Cod and Haddock 4/22/12

Capt. Dave pretty much summed it up. Busy catching cod, haddock and cusk all day. Chad had a nice rosefish. By the end of the day we had at least 60 fish in the boxes for the six of us. Nice trip.

Dave fished with us and caught quite a few on his new Kevin Bogan 7ft carbon mix rod.
Weather held out for us but we had 5-8 footers pretty much all day and no rain.
Great fishing and having dinner with Howie, Jon, Chad, Sean and Rusty. Glad we all got out and had a good trip.

Capt. Dave and Sandro took care of us all day and sent us all home with a 15lb bag of fillets.



Leif

Norma K III Night Ling Report 02/18/12

I took a break from the Mackerel this weekend and fished with Snapperhead today on the Norma K III on their 8-2:30 Ling and Cod trip. Snapper's buddy Leif was gearing up for the tennis team try-outs and missed the trip. We had a beautiful day on the water and came home with a bunch of nice ling.


Capt. Matt made several spots to try and get the boat over some ling minus the dogfish. Every stop had fish on it. We had to move a few times but Capt. Matt hit it right on the last one and we were catching them one after the other. We had some small fish but most were nice size medium ling.

We used our Kevin Bogan Carbon Mix 7ft Ling rods and Snapper and I wound up with 51 ling. A far cry from the reports of this past week but we were more than happy. A Pollack won the pool.

Always a pleasure fishing on the Norma K III

We stopped by Kevin Bogan's shop to say hello and check out the rods before getting a bowl of clam chowder for the road. Nice work they are doing over there. Beautiful rods.

Leif

Golden Eagle Mackerel Report 02/09/12

 A great day out on the Golden Eagle. I managed 200 mackerel almost filling my 72 quart cooler!

It's not too often you meet someone with such a passion for fishing. Fishing for mackerel is not easy these days but Capt. Jimmy Elliott still makes the effort. Comercial fishing, rising costs, fierce competition and other factors don't stop him.

He takes people fishing because he loves it. He wants them to catch fish. He wants them to catch mackerel. He consistently monitors the situation and adapts, making every effort to fill the coolers.

Capt. Jimmy has respect for the customers he has and is happy when they catch fish. He respects the tradition and the diversity the mackerel fishing brings.

Thank you Capt. Jimmy Elliott!

Golden Eagle Big Mac Attack!! 01/28/12

Mack attack is right! Boy, We killed 'em today. Ben and I had about 300 macks. We were smiling the whole day. The trip just kept getting better with some bigguns at the end. I filleted about 150 in an hour and a half and then ran out to dinner. Many zip loc gallon bags filled with macks and herring.


IT WAS MARVELOUS MURDERING THOSE MAGNIFICENT MACKEREL. WE MAXED OUT ON THE MULTITUDES AND MANY MACKEREL MEMORIES WERE MADE!

I had a good feeling about today and it was a great day.
Capt. Jimmy knows how to find them. There is no doubt.

Thanks Greg, Jimmy and the crew of the Golden Eagle for a great trip.

NICE TO SEE FISHNUT AND GREAT TALKING TO GENE....82 AND STILL MACK'IN IT!!

Leif

Golden Touch Sunday 1/15/12 Blackfish Report

 Ventured out on the Golden Touch this Sunday for some Blackfish. As most of you know it was very windy and cold. We gave it a shot anyway thinking it wouldn't be too bad but the 2-4 were 3-5 and it was like fishing in a washing machine out there.


It was difficult to stand and feel the bites at times with the chop and ice. One veteran Black fisherman did not attempt to fish. We headed in early and that was probably the right call.

I managed 2 nice keepers and my son never wet a line as he was not feeling well after we got underway. Tony Cav had a nice keeper and had a few good bites. Ron who we fished with as well had a keeper. Nice to meet Frankie and Ron. Hopefully we will fish together again under better conditions! Also...Tony donated his nice keeper so Ron and I wound up with 2 each to take home.

Well, like I said on the boat...I enjoyed myself anyway and caught a few fish.

We had a great breakfast as usual and was offered luch at the dock prepared by the two Franks.

Thanks for making the effort Capt John and Frankie

Golden Touch, Limit Blackfish 01/08/12

Golden Touch, Limit Blackfish


From Howard's report... on NJFISHING.COM. I can't brag about myself!! LOL

I joined Leif, Suzanne, Ralph, Ron and Julian on the Golden Touch with JC and Frankie.
Arrived to see LAB dropping off some really nice white leggers and hoping that he was fishing with us for the day but was gone in 2 seoconds.

