then opted to try for other species and fished a long broken down pier and did very well with grouper, more lady fish, a couple of rays, and some critters we never saw as they peeled and broke our lines -- through out the day we were visited by porpoises that came right up to our boat and essentially begged for some of our fish - they were surprisingly tame and disregarded our strange looks and kept us company for a while - on the way back we encountered some jacks and again had some line peeling fun. the weather is consistently pleasant now with many species of fish to chase both by boat or beach--- best of all the absence of packed boats or crowded beaches is hard to believe with all of this good weather and fishing action -- keep in touch you all !! fred the converted yankee |
| 10/14/04 John Tabor Sail fish, Mahi Mahi caught a
total of 6 |
10/25/04 joeaugeri Striped Bass Hackensack River
caught a total of 2
of the following species- Striped Bass (Released)
Fishing on Monday, October 25, 2004 1:44:18 PM from Surf
Body of water - hackensack river location - seacaucus NJ
Using 10 pound test line and 5/8 oz yellow bucktail
Water temp ? deg
Weather conditions Calm & Clear
37 & 24 inch bass tagged and released.
10/23/04 Gil HawKins Striped Bass (Released)
caught a total of 3
of the following species- Striped Bass (Released)
from 18 inches in length
Fishing on 10/23/04 2-4PM from a Boat
Body of water - Hackensack River location - Secaucus NJ
Using 20 pound test line and Lure
Water temp ?? deg
Weather conditions Calm & Clear
10/23/04 Chas Stamm Lower Harbor Striped Bass
Fished today hoping to get in on some of the bigger blues working the surface of the lower harbor. These reports have been coming in all week of huge schools of bluefish working bait to the surface. Was no to be today. We did get a number of bass in the East River up to 21 pounds but saw no birds working. Fishing was tough due to a cold wind out of the northeast. We did manage to bring in about 8 bass between the two of us. All fish were between 10 and 21 pounds. All fish came in on bucktails off the bottom.
10/23/04 joeaugeri Striped Bass
caught a total of 1
of the following species- Striped Bass
Fishing on 10/23/04 1;00 pm from a Boat
Body of water - raititan bay location - NJ
Using 20 pound test line and live eels
Water temp ? deg
Weather conditions Calm & Clear
20 lb bass on the sea hunter out of atlantic highlands. pool was a 23 lber. lots of
bite offs,dam blues.
10/22/04 Ted Kurilko Largemouth Bass Eastern chain Pickerel
caught a total of 5
of the following species- Largemouth Bass Eastern chain Pickerel
from 19 inches in length weight 3.lb. 1oz.
Fishing on Satuday October 22 2004 from a Boat
Body of water - Lake Hopatcong location - Mt Arlington NJ
Using 6 pound test line and Herring and Rapals
Water temp 54 deg
Weather conditions Windy
Very cold when in the wind difficult to keep the boat in the right location but we had a
somewhat productive day with several bass Perch and Pickerel all released.
Some large Muskys are being caught just not by me.
10/20/04 Jim Mulligan Stripers & Blues
Rough water in Raretian Bay but the Stripers and Blue were in at Leonardo. Topwater and metal work. Wednesday must be the day but 1 hr before and 1 hr after high tide is the time.
10/19/04 Justin Siegel Bluefish
caught a total of 1 entry
of the following species- Bluefish
from 29 inches in length (14 inches in girth) weight 11lb. 4oz.
Fishing on Tuesday, 19 October, 2004 06:57:14 PM from a Boat
Body of water - Western sound location - Rye ny
Using 14 pound test line and Bunker
Water temp 68 deg
Weather conditions Calm & Clear
10/18/04 joeaugeri Striped Bass Hackensack River
caught a total of 2
of the following species- Striped Bass (Released)
Fishing on Monday, October 18, 2004 6:41:20 PM from Surf
Body of water - hackensack river location - seacaucus NJ
Using 10 pound test line and 3" shadtail 1/2 oz head
Water temp ? deg
Weather conditions Calm & Clear
16"and 31" bass landed, dropped 2,saw one other landed 26".
| 10/17/04 joeaugeri caught a total of 5 of the following species- Striped Bass (Released) Fishing on Sunday, October 17, 2004 6;00AM from Surf Body of water - raritan bay location - NJ Using 12 pound test line and gibbs pencil poppers Water temp ? deg Weather conditions Calm & Clear lots of peanuts and lots of fish, bass and blues ,pencils and metal lips. |
| 10/15/04 Chas Stamm Montauk Striped Bass Went out to Montauk with a couple of HRFA members who arranged this trip. Many members = Many individual trips for all to participate in. One of the strong points of being involved with a fishing club. Anyway this one was for fishing for striped bass in Montauk. Tim Burden and Ron Wang accompanied me on this trip. Went out on the Allysa Ann and fished with wire line and parachute jigs. Tough way to fish but very effective. First time I've fished with wire. I've heard about it but this was my first time. Anyway, we go 19 striped bass and three bluefish using this technique. all between 15 and 20 pounds for 4 hours worth of fishing. We had to let out about 300 feet of line to get the jigs down to the bottom. We would then hold the but of the rod up high and the tip of the rod down and work the rod at a pretty good pace to get any hookups. It was affective and we all had a series of hard fighting blues and stripers. Other boats around us all had fish as well. Must have been a lot of fish in that water as we were in a fleet of about 20 boats. I'm glad I tried that technique but I don't think I'd do it again. I felt I was fighting the tackle more than the fish. I think I'd opt for reducing the trolling speed, use spyderwire and a 3 oz bucktail to do the same thing. with much lighter gear. Like I said a good experience and a very effective method of fishing. A good trip. Chas <'////>< |
10/10/04 Chuck Mitchell caught a total of 1 entry Bluefish
of the following species- Bluefish
from 38 inches in length weight 18lb. 0oz.
Fishing on Sunday Oct 10,2004 11:30 AM from a Boat
Body of water - Hudson River location - Jersey City NJ
Using 30lb power pro pound test line and live eel
Weather conditions Calm & Clear
Took first place in HRFA Tournament for largest Blue Fish
10/11/04 Bill Greene caught a total of 1 entry
of the following species- Carp
from 25 inches in length (17 inches in girth) weight 7lb. 8oz.
Fishing on 10/11/2004 12:45 PM from Surf
Body of water - Hudson River location - Buchanan NY
Using 12 pound test line and Bread, corn kernel & dough (combo)
Water temp Unk deg
Weather conditions Calm & Clear
In the Peekskill area, there's almost always a West
wind blasting across the River. Even in a cove, casting
only 30 feet, with 12 lb. line, and keeping rod tip low
to the water, still need 2 oz sinker.
10/ 9-10/ 2004 Steve Cherry caught a total of many
of the following species- Striped Bass,Bluefish
Fishing on Saturday, Sunday Body of water - East River/hudson location -
NJ
Using live bunker/eels
Water temp 67 deg
Weather conditions Calm & Clear
Fished the tournament this weekend on Saturday and Sunday. Saturday Fished with John
Cherry and Marc Sheridan "the Sheriff" Fishing was great on Saturday morning in
the east river. We had steady action from the first drop. I had 4 big fish on and
managed to get two of them in. One was a 14 pound blue fish and the other was a 39 in 20.4
pound striper. I had two other fish on that seemed at least as big or bigger from the
fight they were putting up one of which I am fairly sure was a big stiper. My fishing
partners also had some nice once that got away. We were not using steel leaders.
Fished on Sunday with John Frank. We tried the same spots, but they weren't as
productive. We managed to get some nice blues in the school under the Brooklyn Bridge and
John landed landed stirpers of 12 and 15.7 pounds. Great weekend.
10/9-10/04 Lower harbor Striped Bass & Bluefish Tournament
| Two great days of fishing! Wonderful weather and a host of big fish. 106
Anglers competed in this years event. Striped Bass and bluefish were all over the lower
harbor of New York City. Birds were working a school of bluefish under the Brooklyn Bridge
all day Sunday. No big prize winners came out of that school but is was some great action
of 6 to 8 pound blues with a couple of bigger bass below. I worked the upper reaches of the East River on Saturday with HRFA member Gil Hawkins for some great striper and bluefish action but nothing in any of the prize winnings. Steve Cherry brought in a couple of big fish that should make it to the prize winnings. Sunday I started at the 31 buoy and wound up working that big school of blues with birds working all over the Brooklyn Bridge. I was working the bass under the blues with a 3 oz. Bucktail. Largest bass of mine was 15 pounds. Not even close tot he big boys some of the other members got. All in all a great two days to be on the water! Chas <'////>< 10/9-10/04 Taylor Katie Muller Bluefish caught a total of 1 10/9-10/04 Kelsey Marie Muller Bluefish caught a total of 1 caught a total of 1 |
10/7/04 Steve Cherry Lower harbor striped bass
caught a total of 9
of the following species- Striped Bass (Released)
Fishing on Thursday night Body of water - Hudson location -
NJ
Using n
Water temp 67 deg
Weather conditions Calm & Clear
fished last night with John Frank and Randy Lee Jr. Caught 9 bass up to 32 inches. Will
hopefully will find some bigger fish this weekend.
10/6/04 J Mulligan Sr. Blues & Bass at the Hook
First beach going into the Hook, Blues inthe wash chasing spearing and bunker, Metal works fine and after the Blues the Stripers came ,Clams work plus a Blue crippled Herring.2Hrs befor High tide and an hour after A great Wed. afternoon
10/3/04 Steve Cherry Lower Harbor blues and Bass
caught a total of 15
of the following species- Striped Bass,Bluefish (Released)
Fishing on Sunday, October 03, 2004 9:43:30 PM Body of water - East River Lower Harbor
location - NJ
Using Eels/Bucktails
Water temp 70 deg
Weather conditions Calm & Clear
Fished the east river and lower harbor on Saturday afternoon with Marc Sheridan, Bob
Bickle and Bob Mclynn. Fishing started out slow but we moved around and found fish.
We had steady action for the rest of the day with big bluefish (up to aprox. 15 pounds)
and a few stripers(4 in the 30 inch range.)
| 10/2 & 3/ 04 Chas Stamm East River This was a great weekend for fishing the lower harbor of New York City. Most members who were out on the water found birds working the surface with 6 to 10 pound bluefish under the birds. An occasional bass could be found under the blues. Most action took place during the early morning low light conditions and continued to around 11 am. Bucktails and diamond jigs were all you needed. Surface plugs created an occasional explosion as bluefish crashed the bait. Very exciting weekend in the harbor for fishing. |
| 10/2/04 Brian Horton Steelhead! 10-2-04 - Salmon River (Pulaski, NY) Brian Horton - HRFA Member Location of River: Lower Fly Area Weather: cloudy/rain Water Temp: 63 degrees 8 wt. Fly Rod/ Wooly Bugger Fly. Nice Steelhead! Caught & Released. |
| 9/29/04 George Dalcero Largemouth Bass caught a total
of 1 entry |
9/26/04 Steve Cherry Lower Harbor
caught a total of 15
of the following species- Striped Bass (Released),Bluefish (Released)
Fishing on Sunday, September 26, 2004 8:30:35 PM Body of water - Lower Harbor and East
river location - NJ
Using eels/live bunker
Water temp 71 deg
Weather conditions Calm & Clear
Fished the east river Wednesday night with Marc Sheridan and John Cherry - caught 7
striped bass up to 35 inches. Went today (Sunday) with John Cherry, Marc and David
Sheridan and got one striper and a few small blues in the east river. We then moved out to
the Lower harbor and had steady action with big blues (aprox 8-12 pounders.)
9/22/04 HRFA Youth Fishing Trip
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| Explore 2000 Youth
Trip
On The
Explorers fished from The Explorers were jigging Sibiki rigs to catch the Snapper Blues and a simple Porgy rig with sand worm bits to haul in hundreds of Porgies. Most of the Snapper Blues were tagged and many of the larger Porgies as well. Not only were these Explorers catching their own fish, hey also were trained in the art of handling a live fish to remove the hook and proper methods of returning the catch to the sea to be caught another day. Once again a great day was had by all and their were lots of smiling faces. Al White |
| 9/19/04 Mark Strober Lower Harbor NYC Bass & Blues Fishin' Mission -- NOAA weather radio was calling for gail warning Sunday 9/19/04 but my addiction to fishing wispered in my ear "JUST GO". All the way to the ramp was thinking I must be nuts, trees bent over and wind howlling. Well screw mother nature! Had a great day fishing the surrounding areas of NY Harbor, with lots of large blues (around 15) and striped bass to 36 inches. (around 10 stripers). Left em biting as it started to get dark. Very few boats out due to the weather conditions. The only other baot fishing along side me had several triple header blues for the kids on board, heard the kids yelling about 1/4 mile away ( or was it their dads ) ! Tight lines to all! |
| 9/19/04 Bill Greene caught a total of 1 entry |
9/17/04 Alyssa Hartmann
caught a total of 1 entry
of the following species- Kingfish
from 14 inches in length (5 inches in girth) weight 1lb. 1oz.
