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12/31/05 Fishin Mission Lower Harbor Bass!

Ofcourse I did! Fished the NY Harbor Areas. Landed 32 schoolie stripers. But dropped a lot more. All on the small side 15" --- 22" Tagged 10 of them. Winds were calm, but AM snow squalls were annoying. Was pretty cold out too! Air 29 -- 34 degrees. Water temps were up a few degrees from last week 40 -- 43 degrees. Only fished 1/2 a day. Once again me and Howie Leeman were the only 2 lunatics out there. Tried to beat snowstorm, but it started just as I got to ramp. Me thinks the "Fat Lady" is now singging! Fingers are all split open from lipping fish! Attaching a pic of one of the schoolies Tagged and ready for release. Many Tight Lines to All, and a VERY HAPPY NEW YEAR!

12/26/05 william oneil caught a total of 1 entry
of the following species- Salmon
from 32 1/2 inches in length (21 inches in girth) weight 29 1/2 lb. not sureoz.
Fishing on Monday, December 26, 2005 10:31:32 AM from Surf
Body of water - salmon river location - pulaski Ny
Using 10 pound test line and black sponge
Water temp 67 deg
Weather conditions Calm & Clear
hooked nine fish in an hour and ahalf only landed one had a blast that day after work.

12/24/2005 Fishin' Mission Lower Harbor Striped Bass

Fished Saturday Christmas Eve! Weather was "Picture Perfect" NO WIND WARM TEMPS! Fished the NY Harbor, Had the whole Atlantic Ocean to myself, except for club member and EXPERT Fisherman Howie Leeman! We were into fish all day. I landed 39 stripers 3 largest were 30"-28"27" . Water temps are very cold though 37 -- 41 degrees. Attaching picures of Howie with a fish on, and my biggest of the day! Not bad for late December! Glad most of you "fair weather" fishermen put your boats away early. More fish for me! Merry Christmas and Happy Holidays to all!

12/23/2005 Peter caught a total of 10
of the following species- Kingfish yellowtail snapper, mutton snapper, remora(!), tilefish, grunts

Fishing on Friday, December 23, 2005 18:58:01 from a Boat
Body of water - Atlantic Ocean location - outside Hillsboro Inlet FL
Using plug-cut herring
Water temp 72 deg
Weather conditions Calm & Clear
Hoped for kings, actually, but didn't catch any. Had to get out on the water, took the teenagers out on Helen S for drift fishing. Caught fish, got smelly, had fun. Nothing large, slow picking. Better than watching tv; better than most other things.

12/18/05 Fishin' Mission

Fished Sunday 12/18/05 with one of my "sharpie" friends from Coney Island. We fished the NY Harbor. We had a total of 81 yes Eighty One, schoolie stripers. All small, tried for bigger fish, when that didn't produce we went back to the schoolies. With water temps down to 38 -- 42 degrees, it looks like the FAT LADY is starting to sing!!! Tight Lines and Happy Holidays to ALL!!!!!!

12/17/05 Glass Lake, Rensselaer County, New York. Ice Fishing!

Two nights of below zero last week and the subsequent ice storm on Friday built
about 4 inces of good ice. Fished Saturday and Sunday using tip ups and
minnows. Iced about 6 pickerel, two foot long largemouths and two nice perch.
Weather high 20's partly cloudy, light wind. Kurts new 6' by 6' by 6' umbrella
style fold up ice shanty and propane heater worked great.
Happy solstice to all.
Freddie the j.

12/11/05 Fishin' Mission Lower Harbor Striped Bass

Fished Sunday 12/11/05 ( After shovelling out boat ). Fished the NY Harbor for 5 hours wound up with 45 stripers largest was 27". winds picked up in PM. Capt. Glenn Blank & Capt. Darren C. reported lots of birds working south of Sandy Hook. Tight Lines.

12/4/05 Mark Strober & Paul Hellmold Lower Harbor Striped Bass

Blizzard Conditions Don't scare us! Fished Sunday 12/4/05 on Ret. Colonel Paul H's boat "Renegade" Boat had to be shoveled out before we left! Snow and hail most of the day. We made the best of it, with his semi-heated cabin. Landing a total of 21 schoolie stripers in NY Harbor. Did hear the clammers yacking on VHF radio that birds were working for about a mile off the Rockaways, but there was NO WAY we were gonna run out there in that weather.

Tight Lines Mark

12/3/05 joeaugeri caught a total of a lot
of the following species- Striped Bass (Released)
Fishing on 12-3-05 from a Boat
Body of water - atlantic ocean location - seabright NJ
Using 20 pound test line and A47 jig
Weather conditions Windy
went out on the fisherman from AH.WILD ACTION.had slow pickings all morn mostly at the shrewsbury rocks.lotsf shorts and blues.about 1 oclock there were hugh flocks of birds off northern seabright,from 1-2 oclock solid action, the boat was surrounded by breaking fish.we were only 2-3 hundred yards off the beach.barbless hook on a A47.hugh sea herring as big as some of the bass were hiting the jigs.bass all over the place, it was crazy.

12/1/05 Arthur Karpati caught a total of 2
of the following species- Striped Bass
from 42 inches in length weight 23lb. 7oz.
Fishing on December 1, 2005 9:49:35 AM EST from a Boat
Body of water - atlantic/ sheepshead location - Ny
Using 20 pound test line and eel

Weather conditions Calm & Clear

11/27/05 joe augeri caught a total of 25
of the following species- Striped Bass (Released)

Fishing on Sunday, November 27, 2005 4:27:07 PM from a Boat
Body of water - jersey coast location - off sea bright NJ
Using 20 pound test line and a 47 jigs
Weather conditions Calm & Clear
went on the flamingo out of brooklyn had over 20 bass,only 1 keeper.lots of big blues.we stopped a breezy first, some bird action but no fish, headed south to jersey,great action, beutiful day on the water.

11/26/05 Nick A. Stripers

Hey guys,

Fished Saturday north of Barnaget inlet off of Seaside Park, it started off to a slow start but found birds working and ran into some nice blues, only one bass for the day. Since Saturday was so slow we decided to troll on Sunday! PAY DIRT!! we had 38 bass to 29 in.. Nothing big but still a lot of fun!!! Not 1 blue all day!!

NICK A

11/27/05 Frank Striped Bass Lower Harbor

Fished Sunday 11/27/05 in the lower harbor. It was a gorgeous day! Worked plastics, jigs and the Charlie Rig to take over 2 dozen fish between Capt. Johnny Z. and myself. Capt. Johnny caught a tommy cod and banged a nice striper that he lost and I picked up right after him. It was 36" and weighed well over 20lbs. (scaled bottomed out at 20)! All fished released. It was a great ending to a phenomenal season.

Frank

11/26/05 Carl Hartmann caught a total of 1 entry
of the following species- Striped Bass
from 26 inches in length (11 inches in girth) weight 4lb. 10oz.
Fishing on 11-26-05 from Surf
Body of water - Atlantic location - Island Beach State Park NJ
Using 50 pwr pro pound test line and Clams
Water temp 53 deg
Weather conditions Calm & Clear
Landed five slot size bass. Lots od slots around.

11/26/05 joe augeri caught a total of 3
of the following species- Striped Bass (Released)

Fishing on Saturday, November 26, 2005 6:24:12 PM from Surf
Body of water - raritan bay location - sandy hook NJ
Using 12 pound test line and hopkins
Water temp ? deg
Weather conditions Calm & Clear

2 very small bass and a shad at north beach all on the hopkins,lots of guys fishing but not much happening.

11/23/05 Ted Sheola caught a total of 7
of the following species- Striped Bass (Released)
from 32 inches in length weight 12lb. oz.
Fishing on Wed., Nov. 23, 3 - 4:30 p.m. from Surf
Body of water - Sandy Hook location - Sandy Hook NJ
Using 30 lb. Spiderwire pound test line and Kastmaster
Water temp ? deg
Weather conditions Windy

The day before Thanksgiving NW winds (15 - 25 knots) at outgoing tide were favorable for surf fishing at north end of Sandy Hook. Got into a striper blitz - Landed 7 striped bass up to 30 - 32 inches -- all bass, no bluefish. Cold windy day but worth it.

11/20/05 Fishin' Mission

Wind-Stripers-Blues and a BIRD!

Fished Sunday 11/20/05 Left in the early am, still dark out. Got out side Rairitan Bay, of course wind starts howling. Still found birds working. Caught about a dozen stripers to 28". Captain Glenn Blank was along side jigging away! Then after that slowed, did a sucidal run in the waves towards the Rockaways, found more birds working. Club member Glenn Cinelli on his "Cast Iron" was jigging some nice blues on his homemade lures. He gave me one and my daughter said it was too nice to use, so it sits on my garage wall. Caught some more blues there too. Then I got a tip from one of the expert flyrodders, I correspond with, he sent me way out towards Fort Tilden, off the Rockaways. Me and Capt. Blank ran all the way there and found the "mother load" of bass and blues. Not big, to 26" but lots of action. While out there several miles off shore, a small bird that couldn't fly yet, seemed exhausted, he was try to hold on to my motor. I tried to grab him, but couldn't. So I netted him. He was walking around my boat for hours. As I got close to shore I let him go. I attached a picture of him! I split up with Glenn Blank, who fished along with Captain Ralph Roth. They both scored bass over 40 inches! Ralph's weighed 32 pounds. Tagged many fish. Not bad day considering the small craft warnings.

Tight Lines to All!

Fished on Sunday, 11/20/05. Worked the Diamond Reef area again. The water temp dropped and it was real murky. Drifting didn't produce. Capt. Johnny Z. put us on nice schoolies to 26" (released) in shallow, fast moving water. He and I caught between 6 to 7 each.

Frank

11/20/05 Carl Hartmann caught a total of 1 entry
of the following species- Blackfish
from 19 inches in length (9 inches in girth) weight 4lb. 1oz.
Fishing on 11-20-05 from Surf
Body of water - Point pleasant canal location - Popint Pleasant NJ NJ
Using 15 pound test line and Clams
Water temp 54 deg
Weather conditions Calm & Clear

Got my limit there in one hour. Probably had 40 shorts too. Most are in the 12-14 inch range. Fishing is very good now.

11/19/05 Ted Kurilko caught a total of 12
of the following species- Striped Bass,Bluefish (Released)
weight 13lb. 0oz.
Fishing on saturday Nov 19 from a Boat
Body of water - Atlantic location - NJ
Using Buck tails Diamond jigs
Water temp 53 deg
Weather conditions Calm & Clear

Nick, myself and His Uncle Bobby had a great day fishing. We went out the Barnaget Inlet and fished to the north. The blues were everywhere and we did manage to catch one striper under the blues. Nick had a double a striper on the teaser and a blue on the bucktail. Both fish were pulling so hard he actually broke his pole.
The weather was beautiful and the fisherman were out in force the fleet was huge but everyone had a great time.
TED

11/19/05 Nick antanies caught a total of 1 entry
of the following species- Bluefish
from ? inches in length (? inches in girth) weight 14lb. 3oz.
Fishing on Sunday, November 20, 2005 10:11:08 PM from a Boat
Body of water - Barnaget location - Barnaget/ Seaside pk NJ
Using 50 pound test line and Bucktail
Water temp 50'S deg
Weather conditions Calm & Clear

A beautiful day with birds working the whole time. I had my first double header with a 27in bass and a 13lb blue!! We land a bunch of blues the the biggest was the 14lbER!!!

11/18/05 Fishin Mission Mark Strober Lower Harbor Striped Bass

Fishin' Mission Questions his sanity

As I left Liberty Park, Friday 11/18 at day break, I had to question my sanity! Freezing Tempetures,ice all over boat, winds @ 25 knots. As I got below Verrazanno Bridge it got worse. Saw birds working Rairitan Bay. Got bass right away to 38" was into bass and blues most of the day. Winds subsided later ( guess God heard my pleas ). Had a total of @ 60 fish about 50:50 bass and blues. Mark

11/13/05 Frank Russo Lower Harbor Striped Bass

Diamond Reef and the surrounding area gave up some nice fish including a 36" caught on the Charlie Rig (Thanks Capt. Stamm) on Sunday, 11/13/05. Capt. Johnny Z. from JC and I caught about a dozen nice schoolies to 30" and an alligator blue that went about 10lbs. Checkout the pics.

Frank

Fishin' Mission

Fished Saturday 11/12/05 What a great day! Fantastic weather and TONS of fish! Took a guy from whok who said it was the best day of fishing he ever had! Cayght over 40 schoolie stripers in AM and over 60 Gorillia Blues in PM. Left em biting! Saw many club members out there catching along side me, to name a few: Gan Wong ( Who was the nice guy who pointed the large school of blues to us ) Joe 3 Jays,

Paul H -Chas Stamm-Ralph Roth- Chuck Mitchell-Richie B & Christin and many others. Attaching few pics, notice the bird action!!!!

11/12/05 Paul Hellmold and Charles Stamm caught a total of 37
of the following species- Striped Bass (Released),Bluefish (Released)
from 36 inches in length weight 16lb. oz.
Fishing on Sat, November 12, 2005 2:07:19 PM from a Boat
Body of water - Lower NY Bay location - NJ
Using 15 pound test line and Diamond Jigs
Water temp 55 deg
Weather conditions Calm & Clear

Charles Stamm and Paul Hellmold caught many monster sized blue fish
in a feeding frenzy south of the VZ bridge Sat afternoon.
Many club members were seen nearby catching lots of them too...it
was a huge school of monster sized blues. Some bass were taken earlier in the day. All in all, it was an unofficial HRFA club meeting on the water with lots of smiles and laughter from one boat
to the next.

11/12/05 joe augeri caught a total of to many
of the following species- Bluefish,Bluefish (Released)

Fishing on Saturday, November 12, 2005 6:27:18 PM Body of water - jersey shore location - NJ
Using A 47 jigs
Water temp 58 deg
Weather conditions Calm & Clear
went on the flamingo lll out of brooklyn,jigged tons of blues from 4 -14 lbs off the hook , sea bright. pool went to the only bass on board.wild action, lots of birds, fish on top.

11/12/05 Nick A.

Hey Guys,

I finally got out this weekend in LBI and tried a new tactic! I went to one of my summer fluke spots up near Double Creek Channel and anchored up. Had 2 short stripers and one 37 in 21lb striper. Finally got my first one of the season...

Nick A

11/6/2005 Roy Rauert caught a total of 3
of the following species- Striped Bass
from 27 1/2 inches in length weight 10?lb. oz.
Fishing on Sunday, Nov. 6, 2005 11:30amM from a Boat
Body of water - lower bay location - NJ
Using 12 pound test line and sandworm
Water temp 54.2 deg
Weather conditions Calm & Clear
Stopped in at the Outdoorsman for bait, Dan said Coney Island flats
was a good spot to try. On the way there decided to stop where a few boats where fishing just off Nortons Pt, caught a striper within 45 minutes. Went home and watched football. Thanks Dan

Liberty Bass! Fished last weekend with my friend Mikola from the boat.
Caught 4 stripers up to 42". Location New York Harbor, bait: live eel, using 30 pound test line,
weather condition: calm and clear, water temp 58 deg.

11/3/05 Bill Greene caught a total of 1 entry
of the following species- Carp
from 28-1/2 inches in length (19-3/4 inches in girth) weight 12lb. 0oz.
Fishing on 11/03/2005 2:45PM from Surf
Body of water - Hudson River location - Beacon NY
Using 15 pound test line and Corn kernel, bread, dough (combo)
Water temp Unk. deg
Weather conditions Windy

Caught one other carp about 7 lb., a nice channel catfish (8 lb./11 oz. - entered in HRFA Contest too), and 2 smaller channels. Lots of bites today - wind was really blasting right in my face, but if it's coming at you on shore, it sometimes blows the food and fish at you too.

11/3/05 Bill Greene caught a total of 1 entry
of the following species- Catfish
from 28 inches in length (16 inches in girth) weight 8lb. 11oz.
Fishing on 11/03/2005 2:25PM from Surf
Body of water - Hudson River location - Beacon NY
Using 15 pound test line and Corn kernel, bread, dough (combo)
Water temp Unk. deg
Weather conditions Windy

Been hoping for the day when channel cafish would reach carp size in our Hudson River, and that both species would take the same bait. It looks like were there on bait and just about there on size.

11/2/05 Carl Hartmann caught a total of 1 entry
of the following species- Striped Bass
from 38 inches in length (15 inches in girth) weight 15lb. 0oz.
Fishing on 11-2-05 from Surf
Body of water - Atlantic Ocean location - Seaside Park NJ
Using 30 pound test line and Lure/mega bait
Water temp 60 deg
Weather conditions Calm & Clear
Landed a whole bunch of Bluefish too.

11/1/2005 Paul Hellmold caught a total of 1
of the following species- Striped Bass
from 36 inches in length
Fishing on Tuesday, November 01, 2005 7:05:15 PM from a Boat
Body of water - East River location - NYC NY
Using 15 pound test line and live eel
Water temp 58 deg
Weather conditions Calm & Clear
caught a 36 inch striper today...gave me a super fight too !

10/30/05 Fishin Mission Mark Strober Fished again today charlie, my hands are soo cut up and sore i can't type. Had 18 nice bass to 38" Got most near Rikers, then I fished Coney Island again, got a 38" striper drifting Berkley power eel through the birds. Lots of monster blues also.

10/29/05 Fishin mission Mark Strober Charlie, not sure if that was you on radio today. Couldn't make you out at Coney I sland. East River was slow in AM had to work for the fish Got 10 stripers 25" -- 36" Then ran out towards Rockaways and found Birds over GORRILLA blues to 40 inches all along Coney Island. Left em biting after about 3 hours. I stopped to eat lunch near Nortons , when I saw all the birds in the distance, I threw my sandwich and ran over to em!!! Mark

10/24/05 Bill Greene caught a total of 1 entry
of the following species- Carp
from 30-1/2 inches in length (20-3/4 inches in girth) weight 14lb. 8oz.
Fishing on 10/24/05 - 3:15 PM from Surf
Body of water - Hudson River location - Beacon NY
Using 15 pound test line and Corn Kernel, bread, dough (combo)
Water temp Unk. deg
Weather conditions Calm & Clear

Caught this one about 3-1/2 hours into the incoming tide (3:15), and another one about the same size (but no witness on that one) earlier (10 AM) about 1 hour before dead low.