Frank made his usual great breakfast on the way to the tog spot. I started the day boxing the first keeper of the day. The bite was scratchy for the rest of us execpt Leif was a machine. He ended the day with the following:

The first

The largest

The most, catching 12-15 keepers while only retaining his 4 limit

A great day out fishing and a pleasure meeting the rest of the crew. Frankie made a great paella style lunch as well. Another great day on the GT.

Deal Surf Report 11/19 We got 'em!

I didn't fish the surf this morning because Leif and I hit the Fly Fishing Symposium in Somerset today.
We did get to fish this evening in the Deal surf from 4:30 to 6:00pm.
Snapper head was already fishing when Leif and I arrived. He was fishing a AVA 17 and working the stretch.
We started with AVA's as well, and Ben hooked up shortly after we got there. He lost that fish and said he saw sand eels just as the fish hit. I had one on briefly.
As it got dark we switched to bombers and managed one fish that was 27 1/2 inches on a school bus bomber.
After fishing we stopped off for burgers and talked about our outing. Not a bad way to spend a nice Fall evening.

Leif

Golden Touch 11/16 Awesome Blackfish report!!

Fished on the Golden Touch today with Howie, Tropics, Jon Devin, Brian and Allen today for the "Blackfish Opener" As always a great time and good fishing, not to mention many laughs. It is alway a pleasure fishing with this group and boat.
Breakfast on the way out, lunch served...Shrimp and Spanish Rice ect... Frankie is on the money.
Any way the boat landed 29 keepers, Richie had a 9 and I had a 10 pounder(see photo) and we had pretty good weather.
Great fishing with you guys and thanks to Captain John Cole and Frankie for making the extra effort.
Can't wait till next time.. Again, great to see every one and nice meeting and talking to you Allen.

P.S. Almost droped another rod in the drink! Caught it in mid air and landed the fish! Wish I had the video..

Leif

Deal Surf Report 10/6 GOT 'EM ON A FLY!

Fished the Deal surf today from 6:00am-7:10am with Adam D'Onofrio. I fished the fly rod and white snake fly again.


Upon arriving I noticed the surf had a little more white water today and decided to work the corner of the jetty from the beach. I saw some mullet and a few swirls right away in the corner. After two casts I had one on and landed that fish. It was short(around 23 inches but a nice way to start the day.

As it got light the activity seemed to subside and I went home to get ready for the tuna trip tonight.

Leif

Deal Surf Report 9/20/11

Fished the Deal surf today before work from 5:30-7:00. I used the fly rod and fished right off the beach. Since the mullet are around I used a snake fly.


The low tide, rolling surf, and weed made it tough fishing but I was glad to get out and fish for a while. I saw one small fish in the wash and had no other hits.


Next week should be good. The fish are here. Go get 'em!



Leif

Golden Touch 8/23 (Leif's B Day Fluke report)

Golden Touch 8/23 (Leif's B Day Fluke report)


When I asked Leif what he wanted to do for his birthday it didn't take long for him to answer. He wanted to go on the Golden Touch for Fluke with his friend Snapperhead/Ben.

I agreed it was a good choice. Good friend Ken/TinSquid joined us and it was a beatiful day.

Snapper was the hot hand with the Giant Sea Bass and Six Fluke!

Breakfast was served, everyone had keepers, and the weather was great. What more can you ask for?? Capt. John and Frankie are the best and know what they are doing!

We wound up with around 19 keeper fluke and a handful of seabass.

A good time was had by all!

Leif

Golden Touch Fluke 7/1

I fished on the Golden Touch out of Point Pleasant with Capt. Cole for fluke on Friday. It was an open boat trip and the line up was myself, son Leif, good friend Bill, and three other fisherman, Carl, Dave and Ryan. We left the dock at 6:00am and headed north to fish the rough bottom off Long Branch and Monmouth Beach. We were busy all day catching many Fluke and a few Sea Bass. Ryan was high hook with the keepers, getting his limit on 8" cod grubs. My son Leif had many short Fluke and two nice keeper Sea Bass on his "Denali and Battle" spinning combo. Bill had four nice keepers and I had two and countless shorts. Everyone caught lots of fish and a good time was had by all.       

Catskill Father and Son Trout Trip 6/2-6/4

 My son Leif and I spent a few days in East Branch and fished the East Branch and Beaverkill. We fished Thursday night, Friday, Saturday and a little on Sunday morning. 6/2-6/4. We wound up with 3 Rainbows to 14 inches and 4 Browns to 19 inches. All fish were caught on March Browns. We enjoyed catching and releasing those beautiful fish. Leif has become quite a caster and I am proud of him. It is not easy casting for hours on end but it paid off for him with a couple nice rainbows and a brown.

