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Report Archives 2010 Season |
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Wednesday, September 22, 2010
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Wednesday, September 8, 2010 |
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Wednesday, September 1, 2010 Denise Bonita - Harry Reese -
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Wednesday, August
18, 2010 Here we are approaching the last days in August. The
weather has been near perfect for fishing, crabbing or just cruising
around. If you haven't had a chance to break away from your daily
routine of work, chores around the house and other less important activities,
try to make some time for yourself, family and friends to get out and enjoy a
day on the water. Before you know it fall will be here, the kids will
be back in school and the weather will turn cooler. And for all
vacationers, there is much more to do during the day than just going to the
beach. Break up your vacation with a day of fishing, crabbing or a ride
around our back bays. You'll be surprised at how much fun everyone will
have! We now have quite a variety of fish being caught - we saw our
first kingfish and have had reports of some small blues. Added to the
flounder, sea bass and sea robins, it makes for plenty of action. It's the
perfect time to bring the kids and introduce them to a wonderful
pastime! Hope we see you before the
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Wednesday, August
11, 2010 Here we are almost into the middle of August and if you haven't
had an opportunity to take a fishing or crabbing
trip you better do it soon before summer ends and you are all back to school
or work. Labor Day will be here
before you know it! Flounder fishing has improved a little. We
saw a few more keepers this past week than in previous weeks. Crabbing
as usual for this time of the year continues to improve. With a little
effort most boats are bringing back twenty to thirty crabs or more. For
the youngsters, there are a lot of small sea bass being caught using a small
hook and squid. Hope to see you soon! |
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Wednesday, August 4,
2010 Here we are
into the first week of August, and the weather, fishing and crabbing are as
good as I have seen them for this time of year. The flounder fishing is
still high in numbers, but not a lot of keepers are being caught, though we
are still seeing keepers brought in every day. Boats will catch
anywhere from ten to thirty fish in a four hour trip, and if they are lucky,
they will have a keeper or two in the mix. Again, minnows, gulp and spearing
(in that order) are the baits to use. Crabbing has been good to very
good, especially for this time of year. Boats are bringing in anywhere
from two dozen to four dozen crabs or more in a half day outing. The
six and seven hour trips will bring in higher numbers for their
efforts. For every keeper crab in your basket, you will probably
release five to ten small ones, so just imagine the action you and your
family will have! The kids certainly will not be bored.
Surprisingly, stripers are still being caught during the day using eels or
chunking with clams or bunker. Casting and retrieving poppers at dusk
and dawn are is also producing stripers.
Kingfish are in the surf and have been caught mostly on bloodworms and fish
bites. Recent
Catches Jake and
Scott Grimes Kevin
Windsor Joe Propio and Family Thomas
Dawson and Party Mark
Caldwell and Party Tristan
Fennimore Martin Fricko, John Pieraniozzi and
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Thursday, July 29,
2010 Crabs, crabs, crabs! Crabbing has improved to where our boats are catching
anywhere from fifteen to twenty keeper crabs, with a high boat this week of
sixty-five crabs. If you have never taken your kids crabbing, now is
the time to go. There are two ways to crab, one is with handlines and the other is with traps. We recommend
handlines because they are less expensive and more
interactive and fun, however younger children might be better off with
traps. Some customers will bring chicken along for bait, which is ok,
but we recommend using bunker. If you are using chicken, be sure to have
at least one piece of bunker over at all times, because it is an oily fish
and helps to draw the crabs in to the other baits. Remember, we are
here for you to have a great time, so pay attention to our instructions for
the location and directions to the best crabbing areas. Flounder
fishing has remained about the same as it has for the past several weeks,
lots of action with some keepers mixed in. The morning bite has been
better than the afternoon bite and minnows are still the most successful
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Wednesday, July 21,
2010 We are now into our mid-summer season and my
fishing and crabbing report is going to sound like a broken record. Not
much has changed since last week - lots of action but not many keepers.
