Welcome to the year's first Offshore Report!

<b>Manasquan Inlet</b>

The year’s first tuna trip will steam to the canyons Saturday night and fish into Sunday with <b>Mushin Sportfishing</b> from Point Pleasant Beach, Capt. Allen said. The trip will troll for tuna and drift for mako sharks and tilefish. Canyon waters looked great on satellite charts, seemed to show lots of promise. Charters are being booked, and see the schedule for <a href=" http://reports.mushinsportfishing.com/" target="_blank"> individual-reservation trips for tuna</a> on Mushin’s website.  Mushin means a relaxed state of readiness. The crew pride themselves on sharing the concept on outdoor adventures.

A few friends caught mako sharks well, Capt. Ken from the <b>Big Kid</b> from Brielle said. The boat will fish for sharks and tuna soon.

Nothing about sharks was reported yet this season, said Dave from <b>The Reel Seat</b> in Brielle. But some boaters sailed to the southern canyons, decking yellowfin and bluefin tuna.

<b>Barnegat Inlet</b>

One open-boat tilefish trip already sailed this season on the <b>Super Chic</b> from Barnegat Light, and the next is slated to fish overnight Saturday to Sunday, July 5 to 6, Capt. Ted said. Telephone to reserve, and the last trip, weeks ago, scooped up a mix of blueline and golden tiles, not big, but plenty, a good catch. All the trips last year served up good catches.

<b>Great Egg Harbor Inlet</b>

Customers bought bait for sharks and tuna, but no results were heard from the fishing, said Justin from <b>Fin-Atics</b> in Ocean City.  He was unsure whether the angling was slow or just nobody talked about the catches.

The season’s first charters for big game are set to sail for tuna and tilefish on June 14 and 17 on the <b>Stray Cat</b> from Longport, Capt. Mike said. He heard nothing about tuna this weekend, because of weather forecasts. But he previously reported tuna catches heard about from southern canyons. Two boats from the docks shark fished this weekend. No news was heard from the anglers, so folks from the dock assumed the angling wasn’t so good. Special nighttime sharking is being offered this year aboard, in addition to daytime sharking.

<b>Townsend’s Inlet</b>

Capt. Joe Hughes from <b>Jersey Cape Guide Service</b> from Sea Isle City, affiliated with <b>Sea Isle Bait & Tackle</b>, heard about a handful of mako sharks boated, he said. He also saw about a 120-pounder hanging for Jim’s Bait & Tackle in Cape May’s shark tournament during the weekend. Tuna were trolled at Baltimore and Poorman’s canyons.

Shark anglers talked about wrestling a few threshers and a couple of makos, said Mike from <b>Sea Isle Bait & Tackle</b> in Sea Isle City.  A buddy and friend lost a big thresher Wednesday, and Mike’s brother and friends are competing in this week’s South Jersey Shark Tournament from Cape May, and the shop’s sponsoring them. No customers sailed for tuna yet this season, and Mike saw reports online about tuna taken, but heard about none first-hand. 

<b>Cape May Inlet</b>

Tuna fishing went 5 for 6 on yellowfins and 4 for 4 on bluefins at Baltimore Canyon on Saturday with <b>Melanie Anne Sport Fishing Charters</b> from Cape May, Capt. Frank said. The five yellowfins and one bluefin were kept, and the rest of the bluefins were released. Seas were rough, terrible, in strong winds. But the fishing was good, and tuna jumped from the water. All the fish were caught in 1,400-foot depths, where the water was 65 ½ degrees, and the trip reached 76 miles from port, by the time the outing stopped fishing. The fish were trolled on ballyhoos and spreader bars, and one was hooked on a Green Machine behind a bird. The trip returned in 8-foot seas in 30-knot winds, sailing 15 knots all the way back, and that was tough. The boat was supposed to start competing Thursday in this week’s South Jersey Shark Tournament from South Jersey Marina in Cape May. Frank expects to give the scoop on the sharking for the next report.

From the <b>Heavy Hitter</b> from Cape May, Capt. George hopes bluefin tuna fishing turns on at places like Massey’s Canyon and the Hambone, he said. The fish usually arrive at the beginning of July. Reports were heard about tuna caught farther away at Wilmington, Baltimore and Poorman’s canyons. George spoke with an angler whose trip reeled in blue sharks while competing in Jim’s Bait & Tackle in Cape May’s shark tournament this weekend.

Nick from Cape May’s <b>Hands Too Bait & Tackle</b> joined a shark trip Saturday that pulled the hook on a big thresher and went 8 for 9 on blue sharks, he said. The water was blue and beautiful, and the temperature gauge was busted. But Nick thought the waters were 66 degrees.

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