Fishing on 9-17-04 from Surf
Body of water - Atalantic location - Beach Haven NJ
Using 10 pound test line and Clam
Water temp 73 deg
Weather conditions Calm & Clear
9/15/04 HRFA Youth Fishing Trip
September 15, 2004 Youth Angler Charter Boat Fishing Trip on the Atlantis Princess for the Explore 2000 students. Sponsored by the NY Metropolitan Outdoor Writers Assn. The Explore 2000 youth fishing trip abroad the Atlantic Princess out of Great Kills Station Island, NY with Capt. Mike Romeo at the helm was another great success. Forty-four young angler participated and caught five different species and everyone on board caught fish. Thanks to Glen Blank the team leaker and the 11 other HRFA volunteers the kids had a fantastic day of fished. Al White |
9/14/04 Bill Greene Carp!
Bill Greene caught a total of 1
of the following species- Carp (Released) Carp
from 31-1/2 inches in length weight 16lb. 0oz.
Fishing on 9/14/04 - 4:00 PM from Surf
Body of water - Muscoot Reservoir location - North Salem NY
Using 12 pound test line and Bread,Corn,Dough (Combo)
Water temp Unk. deg
Weather conditions Calm & Clear
Cool & Overcast, no fish jumping, moving about,
or otherwise visible, but you always hope there's a good
one just moving about quietly on the bottom, and there it
was.
| Explore 2000 Youth
Trip On The
Explorers fished from The Explorers were jigging Sibiki rigs to catch the Snapper Blues and a simple Porgy rig with clam bits to haul in hundreds of Porgies. All of the Snapper Blues were tagged and many of the larger Porgies as well. Not only were these Explorers catching their own fish, hey also were trained in the art of handling a live fish to remove the hook and proper methods of returning the catch to the sea to be caught another day. The
best part of the day was the smiling faces of these Explorers as they ventured into the
exciting and fulfilling realm of Sport fishing. Who knows where one of these young
Explorers may wind up…today they wound up happy in From the desk of: |
| 9/12 04 Alex Burmistrov Carp caught a total of 8
entry of the following species- Carp |
9/12/04 Chas Stamm Joe Curvino Harbor Blues and bass
Fished the East River today for some non-stop action of striped bass and bluefish action. The bass ranged up to 15 pounds and the bluefish were in the 7 to 10 pound range. Charlie Rigs and bucktails were the bait of choice. Water temps were 75 degrees. We found fish everywhere we tried. The Coast Guard allowed us to fish in certain restricted zones for three hours before asking us to move. They were polite and regretted having to ask us to leave the area. Guess it just depends on who is in the Coast Guard boats and how strict they want to be.
| 9/11/04 Mark Strober 9-11 security issues Fishin' Mission : What started out to be a great day on the water, turned out to be a total waste of Fuel-time and money! Thanks to our United States Coast Guard and the poor attempt of homeland security, fishing boats were banned ffrom fishing the waters off New York Harbor, Statue of Liberty, and East River. Due to the 3rd year anniversay of 9/11. How does a bunch of small boats fishing bother anyone or anything? I could understand checking us out. But banning us to fish is getting a little over board. And for one thing I understand all about Sept. 11th My cousin was killed in tower 1 and i was forced to closed my bussiness of 19 years. Well like the Coastie said to me "There's always tommorrow! " Maybe I'll look for him on his day off and tell him he has to go home! Tight Lines to all! |
9/11/04 Ted Kurilko Lake Trout & Salmon
caught a total of 6
of the following species- Trout Lake trout and salmon
Fishing on Sept 11, 2004 Body of water - Lk Champlain location -
NJ
Using spoons and downriggers
Water temp 60 at surface deg
Weather conditions Calm & Clear
lamprey eels were everywhere they even attached themselves to the downrigger weights. Two
of the trout we caught had two eels attached they are awful creatures and every fish we
caught had scars on them. with the exception of the landlocked salmon he was clean. But we
had a good time any way went out on the trolling tina with Jim Hotaling great captain.
Tight lines and good fishing
9/10-/11/04 Avo Lake Ontario Salmon
caught a total of 8
of the following species- Salmon
weight 30lb. 6oz.
Fishing on Fri-Sat, 10-11 September, 2004 from a Boat
Body of water - Lake Ontario, NY location - Lake Ontario, NY NJ
Using 12 pound test line and Trolling with cut bait
Water temp 59 deg
Weather conditions Calm & Clear
Caught a total of 8 Salmon on the Lake. Kept 2 realeased the rest. Ranging from 26 to 30
pounds. Water calm and clear up to 1 foot waves. Great time fishing. Trolling on
downriggers with cut bait.
9/7/04 patrick harrison catfish
caught a total of 1 entry
of the following species- Catfish
from 15.5 inches in length
Fishing on Tuesday, September 07, 2004 1:31:06 PM from Surf
Body of water - hudson river location - piermont ny
Using 12 pound test line and blood worm
Weather conditions Calm & Clear
The 3 J’S was out early this morning from
6:30 am to 8:30 am, got 11 Striped Bass up to 32 inches and 10 Bluefish up to 30 inches.
The blues were breaking on the surface early then it was all bass later on. Just an added
note I also got my first grand slam of the season on Saturday 9/4/04, it was my best day
fishing this season so far, the weather was great and like mark said the weakies were flying over the rails, they took everything from
sandworms, jigs plastics, etc. you don’t get to many days like that, lets hope that
we don’t get hit by any of these storms, looks like the fishing is starting to shape
up, see you on the water.
| 9/4/04 Mark Strober Hudson River Grand Slam! The Fishin' Mission finally got a New York Harbor grand slam this year! That's Striped Bass-Bluefish-fluke-weakfish! Jigged up about 30 weakfish, caught several fluke to 21 inches and caught lots of stripers and blues! Fished along with many HRFA members ( Gan Wong and Joe 3 Jays and myself did a number on the weakies ) non stop for over 3 hours! Then fished along with members Ralph Roth, Glenn Blank, Rich Berlingeri, Harvey Karp & Joe,Al White AKA Sparky and many others ! All catching and releasing stripers and blues! Hell we could have had and HRFA meeting on the water! With the weakies making very little appearences in our area grand slams are hard to get! Tight Lines to all ! Can't wait to fish again!
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| 8/24/04 Brian Seeliger/Greg Libby 55lbs Caught on a 31' Oceanmaster "Reel Times" 86 miles offshore @ hudson canyon west wall on 8/24/04 |
| 8/28/04 Carl Hartmann Bluefish caught a total of 15 |
| 8/28/04 Rich Berlingeri Sr Lower Haorbor Striped Bass caught
a total of 16 |
| 8/25/04 Bill Greene Carp! caught a total of 1
entry |
| 8/20/04 Angler Name :
Davek,Seank,Richardk,Briank E-Mail : davek@worldwideapparel.com Boat Name: Easy Go Date Fished: 8/20/04 Location: N.E. of Mud Buoy Fishing Method: Chumming Specie: Bluefish Size: 5 to 12 lbs Bait or Lure: bunker Water Depth: Water Temp.: Information : Fishing with all his sons, Dave K arrived late about a mile NE of the Mud Buoy , anchored up , started the chum line and the Blues started hitting shortly thereafter. Fishing light tackle, the boys had fish coming for a couple of hours without a break,winding up with between thirty and forty fish. With many more lost. Certainly a change of pace for his two sons visiting from Aspen,Colorado who hadn't fished with him for a couple of years. As the wind increased we decided to quit about 2 PM and the ride home was a happy one. Thanks Dave Keery |
| 8/9/04 Chris Rood Stripers Kentucky! I am glad to be receiving the awesome newsletter each month out here in Ohio. Wishin' I was fishin' where you guys are going. Making the best of things with what there is to work with out here in the midwest, my son and I go to Cumberland Lake in Kentucky a couple of times of year. The recent trip although slow was productive. I caught this 37" and 23# striper at night in the river below the dam due to low productivity up on the lake for two days. I had my 8"6" Loomis with 12# Spiderline on an Okuma Granite 50 spinning reel and a 5 inch "glow" white crankbait. My buddy controlled the boat as I fought the fish manuvering the fish away from the current in the calmer side of the river. I fought him for 15 minutes and as we boated him the crankbait fell out minus two sets of hooks still ingaged in the fishes mouth. What a rush! Still not world class like the Hudson River but I'm working on it for next springs run out there. Chris Rood |
8/8/04 Cozz Cow Nosed Rays???!! Staten Island
Fished yesterday Staten Island, just off the V-Bridge, we caught 3 Cow
nosed
Rays (35 lb to 40 lb range) is this common? I've caught my share of skates and
sand sharks but this is my first time for rays. Is this a sign the river is
getting better?
Cozz
8/8/04 Freddie the J Fluke Rhode Island
Spent a week fluke fishing in Rhode Island near Point Judith out of my
14 foot aluminum skiff. Between myself and four other family members
and friends we probably boated 50 fluke, 20-25 of which met the 17 and
1/2 inch minimum. Drifted using a combination of fluke bellies and
minnows, which we trapped each night. We kept virtually all of the
keepers and I returned home with about 6 pounds of filets. Also got one
small blue fish.
Freddie the j, Albany, NY
7/31/04 NE of Mud buoy, New JerseyS BrianK Dave K Harold G RIch D (ip 67.235.133.127)
- Fished on 7/31/2004
- Report received: 8/2/04
Boat: Easy Go
captain: Brian K
Report:
Got to the Mud Buoy about 10am, anchored up in two ft seas started chumming and chunking
with bunker we had the blues in about 5 minutes. As the day progressed the wind increased
to over 20 knots and made fishing in a deep V hull uncomfortable. But that didn't stop us,
we must have caught between 35 to 40 fish using light spinning tackle with 12 lb test
mono, we had fish on continuously and a couple of times had three on at once. I'm sure we
lost another 10 to fifteen fish to break offs. The fish ran from 8 to 12 lbs . All fish
were released. We left about 2PM a bunch of weary fisherman and rode the 4 ft waves back
to NY Harbor
Another great day of fishing !!
7/31/04 Chas Stamm & Joe Curvino Blues in the Harbor
Fished with Joe Curvino again today for a host of small bluefish int he lower harbor. Top water baits and metal castmasters were the bait of choice. Water temp was 78 degrees. Must have had 10 to 15 fish each.
7/26/04 Bill Greene Carp
caught a total of 1
of the following species- Carp (Released)
from 31 inches in length weight 14lb. 4oz.
Fishing on 07/26/2004 - 10:50 AM from Surf
Body of water - Muscoot Reservoir location - North Salem NY
Using 12 pound test line and Corn kernel/bread/dough combo
Water temp Unk deg
Weather conditions Calm & Clear
Lost another one - imagine same size - at 4:30 PM -
he ran me into something solid. I was slow getting to my
rod believe it or not, one of those cicada bugs sounded
off, and I didn't hear my drag! Also, my brother Joe
appears in Manny Luftglass's new book "100 Best Fishing
Spots in Florida". I told Joe he'd get even more attention
if he changed "Tarpon" in his e-mail address to "Carpon",
but he won't go for it.
7/25/04 Chas Stamm & Joe Curvino Fished with Joe again today for a little bluefish action down along the Battery in NYC. Small blues are great fun working the surface. Water temp were in the 75 degree range. High winds kept us from heading south to the Vz Bridge. That much wind creates a "Fuel Heavy" day. We opted to stay inside and hang out with the bluefish. Did happen to catch a 19 inch fluke on the flats on a sandworm. Let him go. Weather predictions of heavy rains never happened. Turned out to be a great day on the water. 7/24/04 John Tabor Smallmouth Bass
caught a total of 1 entry 7/18/2004 Chas Stamm & Joe Curvino Fished with Joe Curvino today for a fun day of bluefish on the surface. The lower harbor provided the action of surface bluefish in the 3 to 6 pound range. Surface lures and castmasters were the lures of choice as these tiny eating machines provided some great non-stop action from 11 am till 3 pm. Water temps were around 71 degrees. |
7/17/2004 Gary Fluke, Bluefish Vz. Bridge
caught a total of 16
of the following species- Fluke(Released),Bluefish skates & sharks
Fishing on Saturday, July 17, 2004 7-10 AM Body of water - under Verazano Bridge
location - NJ
Using fresh bunker & squid
Weather conditions Calm & Clear
Today was my first trip south to the bridge from peekskill. It was a blast.