Within the last week, most of the keepers brought in have been caught within
30 yards either side of my dock. Small sea bass and sea robbins are also in the
mix. It's still a good time to spend a day on the water, but you'll
probably have to stop at the seafood market on the way home if you're
planning a flounder dinner! Crabbing is steadily improving as it should
be for this time of the year. My luckier and more serious crabbers are
bringing in twenty to thirty keepers in an outing. |
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Wednesday, July 14, 2010 |
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Wednesday, July 7, 2010 Recent
Catches Luanne Burin James and Colin
Nolan and Mark Wood Michael Cassam Walt and Paul Batog George Williams
Devon Fehn Danielle Moran |
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Wednesday, June 30, 2010 The Strathmere Fishing and
Environmental club held their annual flounder tournament on Saturday, June
26th. 86 men, women and children participated. A total of 101 lbs
of flounder was weighed in and there was another 25-30 lbs caught that were
legal but not large enough to be in contention for a trophy. Again,
minnows seem to work best, followed by gulp and squid. Crabbing
continues to be okay for this time of year. |
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Monday, June 21, 2010 The major difference in
this report from last weeks is that the crabbing has improved
substantially. Most boats are bringing
back thirty to forty crabs and even more for the serious crabbers. Flounder fishing has remained good to very
good. The water temperature has
stabilized into the high 60s to low 70s, which is normal for this time of
year. When the water temperature
remains steady, the fishing usually improves.
Minnows are still the hot bait for flounder. The Bean Brothers
North Wildwood, NJ 22-inch flounder Jack Brown Kevin Morris (6 years
old) Frank Mellor and Party
Fesser Party Nicky Gould, Amy Hagelstein and Jared Nolan Wexler and Scherf Party |
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Monday, June 14, 2010 Fishing has remained
steady most days. We had a ten degree
water temperature drop early in the week, and that quieted down the action
Tuesday and Wednesday. By Thursday,
the water temperature was back to normal and fishing improved. Most boats are catching a keeper or two,
with some of the more seasoned anglers bringing home three or four. Everyone is having a lot of action on short
flounder. Small bluefish are still in
the area, but they are starting to dry up.
Blue claw crabs are beginning to show up with the warmer water, and
should turn on any day now. This past
week, minnows were the preferred bait for flounder, and the standard top and
bottom rig with feathered hooks worked well.
Bucktails in chartreuse or white with mylar were also a favorite. Remember, nine out of ten days, more fish
were be caught before noon than after. Recent Catches Steve McGarvey Matt Bean, Jr (5 years old) North Wildwood, NJ 18-inch flounder Kevin Murphy Frank Jankowski Mark Allen Steve Gontrosky |
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Tuesday, June
8, 2010 Fishing was a bit tougher this past weekend with some stronger
winds affecting the drift; however some large flounder were still
caught. Top baits were a squid and
minnow combo and gulp in new penny shrimp and swimming mullet. As is typical, the most action was found
in the morning on the falling tide.
The big catch this week came from Mike Sammons of Mays Landing, NJ,
who brought in a four pound three ounce flounder. And while its a bit early for decent
crabbing, Justin Perry and Raymond OBrian decided to try it and brought in
18 crabs, out of 50 caught. Recent Catches Lou and Diane DeSpirito Chris and Ron Warmingham Anthony Frontera Anthony Attomare Plymouth Meeting, PA
21 ½-inch flounder Steven Burin Rob Kingston, Mike Schener, Paul Benz,
Don Croninger, Jason Egbert, and Jeff Salukas Kyle Strouse (8 years old) Estelle Manor, NJ First flounder, 18" Tom Morgan, Trish Gallagher and Tom Morgan, Jr Aston PA 2 keepers |
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Wednesday,
June 2, 2010 Flounder season opened with a bang on Saturday, May 29th.
The weather was perfect all weekend long and that helped with the
catch. Most boats caught keeper flounder, with the high boat coming in
with seven keepers to 4 lbs 10 oz. The second highest boat brought home
six flounder to 3 ½ pounds. Several of our boats had three and four
flounder to take home. As usual, the morning bite was better than the
afternoon. Top baits were minnow, spearing, gulp in new penny shrimp
and swimming mullet in white and chartreuse. The keeper to throwback
ratio was between six and eight throwbacks per keeper. Small bluefish
and short stripers were also caught, as well as a few keeper stripers. Recent Catches Jim Kelly
Glenn Cunningham Rob & Alicia
Kingston Wayne Greer, Tim &
Jess (10 yrs old) Harryman Eddie Rysz (10 yrs old)
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Sunday, May
16, 2010 We
will be opening for the season this year on Saturday, May 29th,
which is the start of the 2010 flounder season. Size and creel limits remain the same as
last year, 6 fish per day at 18 inches.
