THEY'RE BACK........
WEAK FISH ACTION ON MISS FORTESCUE
FISHING REPORTS-2008
THANKS TO ALL OUR CUSTOMERS!
May 20-2008
Big John Nelson's party from the Tilton Inn kept 20 drum. His son Kevin brought in a 75 pound beauty, Roy Parker got a 65 pound drum, and Birthday Guy Potty Nelson caught a 45 pound drum. Even kids can do it...just ask Shane, Dillon, and Ryan ages 16 yrs., 13 yrs., and 11 yrs. respectively! This family really can fish!
May 21-2008
John Kehres' charter came in with 8 drum fish after one tough night of wind and weather...but no complaints from these fishermen!
May 22-2008
Tough winds and weather but they still manged to bag 5 nice drum. We lost a few, too. But next time, right guys?
May 24-2008
Opening day for flounder bagged 2 keeps and many throwbacks. A few blues came aboard. Weather has been an unfortunate factor.
Memorial Day 2008
Mr. Hank Lewandowski was the big poolwinner taking a 23" and 21" flattie home in his cooler today.
May 30-2008
Friday night's open boat saw many drum and congrats to Mr. Nolan Greene who pulled in an 85 pound beauty. We also had fish ranging in 65-75 pound ranges.
June 1-2008
The Bob Feeney Postal Charter enjoyed an action-filled day bringing in 12 keeper flounder and a blue. They had some throwbacks too but a great time was had by all. Thanks, Bob..it was a pleasure.
June 2-2008
CONGRATULATIONS MIKEY??? We hate to lose such a fine mate but we're so happy you landed that great job. Best Wishes and Good Luck!!! Thanks for working with us-we miss ya!
HAPPY BIRTHDAY ROD MILLER.....CELEBRATE TO THE BEAT OF YOUR OWN DRUM!!!!!
FATHER'S DAY IS SUNDAY, JUNE 15...FORGET THE TIES AND GOLF BALLS...GET HIM A GIFT CERTIFICATE FOR A UNIQUE DAY ON THE BAY.
June 6-2008
The morning trip threw back many "just under the size limit" flounder, but brought in a few and some small blues. Our afternoon trip took home 5 large drum and lost a few.
June 7-2008
The morning trip bagged flounder and some small blues. Mr. Keith Wilson won the pool with a 23.5 inch flounder. Our afternoon trip brought home 15 drum fish averaging 60-70 pounds.
The afternoon trip got a work out with 15 keeper drum.
June 12-2008
Phil's charter bagged 6 drum.
June 15-2008
Happy's Father's Day. We had a great crowd this morning and ended up with 22 keeper flounder. Our poolwinner got away before I could catch his name but I do know he took home 3 fish and is a former resident of Fortescue. We had many throwbacks. Looks like flounder fishing is looking up. No croakers yet but we are waiting!
June 18-2008
The morning started just fine but once on the bay the wind picked up. Many throwback flounder and some small blues. Here fishy-fishy...!
June 20-2008
The morning was similar to yesterday. Many throwback flounder, some small blues.
The evening trip brought home the weakfish!!!!!
Our poolwinner Mr. Nolan Greene limited out and won the pool with a 4 pound weakfish. He also bagged an 18.5 inch flounder. Mr. Joe Girtain limited out on weakfish. Mr. Fred Pohlig from Bellmawr bagged his limit of weakies. And Mr. Walter Lewis of Bridgeton caught his 5 weakfish on a white bucktail and some shedder crab. He brought home a flounder, too. Check out their photos on the 2008 picture page.
July 5-2008
Our 4PM poolwinner was Mr. Ken Black with a 30+ drum. Kenny also had a very nice striper that got a 2nd chance in life. Total 3 drum and some croakes, flounder and blues.
July 6-2008
Joe Collins was the big poolwinner today; a faithful fishing customer for many years, with a nice flounder. The day was good for a dozen keeper flounder and many throwbacks. Kingfish and a few croakers are out there, too.
