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Herald & Lanlem 7 September '83

outdoors with Lou Rodia Don’t Stow Away Tackle Too Soon

September will mark the beginning of fall fishing and sadly, it will mark the beginning of the exodus. Since seashore vacations and ocean fishing became popular pastimes, a large majority of the anglers who fish the spring and summer have burnt up their enthusiasm for fishing, or perhaps they get caught up in the conflict between fall outdoor activities. household chores which have been neglected, foot-

ball, school returns and shorter days. Some are just tired of summering and want to get back to a more sedate existence other than beating their way back and forth to the shore. Whatever the reasons, a big majority of the fishermen we know tend to put their tackle away too soon. Fall fishing is exciting fishing time. Lots of things happen. Fish which moved up the coast, sometimes offshore and out

of reach, will start to move down the coast again — only closer to shore. Bait anf fish flow out of the bays and back waters to create excellent fishing in the ocean waters adjacent to the inlets. Surf fishing is the best it will be all year when this bait-game fish exodus starts. THERE IS PLENTY of room on the party boats, especially during the week. Boat liveries tend to run at less than capacity. The summer hot-rodders have put away those speed boats which chum up the inland waters and one can find relatively quiet places to crab and to fish. Since there are lots of fish N to be caught and since there are fewer fishermen, it would seem that the odds are better for good fish production. The oftly missing ingredient is fishermen. We have watched for many years the parade of trailered boats out ot the Jersey Cape. We have watched the early-season pullouts on the railways at the marinas. We observe with sadness, knowing for those who have padked it in. the best is yet to come on the Jersey Cape. Somewhere way back, someone termed fall fishing ‘Smorgasbord’ fishing. It is a mixture of variety, quality, size and quantity — and the price is

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the same. You can pick and choose or take what comes along. The choices are limited only by your entVisiasjn and the weather. /W-we write this we are aware that there is a plentitude of weakfish all along the coast. North Jersey boats are up to thfere in bluefish and there are lots of fluke still well north of us. These three bread and butter fish should provide fishing for Jersey Cape anglers for weeks and weeks to come. Add to this list the marlin which are still around, the exotic fish which will remain around until the waters chill, the tuna, the albacore, the bonito, the sea bass, porgies, tautog, cod, pollock, ling, and a scad of other fish and there is lots of fall-action ahead. ' SOMETIMES ANGLERS heed our advice and sticK it out — until the first weekend they might hit some marginal weather. We’ve had lots of Indian Summers here —, including one which saw us surf fishing at Hereford inlet the last week in October in bathing trunks. We’ve fished cod in shirt sleeves, and have had bluefish days which were astounding the weekend AFTER Thanksgiving. And, there are days you can have the fantastic fishing almost all to yourself. Try it ... you’ll

like it.

Reports: Mike Woertz, fishing his first time off shore on the boat Mary Lee, landed a S'^-ft. white marlin at the 28 Mile Wreck. He was fishing with Bill Lee, skipper, and Pete Janis and Andy Siganuk. SEA ISLE CITY: Capt. Neill Robbins of the Capt. Robbins reports plenty of small porgies on inshore wrecks and loads of ^ to 3 lb. weakfish. Anglers boat 20 to 50 fish per trip in ideal light tackle fishing. Tom and Bob Gallagher of Bensalem, teamed for 94 weakfish. Bob Hausshalter of Alexandria, Va., on his first ocean fishing outing, landed 18 slammer blues, "eight to 15 lb. Bob overcame an atta.ck of seasickness to (Bo it: ^Anglers are boating as many as 30 blues to 15 lb. Starfish Skipper Charles Shaffer said fluke and weakfish are providing activity for his four-hour fares. Night blue catches go 10 to 15 lbs. and anglers are decking an average of 10 per trip. Karen Kirk of Brook Haven. Pa., won a pool with her 4-lb. sea bass. At Stone^Harbor, Capt. Walt Hendee of the Lucky Strike reported a 524-lb. tiger shark for the John Moscony party of Drexel Hill, Pa. Adrienne Moscony caught a 97-lb. spinner shark. Rock Adler of Cherry Hill caught an SVlb. mako he is having

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Wildwood Crest Capt. John Royles said his fares arc doing well on larger fluke, weaks. snapper blues and some blackfish. Night captain Mike Weigle said chumming trips produce up to 600 fish each night on the Bank Buoy. Peter Neri from North Wildwood landed a 174-lb. blue and Robin Rainey of Philadelphia caught a 16 lb. 14 oz. pool winner. Art Sparks of Cape May caught

31 blues and Chuck Selby said weaks are mixed with fluke and blues in good steady action. Rick Kern and a buddy boated over 100 fish on one trip. Night Rainbow blue catches go up to 900 fish. Fish go to 15 lb. Martin Coyle of Philadelphia, caught 28. including a ISAi-lb. pool winner. Vito Manx! of Jersey City caught an 18-pound blue. Capt. Jim Solley of the Capt.Cramer out of Stone Harbor, said Margie Revas caught 60 weakfish and weaks and fluke had dominated good fishing off Hereford Inlet at North Wildwood. CAPE MAY’S Capt. Paul Thompson of the Porgy III out of South Jersey Marina said fluke fishing has been good on the shoals off Cape May Point. Lots of one to 14-lb. fluke are being caught with pool winners around four pounds each day. Angler Bob Edmunds, of (Bennisville, was high with 16 fluke. Al Bednarek of Philadelphia caught 16. Capt. Jack Blake of the Wildwood // said Allentown, Pa. angler Len Kuzihski Jr., caught a 6-lb. fluke. Al Bauber of Philadelphia had one five pounds. Fluke catches average 10 to 15 per trip per angler, Capt. Blake said. Best fluke fishing has been south of the inlet. Sea Raider Skipper Bill Henefy out of Wildwood Vacht Basic said pools

have been going to fluke and weakfish from two to 34-lb. Night blue catches have also been excellent on the Sea Rider. Upper Delaware Bay anglers are enjoying good fluke and weakfish catches. Fish concentrations are being reported around Miah Maul Light and down to No. 1 Buoy. That area, also known as flounder alley, is producing on shedder crab and squid. Bloodworms are also catching weaks. NIGHT FISHING in the inland waterways has been producing weakfish and bluefish under the lights. Anglers are reminded that bridges generally are posted against fishing and that it posses a traffic hazard as well as an enforcement problem. Boat fishing around *he bridges is acceptable in areas where the lights shine on the water at night, attrapting baitfish and in turn weaks and blues. Some bridges (Stone Harbor) and one on the Ocean Drive north of Sea Isle City, have walkways where fishing is permitted. Don’t forget to keep the bridge walkways clean, and if fishing at night, keep noise to a minimum. Weaks and blues will hit cut baits such as bunkers, squid and mackerel, but they will hit bucktails, an assortment of other lures and live spot.

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