Also, FYI the East river was closed and may be closed off and on over the next few
day. Unfortunately we had to turn around and go back around Manhatten to get back up
the Hudson. Goo luck!
| 7/10 John Tabor Bluefish caught a total of 19 |
| 7/11/04 Jim Byrne Lower Harbor Stripers The Lower Harbor on Sunday morning was productive up until the boat traffic was too much. Lots of tailor blues and I caught this sixteen pounder drifting bunker chunks on an incoming tide. Beautiful day to be out on the water. I'm glad you had a good trip Chas, I'll be to sportsmens paradise myself in Oct., Mt. Goat hunting. One day I hope to go up there halibut fishing. Lots o' Luck to all JIM BYRNE FOR DAD" |
7/11/04 Charlie DeLuca Fluke
caught a total of 1 entry
of the following species- Fluke
from 18 inches in length
Fishing on July11,04 4:46 PM from a Boat
Body of water - Staten Island Bay location - Fredon NJ
Using Killey"s and squid
Weather conditions Calm & Clear
| Sat 7/10/ 04 David Kerry
Bluefish Went to the "Farms" area after checking out the Mud Buoy. Arrived about 10 am to find the Bluefish fleet anchored up and picking fish. Found a spot to anchor up and started chumming and using bunker as bait. The first fish hit after about five minutes and they kept on biting until about 2 pm . No time for eating and drinking at all as we always had fish on our light tackle rods with 12 lb test mono. .Fish ran from four to ten pounds. We finally ran out of hooks, so we switched to mega jigs and continued to catch. We must of caught 40 to fifty fish , we didn't have time to count them. Don't ask how many fish we lost during that time due to broken lines etc.ALL fish were released. Three mighty tired fisherman , headed for home at about 2:30 All in all one of the best days of fishing on the Easy Go,in a long time David Keery Brian Keery Harold Greenspan |
7/7/04 Marc Riemann
caught a total of 3
of the following species- Fluke
from 21 inches in length weight 2lb. 8oz.
Fishing on Wednesday July 7, 2004 approx 10am from a Boat
Body of water - hoffman island location - Vz. Bridge
Using 10 pound test line and squid and spearing
Water temp 75 deg
Weather conditions Calm & Clear
7/5/04 chas stamm Alaska Salmon caught a total of 1 entry |
7/4/04 Carl Hartmann Kingfish
caught a total of 12
of the following species- Kingfish
from 13.75 inches in length (4.5 inches in girth) weight 1lb. 8oz.
Fishing on 7-4-04 from Surf
Body of water - Atlantic location - Beach Haven NJ
Using 10 pound test line and Bloodworms
Water temp 60 deg
Weather conditions Calm & Clear
Landed a dozen King fish at incoming high tide.
caught a total of 25/3 kept
of the following species- Fluke Sea Bass, Sea Robins
from 27 inches in length weight 9lb. 10oz.
Fishing on Saturday,July 3, 2004 11:30AM from a Boat
Body of water - Atlantic Ocean location - Shrewsbury Rocks NJ
Using 12 pound test line and spearing and squid
Water temp 60's deg
Weather conditions Calm & Clear
I got tired of catching short fluke, so I went out to the SR1 can for a drift. The first
pass near the bouy resulted in the big fluke.
6/29/04 Chas Stamm Alaska Salmon
chas stamm caught a total of 1 entry
of the following species- Salmon
weight 27lb. 0oz.
Fishing on 6/29/04 from a Boat
Body of water - alaska location - juneau ak
Using spoon
Weather conditions Calm & Clear
got several species of salmon including kings and coho. largest was 27 pound king.
trolling.
6/28/04 Conor Harrison Largemouth Bass
caught a total of 1 entry
of the following species- Largemouth Bass
from 16 inches in length weight 2lb. 6oz.
Fishing on Monday, June 28, 2004 1:38:11 PM from a Boat
Body of water - small pond in Maine location - Hope Maine ME
Using 10 pound test line and rubber worm
Weather conditions Calm & Clear
This was the first fish in the boat. We had lots of fun fishing with rubber worms.
6/28/04 dan harrison Smallmouth Bass
caught a total of 1 entry
of the following species- Smallmouth Bass
from 14 inches in length weight 1lb. 8oz.
Fishing on Monday, June 28, 2004 1:31:57 PM from a Boat
Body of water - small pond in Hope Maine location - Hope, Maine ME
Using 12 pound test line and rubber worm
Weather conditions Calm & Clear
fishing with my oldest son Conor. This was the only fish I cought while he was catching
large mouths.
6/27/04 WHITEY Striped Bass,Fluke,Bluefish SKATES,DOGFISH
caught a total of 30
of the following species- Striped Bass,Fluke,Bluefish SKATES,DOGFISH
from 32 inches in length (* inches in girth) weight 20lb. *oz. Fishing on 06/27/2004
09:42:04 from a Boat
Body of water - EAST RIVER/ VERRAZANO location - EAST RIVER NY
Using 40LB pound test line and LIVE EELS, SQUID AND SPEARING Water temp 67 deg
Weather conditions Calm & Clear
FISHED SUNDAY WITH A FRIEND JR FROM 6:30AM TO 4;30 PM. WE GOT 2 TWENTY
POUND STRIPERS AND 3 BLUEFISH 5-7 POUNDS ON LIVE EELS. DROPPED A COUPLE AND
LOST 2 TO LINE CUTS. STRIPERS WERE STRONG AND HEALTHY. ONE BENT MY PENN
SLAMMER IN HALF. FOUGHT LIKE A 40 POUNDER. WENT TO VERRAZANO AND GOT ONE
KEEPER FLUKE 19 INCHES AND A BUNCH OF SHORTS WITH ONE OR TWO SKATES.
FISHED
THE CHANNELL OFF OF
THE KEEPER FLUKE?
6/26/04 Steve Cherry East River Striped Bass
caught a total of 15
of the following species- Striped Bass
Fishing on Saturday, June 26, 2004 9:42:42 PM Body of water - East River
location - NJ
Using eels
Weather conditions Calm & Clear
Fished the East river for 3 hours today with Joe Yacho and his future son in law Brian.
Caught 15 bass from 27 inches up 44 inches. The big 44 inch fish was 30+
pounds. Fishing started slow but then picked up. We left the fish biting since my
guests had dinner plans and we were out of bait. Another great trip.
6/26/04 Chas Stamm & Joe Curvino
Fished with HRFA member Joe Curvino today for a slow pick of fish on the incoming tide. Water temps were 69 degrees and we managed to land and release two weakfish, one 8 and one 7 pounds and one short fluke. Area was down near the Vz Bridge. Charlie rigs were used for landing all the fish.
6/26/04 Roger J Muller Jr
caught a total of 15
of the following species- Bluefish
weight 3lb. oz.
Fishing on Saturday June 26th, 2004 from a Boat
Body of water - Staten Island location - Great Kills NY
Using 10 pound test line and Lures
Water temp 62 deg
Weather conditions Windy
We caught a bunch of cocktail Blues on the out going tide in the Great Kills. The water
was real low but the action was great.
6/25/04 Steve Cherry Lower Harbor Bass & Blues
caught a total of 32-35
of the following species- Striped Bass,Bluefish
Fishing on Friday, June 25, 2004 9:07:20 AM Body of water - East river
location - NJ
Using eel
Weather conditions Calm & Clear
Fished the outgoing tide last night in the east river with the sheriff and Randy Lee -
Caught 24 bass and aprox 8-10 bluefish. Had fish on almost every drift for most of
the tide. Also had several doubles and a triple. Fished two sections of the river.
Majority of the fish were running between 33-36 inches -the largest fish was a 39
incher. Also ran into a school of blues on the way in with lots of birds around them
got a striper under them as well.
6/19 Chas Stamm & Alan Underwood East River Bass & Blues Fished today with Alan Underwood and his friends Tom and Ed. We had to change plans of fishing the lower harbor as the Powerboat races chased all the boaters and fish out of the area. Big Poker Run up the Hudson. Lots of noise and fast boats. I guess someone likes to watch that stuff. Anyway Alan managed to get a 21.5 pound striped bass along with several smaller sized bass and bluefish. Still a slow day but a nice fish was landed by Alan.
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6/18/04 Chas Stamm & Joe LeFrak, East River Striped Bass Fished with HRFA member Joe LeFrak today. Started out in the upper sections of the East River. Got a couple of small bass and some small bluefish. The Bass were up to 8 pounds and the blues about the same. Charlie Rigs out produced the live eels this day. |
6/16/04 Pat G. Striped Bass Catskill Creek
| I went out on the Catskill Creek today near the high school in Catskill. I was looking to catch some small and large mouth bass that frequent the banks there. Spent nearly one and a half hours with a few bites from some bass that I could actually see, using rubber worms and spinners. It was about 80 degrees, calm water, no breeze, and low tide at about 11:00 AM. After going through nearly all of the appropriate gear in my tackle box, I was about ready to give up on the bass and call it a day. There was one long shot lure left. I put the five inch long deep diving shad rapala on the line and cast it out into the creek. After about five retrievals I caught my first ever striped bass. The fish was about 15 or 16 inches and weighed around three pounds. I threw that back, and cast the line for another five minutes when suddenly my line dove deep and I knew I had a large fish on the line. After a minute or two I pulled in a 23 inch striped bass. Since I didn't have a scale on hand I would have to estimate that the fish weighed between eight and ten pounds. I didn't realize that the stripers ran so late and so far north this time of the year. I will send in photos later. Pat G. |
6/15/04 Roger J. Muller Jr Trout
caught a total of 6
of the following species- Trout
from 11 inches in length (4 inches in girth) weight 0lb. 7oz.
Fishing on 5/15/04 6 pm from Surf
Body of water - Saddle River location - Upper Saddle River NJ
Using 2 pound test line and power bait
Water temp 60 deg
Weather conditions Calm & Clear
I went fishing with my daughters Kelsey and Taylor and got lucky with a bunch of fish. We
kept nine fish and released three.
6/15/04 Taylor Muller Trout
caught a total of 6
of the following species- Trout
from 9 inches in length (3 inches in girth) weight 0lb. 6oz.
Fishing on May 15th, 2004 6-8 pm from Surf
Body of water - Saddle River location - Upper Saddle River NJ
Using 2 pound test line and Power bait
Water temp 60 deg
Weather conditions Calm & Clear
Taylor went fishing with her dad Roger and sister Kelsey. Kelsey played with the caught
fish while Taylor fished.
6/14/04 Sany Hook Warnings from the Coast Guard from Tom Pacman
| INFORMATION TO ALL FISHERMEN IN THE SANDY HOOK AREA (1) At the Atlantic Highlands Harbor launching ramp, the Navy has posted sign's warning boaters not to travel inside the white restricted buoy's that ring the ammo pier. Anyone who drifts, runs, or anchors inside the white buoy's will be fined $500.00, no exceptions, you will be fined. No warning's as they did in the past. We are at war and the Navy views all boaters as potential threats to their ships. You will be boarded by the gunship that patrols the area and your vessel will be checked. Also noted that the area around the pier has been expanded. To see a Navy Gunship coming at you with the seaman aiming the machine gun at you can be an awesome sight. Please stay outside the white buoy's. (2) On Sat. June 12, 04, I spoke with Conservation Officer Shannon Martiak from the Division of Fish & Wildlife at the A.H. Marina. He and another officer were checking size and bag limits of fish on all boats coming into Leonardo and Atlantic Highlands Launching Ramps. They have fined 26 fishermen for under sized fluke in Leonardo alone in just 3 hours.. Each undersized fluke is a $45.00 fine. Any undersized striped bass has a fine of $150.00. These fishermen are the typical weekend worriers and not your average sportsman but with limited man power in the enforcement field, one can see how many other poachers get away with non-legal sized fish. These fishermen make up 80% of the fishing public on Saturday's and Sunday's according to the officers. Enjoy your fishing but don't try to stretch that 16 inch fish unless you have $45. Maybe you can post this on the club web site and print in the newsletter. We have many guys that fish this area. See ya on the water, Tom Paciorkowski, boat name - Pacman ll, 19 foot Trophy Walk Around, channel 9 on VHF. |
| 6/13/04 Phil Kozak Raritan Bay Fluke Entered the JCCA fluke tourament. Had a good time but no big fluke. Sunday I had a report of large stripers off of Momouth Beach so I had a crew and decicded to run the 30 or so miles to that area. Left edgewater 5:30 and as we came around the hook down by the nude beach the small blues were up on top so we stopped to have some fun catching them on light tackle. Casting small jigs and avas we kept 12 for dinners. Moved down to Momouth beach and nothing was happening there moved futher south and still nothing so we came back and started fishing for Fluke. The fish were tight to the beach just as you came up from 20 ft to 15 ft. We could drift north due to the south winds and continued to catch many shorts, with occasional keeper. As the south wind started to honk we left the fish biting and headed back home. Wind was blowing 20 and the bay had a building sea. Stopped at the Bayrigde flats and the drift was from the south to the north with the tide and took a nice 28 flattie. The northwest corner had some large fish concentrations, but we couldn't hook up. The worst part of the day was when we stopped for gas man $2.40 for a gallon. $400 for two days. You know the great theft of the century is now 0ccuring. Phil Kozak NFA |
| 6/11-12/04 Chas Stamm & Joe Curvino Lower Harbor Striped Bass Fished with Joe Curvino the past two days and came up with a slow pick of striped bass and a couple of blues. The striped bass were mostly in the 7 to 10 pound range with the biggest coming in at 19 pounds. The bluefish were small, maybe 6 or 7 pounds. Charlie Rigs brought in most of the fish with live or dead eels also working. Water temps were 65 degrees. Weather was overcast and quite windy during the afternoons. |
| 6/8/04 Freddie the J Troy Striped Bass Fished at
the Troy dam on 6/8 from 6 to 9:30 pm. Low tide rising, 85 |
| 6/8/04 Steve Cherry Lower Harbor Striped Bass & Bluefish caught
a total of 30 |
6/6/04 Jim Byrne Breezy Point Bluefish Hey Chas, We have only gotten your report and the one from Al White since Saturday. The HRFA members have the letters HRFA on the sides of their boats. The club used to sell the letters but you can pick them up at any marine store. The marine police tend to leave us alone since the letters have been on our boats. I guess they recognize us again and again. Put the letters on your boat. Were did you say you got those tiny fish? Chas <'////><
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| 6/6/04 Al White East River Striped Bass 32.5 Lbs I fished today Sunday, June 6, 2004, and caught a New Personal Best. It has been almost 35 years since I caught my original personal best, which was a 28 lb. Striped Bass caught in Vineyard Sound at Gay Head on the Island of Martha's Vineyard in the fall of 1970. I know that I had forgotten what a thrill that was. In fact I had a hard time remember any of the details. It's called senior moments, something you younger members can look forward to. I received a couple reports of big stripers being caught in Long Island Sound and the East River (Check out the report from Chas Stamm) and thought I might get very lucky. I got a late start this afternoon and left the dock at 2:00 PM. My first stop was the East River and on the first drift it produced a 34 inch striper. In fact on each of the next three drifts they produced three more stripers from 31 to 33 inches. Then nothing for the next five drifts, someone must have turned off the switch. I headed south to the and after three or fours drifts their and nothing I was going to call it a day. I headed back to and decided to take one more drift. About half way through the drift my rod doubled over and I thought I was hung up on the bottom. But it suddenly started to move and I new it was a big fish. About 30 minutes later I got my first look at that broad tail and large bass. I managed to get the net out of the rocket launcher and now I am trying to hold onto the rod in one hand and net the fish with my other hand. After a couple of misses I finely managed to net the fish. Bottom line it measured 44 inches and weighed 32.5 lb. on my digital scale. It took me a couple of minutes to revive and release my new Personal Best Striped Bass. I think I am going fishing again tomorrow. See you on the water. Al White |
6/5/04 Chas Stamm and Joe Curvino Manhattan Striped Bass 43 Pounds!