July 9-2008
Lucky Les Kyle, Jr. won today's pool with a flounder. Steve Scheule took home 3 flounder. We had a dozen keeper flounder and many throwbacks.
July 11-2008
Happy Birthday to Lucky Les Kyle, Jr. who bagged a keeper this morning. Our poolwinner, Mr. Oliver Whitman, took the prize with a 24 inch doormat....just nosing out his son Jeff Whitman who bagged a 23" contender. Jeff did his homework and had non-stop action today with Gulp Saltwater Shrimp. I wish I had some of those bad boys as they really did the trick for Jeff and his dad. It was non-stop flounder action most of the day with lots of throwback and 20 keepers for the day. We ran into some small blue fish. By the way, Dale Tanner from S. Jersey brought his Mom along who, at the end of the day, had a run of 5 flounder in 5 minutes!!! Way to go!! She giggled every time and we loved watching her. Thanks, Dale. Dale and his mom bagged 2 keepers. Mr. Bob Procaccino from Vineland proudly took home 4 keeper flounder.Check out our 2008 photo page.
July 11-2008
Sadly we did not have enough fishermen for our afternoon trip. We appreciate our customers and the effort they make in driving all the way here from their homes. We need at least 10 to go out due to the rising cost of fuel. Please call us for the latest update on our afternoon trips. We are an open boat and will sail anytime as long as we get enough passengers.
July 12-2008
The morning trip had some wind so flounder fishing was quite the challenge. The evening trip Poolwinner was Mr. David Smith from Coatesville, PA with a flounder. Nolan Green bagged 6 weakies. The weather was very windy and some blues were also caught.
July 16-2008
Lucky Les Kyle, Jr. took the pool again. He bagged a 23 1/2 inch flounder. Seems he bought those Gulp Saltwater Shrimp and it worked. One-Fish Major took home a flounder. Rich Scheule caught a keeper striper. Check out his photo on the 2008 picture page. We had a dozen keeper flounder and some bluefish.
July 17-2008
Blues and flounder and lots of throwbacks today. Hooked onto a drum but it broke the line.
July 19-2008
Derek Fox from Millville, NJ bagged the biggest bluefish this morning. He and his dad and granddad Gerry Fudula have fished all week. Granddad won today and yesterday's pool with flounder. Our evening trip bagged 5 drum and the poolwinner was Nolan Green.Others fish caught included flounder and lots of blues.
July20-2008
Jim Kistner's charter had a good day with lots of blues and some nice keeper flounder.
July 23-2008
Steve Scheule likes to keep it all in the family. He brought his sister Carol who won the pool with her drum fish. Check out their photo on the 2008 Pix page. "One Fish Major" actually bagged 2 flounder and a drum. Still more throwback flounder than keepers and the blues are still keeping the fishermen busy.
July25-2008
Our morning trip poolwinner was Mr. Kenny Black who got his limit on drum and 2 keeper flounder. Check out his picture on the 2008 Pix page. Altogether 5 drum, nice keeper flounders and small blues for the day.
Our afternoon trip poolwinner was Mark Hanaoka from Hopewell, NJ who bagged the biggest drum. Amanda's first try at drumfishing got two. Eleven year old William Bozella from Hammonton, NJ caught his first drum. Captain Jim and Kathy both got keeper flounders!! Kathy also had a tautog but not quite big enough to do some dentistry on. And Kenny Black, Nolan Green, and Debbe Prisinzano all got their limit of drum fish. Although it got windy and we had wind against tide at times and we saw the infamous oyster cracker more than we would like, it was a great night on the Delaware Bay.
July 27-2008
Chris Cornell from Coatesville, PA took the pool with a flounder today. Blues and flounder were the catch of the day.
July 29-2008
Poolwinner Mike Sammons from Mays Landing bagged a 25 inch flounder. Check out his picture on the 2008 pix page. Also many smaller blues.
July 30-2008
Lucky Les Kyle, Jr. won the pool again with a drum fish. Major and Steve took home flounder and croakers have arrived. The smaller blues are also abundant.