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Report Archives 2009 Season |
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Tuesday,
September 22, 2009 This
coming weekend will be our last for the season. We will be open Friday, Saturday and
Sunday, September 25th-27th from 7am to 5pm. You can expect typical fall fishing, which
can include quite a variety of fish, such as seabass,
bluefish, spot, croakers, porgies, and sandsharks. Stripers are also being caught and though
most are shorts, there are a few keepers in the mix. Most of the 28-inch and larger stripers are
caught anchored up along a sod bank, chunking with clam or bunker. If youre not familiar with chunking, its
simple! Anchor up along a sod bank in
five to fifteen feet of water and cut up your bunker or clam in small
pieces. Toss them overboard a few at a
time, then drop your fishing line over with a piece
of bait on a hook. The theory is that
the fish will smell what you have tossed over and start feeding. Eventually, theyll pick up the piece that
has the hook and all you have to do is set it! Our crabbers are all bringing in a good
number of crabs and our high boat for the week went to Ernest Flake and party
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Tuesday,
September 15, 2009 Again,
with all the stormy weather this past week, we do not have a lot to report,
especially on the fishing scene. The
weekend weather improved and there was some action on stripers and bluefish
in our bays. Striper were caught on
bunker and clam, bluefish were caught on just about any silver lure you threw
at them. Stripers caught were shorts
up to 30 inches. Bluefish ran from 12
to 18 inches. Also, there is plenty of
action on seabass for the youngsters. Crabbing has remained steady,
the high boat for the weekend was Richard Story and friend, Recent Catches Brent
Effgen and friend Anthony
DePiano and friend East James
Meadowcroft and friend Tom
Hannock Tom
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Monday,
September 7, 2009 Flounder
season is now over, but that does not mean that its the end of fishing for
the season! You can still fish for a
variety of species; bluefish, seabass, porgies,
spot and others can still be fished.
If you catch a flounder, you must release it, as well as any other
under-sized fish. With the variety of
fish to be caught this time of year, its a good time to take your kids out
on the water. Use small hooks and
small baits and you should have a lot of action, especially on seabass. Crabbing
has been very good for most of our customers, especially if you pay attention
to where we send you. Always have at
least one bunker over. You can use
crab traps, ring traps or handlines. Once you know how to use handlines, youll usually catch more crabs, so be sure to
ask the dockhands the proper way to use them.
Weather permitting, our September schedule
will be daily 7am to 5pm through Monday, September 14th. After that, we will be open Friday through
Monday, September 18th to the 21st and Friday through
Sunday, September 25th to the 27th. With the unpredictable weather for this
time of year, it is always best to call first. Recent Catches David
Iwanowicz and Family Joe
Procopio and Family Fred
McKeffery and Family Jeff
Biemullar and Family Joe
Carita and Family Michael
Schneider and Family Ron
Venturi and Family Bob
Grande and Family |
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Tuesday,
August 25, 2009 Due
to the cloudy, damp weather and Hurricane Bill, fishing quieted down this
week, but crabbing was not affected.
By the time you read this, all of that will have passed, and the
fishing should be back to normal for this time of year with a mix of
flounder, seabass, snapper blues and 1 ½ pound
blues. Boats are also catching some
small croakers and spot. A few
weakfish are in the area, mostly at dusk and dawn. Crabbing has been steady with most boats
bringing in two to three dozen with higher numbers for the more patient and
experienced crabbers. Recent Catches Chris
Izzy Emily
and John Cardinal Mike
Dowdy John
Morrison Jeff
Saul Maple Jeff
White David
Mills and Party Vince
DiGiacomo and Party Margie
Gaffner Lindsey
Wilson and Party |
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Monday, August
10, 2009 Crabs, crabs, crabs. Now is the time to take the family out on
the water to catch some crabs. This
past week we have seen a big improvement in the catches, boats are
consistently bringing in at least two to three dozen with some of the larger
parties reaching six dozen. Speaking
of large parties, a great way for you and your extended family and friends to
have a different type of shore vacation day is to plan a family crabbing
tournament. One person has to do the organization, find out how many will participate and call
Franks to make the reservations. We
have everything you need on hand to make your trip enjoyable. Make sure you ask for the hottest spots
when you get there! Fishing is about
the same of last week with the exception of a few more seabass
showing up. Small hooks with small
bait will catch them. Flounder fishing
is still strong with a lot of action on shorts with some keepers in the
mix. Now is the time to take the kids
out on the water, there is a very good chance they will land a fish.