| I fished with HRFA member Joe Curvino today and had myself a personal
best for striped bass. Joe managed to land six bass up to 15 pounds and one
bluefish. Charlie rigs and dead eels were the bait we were using. I managed to
release three striped bass and sadly wound up with one keeper. The big fish when
weighed on the boat came in at 46 pounds and with a taped measure over his body was 47
inches. Took almost 20 minutes to bring her in. Tried very hard for almost an
hour to revive the fish but to no avail. Didn't like that at all. Really
wanted to release that fish. Kept going belly up with seagulls all around waiting to
rip in to the fish. Had to keep him. Interesting enough the fish had a 12 inch
partially digested sturgeon in it's belly. When we got to some level, more calm
water...the fish's final weight, after an hour's worth of revival, came in at 43
pounds and on a flat deck, 45 inches. With a tape over the
belly of the fish an extra two inch rise was achieved. Here are some photos of the bass. Click on a photo.
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| 6/5/04 Butch Pawson Striped Bass Breezy Point! Butch
Pawson caught a total of 1 6/5/04 Phil Kozak raritan Bay Fluke Fished with several friends that I haven't fished with for 15 years. Pete Ryerson, Bob Shifman, and pete Schultis. The wind was out of ther East and ther water temp was 62 at the romar shoals. That's where started out this morning, Sat June 5. Cast to small pods of blues and caught as many as you wanted. Released them all. From there we went to the south shore of Staten Island and again saw great schools of Blue fish. Mind you no Stripers. We finally went over to the inside of Sandy Hook and caught a number of keeper fluke. Keeping 10 for future dinners.The rain held off untill 3 pm and then we called it quits. The Fluke we caught were on the drop offs along that inside flat. Using spearing and kellies. Not a great weather day, but a great time with old friends Phil Kozak National Fishing Association 6/5/04 Carl Hartmann Brigantine Kingfish caught a total of 1 6/4/04 Soth Troy Striped Bass On June 4 my buddy,Bob and I were fishing off the wall in South Troy when we had our best night of the year(Only 1 fish per wk. avge. for whole season largest being 22lbs.).We had about 8 runs and landed 3 stripers on live herring.The schoolies are up here and pretty heavy too.It wasBob's first fish of the whole seaon.I caught a total of 8 for the year,I normally catch 20 to 30 stripers a year.This year was a bust.Horrible.The cats hit hard all year,tearin up our herring,even live oneswe caught some 11lber's swallowing whole herring.Big cats.Well there's still plenty of herring if you know where to look,I look forward to the schoolies in the next few weeks to make it a better year,andwill be looking towards next season as my love for stripers will nver die.Lastly,I fish with many people up here and although I saw some 31lbers caught,they all report the same thing,a very slow year. From UNEEDHERRING@aol.com |
6/4/04 Chas Stamm & Gale Inwood Manhattan Striped Bass & Blues
| Fished today with Gale Inwood, her dad, and nephew Rich for a day of striped bass and bluefish on the east river in New York City. The trio managed to release 8 bass and one bluefish. The largest bass was 19 pounds and 35 inches. The bluefish came in at around 7 pounds. Baits of the day were the "Charlie Rig and live eels. Charlie rig was out producing the live eels two to one. |
6/3/04 Steve Cherry Lower Harbor Striped Bass and Bluefish
caught a total of 20
of the following species- Striped Bass,Bluefish
Fishing on Thursday June 3 Body of water - Hudson -Lower Harbor location -
NJ
Using bunker
Weather conditions Calm & Clear
fished the lower harbor last Thurday night bass on the out going tide started out with a
bunch of blue fish then moved later towards the end of the incomming tide the stipers
started biting - ended up with about 10 bass and 10 blues. All the bass were
from 29-35 inches. all in all a good night of fishing. it seems there are a lot of
blues around now.
| 6/1/04 Mark Strober Lower Harbor Bass, Blues
& Fluke Fishin' Mission 6/1/04 Fished Tuesday with a friend of mine Sam Shakkour. He's one of those trout guys. Who likes to fish for those pansy fresh water "bait" size fish. Well Sam had the time of his life catching "real" fish! We caught over 20 stripers to 39 inches, and a few blues. Later we caught about 25 fluke, almost all shorts with one 18" keeper. We fished the New York Harbor and surrounding areas. I attached 2 pictures of Sam and I. All fish were released! I might have to change my phone number since Sam will wanna go all the time now! Tight lines to all. |
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5/31/04 Roger J Muller Jr.
caught a total of 7
of the following species- Striped Bass
from 35 inches in length weight 18lb. 2oz.
Fishing on May 31st, 2004 Body of water - Lower Harbor location - Jersey City
NJ
Using 10 lb. pound test line and Bunker
Water temp 61 deg
Weather conditions Windy
Went fishing with my friend retired police lt. from Hoboken , Martin Kiely and his
daughter Veronica who is 10. My daughters Kelsey and Taylor came along as well as 11 year
old Jinny who caught a 24 lb. Striped Bass the day before. We all had a wonderful time and
ended up with two Stripers: One 35 inches, 18 lbs. and the other 32 inches
11.2 pounds. Taylor had a 7 pound blue, Kelsey a 3 and 8 pounder and Jinny and Veronica
three pounders. After fishing from 3 pm until 10:30 pm we had a great day. It is great
catching fish around the Statute of Liberty because you have such a great back drop for
pictures of your fish.
5/30/04 Roger J Muller Jr.
caught a total of 1
of the following species- Striped Bass
from 33 inches in length weight 24lb. 2oz.
Fishing on Saturday May 30th , 2004 from a Boat
Body of water - Lower Harbor location - Jersey City NJ
Using 10 spider pound test line and Bunker
Water temp 60 deg
Weather conditions Calm & Clear
I took my kids fishing with Jinny a Korean friend from the Fresh Picked Grocery store in
Hoboken. I had to write about how Jinny never fished before and after a lot of work pulled
in her first fish ever in her life which was a 24 lb. Striper. Jinny was totally thrilled
and we got some nice pictures. She took it home for her parents to eat and she is now an
official fisherperson. Every time I am going out fishing she is asking to come along. What
a long fight and what a memory for me. Great going Jinny. Sorry this is such a late report
again.
5/30/04 Kelsey Marie Muller
caught a total of 1
of the following species- Striped Bass
from 31 inches in length weight 20lb. 3oz.
Fishing on Saturday May 30th, 2004 from a Boat
Body of water - Lower Harbor location - Jersey City NJ
Using 10 spider pound test line and Bunker from Moe's
Water temp 60 deg
Weather conditions Overcast
5/30/04 Taylor Katie Muller
caught a total of 1
of the following species- Striped Bass
from 32 inches in length weight 22lb. 1oz.
Fishing on Saturday May 30th, 2004 from a Boat
Body of water - Lower Harbor location - Jersey City NJ
Using 10 spider pound test line and Bunker from Moe's
Water temp 60 deg
Weather conditions Overcast
Great fish and a very long fight in the rod holder for Taylor. So far this year Taylor is
out fishing her older sister Kelsey. She spends more time paying attention to the fishing
and it is paying off. Sorry this report is so late. I wrote down the information on paper
and kept on saying I would add it to the HRFA website and then I misplaced it. Well now I
found it and have entered all information.
The fishing was great in May and June in the Lower Harbor and then really slowed down in
July. Fluke seem to be the targeted fish since the water got too warm.
| 5/30/04 Phil Kozak Raritan Bay Fluke Made my way south Friday night. Hit a log just north of ther Bear Mt Bridge. Took my time getting to Van Dohln Marine arrived safe and sound. Sunday took a ride to make sure that no major damage was done. I will pull the wheels have them balanced. Found True World Marine and gassed up at the Ferry terminal. Gas was 230.00, but at Liberty marine it was 219.00. Trolled a lure over at Bay Bridge flats and thern ran over to the flats south of the Verizano. Lots of bunker, but I was by myself and couldn't position the boat to throw the net. Released 10 fluke two were 17 inches, I wasn't sure if 17 inches was legal. I was a grea day on the water. Phil Kozak NFA |
5/30/04 Chas Stamm East River Striped Bass Fished with Joe Curvino today and managed to get 6 striped bass up to 36 inches 19 pounds. Water temps were 62.9. Live eels and the Charlie Rig were the bait of choice. It was a slow day but still managed to release a 19 pounder. All fish were 7 pounds and higher. Small blues were around and shredding our eels from time to time. |
| 5/28/04 Western Sound Haywire247 Striped Bass The fishing is heating up in Long Island Sound near the Throgs Neck Bridge. Had 9 stripers today with my friend Ron Milau. All in the high teens and lower 20's except this nice 38.24lb cow. She was empty inside, all spawned out. |
5/25/04 Joe Nardello, Lower Harbor Bass Blues and Fluke
| THE 3 J’S
Joe Nardello, Fluke,
Blues, Bass: Went out for Fluke on May 25,
2004 with Gan Wong, between us we got about 14 fish all
shorts, very close most were ½ inch to short, fishing south of the V.Z. bridge. We
decided to head back, on our way back to Jersey City around the Bayridge
flats we saw bunker breaking water so we stopped to snag them, on my first snag a 36 inch
bluefish gobbled the bunker, got the fish in the boat, on my next snagged bunker a 44inch
35 lb Striped Bass whacked that bunker, got the fish into the boat took a picture and
released the fish, for about an hour we tried snagging more bunker but couldn’t hook
up, fish would hit the bunker take half of it or the whole thing but no hook ups, but
considering we didn’t do all that bad. |
| 5/24/04 HRFA Kids fishing trip! HRFA's Youth Trip Coordinator Glenn Blank and EXPLORE 2000's John Ponticorvo had 51 students from the Hudson County school system fishing on board Staten Island's ATLANTIs PRINCESS yesterday afternoon. Every youngster caught at least one fish and had an enjoyable day of fishing despite Mother Nature's chilly southeast wind and foggy conditions. A total of 90 fish were caught which consisted of fluke, bluefish, searobins and some skates. Most of these fish were tagged and released. A big THANK YOU goes out to P.S.E.& G. for funding the fishing trip. Thanks also go out to Andrea Formica (owner of Atlantic Princess) and to her mates Buddy, Vinny, and Tom. And a special thank you to HRFA members Ray Marione, Al White, Wayne Geider, Tony DiModugno, Rosario Mannino, Arlene O'Brien and Tim Burden for volunteering their time to help onboard as mates. |
5/24/04 Whitey TZ Bridge
whitey caught a total of 5
of the following species- Catfish
Fishing on 05/24/2004 07:46:17 from a Boat
Body of water - tz bridge s location - s of TZ Bridge Ny
Using worms and bunker
Water temp 67 deg
Weather conditions Calm & Clear
Fished Sunday from 7am-3pm. 5 Catfish and two runs. Don't know if they were
catfish or stripers. Where have all the stripers gone?
| 5/23/04 Ross Dock Owen Heaney Catfish! Just thought I'd send you over some pics from last Sunday. My son Owen caught his first fish: a 19 inch catfish that came in second place! He was very excited and dad was very proud too. I know someone was taking pictures of the award ceremony, but I'm not sure if they got him holding the fish. Hope all is well and I hope to see you at a meeting real soon. |
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| 5/23/04 tom walker Newburgh Striped Bass caught a
total of 3 |
5/23/04 Steve Cherry Lower Harbor Striped Bass
Steve Cherry Lower Harbor - Sunday
Fished today on the incomming tide with John Cherry,
David Sheridan and the Sheriff. Caught some fish, but
it was much slower than the past few trips. Started
getting fish at the end of the incomming tide and then
ran out of bait - Got a total of 4 stripers and 3
blues. largest Stiper was 40 inches - 22 pounds -
second largest was 37 inches. Also had some decent
sized blues.
