<b>Staten Island</b>

<b>Outcast Charters</b> targeted blackfish yesterday in the ocean, but the bite was slow, probably because of dirty water leftover from the storm, Capt. Joe said. A handful of the tog to 5 pounds came aboard, so the anglers then switched to sea bassing, and that fishing was good, producing all quality, big lumpheads to 3 pounds. The ocean was 56 degrees, and some boaters might’ve scored better on blackfish, but they probably fished in the bay, where the water was more sheltered from the storm. But Joe wanted to fish the ocean to keep the options open. Outcast will continue to chase blackfish the rest of the season, and blackfishing is one of the boat’s specialties. But striped bass charters are also available.

The boat limited out on blackfish to 7 pounds yesterday with <b>Kayla Rose Charters</b>, and the fishing was good, Capt. Darrin said. The anglers loaded up on the fish in the morning, and then action turned off during a couple of hours through slack tide, but then it picked back up. Darrin thought the water was 57 degrees, and seas were a little snotty in the morning, but forecasts for worse conditions were inaccurate, and few other boats were fishing. Kayla Rose was slated to begin open-boat striped bass trips every Wednesday and Friday evenings this past Friday, but the first trip was weathered out. But the trips should kick off this week. Space is available on an open blackfish trip Wednesday morning, and if anglers are interested in open trips for blacks or stripers at other times, give Darrin a call, and he’s always got other anglers who can potentially fill a trip. Charters for both species are also available.

<b>Bayonne</b>

A charter boated six keeper striped bass and released two shorts in the East River on eels yesterday from noon to 6 p.m. during incoming tide, said Capt. Akira from <b>True World Tackle</b> and <b>True World Tackle Charters</b>. The catch was decent, but not many fish bit, and the bass weighed up to a 34-inch 14-pounder, and no bigger, migrating stripers had arrived. The water was warm and 61 degrees, and some blues were still around. But Akira thinks migrators might show up in time for more charters slated for this coming weekend. A friend fished Diamond Reef yesterday morning during outgoing and hooked lots of stripers around 37 to 40 inches on eels, and that seemed the best place to fish for stripers yesterday. Another friend fished off 23rd Street in the morning and said striper fishing wasn’t good. Yet another fished Hell’s Gate in the morning and landed some keepers but no big ones. Akira cancelled a charter Saturday because of strong winds, but a charter with another captain decided to fish anyway and bagged some keeper stripers on eels despite a gale warning. A customer from True World Tackle drifted eels near the Verrazano Bridge and grabbed some keepers.

<b>Keyport</b>

The <b>Lucky Carm</b> was kept at the dock because of the weather, and news was scarce during the blow, Capt. Carmine said. But the boat is sailing for striped bass, blues and bottom fish, and anglers were waiting for the migration of stripers to pick up. The fish were overdue, but they could turn on any moment.

A charter had to be cancelled Saturday because of strong winds, but the weather lately was helping water temps drop to probably the high 50s, and that should help striped bass fishing, said Capt. Joe from <b>Papa’s Angels Charters</b>. A couple of spots are available for an open-boat striper trip 7 a.m. to 1 p.m. Wednesday, November 14. Open trips are also sailing every day when no charter is booked, and call to reserve the open trips. The boat is available for a 4-hour striper charter at 7 a.m. Thanksgiving Day, so anglers can get out on the water but be home for Turkey, and book quickly if interested. That trip might be one of the last of the season for Papa’s Angels, because the boat might only fish through the end of the month this year.

<b>Atlantic Highlands</b>

Bottom fishing was very good for big porgies Thursday on the <b>Atlantic Star</b> before the storm forced the boat to stay docked Friday and Saturday, Capt. Tom said. The boat fished Sandy Hook Reef on Thursday for a good, all-day pick of porgies in clear water. Trips resumed yesterday, and big porgies were again landed at the reef, but not enough of them, and the water was churned up from the storm. So the boat moved to the Mud Buoy, and a few sea bass and porgies were taken, but the fishing was better at the reef, and the fish were bigger there. But Tom thinks the fishing will again be good when the water settles, including because he was reading plenty of fish. The water was kind of a gray and was silty, and the water temp dropped after the storm and was 55 degrees. Anglers onboard will put more effort into blackfishing starting November 15, when the blackfish bag limit jumps to eight from the current limit of one. The blacks will be in basically the same places where the boat is already fishing for porgies, so anglers will also be able to drop down clams for porgies in addition to fishing crabs for blacks, if they want at that time. Porgy fishing held up well into November last year. The Atlantic Star is bottom fishing from 7:30 a.m. to 2:30 p.m. daily.

