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Saturday, 07 November 2009 |
 The weather cooperated this week and so did the fishing. Even with a Gale warning that was forcasted for Thursday night into Friday afternoon , with winds out of the NW fishing along the beach was flat as a lake. Regulars Wayne Salvi and Mike Balkum along with business associate Ken were out in phenominal weather with light winds and warm temps on Thursday. The guys started the day securing their limit of stripers in under 1 hour along with a few throw backs . From there the guys continued slamming away at stripers and blues along Island Beach State Park in oil slick calm seas. Stripers to mid teens made their way to the our artificials on light spinning tackle all day long ! Fridays forcasted NW Gale of winds to 40mph lead to more of a bad "hair day" than anything else with the ocean blown flat along IBSP beaches . The fishing was as good as it gets with the sky black with gulls and gannets ALL DAY LONG !
Regular Jay Simmons joined by business associates Jerry Kronemeyer and Mike Satt experienced " off the charts action " with surfacing stripers and bluefish from start to finish !! Both Jerry and Mike are lifetime fishermen and residents of Cape May and have never experienced such "white hot action" even though they frequent the states Southern rips!! By lunch time the guys were so spent they had to refuel with a bite to eat ignoring breaking fish within a few feet of the boat !! The action continued with vast schools of stripers and blues so thick that there was not enough gulls in the air to keep up with surfacing fish,it looked as though M80's [ the large firecracker ] were hitting the water as fish after fish erupted on fleeing bait fish!! Rafts of gulls were so laiden with full stomachs they could no longer take to flight even while drifting through breaking fish.
I have 2 spots left for November 13th "Open Boat Friday at the Fights" for anyone interested. The bass are here in force it's time to get to it !!! p.s. check out the 1 close up striper pic- it looks like a hybred mutt mix - pretty cool !
Best Regards,
Captain Steve Purul
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Sunday, 01 November 2009 |
 Stripers continue to dominate most catches this week when the fish and the weather cooperated. Open Boat Trip [ Thursday] with Dave Davis, Peg Glenze and Bucky Hayes were greeted by stiff NE winds keeping us in the bay/inlet area. We picked away at 8 stripers with Peg earning "Bass Master" landing 4 stripers and releasing all including fish over 28". Bucky took "heaviest" fish with a nice fat 35" striper while Dave finally scored his first keeper at 33" ! Regular Chris Spring was out on the 1st "Friday Night At The Fights" duking it out with 11 stripers to 36" with most of the fish over the 28" size limit !! Chris was minutes into the trip securing his limit of stripers and then playing catch and release with the rest on a combination of live bait and artificials. The Dave Rowan Party was out [ Sunday] for a quick out of the gate start with Dave scoring on his cast with a keeper striper hitting the ice. Hopes were high but the striper bite seemed to elude us with only a few more blues being caught till trips end. The last available dates in November are 8,12,15 for open or private charter and anyone interested in "Friday Night at the Fights" these are open boat trips and have 1-2 spots available on 6,13,20.Call or email 609-290-1217.
Best Regards,
Captain Steve Purul
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Monday, 19 October 2009 |
Sunday's weather was slightly improving but the constant onshore winds pushed and kept tides running very high leading to flooding along the coast. Barnegat Bay beach's fencing was knocked down allowing a derelict crab trap to be washed up in the middle of the street with live crabs still in it. Man let's all keep our fingers crossed this weather settles down !
pics 1-2 - LBI - Blvd flooded
pics3-4- Barnegat Bay - mianland
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Saturday, 17 October 2009 |
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Yet another Gale/ Nor'Easter continued to shorten the Falls calender and it's fishing opportunities.Thursdays Open Boat with Regulars Wayne Salvi , Sean Castle and Tom Breeland made it out before the small window of opportunity closed as a predicted Gale Warning was going up later Thursday afternoon. With the thick schools of 9-15"weak fish continuing to occupy the 30-40ft depth [ as illustrated by Wayne by lassoing his weak fish]and a Gale warning looming on the horizon we started the day close to the inlet jigging mostly spikes but did manage to put a few on the ice. Moving back to the inlet we worked around the inlet to only have a few spots [live bat] shorten by some bluefish. Moving around and working the sod banks we managed two small schoolie stripers . As the North East wind and rain started to intensify and the window of opportunity closing we moved back to the inlet for a last chance effort in nasty conditions. Sean Castle who was Bass Master last week continued his reign by adding a nice 32" striper as the window and the trip closed. Thanks Guys for the solid effort in less than favorable conditions. I have 1- 2 spots available for next Friday night [ October 23rd] . We will be targeting striped bass from 4:00-8:00pm using both artificial and live baits. I still have October 30th morning available and with the full moon on November 2nd this has all the makings for a great trip! I still have a few dates in November for some of the best striped bass fishing anywhere, and don't forget I have added "Friday Night at the fights" for stripers . November 13th and 20th are scheduled for Open Boat trips and has 2 spots still available. Anyone interested call or email .
Best Regards,
Captain Steve Purul
Reel Fantasea Charters
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Tuesday, 13 October 2009 |
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 The October 5th closure of black seabass is unjust , uncalled for, and just plain unfair. The unfair practice of targeting recreational fisherman has got to stop !!! Sea bass are considered a rebuilt species and are projected as being 103% rebuilt, I really beleive they are even in better condition than that as most wrecks and reefs have been 20-30ft thick with seabass [ I actually believe that some wreck are over crowded , leaving a new problem on the horizon ]. Competion for food can create a whole new set of problems as these fish will winter offshore on limited real estate and limited food resource. The artificial reef system that the state of New Jersey has insituted has been a huge success story for species such as seabass, porgies and blackfish ,Thanks to efforts originated and set in place by it's founding father Bill Figly, but governing agencies continue to discourage the recreational sector with little thought to the impact to all who particapate and the revenue they generate . Ok, I am off my soap box for now.
The Fall season is underway as striped bass were landed on all trips this week . Weakfish from 8-14" continued to cover the 30-40ft depth and responded well to jigging metal with teasers . Bluefish have been readily available but only in the 5-7" size, look for this to change overnight ! Fluke continue to be released while jigging for blues, weakfish and stripers. An Open Boat Trip with Regulars Sean Castle, Karl Steffan and new comer from the Village Harbor Fishing club Joe Folice were out for a mix of stripers, weakfish and small 5-7" bluefish . The guys started the day with non -stop weakfish action and mixing in stripers and small blues. Sean took "Bass Master" title landing 3 stripers on live bait and keeping 1 for the table. Regular Jay Simmons was out to score his first Grand Slam landing 4 stripers, a bunch of weakfish and blues and fluke. Starting October 23rd I will be offering " Friday Night at the Fights" , these trips will depart at 4:30pm and return at 8:30pm using both artificial and live baits for private and open boat [ call for details] . I have October 18,25,30 available for private charter and 1 spot left for October 29th Open Boat -striper/bluefish. Call or email for details- 609-290-1217; Game On !!!
Best Regards,
Captain Steve Purul
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