5/23/04 Phil Kozak No Fish!
I wish I had something to report,but this year has beren a complete bustYesterday and
today three fish just 12 inches. We did find fish today along the east shore below the
train station. I followed them as they moved north on the change of the tide. NO hits no
runs no nothing. I am glad this season is over up here. Water temp was 68 degrees. I am
moving down river to Edgewater where I will try to enjoy some fluke fishing. Mabe some top
water fishing for stripers and blues. I will move down the beach to Cape May at the end of
June. TUNA time
Phil Kozak NFA
| 5/22/04 Arron London Striped Bass Arron London caught
a total of 1 |
| 5/22 & 23/ 04 Greg Goss Up River Striped Bass 5/22 Saturday
fished the high tide going down and it looks like the herring 5/22 & 23 /04 Freddie the J Troy Striped Bass Fished at the Troy dam on Saturday, 5/22 and Sunday, 5/23. Saturday was 5/21/04 David C Albany Stripers david c the rat boat caught a total of 2 5/21/04 HRFA Youth Angler Fishing Trip Tim Burden caught a total of 224 |
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| 5/19/04 Steve Cherry Lower Harbor Striped Bass Fished the lower harbor last
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| 5/19/04 Greg Goss Striped Bass 378 Bridge Fished under 378 bridge on Wed night and it was very slow. Caught
only 3 |
| 5/18/04 VZ Bridge Tony Liscio Chas, HRFA Member Tony Liscio from Nanuet NY landed and released this nice Striper Tuesday south of the Vz. Didn't get a weight or measurement but the big boy was released and went for a 6" purple and silver Yo-Zuri crystal minnow trolled south of the Vz on May 18th around 10:00am. Turned out to be a great day with several stripers in the 20lb. range all taking the minnow except for one that took a 6" purple and black Shad and as many 8-12lb. blues hitting everything. The fish were working bait all day and as long as you got the lure below the blues you found the stripers. "Big City Fishin' You Gotta Love It" Thanks, Tony Liscio |
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| 5/18/04 J. Lance Newburgh Striped Bass Fished Newburgh bay on tues. may 18th. Arrived about 6:00AM and fished until noon. Caught about 20 stripers with a 17 and two 14 pounders. Lost several other nice fish! Fish are still spread out and we had to do alought of running around to find decent concentrations. This year the incoming tide has been much more productive so far. Fishing mainly sand worms between 12-18 feet down in 26-38 feet of water. Water temp up into the low to mid 60's and the fish are spawning! Hope this helps. J.Lance
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| 5/ 18 2004 Capt. Chris Albany
Stripers & Shad Boy, was the wind blowing today! North wind at 20-30 mph with a outgoing tide this A.M. Started with jigging herring and alewives south of 378 bridge they were in thick, two dozen in five minutes. Then a kidney pounding ride to below the Boston Spur if I-90 along the east side. Waves were rolling at five feet and thought the trip was bust but the screen showed some heavy concentration of fish between 35 and 38 feet over 42 feet. Put out the herring and needed six oz. to keep it down and were it to fish immediately. Three fish within twenty minutes between 19 and 26 lbs. The biggest was an absolute cow full of eggs and all were released to carry on. As the tide slowed so did the bite nothing else there so we moved. Noted thee different Bald eagles just south of the new Schodack Island launch. The site looks great and the launch appears protected so you trailer boys take note. Smoother ride back north with following seas stopped at two other areas south of the port of Albany with no luck and nothing seen on the electronics. Finished before lunch by trolling some darts for shad around Green Island with good luck and boated four with one hen about seven lbs. |
5/18/04 Fishin Mission Raritan Bay Striped Bass
Fishin' Mission fished Raritan Bay Tuesday 5/18 with Ron Valverde. Despite the weatherman calling for lousy weather, we had great weather, light winds. We caught large stripers ( 44"-- 24 pounds, 38", 2 x 36" and many others ) Blues were a pain but were plentiful. We also fluked for a while with about 10 keeper size fluke to 20" and several shorts. All fish were released except 3 fluke which a friend wanted to eat. Ron was the happy angler with the largest fluke and striper. ( But I tell him captain gets all the credit ) Tight lines and the heck with the weather forecasters!
5/18/04 Bill Greene Carp Brewster, NY
14 lb/11 oz Carp, caught and released from the Diverting Reservoir (NYC
Permit Water) at 1:15 PM. Used combination corn kernels, bread and strawberry dough
- gave up seven years ago trying to figure out which was best - ever since
then I always put combo of all three on hook. 12 lb. test.
Lost another earlier at 10:45 AM - estimate at least as big - when fish took
off along shoreline, shredding line on rocks, etc. Sinker is rigged as
fish-finder/on line, so fish which breaks off is rid of sinker.
| 5/17/04 Al White Raritan Bay Striped Bass & Blues Fished today with Glen Blank and Wayne Guider first all out trip on new boat and what a trip. Pulled out of Englewood boat basin at 8:15 am headed south to Raritan Bay. Glen had picked up a bushel of clams yesterday from Julian's in Atlantic Highlands and we used them to start a slick going. A half hour later we had nothing. The weather was turned nasty wind blowing out of the East at 10 to 15 mph with gust up to 25. We decided to move further south. We started the clam slick going again presto and I hooked up with the first fish of the day and the first fish on board the new boat and it was a 34 inch Striper. We fished for the next 6 hours and caught about 30 Bass from 24 to 34 inches with most of the bass over 28 inches and a few additional Bluefish throne in for good luck. Their out there, so if you get a chance "Go south to Raritan Bay". As for the new Parker it is beyond all my expectations "what a boat". Thanks, Al White |
| 5/16/04 James Byrne Striped Bass Raritan Bay Fishing was good outside the Vz. on Sunday afternoon. Lots of cocktail sized blues on bunker chunks and we picked up two bass trolling. We had bass slamming schools of bunker around the boat but couldn't set up fast enough to get one on the line. |
5/16/04 Joe Nardello Lower Harbor Bass
Chas: Joe Nardello
from the 3 J’S. got out again on
| 5/15-16/04 Phil Kozak Up River Bass Fished Sat 15 & Sun 16 again no large schools of spawning bass found. Still many small bass around. Sun observed some spawning on the outgoing water temp 64 degrees. The major spawn may have occured durning the week. This year the poorest I can remember and I only can hope that it is not the norm. Still feel that the river should be closed to harvest from the havestraw to albany from april to may. To many kill tournament can not continue to targe the smallest portion of the spwaning biomass. Enough said. Phil Kozak National Fishing Association |
| 5/15/04 Joe Nardello
Lower Harbor Striped Bass Chas: This
is Joe Nardello from the 3 J’s. Gan Wong and I were
out fishing today, |
| 5/14/04 Mike McCord Gulley's Striped Bass Hello,
my name is Mike McCord and I caught this |
5/14/04 Mike Woodside Winds and tides kept us bizzy. Untangling, cutting and re tying knots all day long. Snagged the anchor twice. Jigged at total of 2 (two) herring. Managed to keep the lines out straight just long enough to hook and boat this 39-1/2" , 20lber. Great fish!!! That'll keep us coming back. Caught on live herring, 378 bridge area, on an outgoing tide. water temp. 64 deg. I think there may have been a massive Yoo-hoo accidental spill some where up river. |
5/13/04 Chas Stamm & Joe Curvino Lower Harbor Bass & Blues
Fished with Joe Curvino on Saturday and did not have a very active day. Fishing on the outside of the Vz. Bridge seemed to be much better than the inside of the Vz. Bridge. Joe and I stayed inside and managed to bring in one bass, about 9 pounds and one bluefish, about 7 pounds. Chunked bunker was the bait used. Reports from outside the Vz. from various members of the HRFA confirmed that the fish are here...just outside, and not where we were. Chas <'////><
5/13/04 David McMillen Highland Falls Striped Bass
Chas,
Decided to try the incoming today and finally hit the motherload. From
Dennings Point drifting up to the bridge it was absolutely loaded. Even
had one follow a hooked one into the net. That's right.. one on the hook
and one no hook in the net. Doubles the cheap way. They were running at
8-10 ft. in 34 ft. of water. Water temp 61. These fish got so thick you
could feel them rubbing against the line. Released 9 fish, all between 14
- 18 lbs. in 45 min... then the wind. I just want to say. It was calm out
there for a couple hours. Then right after sunset out of nowhere a stiff
east wind. 4 footers in 2 mins. Took me 1 hr 45 to make it back to
Highland Falls. I worry sometimes that some of the folks out there in
small boats, especially those flat bottom bass boats.. are gonna get raked
into the water when that happens. There was about 7 of them around me in
the dark. I have a 30 ft. boat and I was taking water over the bow and
over the windshield at times. Tip is.. have a plan...be prepared to get
in quick and LIFEJACKETS everyone! I know some of these small fishing
boats probably have no flares. Dudes... get some. Now!
David McMillen
5/13/04 Steve Cherry Lower Harbor Striped Bass
Fished the outgoing tide last night with Bobby Bickle, Scott and Ryan
Driscole and the Sheriff. Caught 9 Bass from 32 -39 inches. Had several
other run offs.. Fog Wind and a flash of lightning forced an early end to
the night but overall it was a great trip with lots of action.
5/13/04 Chasbo Striped Bass Beacon
| Chas, we where in the River by 7:30 fishing. It was very slow, and did not hear any chatter to the contrary. Around noon the fish started to come through considerably stronger, and then started to feed. We caught a total of 12. All but one on bloods, and one on an eel. Then the weather warnings started coming. We knew it would be a short day, and got convinced real quick when the lightning started to come over Mt. Beacon. Oh, here is a little trivia. Mt. Beacon is the Mountain pictured in the NY State Flag. Our heaviest fish today was caught by Steve, the one with the "Sponge Bob" Scarf on his head, weighing in at 15 3/4 Lbs. I added a picture that should evoke some good memories for all of you. I will call it "Tight Line/Tip Up." ChasBo |
| 5/10/04 Keensburgh Pier Glenn Blank - Explore 2000 Bluefish HRFA Director and Youth Trip Coordinator Glenn Blank had the first youth trip of 2004 at the Keansburg Fishing Pier today. Even though the fishing was slow, the students did have a great time and managed to land several bluefish, the largest being 29 inches. All of the fish were caught on fresh bunker chunks, were tagged and released on an incoming tide. Twenty Explore 2000 children participated along with their teachers, chaperones and HRFA volunteers (Darren Cardinal, Ralph Roth, Chuck Mitchell, and Tim Burden). A southeast wind was believed to have hindered the days catch. As with past HRFA~Explorer 2000 trips, Keansburg Fishing Pier owner Kathi Smock discounted the fares and bait for the day. For information on the latest Pier fishing report, call 732-495-8842. |
| 5/9/04 Newburgh Stripers Chasbo!Chas,
Sunday was a day of downpours here in Newburgh, and looked to be a washout for getting in a day of fishing. You see I was to take my son, and his girlfriend out for the day. They just are not equipped like us hard core fishaholics. Anyway, I did hold out hope, and it paid off. The sun broke through around four, and we headed for Ceely's Bait Shop before they closed. It was all worth the two hours we spent out there off Bannermans Island. We hit it right, and caught plenty. Best of all Leah caught the first one, and her first Striper ever. |
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| She is a State of Washington girl, and is used to catching Salmon. This was a thrill for her, and my son. Oh, and for me to, of course. s always, a picture is worth a thousand words.I be out there again Thursday, if you see the Green Tracker 16, give a shout to me. I'll have my radio on. | |
5/9/04 Tony Evangelista Keansburgh Pier Bluefish
Sunday, May 9th
I was fishing the Keansburg,N.J. fishing pier and caught two Blues in the three pound
class using fresh bunker chunks. I also witnessed a 23" Fluke caught also on a very
small piece of bunker this fluke was out of character I guess he was real hungry. I will
be running a trip down to the pier in the furture if your interest in going please let me
know. My e-mail is Taggertony@.com This pier is 2400 ft.long they charge $7:00per and
$4:00 for parking on weekends and one dollar cheaper on weekdays. Please make sure you
tell them that your a HRFA member for your discount!
