<b>Sandy Hook</b>

Thresher sharks were weighed-in at <b>Twin Lights Marina</b> in Highlands, because a scale was installed with a capacity of 3,000 pounds, Wayne said. The fish included the Ryan Britton party’s 407-pounder, a 233-1/2-pounder that John Contelo Sr. and Jr. and Matt Calabria boated at 17 Fathoms, and a 217-pounder fought from the Mudhole on the Down Deep. Kevin Cole, Frank Masseri and Bob Fesco were the anglers aboard. Twin Lights, located conveniently on Shrewsbury River near Raritan Bay and the ocean, with no bridges before them, includes a marina with boat slips and dry storage, a fuel dock, and a combined bait and tackle shop and ship’s store. Baits include the flats of frozen baitfish for offshore fishing. The fuel dock is available 24 hours a day with a credit card. 

<b>Manasquan Inlet</b>

<b>Mushin Sportfishing</b> from Point Pleasant Beach competed in the Mako Mania and Mako Fever tournaments during the weekend, Capt. Alan wrote in two emails. Makos and lots of sharks were fought aboard on both days. Two makos, including a 150-pounder bagged, the other released, were part of the catch Saturday. On Sunday, four makos, including a 150-pounder kept, were landed. The good angling was found by running far offshore to clean, blue, 72-degree water. The crew looked forward to good sharking and tuna fishing later this week aboard. Tuna catches were still reported from the canyons, and charters and individual-reservation trips are sailing for them. Two spaces were available on a tuna trip this coming Sunday. More <a href=" http://reports.mushinsportfishing.com/
" target="_blank">individual-reservation tuna trips</a> are posted on Mushin’s website in the reports section, and are filling up. Mushin means a relaxed state of readiness. The crew pride themselves on sharing the concept on outdoor adventures.

Shark tournaments were held during the weekend, and a few makos seemed to be entered by Saturday, Eric from <b>The Reel Seat</b> in Brielle said on Sunday morning. Lots of blue sharks swam close to shore, 3 to 5 miles off, mostly inshore of Sea Girt Reef, if anglers wanted to take advantage. A few bluefin tuna just started to be caught toward the Glory Hole, and anglers hoped more would keep arriving. Hudson Canyon’s tuna fishing was sort of up and down. Some anglers trolled yellowfin tuna, lots, and sometimes bigeye tuna. Others had difficulty finding the tuna and came close to landing none. But tuna were there, and fishing the canyon was worthwhile. The usual spreader bars and ballyhoos, with Joe Shute skirts, caught. 

<b>Great Egg Harbor Inlet</b>

The <b>Stray Cat</b> from Longport will sail for tuna Saturday, Capt. Mike said. Yellowfin and bluefin tuna were trolled at Baltimore and Spencer canyons, and a few white marlin began to be trolled there, the last he heard. The population of mako and thresher sharks was a little thin, but lots of brown sharks swam. The ocean was 73 degrees, after all.

Sharks were boated at places like 28-Mile Wreck and the Cigar, said Bill from <b>Fin-Atics</b> in Ocean City. Plenty of makos swarmed, but not many big were caught. Smaller ones 75 or 80 pounds were, but not many anglers fished for sharks. Farther from shore, tuna were decked at Wilmington Canyon last week, but not much was mentioned about tuna this week, or few seemed to fish for them then.

<b>Townsend’s Inlet</b>

Reports heard about tuna fishing were less enthusiastic during the weekend than previously, maybe because of boat traffic, said Capt. Joe Hughes from <b>Jersey Cape Guide Service</b> from Sea Isle City, affiliated with <b>Sea Isle Bait & Tackle</b>. But yellowfin and bluefin tuna were trolled along the 30-fathom line at Baltimore Canyon. Fishing for sharks inshore was great right now. If anglers want to fish for them on specific dates, they need to telephone and reserve, because dates fill in summer. The trips catch and releases sharks like spinners, blacktips, browns and duskies, some of them required to be released, on conventional or fly rods, usually within 10 miles from shore. The fishing is a chance to fight big fish without the long trek offshore.  Keep up with Joe’s fishing on <a href="http://captainjoehughes.blogspot.com/" target="_blank">Jersey Cape’s blog</a>.

<b>Cape May</b>

Some telephoned to go tuna fishing, but Capt. George from the <b>Heavy Hitter</b> from Cape May told them to wait, he said. That was because tuna fishing at the canyons slowed at the moment, after the angling was good before. The angling could pick back up, and George is waiting for that, and also for bluefin tuna that could arrive closer to shore any moment, like at the Hot Dog or Massey’s Canyon. That fishing sometimes begins any time now, or around the first week of July. But every year can be different. On Sunday aboard, two bigeye tuna, a longfin tuna and a white marlin were trolled at Wilmington Canyon. Fishing among the fleet was slow that day and Saturday, so George guessed the trip got lucky. Three mystery bites were also had. The marlin was reeled in quickly, but the bigeyes meant business, he said.  The longfin was the only one of the true albacore that bit, though more than one usually hit on the troll at once. Once the sun came up, seas were 3 feet, sometimes 4 and 5 feet, all day, after seas were calmer previously. Telephone if interested in tuna fishing.

With <b>Melanie Anne Sport Fishing Charters</b> from Cape May, a trip went 6 for 8 on yellowfin tuna, released a white marlin, bagged mahi mahi and caught lots of bonito at Baltimore Canyon on Saturday, Capt. Frank said. A big fish was lost that was guessed to be a bigeye tuna. The fish peeled off line, almost spooling the reel, before breaking off. The yellowfins were all 60 pounds.  The marlin, the season’s first that was landed from a Cape May boat, Frank thought, and mahi were good-sized. Watch a video of the marlin release. The trip’s fish were trolled in 73-1/2-degree water, and water in the area ranged 72 to74 degrees. The water was beautiful and clear.

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