July 31-2008
The Pitman Gang showed up today. Flounder and blues are on the menu.
August 1-2008
Drum and flounder, short weaks and stripers, along with lots of those small blues were caught on both morning and evening trips today. Gordon and Kathi Hontz from Delaware wrote to thank us for an enjoyable time. Kathy caught her first drum!
August 2-2008
The Baypoint Marina dinner cruise to Bower's Beach, DE was another trip loaded with good people and friends. Thanks to Kate and Mike Nelson for cruising with Miss Fortescue.
August 6, 2008
Today was action packed with 5 drum, not to mention the 3 that got away. Our poolwinner, Mr. Carl Davis from Turnersville, NJ took home a 22 pound drum just nosing out "Lucky" Les Kyle, Jr.. He also took home 4 weakies. Our buddy George caught the first drum of the day, along with Major and Steve. John Patterson took home one of several keeper flounder today. Captain Jim even brought home a weakie dinner. It was windy but quite a productive day on the bay..many weakies, blues, flounder, drum.
August 9, 2008
Shawn Riley booked a Batchelor Party for groom to be John. Many attendees were from Bridgeton's Fire Department. The night was filled with blues and weakfish and it was a good night for all. Check out their group shot on the 2008 photo page.
August 10, 2008
Our morning trip was very rough with surrounding storms from Delaware to Philadelphia. A few flounder and more croakers than we've seen all year so far.
August 12, 2008
We had a mixed bag today with the Mate Gary bagging a 19 inch flounder. Lots of throwbacks and a few keeps. Croakers still keeping us busy along with small blues and weakies.
August 13, 2008
The bay was like a sheet of glass in the morning. Our poolwinner was Joe Steffin from Wilmington, DE with a 22 1/2 inch flounder. He also took home another flounder with some croakers. Major had a 15 inch weakfish and Kathy had a 15 inch croaker. Some nice larger croakers are around as well weakies and a blue here and there. George had a 20 inch flounder and plenty of croakers and weaks for his sister to enjoy. Snap brought his 2 grandsons and a few other kids onboard including Shawna and Mikayla enjoyed the trip , too.
August 15, 2008
Les Kyle, Jr. won the pool on the morning trip. We are seeing bigger croakers now. Still catching weaks, blues and flounder. The evening trip pretty much had their share of weaks and blues. It was steady fishing and a nice crowd on board.
August 16, 2008
Thanks to the crowd for fishing with us today. Capt. Jim put them on top of blues and croakers. A few nice keeper flounder to boot. It was a really nice day for all. Kenny Black bagged a poolwinner on our afternoon trip. And i heard all about the one that got away. We are wishing Nolan Green a speedy recovery and hope he can get that arm back in shape in time for striper season. Get Well Soon!!!
August 17, 2008
Captain Jim is happy to report the croakers are getting closer and larger at this point....we had a nice crowd this morning bringing home blues, croakers, flounder and weaks. Bob's wife told him to bring home those flounder. I don't blame her..But our poolwinner today was the infamous bluefish.
WE ARE NOW CLOSED ON MONDAYS
4PM FRIDAY AND SATURDAY TRIPS AVAILABLE FOR CHARTER, OTHERWISE ARE CLOSED AS OF 9/1/08
August 20, 2008
Major Rhone bagged the poolwinner with a puppy drum, along with 8 others on the boat today. We also had some nice keeper weaks and flounder.
August 22, 2008
The morning trip did well with blues, croakers, flounder and weakies. The 4pm Charter was seeing pretty good action all evening despite the windy conditions.
August 23, 2008
The Lister Family charter took home some nice fish, mostly blues.
August 24, 2008
The U.S. Mint in Philadelphia charter was a great crowd. Josh, 11 years old, took the pool with a nice blue.
September 1, 2008
The fishing has slowed slightly this past week. We are still getting weakfish, flounder, and bluefish. Some croakers but they are small. This is the last week for keeping flounder so try to get down before it's over. If you have not already read it on another page, we are no longer open for 4PM trips unless it is a charter.
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