10/23/05 Jack Palko Went down to the Hook on Sunday with my son and neighbor. We took a real beating as the wind was blowing hard from the west. Clams, bunkers and eels and nothing produced. One hit on an eel and that was it for the day. The river was dead too. Very little boat traffic and for good reason…it was terrible. Beautiful day on the water and that was it. Maybe next weekend will be better.

10/22/05 Rich berlingeri caught a total of 2
of the following species- Striped Bass
from 42.5 inches in length weight 30lb. 4oz.
Fishing on Saturday October 22, 2005 PM from a Boat
Body of water - East River location - NY NY
Using 30 pound test line and Eels
Water temp 61 deg
Weather conditions Calm & Clear

Fished the outgoing in the East River. We got one on our very first drift, nice striper 37". Moved around a bit and landed in one spot where Christian hooked into a monster, we nwver saw it but it was fiving him the fight of a lifetime. Then ..pop....
Next drift I thought I had bottom until bottom began pulling back and now for the next 15 minutes it was Bass v. Rich. One time it almost pulled the rod out of my had.. Well with Christian at the net and my rod doubled over we pulled in the largest fish of my carrer a 42" sideliner. I'm still smiling.
On our way back we were having some engine problems and it started pouring and fog rolled in like pea soup and boy did I thimk we were in trouble.
We pulled into the 23d St. Marina to call Boat USA for a tow as we were creeping along. Well the attendent at the Marina wanted us to turn in our registration as soon as we touched dock and harrassed us while we made a call on my cell phone -- boy no courtesy for a mariner in trouble but the worst was yet to come. We did make the call to Boat USA and after an hour they said they couldn't get anyone to come get us and the Coast Guard would be glad to tow us to "Safe Harbor" guess where -- yeah the 23rd St Marina-- well a no thanks and we putt putted up river and across the Hudson and we had perfect weather. Just as we docked at Hazzards all hell broke lose with wind and rain, we were amazed at how fortunate we were.

I am curious has anyone else had a hard time with Boat USA.. this was the first time I needed them and they were utterly useless, I think I am switching to Sea Tow.

10/19/05 Bill Greene caught a total of 1 entry
of the following species- Carp
from 34 inches in length (22 inches in girth) weight 18lb. 8oz.
Fishing on 10/19/2005 3:45 PM from Surf
Body of water - Hudson River location - Beacon NY
Using 15 pound test line and Corn kernel, bread,dough (combo)
Water temp Unk deg
Weather conditions Calm & Clear

Wednesday 10/19/05 - Hudson at Beacon came through again - this time with a big one. Had one other carp about 4 lbs., 4 channel cats - and many missed bites. Monday 10/17 it was 4 channels and 3 carp and 1 freshwater bullhead. Biggest channel 10/17 was 25"! - I did not weigh, but I put a 24" channel in last year's contest at 4.11. Happy to see channel cats really taking hold and growing in Hudson.

10/15/05 Steve Cherry caught a total of 25
of the following species- Striped Bass
Fishing on Sat, October 15, 2005 Body of water - East River and Hudson location - NJ
Using eels / Bucktails
Weather conditions Calm & Clear
Fished the East river today with Marc Sheridan, Randy Lee and Chris Cherry. We had lots of nice bass including three 40 inchers. Also caught a bunch of large blues.

10/13/05 butch pawson caught a total of 1 entry
of the following species- Flounder
from 13 1/2 inches in length weight 1lb. 8oz.
Fishing on thursday,october13,2005 from Surf
Body of water - montauk lake,n.y. location - montauk Ny
Using 14 fireline pound test line and clam
Water temp 50 deg
Weather conditions Calm & Clear

all the flounder were nice fish and taste good

10/13/05 Croton Bluefish! firenfish" caught a total of 19
of the following species- Bluefish
from 33.5 inches in length weight 15lb. oz.
Fishing on Thursday, October 13, 2005 1:46:21 PM from a Boat
Body of water - hudson river location - croton Ny
Using 20 pound test line and chunks of bunker/herring
Weather conditions Rainy
for the past week i have been hammering the blus on the north side of
croton point commonlly know as potatoe rock. i have been using chunks of
bunker/herring and have been hitting them on the outgoing tide.

10/3/05 joeaugeri caught a total of a lot
of the following species- Weakfish (Released),Bluefish (Released)
Fishing on Monday, October 03, 2005 10:03:44 AM from Surf
Body of water - raritan bay location - belford NJ
Using 10 pound test line and atom popper
Weather conditions Calm & Clear
2 weakfish on redfins in the dark,sun came up blues all over the place, 4-8 lbs. the weaks were 3-4 lbs, great sun rise.

10/2/05 Nick A...Long Beach Island

Went down to LBI on Sunday to see what the Striper situation was. No stripers yet, so we tried for some Black Fish and had one keeper, 10 nice big blow fish, and 4 croakers. A beautiful end to a beautiful weekend.... Until next time............

Nick A

10/2/05 joeaugeri caught a total of 3
of the following species- Bluefish (Released)

Fishing on Sunday, October 02, 2005 8:17:49 PM from Surf
Body of water - raritan bay location - belford NJ
Using 10 pound test line and pencil popper
Weather conditions Calm & Clear
tons of peanuts,guys using them for bait had lots of blues and weaks.most were 4-7 lbs.other wise they were very picky.

10/2/05 MIKE"WHITEY"HAS caught a total of 10
of the following species- Striped Bass,Striped Bass (Released),Bluefish
from 26 inches in length
Fishing on SUNday, October 02, 2005 10:37:04 AM Body of water - EAST RIVER location - NY
Using EELS,BUNKER, CHARLIE RIG

Weather conditions Calm & Clear

FISHED THE EAST RIVER ON SUNDAY WITH TWO FRIENDS GEORGE AND JR. BOATED 7 BLUES AND 1 STRIPER. HAD TWO BLUES GET OFF RIGHT AT BOAT. BLUES 6-10LB'S AND STRIPER OF 26 INCHES. GOT MOST OF THE FISH ON EELS WITH TWO ON BUNKER AND ONE ON CHARLIE RIG AND BLOODWORM COMBO. A LOT OF HITS AND MISSES. EELS BITTEN IN HALF AND LINES CUT OFF. LOTS OF BIG BLUES OUT THERE.

10/1/05 Rich Berlingeri & Christian Hoops caught a total of 32
of the following species- Weakfish,Weakfish (Released),Bluefish (Released) porgys
Sea Bass
Robins
weight 2lb. oz.
Fishing on Saturday, October 01, 2005 from a Boat
Body of water - Lower Harbor location - NY Harbor NY
Using 12 pound test line and artificial this and that, spearing
Water temp 69 deg
Weather conditions Sunny
Aboard the "Nuthin' Fancy" we hunted the great white ..... oh wrong story.
Christian and I (Rich B) fished in the lower harbor. When we finally figured out which rig would do the trick we were into the weaks. The fish were there we just had to figure out how to entice them to the end of our lines.
When Christian put a spearing on I just had to laugh to myself (rookie) but seconds later when he landed a 20" weak I was laughing out my... while I asked Christian to pass me the spearing. Bang weak fish afer weak fish.. go figure.
Well be in the contest next week and you can bet I'll have a bag of spearing...you never know!!!

10/1/05 Anthony Carbone Piermont Pier

Went to Piermont on Sunday morning at approx.11:30 am for a little fishing after stopping by the outdoorsman for some bunker bait. I started fishing about 12:00 and within 1/2 hour I got a fierce hit that bent the pole in the spike and line started to peel out from my reel for a good 50 to 75 yards and I knew it was a nice size fish. after 10-15 minutes as I got it close to shore he went airborne and spit the hook out, it was a bluefish of about 6 to 8 pounds. I rebaited and within half an hour the same thing happened except this one cut my leader of about 30/40 lbs. Re-rigged again with a wire line leader this time and got another hit as soon as the bait hit the water and I was in for the biggest fight yet, by now a crowd was gathered cheering me on, this fish refused to give up and kept peeling line out of my reel. after about 20 minutes he managed to jump in the air and shake the hook loose. No fish landed but had a great day of excitement.

Anthony Carbone

10/1/05 Nick A

Hey guys,

Another great weekend of fishing. Finally got on the River again Saturday Oct 1, with Teddy K. We started out at diamond reef, but the tide was barley moving, so we hit the VZ bridge. We had action all day lots of fluke still hanging around in the shallower water, tons of robins, some blues breaking water and lastly 2 keeper weaks.....

9/30/05 Chas Stamm & Chasbo East River Blues and Bass

Fished with one of our regular fishing friends from up River...Chasbo and his friend Ed. Chasbo fishes the Hudson on a regular basis up in the Newburgh area. Today he came out with me to experience some of the East River Bass and blues. Chasbo and Ed were not disappointed at our first drift produced three nice fish at the same time. Triples! Two nice bass in the 15 pound range and one ten pound bluefish. Birds were working for the first have of the tide which kept us pretty much in fish on every drift. Moved down river to several other spots for a slow pick. One more nice 15 pound bass at Dimond reef but the best was in the earlier part of the day. Bucktails probably landed most of the fish with surface lures and metal producing as well...

This from my customers...

Ed, and I finally met Capt. Stamm, and what a day we had. I know it isn't fair for him to post a report here on one of his charters, but I can. We went to learn how to fish the east river, and harbor, and Capt. Stamm, "Got It Done!" I can't tell you exactly how many, or how big they were, but we had of action all day. Top Water, Jigging, even my Timex got a hit. We caught both Big Blues, and Stripers. Oh, and Capt. Chas Stamm got a mussel, on an eel. That is a first. Christmas is coming, but for those who want some piping hot action before the holidays, "Take It To The River, Now!!" From one Chas, to another, Thank you Captain for a most memorable day. ChasBo& Ed

9/25/05 Alex Burmistrov

caught a total of 5
of the following species- Carp
weight 12 - 21 lb
Fishing on Sunday, September 25, 2005 6-7:30PM from Surf
Body of water - Mohawk River location - Lock 6
Using 30pound test line and oatmeal
Water temp: warm

Regards,

Alex

Fishin' Mission 9/25/05

Fished The New York harbor and Surrounding areas.   Caught another Inshore Grand Slam! ( Weakfish,Striper,Bluefish & Fluke )   Besides those also caught Porgy, SeaRobin,Sea Bass& skate.    Club member Gan Wong did one up on me and caught what he calls a Super Grand Slam. That includes the regular 4 plus a False Abacore A/K/A Albie. ( Which are just as hard to locate as they are to catch ).

9/25/2005 Carl Hartmann caught a total of 1 entry
of the following species- Bluefish
from 34 inches in length (10 inches in girth) weight 8lb. 0oz.
Fishing on 092505   1530hrs from Surf
Body of water - Hudson   location - Piermont NY
Using 50 pwr pro pound test line and Peanut Bunker
Water temp 70 deg
Weather conditions Calm & Clear

9/25/2005 Chas Stamm East River Bass & Blues

Fished all over the east River today but it was not like yesterday. Had to work a lot harder for the fish today. We did manage to catch fish on most drifts but the bass were much smaller in size today. Bass were mostly in the 4 to 5 pound range and only one bluefish at ten pounds. Bucktails and surface lures were the baits used today.

9/24/2005 Rich Berlingeri caught a total of 1 entry
of the following species- Weakfish
from 20 inches in length weight 3lb. 2oz.
Fishing on Saturday, September 24, 2005 from a Boat
Body of water - NY Harbor   location - NY, NY NY
Using 15-30 pound test line and Sands, Jellys
Water temp 74 deg
Weather conditions Windy
This was a good day on the water. Let me proclaim my partner:
CHRISTIAN HOOPS HIT HIS FIRST OF MANY GRAND SLAMS!!!!!!!!!!!!
A feat I have never accomplished.
We fished by the VZ and had a problem with the porgies stripping our bait so I put on a Sabiki rig to fix their wagon and wound up catching two weekies on that. We would have had more on the Sabiki but it kept ripping out of their mouth. .We continued to catch weaks on jelly with sands.
Then we moved north and Christian skunked me where he hooked into four nice fish in twice as many drifts. Tops being a 10 pound blue and a 8 pound striper. Way to go Christian!
That's the report from "NOTHIN' FANCY"

9/24/2005 joe augeri caught a total of 4
of the following species- Striped Bass (Released)

Fishing on Sat, September 24, 2005 4:40:13 PM from Surf
Body of water - ft tilden ny   location - queens ny
Using 12 pound test line and hopkins

Weather conditions Calm & Clear

tons of mullet in the wash,biggest was 30 inch, dropped 2 others.

9/24/2005 Chas Stamm East River Blues

Fished bucktails today. No bait. Did quite well with bluefish. The beginning of the incoming tide produced birds working all over our area of the East River. Blues up to ten pounds with the majority bein in the 7 to 8 pound range. Nice to be able to fish without the cost of worms or eels. Bass were on the bottom mixed in with the bluefish. Largest of the bass were in the ten pound range.

9/22/05 Bill Greene caught a total of 1 entry
of the following species- Carp
from 26-1/2 inches in length (18 inches in girth) weight 9lb. 0oz.
Fishing on 09/22/2005 3;30 PM from Surf
Body of water - Hudson River   location - Beacon   NY
Using 15 pound test line and Bread/Corn kernel/Dough (Combo)
Water temp Unk deg
Weather conditions Calm & Clear

Two lovely days on the banks of the Hudson at Beacon NY with carp and cats at my beck and call! 3 cats and 1 carp 9/21; 4 carp and 1 cat 9/22. All the cats were channels - one 20", so maybe we have another large species taking up solid residence in the River. One fellow told me he got a 6 lb. channel, I keep hearing of similar sizes in mid-river, and I entered a 4.11 from Peekskill in last year's contest.

9/18/05 Avo caught a total of 39.5
of the following species- Salmon
from 37.5 inches in length (18.5 inches in girth) weight 39lb. 8oz.
Fishing on Sunday, 18 September, 2005 08:18:33 AM from a Boat
Body of water - Lake Ontario   location -   NYJ
Using 20 pound test line and Cut Bait
Water temp 68.5 deg
Weather conditions Calm & ClearWent up last weekend on 9/17-18-19/05 to Lake Ontario with my friend Brian and we had a 3 great days of trolling for Salmon. 8 out of 10 were in the boat. With the biggest fish being almost 30 pounds.

9/17/05 HRFA member Mike Banahan Perth Austrailia !!

Fishing out of Perth Australia at a little island called Rottnest Island
Caught 5 small fish off the local pier called tarwhine. It is like a small silver breem.
They are about 15 to 18 inches and the locals say they taste great.
Air is 63 degrees.   Water is about 60. It is the Indian Ocean.
We are 12 hours ahead so as I type this it is 12:30 PM Sunday afternoon and still Sat night at your end.
Do I get a prize for furthest fish caught from the Hudson?

9/17/05 Chas Stamm Weakfish Vz Bridge

Fished the Vz Bridge today for a selection of weakfish and bluefish. Nothing big. Blues to 5 pounds and teh weaks to perhaps 4 pounds. Saneworms and plastic worms fished ont he bottom. We fished the outgoing tide.

was fishing the beach early this morning at St. Aug. And caught a 40 pounder Red Drum dropping off the film to be developed. I will ask a friend to scan up the photo.

Best.

Tony

9/10/05 Tony Evangelista St Augustine, Fl.
was fishing the beach early this morning at St. Aug. And caught a 40 pounder Red Drum dropping off the film to be developed. I will ask a friend to scan up the photo.

Best.

Tony

9/13/2005 Steve Cherry caught a total of 10
of the following species- Striped Bass
Fishing on Tuesday, September 13, 7:00- 10:00 Body of water - East River    location -   NJ
Using eels
Weather conditions Calm & Clear
Fished the east river last night and got 10 bass up to 34 inches. All caught on eels. No blues. Fished with John Cherry, Sherrif and Mike Flemming. Nice night - 82 degrees.

9/13/2005 Weakfish are in!

Several members at teh HRFA general meeting reports good catches of weakfish in the area. Good numbers and good sizes. HRFA member Glenn Blank reported an 11 pounder being landed. Good to hear the weakies are in! Chas <'////><

9/10/05 Steve Cherry caught a total of 10
of the following species- Striped Bass (Released),Bluefish
Fishing on Saturday Sept 10 Body of water - East river   location -    NJ
Using Eels
Water temp hot deg
Weather conditions Calm & Clear

Fished today with Chris Cherry and John Cherry. Chris had the hot hand and
with 4 stripers up to 34 inches and several Blues. Fishing was not too
great but we mangaged about 1 fish every other drift or so. Ended the day
with about 6-7 bass and a bunch of blues. Nice day on the water accept for
the fact that the Hudson river was shut down from the battery up due to a
power boat race making it impossible for me to get back to my dock until
after 4 oclock.

9/10/05 Chas Stamm & Joe Curvino East River NYC

Joe and I fished the East River again today. Not only is it a short run for us...and has the best fishing around...but with the price of fuel, it's the most economical spot we can reach by boat. Anyway.. we got about ten fish each on this trip. Bass and blues. No big concentrations of birds working but we managed to have fish on each drift. Bass up to around ten pounds and blues to 8. A good day was had on bucktails on the bottom and "Charlie Rigs." We fished only one tide today. Incoming.

9/10/05 - Brian Horton - Salmon River, Pulaski NY.

