Fishing Report 7-25-10
The fishing scene has been as hot as the weather the past week. Flounder are still biting in the back bays with inlets and deeper channels being the hot spots. Minnows, squid, and Gulp! Will do the trick. Around the corner in the surf, Kingfish are still being caught on Gulp! Bloodworms and Fish Bites. The bite on the reef improved in the past few days due to some warmer water, with anglers coming back with 3-4 keepers each trip. Use long strip baits if you're fishing the wrecks and reef sites. Getting into the deep water, canyon fishing has exploded in the past week. The 40 line was so full of life that a local captain described it as resembling a scene from Animal Planet, with 60+ foot whales feeding on sand eels. Depth finder screens turned black due to the amount of sand eels in the water. Gaffer dolphin, yellowfin and Blue Marlin were among the fish caught. Most boats fishing caught their limit of yellowfin.
Local Catches
1. Night Moves with Captain Carl Schmollinger had 2 yellowfin inside the 40 line.
2. Margate local Billy Cundiff had a 20.77lb striper off the beach in Margate (Pic)
3. Billy Cundiff Jr. caught a 3lb 8oz fishing with his dad behind Margate. (Pic)
4. The Oí Beth II Charter out of Margate with Captain Eric Jefferis and crew member Brook Ganguzza of Sparta, NJ had a 6lb 4oz flounder on the GE reef on Saturday. (Pic)
5. The Fish Ní Fun pontoon boat had 7 keepers in the inlet in the morning on Sunday.
