THERE ARE PLENTY OF FLUKE OUT THERE BUT AT TIMES IT IS TOUGH TO LAND KEEPERS. THE KEEPERS WE DO LAND ARE UP TO 23" AND MANY FISH ARE JUST UNDER THE 18" LIMIT. THERE IS PLENTY OF ACTION WITH UP TO 60 FLAT FISH CAUGHT EACH TRIP. BLUEFISH ARE OFF SHORE, AROUND THE MUD BUOY AREA, TO BE CHUMMED UP. THERE HAVE EVEN BEEN REPORTS OF BONITO AND FALSE ALBIES SHOWING UP IN THE SLICKS. SEA BASS ARE OVER THE ROUGHT BOTTOM LIKE THE ARTIFICIAL REEF AND THE SHREWSBURY ROCKS.

The STRIPED BASS are still out there and the 'Just One More' found them yesterday!! We had aboard the Bluefish Bob Donahue charter. We rode around a while looking for bunker schools down the beach, but did not find any. Back to one of my favorite spots in the bay and we started to catch fish right away. By the end of the day, Bob landed the largest striped bass of the day at 38" and near 25 lbs. !! We did not limit out on the bass but had a steady pick. Other run offs were missed.  Many bluefish were landed as well as some monster 4' smooth dogfish. So if you want a late shot at striped bass, now is the time to go. Fluke fishing in the bay was one of the best in 20 years according to my friend Capt. Al on the Sea Horse who was first mating that day. 150 keepers and hundreds of throw backs. Now the fluke fishing is really starting to heat up . Time to get out there.

 Today we had aboard the John Crowley charter from Tom's River, N.J. and the rest of his family from Canada. It was a good day of fluke fishing. In the first minute of the charter the first fluke was landed and it was also the largest of the day. Justin caught a very nice 23" fluke and then continued to catch many more keepers. We had a good pull of fluke the whole day. All the fish were between 19" and 23". We also landed at least 25 short fluke with many just under the regulation mark of 18". Bluefish we also taking our baits and many were released. The fluke fishing right now is in full swing, and the fishing is quite good . Water temp. in the bay was up to 71.3 degrees but the fish on the bottom were still coming up cool to the touch. Now is the time to go for some great tasting flattie fillets!!!!

 After a couple of down days, due to inclement weather, a cancellation, and not being booked for a day or two, the "Just One More" was back in action. Today we had aboard the Randy Pollinger charter from Allentown, Pa. We had another full limit of striped bass up to a high of 35". We also released shorts that were very close to being keepers at 27.75". On the way out, we cast to the breaking birds and landed a total of 20 bluefish and released others. They were smaller blues, and the perfect eating size. The cooler was full at the end of the day !!! Congratulations. to Dennis Sr. and Dennis Jr. on their first striped bass landed ever !!! Dennis Jr. really figured out the bite and landed his fair share of the fish!. The stripers are still on the bite. Time to go !