Brian Horton (HRFA member) caught and released 17lb. King Salmon.The most successful tackle being used is egg sacs, egg imitations with a 12-14 lb. mainline, 10-12 lb. leader. The water level was at medium condition 750 cfs. Water Temperature: 73 Air Temperature: 75

9/6/2005 Tom Guyre Fluke

Chas,
   Sorry to hear about the BREAK IN! Hope those scum get theirs.
I fished the sea fox out of the highlands Saturday morning. Half day trip. I used a store bought weakfish rig with a float. It wasn't working. I switched up to the Charlie rig with a sand worm and started catching right away. After bringing in 3 keepers and one short, I replaced the sinker with a 6 oz. fluke ball and nailed a double. weakfish on the worm and a short flukie on the ball. I even got a porgy on that Charlie rig. It was a good day of catching. The pool winner was approx 5 lb.
weak caught on sand worm by the guy next to me.
Looking forward to the meeting on the 13th.
Till then wishing you smooth seas full of fish!
Tom Guyre

9/4/2005 Chas Stamm Bigger bass and blues showing up

Fished the East River again today for some great bass and bluefish action. The bass and the blues were all in the 6 to 8 pound range. Much bettter than the 3 to 5 pounders we have been getting.

On a sour note, I went down to the Englewood Boat Basin on Saturday to find my boat had been broken in to and all my rods and reels were stolen. Had about 15 outfits taken. All conventional gear. They left the spinning outfits. All my rods had "Chas Stamm" etched above the foregrip. Anyone coming across any custom made rods with that name on them...I would like to buy them back. chas@hrfanj.org

9/3/05 Steve Cherry Raritan Bay

Steve Cherry caught a total of 40
of the following species- Striped Bass,Weakfish,Bluefish

Fishing on Saturday, September 03, 2005 6:03:38 PM Body of water - Raritain Bay    location -   NJ
Using Berkley Power Sandworms
Weather conditions Calm & Clear
Fished today with John Cherry and the shriff. Planned to head out for some weakfish. We were not able to get any sandworms (everyone was sold out) so we tried berkley power sandworms and had non stop action with weakfish up to 26 inches - lots of keepers. caught about 40 or so fish total in about 3 hours of fishing. We also got two small stripers (23 and 21 inches) and a blue fish. Fished from 35-50 feet of water. Great day

8/30/2005 Wayne Geider & Leslie Shan Beijing China!
Hi, Al,

How is everything? The famous fishing member of HRFANJ - Mr Wayne Geider arrived in Beijing yesterday (08/30). We did some fishing in a park this morning and caught 5 carps and 3 other fishes.

My daughter caught a nice one too. Take care!

Best regards/Leslie Shan       Yes, The HRFA has members in China!!

8/29/2005 Ralph Roth 60 lb Wahoo & Dolphin HA bouy

Chas

that was a 60lb wahoo we caught on a cedar plug out at the HA bouy.it is a rare catch but a couple are caught each year.the water was 74 degrees.yesterday we went out to a deep water wreck had one nice cod among many shorts.trolling was unproductive but stopping on some floaters produced some hot action with mahia to 8lbs on light tackle.a very large shark gave us a thrill while we were catching the mahia.

Ralph Waypoint Charters

Sunday 8-28-05 Jim B.

We got a nice early start out of Haverstraw 0630 and headed
south to Spyten Dyveil. Bridge tender said about a 15 min. wait which turned
into an hour and 15 min. Started chunking and bouncing Ava's at Hell's gate.
We worked our way down to the U.N. & Diamond and never got a bite! Not a
single nibble. No boats fishing which I thought was odd. As we were leaving
we saw True World Marine boat at Diamond. Switched over to fluking just
south of the Narrows and was able to put 4 legal fish in the box. Large
smelt with a longer squid strip was irresistible for the hungry flatties. We
got boarded by the Coast Guard and passed their spot inspection with flying
colors. Skies looked ominous over Key Port and we beat a hasty path back to
the barn. I gassed up in Englewood and looked around for Chas... not to be
seen. I sure hope I get in there next year. I dread the trip North to
Haverstraw with gas at $2.80. All in all a good day and back at home by 5:00
PM.
PS KEEP THE REPORTS COMING!!!!!!!!!!
Over and Out
Jim B.
"FOR DAD"

8/28/05 Nick Antanies caught a total of 40
of the following species- Fluke Sea Bass
from 29 inches in length weight 9lb. 10oz.
Fishing on Sunday, August 28, 2005 8:57:21 PM from a Boat
Body of water - Barnegat Ocean near tires   location - Barnegat NJ
Using 25 pound test line and squid, Killies & my special Rigs

Weather conditions Calm & Clear

Fished outside Barnegat Inlet, had about 40 fluke 7 keepers with the largest being the 29 inch monster! Also had about 10 seabass!
Nick A

8/27/05 Fishin' Mission Gets GRAND SLAM

Fished Saturday 8/27/05   Got out there before the winds picked up. Another great day on the water.       Finally got an Inshore Grand Slam.   That's where you must catch a Striped Bass, Bluefish, Fluke & Weakfish all on same trip/same day. It's always easy to catch 3, but those weakies have been scarce.   Also caught 2 large Black Seabass, & Sea Robins. along with loads of Fluke and Blues.

8/27/05 Donny Manning "DIODAMO" caught a total of 3
of the following species- Weakfish sea bass

Fishing on Saturday, August 27, 2005 11:17:57 PM Body of water - #20 can     location -   NJ
Using peanut bunker, killie/squid, sandworms
Water temp 72 deg
Weather conditions Windy

We hooked a cow nose ray about 40-50 lbs. What a run! The bite was definately off. looking forward to fall blues & striper.

8/27/2005 Chas Stamm Lower Harbor Action.

Our day started late and missed much of the surface action. We got down to the center of the harbor around 9:30 am. Met up with HRFA members Mark Strober ( Fishin Mission) , Glenn Blank. They had just finished fishing a great surface blitz of bass and bluefish. Figures! Our timing was poor. We moved up in to the East River and found very few fish . Several small bass and several small bluefish were the only fish to be had ths late morning. Tip here is to get out there earlier!

8/26/2005 George Dalcero caught a total of 1 entry
of the following species- Smallmouth Bass
from 16 inches in length (10.5 inches in girth) weight 2lb. 2oz.
Fishing on Friday, August 26, 2005 11:30 AM from a Boat
Body of water - Lake George   location - Bolton Landing NY
Using 4 pound test line and Shiner
Water temp 70's deg
Weather conditions Calm & Clear
My brother Ed and I caught a total of 66 smallmouths between 6:30am and 6pm on August 26th. All were caught on shiners .. we also caught another 24 between us on the next day from 7am to 3pm, ALL fish were released. The majority of the smallies were hooked and released in the vicinity of Anthony's Nose up near a town called Hague, NY. We fished with Chaz Charters out of Bolton Landing.
George Dalcero

8/24/05 Bill Greene caught a total of 1 entry
of the following species- Carp
from 22 inches in length (15 inches in girth) weight 5lb. 0oz.
Fishing on 08/24/05 3:00PM from Surf
Body of water - Hudson River   location - Beacon NY
Using 15 pound test line and Corn Kernels & Bread Ball combo.
Water temp Unk. deg
Weather conditions Calm & Clear

Caught & released another at 1:00 PM. about 8 lbs., but no witness. Spawning season is over, but carp were erupting like cannon balls from the River - shallows and deeper/navigable areas all the time I was there - 9:30 to 4:00. Better than a fireworks display, and a great fishing resource - my new Penn Mag got a good workout. Mag . Witness to second fish says he only catches catfish and eels there. Hope I told him something useful - among other things, if you use worms, then perch, cats and eels will always beat the carp to it - that's why you use corn and bread/dough other fish pass up. Carp can dig in the bottom for worms and such - they graze- they don't have to out-race other fish to baits. Without rain, lower River may get saltier, and carp and channel cats may move up to Peekskill and farther north.

8/21/2005 Fishin Mission Mark Strober
Fished Sunday, weather man wrong as usual.  Caught most of the usual fish! Few Stripers, ( non keeper size ) Loads of blues, few sea bass, lots of sea robins, large dog fish, few fluke most shorts. Then I had   3 yes 3 fish that total over 125 pounds!!!!!   Yes 3 Cow Nose Sting Rays.   They were hitting the jigs under the blues.   Fought better than large stripers!   I'm attaching few pictures, which doesn't do the fish justice.   Bottomed out my 50# scale!! Also check out what happenns to your net when you try and net one of these monsters.   Can you guys top 3 fish over 125# INSHORE!!!

8/21/2005 Chas Stamm East River Bass and Blues

Fished with the Sam Shurba party today for another mixed bag of bass and blues. Not as many fish at the day before but enough to keep it interesting. Bucktails on the bottom worked the best today. All on the incoming tide. All fish in the 6 to 8 pound range.

8/21/05 Alex Burmistrov
caught a total of 1
of the following species- Carp
weight 16 lb
Fishing on Sunday, August 21, 2005 6-7:30AM from the boat
Body of water - Mohawk River location - Lock 7
Using 20 pound test line and corn
Water temp: didn't check ...ops
Regards,
Alex

8/20/2005 Chas Stamm & Joe Curvino East River Blues

Fished with Joe Curvino today to some non stop action of small blues and striped bass in the East River of NYC. Fished the incoming tide with birds working the entire tide. Blues to 8 pounds would hit any bait we through at them. An occasional striped bass in the 6 pound range kept our interest up. No need to buy any live or frozen bait as firetials, bucktails, surface lures and mid range repalas all worked.

8/16/05 Joe Mardello Bass & Blues

Chas: I took my daughter fishing for stripers and bluefish on 8/16/05. We fished the lower harbor the last 3 hours of the out going tide. We had a phenomenal day, 24 bass up to 32 inches and 18 blues up to 28 inches. Used home made surgical tubing in yellow for the bass and rattle trap top water for the blues. The heat wave broke so we had a nice comfortable day on the water. Joe The 3 J’s.

7/31/05 Rich Berlingeri caught a total of 30
of the following species- Fluke,Fluke(Released)
from 21 inches in length
Fishing on Sunday July 31, 2005 from a Boat
Body of water - Ambrose   location - Ambrose NY
Using 30 pound test line and Killies, squid
Water temp warm deg
Weather conditions Calm & Clear
Fished aboard the "Nuthin' Fancy" along with Christian Hoops my uncle Paulie and Chris's friend TJ.
TJ broke the ice with the fist fish and keeper, we all landed keepers but Uncle Paul 80+ "Old Man and the Sea" was high hook and largest.

7/31/2005 Nick Antanies caught a total of 6
of the following species- Fluke Yellow Fin Tuna

Fishing on Sunday, July 31, 2005 2:14:51 PM from a Boat
Body of water - Canyon   location -   NJ
Using 50 pound test line and Green machines
Water temp 70's deg
Weather conditions Calm & Clear

Had the best birthday present ever!! Went off shore with cousin and Hfra member Joe mastroeni for Tuna. Dispite the rain we were able to land 6 Yellow Fin to 45 lbs.. What a time!!! Pic's to follow!!

7/30/05 Paul Hellmold caught a total of 5
of the following species- Fluke
from 27 inches in length weight 7lb. 14oz.
Fishing on Saturday, July 30, 2005 8:04:30 PM from a Boat
Body of water - Ambrose Channel   location - Staten Island NJ
Using 12 pound test line and spearing and squid combo
Water temp 80 deg
Weather conditions Calm & Clear

7/30/2005 Tom Guyre caught a total of 6
of the following species- Fluke dog fish

Fishing on Saturday, July 30, 2005 1:42:32 PM from a Boat
Body of water - Ambrose's Channel   location -   NJ
Using squid, Killies & dogfish belly

Weather conditions Overcast

Not much happening in the channel. Picked up 5 shorts and one 19" Fluke between the channel and Swinburne Island. My son caught 4 shorts and one keeper fluke. Had my bunker stolen twice on another pole, but nothing to report. Went south to Greatkills Bay looking for bunker, but nothing there either.

7/30/2005 Ted Kurilko caught a total of 25
of the following species- Fluke(Released),Bluefish (Released)

Fishing on Saturday July 30 2005 Body of water - Ambrose Channel   location -    NJ
Using Spearing, Squid, killies
Water temp 70 deg
Weather conditions Calm & Clear
We had a great day but no large Fluke just all shorts. But that is why it is called fishing and catching. Water was beautiful. Weather sighlty overcast. But a great day none the less.
Ted

7/25/05 Omari Fortune caught a total of 1
of the following species- Striped Bass (Released)

Fishing on Monday, July 25, 2005 11:30 PM Body of water - Hudson River (55th St.)    location -   NJ
Using Clams
Water temp 70's deg
Weather conditions Calm & Clear

Used fresh clams on an incoming tide. Caught a 14 inch striped bass off a boat lauch. Not much else though.

7/24/05 Rich Berlingeri caught a total of 30
of the following species- Fluke,Fluke(Released),Bluefish,Bluefish (Released)
from 21 inches in length
Fishing on Sunday July 24, 2005 from a Boat
Body of water - Ambrose   location - Ambrose NJ
Using 20 pound test line and killies, squid
Water temp warm deg
Weather conditions Calm & Clear

Fished with Chuck Mitchel aboard his boat. We hit the channel and had steady action all day. We put 8 in the box and a ton back in the drink.
At one point there were birds everywhere and blues too. Chuck landed several blues and a short striper.

7/23/05 Joe Nardello fluke

Chas: I don’t want to sound like a broken record but I was out fishing in Ambrose channel again on Saturday 7/23/05. I caught the twin brother of the fluke that I caught last week, this one was 28 inches and 8 lbs. Conditions were tough for fishing, strong winds and a strong tide, weather wise it was a nice day to be out on the water. Got about 18 fluke, two of them keepers 28 inches and 19 inches, the rest were all in the 17 inch range. Joe The 3j’s.

7/21/05 Vz Bridge Tom Guyre

Hi Capt. Chas & hrfa gang,
    I am new to fishing the Hudson by boat. but I had a great trip last Thurs. 7-21.I'm the proud owner of "The Hungry Beast"
She is a 1966 16'Glasspar Gold Cup, with a 1971 evinrude lark 50. She is the featured boat this month @
http://www.classicglasspars.com/members%20boats/east/guyre/guyre.htm

Thursday was my first time going south under the Vz.

Love your site and plan to be a member real soon.
Great job in the east river. Those guys you saved should buy you as many PFD's as you want.
Fantastic trip to Hoffman Island & AMBROES CHANNEL!
One hour from Secaucus by boat.
My buddy John and I caught at least 20 Fluke each with 5 keepers. Using squid & Killies.
One baby striper 22 inch (I'll look for him next year), and a right size blue.
Here's my photo log.
Thanks for all you do.
Sincerely

Tom Guyre

JULY 19,2005. A GREAT DAY IN AMBROSE CHANNEL, TUESDAY

WHEN YOU STOP COUNTING THE NUMBER OF FLUKE YOU CAUGHT,IT IS A GREAT DAY.

6 KEEPERS,LOTS OF JUST SHORTS.

THE EXCITING PART WAS LANDING OF A TAGGED FLUKE!

THE TAG IS ON THE WAY TO THE LITTORAL FOLKS AND I HOPE IT IS ONE FROM OUR YOUTH ANGLER PROGRAM

                                    LEN LITOF

7/18/05 Nick Antanies caught a total of 1 entry
of the following species- Fluke
from 26 inches in length weight 7lb. 3oz.
Fishing on Monday, July 18, 2005 9:53:00 AM from a Boat
Body of water - Barnaget    location - Barnaget NJ
Using 12 pound test line and ?? Killie
Water temp ? deg
Weather conditions Calm & Clear

After getting no keepers on Saturday, I decided to hit Barnaget and my favorite spots near double creek. We had 8 keepers total within an hour with this 7 lb 26 incher!!

7/17/2005 Joe Nardello Fluke

Chas: I was out fishing in the Ambrose channel on Saturday 7/16/05. When I left the dock in Jersey City at 2:00 p.m. it looked like rain but looking towards the V.Z. it looked better, one of the guys at the dock said don’t go it looks like rain also there’s a south wind you’re not going to catch anything I just looked at him and left. When I got out there the sun came out and it turned out to be a decent afternoon. I fished 2 � hrs and wound up with 20 fluke, 8 of them keepers and only 5 coming home with me, the biggest fish was 27 � inches and weighed close to 8 lbs. not bad for a few hours of fishing. Get out there and get those lines wet. Joe The 3 J’s.

7/14/05 Mike Banahan Striped Bass Block Island

Striped Bass New HRFA Club Record! 44 Pounds!

Hi guys
Out at Block Island
Just landed a 50 inch 44 pound striper on a tube and worm
Also had a 34 pounder on Tues.
Fluking is also great just off the main RI beaches at Charleston. Getting limits of 6 fish per guy with fish in the 21 to 25 inch range.
Here is the report...

Mike Banahan caught a total of 1 entry
of the following species- Striped Bass
from 50 inches in length weight 44lb. 11oz.
Fishing on Monday, July 18, 2005 4:43:23 PM from a Boat
Body of water - Block Island, RI   location - Block Island, RI NJ
Using 50 pound test line and Tube and worm
Water temp 68 deg
Weather conditions Calm & Clear

Mike B

7/13/05 Nick antanies caught a total of 1
of the following species- Striped Bass (Released) short fluke
from 24 inches in length weight ?lb. ?oz.
Fishing on Wednesday, July 13, 2005 1:47:19 PM from Surf
Body of water - Ocean   location - Lavalette NJ
Using 12 pound test line and Trebble hook with bunker

Weather conditions Calm & Clear

Was fishing from a kayak about 150 yards from shore. Excellent Experience...................... Tons of Bunker all over the place

7/12/05 Mike Pollard caught a total of 1
of the following species- Smallmouth (Released)
from 16 inches in length weight 3lb. 0oz.
Fishing on Tuesday, July 12, 2005 9:42:24 AM from a Boat
Body of water - Mohawk river   location - Fonda NY
Using 17lb fireline pound test line and Rapala shad rap
Weather conditions Rainy
During a family vacation I managed to get a half day on the barge canal. I only caught one fish but it was a real chunk. Smallmouth are the gamest fish in freshwater! I also had a decent size pike blow up on a white spinnerbait but I missed hooking him.