Striped bass fishing had been becoming decent around Sandy Hook, but the fishing was slow Sunday after the storm, because the bottom got churned up, said Capt. Rich from the <b>Teal</b>. The boat was fishing the Sandy Hook Rips when he gave this report last night. But catches should pick up after the water settled in a day or so, he said. The Teal is sailing for striped bass on two trips 7:30 a.m. to 2 p.m. and 3:30 p.m. to 9 p.m. every Wednesday and every Friday through Sunday.

Patrons on the <b>Fishermen</b> put together a decent pick of short and keeper striped bass yesterday in the ocean, Capt. Ron said in the report on the boat’s web site. Small fish were plentiful, and a few bigger bass were mixed in. Lou Carini from Monroe Township nailed a 21 pounder, and Rocco Farina hooked the most fish, three keepers and nearly a dozen shorts. The fishing was better than Ron expected after the storm, and there was a ground swell, but it was very fishable. The boat apparently didn’t make it out Friday and Saturday because of the weather, because no reports were posted for those days. But on Thursday a trip produced a nice pick of bass in the morning, and later in the day anglers tied on jigs and finished with a bang, reeling in some nicer keepers, plenty of shorts and some blues under gannets hitting the water. A 14-pound striper was the pool fish. The Fishermen is fishing for striped bass 7:30 a.m. to 2:30 p.m. daily and 3:30 p.m. to 9:30 p.m. Fridays through Sundays.

<b>Highlands</b>

Fishing for striped bass was improving a lot before the storm, said Capt. Brian from <b>Jersey Devil Charters</b>. The fish were turning on toward Breezy Point, down the ocean beaches and at the Shrewsbury Rocks, and Jersey Devil will troll and bunker chunk for them and will also eel for the stripers at night. He traveled this weekend to Cape May to compete in the American Striper Association Tournament, but the competition was postponed till next weekend because of the weather. Local anglers who knew what they were doing seemed to be catching stripers from Cape May so far. Jersey Devil has won and placed in a number of striper tournaments every year recently and especially targets trophies. Bottom fishing was also starting to pick up, and Jersey Devil will bottom fish for tog starting November 15, when the bag limit increases to eight from the current limit of one. Brian is hoping giant bluefin tuna will show up this year, and charters will target them if they do. Be sure to secure a spot for a charter now if you want to go. A friend battled a 450-pounder up north 1 ½ weeks ago. Schoolie bluefins were swimming the Mudhole before the storm, and Jersey Devil also fishes for them. Canyon tuna fishing was hot and cold, and some boaters got into the fish, and others didn’t.  Some open dates remain for charters with Jersey Devil this season.

The storm blew in just as fishing was heating up, and three charters were forced to be cancelled, but Capt. Bob from <b>Sandy Hook Fishing Adventures</b> hoped catches picked right back up, he said in an e-mail. He managed to run a couple of trips in the Shrewsbury River in the meantime during the week. One of them sailed with a three-man charter who limited out on stripers and released shorts from 24 to 27 inches. Another fished in the afternoon for bass and blues with good results, landing blues to 10 pounds and stripers to 34 inches on jigs and clams at readings and under working birds. Some dates remain for charters this month, and bookings will be accepted at least until mid December if the weather holds.

Anglers bailed a mess of striped bass yesterday with <b>Fisher Price Charters</b>, limiting out the boat on the fish to 20 pounds in the bay on clams, Capt. Derek said. Fishing was very good, and water temps dropped a little to 57.9 degrees since the storm. The clarity wasn’t bad considering the storm and wasn’t like chocolate milk. Fisher Price will concentrate on stripers the rest of the season, clamming, jigging, eeling and trolling for the fish. Tog trips will also begin November 15, when the bag limit gets hiked to eight of the fish from the current limit of one. A few dates are left for charters, and Fisher Price will fish at least through the end of the month. Derek would like to fish longer, but sometimes the marina requires all boats to be out of the water by December. The length of the boat’s season also depends on the weather.