Kyle,
Kevin and Kayleigh Roseland (5, 3 and 6 years old)
and Mattie LaPorte (6 years old) King of Dan
Kane and Family Scott
Hartsack and Family Will
Laverty and Family Pocono Pines, PA
2 dozen crabs Dan
Leaman John
May (10 years old) Will
Laverty Pocono Pines, PA 18 ½-inch flounder Jeff
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Wednesday,
August 5, 2009 We
are now into early August and our fishing is normal for this time of year,
which means a lot of fish of different species: flounder, sea bass, blues, dogfish, skates
and others. Most of our fishing is
drifting. You can anchor up, but you
will have more luck drifting with minnow or squid on a top and bottom
rig. When drifting, pay attention so
that you dont wind up on a sand bar.
If you do, run aground, shut the motor down, raise it up and use your
paddles to get into deeper water.
Crabbing is now very good. All
boats are catching good numbers with some boats doing better than
others. When crabbing, remember to
have patience. Bunker is definitely
the best bait. If you use chicken, be
sure to have a piece of bunker over at all times anyway to draw the crabs
in. Hand lines will usually catch more
crabs than traps, once you get used to them.
Recent Catches John
Siner Kyle
Miller Mark
Pozza Stephen and Alyssa Gervasi
(10 and 12 years old) James
and Caroline Bambo (6 and 4 years old) David
Freed Jim
Reagan and Friends David
Mills Sophie
and Claire Pinnie (8 and 6 years old) Glen Mills,
PA 5 dozen crabs |
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Monday, July
27, 2009 By
the time you read this, we might be into August. The water temperature is now into the low
seventies and we are starting to see some of the species that favor the
warmer water. Croaker, seabass, snapper blues and spots are starting to show up,
but not in big numbers, yet. That
should change as we move through August.
Theres still a lot of action on flounder, but theyre mostly shorts
and have to be released. Crabbing has
been very good for most of our rental customers, especially if you go where
we send you. The better crabbing is in
three to four foot of water, just off the inter-coastal between markers 335
and 339. Crabbers always want to go
into the creeks that feed into the inter-coastal, but that is a mistake. The larger crabs can be found along the
edges of the inter-coastal. One other
past-time that we offer is clamming, which can be very productive. However, you do need a license to clam and
you cannot clam on Sundays. Of course,
you also need a low tide, use a two hour window on either side of that
tide. McCracken
George
Gress Dave
Coulter Evan
Mackes Al
DeRotos Jen
Collette and Brooke Lutz Eugene
Grear and Brittany Carter David
Barr and Steven Bowman and Families |
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Tuesday, July
21, 2009 The
biggest change since last week has been that the flounder have moved into the
deeper holes of fifteen to twenty-five feet of water, due to the rising water
temperatures. Most of the better
fishing is within a half mile of our dock.
For flounder, a feathered hook with minnow seems to be the best bait,
especially for the larger fish. Spearing,
squid or gulp on a bucktail works well, also, but
you have to work your line, you cant just let it drift along like you would
with a top-and-bottom rig. Seabass have shown up in low numbers and by the first of
August, I expect them to become a nuisance to the flounder fishermen. Theyre a lot of fun for the youngsters,
though! Crabbing continues to improve,
with most boats bringing back two to three dozen in a half day trip with
upwards of six dozen for the more serious crabbers on a longer trip. On
Saturday, July 11, the Jane Shetler Memorial
Womens Flounder Tournament was held and the winners were as follows: Luann
Burin Judy
Munyon Chanelle Mangold
Recent Catches John
Raczynski Jr. (seven years old) Rex
Workman Jason
and Justin Wissmann Ryan
Grugan Matt
Musial John
Darby Ed
Johnson and Party Robert
Conway and Party Anthony
and Sonny Mela and Jack Tonant
Folsom, PA and Loonstyn and Kirk Families Donnelly
Kids Bradley
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Sunday, July
12, 2009 Customers
always ask me, What is the best tide and time to go fishing? My stock answer is, Nine out of ten days,
you will catch more fish before twelve noon than
after, no matter what the tide is.
This is why I always recommend you get to Franks Boats as early as
you can, and still call it a vacation day.