7/10/05 Tim Burden caught a total of 200+   ....(not even in my dreams!)
of the following species- Fluke,Fluke(Released) sand sharks, skates,

The HRFA Youth Angler Program sponsored a charter trip today aboard the Atlantis Princess of Staten Island, NY. It was a red hot day of fishing for the 60+ youngsters and members. Charter Captain Mike Romero took full advantage of the northwest winds and outgoing tide. His "hot spots" provided multiple hookups for everyone on the trip. In turn, Chief Mate Buddy and his crew were busy netting fish all day long!

    Youth angler Joe Johnston had High Hook honors of the day bagging eight fluke as he out fished his Uncle Chuck Mitchell. Other honorable catches went to Brendan Cardinal and his Dad Darren with ten fluke; the Savarese Family had fifteen fish; and Lexi Eckhart and Anthony Hunt combined their talents to land eleven fish.

7/10/05 arthur denny caught a total of 4
of the following species- Smallmouth Bass walleye   7lb 8oz

Fishing on Sunday, July 10, 2005 11:02:12 PM Body of water - greenwood lake ny    location -   NJ
Using red fin
Weather conditions Calm & Clear

WE RELEASED THE FISH. CAUGHT IN MORNING.ALSO CAUGHT 2 BASS AND A PICKEREL...

7/10/05 Dave Keery caught a total of 25
of the following species- Bluefish (Released)
weight 15lb. oz.
Fishing on july 10 2005 Body of water - 17 fathoms   location -   NJ
Using bunker
Water temp unk deg
Weather conditions Calm & Clear
Angler Name : Dave K & Brian K
E-Mail : davek@worldwideapparel.com
Boat Name: Easy Go
Date Fished: July 10 2005
Location: 17 Fathoms
Fishing Method: Chumming
Specie: Bluefish
Size: 5 to 15
Bait or Lure: Bunker
Water Depth:
Water Temp.:
Information : Arrived late at 17 Fathoms surprised to find no head boats there except the Blue Seas . Anchored up at about 11:00 AM and had fish on immediately, Fishing with light spinning tackle we had fish on until 2:00 when we both were very tired anglers and we ran out of chum.we caught 25 fish , all were released, A beautiful day on the water with all the right ingredients, father and son ,a sunny day, 2 ft seas and all the fish you wanted.

7/6/05 Donny Manning "DIODAMO" caught a total of 40plus
of the following species- Fluke,Bluefish
from 28 inches in length weight 7lb. oz.
Fishing on Wednesday, July 06, 2005 11:47:36 PM from a Boat
Body of water - raritan bay   location -   NJ
Using 30lb. fireline pound test line and bluefish belly, killie/squid
Weather conditions Calm & Clear
fished the #20 can area(slow). Moved to the rip & drop off s/w of flin's knoll. The fluke were laying in 35-48 feet depths. loaded with fluke. picked thru about 40 shorties. 6 keepers. 1-7lbs.
incoming tide was best. bluefish belly/fish finder rig. 6-8 oz of lead held bottom good. Had to use a drift sock. good fishing!

7/3/05 Joe Nardello Lowe Harbor Blues

I was fishing the lower harbor on Sunday, July 3, 2005 for Bass and Blues. Nothing was happening, so I went up river to the U.N. Nothing was happening there, so I decided to go home. On my way back down to the lower harbor, I saw birds diving and bait jumping out of the water. I tied on a one-ounce rattle trap and started to catch bluefish after bluefish. In about an hour-and-a-half, I wound up with about 37 fish from 22 to 28 inches. A lot of fun! When I was finished, my rattle trap had no more color – the chrome and blue back was completely gone, and the rattle trap was a beige color. The fish were still slamming it, well go figure. Joe The 3 J’s.

6/29/05 Rebbeca E. Ramos caught a total of 1 entry
of the following species- Weakfish
from 12 inches in length weight 1lb. 2oz.
Fishing on June 29,2005, 3:00pm from Surf
Body of water - Hudson   location - Jersey City NJ
Using 10 pound test line and Sabiki Rig, size 4
Water temp 60 deg
Weather conditions Calm & Clear

6/29/05 Steve Cherry caught a total of 6
of the following species- Striped Bass (Released)

Fishing on Wednesday, June 29, 2005 9:26:47 AM Body of water - East River    location -   NJ
Using Eels
Weather conditions Calm & Clear
Fished on my Brothers boat last night for about an hour with the Sheriff, Randy Lee and Christina and got some really nice fish. We had 6 fish inluding a 43 inch (about 30 lbs) 38 inch, 37 inch and 35 inch.

6/28/05 Richie Berlingeri caught a total of 15
of the following species- Striped Bass,Blackfish,Bluefish
from 35 inches in length weight 11lb. 8oz.
Fishing on Tuesday, June 28, 2005 11:12:19 AM from a Boat
Body of water - Raritan Bay   location - NY NY
Using 30 pound test line and Clams
Water temp N/A deg
Weather conditions Calm & Clear
I fished aboard "The Hyper Striper"with my dad, Capt. Darren, Gil, Eddie and Chris. Capt' Pete put us on lots of fish and Mate Chad knows how to place a bait.
I was high hook as well as Largest Bass and Blackfish. The bass was a good fight. I caught the Blackfish (5 lbs) deadsticking. My dad said it couldn't be done but I didn't know any better!

I want to go again!

6/28/05 Rich Berlingeri caught a total of 12
of the following species- Striped Bass,Striped Bass (Released),Blackfish,Bluefish
from 15 inches in length weight 4lb. 8oz.
Fishing on Tuesday, June 28, 2005 11:22:15 AM from a Boat
Body of water - Raritan Bay   location - NY NY
Using 30 pound test line and Clams
Water temp N/A deg
Weather conditions Calm & Clear
Kids these days just don't listen. Richie was feeling a bit sick aboard "The Hyper Striper" out of Highlands, it's a great charter.
So he decides to deadstick his pole while we're fishing for Blacks. Well we all know you just can't deadstick for Blacks. Just to prove his ole dad wrong he goes and catches the largest Black (5+ lbs) on the charter. Can't teach kids anything these days.

Not only does he get sick but he keeps fishing and then he goes and catches the largest Striper, to top it all off he catches the most fish as well.

Kids --- can't teach them nuthin'

6/26/05 Chas Stamm East River Bass & Blues

Went out Saturday and Sunday. Saturday got nothing with the Alan Underwood group. Odd day on the water where no mater what we tried, it was uncomfortable. Wind was against tide, fish were not around and it was hot as hell. Nothing in any of my spots. Went out the following day with Joe Curvino and we could not miss.   Bass...doubles on every drift up to 15 pounds. Bluefish also in the same places. Big bluefish chasing the bass up to the surface. Kept the bass in the water and that brought the blues around. Sometimes you just can't figure this stuff out.

6/26/05 joeaugeri caught a total of 8
of the following species- Striped Bass,Striped Bass (Released),Fluke,Fluke(Released),Bluefish

Fishing on Sunday, June 26, 2005 7:13:57 AM from a Boat
Body of water - raitain bay   location - sandy hook NJ
Using 15 pound test line and clams
Water temp 72 deg
Weather conditions Calm & Clear

charter on the just 1 more,clammed 6 bass, 1 blue off the hook. switched to fluke, lots of shorts, some only 7-8 inches long. had a good time.no sea robins or any other trash fish, very strange.

6/25/05 Uncle Joe caught a total of 60
of the following species- Fluke(Released),Bluefish (Released)
from 17.25 inches in length
Fishing on Saturday, June 25 from a Boat
Body of water - Lower NY Harbor   location - out of Jersey City NJ
Using 15 pound test line and Killies w/ squid strips
Weather conditions Calm & Clear
I took my brother-in-law and his son-in-law out for a day of fluke on the NanSea II. We spent the day in NY waters so we were faced with a 17.5 inch limit, which really killed our day. We had around 60 fluke come in the boat all day and the longest was 17.25 inches. We would of had at least 3 or 4 keepers in NJ, so that's the last time I go for fluke in NY. We had a beautiful day, lots of action, lots of laughs, and hamburgers for dinner.

6/25/2005 Angela Berlingeri caught a total of 1
of the following species- Fluke(Released)
from 14.5 inches in length
Fishing on Saturday, June 25, 2005 3:25:02 PM from a Boat
Body of water - Raritan Bay   location - Raritan Bay NY
Using 30 pound test line and Spearing Sandwich
Water temp N/A deg
Weather conditions Sunny
I fished with my mom, dad, my brothers Richie, Jonathan amd Benjamin and my sisters Carina and Christine. We all caught fish aboard the Atlantic Princess out of Staten Island. Capt. Glenn was our host and we all had a great time. My daddy caught the biggest fish on the boat, I am so proud of him.

6/23/05 Donny Manning "Diodamo" caught a total of 25
of the following species- Fluke,Weakfish,Bluefish 1Weakfish, 8 bluefish, 16 fluke, about 50 shorties
from 30 inches in length weight 8lb. 4oz.
Fishing on thursday 6-23-05 from a Boat
Body of water - Raritan bay #20 buoy & round shoal area   location -    NJ
Using 30lb. fireline pound test line and bluefish belly, killie/squid, storm shad, bunker spoon
Water temp 64 deg
Weather conditions Full Moon

6/23/05 John H & Uncle Joe caught a total of 20
of the following species- Fluke,Bluefish
from 23 inches in length
Fishing on Thursday, June 23 from a Boat
Body of water - Both sides of the Hook   location - out of Atlantic Highlands NJ
Using 15 pound test line and Killies & squid strips

Weather conditions Calm & Clear
John H and Uncle Joe went out on John's boat, the OKay 7, fishing both sides of Sandy Hook. The good news was that there was a constant pick of fluke and very little garbage fish, only one skate and two sea robins all day. The bad news was that besides the one 23 inch fluke we got, 15 or so others were shorts. One fluke spit up some clam and John rigged that up, just to see, and it was taken by another fluke almost as soon as it hit the bottom.

On the ocean side we came across feeding blues so we also took a few of those home for the table.

6/21/05 Emilio M. Ramos caught a total of 1 entry
of the following species- Striped Bass
from 40 inches in length (26 inches in girth) weight 30lb. 0oz.
Fishing on Tuesday, June 21, 2005 9:10:47 PM from Surf
Body of water - Hudson River   location - Jersey City NJ
Using 20 pound test line and Chunk of Bunker
Water temp 60 deg
Weather conditions Calm & Clear

This is the best father's day gift a dad can get.I would also like to dedicate this fish to a gentle man that loved to fish the Hudson River. Mr. Charles G. Costigan. Charlie died after a battle with cancer.

6/20/05 Frank C & Uncle Joe caught a total of 3
of the following species- Striped Bass (Released),Bluefish (Released)
from 33 inches in length weight 15lb. oz.
Fishing on Monday, June 20, 2005 10 AM - 2 PM from a Boat
Body of water - East River   location - Jersey City NJ
Using 30 pound test line and Stretch 25
Weather conditions Calm & Clear
Took my brother Frank out for his first fishing trip of the year. He landed a 33 inch bass on the first troll after lines were in the water for 10 minutes. The biggest fish he's ever caught. A smaller bass came in on the next troll, a small blue on the next, then nothing for the rest of the day, like someone turned off the fish switch.

Uncle Joe

6/17/2005 Chas Stamm & Joe Curvino East River Helicopter Crash

Friday I was fishing in front of the UN building with Joe Curvino when a helicopter crashed
in front of us.
I got a "MAYDAY" out on the radio and went over to render assistance. Found
the chopper upside down with people scrambling out.
Got my boat close enough to throw 6 life jackets out to the survivors who
were having trouble with the sinking fuselage and the 5 knot current.
Last flotation cushion we threw had a rope to it.
Managed to pull three survivors in to my boat before the marine police
arrived. Dropped them off at the 23rd street marina.
No doubt in my mind that some of these guys would not have made it had we
not been there.
Sunday, the NY Daily News, George Steinbrenner and the NY Yankees held
"Heroes Day" for us. sat in the Mayor's box next to the Yankee dugout and
got to meet all the players and coaches along with the radio and TV
announcers. Had a long talk with Brian Cashman the general manager of the
Yankees.
Got a lot of signatures form the players.
A great day for one die-hard Yankee fan!

For more on the story...Click Here!

Chas <'////><

6/17/05 joeaugeri caught a total of alot
of the following species- Bluefish (Released)

Fishing on Friday, June 17, 2005 8:10:17 PM from Surf
Body of water - barneget inlet   location - LBI NJ
Using 10 pound test line and anything u threw in the water
Water temp 61 deg
Weather conditions Calm & Clear
mon tues wed and thursday, sun set rat blues on the south jetty,caught soooo many, got sick of looking at them. but had lots of fun.

6/16/05 Nick Antanies caught a total of 2
of the following species- Striped Bass (Released)
from 32 inches in length weight ??lb. ??oz.
Fishing on Thursday, June 16, 2005 9:10:00 PM from Surf
Body of water - Hudson of course!   location - Hoboken NJ
Using 16 pound test line and Herring
Water temp ?? deg
Weather conditions Calm & Clear

Had a great 1st time in Hoboken, we had 2 Stripers 30in and 32 both released....

5/15/05 Chas Stamm Bluefish...Spyton Duyvel

Usually drift along in my boat everyday 4 pm after work out in the Hudson. Usually got out for an hour at a time. Just across the River from the Englewood Boat basin is the entrance to the Harlem River and the Spyton Duyvel Railroad Bridge. Never really catch anything, just peacefull killing time. Today got several small bluefish. 2 to 3 pounds, trolling white bucktails in front of the bridge. Great fun and very little fuel ! Good to see the blues that far up this early.

6/15/05 Uncle Joe caught a total of 8
of the following species- Striped Bass,Striped Bass (Released),Bluefish,Bluefish (Released)
from 32 inches in length weight 15lb. oz.
Fishing on Wednesday, June 15, 7 AM - 2 PM from Surf
Body of water - Hudson, East River   location - Jersey City NJ
Using 30 pound test line and Stretch 25

Weather conditions Calm & Clear

John H and Uncle Joe had another good day on the East River and the Lower Hudson. We caught five stripers to 32 inches and released all but one slot fish that we could not revive. The day was rounded out with three blues. I think I'm getting the hang of this stuff. Coming to the meetings has really helped me to find and target fish. Thanks to all who offered advice.

6/13/05 Mike Pollard caught a total of 3Sunday June 12 2005
of the following species- Bluefish
from 26 inches in length weight 6?lb. oz.
Fishing on Monday, June 13, 2005 9:05:30 AM from a Boat
Body of water - Libert State Park   location -   NJ
Using 30 pound test line and Bunker
Weather conditions Calm & Clear

I took Rich and Chas's advice and went to Liberty State Park. I wasn't disapointed! The bunker was in thick right at the launch and the Blues were chasing them sporadically all over. We caught three, not really fast action but it was a great intro to this area. I also snagged some bunker for next time. My boat (16' Duranautic) can handle the harbor but a little chop and a lot of wind takes the fun out of it. If I pick and choose times and places I should have no problem. Thanks for the advice

Rich...No problem! That's why we are here! Chas <'////><

6/13/05 joeaugeri caught a total of many
of the following species- Striped Bass (Released),Bluefish (Released)
Fishing on Monday, June 13, 2005 6:16:10 AM from Surf
Body of water - brezzy pt   location - queens ny Ny
Using 8 pound test line and poppers
Weather conditions Calm & Clear
2 small bass, lots of rat blues, at sun rise. lots of little bait,mosquitoes as big as terns, lost alot of blood.

6/12/2005 Roger J. Muller Jr caught a total of 30
of the following species- Striped Bass Bluefish
from 37 inches in length weight 21lb. 5oz.
Fishing on Sunday June 12th, 2005 from a Boat
Body of water - Lower Hudson   location - Jersey City NJ
Using 8 pound test line and Bunker
Water temp 69.5 deg
Weather conditions Calm & Clear
Charter Weight Point Fishing Captain Ralph Roth. My daughter Taylor, myself and girlfriend Mirian fished for eight hours and caught six beautiful keeper Striped Bass and about 20 Bluefish from two pounds up to nine pounds. The weather was great and Captain Ralph picked a real good spot to anchor. Taylor had a ball and enjoyed Captain Ralph. We had none stop action for hours and hours.

6/12/'05 Taylor Katie Muller caught a total of 8
of the following species- Striped Bass Bluefish
from 36 inches in length weight 18lb. 2oz.
Fishing on Sunday June 12th, 2005 from a Boat
Body of water - Lower Hudson   location - Jersey City NJ
Using 8 pound test line and Bunker
Water temp 69.5 deg
Weather conditions Calm & Clear
Captain Ralph helped hold the rod because it was pretty long. Taylor also caught a bunch of blues.

6/11/05 Rich Berlingeri caught a total of 7
of the following species- Fluke(Released)
from 16.5 inches in length
Fishing on Saturday June 11, 2005 from a Boat
Body of water - Lower Harbor   location - NY Harbor NY
Using 15 pound test line and Squid, Spearing
Water temp N/A deg
Weather conditions Calm & Clear

Fished in the JCAA Tournament. Lots and lots of short Fluke all over the shallows. We hunted out some holes and Christian hooked into a 22" Fluke. Not a winner for the tournament but certainly for our boat!