The <b>Benchmark</b> returned to the Highlands to fish for striped bass the rest of the season after fishing for tuna offshore from Point Pleasant since summer. A striper charter headed out yesterday, and “we didn’t set the world on fire,” the report on the boat’s web site said, but six keepers and a bunch of shorts were clammed and trolled. The boat’s final offshore trip of the year fished Wednesday from Point Pleasant and bagged two yellowfin tuna and two longfin tuna and had several other bites a few miles north of Wilmington Canyon. The number of boats looked like a September weekend, and the crew found an open spot and planted the anchor.

<b>Sea Bright</b>

<b>Two Rivers Charters</b> fished the Shrewsbury and Navesink rivers Thursday and scored very well, landing scores of striped bass, and most averaged 26 to 27 inches, but five weighed 18 to 23 pounds, Capt. Fletcher Chayes said. All were hooked on plugs, and the big ones hit top-waters. A few blues were also fought, mostly hitting at first, but soon the anglers were covered up with stripers. Another trip returned Friday when the storm was coming through, and fishing was a lot quieter, and Fletcher had to find the stripers. The fish finally appeared toward Sea Bright and Long Branch.

<b>Brielle</b>

Boaters started fishing the ocean again Sunday morning after the storm, but the fishing seemed slow, said Dave from <b>The Reel Seat</b>. Apparently the water had to settle down after the weather. Surf fishing was very good for striped bass to 40 inches Saturday at Fisherman’s Cove at Manasquan Inlet on popping plugs and wooden swimmers. Only stripers and no blues were predominant there, but blues swam Manasquan River. Stripers also swarmed the river between the bridges and also bit in the Point Pleasant Canal on soft plastic lures. Dave was hooking the stripers in the river on a 2-ounce Spro bucktails with a plastic worm, because the current had been strong since the full moon. Blues, stripers and shad were fought during the week at Manasquan Inlet. The last offshore reports were from trips Tuesday to Wednesday before the storm, and the Moondancer headed to Wilmington Canyon during that time for a catch of six longfin tuna and a bunch of mahi mahi that were boated at night. The Due Course also fished offshore, and nighttime fishing was slow, but a good number of longfins were trolled on the vessel during the day. A body of warm water to the east seemed poised to push into the canyons in the past days. Schoolie bluefin tuna fishing was holding up at the Mudhole before the storm, and nothing was heard yet about larger bluefins.

On the <b>Katie H</b> anglers jigged three striped bass to 31 inches and a bazillion 3- to 6-pound blues in the ocean off Asbury Park on Thursday, Capt. Mike said. Ava jigs got the bites, and lots of stripers were marked on the bottom, but catching them was a matter of getting through the blues. But the charter was happy to land the three bass. A charter Wednesday fought all the blues they could want, and that trip was included in the last report. The Katie H was canyon tuna fishing until now, and the crew will still try to fish offshore, and the weather keeps the opportunities somewhat limited at this time of year. But the forecast looked like a window of weather would open toward the end of this week, and if so, a canyon charter should sail. The boat might head south, because the southern canyons seemed to produce lately, but fishing for big bluefin tuna closer to home at Hudson Canyon might be an option, because the fish to 250 pounds usually show up at this time of year.

Capt. Larry from the <b>Reel-Ality</b> escaped the storm and traveled to Cape Coral in southwestern Florida in the past days. He said he caught all kinds of fish, including ladyfish, snappers, pompano and more. A couple of blues even hit. Anglers said live shrimp or greenies, a type of baitfish, should be used, but he tossed Berkeley Gulps that outfished the live bait 10 to 1. Gulps aren’t popular there like they are in Jersey, but they worked.

<b>Point Pleasant</b>

<b>Angela Rose Charters</b> is back in action after brief down time during the lull before fall fishing kicked in. Fishing looked like it might be good with west winds Sunday after the blow, so the boat headed out, Capt. Anthony said in an e-mail. The vessel broke the inlet at 7 a.m. and ran north to Asbury Park, where nice marks were read. But nothing bit, so the boat continued north to the Shrewsbury Rocks, joining the rat race of other vessels. Angela Rose trolled the rocks, but nothing touched the lines, and nobody else who was radioed or called reported any results, so the crew called it a day by 11 a.m. Not a single bird was seen working the water during the trip, and the water was in the high 50s and murky. But striped bass fishing will really get going before long, and Long Island anglers were doing pretty well, so Jersey won’t be far behind, Anthony said. Charters are still being accepted for stripers and bottom fish.

