About the Fish....

"Enjoy a day out at the shore, reeling in a Striped Bass, Weakfish, Fluke, Bluefish,
Sea Bass, Blackfish, Albacore or Bonito in the comfort of your own private sportfishermen."

Here's a brief description of the great inshore fishing that's available at Sandy Hook, New Jersey,

Striped Bass. . . . .
Season: March 1, 2008 thru Dec. 31, 2008
Legal size keeper fish:, 2 @ 28" or greater per angler
Baits of choice: Chunking (Bunker heads and bunker chunks), clamming, eels or sandworms.
Fishing method: Drifting with Sandworms or Eels, chunking with Bunker heads, clamming, Trolling Stretch 25's and jigging/Casting with bucktails, shads, spoons and other various artificials.

The most sought after inshore gamefish in New Jersey. "Stripers" are one of the ultimate gamefish that inshore anglers spend numerous hours seeking. From April through December, Stripers can be found throughout the New York Bight area. Stripers can range anywhere from "schoolies" to "cows" in the 50 lb. range. I use St. Croix medium/heavy rods matched with Penn 965 International reels drifting sandworms or eels or at anchor chunking bunker.

New Jersey State Record Striped Bass: 1982 by Al McReynolds 78 lbs., 8 oz. @ Atlantic City.

Weakfish (Sea Trout). . .
Season: Open all year
Legal size keeper fish: 6 fish @ 13" or greater for 2008
Bait of choice: Sandworms or Peanut Bunker
Fishing method: Drifting Sandworms or Peanut Bunker or jigging & casting lures.

Sleek and beautiful, the weakfish (named so because his jaw is quite soft) is probably one of the most beautiful fish in the Northeast. Weakfish have a purple-hued back, bronze and deep green coloring around the head, silvery sides and the unmistakable yellow fins. Weakfish range in size from 2 lb'ers found in the back bays to 12 lb'ers found along the coast, with an occasional 14 lb'er thrown in for good luck. Drifting with Sandworms is my method of choice, although casting and retrieving soft-tail lures such as the Fin-S in bubblegum catches fish too.

New Jersey State Record Weakfish: 1986 by Karl Jones 18 lbs., 8 oz. in Delaware Bay.

Fluke (Summer Flounder). . . . . .
Season: May 24, 2008 thru Sept. 7, 2008
Legal size keeper fish: 18" or greater
Bait of choice: Squid, spearing, sandeels, live snappers, peanuts, bluefish or bunker ribbons.
Fishing method: Drifting bait or jigging and casting Bucktail lures.

One of, if not, THE most delicious eating fish in the New Jersey waters. Fluke is one of New Jersey's highly sought after fun fish to catch during the summer and fall months. Drifting bait such as Squid strips and Spearing, Sand Eels, Killies or Fluke belly are some of the most productive ways to catch Fluke. Once again using light tackle gives you the ultimate opportunity to try to land the biggest of Fluke "the Doormat". Fluke usually range in size from legal 16.5" legal limit up to 5,6 & 7 lb'ers commonly found in New Jersey waters. "Doormat Fluke" of 10 lbs or greater are quite common.

New Jersey State Record Fluke: 1953 by Walter Lubin 19 lbs., 12 oz. @ Cape May

Bluefish...
Season: Open all year
Legal size keeper fish: No minimum size, 15 fish bag limit per man.
Bait of choice: Cumming bunker, casting & jigging metals.
Fishing method: Chumming, jigging/casting metal lures or trolling.

Pound for pound, the nastiest fighting fish in the water.......hands-down winner! Bluefish on light tackle is a fishermens dream come true. Fishing for Bluefish can be done by chumming with bunkers or other types of bait, casting jigs and other artificials or trolling shad lures and deep diving plugs. Small Bluefish in the 2-3 lb. range are great eating, as Bluefish can also come into the 12-14 lb. range.

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To make your reservations call:

Capt. John at: 908- 421- 4761
Reel Fun Sportfishing, LLC
Sea Bright, NJ 07760

email me at: captjohn@reelfunsportfishing.com

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last revised 03/09/08hing Charters Sandy Hook, NJ