This time of year, you can expect a mixed bag of fish. Find a good day and join Capt. Jimmy Elliot on board the Miss Belmar Princess. Miss Belmar Princess and crew have been enjoying coolers full of mackerel. Capt. Jimmy always seems to find where they are, so if you want to build your confidence, mackerel fishing is the way to go.
You will always find the Norma K III and crew from Point Pleasant Beach working a mixed bag and sending anglers home with plenty of fillets. The Norma K has been picking away at ling, cod and mackerel in good numbers. The Norma K III and crew are always a sure bet.
Off-shore wreck trips with Capt. Howard on the 125-foot Jamaica from Brielle has been pulling good numbers of fish over the rails: sea bass up to 6.5 pounds, jumbo porgies in numbers, ling and cod up to 10 pounds, most going home with 30 and 40 fish.
NJSaltwaterfisherman.com reported fishing for blackfish on the Bandit IV from Indian River, Del., has been good all week. Capt. Scotty found fish in numbers most of the week from 5 to 12 pounds despite poor weather conditions. The Bandit IV is 77 feet long and only takes 25 passengers, who are very comfortable with plenty of elbowroom to fish. Capt. Scotty sails Friday, Saturday and Sunday 7 a.m. to 3 p.m.; reservations are required, so give him a call at (732) 692-9521.
Did you know?
Maureen Klause of Ocean City was fishing the coast of Ocracoke, N.C., on Nov. 13 and used a mullet to tempt a potential record red drum (Sciaenops ocellatus). Guided by Ernest Doshier and using the 80-pound-class line, it took Klause six minutes to land the fish, which weighed 44 pounds, 0 ounces. The present women’s line class record is 34 pounds, 14 ounces, caught nine years ago off Virginia Beach, Va. Check out more potential world record fish at www.IGFA.org.