First Striper trip of 2012 a big success - Made the first trip of the spring in some pretty tough conditions with nw winds 15 to 25knts. It was hard to feel the lite bite of the striper with the cold water and the bouncy conditions. The Bass were feeding heavy though and we came up with empty more... Capt. Karl McKenna - Sandy Hook
2011-04-24 7:53 AM
First trip and a limit of Bass - First trip of the year,first Bass of the year and first limit catch of the year. Rough water on Friday out at Romer but the bumpy ride was worth it. Had the first fish on in about 10 min and it was great action from then on. Water was cold (49 degree more... Capt. Karl McKenna - Sandy Hook
2010-08-09 9:24 AM
Fluke fishing off Sandy Hook 8/6 - 8/8 - The Fluke fishing was up and down this weekend with winds that went from dead calm to 25 knots. When the winds were in the 10 to 15 knot range the fishing was great with lots of shorts and keepers averaging 20 inches plus.When to wind disappeared the more... Capt. Karl McKenna - Sandy Hook
2010-07-19 2:46 PM
Fluke bite picking up in Sandy Hook bay - July 18. Nice conditions today with a west wind at 10 to 15 mph. Had good drifts on the Leonardo flats with fish on every drift. Caught lots of Fluke with keepers to 22 inches. Lots of shorts and some 5lbs Blues mixed in with the catch.
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2010-07-04 11:10 AM
Summer fishing in full swing at Sandy Hook - July 3. Fluke fishing was tough today because the wind was blowing against the tide and a good drift was hard to find. We made a dozen or so moves between the bay and ocean to scratch out a catch of keepers as well as many shorts,skates and dogfish. more... Capt. Karl McKenna - Sandy Hook
2010-06-23 9:51 AM
Fathers day Fluke - June 20. Fathers day Fluke trip. Ran down the beach with Bunker trying to find some Bass on top. Found a bunch of Bunker schools but no Bass or Blues around. Started Fluking off the beach and hit shorts and doggies. Moved into the bay and started to more... Capt. Karl McKenna - Sandy Hook
2010-06-05 8:28 AM
Fluke to 21 inches off Sandy Hook - June 4. Went after the Fluke again today but with better results. Started inside along the Belford flats and hit short Fluke right away. a good showing of fish, but they were still small. Ran out to the knoll with the same results. I headed down the more... Capt. Karl McKenna - Sandy Hook
2010-06-03 4:39 PM
Stripers save the day during Fluke trip - June 3. Tried to drift for Fluke this morning inside the hook but the drift was not happening and the Fluke were just hanging on the baits. Landed some near keepers before making a move. Moved around to the outside and the wind was blowing hard out o more... Capt. Karl McKenna - Sandy Hook
2010-06-02 7:02 PM
Bass action still hot off Sandy Hook - June 2. Another great day on the water with calm seas and lots of action. Anchored up off Sandy Hook and started to hit the Bass right away on clams. The birds started working near the boat and we hit another big Bass on a jig. Had several runoffs an more... Capt. Karl McKenna - Sandy Hook
2010-06-01 9:54 AM
Slow start to Fluke season in Raritan Bay - May 31. Got out late today for the first Fluke trip of the year. Lots of boat traffic because of the holiday weekend kept us off the usual early season Fluke spots. The drifting conditions were not very good until afternoon when the wind started to b more... Capt. Karl McKenna - Sandy Hook
