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**Cape May Fishing at it's finest**

We have started our evening DRUM trips!
Most trips depart between 1 pm and 4 pm
for 8 hours

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Available Open Boat Dates
(available charter dates below may be chosen as well)

May 26th ( 2 spots)
27th ( 5 spots)

June 2nd ( 3 spots)
3rd ( 5 spots)
4th ( 6 spots)
5th ( 6 spots)
6th ( 5 spots)
7th ( 2 spots)
8th ( 6 spots)
9th ( 6 spots)
10th (6 spots)
11th ( 6 spots)
12th ( 6 spots)

Available Charter Dates
(dates below may be chosen for open boat as well)
 
June
4th, 5th, 8th, 9th, 10th, 11th, 12th

 
Fishing Reports

5/7/08
Lots of marks all day
but no takers for us today

5/6/08
We boated 2 nice drum tonight
fish were up to 35 pounds

5/5/08
Things are looking up!
We boated 3 nice drum today!!
fish were up to 30 pounds

5/4/08
We boated one drum today
fish was almost 30 pounds

5/3/08
1st evening drum trip
we missed the morning drum bite
and they never turned back on for us?

5/2/08
We tried hard and
searched all over but
no bass to be found today

4/30/08
We landed 2 nice keepers today
31 inches and 32 inches

4/29/08
We called it an early day
due to bad weather
no fish for us today

4/26/08
We landed 3 nice keepers today
We did lose a few nice ones too

4/25/08
We boated 8 keepers today!
fish were up to 34 inches

4/24/08
1 keeper today @ 28"

4/23/08
1 keeper today @ 33"

4/22/08
only 1 short today
we did lose 3 or 4 nice fish

4/20/08
LIMITED OUT TODAY
13 keeper bass and 2 drum up to 30 lbs
and we had about 30 shorts


4/19/08
We had 2 keepers and 5 shorts today
We lost a couple and missed a few


4/18/08
4 Keepers up to 31"
and about 5 shorts

4/17/08
5 KEEPERS TODAY!!
fish were up to 34 inches
we also had 10 shorts

4/16/08
1 keeper bass today
also 1 short and missed a couple

4/13/08
Another tough day out there
couldn't find a bass

4/12/08
We did a lot of searching today
but still came up empty

4/11/08
We had 2 short bass today
lost 1 and missed a few others

4/10/08
We boated over 20 bass today
with a couple close ones

4/8/08
we tried a few spots today
we couldn't get them to bite for us

4/5/08
Today we boated 12 stripers
no keepers though

4/4/08
82 STRIPERS TODAY!!
but couldn't stretch one
for the cooler...

3/28/08
We boated 11 bass today
but no keepers for the cooler

3/25/08
We boated 48 stripers today
1 did make the box @ 28"

3/22/08
1st Day of Spring Stripers
We boated 8 stripers today
but couldn't find a keeper

1/12/08
We boated 22 keeper tog
a few around 5 lbs w/ 1 over 12 lbs

1/8/08
We had 13 keeper tog
decent bite until the weather turned

1/7/08
We limited out on tog today
we had a bunch of nice fish
up to about 6 pounds

1/6/07
We limited out with tog today
lots of nice fish up to 8 pounds

1/5/08
No bass today
we had good conditions but
very dirty water

12/30/07
we caught over 30 bass today
but only 1 made the box

12/28/07
We boated about 6 bass today
but no bass for the box
we did miss a few too

12/27/07
We had some good bites and dirty water
but no bass today

12/26/07
We lost some and missed a few
we only boated 2 bass today

12/21/07
We caught about 12 stripers today
a couple close ones but no keepers

12/19/07
we caught about 10 bass today
but only 1 made the box

12/15/07
We had about 15 bass today
2 keepers made the box

12/14/07
We had about 40 stripers today
3 nice keepers for the box

12/12/07
We caught about 50 stripers today
3 nice bass made the cooler

12/11/07
We had about 50 bass today
We boxed 2 keepers up to 36"