A special thank you to Catskill flies for being so nice to me and my son. My son and I picked out some nice Collins capes so we could do some tying and Dennis and Ellen took care of us. Thanks for everything. Leif will enjoy using those bass flies in NJ and has a great example of the Conover fly so he can tie his own with the materials he bought.

Gloucester Cod and Pollack Report May 1st

I fished with my son Leif for cod and pollack on the TUNA.COM out of Gloucester MA on Sunday.

We fished with a nice group of fisherman who were all members of NJFISHING.COM, Eric F, Eric J, Jon and Howie.
We had our limit of keeper cod and pollack at least two dozen pollack. We also had countless throw-back cod and many sculpin.
All fish were caught on jigs in the 9-14oz range with teasers attached. We drifted over pods of fish on Stellwagen bank. The fish ranged in size from 6-16lbs.

While everyone caught lots of fish, my son Leif seemed to have the hot hand and out-fished me this time, getting more than his limit of cod and nice double header pollack. It was nice to take the trip with my son.I enjoyed spending the time with him and watching him catch all those fish.

Leif

Deal Surf Report 4/22

Fished again for about an hour for Striped bass off a jetty in Deal. No fish today but it was a beautiful morning. Here are some pictures.

Leif

Gloucester Cod Report 4/16

Fished the TUNA.COM out of Gloucester MA. Fished with good friend Adam, Howie, Chad, Joe, and Greg. We knew it was going to be windy and we were not disapointed. We left the dock at 5:30am and fished for a few hours in worsening conditions. We managed to put together a nice catch of 36 cod up to 15lbs for the six of us. All the fish were caught on jigs and teasers. We had a great dinner the night before we fished at the "Causeway". It was great to get out and fish with friends for the king of all fish....cod.

Leif

Saltwater Fishing Show Somerset NJ

Had a good day at the SWFS today in Somerset.

I was honored to help out the RFA today and I thank everyone who contributed. Some bought shirts, hats, some signed up for memberships and some did both. All your generous donations go to a great cause. Us!! Many signed up for membership.
Special thanks to Dave Daley for all his effort time planning RFA trips and recruiting help for the cause.

Thank you all for coming up and introducing yourselves and the kind words regarding NJFISHING.COM, ect.
It was great to see and meet Mike M, Brian, Ron, Paul and his fine son and daughter and all the others.

Nice to talk to Al Ristori,(guy is my idol) and all the sponsors who were at the show including Fran(Fish the Drop Off), Kevin Bogan (Fish Pioson Rods) and the one and only... Gambler (Thanks Capt. Bobby and Capt. Mike and Keith)

Leif

Gambler Sunday 3/13 Cod Report

I fished on the Gambler Sunday on the 7am-3pm Cod trip. My son Leif couldn't make this trip but his friend Ben Green of Wayside joined me after getting his parents OK. He is a good fisherman and self relient so I didn't mind at all. We had a nice "fishermans breakfast" on the way out and by 9:00am we were fishing. We had several codfish on jigs even before we were anchored but they were short fish. I landed a 4lb pollock on a jig and two keeper cod for the day. Ben Green was the "star" and had a 20lb cod on a teaser and 15lb pollock on clam. He was eeked out of the pool by a slightly longer fish of 25lbs. Most everyone had at least one cod and several shorts. A few ling were caught as well.

Had a nice day out on the Gambler. Fished on Sunday with Ben on the 6am-6pm cod trip.
Tommy had the grill fired up and within an hour we had our fishermans breakfast and it was great. Pork roll 2 eggs home fries with onions and really good hot coffee.

We six cod. Only one was a keeper and it was the pool winner. Ben had the big ling as well. Most of the guys fishing in the stern had a keeper some had two and some had none. It was a nice day for the end of February.

I even used my "lite" Blackfish stick to catch the small cod and it was fun.

Tried jigging on every stop but no takers...

Leif

Norma K III 3-9 Magic Cod and Ling 2/20

 I fished on the Norma K III today on the 3-9 magic hours trip. It was good to get out in between this very windy weather.

I fished with Ben and his dad Tony. Leif is still on his hiatus.

There were also a few NJFISHING.COM MEMBERS including Eric, his son Chris and member Paul. We were also greeted by sponsor Steve Irwin.

We had a good afternoon and evening out. Ben was the ling snatcher tonight and wound up with seven nice sized ling. He was using a 2 hook rig with a lunker light. He also had a keeper Blackfish to top off his fine catch. His dad had some short cod and a ling. I wound up taking home 6 ling and two cod. I also caught one cod on a butterfly jig.

Nice to see Capt. Matt, Morgan and the crew. It was a pleasure speaking to everyone and fishing on the Norma K III again.

Leif