For some people, getting here at seven in the morning does not make a
vacation day! Today,
was the one day in ten that flounder fishing was better in the afternoon, on
the outgoing tide than it was in the morning when the tide was coming
in. Minnows have finally shown up in
good numbers, and they have been the best bait for flounder this past
week. Crabbing has improved, as
well. Most boats are bringing in two
to three dozen. The more serious crabbers
are coming in with upwards of 5 dozen.
Bunker has always proved to be the best bait. Some crabbers bring chicken, which also
works, but having a piece of bunker over at all times will draw the crabs
in. Once in, they will feed on any
bait, including your big toe if you leave it in the water long enough! Recent Catches Robin
and Colin Congski Kim
Esteve Dan
Dyer Kirk
and Reich Families J.D.
Smith (11 years old) Dylan
Moran (3 years old) Steve
and Luann Burin Muraglia and Trama
Families Andrew
Moore Jeff
Haines Tommy
Kennedy Michael
Winter Villas, NJ 2 keepers to 20 inches |
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Monday, June
29, 2009 Lots
of action, lots of fish. The weather
has changed for the better and its just great to be out on the water and not
worry about rain. The flounder fishing
has also improved with the more seasonable weather. Most boats are catching a good number of
flounder. Some of the lucky fishermen
are bringing in keepers but just about all boats are seeing action on
shorts. Striper action has slowed but
it has not shut down. Over the
weekend, six or seven short stripers were caught accidentally on minnows
while flounder fishing. Our first
decent catch of crabs came in during the week and should steadily improve as
the season goes on. Atlantic
County Game Preserve had their 5th Annual Flounder
Tournament. Thirteen boats with
twenty-seven participants saw a lot of action. The tournament Strathmere Fishing and Environmental Club
also held their annual Florence Anderson Memorial Flounder Tournament on
Saturday. The weigh-in was at Franks
Boats and the first place winners were: PeeWee Joe Owens Sea Isle City, NJ
3.9 lbs Other Recent
Catches Tommy
Martin (5 years old) Tyler
Shay (5 years old) Cooper
Thrush (8 years old) Tom
Howell Thomas
Morgan Richard
Travelink and Family Bob
Roberts Pat
Chidester Mark
Donovan (4 years old) Jeff
Stabolepszy and Family Reading, PA 9 keeper
flounder Michael
Gwozdecki and Family Steve
Booth and Family McCann
Family Miller
Family |
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Monday, June
8, 2009 The
good news is that we had more flounder caught over the weekend than the
previous weekend. Again, during the
week, there was very little action due the rain, fog, mist and other bad
weather. All that has left us and it
looks like we will have more seasonable temperatures and fishing conditions
this week. Water temperatures are
rising and that will improve the action.
With the improved weather this past Saturday and Sunday, flounder
catches increased. Most boats caught
fish and the high boat this weekend was 8 keepers out of 25 fish caught, by
Harry J. Erickson (and party) of Wildwood, NJ. Small stripers are still in the area along
with a few small blues. Dogfish (3-4
feet long) and skates are giving some anglers rod-bending action. Recent Catches Frank
Jankowski Theresa
Maida Brian
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Monday, June
1, 2009 Due
to the rain and fog during the week, we had very few boats out. The ones that went out,
caught fish. Weather improved for the
weekend and so did the action. The
best bite came with the morning incoming tide and the turn of the high tide
in the afternoon. Spearing, minnow,
mackerel, squid and gulp all caught fish, with spearing catching the larger
flounder. Dogfish, one and two-pound
blues were also in the mix. The
largest flounder of the week went to nine year old Jesse Harryman
of Recent Catches Keith
Balink Shane
Cotton |
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The 2009 flounder season got off to a good start for most
fishermen at Frank's Boat Rentals. Just about every boat that went out caught
flounder with most boats bringing back a keeper or two. Some boats had
four or five. The morning bite with the outgoing tide gave the most
action. The afternoon bite came on the first part of the incoming
tide. Saturday was better fishing than Sunday due to the light
winds. Sunday, the wind was a little stronger and because of the
direction of the wind, it was hard to get a good drift. Monday, the
winds died down and fishing improved. Minnows, gulp and mackerel were
the best baits. Top and bottom rigs in yellow or chartruese
along with bucktails in the same colors were the
hot choices. Recent Catches Steve White Schwenksville, PA
21" flounder
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The word from a few of the anglers out testing the waters is that
there are plenty of flounder to be caught.