Bottom-fishing trips on the <b>Dauntless</b> resumed Sunday after the storm, and the bite wasn’t good in the morning, and the ocean needed to settle back down, and sea bass and porgies started being hooked toward the end of the day, Capt. Willie said. He expected catches to bounce back soon. A couple of big tog were also boated, though the trip wasn’t targeting tog. Weekend, evening bluefishing trips are now finished for the year on the vessel, and none of the bluefish trips was able to sail the past two weekends because of the weather. The Dauntless is bottom fishing for sea bass, porgies and blackfish 7:30 a.m. to 3:30 p.m. every day.

Manasquan Inlet anglers hooked blackfish and small striped bass, said Rob Sr. from <b>Gates Bait & Tackle</b>. Green crabs were the bait of choice for the blacks, and the stripers grabbed small metal or clams, and a few small stripers in the surf also grabbed the same things. Both green crabs and clams are stocked. Anglers were generally waiting for fall fishing to pick up. Gates is conveniently located within walking distance of the inlet and surf and also the party boat and charter boat fleet. A motel is also on the premises and is especially popular with anglers, who either stay overnight before or after boating trips to avoid early morning or late evening driving or simply take a fishing trip by overnighting at the motel.

The <b>Gambler</b> is now striped bass fishing in the ocean every day except Mondays, because the boat is running canyon tuna trips every Sunday to Monday, Capt. Bob said. The boat began sailing on the striper trips Thursday, and the weather apparently kept anglers from showing up the following days. But the fishing was good Thursday, and six keeper stripers were bagged, and about a dozen shorts were released, and blues gave up lots of actions. There was good action on the trip, and lots of birds worked the water, and fish were crashing bait. Many patrons fished with 5-ounce Krocodile spoons, and some cast 4-ounce, Ava jigs without tails, and a few tossed Ava’s with tails. Some also jigged white Crippled Herrings that sometimes work well, because they imitate peanut bunker. The boat was headed offshore last night, when Bob said he saw two good temperature breaks, one at Hudson Canyon and another at Wilmington Canyon. He thought he was probably going to run to the Wilmington, because the boat fished there on its last offshore trip, and the fishing was decent. Openings remain on the Sunday to Monday tuna trips this month, and those will be the last tuna trips of the year. In December the vessel will begin running a number of offshore sea bass trips. Bob noted that a rally for anglers will be held at the pavilion in Belmar at 8 p.m. Tuesday, and anglers should show up and give support if possible. One of the rallies was held a little earlier this year and was attended by politicians and groups such as the Recreational Fishing Alliance. The main focus will be to draw attention to the problem with the government threatening to close down fluke fishing, an entirely irresponsible threat based on faulty science that would seriously damage the recreational fishing industry and prevent many saltwater anglers from fishing throughout the season. The main focus will be fluke, but situations like a fluke closure have a domino effect, and such problems that anglers face will also be a general topic, Bob said.

<b>Seaside</b>

A customer reeled in six stripers including one keeper, an 8-pounder, from the surf at Seaside Park this morning, and another called from the beach early this morning and said he clammed four stripers so far at Seaside Park right down the road from the shop and saw another angler nail a huge keeper, the report on <b>Betty and Nick’s Bait & Tackle</b>’s web site said. A few stripers were clammed here and there in the suds yesterday morning, and the water was dirty but fishable, and at 4:30 a.m. that day the surf could no longer be heard pounding from the shop after the rough seas previously. The surf today was 1 to 2 feet, 61 degrees and dirty or had a “little tinge.” <a href=" http://www.bettyandnicks.com/fish.shtml" target="_blank"> Click here</a> for the latest.

Rough seas from the offshore hurricane put a damper on surf fishing by Saturday, and lots tried to connect but failed that day, the fishing report on <b>Grumpy’s Tackle</b>’s web site said. Seas were diminishing in the afternoon with winds switching to the northwest, but Sunday’s fishing was also disappointing. A few stripers were weighed in toward the end of Sunday, so maybe things were improving. Today’s calmer weather was also expected to help clear the water, still dirty but improving. But on Friday there was action all over, and plenty of keeper bass were beached, and some blues from 2 to 11 pounds were fought, despite rough seas that required 8 to 10 ounces of weight by the evening. It was definitely time for the big sticks. In the morning Ortley Beach was the place to be, because the striper bite had been on since night, and Lavallette also produced some action. On Thursday morning the season’s first striper over 30 pounds, a 30.8-pounder, hit the scale, and a good number of stripers from 6.8 to 12.2 pounds were checked in. Clams were taking almost all the stripers in the past days, but maybe clearer water would help pluggers score. <a href="http://www.grumpystackle.com/fishingreports/" target="_blank"> Click here</a> for updates. 

