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New Jersey Offshore Fishing Report 9-11-15


<b>Manasquan Inlet</b>

Bigeye tuna 150 pounds to the upper 200s were trolled at the 100 Square at Hudson Canyon on Bomber CD30 lures, and were also chunked and jigged, said Eric from <b>The Reel Seat</b> in Brielle. Sometimes white marlin were trolled at the canyon, and its fishing at night picked away at swordfish. Yellowfin tuna fishing was good from a few miles inshore of the Bacardi wreck to the tip of the Hudson. The 15-pounders to 40 or 50, lots, were trolled on small lures like jets and feathers or spreader bars with small squids. The yellowfins were also sacked on jigs, 60 to 150 grains, and hooked on popper plugs, slider lures and chunks.

Chunking and jigging for yellowfin, longfin and bigeye tuna is breaking open, both during daytime and nighttime, Capt. Alan from <b>Mushin Sportfishing</b> from Point Pleasant Beach wrote in an email. The season’s fishing seemed to be kicking in. On an overnight trip aboard last week, from Wednesday to Thursday, competing in the Manasquan River Marlin & Tuna Club Offshore Open, many anglers were seen fighting fish at all times. That was among a fleet of more than 80 boats. Mushin’s trip caught tuna, white marlin, blue marlin and mahi mahi. None of the trip’s fish won, but the tournament was great, Alan said. The schedule of open-boat tuna trips to the canyons in October will be posted on Mushin’s website soon. An inshore trip looked for bonito, but water was green, out to 18 to 20 miles, so no bonito showed up. Neither did false albacore.

<b>Barnegat Light</b>

The next tuna trip is set for later this month on the <b>Super Chic</b> from Barnegat Light, Capt. Ted said, and tuna fishing seemed to pick up a little. Somewhat better catches of yellowfin tuna were heard about than before, both while trolling during daytime and on the nighttime chunk. Closer to shore, no bonito were heard about. That angling seemed a bust this season, unless some are yet to show up. This writer told Ted about false albacore reported in the mix on Belmar party-boat trips for bluefish, and albies reportedly seen closer to shore, out of range for casting from the surf. This was about the time when albies could show up, and he wouldn’t be surprised if the fish were around, he said.

<b>Beach Haven Inlet</b>

A full crew of anglers were set to sail offshore for tuna overnight Saturday to Sunday on the <b>June Bug</b> from Beach Haven, but the fishing was weathered out, Capt. Lindsay said. The anglers couldn’t reschedule for Sunday to Monday, when the fishing was possible. Several trips are lined up for the fishing in the near future with anglers who can be somewhat flexible, in case of weather. That can help.

<b>Little Egg Inlet</b>

Only one report rolled in from offshore, and only mahi mahi, no tuna, were caught on the trip, said Chris from <b>Scott’s Bait & Tackle</b> in Mystic Island.  Catch Penn Day at the shop 10 a.m. to 4 p.m. Saturday. A Penn rep will showcase new Penn rods, reels, gear and shirts. The shop will feature sales, like 20 percent off Penn Bluewater Carnage Rods.

<b>Great Egg Harbor Inlet</b>

Reports about offshore weren’t so good, said Bill from <b>Fin-Atics</b> in Ocean City. Those who made the trip talked about catches like a white marlin released and a few tuna and mahi mahi caught. Any tuna heard about were small yellowfins, not large bigeyes that were talked about before. The offshore fish were kind of scattered at different places. 

<b>Townsend’s Inlet</b>

Wahoos and mahi mahi caught were heard about from the 30-fathom line, said Mike from <b>Sea Isle Bait & Tackle</b> in Sea Isle City. That was similar to what he reported last week, he said. That was the offshore news.

<b>Cape May Inlet</b>

Offshore waters held mahi mahi, some wahoos and, if a trip lit into one, bigeye tuna, said Capt. George from the <b>Heavy Hitter</b> from Cape May, in a phone call at mid-week. On Sunday in a call, he said he heard about bigeye tuna boated at Wilmington Canyon. One angler’s trip landed a bigeye pushing 300 pounds, after fighting the fish a long time. The angler said lots of mahi were around. Another angler’s trip boated two wahoos and plenty of mahi at Baltimore Canyon, George said that day. The trip also sailed to the deep, and white and blue marlin were there. 

Fishing offshore sounded better to the north and south than locally, said Nick from <b>Hands Too Bait & Tackle</b> in Cape May. But some tuna and mahi mahi seemed to come from Lindenkohl Canyon.

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