A boat load of hunters today with fish and bugs on their minds. After a short 20 minute ride we were on site and getting right to business.
Again very warm temps 58*-59* would be the consensus. Viz was good at maybe 15-20 ft and much brighter on dive 2. We would again fill the cooler to overflowing.
A dozen bugs or so, 2 very nice fluke in the 5-6 lb range (taken by knife not gun), 2 trigger fish, a load of Sea Bass again and 2 Cod (one being very nice at maybe 5 lbs) I find it amazing to find fish I associate with so different types of conditions. Triggers as a warm water species and Cod as a cold water species?
Just one more thing to add to this wacky season of hunting. All this and back nice and early to beat the traffic.
The spoils!
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The opposite view!
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Fluke dissection 101!
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Saturday 6/9 Hankins
This was not our original destination which had someone fishing on it when we got close
But it would not disappoint. pretty good viz maybe 10-15 ft and warm temps again ~58*
A load of Sea Bass (which seems to be the norm lately) a couple lobsta's and a very cool siting.
While shooting some Sea Bass and swatting away the doggies, I noticed the doggies took off kinda sudden like. I turned around to see my first non-dogfish shark in Jersey waters. I estimated the Thrasher to be about 5 foot with a tail at least that long. I found a new vim and vigor to my plodding dive style today and was able to make good time in getting back to the boat....the whole time "holding" my stringer rather than leaving it attached as usual.......Made for some good fun aboard when I got back. As much as I was concerned during my dive I look back at it as an awesome siting to add to my dive catalog. I'm certain my head will swivel a little more than usual for a couple dives. Even with a late start we got back early to every one's delight.
No pics today (my kingdom to have had a go pro during my siting)!
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Have some interest in Thursdays and Fridays going forward and for some off shore stuff as well. You all know the routine, call and let us know where ya wanna go. We get enough we go! @610-631-2288
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