HRFA Member
Tony Evangelista
| 5/8/04 Wayne Germantown Striped Bass Wayne Kempton caught this 17 lb. 34 inch Striper on May 8th off the shore just south of Germantown, Columbia County. It was caught on live herring on the incoming tide. Wayne |
5/8/04 Phil Kozak Roundout Creek Striped Bass
Fished Saturday out of Rondout went south small school near hidden harbor, but no bites. moved to south of the water plant west of the green can in 6 ft of water. School of large bass released 24, 25, 19, and 12 lb females. When the tide slowed so did the bite. Moved down the western shore and saw no more schools` Ended the day with those releases.
Sunday was worse with no major schools on the western side. Wind against the tide made it Saturday and released two fish 19 lbs and a small fish 24 inches. Moved south to black creek no fish and then went north to south bay for the incoming. There were scattered schools of bass, but when the tide started to run they moved off the flat.
I am concerned that we have not found the normally large schools of spawners. My hope is that they are still south and due to the winter will arrive later in May. My real concern in the fact that these kill tournaments may have an effect on this spawning biomass. I hold my final opinion untill the end of May and see if these fish that normally spawn in the Kingston area show up.
Phil Kozak
National Fishing Association
5/8/04 Freddie the J Albany Striped Bass
Saturday, May 8.
Fished from 6:30 am to about 4:30 pm. Weather was sunny to partly
cloudy, mid 50s although it was in the 30s when I arrived. Fished from
the I-90 bridge in Albany south to about a mile past the Port.
Plentiful herring, one big shad, and a 32 inch striper, probably about
15 pounds. Treated the striper for hook in mouth disease and released.
Striper fell to a live herring. Saw a few other stipers boated. Will
try again 5/13 and 5/15.
Freddie the j.
5/8/04 Chasbo Newburgh Stripers
| What a beautiful day it was Thursday. We fished from 9 to 5, and what a
pleasure. No buffeting wind to deal with all day. We, Ed, Steve, and myself<ChasBo>
caught a total of 9 stripers. All 5 pounds or more. The water is still just below the
feeding frenzy temperature though, but any day should really turn on here. Our heaviest
fish was 15.5 Lbs. Ed realized he had on 12 lb. test, and people kept riding back, and
forth wondering what the heck he had on for soooo long. I have to agree with the posting about the ignorant boaters, everywhere, it seems. Not just Newburgh. I will help any way I can, and I to, monitor the radio. If you need help just give a shout to ChasBo. I grew up here, and am very familiar with the Newbugh/Beacon area. I am a member, and welcome you all to my neck of the woods. By the way ChassT, thank you for all the tireless effort you put into this organization. Tight Lines To all, Charlie Bivona |
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5/8/04 Newburgh Bridge chuck rymarzow
Caught a 30" 12 pounder just south of Newburgh Beacon bridge on eel. Other then that Friday night was quiet for us. got really windy!!
| 5/6/04 Steve Cherry Lower Harbor Fished the incoming tide last night in the
lower harbor with Bobby Bickle Randy Lee and the Sheriff from |
5/6/04 Mike Woodside Rt 378 Bridge Striped Bass
| Used 18' Glastron $1,000 motor re-build $800 misc. expenses $350 beer, etc. $25 Albany Charters drifting by......Again. As I pull this 38" 27lber outa the river. Priceless. Date: Thursay May 6 Time: 2:24p Location: Near Rt. 378 bridge Caught with live herring |
| 5/6-7/04 Greg Gross Shad Troy Fished upper Hudson between 378 bridge and Troy lock on 5/6 till 10 pm with no luck and then again on 5/7 from 12-7pm. Got many herring and several nice shad, but no bites on the Stripers. Will try again evening of 5/13. Wind has been strong and its been tough to anchor at times, water temp was 58.5 Friday afternoon. I have been using live herring and bunker. greg goss |
5/5/04 Newburgh Beacon Bridge Dave McMillen Striped Bass & Some Courtesy
Hi Chas,
Went out for the second time this year. Saturday was really windy and
because the waves were breaking over the bow we had to turn around. Today
was much calmer. Water temp 56. Fished east side from Newburgh Beacon
bridge back south to Dennings Point. Spotted small schools of shorties
here and there and released 4 fish from 20" and below on bloods and sands.
Hard work, fish were not very aggressive. Trying again tomorrow.
Reading Leonids report I just want to say something. It's getting worse
out there as far as lack of courtesy and safety. In the past 2 years many
of the fisherman who come to our area to fish lack any knowledge of the
power of this river. They are seasonal fisherman and only come for the
striper run. Many swill beer, play loud music and travel between the
gaggle of boats at top speed, crossing over the lines of many of us. They
do not realize they are responsible for their wakes and the damage they can
cause when you are speeding by someone 30 ft. away at 30 miles an hr. One
day last year when I took the kids out I had one guy almost take my bow
off. When I motioned to him to slow down, he pulled up next to me, 40 oz.
in hand and screamed many expletives as well as try to board my boat and
engage in a fistfight. Not a bunch of happy kids after that. Anyone is
welcome to fish on this very public water, but, for the boaters like myself
who do it all year, abide by the rules, laws and are safety conscious, it
is getting way out of control and is only a matter of time before someone
is seriously injured. I would like to see more presence from the police
this year. It's really that bad. I personally picked up 6 plastic
shopping bags full of trash that was just thrown into the water as well
today. Of course, 3 of them contained empty beer cans. It took a long
time to clean this river up and get it fishable again. I take it
personally when someone trashes it. Forget about anyone assisting a
disabled boater. They come to fish and they don't care. Like Phil K.
said. I monitor chan 68 also. Anyone who needs assistance at anytime with
anything, please hail the vessel Ophelia while in the Newburgh/Cornwall
area this year. Our crew will be more than happy to help. Hope it's not
that bad down in the harbor.
Dave McMillen
| 5/3/04 Phil Kozak Rondout I have been fishing the Pocket Rocket out of Rondout Yatch Basin for the past three weekends. The wind against tide and high winds have been a real problem. We have not had a 20 fish day as of yet. Last Saturday4/24/04 we released 10 fish with the largest being 20 lbs and Sunday we released a 25 lb Bass and lost another big fish just south of the bridge This past Saturday 5/1/04 was the start of the biger fish. We released a 31, 20, and 16 lbs Bass, plus 9 small fish from 16 to 26 inches. There were larger schools of big spawners moving north Saturday. Most of our action has been north of the Rhine Cliff Bridge. Some of the slow action can be attributed to the large schools of small fish. They are all over the river in the shallows many times they will block out ther sounder. Chas pleas pass this mesage on to any angler who gets into trouble. Call me on the radio channel 68 and if I can assist in any way I will. I did not see any angler rowing a boat on Sat or Sun. Phil Kozak National Fishing Association |
5/2/04 Rinecliff Bridge Leonid Shereshevsky Striped Bass
Fished during the night of 5/1 into 5/2. Both sides of the tide, just
north of Kingston/Rinekliff Bridge. Water temp about 56F, wind South at
over 10 mph. Boated one striper about 28-inches and 10 pounds at the
end of incoming tide. Had boat problems and had to leave and row 3
hours to the launch in the morning. Not one soul volunteered to help.
Leonid Shereshevsky
5/2/04 BERNIE SMITH FINTHING Striped Bass Albany
ALBANY STRIPER REPORT Reporting the catch of one 35 inch 17 lb 9 oz Striper bass just south of the 378 bridge on the upper Hudson river. The fish was boated, photographed and released alive. It was caught on the outgoing high tide using live herring. I also had one runoff. H2O was 56 degrees at surface. Herring were around and catch-able but not real heavy. I was only out in the morning that day. See you on the water
Bernie Smith FINTHING
5/2/04 Mike Seymour Albany Stripers
caught a total of 2
of the following species- Striped Bass
from 36 inches in length weight 20lb. oz.
Fishing on Sunday, May 02, 2004 7:29:21 AM from a Boat
Body of water - Hudson River location - Albany Ny
Using 20 pound test line and Live Herring
Water temp 54 deg
Weather conditions Windy
Herring are fairly easy to catch right now but seem to be in pockets,
Saw alot of other boats catching bass all around the same size, 15-20 lbs. If the
weather stays warm next weekend should be fantastic
| 5/1/04 Sleepy Hollow- Kingsland Point Park Brian Horton HRFA
member- caught a total of 13 |
5/1/04/Steve Cherry Lower Harbor Striped Bass
caught a total of 2
of the following species- Striped Bass
Fishing on Saturday 12 -6 Body of water - Hudson location -
NJ
Using bunker/worms
Water temp 57 deg
Weather conditions Calm & Clear
Fished the incomming tide in the Lower Harbor got two bass one 31 inches and one 15 inches
- several other run offs - Good start to the season.
4/30/04 Reesebratt can't find fish!
CATSKILL N.Y. FISHED 17 HOURS ON 4/30/04 NOT EVEN A RUN
ALSO FISHED THE FOLLOWING 3 DAYS WITH SAME RESULTS.FISHED SAUGERTIES UP TO NEW
BALTIMORE.
4/30/04 Whitey TZ Bridge Striped Bass
caught a total of 18
of the following species- Striped Bass (Released)
from 22 inches in length
Fishing on Friday, April 30, 2004 1:22:10 PM from a Boat
Body of water - hudson N OF PIERMONT S OF TZ BRIDGE location - TZ BRIDGE
NY
Using 20 pound test line and WORMS, CLAMS, HERRING
Water temp 56 deg
Weather conditions Calm & Clear
4/30/04 Frank Maresco Plum Point Striped Bass
Well I stopped in to the Newburgh Mayors office on Tuesday and asked when the launch docks for the Newburgh boat launch will be installed. Mayor Valentine must have talked to someone because they went in on Thursday and I was able to launch my boat on Friday. The water temperature was 54 degrees and we were anchored by Plum Point for only 2 hours and caught 2 stripers using sandworms, both were over 20 inches. I also have to thank Ceely’s bait and tackle for giving me some rig tips to improve my fishing.
Frank Maresco
4/30/04 Bill Greene Catfish Alpine Boat Basin
Bill Greene caught a total of 5
of the following species- Catfish
from 18-1/2 inches in length (12 inches in girth) weight 3lb. 3oz.
Fishing on 04/30/2004 3:15PM from Surf
Body of water - Hudson River location - Alpine NJ
Using 20 pound test line and Fresh Mackerel
Water temp Unk deg
Weather conditions Calm & Clear
Managed five cats, biggest 3lb. 3oz.
Very much a fun day at the boat basin.
Bill Greene
4/30/04 JL Striped Bass Hoboken
JL caught a total of 3
of the following species- Striped Bass
from 19 inches in length
Fishing on Friday, April 30, 2004 11:13:54 PM from Surf
Body of water - hudson location - Hoboken NJ
Using 12 pound test line and Blood Worms/Sandworms
Weather conditions Calm & Clear
Fish bit best at begining of incoming tide
4/30/04 Russel Striped Bass Croton
Russell caught a total of 3
of the following species- Striped Bass
from 23 inches in length (5 inches in girth)
Fishing on Friday, April 30, 2004 5:46:48 AM from a Boat
Body of water - hudson river location - croton on the hudson Ny
Using 25 pound test line and blood worms
Water temp 51 deg
Weather conditions Calm & Clear
4/29/04 Charles Striped Bass Newburgh
Charles caught a total of 3
of the following species- Striped Bass (Released)
weight 4lb. 7oz.
Fishing on Friday, April 29, 2004 11:13:13 PM from a Boat
Body of water - Newburgh/Beacon Harbor location - Newburgh NY
Using 20 pound test line and Bloodworms
Water temp 51 deg
Weather conditions Calm & Clear
Fish are spotty, they are striped to, but the water is still pretty cool. I suspect things
should ick up soon. They do every year.
4/25/04 Castleton Striped Bass Steve R.
Fished Sun 4/25/04 8:00 am till 2:00pm. Herring pretty plentiful around I-90 bridge. Had one taker around 10:00 am (high tide). Boated a 12.5 lb striper 33 inches at 12:00 noon right off the destroyer at the Dunn. Steve R. Castleton Boat Club
4/25/04 Marc Uhrik Catskill Stripers
marc uhrik caught a total of 1
of the following species- Striped Bass
from 38 inches in length weight 30lb. oz.
Fishing on Sunday, April 25, 2004 5:41:26 PM from a Boat
Body of water - hudson river location - catskill Ny
Using 30 pound test line and herring
Weather conditions Calm & Clear
Started fishing around 5a.m. and finally got the first bite and hooked fish around
11 a.m.. Only saw one other fished hooked all day. Very tough to find herring but
hopefully tommorow will be better.