12/10/07
We had over 60 stripers
6 keepers up to 33 lbs

12/9/07
Another great striper trip!
we had about 125 bass
9 nice bass made the box

12/8/07
we had a great day catching tog
we alot of nice fish up to 8 pounds

12/7/07
What a great day today!
we caught well over 150 stripers today
put an easy limit of nice bass in the box

12/5/07
We put 5 nice bass in the box
we also had a couple of shorts

12/2/07
limited out with stripers today
and some nice big blues too

12/1/07
We caught about 20 stripers
and about 25 big blues
4 nice stripers made the box

11/29/07
We had a pretty good day for taug
considering the conditions we had

11/28/07
Great day with the
birds, bass, and blues

11/26/07
More bass and blues all day long

11/25/07
Again, tons of bass and blues

11/24/07
Another great day out there
we had lots of bass and blues

11/21/07
lots of bass and blues today

11/20/07
Things are really stirred up
we caught 1 stray 5 lb tog
but no bass today

11/18/07
We had very windy conditions
we couldn't get the bass to bite

11/17/07
Started off a little slow
but we did manage 3 nice keepers

11/14/07
We put 9 keepers in the boat
we had 3 shorts and
fish were up to 22 pounds

11/13/07
We boated 3 keeper bass today
fish were up to 37"

11/12/07
2 nice keepers up to 36"
released 1, lost 1 and a few misses

11/11/07
another tough day w/ only
a few bites and no bass
we did lose a decent fish halfway up

11/10/07
We headed out despite the wind
We toughed it out all day and not a fish

11/9/07
We boated 1 striper over 20 lbs
we lost 1 and missed a couple

11/8/07
We limited out on stripers today
we boated 10 big bass
and 4 fish went over 20 pounds

11/7/07
We boated 2 stripers today
They went about 20 lbs and 18 pounds
broke 1 off and missed a few too

11/5/07
We had 7 keeper stripers today
6 were over 20 pounds
and 3 were over 30 pounds
fish ranged from 33" to 34 pounds

10/30/07
More great seabass fishing today
Most guys had 15 - 20 keepers
fish were up to 4 pounds

10/22/07
Great seabss fishing today
We had lots of big bass up to 4 pounds
some guys had 20 keepers each

10/20/07
Another good day of catching seabass
with lots of action and some nice size fish

10/15/07
We had some great seabass action
We had one about 5 lbs and
a couple that were about 4 pounds

9/10/07
We boated 24 keepers today
with a few around 5 pounds

9/9/07
Today 3 of us had 15 keepers
big fish were 5, 6 , and 8 pounds

9/7/07
Things were a little off today
we had 7 nice keeper fluke

9/6/07
We caught a bunch of croakers
and 3 nice keeper fluke

9/4/07
We boated 18 keeper fluke today
fish were up to about 6 pounds
We had a lot of shorties too

9/3/07
Today we boated 20 keeper fluke
fish were up to 4 pounds

9/2/07
We boxed 12 fluke today
with fish up to 4.5 pounds

9/1/07
We had about 70 blues today
and about 12 nice croakers

8/31/07
we boated 16 keeper fluke
we had a few in the 5 pound range

8/30/07
4hr trip
we caught about 50 blues
and one 19" fluke

8/28/07
We boated 20 keeper fluke today
fish were up to 23 inches

8/27/07
We boxed 16 fluke today
a 7 pounder, a 6 pounder and
two 5 pounders

8/26/07
We boxed 17 nice fluke today
up to 5 pounds
a bunch of shorties too

8/25/07
20 keeper fluke today
we had some good throwback action
and 3 keeper seabass up to 4.5 lbs

8/24/07
We had 8 keepers today
2 were over 8 lbs and 1 was over 6 lbs

8/16/07
We caught about 150 fluke today
11 made it to the cooler
great action all day

8/13/07
We had 11 keepers up to about 4.5 lbs
We also had over 50 shorts

8/12/07
We only had 3 keepers today
and some decent throwback action

8/10/07
Today we put 6 nice fluke in the box
and 3 seabass
We had some great throwback action

