<b>Shark River Inlet</b>

A trip overnighted at Hudson Canyon Friday to Saturday with <b>XTC Sportfishing</b> from Belmar, Capt. Scott said. But the angling was slow, landing three yellowfin tuna and two hammerhead sharks. Fifteen yellowfins and two bluefins were decked from the mid-range ocean last week on Thursday with XTC. That was after five yellowfins and a wahoo were whipped on a trip aboard in the area the previous day, covered in the last report here.

<b>Manasquan Inlet</b>

Wilmington Canyon fished best for bigeye tuna, said Eric from <b>The Reel Seat</b> in Brielle. The fish were trolled at night on glow-in-the-dark spreader bars and plugs, and on ballyhoos. A handful of tuna were trolled at Hudson Canyon. The 100 Square sometimes gave up bigeyes at the Hudson. Bigeyes were chunked at night there sometimes. Swordfish were caught at night there. Not many other tuna species were taken there. From the Bacardi wreck to the tip of the Hudson was the place for yellowfin tuna 26 or 27 inches to 60 pounds and a handful of bluefin tuna. The fishing was pretty good for the yellowfins first thing in mornings and from 2 or 3 p.m. to dark on the troll. Mini Green Machines, either in daisy chains or on spreader bars, were the bait, out-catching ballyhoos. A few white marlin and wahoos were fought in the area.

<b>Mushin Sportfishing</b> from Point Pleasant Beach overnighted offshore Friday to Saturday, and the fleet had to search for tuna, Capt. Alan wrote in an email. Nearly 30 beautiful mahi mahi, he said, to 15 pounds were caught on chunk baits on spinning rods with Mushin. At night, the trip pasted a swordfish, and lots of good offshore fishing is yet to come, he said. Dates being booked include September. Charters and open-boat trips are fishing offshore.

<b>Barnegat Inlet</b>

A day-troll for tuna went well Tuesday on the <b>Super Chic</b> from Barnegat Light for a group from Ohio, the boat’s Facebook page said. Five tuna, a mix of yellowfins and bluefins, and some skipjacks were landed. The tuna were the first-ever for some of the anglers, and weather was great. An angler who commented on the post said the angler fished the Chicken Canyon on the same day, in 77.5-degree, “nice water,” he wrote, catching mahi mahi and, just inshore of the Chicken, bluefish. 

<b>Little Egg Inlet</b>

Nothing positive was talked about tuna fishing during the weekend, said Brian from <b>Scott’s Bait & Tackle</b> in Mystic Island.

<b>Absecon Inlet</b>

Jay from the shop sailed on another offshore trip, like before, that docked another bigeye tuna Tuesday night, said Capt. Dave from <b>Absecon Bay Sportsman Center</b> in Absecon. Bigeye fishing’s been consistent.

<b>Great Egg Harbor Inlet</b>

News about tuna was scarcer this week because the MidAtlantic $500,000 tournament was under way from Cape May, said Capt. Mike from the <b>Stray Cat</b> from Longport. But trips picked away at bigeye tuna, like before, and which canyon was fished for them didn’t seem to make a difference. Yellowfin tuna were small and few. A good shot of tuna historically lights up around the final week of August, after the MidAtlantic, at Lindenkohl and Wilmington canyons, where the boat often fishes. Storms begin to roll in, because of the changing seasons, pushing the water around, turning on tuna. Nighttime chunking for tuna should ratchet up in the next 10 days or so.

White marlin were trolled at Lindenkohl and Wilmington canyons, said Nick from <b>Fin-Atics</b> in Ocean City. Bigeye tuna were trolled at night.

<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>, joined an offshore trip on another boat Saturday that pre-fished for Cape May’s Mid-Atlantic $500,000, he said. The tournament was under way from Monday through today. The trip caught nine mahi mahi and had a couple of shots at white marlin.

Bigeye tuna were hauled mostly from Wilmington Canyon, said Mike from <b>Sea Isle Bait & Tackle</b> in Sea Isle City. A couple of reports from boaters competing in this week’s MidAtlantic $500,000 said white marlin, not a lot, but some good catches, were landed, and tons of mahi mahi were.

<b>Cape May Inlet</b>

Looked like good catches of bigeye tuna and white and blue marlin were made during this week’s MidAtlantic $500,000 tournament from Cape May, said Nick from <b>Hands Too Bait & Tackle</b> in the town. One customer got covered up with whites toward Poorman’s Canyon, though he was disappointed, because he aimed for bigeyes. He found flying fish everywhere around the whites, and the flying fish even jumped in the boat. Nick fished on a charter at Wilmington Canyon last week that landed a couple of mahi mahi and missed a couple of knock downs.

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