<b>Barnegat Light</b>

Striped bass fishing was “spitting and sputtering” but definitely getting better almost daily, said Capt. Steve from <b>Reel Fantasea Charters</b> in an e-mail. Brothers Chris and Jim Spring were aboard Friday in Barnegat Bay in stiff, northeast, 25- to 30- m.p.h. winds straight against outgoing tide, making drifting difficult. They managed one striper, a weakfish and a couple of blues before winds forced them to return early. The week ended with Wayne Salvi and two friends aboard, and they got into solid fishing, landing 12 stripers to 30 inches and missing another six on live spots and live squid. Only two dates are available for charters on November 18 and 29, and with the season just getting under way, they’ll surely be booked.

<b>Beach Haven</b>

The <b>Miss Beach Haven</b> was weathered out on its bottom-fishing trips the past two weekends in a row, Capt. Frank said. That was tough, but before the weather patrons were boating blackfish, sea bass and porgies. Trips will start concentrating on blackfish after November 15, when the bag limit jumps to eight of the tog from the current limit of one. The boat this weekend will bottom fish 8 a.m. to 2 p.m. Saturday and Sunday. Starting the next weekend the blackfishing trips will sail 7 a.m. to 2 p.m. every Saturday and Sunday. A special, 18-hour, offshore wreck-fishing trip is slated for Black Friday, November 23, leaving the dock at 12 midnight. Sea bass, ling, cod, pollock, haddock and other bottom dwellers are usually caught, and reservations are required. A few openings remain, but book now, because the trips fill up, such as one that’s full on Veterans’ Day this Monday. Miss Beach Haven had been chartering for tuna, but that season is now finished on the vessel.

<b>Atlantic City</b>

The storm chased off the panfish, and striped bass were beached in the surf, and anglers were waiting for the big migration of stripers, but some were still caught, said Noel from <b>One Stop Bait & Tackle</b>. Bloodworms, eels, fresh clams and fresh bunker did the trick. Lots of peanut bunker schooled the wash, and bluefish kept biting there, though anglers were tired of blues by now. But the blues could be fought on fresh bunker or frozen mullet, and the supply of fresh mullet was now finished for the season. Herring were also landed. All the baits mentioned are stocked.

<b>Margate</b>

The <b>Fish N’ Fun</b> was anchored in the back bay for striped bass yesterday evening when Capt. Jay gave this report. They were chunking for the fish and had a few bumps so far, but Jay was considering changing tactics in a moment. Patrons were booked to take another striper trip this evening, and the boat is sailing for stripers twice daily from 6 a.m. to 10 a.m. and 6 p.m. to 10 p.m. Jay’s bigger boat the <b>Jessie O’</b> is bottom fishing daily, and he was anxious to get back out for sea bass, because the lumpheads were supposedly biting. Both boats are also available for charters. The fleet is now offering a special on Mondays and Wednesdays: Buy one fare and get half off a second fare if you bring a friend. Be sure to sign up for a trip that will compete in Captain Andy’s Marina’s Annual Striper Tournament on November 17. The fare includes the tournament entry fee, a T-shirt, a buffet at Maynard’s Café, and of course a chance to win the prizes for the three heaviest linesiders. Reservations are being accepted for a special Thanksgiving Day open-boat striped bass trip that will take place 6 a.m. to 12 noon, getting anglers home in time for turkey and football.

<b>Longport</b>

On the <b>Stray Cat</b> sea bass fishing was pretty good Thursday, and patrons on Friday hooked blues on top and a few striped bass underneath them, Capt. Mike said. The blues weighed 3 or 4 pounds, and the stripers were 18- to 20-inch shorts, but at least stripers were beginning to appear, and both fish hit Hopkins Shorty jigs under bird play toward the Stork Reef about 2 1/4 miles northwest of the bell buoy. Open-boat bottom-fishing trips will sail for sea bass daily the rest of this week except Thursday, and call to reserve. Thursday will feature a Cast and Blast trip, where the boat anchors at an inshore wreck, and customers fish for sea bass and shoot sea ducks whenever the docks fly by. Decoys are spread out, and the crew retrieves the ducks on a 16-foot boat with a kicker that’s brought along. More Cast and Blast trips will probably sail on Thursdays, and a few weekends will also be slated, and the trips will probably sail till January 27. Open-boat blackfishing trips are about to kick off and will run daily starting November 15, when the bag limit gets pushed up to eight fish from the current limit of one. Stray Cat had a good year of blackfishing last year at the South Jersey reefs and wrecks that get less pressure than up north. Open-boat striped bass trips will sail every Thursday and Sunday when more stripers arrive.

