High Tide

South Jersey Marina held its 29th. Annual Shark Tournament on June 12 -13, 2009. There were 144 boats competing for a share of the total purse of $298,670. Predominately 3 species were brought to the scales: Thresher, Mako, and Blue Sharks. There were 39 fish weighed and the top winners are listed below: Heaviest Shark:… Read more »

When it’s June in Cape May, there are SHARKS in our off-shore waters. South Jersey Marina had the first Blue Shark weighed-in earlier this week. Nick Montzaris owner of the Bu-Buca brought in a 167 pounder. The angler was Harry Johnson of Fishing Creek, NJ. Speaking of shark, our 29th Annual Shark Tournament is scheduled… Read more »

The Black Drumfish season continues to produce a good variety of keepers. The average size ranges between 45 and 75 pounds. The bite has been good at all hours of the day and night and promises to go on into most of June. On 5-25, Capt. Joe Pritchard on the Big Game had a family… Read more »

The Charter Fleet at South Jersey Marina continued to “beat the Drum” this week. Many trips were made by several boats and a few of the highlights are noted below: On Wednesday, Capt. John Sowerby went out with a group on the Hooked Up II and got into them very well. The largest of the… Read more »

The water temperature in the Bay has finally started to warm up. We have reports of 62 degree water. The Drum fishing has really turned on and the following were two noteworthy reports I received: Joe Pritchard on the “Big Game” went out on Wednesday last week and brought 8 Drum to the boat. They… Read more »