New Jersey Fishing Report

Friday, July 3: Very slow catch of big blues on the east bank today.  The biggest groups of fish were caught in the first drift.  Leif Petersen, Oakhurst, NJ was one of the first to land a big bluefish and it ended up being the twelve pound pool winner. Harry Lysons, NY, NY thought he would get skunked yet wound up landing a big blue fish in the final drift.  (Ann Dale, better luck next time.) The Smith guys, Brick, NJ worked hard all day and Nick caught the first big blue fish and out fished dad, Mike and Brothers Austin and Connor. Dan and Tom Sabol, Freehold, NJ, were even with their catches. (Dan believes he had the quality.)  Young Sal Pullara, Manalapan, NJ caught his very first big blue fish today.  Finally Mike Payne and Paul Solvik families, Freehold and Jackson, had the most fun today working the hardest to catch the big blues. Devon’s friend Mike caught the only fish.(It was not a blue fish.)  Connie, Lauren and new comer Carol Ann caught more sun rays, than anything else and Mike, Matt, Paul and Paul tried their best.  A great time was had by most! 

Thursday, July 2:  Fair fishing for big blues today.  All fish were caught on jigs.  Ben Racelis and nephew Bob had a decent catch.  The pool winner weighed eleven pounds. 

Wednesday, July 1:  Good fishing on the east bank.  Fish were smaller today and while there was a steady pick it was slow.  Most fish were caught on jigs and the blue fish weighed about eight pounds on average.  Some highlights include:  Kevin Dodd had friends Les, Mike, and Paul Andrews, Devon, England.  Paul took some time to land his first bluefish, yet quickly had two more on the boat.  Les finally boated one before we were done.  The Feldman family, New Smyrna Beach, Florida, was quite surprised to see such giant blue fish.  They caught 52 big blues as a group.  The younger folk landed most of the blue fish early on, with dad, Greg Feldman landing two big blues before the day was over.  Dan Norris was high hook with an even dozen, although Justin McNair, Omaha, Nebraska had more early on winding up with seven.  Angela Norris hooked some early and then caught one more after taking a reading time out.  Others in the group who contributed o the catch were: PJ and Robby Wargo, Nanuet, and West Point, NY; Pete Wargo, Old Tappan; Bob Feldman, Atlanta, GA; Christie Feldman, Panama and Bill Feldman, Irvine, CA.  First time blue fishing, twelve year old Chris DeMichele, Howell, NJ, hammered the blues with dad, Pat.  Together they caught nine big blue fish.  Finally Team Sperco was just the Marty Barlow and Paul Sperco duo today.  They quietly caught some blues on both jigs and bait.  The ig fish weighed eleven pounds.

Tuesday, June 30: Very good fishing on the east bank today.  Big blues are all caught on jigs today and the average weight was about ten pounds. We had a steady catch all day, with some landing more than others.  Highlights include: Ron Kopp, York, PA and friends had a blast hitting the fish.  In this group, Ed Rowand, Dover, PA had the fifteen pound pool winning blue fish.  However, Justin Rowand, Dover; Matt Forry, Mount Wolf, PA; Craig Bunker, Terrace, PA; Dennis Carrington and Paul Lauer, York, PA all contributed to filling the barrel.  Paul was tired reeling in and landing four big blue fish on this, his first bluefishing experience.  As a group the guys landed twenty-nine blues.  Bill Townsend family and friends, Pittstown, NJ, had fun landing the big fish.  Patrick, Frankie, Andrew, Sean and Angela all caught their share of big blues and were tired in the process. The young folk had several fish on the boat until Bill finally landed some also.  The Donnelly’s, Prospect Park, NJ, and Scott Baumann, Westwood, NJ, were back catching lots of blues.  Fern Rosen and Brian Masek, Saint Louis, Missouri, were first time aboard the Sea Devil fishing and had the time of their life.  Fern landed the first big blue with Brian to land one soon after that.  They continued one for one until the end when Fern reeled in a sand shark and Brian the last big blue fish.  It is always fun aboard the Sea Devil!  We are sailing everyday for bluefish, including Saturday, July 4.  Plan to arrive at the dock by 7 a.m. If your group is four or more, please call the night before you plan to fish.