<b>Sea Isle City</b>

Fishing was producing striped bass in the back bay and blues along the beach front, and now it was a matter of waiting for the fall migration of big bass to arrive, and plenty of bait was around to attract the fish, and the cooler weather should help, said Capt. Joe Hughes from <b>Jersey Cape Guide Service</b> and <b>Gibson’s Tackle</b>. Anticipation was in the air, because November is historically when fall action starts to take off. Some of the best fishing of the year usually includes chasing stripers and blues in the ocean in November and December if the weather holds. Thanksgiving weekend is usually a great time, and jigging for the fish along the ocean front should be good.

<b>Cape May</b>

Two striped bass over 20 pounds apiece and one over 30 pounds were bunker chunked in lower Delaware Bay yesterday with <b>Jaftica Sportfishing</b>, so it was a good trip, and stripers seemed to be starting to appear, Capt. Ray said. One of the fish was definitely a migrator and not a resident, because the striper was clean-looking and bright. The boat was heading back out today, and Ray hoped to fish the Cape May Rips with live spots or live eels for the fish. Some anglers seemed to put together decent catches at the rips yesterday in the morning and afternoon. On Jaftica’s trip in the bay the water was 58 degrees and clean, and seas were a little sloppy for a while. Ray thought striper fishing would probably be “on” now, based on yesterday’s trip and other reports he heard.

<b>Legal Limit Charters</b> fished Delaware Bay yesterday and landed a 23-pound striped bass while bunker chunking, and anglers in the area seemed to catch a bass here or there but not a whole lot, Capt. T.J. said. The water was 57 degrees and muddy, and winds were still blowing 20 knots after the previous storm. The boat was running another trip today, and T.J. preferred to fish the Cape May Rips for stripers, but winds forecast for today might’ve kept him in the bay again.

Andrew Nyberg’s charter on the <b>Heavy Hitter</b> bunker chunked for striped bass in Delaware Bay yesterday, and the fishing wasn’t great, but two throwbacks 25 or 26 inches were released, Capt. George said. A bluefish and some junk fish also bit, and so did an 18-inch flounder. Anglers in both the bay and the Cape May Rips seemed to catch a few stripers but nothing to get excited about. Lots of bait filled the water, but no huge number of stripers seemed around yet. But it could have been the effects of the storm that needed to calm down. Striper fishing could suddenly turn on any time. George heard from another captain whose charter landed three keepers and did well in the bay. George’s trip was his first striper trip of the year, and he would normally begin striper fishing the weekend before last, but the boat was weathered out that weekend and toward the end of this past week. The weather on this trip was a little windy after the storm, including winds against the tide in the afternoon, but seas were fishable. The water was 58 or 59 degrees. Dave, Amy, Cal and Ray were also on Nyberg’s trip. The Heavy Hitter will concentrate on striper fishing the rest of the season.

Striped bass were starting to show up in Delaware Bay and at the Cape May Rips, and stripers to 40 pounds were beginning to be hooked in the bay early last week before the storm at 60-Foot Slough and Tussy’s Slough, said Matt from <b>Jim’s Bait & Tackle</b> in a fax. A few reports also rolled in about catches from the Cock and Balls in the lower bay. At the rips stripers were landed Tuesday and Wednesday at Prissywicks Shoal at the top of the tides. Anglers on the Full Ahead scored two stripers including a 38-pounder around the northwest tip of 60-Foot Slough, and Chad Bartello boated three stripers to 20 pounds and a load of small blues around the Cock and Balls. The Desilu got into two keeper stripers at the rips. Surf fishing was starting to pick up before the weather, and a few 10- to 15-pound stripers were beached at the cove at the 2nd Street jetty. Plenty of 1- to 3-pound blues were also invading the surf. Offshore fishing was holding up when the weather allowed boats to make the trip. The warm water was at Wilmington Canyon and gave up yellowfin tuna, longfin tuna and swordfish. Keith Lauderman on Tuesday night landed the first nice swordfish to hit the deck on his new boat. Gene Craig and crew fished the Wilmington overnight and came back with four yellowfins, two longfins and three mahi mahi. 

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