One to two half-pound bluefish are also in the area and stripers have
shown up in the back bay, but most are caught in the surf. Getting back to flounder, past history has
shown the early part of the season is your best chance to catch the larger
fish. Try to take a youngster with you
the next time you go fishing, there is nothing like a childs smile holding
up their first fish. Be sure to have
your camera phone with you! Hope to
see you soon. |
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Report Archives 2008 Season As Flounder
season is officially over, but that doesnt mean you cant still fish! We still have typical fall fishing ahead of
us. Anchoring up with a chum pot can
bring you a lot of action on spots, small seabass,
croaker, bluefish and kingfish, along with dogfish and sea robins. Weakfish should be making a showing any
time now. Crabbing has improved and
should continue to do so as we go into the month. Flounder can still be caught, but all will
have to be released so take a camera in case you catch a big one! Recent Catches Jim Collie Chuck Orlando Mike Grundy Keith Maskell Roger Jamerone Tom Watkins |
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Friday, August
29, 2008 As the season
comes to a close, we wanted to take a moment to say thank-you for a great
year. However, we hope you will still
come out and take advantage of the nice temperatures and the exiting of the
greenheads. Crabbing continues to
improve and should through September.
The cold waters earlier this month delayed the spawn but numbers are
growing. Our top catches of the week
was Tom Ramono of Other Recent
Catches Mike Silcox Shane Whitehouse
Delran, NJ 19-inch Flounder Rob Kingston Denney Flamini |
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Sunday, August
10, 2008 One full week
into August and there are no dog days of summer here! The number of keeper fish and crabs is
climbing steadily. Most boats are
reporting double digit throwbacks and keeper flounder up to 4 pounds. The top catches of this August so far are
John Darby of To those of you
keeping a watchful eye on the bay, we have seen some exciting things this
week. Spotting the first pods of
peanut bunker and schools of spearing and mullet are signs that fishing is
only going to get better. As a final note,
if youre looking to take the kids out for some fun, we are starting to see
good numbers of small seabass and spots on small
cut bait. Only three and a half weeks
until school starts again, so get the kids out and wet a line! Other Recent
Catches Tom Hancock Laura Ghering Aaron Rice Matt Musial |
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Sunday, July,
27, 2008 Not much has
changed since last weeks report. Theres
been lots of action on flounder with a few keepers for some lucky
anglers. Crabbing remains good to very
good, now is the time to take the kids crabbing! All youngsters have fun because the action
keeps them busy! The best catch this
week was from Denise Goodema of |
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Sunday, July,
20, 2008 Fishing improved
during the latter part of this week due to the rising water
temperatures. Early in the week, water
temperatures were around 58 degrees which slowed the bite until the outgoing
tides. As temperatures rose to 68
degrees average on the incoming tide, the fish turned on. The best catches were at the top and turn
of the tide. This weekend, the water
dropped again to an unusual 53 degrees, which turned off the larger flounder
but did not keep the shorts from hitting the bait. This gave anglers lots of action; boats
caught anywhere from five to twenty-five flounder, with a few keepers. The cold does not tend to affect crabbing,
all boats caught crabs. Customers
always ask, What is the best time to crab?
The answer is, Incoming, outgoing, high tide, low tide, as long as
the tide is moving! A moving tide
gets the bait slick out which draws the crabs to you. As far as the time of day, I recommend to
start as early as you can and still call it a vacation day. It is usually cooler and quieter in the
morning. Other Recent
Catches John and Gregory Chiartas Mark Axler and Party Alex Bilicki and Party Tommy Walsh Rich Iovanisi and Party Rob Kingsten and Party Luke Gentile (age
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Sunday, July,
13, 2008 The water
temperature dropped ten degrees this week and slowed down the fishing, but
turned on the crabs. In the latter
part of the week, the water temperature started to rise again and stabilized,
which brought the fish back. By the
time you read this, we should be back to normal temperatures for this time of
year and fishing should improve even more.
