Some of the captains of the Beach Haven Charter Fishing Association have been busy the past week or so despite the very nasty weather we have been experiencing.
Captain Adam Nowalski on the "Karen Ann II" was able to get a fishing trip in over a week ago in a window between storms. Other members of the scheduled group cancelled except for John Skarbek. On their trip out to the sea bass waters, Captain Adam checked out some marks on his machine and spotted a big school of croaker. They caught a half dozen on 2 drops and headed out for the sea bass. A couple of stops resulted in some good fish mostly over 2-pounds. They then returned to the croakers for some of the finest 45 minutes of fishing imaginable. It was non-stop catching with croakers to over 18-inches, bluefish in the 1-3 lb. range, and about a 40 lb. brown shark harassing the hooked croakers.
Capt. Fran Verdi of "The Dropoff" and "Cousins" has made a decision to start tagging Striped Bass for this fall season. This development came about after discussions with the American Littoral Society about the program. He will be tagging fish in the Little Egg Inlet area and will offer all of his clients a chance to get a fish tagged in their name. Fish that are legal size will be harvested but any undersized fish will be tagged this year. Tags have been ordered and should be here anytime now. If you would like more information on the program please take a look online at link.http://www.littoralsociety.org/fish_tagging.aspx
For additional information on the BHCFA go to their website at www.fishbeachhaven.com