4/24/04 alex burmeister Largemouth Bass
caught a total of 50
of the following species- Largemouth Bass
from 18 inches in length (9 inches in girth) weight 4lb. 2oz.
Fishing on sat and sunday 4-24 4-25 from a Boat
Body of water - koinonia lake location - koinonia lake NJ
Using 8 pound test line and shiner
Water temp 54 deg
Weather conditions Rainy
we went to a private church camp in the corner of pa ny and nj just outside of barryville
we used my 14.5 sea nymph and a 47lb thrust electric motor we caught large mouth bass the
biggest crappie I have seen, pickerel,and loads of perch...we went through 8 dozen
shiners...we caught fish trolling rapalas, daredevils, spinners.but the most fun was
catching the fish with shiners ...It was a father and son weekend...we had a blast...sat
was extremely windy with gusts upto 35 mph...sunday was much calmer but rainy ...we were
prepared for the rain and had a great time bailing fish...
4/24/04 Todd K. Caselton Striped Bass
Fished saturday 4-6 P.M.
outgoing tide
caught two striped bass both 33 inches one 12 lbs the other 13 lbs.
fished from boat just south of caselton boat club west side.
17 feet of water
Live herring on one frozen whole on the other.
Todd K..
4/23/04 Piermont Catfish WHITEY
caught a total of 12
of the following species- Catfish (Released)
Fishing on 04/23/2004 06:13:10 from a Boat
Body of water - SOUTH OF TZ BRIDGE N OF PIERMONT location - SOUTH OF TZ BRIDGE
N OF PIERMONT NY
Using HERRING, BLOODWORMS, CLAMS
Weather conditions Calm & Clear
FISHED ON 4/22/04 FROM 5:30 PM TO 9:00PM BY TZ BRIDGE WITH FROZEN HERRING, BLOODWORMS AND
CLAMS. NOTHING BUT CATS. CAUGHT 11 CATFISH, 1 EEL, AND 3 PERCH. WHERE
ARE THE STRIPERS?
4/22/04 Selkirk Rodney Striped Bass
Here is a report from Selkirk NY
fished the the outgoing tide this morning 7 to 11 am.Caught one striped
bass 26 inches 6 lbs.Saw two more about the same size come in.Fished
from shore at Henry Hudson park.Guys out of New Baltimore hae been
catching fish up to 39 inches.Herring are all over.
4/17-18/2004 TappanZee Bridge Striped Bass Derby
A total of 42 striped bass were brought in to the Striped Bass derby over our two day event. Most of the fish being brought in to the weigh-in station came from the flats just south of the TappanZee Bridge. The largest fish all got caught at night. Cut bunker, fresh herring and bloodworms. were the baits used. Largest fish was 25.06 pounds with a size adjustment of one pound for having it released alive bringing the total points for that fish to 26.06. Next largest was 24.23 and then 24.15 and so on down the line. Complete standings with photos of all the anglers can be found at: http://rung.us/chas/derbyldr.pl It was a good event for the HRFA. Chas <'////>< |
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4/17/04 Alex Burmeister Flounder Keyport
caught a total of 20
of the following species- Flounder
from 17 inches in length (8 inches in girth) weight 2lb. 4oz.
Fishing on sat 4-17-04 8am from a Boat
Body of water - keyport flats location - keyport NJ
Using 10 pound test line and sand worm
Water temp 49 deg
Weather conditions Windy
We fished the keyport flats and by mt loretta...in about 10 to 17 ft of water...we chumed
with clams...we used the ramp in keyport at high tide and came back at low tide ...very
hard to get boat back onto trailer..I have a 14.5 sea nymph with a 30 hp...we witnessed a
person in a 23ft parker fishing all by himself with 4 poles from 8untill about 10:30 he
was into fish on every pole he must of caught at least 40 flounder...we caught 20 with
only 4 throwbacks
4/21/04 WHITEY Striped Bass (Released) PERCH & CATFISH PIERMONT NY
caught a total of 98
of the following species- Striped Bass (Released) PERCH & CATFISH
from 20 inches in length
Fishing on 04/21/2004 10:36:33 from a Boat
Body of water - SOUTH TZ& N OF PIERMONT location - PIERMONT NY
Using 30 pound test line and BLOODWORMS,SANDWORMS,BUNKER,
Water temp 48 deg
Weather conditions Calm & Clear
MYSELF AND A FRIEND FISHED THE TOURNAMENT ON SATURDAY FROM 5AM TO 4PM JUST SOUTH OF TZ
BRIDGE & NORTH OF PIERMONT IN 13 FT OF WATER USING BLOOD & SANDWORMS. HAD 1
POLE HOOKED UP WITH BUNKER. CAUGHT APPROXIMATELY 25 STRIPERS RANGING FROM 12 INCHES TO 20
INCHES. MOST OF THEM WERE ON THE SMALL SIDE & WERE CAUGHT ON THE WORMS. A
CATFISH WAS THE ONLY FISH CAUGHT ON THE BUNKER. ALSO CAUGHT ABOUT 20 PERCH.
FISHED SUNDAY FROM 9AM TO 5PM WITH TWO FRIENDS. STARTED IN CROTON SOUTH OF TELLERS
POINT GOT 1 CATFISH & 1 EEL ON BUNKER 9 STRIPERS 12-17 INCHES & 10 PERCH ON WORMS.
wENT SOUTH TO PIERMONT ABOUT 12:30 AND GOT ANOTHER CATFISH ON BUNKER, 18 STRIPERS AND 14
PERCH ON WORMS. USED hERRING ON ONE POLE {BUT NO HITS} NOTHING BIG BUT ALOT OF ACTION ALL
DAY. GREAT JOB ON THE TOURNAMNENT GUYS! VERY WELL RUN.
4/18/ 2004 Jerry Staatsburg Striped Bass
jerry caught a total of 3
of the following species- Striped Bass
from 35 inches in length
Fishing on 04/18/2004 2:30pm from Surf
Body of water - hudson river location - staatsburg ny
Using 12 pound test line and bloodworm
Weather conditions Calm & Clear
4/18, 2004 Troy Duby
Troy Dube caught a total of 6
of the following species- Striped Bass (Released) Pearch
Fishing on 4/18/2004 10:00 AM from a Boat
Body of water - Just South of Peirmont location - NJ
Using Sand/Blood Worms
Weather conditions Calm & Clear
Very Slow weekend. Got skunked on Friday Night and Saturday afternoon. Caught
all 6 of the fish with 2 friends in about 40 minutes, and then nothing rest of the day.
April 17, 2004 Haverstraw Bay
fished the haverstraw bay and croton point on sat april 17th. bait > blood worms / sand worms / herring chunks
water temp> 50.5 degrees catch > 2 stripers (13 and 18 inch) 2 cat fish weather > sun / clouds and warm.
| April 17 & 18, 2004 Phil Kozak Roundout Creek Difficult fishing condition on Saturday dud to wind against the tide water temp was 47 to 48 near outfalls 47 in main river. Went north of the am tide many short bites at south bay, but only one Bass 7 lbs. In the afternoon moved south to the east shore flats across from the Kingston Light house did nothing there. Sunday found a huge school of Bass just south of the inlet,but when we motored in to 11 ft of water we scattered them. Tried there for an hour, but no results. Went south to the east shore again short bites no fish. Moved north to south bay no fish there. Went to the flats just north of the Rhine Cliff Bride and finally released 7 fish to 17 inches. Could not find any large Bass. Water temp to 49 degres at the outfalls 48 degrees in the main river. Try again next weekend. Phil Kozak National Fishing Association |
4/17/04 Rich Berlingeri Piermont Pier
Rich berlingeri Sr caught a total of 9
of the following species- Catfish (Released) Perch/Stripers/Eels
from 19 inches in length weight 3lb. 4oz.
Fishing on Saturday, April 17, 2004 12:23:11 AM from Surf
Body of water - Hudson location - Piermont NY
Using 30 pound test line and Bloodworms
Water temp 44 deg
Weather conditions Windy
Caught a mixed bag 2 Stripers, 6 Perch, 1 cat (biggest), 2 eels. Stripers were small but
hit hard as did all the fish. Used circle hooks and they have been working well. The hook
sets are different but very effective especially the Gamis.
4/13/04 Piermont Pier J Mulligan
Caught 5 Stripers keepers in between perch bites on theIncoming tide Apr 13. in a hour and half. They are here now. Blood worms the bait. They seem to like the pouring RAIN. TightLines.
4/11/04 Carl Hartmann Nyack Striped Bass
Carl Hartmann caught a total of 25
of the following species- Striped Bass (Released)
from 24 inches in length (9.5 inches in girth) weight 3lb. 0oz.
Fishing on 4-11-04 1015hrs from a Boat
Body of water - Hudson location - Nyack NJ
Using 340 braided pound test line and bloodworms
Water temp 43 deg
Weather conditions Calm & Clear
HRFA member Joe London and I went fishing near the Tappan Zee yesterday. Tried many areas.
Best area by far was the Nyack ramp area. About 500 feet off of theramp in 5 feet of
water. Landed up to 25 bass on Bloods, using a fish finder.
4/10/04 Haverstraw Bay John Marchisi
John Marchisi caught a total of 2
of the following species- Striped Bass (Released)
Fishing on Saturday, 10am from a Boat
Body of water - Haverstraw Bay location - NJ
Using Bloods
Water temp 46 deg
Weather conditions Windy
Didn't mark many fish on the machine today, fished fresh herring with no luck, picked 2
bass to 23 inches, water very muddy, could have some effect.
4/9/04 Ken Lazorchak Flounder Highlands
Ken Lazorchak caught a total of 31
of the following species- Flounder
from 17 inches in length weight 1lb. 14oz.
Fishing on 4/9/04 11:00 pm from a Boat
Body of water - Raritan bay location - Highlands NJ
Using 12 pound test line and Sand Worms
Water temp 47 deg
Weather conditions Calm & Clear
Fished last 2 hrs of the incoming off Keansburg and caught some nice fish, chum was
needed. Then moved across the bay to Great Kills Flats
and had a steady pick for at least 3hrs on the out going tide. Mostly all fish where a
pound or better with 3 close to 2 lbs. Now is the time to get tese winter flounder before
they move out to the ocean.
Good Luck and tight lines
4/9/04 Willard Bierwas Striped Bass Tappan Zee Bridge
Willard Bierwas caught a total of 10
of the following species- Striped Bass
from 28 inches in length
Fishing on Friday, April 09, 2004 2:43:23 PM Body of water - Just South of The Tappan
ZeeBridge location - NJ
Using Bloodworms and Frozen Bunker
Water temp 46 deg
Weather conditions Calm & Clear
4/7/04 TappanZee Bridge Whitey
whiteyrr@aol.com caught a total of 32
of the following species- Striped Bass (Released) perch
Fishing on wednesday, April 7, 2004 11:57:41 AM Body of water - Hudson RiverTZ Bridge
location - NJ
Using blood & sandworms
Water temp 43 deg
Weather conditions Calm & Clear
Fished top of incoming and all of outgoing tide with one friend using blood and sandworms
in 13 ft of water south of tappan zee and north of piermont. Beautiful calm day.
Caught 12 stripers 17-19 inches and 20 perch.
4/7/04 Croton Ienuso, Eugene J
Hey Charles.....I went over to Croton on 4/7/04 at the southern tip from the surf and caught 2 stripers, the largest being 17 inches. One guy down the shore from me caught one that was 28"-30", nice looking fish. A lot of others were out there catching schoolies, but nothing much to talk about.
4/4/04 Amy Ryan & Chuck Striped Bass Yonkers
Amy, Ryan & Chuck caught a total of 3
of the following species- Striped Bass (Released)
from 27 inches in length weight 7lb. 10oz.
Fishing on Sunday, April 04, 2004 1:31:20 PM from Surf
Body of water - Hudson River location - Yonkers NY
Using 30 pound test line and BLOODWORMS
Water temp 43 deg
Weather conditions Calm & Clear
Started out slow at Graystone moved South to the Boat Launch and ran into a school of
fish. Three nice size fish from 3 to 8 pounds in a half an hour. Cold temp.'s
and sunburn at the end of the day! Be back in 2 weeks for the tourny! :)
4/3/04 John George Croton Stripers
JOHN GEORGE caught a total of 8
of the following species- Striped Bass STRIPED BASS
from 25 inches in length weight 5lb. oz.
Fishing on SAT, April 03, 2004 12:12:46 PM Body of water - HUDSON RIVER
location - CROTON NY
Using SAND WORMS
Water temp 44 deg
Weather conditions Calm & Clear
FISHING WAS SLOW,BETTER IN THE AFTERNOON,TO BAD THE COLD FRONT HAD TO MOVE IN SHOULD BE
BETTER IN A FEW WEEKS.GOOD LUCK TO ALL .
4/3/04 Richie Berlingeri Nyack Stripers
Richie Berlingeri caught a total of 5
of the following species- Striped Bass (Released) and Perch
from 23 inches in length weight 4lb. 4oz.