6/11/05 butch pawson caught a total of 1 entry
of the following species- Striped Bass
from 32 1/2 inches in length (19 3/4 inches in girth) weight 16lb. .2oz.
Fishing on 06/11/2005 16:43:52 from a Boat
Body of water - tin can grounds   location - breezy point tin can grounds Ny
Using 25 pound test line and whole clams
Water temp 52 about deg
Weather conditions Calm & Clear

Fished on charter on fins on feathers. released all fish one keeper.

6/10/05 Steve Cherry caught a total of 6
of the following species- Bluefish (Released)
Fishing on Friday, June 10, 2005 1:15:14 PM Body of water - Lower Harbor    location -   NJ
Using Strech plugs/bunker
Weather conditions Calm & Clear
Went out for a ride on Tuesday night wiht some friends and decided to do a little trolling. First bluefish his as i was putting the lures out. Trolled around for about 20 - 30 minutes and got 2 more. All 3 caught on Stretch 30s. Went out again on Wednesday night and fishing was slow got some more blues trolling and chunking in the harbor. No bass - went in early on Wednesday.

6/9/05 Uncle Joe caught a total of 17
of the following species- Striped Bass (Released),Bluefish (Released)
from 28 inches in length weight 13lb. oz.
Fishing on Thursday, June 09, 2005 10 AM - 2 PM from a Boat
Body of water - East River   location - New York NY
Using 30 pound test line and Stretch 25 Plugs

Weather conditions Calm & Clear

John Hitchcock and Uncle Joe trolled Stretch 25 lures from Uncle Joe's boat, the NanSea II, in the East River and caught fish on almost every troll. We wound up with eight stripers and nine blues. Blues ranged from 2 to 5 pounds, stipers mostly in the 24 - 26 inch range, one went 13 pounds and was 28-29 inches. Fish hit during last few hours of the outgoing tide, it stopped for half an hour during slack, and started right up again on the incoming. All fish released. Our best day on the water in a very long time.

6/6/05 Cpat Denn Bluefish

We took out the Frank Silvestri party out for a full day charter out of Moriches,Long Island. We had great weather! As we ran out of Forge river I spotted birds working to the west. We ran over to the action and proceeded to have a blast on 2-5 lb. blues on light tackle. we tallied over 30 fish releaseing many more. This action lasted over 1 hour. We left the fish biting and headed east to try for Flounder around harts cove. we anchored up and chummed heavily and used blood worms for bait. we tallied 30 keepers in the 1-2 lb. range with only 6 shorts. Some nice fillets and fine dinners are in the making! Get in on the action before the season ends the end of the month!

Tight Lines!

Capt.Denn

6/5/05 Jackp caught a total of 3
of the following species- Bluefish skates
weight 3lb. oz.
Fishing on Monday, June 06, 2005 9:28:38 AM from a Boat
Body of water - sandy hook   location - sandy hook NJ
Using clam, bunker

Weather conditions Calm & Clear
Went fishing Sunday off the hook with my son. Caught one small blue and
two skates, and that was it. Heard the blues were running off the beach
around the hook. Chased the fleet and didn't see a fish caught. Came back
in and could have walked across the bay on the boats and never touch the
water. Couple this with the heat and I'm never going out on a Sunday again
until September. Wow. Week days are for fishing, weekends are for Bennies.

6/4-5/05 Chas Stamm & Joe Curvino

Went fishing with Joe Curvino this weekend and did well both days on Bass and Bluefish. The bluefish were small...in the 5 or 6 pound range. Had more bass than bluefish. Each day we had about 5 or 6 bass each. The largest two were of 22 and 25 pounds. Most bass were in the ten pound range. A couple of 12 to 15 pound bass. Most were in the lower sections of the East River using Charlie rigs on the bottom. BOththe incoming and outgoing produced fish. All fish released.

6/5/05 Steve Cherry caught a total of N/A
of the following species- Striped Bass (Released),Bluefish (Released)

Fishing on Saturday & Sunday, June 05, 2005 8:11:59 PM Body of water - Hudson & Raritan Bay   location -   NJ
Using Bunker
Water temp 62-65 deg
Weather conditions Calm & Clear

Went out to the Raritan Bay on Sat and Sun. Started each day catching some fresh bunker down in the bay - then tried several spots where we had prety much non stop action with blues - moved back into the Harbor and got some nice bass on the incomming tide. Fished on Sunday and did about the same.

6/5/05 joeaugeri caught a total of 12
of the following species- Bluefish (Released)

Fishing on Saturday, June 04, 2005 7:51:03 pM from Surf
Body of water - raitan bay   location - union beach NJ
Using 12 pound test line and poppers

Weather conditions Calm & Clear

from 8 to dark, 3-4 lb blues ripping thru bait.

6/5/05 George A. Sendecki caught a total of 1
of the following species- Fluke
from 19 inches in length weight 2lb. oz.
Fishing on Sunday, June 05, 2005 7:51:58 PM Body of water - app.com   location -    NJ
Using squid
Water temp 60 deg
Weather conditions Calm & Clear

Went out on 5/30 and 6/5/05. Fred Rung

Wound up clam chumming around Romer Shoals both days. Caught 6 blues and 2 - 33 inch stripers. Fished during the middle of the day on both trips with an incoming tide. Get the distinct impression that I need to adjust the tides and times. and some stowaway who likes to fish http://www.rung.us/chas053005.jpg.

Did find a place to get a bushel of clams for $20. See me for details.

Fred

Photos are of John Scheitinger

(winner of one of the upriver tournaments this year)

Fred Rung

6/2/05 Steve Cherry caught a total of 18-20
of the following species- Striped Bass (Released),Bluefish (Released)

Fishing on Thursday, June 02 from a Boat
Body of water - East River and Hudson   location -   NJ
Using Eels, Bunker
Water temp 62 deg
Weather conditions Calm & Clear

Fished out going tide last night with John Frank, Randy Lee Jr.,and the Sheriff. Tried some drifting in the east river with no luck then oved out to the harbor and have steady action with aprox 10 -12 bass and 8 or so blues. Bass were in the 29 -36 inch range, blues were good size as well. Great night.

May 31, 2005 Explore 2000 Students Atlantis Princess out of Staten Island, N. Y.

Capt. Glenn Blank at 201-941-5541.

11 AM to 3 PM

Trip Report

HRFA's Youth Trip Coordinator Glenn Blank organized another great day of fishing for 48 students from Hudson County's EXPLORE 2000 PROGRAM and Cliffside Park High School's Environmental Club. Tuesdays half-day trip aboard the ATLANTIS PRICESS (from Staten Island, NY) was blessed with great weather, good tides, and just about everyone on board caught fish. The catch consisted of fluke, sea robins and skates. All off these fish were tagged and released as part of the EXPLORE 2000 PROGRAM. A special thank you to HRFA members Wayne, Tony, Bob, Mike, Len, Marvin, Al, Glen and also the crew of the ATLANTIS PRICESS.

5/24-28/05 Steve Cherry caught a total of 15
of the following species- Smallmouth (Released)

Fishing on May 23rd - May 28th Body of water - Maine - Multiple lakes    location -   NJ
Using lures
Water temp cold deg
Weather conditions Calm & Clear
Just got back from annual trip to Maine fishing for smallmouth bass. Caught a bunch of fish but the weather was terrible. Had steady rain and wind for the entire trip but still managed some nice smallmouths in the 3 pound range. Try again next year. Fished on Southbranch lake in Pennobscott county and several others in the Belgrade region.

5/30/05 Rich Berlingeri caught a total of 16
of the following species- Fluke
from 18.5 inches in length
Fishing on Sunday 30, 2005 PM from a Boat
Body of water - Hook   location - Hook NJ
Using N/A pound test line and squid and spearing
Water temp N/A deg
Weather conditions Calm & Clear

Fished aboard Captain Avo Derbalian's "The Other Woman".

We launched from Keyport and headed to Great Kills and nothing> Heaaded over to the Hook and landed 16 Fluke-- all but one shorts.

Fish was landed by the Captain himself -- mates Christain and Rich are proud to have been there.

5/30/05 Al White Blackfish & Sea Bass

I received an invitation along with Glen Blank and Chuck Michel to do some Blackfish and Black Sea Bass fishing from Captain Ralph Roth on his new 25 foot Parker the Weigh Point out of Jersey City. We left the dock at 6:00 AM and headed south past Sandy Hook all the way down to one of Ralph's many spots a few miles off the beach from Deal, NJ. As soon a we drooped the anchor and got our lines in the water we had Black Sea Bass. The larges being over 5 lbs. The next spot produce Blackfish with the larges their being over 9 lbs. By the end of the day we limited out on Blackfish and had 7 or 8 large Black Sea Bass each. On the trip home off Sea Bright NJ we ran into a large school of Bluefish up on top with birds working over them in the 3 to 7 lbs size. We caught fish for about an hour and had to leave because it was getting late. We had a great day bottem fishing and the blues were a bonus.

By the way the Sea Bass and Blackfish was delicious

Al White

5/29/05 Carina Berlingeri caught a total of 1
of the following species- Largemouth Bass
from 14 inches in length
Fishing on Sunday May 29, 2005 PM Body of water - Congers Lake   location - Congers NY
Using 6 pound test line and Night Crawler
Water temp NA deg
Weather conditions Sunny
Carina was fishing during a family picnic and was hoping to catch a few sunnies. She later told be she thought she was snagged when she pulled on her line and it didn't budge till it started pulling back. She hooked and landed it all on her own...she is Hooked on Fishing!

5/28/05 nick antanies caught a total of 1 entry
of the following species- Striped Bass
from 27 inches in length weight 11lb. 00oz.
Fishing on saturday, May 28, 2005 from a Boat
Body of water - little egg   location - Barnaget NJ
Using 18 pound test line and Fishfinder & Clams
Water temp ?? deg
Weather conditions Calm & Clear
Fished the incomming tide, we had 2 slots at 27 1/2 and a mess of blue fish!!!


5/30/05 WALT PAYNE caught a total of 1
of the following species- Trout WEAKFISH
from 34 inches in length (20 inches in girth) weight 12.lb. .25oz.
Fishing on Monday, May 30, 2005 11:37:29 AM from Surf
Body of water - OCEAN CITY   location - OCEAN CITY NJ
Using RED&WHITE BUCKTAIL

Weather conditions Calm & Clear
FISH WAS CAUUGHT BY WALT PAYNE WEIGHED IN AT FINATICS IN OCEAN CITY
NEW JERSEY . WEAKFISH WAS CAUGHT IN EARLY MORNING . BIGGEST WEAKFISH I EVER SAW.

5/28/05 Freddie the J

Fished Saturday May 28 from 6 am to about noon at the Troy Dam. Herring still
easy to come by, boated several nice shad and one 32 inch striper on a live
herring, which was treated for hook in mouth disease and released. I thought
the bass was a lot larger than it turned out to be due to the terrific fight it
put up, took about 15 minutes to land it. Its first run took a least 100 feet
of line of the spool. Now thats fishing!

freddie the j

5/28/05 Dominic Berlingeri caught a total of 1
of the following species- Trout
from 13.5 inches in length
Fishing on Saturday May 28th, 2005 PM from Surf
Body of water - Ramapo River   location - Suffern   NY
Using 6 pound test line and Meal Worms
Water temp N/A deg
Weather conditions Calm & Clear
Dom got soaking wet while fishing our favorite trout hole but the smile on his face when he landed his trout dried his clothes immediately or at least it felt that way to him.

5/27/05 Rich berlingeri caught a total of 6
of the following species- Trout
from 14 inches in length weight 1lb. 8oz.
Fishing on Friday, May 27, 2005 from Surf
Body of water - Ramapo River   location - Suffern NY
Using 6 pound test line and Trout worms, meal worms
Water temp N/A deg
Weather conditions Rainy
Maxed out my limit. Fished a hole on the Ramapo from 6pm to 8:30 caught all the fish in the last 45 minutes at twilight.

#8 hooks the mealies worked best
Betty loves trout so tomorrow for brakfast-- fried trout---mmmmmmmmmmmmm!

5/26/05 Big B caught a total of 0
of the following species- Striped Bass

Fishing on May 26 9am to 7 pm Body of water - Hudson, Kingston NY   location -
Using eels, hering live and chunk worms and clams
Water temp 57.7 deg
Weather conditions Calm & Clear
Lots of fish overcast windy and no other boats around. did not get one good bite. could not believe how bad it was for the # of fish seen on the screen.

5/23/05 Mike caught a total of 40+
of the following species- Striped Bass (Released)
from 43.5 inches in length (28.5 inches in girth) weight 44lb. 2oz.
Fishing on Monday, May 23, 2005 8:57:36 AM Body of water - Newburgh   location -    NJ
Using Worms
Water temp 62 deg
Weather conditions Calm & Clear
Had one of our best trips to the Hudson for stripers on Monday.We got a 44.2 pounder.We also had about 10 fish in the 20lb range and 20 between 10-15 lbs the rest were around 5-10lbs for a total of around 40.There was another 40lber and a 32lber boated right by us.

5/22/05 butch pawson caught a total of 1 entry
of the following species- Striped Bass
from 26 inches in length (15 1/2 inches in girth) weight 8lb. .8oz.
Fishing on sunday may 22.2005     7 a.m. from Surf
Body of water - atlantic ocean   location - seaside park f street NJ
Using 20 lb power pro pound test line and clams whole
Water temp 48 i think deg
Weather conditions Calm & Clear

5/22/05 George Lorino caught a total of 35
of the following species- Fluke,Fluke(Released) one blue fish
from 29 inches in length (12 inches in girth) weight 10lb. 8oz.
Fishing on 05/22/2005 10:16:35 from a Boat
Body of water - long island sound   location - City Island   ny
Using 30 pound test line and spearing& fluke bellie
Water temp 59 deg
Weather conditions Calm & Clear

we had alot of fluke just about 17 to 18 ins it was non stop action all day we released about 35 fish and limited out on fish up to 2 to 5lbs the two big ones were 9.6lbs and the other was 10.8lbs. My son took us to his secert spot lol. well it was a good one going again this week when we get some nice weather

5/22/05 Jeffrey Herrmann caught a total of 20+
of the following species- Striped Bass,Striped Bass (Released),Bluefish
from 37 inches in length weight @18lb. oz.
Fishing on Sunday, May 22, 2005 6:24:24 PM Body of water - Barnegat Bay    location - Barnegat Bay NJ
Using Bunker Chunks
Weather conditions Calm & Clear

Fished the Reach Channel areas of Barnegat Bay. It was a slow steady pick for others throughout the morning. We only managed one nice blue on clams. After moving locations we went into a small frenzy. Many doubles, almost a triple at one point. Caught about 15 blues, largest running about 10lbs. Two bass, 27in and 37in. The larger bass was released.

5/22/05 Nick Antanies caught a total of 25
of the following species- Blackfish Sea Bass

Fishing on Sunday, May 22, 2005 9:55:41 PM from a Boat
Body of water - Barnaget   location - Near lobster pots NJ
Using 20 pound test line and Clam
Water temp 40's deg
Weather conditions Calm & Clear

Went out on the CarolAnne III for cousin and HFRA member Joe Mastroeni's Bachelor party... Even though there were 10-12 foot sea's we still managed to pull up some nice sea bass to 6 lbs and a couple of nice black fish.

5/22/05 Alex Burmistrov, Hudson River, Bethlehem NY

caught a total of 1
of the following species- Stripped Bass, weight 15 lb
Fishing on Sunday, May 22, 2005 1:00 –7:00 PM from the boat
Body of water - Hudson River location – Bethlehem, NY
Using 20 pound test line and live herring
Weather conditions: rainy and windy
Water temp 59 deg
It was not a good day. Nobody caught any bass but us.

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5/22/05 Paul Striped Bass Castleton

caught a total of 4
of the following species- Striped Bass (Released)
Fishing on Sunday, May 22, 2005 Body of water - Castleton   location -    NJ
Using Live herring with cut tail
Water temp 59 deg
Weather conditions Calm & Clear

5/22/05 Phil Kozak

Left Rondout Creek Sat am stopped at the Esopus Flats for one last try. Water temp was 59 and the wind was against the tide. There were schools of scattered fish no great shakes. Did manage to release on nice 10 pound channel cat. Left for southern waters Stopped at Newburg nothing doing there. Stopped at liberty state park for fuel. Decided to run down the Staten Island shore line to Great Kills. Never made it. As I made the turn at the VERENZANO it looked to fishy to continue. I made a few look sees just north of Hoffmans Island. Set up just as the incoming was about to start. Set up in 10 foot of water.

Put out three rods and the first few fish I missed didn't have the clam hooked right, but after that it was double and triple headers. One fish was under 28, but the rest were all over 35 inches and three went into the forties. I weighed two one was 25 and the other was 28 pounds. It was the first time that I had to quit because my left arm was hurting from pulling fish in. I released 19 fish and lost or missed another 10. From 2 until 5 30 PM it was non stop and I left them biting. I couldn't pull my anchor and two elderly fishing men came to my assistants and pulled it for me.

I left and ran down to Manasquan to over night at Hoffmans Marina. Sunday went in the river just east of Hoffmans and released 9 short fluke and had to nice keepers 17 and 18 inches. Monday nights supper.

5/22/05 joeaugeri Bluefish

caught a total of a lot
of the following species- Bluefish (Released)

Fishing on Sunday, May 22, 2005 3:53:51 PM from Surf
Body of water - monmouth county shore   location -   NJ
Using 12 pound test line and poppers and hopkins
Water temp ? deg
Weather conditions Calm & Clear
blues every where, from shark river north to the hook. 2-6 lbs.

5/24/05 Jeff Herrmann Striped Bass

caught a total of 0
of the following species- Striped Bass

Fishing on Saturday, May 21, 2005 9:17:45 AM Body of water - ny   location -    NJ
Using .

Weather conditions Calm & Clear

This message is for ALLEN LAWLESS..here is the info for the ALS TAGS. That fish was likely tagged last summer/fall, I believe the tags are produced in numerical order. My last tags read through 631100, and were accuired last spring.