In spite of the cold waters, better anglers caught fish this
week. Minnows and gulp shrimp, crab
and swimming mullet in various colors seem to work. Crabbing has been getting more rewarding on
a daily basis. Most boats are coming
in with a couple dozen or more. More
serious crabbers are bringing in upwards of 5 dozen. The best catch of
the season so far this year was caught by Charlie and Jeff Stabolepszy with 8 keepers for a total weight of 25
pounds, 6 ounces. Four of their fish
were over four pounds each. The
largest flounder weighed in at Franks Boats so far this season came in today
(7/13/08) was 9 pounds, 3 ounces, 29 ½ inches long, caught by John Linderman of Franklinville, PA. Other Recent
Catches Bill Byers and
Family Tom Hyers Jonathan Williams
Andy and Bob
Beaver Jerry Smith Jerry Fullam Robbie and Kaylee Dougherty Christy Shilling
and Party Faud Sadik and Party Glen Mills, PA 55 Crabs Diane Price
Dauphin, PA 2 Dozen Crabs Leonard Iacona and Family Mary Sanchez and
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Sunday, June
22, 2008 Substantially
larger flounder have been caught this week, mixed in with the shorts. This has been the best week for bigger fish
so far. Drifting with a top-and-bottom
feathered rig using minnow or squid or a bucktail
with squid or mackerel works well. The
waters between markers 328 and 329, back to the mouth of Flat Creek, Whale
Creek and the local boat ramp are the hot spots. Crabbing has been ok, with 2-3 dozen the
norm. That should improve as the
season progresses. The Strathmere Fishing and Environmental Club held their
annual Flounder Tournament on Saturday, June 21st. There were 107 participants in 4
divisions: Juniors, Women, Men and
Seniors. The winners in each division
were: Juniors Jake Snee Women Chris
Jankowski Men Glenn
Cunningham Seniors Sandy Stabolepszy Other Recent
Catches Kate Piorkowski Ronald Merlock Blackwood, NJ 3 ½ lb Flounder Denis McCartan (11 years old) Tom Hughes
Warrington, PA 18-inch Flounder Zach Muller (11
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Sunday, June
15, 2008 Fishing has
improved greatly with the warmer waters.
The weather has settled into summertime. Just being out on the water with family and
friends seems to soothe the inner spirit and any fish caught, short, released
or a keeper is a bonus. Most boats are
catching a good number of flounder with 1 or 2 keepers for every 7 or 8 fish
caught. The action is there and with
luck, nothing beats a fresh flounder dinner that you have caught. Bluefish have become scarce but stripers
are still being caught by skilled anglers anchored up on a sod bank. Chunking with bunker, mackerel and clam
work well for stripers. Candy (my
wife) took me fishing on Fathers Day and let me out fish her! I caught a 3 lb 14 oz and a 2 ½ lb
flounder. Since it was Fathers Day, I
think she didnt put any bait on her hook!
Overall, fishing action has increased and should continue for the rest
of the summer. The good news for
crabbers is that crabs are showing up in good numbers. Fishermen have started noticing crabs on
their lines and crabbers sent to the right areas are picking up anywhere from
1 ½ to 5 dozen crabs. The most
important thing is to go where we send you, so be sure to ask for directions
to the best spot. As always, June
is the best part of the season for big flounder so make plans to come to
Franks soon! Recent Catches Jessica Lloyd Brian Hess &
Party Corey Noveck Steve and Luane Burin Chris Spera Caitlin Murphy Ken Struck Eric Jankowski Candy Jankowski
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Sunday, June
8, 2008 Action is picking
up for most anglers. There are plenty
of flounder to be caught with the occasional keeper, especially around
markers 328 and 329 and in Flat Creek.
There are still stripers being caught in the back bays and a few
bluefish have been brought in. Lots of
dogfish are being caught with mackerel and bucktail. Although they are not good for eating,
theyre great fish to keep the kids busy with the poles. Recent Catches Lou Shott Absecon, NJ 2 lb 9 oz Flounder Paul Buchanan
Avalon, NJ 2 lb Flounder and 3 Bluefish Chris Jankowski
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Sunday, June
1, 2008 Flounder season
is here! Things started slow on
opening day because of the cold water temperatures, but have improved over
the last week as the temperatures have risen.
Serious anglers are catching a few keeper flounder and there is a lot
of action on shorts. Some young
anglers got in on the action last weekend and had success on the waters. There are also bluefish being caught. They are in the pound to pound and a half
range. Stripers are also still
around. Recent Catches Glen Storz Frank Jankowski
Al Fala Steve Burin Michael Cain (12
years old) Brendan Bean |
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