REPORTS OF RIVER, BAY, AND OCEAN FISHING

As long as the weather cooperates the fishing has been good in general. The fluke are being caught in the rivers now on killies. Schupp's Landing weighed in a 350 lb thresher shark on Sunday. The water temps are adding to the chances that some more makos will move into the area for this weeks shark tounament sponsored by Jersey Coast Shark Anglers. http://www.jcsa.org/tournaments.htm

Jason Dixon fishing the surf weighed in an 18lb. He was live lining live bunkers bought at Bahrs Landing. The bunkers are in and if you can't snag or cast net your own, Bahrs Bait Shop has a tank stocked for the weekend. Call the shop to have your cell phone # added to our fresh bunker contact list.

The striper fishing was still very good this weekend. John Hayes said that Roamer Shoals was great on the incoming tide using clams. My brother Dave Cosgrove agreed as they both caught their limit on Sunday. Once the tide changed it was a different story.

The "Striper Special" did a great charter for the Ford Boys of London.

Congrats to Barry Heffernan of Highlands won the American Striper Association Sandy Hook Tournament, here at Bahrs, last month by ounces! Last week he trailered his 28-foot True World up to Point Judith, R.I., for last weekend's ASA Tournament, where he did the same thing.  After the bunker and clam he brought with him didn't do the job, Heffernan trolled parachute jigs and Willie Strehl of Port Monmouth boated a 42.54-pound striper to nip a 42.47-pounder in the 35-boat contest. Pat and Bob Kamienski were also in the crew.

The Sandy Hook division of the JCAA Fluke Tourney had its winning fish caught in the Navesink. The windy conditions stirred up the bay forcing many up the rivers. Rudy Kastner won some nice $ . Julian's Tackle weigh-in in Atlantic Highlands for the Sandy Hook port with 133 entries 1003 total entries state wide!