For information, call Pam Carlsen at ALS Headquarters (732) 291-0055.
All information regarding tagged fish, including the tag taken from the fish, must be sent via mail to: The American Littoral Society, Sandy Hook, Highlands, NJ 07732.

5/20/05 Jerry and Al Striped Bass Castleton

caught a total of 4
of the following species- Striped Bass 2 Striped Bass kept, 2 Striped Bass(Released)
from 45 inches in length weight 25lb. 5oz.
Fishing on Friday, May 20, 2005 5:30PM from a Boat
Body of water - Hudson   location - Castleton NY
Using 20 pound test line and Live Herring

Weather conditions Windy
We were fishing all day, but did not get a catch until after 5p.m., then one right after the other. What a great time.

Big B caught a total of 19
of the following species- Striped Bass (Released)

Fishing on May 20 10am to 6pm Body of water - Newburgh   location -    NJ
Using bloods.sands and nightwalkers
Water temp 58.7 deg
Weather conditions Overcast

lots of fish but nothing worth keeping

5/19/05 Tony T Striped Bass

caught a total of 9
of the following species- Striped Bass (Released)
weight 6lb. oz.
Fishing on thursday may 19,2005 from a Boat
Body of water - Hudson River   location -   NJ
Using 20 pound test line and Blood worms

Weather conditions Calm & Clear

Fished out of West Shore Marina in Marlboro NY.Went out with Ed and Mike old fishing buddies caught 9 stripers.The fish are up here now.The problem up here is getting bloodworms.

5/19/2005 Allen Lawless Striped Bass

caught a total of 01
of the following species- Striped Bass
from 28 inches in length
Fishing on Thursday, May 19, 2005 9:01:37 PM from a Boat
Body of water - hudson river   location -   NJ
Using 25 pound test line and herring
Weather conditions Calm & Clear
This was a tagged fish unsure if this is where it should be reported
The tag # is632030 and says to return to the littoral soc . highlands . nj 07732.

5/18/05 Larry Burns striped Bass Castleton

caught a total of 1
of the following species- Striped Bass
from 36 inches in length weight 22lb. 00oz.
Fishing on Wed, May 18, 2005 4:00:00 PM from a Boat
Body of water - Hudson River   location - Castleton NY
Using 20 pound test line and live herring cut tail
Water temp 60 deg
Weather conditions Calm & Clear

Good drifting conditions yesterday afternoon. Had a total of 3 hits and netting the one fish. Herring are there but harder to pick up.

5/18/05 Donny Manning   "DIODAMO"    Bass & Blues Raritan Bay

caught a total of 22
of the following species- Striped Bass (Released) bluefish
from 30+ inches in length weight 22+lb. oz.
Fishing on Wednesday, May 18, 2005 10:30am-3:30pm from a Boat
Body of water - raritan bay   location - round shoal-flats-romer shoal NJ
Using wire & 50 pound test line and green bunker spoon & mann's imitator bunker
Water temp 61 deg
Weather conditions Calm & Clear

The bay is loaded with fish. All the strikes on the troll @ 4kts were very aggressive. Brought a friend new to salt water, he's hooked. Be safe.

5/18/05 Tony T striped bass Marlboro NY

caught a total of 5
of the following species- Striped Bass (Released)
weight 18lb. 6oz.
Fishing on Wednesday, May 18, 2005 7:09:52 PM from a Boat
Body of water - hudson river   location - Marlboro NY
Using 20 pound test line and Blood worms live eels

Weather conditions Calm & Clear

Caught a total of five fish 18 pounder biggest also 14 pounder 12 pounder and 8 pounder Heard reports that many big fish have been caught in the Marlboro and Newburgh area

5/17/05 Uncle Joe Striped Bass

caught a total of 1 of the following species- Striped Bass (Released) from 36 inches in length weight 20lb. 2oz. Fishing on Tuesday, May 17, 2005 14:00 from a Boat Body of water - Lower Bay, West Bank location - Staten Island NY Using 30 pound test line and Chunk bunker Weather conditions Calm & Clear Trolled one lure shallow and one deep at the edge of the channel with lots of activity on the fish finder but no hits. Anchored up and put out a bunker chum pot plus some chunks and the whole head of a bunker hooked through the gill covers (thanx for this technique that I picked up at the last meeting). Landed and released one nice striper on the head; it was fun trying to net her with no one else on board. Be aware, Fish and Game were on the water and going boat to boat asking to see what was in the fish box. While I'm not crazy about the rules as they stand today, I'm glad to know someone's out there nailing the stinkers who keep 20 inch bass.

5/16/2005 Dave Keery Striped Bass

Report received: 5/17/05 Water Temperature: . Water Clarity: good Seas: 1 to 2 ft Weather: Sunny but cool Fishing_for: Striped Bass Boat: Easy Go captain: Dave K Report: Got out for the first time this year with my Brother in law Pat Cerria Got a late start because of traffic on his way to boat. Trolled between Weat Bank and Old Orchard lights but saw little action so we moved to the area of the first range buoy where we wound up with 9 fish. 5 stripers and 4 blues. Pat caught a beauty. A striper of about 38 inches , probably 25 lbs and also a double header of bass . All of the other bass were below 24 inches except for one slot fish . We released all the fish but the big one that didn't get away

5/17/05 Phil Kozak Eusopus Flats

Fished Sat on the Esopus flats in 7 to 10 feet of water.South wind against the tide in the am tagged 3 fish to 14 pounds. Moved around but went back the same area and lost three good fish and tagged two more 10 and 13 pounds. Sunday went south again with wind against the tide found a large school just south of the water treatment plant, but couldn't get set on them. Moved to the same area as the day before fished in 7 foot of water nothing doing moved to a channel edge 10 to 14 foot and tagged two fish one 20 pound and one 13 pound females. Waited for the tide to turn and then wind swung out of the northeast wind little tidal action We ran out orf bait to the channel cats some weighing as much as 6 pounds. I do feel that NY DEC in it infinite wisdom has allowed an overharvest of large spawning females. This season and last there has been fewer and fewer large spawning females, but plenty of smaller fish. water temp rose to 58 degrees by Sunday afternoon. I would just pose one question to the DEC. Why do they protect the fresh water species such as Black Bass, small mouth and large mouth with closed seasons during their spawning times and neglect to do the same for the Striped Bass?????

5/16/05 Rich Berlingeri Bluefish
caught a total of 5 of the following species- Bluefish (Released) from 23 inches in length weight 5lb. 8oz. Fishing on Saturday May 16, 2005 from a Boat Body of water - Lower Harbor location - NY NY Using 30 pound test line and Bunker, Herring, clams, squid Water temp 54 deg Weather conditions Calm & Clear It was a beautiful day. We caught lots of Blies...tried targeting fluke but the blues ate everything. Birds were worhing cocktails were chasing herring and we chased the blues..Christian was High Hook with 15 fish, we both got a 23"er. It was a "FUN" day! (Glenn!)

5/16/05 LEONARD FIELDS Albany eels and Shad

caught a total of 5
of the following species- Carp (Released) SHAD,EEL
from 36 inches in length (18 inches in girth) weight 7lb. 5oz.
Fishing on Monday, May 16, 2005 9:23:46 PM from a Boat
Body of water - HUDSON   location - ALBANY NY
Using 6 pound test line and HERRING RIG
Water temp 61 deg
Weather conditions Calm & Clear

CATCHING DECENT SHAD STILL VERY SLOW WITH ALL FISH STILL NO STRIPERS LANDED IN THIS BOAT COUPLE 7 POUND SHAD AND AN EEL ABOUT 25 IN. LONG TONS OF HERRING PRESENT TILL DARK EVERYWHERE.

5/15/05 Marc Riemann caught a total of 1
of the following species- Largemouth Bass
from 16 1/2 inches in length weight 2lb. 0oz.
Fishing on Saturday, May 15, 2005 from Surf
Body of water - Ruckman Pond   location - Closter NJ
Using 10 pound test line and Gulp worms
Water temp 55 deg
Weather conditions Calm & Clear

5/15/05 Theodore Kurilko

caught a total of 2 of the following species- Smallmouth Bass Wahoo and Dolphin Fishing on Sunday May 15 th 2005 Body of water - Carribean Sea location - NJ Using trolling with Ballyhoo Water temp N|A deg Weather conditions Calm & Clear Went fishing off the coast of Cancun and caught two beautiful fish one monster bull dolphin that weight in at over 50# and over 5 feet long, and one beautifull Wahoo that weight in at 28 lbs and over 4 feet long. Fished at approximately 20 miles off shore in 800 feet of water going for sailfish and Marlin hung one sail fish but the first jump and he was gone, weather fanastic, water was calm until we reached the fishing grounds then we had 6 to 8 ft swells but not a problem. Cost for fishing on this charter for just my wife and I for 6 hours was less than $500.00. What a day fishing.

5/14/05 BIG LEN Carp Albany

caught a total of 2
of the following species- Carp (Released) SHAD,EEL
from 36 inches in length (18 inches in girth) weight 7lb. 5oz.
Fishing on SATURDAY 6:30 PM MAY 14 from a Boat
Body of water - POOP PLANT AREA   location - ALBANY NY
Using 6 pound test line and HERRING RIG
Water temp 61 deg
Weather conditions Calm & Clear

CATCHING DECENT SHAD STILL VERY SLOW WITH ALL FISH STILL NO STRIPERS LANDED IN THIS BOAT COUPLE 7 POUND SHAD AND AN EEL ABOUT 25 IN. LONG TONS OF HERRING PRESENT TILL DARK EVERYWHERE.

5/14/05 joeaugeri Bluefish Lower Harbor

caught a total of 12+
of the following species- Bluefish (Released)

Fishing on sat, May 14, 2005 6:44:13 pM from Surf
Body of water - the narrows   location - fort wadsworth Ny
Using 12 pound test line and poppers
Water temp ? deg
Weather conditions Calm & Clear
lots of birds working. small bait in the water.

5/13/05 Lou Castellano caught a total of 6
of the following species- Striped Bass
from 35.50 inches in length (? inches in girth) weight 16.50lb. 00oz.
Fishing on Fri. May 13, 2005 07:15:50 from a Boat
Body of water - Roamer Shoal   location - Atlantic Highlands NJ
Using 20 pound test line and Clams
Water temp 52 deg
Weather conditions Windy

Caught 6 fish,kept 1 -- Tom caught 8,kept 1 the boat threw back approx. 115 tweeners..
We went out on the (Prowler) out of the Atlantic Highlands NJ. Nice Clean Party Boat
Fishes within the law! ..... After a talk with The Capt he said all members of our Club [HRFC] will get a $2.00 discount upon sight of a membership card......

5/13/05 Leon Shereshevsky and Anthony Pucci Striped Bass Roundout- Kingston

caught a total of 5 of the following species- Striped Bass (Released) from 48 inches in length weight 38lb. oz. Fishing on Friday, May 13, 2005 3:00PM from a Boat Body of water - Hudson location - Kingston NY Using 15-20 pound test line and Chunk Herring Water temp 57 deg Weather conditions Calm & Clear Anthony Pucci fished at about 3:00PM around Rondout Creek and at 3:30PM landed a whopper of a fish 38 + pounds with a length of about 48-inches. He released the fish but took pictures. Later caught two more bass drifting bloods below the bridge on the incoming tide, largest being 15 pounds. I joined him around 9PM and we fished all night. We were forced to fish the eastern shore below the bridge as the wind was a bit too stiff for our boat and our stiff backs. Between 3:30 and 4:00AM had two runs and landed two fish on outgoing tide. One about 15 pounds and one 25 pounds and 39-inches. Overall a nice day!

5/13/05 Mike Cargill Bas & Blues Raritan Bay

caught a total of 40
of the following species- Striped Bass (Released),Bluefish (Released)

Fishing on Friday May 13 from 7300 Am till noon Body of water - Raritan Bay    location -   NJ
Using White bunker spoon
Water temp 59 deg
Weather conditions Calm & Clear
Went out with my frend Art. Caught 30 to 40 Bluefish and 3 Striped Bass. We used wire line and white bunker spoons.

5/14/05 Nick Antanies Bluefish Barnagat

caught a total of 1 entry
of the following species- Bluefish
from 34 inches in length weight 12lb. 4oz.
Fishing on Saturday, May 14, 2005 8:58:58 PM from a Boat
Body of water - Barnaget bay   location - barnaget NJ
Using 12 pound test line and chrome Diamong jig
Water temp 55 deg
Weather conditions Calm & Clear

Wind was kickin, but hung in there to land a nice 12lb Blue

5/12/05 Donny Manning Striped Bass

caught a total of 8 of the following species- Striped Bass bluefish from 36 inches in length weight 22lb. oz. Fishing on thursday, May 12, 2005 2:30 pm from a Boat Body of water - round shoal location - off staten island NJ Using wire & 50lb mono pound test line and mann's imitator(bunker) & green bunker spoons Water temp 54? deg Weather conditions Calm & Clear

5/11/05 Larry Burns Striped Bass Castleton

caught a total of 1 of the following species- Striped Bass (Released) from 33 inches in length weight 16lb. 0oz. Fishing on Wednesday May 11, 2005 2:45:00PM from a Boat Body of water - Hudson River location - Castleton NY Using 20 pound test line and Chunk Herring Water temp 55 deg. deg Weather conditions Sunny While drifting on the incoming tide thru main channel (37' of water) had four runs. Used cut herring because it was hard to pick up fresh herring. Also picked up one 16" catfish. Great afternoon to be on the water.

5/11/05 Freddie the J

Fished Wednesday the 11th, Saturday the 14th and Sunday the 15th, in the Albany/Schodack area. Herring, catfish, no stripers despite probably 24 hours of fishing. Biggest fish was a 20 inch channel cat. Saw about three stripers caught by other boats. Will try up by the dam this weekend. Very disappointing season so far. freddie the j

5/11/05 roger driscoll/ glenn carr Striped Bass Castleton

caught a total of 1
of the following species- Striped Bass
from 35 inches in length (not known inches in girth) weight 27lb. 1oz.
Fishing on wed, May 11    10.30am from a Boat
Body of water - hudson river   location - castleton   Ny
Using 30 pound test line and live hearing
Water temp 52 deg
Weather conditions Sunny

First stiper landed on the 17ft,Boston Whaler. Mass Boys lost a striper at 8.30am. Gorgeous, weather all day. Fished till 2.00 with an out going tide. The stiper landed created a fine mess with our gear. Didn't get 2 other pools in fast enough, in the mean time,she ran back and forth crossing the other lines. It was worth it anyhow.

5/11/05 Dave McMillen Striped Bass Newburgh

caught a total of 5
of the following species- Striped Bass (Released)
from 35 inches in length weight 21lb. 6oz.
Fishing on Wednesday, May 11, 2005 9:25:08 PM from a Boat
Body of water - Hudson River   location - Newburgh, NY NJ
Using 20 pound test line and Bloodworms
Water temp 57 deg
Weather conditions Calm & Clear

First really good day in Newburgh this season. Fish are scattered throughout with concentrations from the NB Bridge to Dennings Point on the east side. More wind coming tomorrow...won't go back out til Friday.

5/11/05 Fred Struck Striped Bass Albany

caught a total of 1
of the following species- Striped Bass
from 41 inches in length weight 25lb. 4oz.
Fishing on Wednesday, May 11, 2005 7:20:41 AM from a Boat
Body of water - Albany under 378 Bridge   location - Albany ny
Using 40 pound test line and live herring
Water temp 53 deg
Weather conditions Calm & Clear
Caught on incoming tide at about 4:30

5/10/05 Fred Struck Striped Bass - Albany
caught a total of 1
of the following species- Striped Bass
from 41 inches in length weight 25lb. 10oz.
Fishing on Tues, May10, 2005 4:33:10 PM from a Boat
Body of water - Hudson   location - Albany NY
Using Live Herring
Water temp 51 deg
Weather conditions Calm & Clear

5/10/05 Scotty Striped Bass Bethlehem

caught a total of 1
of the following species- Striped Bass
weight 20lb. oz.
Fishing on Wednesday, May 10 2005 10 :00 AM from a Boat
Body of water - Hudson River   location - Bethlehem NY
Using 20 pound test line and Live Herring
Water temp 52 deg
Weather conditions Calm & Clear

Herring are easy to get This was the second fish this week. Many large fish have been taken in this area. If it holds thru the weekend the Castleton Tourny should be good.

5/10/05 Uncle Joe Striped Bass Atlantic Highlands

caught a total of 1
of the following species- Striped Bass (Released)
from 31 inches in length
Fishing on Tuesday, May 10, 2005 14:00:00 from a Boat
Body of water - Flynns Knoll   location - Altantic Highlands NJ
Using 20 pound test line and Stretch 25

Weather conditions Calm & Clear

Fished clams and chum on Romer Shoal, from my friend John's boat, for the middle four hours of a strong outgoing tide. No action at all; skates finally moved in and we decided to troll back to Atlantic Highlands around 2 PM. John picked up a nice fat striper, 31 inches and plenty of fight. Radio reports showed stripers were spotty, lots of blues in the bay.

Uncle Joe

5/9/05 Paul Striped Bass Castleton

caught a total of 2
of the following species- Striped Bass (Released)
from 35 inches in length weight 21lb. 10oz.
Fishing on Monday, May 9, 2005 4:33:10 PM from a Boat
Body of water - Hudson   location - Castleton NY
Using 20 pound test line and Live Herring
Water temp 51 deg
Weather conditions Calm & Clear

5/9/05 Steve Cherry Striped Bass Lower Harbor

caught a total of 12
of the following species- Striped Bass (Released),Bluefish (Released)
Fishing on Monday May 9 Body of water - Lower Harbor   location -    NJ
Using Bunker
Weather conditions Calm & Clear
Fished last night from 6:00 -10:30 PM. We started out with a lot of action and as the night went on the bite slowed. Ended up with 11 bass and one blue fish.   The bass ranged from 28 inches up to 38 inches. Most of the fish were in the 30+ inch range. Good night on the water.

