Archive for August 2018

Striped Bass off the dock!! Sounds crazy for this time of year doesn’t it? It all started yesterday morning when a crabber out back walked in with a 24″ bass he caught in a large box trap, after supporting his story he promptly released the fish unharmed! I know anything can happen while fishing or…

If the availability of all kinds of different baits in the surf at this time of year means anything, one thing I do know, game fish love to feed on the smorgasbord that they  provide. Fluke, snapper to cocktail size blues and the occasional small bass are all enjoying this vast array of bait right…

Fluking yesterday was like crabbing? Yes the two things they both had in common yesterday was weeding through a ton of shorts to get a few keepers. More and more cocktail size blues are finding their way into casting range of the beach. Sand eels have joined the bait present out front, this is always a good…

The surf continues to show some life! With schools of adult bunker and balls of rain fish it’s starting to look fishy, maybe just wish full thinking on my part, but 1 to 3 lb. blues are now in the mix with some nice keeper fluke. Thin metals are scoring on these blues when present, while bucktail…

The fluke bite in the surf heats up! Yesterday some quality fish hit our local scales from IBSP and near by areas. These fish were taken on bucktail gulp combos, bucktails alone and gulp alone fished on a high-lo rig. The bite started at first light and lasted throughout a good part of the day. Crabbing in…

I wish I could tell you they are killing the fluke both from the surf and by boat right now but I honestly can’t. Fluke fishing in the surf has been hit or miss for a while. Thank God for the 2 fish at 16″ regulation in IBSP, for it puts the odds of bringing…

Hard southerly winds kept most surf anglers at home yesterday, so there’s not much to report from the surf. With a bit less winds forecasted for today possibly a few more anglers will give it a shot. Fluke should still be present in all the usual spots with some snapper to cocktail size blues mixed…

The worst fishing and worst weather conditions of the season are always found in August. Yesterday’s report will bear that out for sure. So if you’re a optimist like I am, things can on get better! Fluke fishing in the surf for the few who were willing to try was a slow pick at best. A few…

How could it be August already? Oh well time does fly but look on the bright side, the fall run is just around the corner! Fluking remains decent in the surf, with snapper blues here and there mixed in. The night time shark guys are reporting a few bends in there rods, nothing real big…