Monday, June 29: Good fishing for blue fish on the East Bank.  We traveled about fifteen miles and spotted fewer fish than we anticipated and made a drift that produced no catch.  We traveled further and anchored up to start a slow and steady pick of blue fish.  Most fish initially were caught on jigs and we had a lull in the action.  We switched some over to bait and had just as many caught on bait as on jigs.  We made two more moves, with the final move producing the best catch, all on jigs.  Some highlights include:  Joe Callaghan and ten year old daughter, Kerry, Bethlehem, PA, teamed up to catch five big blues.  Kerry landed the first one and dad caught the last. Kerry had a great time hooking into five big fish and landing two. (You missed out on all of the fun this year, Uncle Anthony) The Gahman family, Perkasie, PA teamed up to land ten big bluefish.  Eleven year old Nicole was the first to get on the board, soon followed by twelve year old Christine. It took some time for Dad, Jeff, to get in on the action; however once he reeled in one, he continued to have a steady hook into more big blues.  Mom, Annette landed a small sand shark and finally caught the last blue fish in the group. Ken Ziegler and son Steve, Kutztown, PA, teamed up to fill their bags with big blues.  Steve was more successful early no and Ken reeled them in one right after another at the end.  A beautiful sunny day and great fun aboard the Sea Devil.  We are now sailing daily.  Please arrive at the dock by 7 a.m.

Sunday, June 28:  Another “GREAT” day on the Sea Devil for all!  Sailing about fifteen miles east of the inlet we searched for just a short time before finding “tons” of big blue fish.  No chumming needed, all fish were caught on jigs and weighed between eight and fourteen pounds, with the exception of the fifteen pound blue fish landed by Paul Sperco, East Windsor, NJ.   Many highlights to report today: First of all, we welcome back Bill Harley and family. Sam and Brian teamed up to catch their limit of big blues, and then some. Dad, Bill filled the barrels himself.  Jess caught her share in between catching some rays on the upper deck. What were you doing, sleeping, Chris?  Along with friend Connor, Mitch and Dan Titen, Plainsboro, NJ, had a steady pick of big blues; however dad admits that young Dan was high hook.  All three easily filled the barrel.  John Alexander, and Eddie, Toms River, NJ, quietly caught some big blues on the starboard side of the boat. The six college friends from Manalapan, NJ, had a blast landing big blues.  Matt Rosenberg was the first to get on the board with a big blue fish, soon to be followed by Neil Grasso, Eddie Mashkovich, Corey Offsey, “Single” Mike Michetti and finally, Derrick Cowit.  Matt also caught the most and the last fish in the group.  Sal ”the Bear” Pignataro, Brooklyn, NY, had such an exciting time on Friday, he came back for more today and reeled in the big blues, one after another.  And lastly, “Team Sperco” Founder Paul and team captain Deb, East Windsor, NJ, were back!  Along for the ride were Chuckie “The Iron Man” Frith, Summit NJ, Jigging guru, “Big Eddie Mackin” (Location Classified). And, the ever reliable anchor man John Daly, Rocky Hill, NJ.  Ladies first, Deb went right to bait, nailing a few. Sunning for a bit, and then switching over to a jig, nailed a few. After a short nap, she came back, and reeled in a few more.  The “Iron Man” beat up on the fish, like you wouldn’t believe!  Daly was a jigging fool!  Daly went 18 for 30, with 5 jigs lost.“BIG ED”, had a tough time up in the bow, while the rest of the team was in the stern. Along with team alternate Art Weber, Newark, NJ, they had a trying time. Between catching a lot of fish and both veteran anglers giving advice, there was a lot of mayhem. With the help of the” Fantastic Mates”, and “Captain Bob”, order was restored. (breathe deep Eddie) Team alternate Dan Wistuk, Neshanic NJ, also jigged a boat load of fish! Paul Sperco, after boating a load of fish, won the pool with a 15 pound blue!  (Atta boy Gramps!)  Missing was team fashion designer Marty “the hook” Barlow… Fishing was so good, Marty, might have caught a fish or two. All the teams’ fish went to the Mike Agio college fund!  Always FUN aboard the Sea Devil!  WHAT ARE YOU WAITING FOR ?????? THE FISHING IS GREAT !!!!!!!