8/9/07
We boxed 12 fluke today
fish were up to about 5 lbs

8/8/07
We put 13 nice fluke in the box
fish were up to 6 lbs

8/7/07
Today we kept 6 nice fluke
and 4 keeper seabass up to 5 pounds

8/5/07
Strong NE winds today
only 4 keepers and some shorts

8/4/07
we put 11 nice fluke in the cooler
We had some good throwback action too

8/3/07
tough condtions today
we did manage 6 keeper fluke
and a few shorts

8/2/07
We boxed 22 Nice Fluke today
Fish were up to 8 pounds with
some 5's, 6's, and a 7 pounder

8/1/07
We had 24 keeper fluke today
fish were up about 5.5 pounds
A bunch of throwbacks too

7/30/07
We boxed 24 keepers today
We had a couple around 5 pounds
and over 50 throwbacks

7/29/07
We had 12 nice keepers today up to 20"
We also had about 50 throwbacks

7/28/07
28 keeper fluke for 4 people
fish were up to 5.5 lbs

7/27/07
12 keeper fluke
fish were up to 4 lbs
and about 30 shorts

7/25/07
We put 24 fluke in the box!
fish were up to about 5 lbs
We also had about 75 shorts

7/22/07
We had over 50 blues today
We also had 3 keeper fluke up to 6 lbs

7/21/07
We had well over 100 blues
we also had 7 keeper fluke
up to 22 inches

7/20/07
Lots of wind today
We had 3 keeper fluke up to 20"
and over 20 snapper blues

7/19/07
15 keeper fluke today for 3 guys
Most of the fish were 18" - 21"

7/18/07
12 nice keepers today
fish were up to 21"
we also had about 25 shorts

7/16/07
5 keeper fluke today
fish were up to 21"

7/15/07
5 keeper fluke up to 22"
and 6 nice seabass

7/14/07
Duke of Fluke 6th place
6 keepers up to 5 pounds

7/13/07
6 keeper fluke today
and a few nice seabass

7/9/07
We had 7 keeper fluke today
and 8 keeper bass
fish were up to 21"

7/8/07
We ended up with
11 keeper fluke and
11 keeper sea bass
fish were up to 6 pounds

7/7/07
Great day today
we put 21 fluke in the box
fish were up to about 5 lbs

7/2/07
Tough day w/ a lot of wind
but we did manage 4 keepers
and a few throwbacks

6/30/07
10 keeper fluke today
and about 15-20 throwbacks

6/29/07
Only one keeper today

6/24/07
16 keepers today
3 were over 8 pounds!
also had a bunch of shorts

6/23/07
We caught about 25 shorts
and 2 keepers

6/22/07
Tough conditions today
1 keeper on 1st drift
we also had 8-10 shorts

6/21/07
4 keeper fluke today
and about 30 shorts

6/20/07
Dolphin Watching

6/19/07
We put 6 nice fluke in
the cooler today and
we released about 30 fluke

6/18/07
We caught about 40 fluke today
Great action all day
but only a few keepers

6/17/07
Today we released 1 Mako
and released 4 Brown sharks
fish were up to 250lbs

6/15/07
We kept a few nice fluke today
fish were up to 4.5 pounds
we also put about 20 bass in the box

6/11/07
We caught a few nice fluke today
up to about 8 pounds
We also had a few nice seabass

6/9/07
Today we released one blue shark

6/8/07
Today we released 2 mako sharks
both were about 150 pounds
We also released 2 nice blue sharks

6/6/07
Only one drum tonight
about 60 pounds

6/5/07
We ended up with 2 drum
48 pounds and 20 pounds

6/4/07
We landed 2 nice drum tonight
up to about 65 pounds
We lost 3 or 4 too

6/3/07
Day off

6/2/07
We kept about 50 nice seabass today
We had a few in the 4 pound range

6/1/07
We boated 5 nice drum tonight
fish were up to about 60 lbs

5/31/07
Day off

5/30/07
Day off

5/29/07
WE LANDED 11 DRUM TONIGHT
They were up to 73 pounds

5/28/07
We landed 9 drum tonight!
They were up to 72 pounds
We lost a bunch too!