Fishing on Saturday, April 03, 2004 6:54:21 PM from Surf
Body of water - Hudson River location - Nyack NY
Using 15 pound test line and blood worms
Water temp 40 deg
Weather conditions Calm & Clear
4/3/04 Jonathan Berlingeri Nyack Stripers
Jonathan Berlingeri caught a total of 7
of the following species- Striped Bass (Released) and Perch
from 19.5 inches in length weight 3lb. 0oz.
Fishing on Saturday, April 03, 2004 6:51:56 PM from Surf
Body of water - Hudson River location - Nyack NY
Using 15 pound test line and blood worms
Water temp 40 deg
Weather conditions Calm & Clear
4/3/04 John Marchisi Striped Bass Haverstraw
Capt. John Marchisi caught a total of 14
of the following species- Striped Bass (Released)
from 25 inches in length weight 8lb. oz.
Fishing on Saturday 3rd, top of flood Body of water - Haverstraw location -
NJ
Using Bloodworms
Water temp 43.5 deg
Weather conditions Overcast
4/3/04 Freddie th J Peekskill Striped Bass
Made my first journey ever to the southern reaches of the Hudson on
Saturday, April 3. Friend John Gannon of Putnam Valley launched his 17'
avocado green monster at Peekskill, no docks in yet and man is that
water cold! Fished from about noon to 4:30 about six miles south on the
easterly side, I think that would be near Croton, in about 12' of water
using bloodworms. Boated about 12 stripers from 16 to 22 inches, of
course John outfished me 2 to 1. Weather was cloudy, calm, about 50
degrees. Combination of drift fishing and anchoring. Kept 2 for the
table. May take another trip down on the last weekend in April if the
run hasn't reached Albany by then.
Tight Lines, Freddie the j.
4/2/04 Rich Berlingeri Piermont Striped Bass
Rich Berlingeri Sr caught a total of 1
of the following species- Striped Bass (Released)
from 19 inches in length weight 2lb. 4oz.
Fishing on Friday April 2, 2004 4:15pm from Surf
Body of water - Hudson River location - Piermont NY
Using 30 pound test line and Bloodworms
Water temp 39 deg
Weather conditions Overcast
4/2/02 Jonathan Berlingeri Piermont Stripers
Jonathan Berlingeri caught a total of 1
of the following species- Striped Bass (Released)
from 18 inches in length weight 2lb. 8oz.
Fishing on Friday April 2, 2004 4:45pm from Surf
Body of water - Hudson River location - Piermont NY
Using 15 pound test line and Blood worms
Water temp 39 deg
Weather conditions Overcast
4/2/04 Richie Berlingeri Piermont Stripers
Richie Berlingeri caught a total of 3
of the following species- Striped Bass
from 28.5" inches in length weight 8lb. 4oz.
Fishing on Friday April 2, 2004 5 pm from Surf
Body of water - Hudson River location - Piermont NY
Using 15 pound test line and Bloodworms
Water temp 39 deg
Weather conditions Calm & Clear
3/31/04 Sal Piermont Pier Striped Bass
sal caught a total of 5
of the following species- Striped Bass (Released)
from 26 inches in length weight 6lb. oz.
Fishing on wed. 3/31/04 from Surf
Body of water - hudson location - piermont Ny
Using 20 pound test line and bloods
Water temp 40 deg
Weather conditions Calm & Clear
the fish were 16 17 17.5 19.5 23.5 inches
3/31/04 Robert Blassey Striped Bass Haverstraw
Robert Blasy caught a total of 2
of the following species- Striped Bass (Released)
from 25 inches in length
Fishing on Wednesday, March 31, 2004 from Surf
Body of water - hudson location - Haverstraw NY
Using 20 pound test line and bloodworms
Water temp 40 deg
Weather conditions Calm & Clear
Fished the new county park again today. Caught 2 stripers on bloods.THE biggest being 25
inchesTIGHT LINES
3/30/04 Sean S. Piermont Pier Striped Bass
Sean S. caught a total of 3
of the following species- Striped Bass (Released)
from 22 inches in length
Fishing on Tuesday, March 30, 2004 8:33:33 PM from Surf
Body of water - Hudson River location - Piermont Pier, New York NJ
Using 20 pound test line and bloodworms
Weather conditions Rainy
3/28/04 Mark Gillis Georges Island
Caught 2..13 and 16 inches Sunday (3/28)afternoon off of George's Island, Montrose…Used Bloodwarms
Mark J. Gillis
3/28/04 Christine Berlingeri Piermont Pier Striped Bass
Christine Berlingeri caught a total of 1
of the following species- Striped Bass (Released)
from 18.5 inches in length weight 1lb. 12oz.
Fishing on Sunday March 28th 4PM from Surf
Body of water - Hudson River location - Piermont NY
Using 15 pound test line and Bloodworms
Water temp 39 deg
Weather conditions Windy
Her first striper.
3/28/04 Rich Berlingeri Piermont Pier
Rich Berlingeri caught a total of 4
of the following species- Striped Bass (Released) Pearch
from 20 inches in length weight 2lb. oz.
Fishing on Sunday March 28 6:30 am -6:00pm from Surf
Body of water - Hudson location - Piermont NY
Using 30 pound test line and Bloodworms
Water temp 39 deg
Weather conditions Calm & Clear
| 3/27/04 Ken Lazorchak Largemouth Bass Ken Lazorchak
caught a total of 12 |
| 3/27/04 Ken Sheldon Croton Striped Bass My
dad Ray, my son Matt and I finally got back out on the river after the long winter.
Water is still cold at 41-44 [depending on the area] but weather was great.
We fished the Croton area, and we caught 3 with the biggest just shy of 5 lbs. All
caught on bloods, all swimming upstream last we saw them. No big fish but it was good to
get out fishing.
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| 3/27/04 John George Croton Striped Bass JOHN GEORGE
caught a total of 15
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3/25/04 Rich Berlingeri Piermont Pier Striped Bass Rich Berlingeri caught a total of 6 |
3/24/04 Robert Blasy Haverstraw Striped Bass
Robert Blasy caught a total of 2
of the following species- Striped Bass (Released)
Fishing on Wednesday, March 24, 2004 from Surf
Body of water - hudson location - haverstraw Ny
Using 25 pound test line and bloodworms
Water temp 39 deg
Weather conditions Calm & Clear
Fished the new county park in Haverstraw today. Caught 2 stripers both on bloods. One was
21 inches the other 24 inches.
TIGHT LINES HRFA MEMBER ROBERT BLASY
3/21/04 Rich Berlingeri Perimont Pier
Rich Berlingeri (Senior) caught a total of 4
of the following species- Striped Bass pearch
from 23 inches in length (?? inches in girth) weight 2lb. 15oz.
Fishing on Sunday, March 21, 2004 8:57:56 PM from Surf
Body of water - Hudson River West Shore location - Piermont ny
Using 30 pound test line and Bloodworms
Water temp 39 deg
Weather conditions Calm & Clear
3/20/04 Rich Berlingeri Piermont Striped Bass
Rich Berlingeri (SENIOR) caught a total of 4
of the following species- Striped Bass Pearch
from 23 inches in length (?? inches in girth) weight 2lb. 15oz.
Fishing on Saturday, March 20, 2004 7:28:44 PM from Surf
Body of water - Hudson river location - Piermont NY
Using 30 pound test line and Bloodworms
Water temp 39 deg
Weather conditions Calm & Clear
Glen Blank took a look at it so he could be a witness as well. Windy is a misnomer--gale
force winds was more like it.
(Carl- caught these just a lil' while after you left)
3/21/04 Jaclyn Siegel Piermont Pier Striped Bass
Jaclyn Siegel caught a total of 1
of the following species- Striped Bass
from 22.25 inches in length (8 inches in girth) weight 3lb. 6oz.
Fishing on 3/21/04 1230 pm from Surf
Body of water - Hudson location - Piermont NJ
Using 17 pound test line and Bloodworms
Water temp 40 deg
Weather conditions Sunny
3/21/04 Carl Hartmann Piermont Pier Striped Bass
Carl Hartmann caught a total of 1
of the following species- Striped Bass
from 28.25 inches in length (11.5 inches in girth) weight 6 lb. 10oz.
Fishing on 3/21/04 1045 hrs from Surf
Body of water - Hudson location - Piermont Ny
Using 15 pound test line and Bloodworms
Water temp 40 deg
Weather conditions Calm & Clear
I landed a 28.25 inch on Bloods Saw a 36 inch landed a few minutes later on
bloods.
Next week should be the real start of the run. Carl Hartmann
3/12 - 3/18 2004 Chas Stamm Costa Rica! How bad can this be?! Put together a trip with a couple of HRFA members and went to Costa Rica for four days of fishing. Stayed on the southern Pacific side of the country at the Golfito sailfish Rancho. What a great place. Details will be posted at www.chasfishing.com I can tell you this is one of the finest fishing camps on the planet. The fishing was outstanding. I guess we raised an average of 10 to 15 sailfish per day. per boat. One day, HRFA member Joe Curvino raised 40 sailfish by himself!. I guess we averaged getting in the boat and releasing 3 to 4 sailfish per day for each angler. We fished two to a boat in new 27 foot Ocean Master Boats. Roosterfish up to 25 pounds, Spanish mackerel, dorado, pompano and a host of other fish made this a very special adventure. |
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The sailfish were outstanding. Joe used his flyrods for the most part and I used conventional gear of a Calcutta 400 and a triggerstick to bring them in. Same stuff I use for the Stripers in the Hudson only these fish were all between 80 and 120 pounds. One of the benefits of being a member of a fishing club like the HRFA is you have the ability to team up with other anglers and put together some of these exotic trips. We have so many members that you are sure to find people that wish to share your style of trip. Chas <'////>< |
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3/17/04 Rich Berilngeri Piermont Pier
Richie Berlingeri caught a total of 1
of the following species- Striped Bass (Released)
from 25 inches in length weight 4lb. 4oz.
Fishing on Wednesday, March 17, 2004 8:16:51 PM from Surf
Body of water - Hudson River location - Piermont NY
Using 30 pound test line and bloodworms
Water temp 36 deg
Weather conditions Overcast
Only fish I caught today!
3/16/2002 Rich Berlingeri Piermont Pier!
Richie Berlingeri caught a total of 6
of the following species- Striped Bass,Striped Bass (Released)
from 22 inches in length weight 4lb. 8oz.
Fishing on Tuesday March 16, 2004 from Surf
Body of water - Hudson River location - Piermont NY
Using 15 pound test line and Blood worms
Water temp Cold deg
Weather conditions Windy
Weather Conditions were: Windy and snowing--cold!
See report for Richie's determination to land his fish!
3/7/2004 Butch Pawson Flounder!
butch pawson caught a total of 3
of the following species- Flounder
from 11" inches in length (? inches in girth) weight 1lb. 0oz.
Fishing on sunday march 7,2004 from Surf
Body of water - island heights location - toms river NJ
Using 12 pound test line and bloodworms
Water temp cold deg
Weather conditions Calm & Clear
3/3/04 Hastings Striped Bass Whitey!
WHITEY caught a total of 3 |
| 2/20/2004 Chasbo Squirrel Fishing! Here at Orange Lake the ice is better than a foot thick, and Top Water are not too successful right now. I'm not to keen on fishing through the ice, but there is a winter fish I won't pass up. That is "Squirrel Fishing." The Oaks, and Maples on my property yield a huge number of Gray Squirrel. So, I take a good stiff six foot Ugly Stick, and my Shimano 4000 spinning real, and tie on, not hook, a nice piece of stale Italian bread. Yeah, you got it, cast it out to one of those gray rats, and your in for your first, "Squirrel On!" You can get them on the ground, or up in the tree. They hold onto that bread for dear life. If your bread holds, and they don't get it, you can get them up to around ten feet from you, then off they go. Yes, fishing is my passion, and the winter gets you to be creative. So, go down to your local bakery, and buy some stale bread, go to the Park, and give it a go. See you at Newburgh Harbor in the Spring, ChasBo |
Sunday, February 1, 2004. Glass Lake, Rensselaer County, NY
Fished through the ice in the afternoon with tip ups and minnows.
Weather was in the low 20's, breezy, partly cloudy. Got about 8 flags,
landed two, an 18" pickerel and an 20" largemouth bass. The bass had to
go 3-4 pounds and stripped all of the line off the reel. Both went back
into the hole. Ice is about 20 inches thick. Gonna try again this
Saturday. A trout would be nice.
Ice fishing is OK, but I can't wait 'till the spring striper run on the
Hudson!
Freddie the .______)
1/4/2004 Ken Lazorchak Blackfish
Kenneth P Lazorchak caught a total of 4
of the following species- Blackfish
from 24 inches in length weight 6lb. 4oz.
Fishing on 9:30 am from a Boat
Body of water - Atlantic ocean location - Belmar NJ
Using 20 pound test line and green crab
Water temp 40's deg
Weather conditions Calm & Clear
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