5/9/05 Jeff struped bass schodack Island NY

caught a total of 1
of the following species- Striped Bass
from 43 inches in length (25 inches in girth) weight 30lb. oz.
Fishing on Monday, May 09, 2005 11:30am from a Boat
Body of water - Hudson River   location - Schodack Island NY
Using Live Herring
Water temp 52.2 deg
Weather conditions Sunny
Out going tide and at anchor.The fish took the bait and ran aprox. 100 yards befor it stopped. Took about 30 min. to get it in the boat with a lot of give and take. I was using 20# test, a "Fish finder" rig and 3 oz of lead to get it to the bottom.

5/8/05 Phil Kozak Roundout Creek

Launched Pocket Rocket Friday for Sat morning fishing trip. Wind out of the north 10 to 20. Tide against the wind. Found large schools of fish on the east shore in the dep water. Set up south of the bridge in 11 ft of water. Temp 51.4 degrees. Tried for a hour nothing moved to south bay nothing there. One charter boat on west shore said fish were there, but had moved. Followed channel north to turkey pt. and around nothing. Went down the west shore and over to the east shore nothing there. Moved south to espous flats fish in the deep channel moving north. I didn't think they would move against the tide, but these fish seemed to be moving north. Set on bar inside green can had fish under the boat. This was after 2pm and wind and tide were together. One fish 36 inches guess weight 15 to 17 pounds. That was it plenty of eels. Temp went up to 53.5 as the sun heated up the river.
Sunday was to windy for me to go out by myself did some work that was needed on the boat and tackle.
Phil Kozak

5/7/05 Larry Burns striped bass Castleton NY

caught a total of 1
of the following species- Striped Bass
from 35 inches in length weight 22lb. 0oz.
Fishing on Saturday, May 07, 2005 1:00PM from a Boat
Body of water - Hudson river   location - Castleton NY
Using 20 pound test line and fresh Herring
Water temp 50 deg. deg
Weather conditions Windy

doing a drift from 17' of water to about 40' of water fish hit in the 30's.

5/7/05 Ted Sheola Bluefish

caught a total of 21
of the following species- Bluefish (Released)
from 33.25 inches in length (17 inches in girth) weight 12lb. 2oz.
Fishing on Wednesday, 07 May, 2005 - 3:30 - 7:45 pm from Surf
Body of water - Raritan Bay   location - near Atlantic Highlands NJ
Using 20 pound test line and popper
Water temp 53 deg. deg
Weather conditions Calm & Clear

Blues are in Raritan Bay. Caught and released 21 on poppers.
Now's the time to get 'em. Tight lines! Ted Sheola

5/6/05 butch pawson Striped Bass Sea Brite

caught a total of 1 entry
of the following species- Striped Bass
from 27 1/2 inches in length (18 inches in girth) weight 11lb. 6oz.
Fishing on Friday, May 06, 2005 3:30:07 AM from a Boat
Body of water - schewsbeery river   location - sea bright NJ
Using 14 pound test line and clam
Water temp 48 deg
Weather conditions Windy
caught 3 stripers only one keeper and one bluefish. north easter. was out only 2 1/2 hours.

5/6/05 mass rookies ron and bob Striped Bass...First Ever!

caught a total of 1
of the following species- Striped Bass (Released)
from 30 inches in length
Fishing on friday may 6, 2005 1245pm from a Boat
Body of water - hudson river   location - scodack island st. pk. NJ
Using live herring
Water temp 51 deg
Weather conditions Calm & Clear

first trip ever, it was fun, will be back

5/6/05 Carl Hartmann Bluefish

caught a total of 1 entry
of the following species- Bluefish
from 36 inches in length (11 inches in girth) weight 11lb. 10oz.
Fishing on 5-6-05 1630 hrs from Surf
Body of water - Barnegat   location - Seaside Heights NJ
Using 25 pound test line and Bunker chunk
Water temp 55 deg
Weather conditions Calm & Clear

Fished the back waters of the Barnegat. Landed 8 Bluefish to near 12 pounds. Using bunker chuncks.

5/5/05 Steve Cherry Lower Harbor Striped Bass

caught a total of 6
of the following species- Striped Bass (Released),Bluefish (Released)
Fishing on Thursdday, May 05, 2005 Body of water - Lower harbor   location -    NJ
Using Bunker
Weather conditions Calm & Clear
Fished most of the outgoing tide last night and had 5 stripers and 1 bluefish. The largest of the stripers was around 38 inches 20LB + the other 4 ranaged from 28 - 36 inches.

5/5/05 Freddie the J Bethlehem

Fished from about 1 to 6 pm near Henry Hudson Park. Sunny and warm, high tide
to falling. Seven big cats on chunked up fresh dead herring purchased from
Conroys. Around 3:30 the herring started hitting, we probably caught 20.
Tried a live one but no luck. Kept about 5 for the freezer, try again
Saturday, looks like in the rain again.
freddie the j

5/5/05 Jerry Redding Striped Bass

caught a total of 3
of the following species- Striped Bass 2 Shad(Released)
from 33 inches in length (20 1/2 inches in girth) weight 16lb. 6oz.
Fishing on Thursday, May 05, 2005 between 4:30 and 6P.M.: from Surf
Body of water - Hudson   location - Schodack Island State Park NY
Using 20 pound test line and Herring
Weather conditions Calm & Clear
Cought 1 striper, landed 2 Shad one about 2 1/2 and the other about 4 lb. They sure put up a great fight. I only cought 1 striper and not until about 4:30P.M. and I've been fishing since about 11A.M. The day started out a little windy, but calmed down around 4P.M.

5/4/05 Robert Blasy Bear Mountain Striped Bass

caught a total of 2
of the following species- Striped Bass
from 33 inches in length weight 16lb. 8oz.
Fishing on Wednesday, May 04, 2005 from Surf
Body of water - hudson   location - bear mountain Ny
Using 20 pound test line and blood worms
Weather conditions Calm & Clear
Fished for 2 hours today. Lot of perch eating bait. did get 2 striped bass the biggest being 16.5lbs. 33inches.tight lines

5/2/05 Capt Don Grippo Hook-Em Charters is fishing the Hudson River near the Tappan Zee Bridge and catching four or five striped bass weighing about 25 pounds per trip, Capt. Don said. He’s catching them in 14- or 15-foot depths on chunked herring and said that large, spawning female bass are beginning to arrive, and schoolies have left the area. The fishing in the Piermont area will probably last another week, and afterward Don will start fishing around Newburg, where small stripers are currently hitting.

5/1/05 Steve Cherry Lower Harbor Bass

caught a total of 2
of the following species- Striped Bass (Released)
Fishing on sunday, May 01 & April 24th Body of water - hudson - lower harbor    location -   NJ
Using bunker
Weather conditions Calm & Clear
Went out this past sunday for a few hours also did the same last week Caught 1 fish each time. One aproximatly 36(FAT) inch and one about 28 inches.

5/2/05 Betty Berlingeri Catfish

caught a total of 12
of the following species- Catfish Pumpkin Sunfish
from 14 inches in length weight 1lb. oz.
Fishing on Monday, May 02, 2005 7:14:10 PM from Surf
Body of water - Mountianview Pond   location - Valley Cottage NY
Using 6 pound test line and Trout Worms
Water temp N/A deg
Weather conditions Calm & Clear

5/2/05 Phil Kozak

I still am not in the water, but with a little luck I should start fishing this weekend. I have spoken to several anglers and the larger females again are not up river yet. Seems to be the same as last year, Spoke to one charter captain and he has not seen a major school so far this year. Seems the trollers are catching the smaller fish. One group of three brought in three, but nothing of size. Black Creek area is the hot spot. Several boats had one large female. Also Certified Marine still isn't selling fuel yet and I noticed that not that many boats were at their marina. I have been told that Roburties up by the falls is able to sell fuel.The herring run is still going on. I have heard complaints that there is heavy netting going on at the falls. Some feel this does not bode well for future runs as they don't give them time to spawn. DEC should learn how to manage the river for all species. Also their have been complaints of higher dockage fees. This could be why not that many transient boats are not here. There could be a need for the higher fees due to the major damage that ocurred. River temps approaching 56 degrees and nearing spawning temps

Phil Kozak

5/1/05 Freddie the J. Troy

Fished Saturday and Sunday, 4/30 and 5/1. Saturday cold and rainy, Sunday sunny
and windy. Got one 20 inch striper on Saturday at the mouth of the Postenkill
in Troy, the guy in the boat next to us got a 30 incher. A guy at the dock on
Sunday also had a 30 incher that he got from shore. Used frozen herring,
haven't been able to jig any yet. Water still very cold up here, 48 degrees,
very high but fairly clear. Weather looks good for the next week, herring
should start soon.
freddie the j

5/1/05 Jim Murray raritan Bay

caught a total of 1
of the following species- Striped Bass
from 31" inches in length (10 inches in girth) weight 16lb. 2oz.
Fishing on May 1st 2005 8:00 AM Body of water - Raritan Bay
Using 20 pound test line and Clams
Water temp 50 deg
Weather conditions Calm & Clear

Tide was running out fast when we arrived. Hit fish in first ten minutes. Tide died, fishing died. Jim Murray oh, Joe Murray caught the fish

5/1/05 Omari Bunn Piermont Pier

Fished Piermont Pier in Rockland County, NY this morning from 7-9 am. Pretty gray and a little drizzle. Very choppy on the north side. Caught one really nice sized white catfish (maybe 18 ") on bloodworms. Alot of hits from perch stealing bait. Saw no stripers caught.

4/30/05 Rich Berlingeri Cod Fish Maine

Took the trip to Maine with Arnie and Company. We had a beautiful day. I caught 6 fish two keepers a 5 pound haddock and a 2 pound red fish. I don't want to steal anybody's thunder but most did better than I did. I was awarded the Bunny Clark consolation prize -- the official Bunny Clark "Fisherman with the Hardest Luck" T-shirt, which I will wear proudly-- my luck was down but my spirit never waivered and I fished hard till the Captain said pull 'em up we're heading in!

4/30/05 Joe Palko Sandy Hook Blues

Went out on Friday night about 7:00 PM. to the tip of the hook. My son picked up a nice sized striper on a whole clam in 35 feet of water. Wind and waves prevented us from staying out too long so we called it a night. Went back out on Sunday afternoon and wet some worms. Both blood and sand worms produced nothing. Same with clams. Put on some bunker chunks and started to pick up some nice size blues. Caught five from five to seven pounds. Really healthy looking fish. Clean and strong. Went back to the ramp to find that the striper fishermen were not thrilled to hear that blues were already in the area. Marked a lot of fish near the Rt. 36 bridge. Looked like schools of something. Couldn’t tell what they were. Shore fishermen were picking up some big fish at about 7 PM. Clams seemed to be the bait of choice from shore. Looks like it is picking up in the bay.

4/28/05 Carl Hartmann Seaside Striped Bass

caught a total of 1 entry
of the following species- Striped Bass
from 27 inches in length (10 inches in girth) weight 5lb. 2oz.
Fishing on 4-28-05 from Surf
Body of water - Barnegat   location - Seaside Park NJ
Using 12 pound test line and Clam
Water temp 54 deg
Weather conditions Calm & Clear

This was a fat fish! Not a female.

4/27/05 Matt Sheldon Striped Bass Rockland County

caught a total of 1
of the following species- Striped Bass
from 34 inches in length weight 16lb. 2oz.
Fishing on Wednesday, April 27, 2005 11:00AM from Surf
Body of water - Hudson River   location - Rockland County NY
Using 20 pound test line and Bloodworm
Water temp ? deg
Weather conditions Overcast

Fished a few hours from shore, overcast, air temps low 60s, no wind at all. After the rain stopped, I caught one 18 inch striper. Shortly after throwing him back, I caught this 16 lber. It was a nice fight from the shore.

4/24/05 Amy Beacon Striped Bass

caught a total of 1
of the following species- Striped Bass (Released)
from 33 inches in length weight 16lb. 1oz.
Fishing on Sunday, April 24, 2005 9:30 PM from Surf
Body of water - Hudson River   location - Beacon NY
Using 8 pound test line and White Bucktail
Water temp 52.3 deg
Weather conditions Calm & Clear
This was my first striped bass ever! It was a tough fight, took over an hour to get it in! Can't wait to get back out there and get me another monster!

4/25/05 Alyssa Hartmann Fort Lee Catfish

caught a total of 1 entry
of the following species- Catfish
from 18.5 inches in length (5 inches in girth) weight 4lb. 1oz.
Fishing on Monday, April 25, 2005 9:46:50 AM from Surf
Body of water - Hudson   location - Fort Lee NJ
Using 30 pound test line and Herring
Water temp 50 deg
Weather conditions Calm & Clear

Ally landed this fish at the Hooked on the Hudson Festival in Fort Lee, NJ

4/23/05 Carl Kochersberger Germantown Striped Bass

caught a total of 1
of the following species- Striped Bass (Released)

Fishing on Saturday, April 23, 2005 2:00 PM from a Boat
Body of water - Hudson River   location - Germantown NY
Using 30 pound test line and Blood Worm
Weather conditions Calm & Clear
Matt Murray Caught one 2.2# striper. I hooked something on a sandworm that bent a heavy action flippin' rod half way around the boat, unfortunately the hook came out (5/0 circle hook). Lots of debris still in the river.

4/21/05 Larry Beacon Striped Bass

caught a total of 3
of the following species- Striped Bass (Released)
from 16.5 inches in length weight 1lb. 7oz.
Fishing on Thursday, April 21, 2005 8:00-10:00 PM from Surf
Body of water - Fishkill Creek/Hudson River   location - Madam Brett Park in Beacon NY
Using 20 pound test line and White Bucktail
Water temp 51 deg
Weather conditions Calm & Clear

4/21/05 Uneedherring Troy Stripers

This year is off to a good start already with steadily increasing numbers of fish caught in the troy area.my friend has 12 stripers from shore but he has put 36 hrs. at a time in.I have 3 stripers myself. 2 were caught over the weekend and 1 last week. A 5 lber,an 8 lber and a nice 35 inch fat female. A small run of herring in the creek was cleaned out but they are still coming in the creek in small schools of 10 to 30 to spawn at night.I stand at edge,wait for a swirl and drop my net on them.I am hopeful of a better run of stripers this year.Last year stunk.

                                                                         I Wish All Good Luck

                                                                                           UNEEDHERRING

4/21/05 whiteyrr Piermont

caught a total of 15
of the following species- Striped Bass (Released) perch, catfish, eels
from 22 inches in length weight 4lb. oz.
Fishing on thursday, April 21 2005 08:57:53 PM from a Boat
Body of water - hudson   location - piermont s of tz Ny
Using 20 pound test line and herring and bloods
Water temp 53 deg
Weather conditions Calm & Clear

Fished from 5:30 to 10:00 PM on Thursday. Caught 4 stripers 19 inches to 22 inches on bloods as well as some perch and monster cats. Had a screamer that hit a herring head and took a load of line but got off the hook early on. Felt good for the 30 seconds I had him on. My buddy George's rod got hit at the same time and snapped his line. They were big fish. Both hit the lines with herring. Another friend of mine stayed out the same night in the same location until 3:30 AM and landed a couple of 20 pounders on herring. Get out there now!

4/21/05 Al White Wayne, Marvin and myself fished the end of the outgoing and half of the incoming tide  about half mile south of the TZ Bridge in 10 feet of water this afternoon. We had a soled run of catfish from 3 to 4 pounds, one large eel and a 34 inch 15.5 lb striped bass.

I hope to get out tomorrow afternoon again!! See you on the water.

Al White

4/16 & 17/ 2005 Striped Bass Derby Tarrytown

Walter Chudkoski came through and edged out 706 anglers in our 3rd Annual Striped Bass Derby with a 21.84 pound striped bass to come up with first place finish and $1,000 Details with all the fish brought in can be found here...Derby 2005

4/16/05 Jim Murray Raritan Bay

Holy Mackerel caught a total of 6
of the following species- Striped Bass,Flounder
from 12 inches in length weight 6lb. 3oz.
Fishing on April16,2005 from a Boat
Body of water - Raritan Bay   location - Woodcliff lake NJ
Using 18 pound test line and Clams
Water temp 47 deg
Weather conditions Calm & Clear

We are new members and will be reporting in weekly

4/16-17/05 Croton

Fished hard Saturday 16 and Sunday 17. from my boat off Croton Point. Hooked a total of 12 stripers all under 18". also many cats and a few perch. Using blood worms. Afta U

4/17/05 Alex Burmistrov

caught a total of 1
of the following species- Carp
weight 10 lb
Fishing on Sunday, April 17, 2005 6-7:30AM from Surf
Body of water - Mohawk River   location - Lock 6
Using 15 pound test line and oatmeal
Water temp low 49s deg

Regards,   Alex

4/17/05 striperbound

FISHED THE NAVASINK ON THURSDAY 4-14-05 , FOR A SLOW CATCH OF FLOUNDER 7 FISH FOR A FULL DAYS WORK , FISH UP TO TWO AND A HALF POUND'S

4/16/05 River Debris

Arrived in Kingston last Sat. very grueling trip. I have never seen the river so bad with debrie fields 4 and 5 ft wide stretching for hundreds of feet. It started at the upper end of Havestraw bay and continued all the way up to Rondout creek. I would consider the river to dangerous to travel after dark/ The marinas on Rondout have major damage. Certified has gas problems and won't have gas for another week at least. Rondout lost most of its finger piers and some were damaged also. I took a major hit on the starboard engine just north of Newberg and lost  the lower unit Hauled the boat today and will frind out if I have power head problems to. There is still plenty of heavy debrie coming down the Rondout. Proceed with caution this will eventually get into the lower river. The fish are here with some spawning females being taken. Water temp 51 in the river and 56 in the Rondout/ I marked schools of herring under my boat just before I was hauled

PHIL KOZAK

Saturday, April 16, 2005, freedie the J South of Port of Albany at Mouth of Normanskill, NY.