5/27/07
We caught 3 nice drum today!
They were all between
50 and 60 pounds

5/26/07
We tried hard and looked around
but we came up empty

5/25/07
We landed 7 nice drum today
up to 68 pounds
5 in the 60 pound range!

5/24/07
We had 135 keeper seabass today
Fish were up to 4 pounds
Only 15 fish shy of our 6 man limit!

5/23/07
We had 2 drum tonight!
One was 65 pounds
and the other was 70 pounds

5/22/07
We landed 3 nice drum tonight
they were up to about 60 pounds!

5/21/07
We had 5 drum over 60 pounds
the biggest was about 75 pounds!
We lost a few and missed some too

5/20/07
We landed 4 drum tonight
up to 74 pounds
And we lost a few too

5/19/07
We had 6 nice drum tonight
up to about 75 pounds!

5/18/07
We caught 5 drum for 3 people
fish were up to 70 pounds
we also lost a few too!

5/17/07
We ended up with
two drum up to 45 pounds

5/16/07
Day Off

5/15/07
Day Off

5/14/07
We caught 7 keeper bass!
They were all nice fish up to 27 lbs

5/13/07
We heard them drum'in under us
for most of the trip!
We ended up with 3 drum to 26 pounds

5/12/07
Tonight we ended up with
2 drum up to 29 pounds

5/11/07
We heard them drum'in
under us for about 4 hours
Ended up with 3 drum and
a 19 pound striper

5/10/07
Day off

5/9/07
Lots of marks on the bottom
and few good bites
but nothing to show for it

5/8/07
Tough day today
One 28 pound drum!

5/7/07
We ended up with 5 drum
up to 83 pounds!
and 1 nice 18 pound bass!

5/6/07
Day off

5/5/07
Today we put 4 in the box!
2 keeper bass and
2 drum up to 28 lbs

5/4/07
We ended up with 3 keeper bass
up to 35 inches and
two drum up to 30 pounds

5/3/07
We had 8 nice keepers today!
6 were over 35"
two were 18 pounds

5/2/07
5 keeper bass up to 16 lbs
We also had 4
keeper DRUM up to 20 lbs

5/1/07
3 keeper striper today
fish were up to 35"

4/30/07
It was our first drum trip
We boated 4 stripers up to 18 lbs
and 6 of 8 drum went in the box

4/29/07
We had over 75 stripers today!
17 keepers up to 18 pounds
Only 1 shy of our bonus tag limit

4/28/07
We caught 14 stripers today!
8 keepers up to 32"
5 of the 8 were over 30"

4/27/06
Day off

4/26/07
About 35 stripers today
4 keepers up to 31 inches

4/25/07
About 25 stripers today!
We ended up w/5 nice ones!

4/24/07
Over 60 stripers today!
11 keepers for 4 people

4/23/07
Over 35 striper today
14 keepers for 6 people!

4/22/07
Over 70 stripers today!
24 keepers today and
many over 28" were released too!

4/21/07
About 60 stripers today!
18 keepers up to 20 pounds

4/20/07
About 20 stripers today
7 keepers up to 16 pounds
and two drum to 26 pounds

4/19/07
About 30 stripers today
11 keepers up to 24 pounds
AND A 19 POUND DRUM!

4/14/07
Over 60 striper today
9 keepers up to 20 pounds
AND A 23lb DRUM

4/11/07
30 stripers today
11 keepers up to 32"

4/10/07
We caught about 35 stripers
with 6 keepers up to 32"

4/9/07
10 stripers to the boat
but only 1 keeper

4/4/07
Limited out with stripers today 6 people
We had over 100 fish today
up to 34 inches

4/3/07
19 keeper striper for 10 people
Over 60 fish up to 21 pounds 37 1/2 inches

4/2/07
Limited out with stripers today!
We had over 60 fish up to 36 inches
and one 20lb DRUMFISH!

3/30/07
 Limited out with stripers today!
We had over 40 fish up to 35 inches
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