<b>Manasquan Inlet</b>

Tuna fishing wasn’t so good at the offshore canyons, Dave from <b>The Reel Seat</b> in Brielle said during the weekend. Party boats struggled to catch yellowfin tuna at night. A customer on the Goin in Deep trolled two bigeye tuna. Longfin tuna were run into once in a while on trips. Closer to shore, fishing for bonito and false albacore seemed hit or miss last week. A party boat was known about that got into them at Manasquan Ridge.

An overnight trip for tuna is supposed fish tonight to Saturday with <b>Mushin Sportfishing</b> from Point Pleasant Beach, Capt. Ray wrote in an e-mail. The crew hopes for good fishing at night, and news was heard about yellowfin tuna “coming a little closer to home,” Ray said. Autumn weather will probably make getting weather windows more difficult for offshore trips.  But if anglers are willing to wait for opportunities, they should book the trips as soon as possible. Mushin means a relaxed state of readiness.

<b>Barnegat Light</b>

An overnight trip fished offshore last Friday to Saturday on the <b>Super Chic</b> from Barnegat Light, Capt. Ted said. The fishing was slow, catching a good-sized wahoo, a small swordfish and a mahi mahi. Seas were bumpy, and waters where the boat was anchored were 70 to 71 degrees, “which for this time of year, is fine,” he said. The Super Chic was the only charter boat seen in the area, and five party boats were seen there. Ten or twelve tuna were reportedly caught on one, and about one or two seemed to be landed on each of the others. Space is available on an open-boat tilefish trip October 19, and that fishing was good on all past trips for them aboard this season. Closer to the coast, lots of false albacore and a few bonito were fought. Whether the bonito population was smaller, or albies beat them to the hook, was difficult to say. The 56-foot Super Chic can accommodate up to 25 anglers on inshore trips and 10 on overnight, offshore trips. The vessel sleeps 10 passengers.

<b>Great Egg Harbor Inlet</b>

Customers planned to sail for tuna last night and today, said John from <b>Fin-Atics</b> in Ocean City. Probably eight days ago was the last time tuna fishing was heard about. “It’s been a strange year,” John said. The shop usually gives lots of offshore news.

<b>Cape May</b>

No fishing sailed since windy weather during the weekend on the <b>Heavy Hitter</b> from Cape May, Capt. George said. Nobody seemed to fish for tuna in winds through the weekend. Previously, fishing for yellowfin tuna 30 to 60 pounds sounded fairly good along the 30-fathom line on the troll. Lots of false albacore apparently swam among them. A tuna trip is supposed to fish in two weekends aboard, but George was going to see whether the anglers wanted to go this weekend, if the tuna along the 30 were still biting. The only other tuna that bit recently that were heard about were at Washington Canyon, out of range for most Cape May boats. That’s except vessels with large fuel capacities like party boats.

Yellowfin tuna and false albacore were caught at the Tea Cup, mostly on the troll, said Nick from <b>Hands Too Bait & Tackle</b> in Cape May. Closer in, mahi mahi and occasional wahoos were gaffed at places like 19-Fathom Lump and Atlantic City Ridge.

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