Falling tide, no wind, 65 degrees. No stripers, herring or shad. Six channel cats, 14" to 16," and one freshwater drum, 12".   Gob O' Worms, six pound test. Them channel cats is beautiful fish. Take a look at the size of the tail. I swear they would outfight a striper pound for pound.

freddie the j

4/9/05 Chris Savoury Tappan Zee Bridge

caught a total of 5
of the following species- Striped Bass (Released)
from 19 inches in length
Fishing on Saturday, April 9, 2005 from a Boat
Body of water - Husdson River   location - Tappan Zee/Piermont Ny
Using 20 pound test line and Blood worms
Water temp 46 deg
Weather conditions Calm & Clear

Fished from 9:00 am till 2:30 pm right near the Tappan Zee bridge, caught 2 small stripers and 1 catfish, and 2 decent sized perch, all caught on bloodworms, almost hit a tree in the river, alot of debris, and it looks like the river is clearing up a bit

4/9/05 Fishstix Tappan Zee Bridge

caught a total of 7
of the following species- Striped Bass
from 22 inches in length
Fishing on Saturday, April 9th, 9:30am-4:00pm from a Boat
Body of water - Tapanzee bridge   location -   NJ
Using 17 pound test line and Bloods
Water temp 47 Degrees deg
Weather conditions Calm & Clear

Father and I fished between the Tapanzee Bridge and Piermont peir. Fishing was active on the incoming tide but died down toward dead high. Action picked up again on the outgoing toward the laddar part of the day but, (We ran out of bloods) shame on us. Hopefully the cows will start running with the better weather and warmer water temps. We're heading back out on the 16th to try our hand at it again. Tight lines. Keep an ear out for "Fishstix".

4/9/05 Mike Banahan Piermont

caught a total of 8
of the following species- Striped Bass (Released)
from 28 inches in length
Fishing on Saturday, April 09, 2005 1:58 PM Body of water - TZ Flats Hudson    location - Nyack/Piermont NY
Using 15 pound test line and Bloods
Water temp 43 deg
Weather conditions Calm & Clear

Fish were not active until just after turn of tide to outgoing.

All fish came within an hour of the change of tide and then it slowed down to small cats and perch.

River was the color of chocolate milk from all of the rain and recent floods. A lot of debris still floating in the TZ bay area so be careful out there

4/9/05/Buster Merck and son Duane fishing the Piermont Flats

Water temp 47   Condition calm Caught 7 Striped Bass 14” to 22” released 5, Bait / bloodworms. Caught from a boat (FishStix) 9:30am / 3:00pm

Also tried Bunker and Herring with no luck. Caught most on the incoming tide, but not all. Over all a great day Fishing with my son. We will return next sat, should only get better.

4/9/05 John Pardo Piermont Pier

caught a total of 1
of the following species- Striped Bass (Released)
from 18 inches in length
Fishing on Saturday, April 09, 2005 1:30:14 PM from Surf
Body of water - Hudson   location - Piermont Ny
Using 15 pound test line and Bloodworrm

Weather conditions Calm & Clear

South side of pier on outgoing tide. Saw lots of fish being caught.

4/7/2005 chasmau Piermont

caught a total of 4
of the following species- Striped Bass,Striped Bass (Released)
from 21 inches in length
Fishing on thursday April 7 - 10am - 4pm from Surf
Body of water - Hudson   location - piermont ny
Using 12 pound test line and bloddworms

Weather conditions Overcast

There was a lot of action all around us for awhile when we had the tide. It must be good when even I catch a fish. Can't thank the club members who helped make this trip down from Saratoga a succesfuil day.
chasmau

4/7/05 Mike Banahan Piermont - Tappan Zee Bridge

caught a total of 13
of the following species- Striped Bass
from 36 inches in length weight 16lb. 2oz.
Fishing on Thursday, April 07, 2005 11:26:05 AM from Surf
Body of water - TZ flats   location - Nyack/Piermont Ny
Using 15 pound test line and bloods
Water temp 42 deg
Weather conditions Calm & Clear
Fish only hit on outgoing tide.
Largest were 36, 34 and a 28 inch

4/6/05 Rich berlingeri Catfish

caught a total of 1 entry
of the following species- Catfish
from 14 inches in length (? inches in girth) weight 2lb. 3.9oz.
Fishing on Wednesday, April 06, 2005 8:55:38 PM from Surf
Body of water - Hudson   location - Piermont NY
Using 30 pound test line and Bloods
Water temp 42 deg
Weather conditions Calm & Clear

Cats and Perch are here. Lot of stripers were caught in the morning.

4/5/05 Sal Maniscalco caught a total of 8
of the following species- Striped Bass (Released)

Fishing on Tuesday, April 05, 2005 8:48:21 PM Body of water - hudson,     location - Piermont NY
Using bloods

Weather conditions Calm & Clear
nice day i got to wear shorts and bag 8 stripers from 19 to 22 inches

4/5/05 Matt Sheldon Haverstraw

caught a total of 3
of the following species- Striped Bass (Released)
weight 7lb. 8oz.
Fishing on Tuesday, April 05, 2005 6-7:30PM from Surf
Body of water - Hudson River   location - Haverstraw NY
Using 15 pound test line and bloods
Water temp low 40s deg
Weather conditions Calm & Clear

Wish I could have gotten off from work to go out on the River, it was so calm and it was a beautiful day. I had to settle for a couple hours from the shore. It was worth it as my son Matt caught a very nice 7.5 lb striper, his first of the season. We also caught 2 schoolies and all were released. Air temps in low 60s, water low 40s, calm winds and fish caught on incoming tide.
Ken Sheldon

4/3/05 Rich Berlingeri Jr. Piermont

caught a total of 1
of the following species- Striped Bass (Released)
from 19.5 inches in length
Fishing on Sunday, April 03, 2005 2:44 PM from Surf
Body of water - Hudson River   location - Piermont   NY
Using 30 pound test line and Blood worms
Water temp 40 deg
Weather conditions Rainy

I fished in the Youth Derby today. This is my first fish of the year. I was helping my dad and Glenn with the other kids.
It was a lot of fun but the weather was not too nice actually it was pretty bad.
I am Hooked on Fishing Not on Drugs!

4/3/05 Sal Maniscalco Piermont

caught a total of 5
of the following species- Striped Bass (Released)
Fishing on Sunday, April 03, 2005 4:43:19 PM Body of water - hudson, piermont    location -   NY
Using bloods
Weather conditions Calm & Clear
bad weather but a good day at the pier 5 stripers from 18- 20 inches

4/3/05 Carl Hartmann Piermont

caught a total of 1 entry
of the following species- Striped Bass
from 22 inches in length (7.5 inches in girth) weight 3lb. 0oz.
Fishing on 4-3-05 from Surf
Body of water - Hudson   location - Piermont Ny
Using 15 pound test line and Bloodworm
Water temp 41 deg
Weather conditions New Moon

Very Poor weather conditions but alot of small stripers.

4/2/05 Rich Berlingeri Nyack caught a total of 2
of the following species- Striped Bass (Released)
from 20 inches in length (? inches in girth) weight 2lb. 0oz.
Fishing on Saturday, April 02, 2005 12:16:01 PM from Surf
Body of water - Nyack Pier   location - Nyack NY
Using 30 pound test line and Bloods
Water temp 40 deg
Weather conditions Calm & Clear

Got skunked in Piermont. Could not go home without catching a fish. Popped on down to Nyack Pier at the end of main street by the condos (yes it is a public pier). Hung out with some of the local boys and caught me two. Now I was ready to head home!

4/1/05 Carina Berlingeri Piernont caught a total of 1 entry
of the following species- Striped Bass
from 19.5 inches in length weight 3lb. 8oz.
Fishing on Saturday April1, 2005 from Surf
Body of water - Hudson   location - Piermont NY
Using 30 pound test line and Bloody worms
Water temp 40 deg
Weather conditions Calm & Clear

My first fish of the year

4/1/05 Christine Berlingeri Piermont caught a total of 1
of the following species- Striped Bass
from 20 inches in length (? inches in girth) weight 3lb. 0oz.
Fishing on Friday, April 01, 2005 from Surf
Body of water - Hudson   location - Piermont Ny
Using 30 pound test line and Blood worms
Water temp 40 deg
Weather conditions Calm & Clear

I love fishing with Daddy!

4/1/05 Betty Berlingeri Piermont caught a total of 1
of the following species- Striped Bass (Released)
from 24 inches in length (? inches in girth) weight 5lb. 4oz.
Fishing on Friday, April 01, 2005 from Surf
Body of water - Hudson   location - Piermont Ny
Using 30 pound test line and Blood worms
Water temp 40 deg
Weather conditions Calm & Clear

Give me more!

4/1/05 Rich Berlingeri caught a total of 10
of the following species- Striped Bass (Released)
from 22.5 inches in length (? inches in girth) weight 4lb. 8oz.
Fishing on Friday, April 01, 2005 from Surf
Body of water - Hudson   location - Piermont NY
Using 30 pound test line and Bloods
Water temp 40 deg
Weather conditions Calm & Clear

It was a family affair!

4/1/05 sal Piermont

caught a total of 4
of the following species- Striped Bass (Released)

Fishing on Friday, April 01, 2005 10:52:51 PM from Surf
Body of water - hudson   location - piermont ny
Using 15 pound test line and bloods

Weather conditions Calm & Clear

good fishing caught 4 nice chunky stripers from 20 inches to 19 inches

3/31/05 Jeanmarie O'Herron Piermont Striped Bass

caught a total of 1
of the following species- Striped Bass
from 19 - 20 inches in length
Fishing on 3/31/05 - 11:45 A.M. from Surf
Body of water - Piermont Jetty   location - Piermont NJ
Using 20 pound test line and Bloodworm

Weather conditions Overcast

I was fishing with my father for the 1st time in 30 years. Yes I baited my own hook and made the cast myself, with a little coaching from dad. Well alright, a lot of coaching. The last fish I caught was when I was 10 or so and it was a little sun fish, but I was excited and never forgot how proud dad was that I wasn't squeamish. My husband cracked, "wouldn't it be funny if you caught the 1st and only fish" little did he know how right he would be. We were fishing the south shore between the pier and the old ferry slip. It was pretty windy, coming from the south with occasional brief moments of sun. The tide was coming in and there were bouts of whitecaps. Dad said the fish was 20" I was too excited to notice that. It was GREAT! I'm still smiling and can't wait to see the pictures. Thanks dad. I love you.

3/31/05 Mike Banahan Nyack

caught a total of 0
of the following species- Striped Bass

Fishing on Thurs, March 31, 2005 4:28 PM from a Boat
Body of water - Hudson   location - nyack NY
Using 15 pound test line and Bloodworm
Water temp 40 deg
Weather conditions Calm & Clear

Wind against tide, tough conditions
Never got a good anchor set. Wind ruled the day.

Saved the bait for tomorrow

3/31/05 Ken Sheldon Croton Striped Bass

caught a total of 13
of the following species- Striped Bass (Released)
weight 6lb. oz.
Fishing on Thursday, March 31, 2005 between 12-3 PM from a Boat
Body of water - Hudson River   location - Croton NY
Using 20 pound test line and Bloods
Water temp 41 deg
Weather conditions Overcast

Hi, took the day off to go fishing with my Dad, Ray who just turned 86. He caught 7, I caught 6 stipers, all released, all caught on bloods. Fished incoming tide at Croton Point, conditions ranged from partly sunny, to very overcast, light wind at first, picked up pretty good before we left. My Dad caught a 6 lb and 5 lb striper for the best of the day. Great way to start the season.

3/30/05 Rich Berlingeri Piermont

caught a total of 2
of the following species- Striped Bass (Released)
from 19 1/2 inches in length
Fishing on Wednesday, March 30, 2005 7;30 PM from Surf
Body of water - Hudson River   location - Piermont NJ
Using 30 pound test line and Bloods
Water temp 40 deg
Weather conditions Calm & Clear

Arrived after 5 pm. The fishing report was bad, very few if any fish all day. Well Dave Torres went out to the very end on the concrete part of the pier and the guys out there were doing well. Two phone calls later I was lured out myself and promptly landed one. All told I gather at least 20-30 fish were caught. Funny thing this fishing you never know!

3/30/05 Mike B caught a total of 18
of the following species- Striped Bass
from 16 - 26 inches in length
Fishing on Wed, March 30, 2005 2:30 PM from a Boat
Body of water - Hudson   location - TZ Bridge South Flats NY
Using 15 pound test line and Bloods
Water temp 39/40 deg
Weather conditions Calm & Clear

Lot of action as tide changed to outgoing. Used long leaders and 2/0 hooks with bloods. Boat next to me did zero until he changed to a longer and lighter leader with a smaller hooks.

The current can move the lighter leader and hook making the bait seem to "drift"

3/31/05 RATIDMAN@aol.com Piermont

on the pier wednesday... east end on the pier.. my friend caught 7 tommycod.. i got the . 1 striper 19' plus

lots of people around... the fish is there.. bloodworms are not that great.. i am sure they work i tried sandworm and got the striper at half the price

3/30/05 speedo66 Piermont Nothing!

caught a total of 0
of the following species- Striped Bass none

Fishing on Wednesday, March 30, 2005 6:27:17 PM Body of water - Hudson at Piermont    location -   NJ
Using bloodworms

Weather conditions Calm & Clear

None caught from 11:30 AM to 5:30 PM. Not a bite. No one caught any near me during same time. One person caught 2 catfish. Beautiful day, great to be outside, but no fish (or worms)were injured during the course of this day off. All I heard was "you should have been here yesterday! I caught 8, I caught 5, etc." Oh well, next time.

3/28/05 Rich Berlingeri Piermont striped bass

caught a total of 2
of the following species- Striped Bass (Released)
from 21 inches in length
Fishing on Sunday March 28th from Surf
Body of water - Hudson River   location - Piermont NY
Using 30 pound test line and Bloods
Water temp 40 deg
Weather conditions Calm & Clear

Fished the incoming through slack. Fish were being caught. Largest I saw was a 30 incher.

Perch are here too -- big hooks keep them off the hook but they do like to strip the bait. I did hook one on a 5/0 circle--Go figure!

3/27/05 Mike Banahan Piermont Striped Bass

caught a total of 10
of the following species- Striped Bass
from 27 inches in length
Fishing on Sunday, March 27, 2005 1:11:45 PM from a Boat
Body of water - Hudson   location - Piermont NY
Using 15 pound test line and Bloods
Water temp 40 deg
Weather conditions Calm & Clear

Chilly afternoon, but lots of action. Getting hits on light rods and small hooks on constant basis. Had to take a break to drink my coffee.

3/27/05 Carl Hartmann Piermont striped bass

caught a total of 1 entry
of the following species- Striped Bass
from 21.50 inches in length (7 inches in girth) weight 3lb. 0oz.
Fishing on 3-27-05 1230 PM from Surf
Body of water - Hudson   location - Piermont ny
Using 15 pound test line and Bloodworms
Water temp 40 deg
Weather conditions Calm & Clear

Alot of fish there at this size. Saw a 30 inch 10 lber caught.

3/26/05 Carl Hartmann Piermont Pier Striped Bass

caught a total of 1 entry of the following species- Striped Bass
from 22 inches in length (7 inches in girth) weight 3lb. 0oz.
Fishing on 3-26-05 from Surf
Body of water - Hudson   location - Piermont ny
Using 15 pound test line and Bloodworms
Water temp 40 deg
Weather conditions Full Moon
Landed several bass yesterday. This was the biggest.

3/26/05 Rich Berlingeri Piermont Pier Striped Bass

caught a total of 5
of the following species- Striped Bass
from 33 inches in length weight 11lb. 8oz.
Fishing on Saturday, March 26, 2005 530:21 PM from Surf
Body of water - Hudson River   location - Piermont, NY NJ
Using 30 PP pound test line and Bloodworms,Fish Finder, 5/0 Circle Hook
Water temp 41 deg
Weather conditions Calm & Clear

Not much action most of the day. Things turned on as the tide was moving out.

I am sold on circle hooks--the fish hook themselves! It's almost like cheating.

3/26/05 Mike Banahan Nyack Striped Bass

caught a total of 4
of the following species- Striped Bass
from 20-24 inches in length
Fishing on Saturday, March 26, 2005 1:03:02 PM from a Boat
Body of water - Hudson River    location - Nyack NJ
Using 15 pound test line and Bloodworms
Water temp 40 deg
Weather conditions Calm & Clear

3/21/05 Carl Hartmann Piermont Pier Striped Bass

caught a total of 1 entry
of the following species- Striped Bass
from 24.75 inches in length (7.5 inches in girth) weight 4lb. 6oz.
Fishing on 3-21-05 from Surf
Body of water - Hudson   location - Piermont NY
Using 15 pound test line and Bloodworms
Water temp 41 deg
Weather conditions Calm & Clear

Good night up at Piermont. Landed 5 out of 6 fish. Lost a big one at the shore line. Lots of members up there. Starting to get active in the Hudson.

3/19/05 Rich Berlingeri Piermont Pier Striped Bass

caught a total of 2
of the following species- Striped Bass,Striped Bass (Released)
from 26.5 inches in length
Fishing on Saturday, March 19, 2005 9:37:13 AM from Surf
Body of water - Hudson River   location - Piermont NY
Using 30 PP pound test line and Fish finder, 3oz, 2.o hook, Bloodworms
Water temp CCCold deg
Weather conditions Windy

Fished first with Joe London, he caught two and had to lrave then fished with Carl Hartman I caught my two and he caught one. Fish ranged fron 14" to 26.5" -- mine being the largest caught on the pier this day.

THEY ARE HERE! Join us Monday March 21 for an afternoon and evening of "Catching" (somebody has to rename this sport!)

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

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!

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