Fresh Stone Harbor Fishing Reports

This is a tale of two beaches. Saturday I went on the ocean side. I had been hearing of all of these great stripers being caught, along with occasional blues and kingfish. So I grabbed bloodworms, clams, and bunker and hit my spot. I set out three rods, one with each bait. Now I just needed a fish to cruise along and play. The weather on the beach was perfect. It was nice and cool with a slight breeze. The sun was out and the sky was blue. The water however was di gy looking and very green. There was just enough seaweed in the area to be annoying. My first fish of the day was a three foot sandshark. It ate the clam. My second "fish" was a skate that ate my bunker. Not another touch. The guys on either side of me didn't catch anything decent either. Just one of those days. Frustrated and just not feeling it, I called it quits. Walking back over the dunes the sweltering heat came crashing down to smother me. It only got worse as I traveled inland... Sunday I hit the Delaware Bay with Johnnie in tow. Johnnie has been having a bit of a rough patch, so it was nice to get him out and laughing. We set out five rods (I know, overkill). We used the same baits (leftovers). We started at what we thought was dead low, but the tide just kept going out. The horseshoe crabs were a massive pain in the ass. They stole a lot of bait today, and made reeling in tough a few times. We had a few solid hits throughout the morning. The rod would heave over hard and then just go still. It was infuriating. Then, finally, around 11am I set out a fresh clam bait. Shortly after I cast it out it went over hard and began a drag screaming run. A real fish! I pulled the rod out if the spike and palmer the spool to slow the fish and ensure the hook was set. The battle was on. Johnnie pulled in the other rods while I tried to steer the fish away from possible tangles. After a nice fight I guided the striper o to the sand. I grabbed the leader to pull it up and it broke. The 30 pound leader wasn't enough. I quickly jammed a thumb into the stripers mouth to lip it and bring it up for a photo op. Lisa had just arrived with Idgie and Bubbalouie. She took some quick pictures, and the little boy and his dad sitting g near up popped over for a quick picture of the little dude with the bass. She measured out at 40" on the nose. I revived her in the water and she swam off briskly. Earlier in the morning we has a massive school of fish blowing up just beyond casting range. They were moving in, but then just a suddenly they turned and went the opposite way and vanished. Then dolphins came in and put on a show, splashing, porpoising, and jumping. Always fun to watch, but never a welcomed sight while fishing. We continued to fish until around 11:40. We decided to call it a day due to the intensifying heat and lack of bait. We ran back to my place, cleaned up the gear, and parted ways. It was a fun weekend, even if I only landed one fish. It was a load of fun. Tight Lines!

Surf fishing continues to be a blast! With the incessant wind, ocean swell, and nasty greenheads making back bay fishing miserable, the beach is paradise. Kingfish provide consistent action. Weakfish, bluefish, spot, and sea robins are making appearances as well. And then we have the heavy hitters providing thrills for anyone willing to grab the screaming rod and reel, sharks and rays. Logan had the pleasure of reeling in two nice sandbar sharks and battling a massive ray into the surf before having it part the line. Missed another knock down. Chris and his crew had two big rays try to tear their shoulder out of the sockets yesterday, along with a few knock downs. The majority of the kingfish being caught are of the southern variety, as opposed to the usual northern. Had a huge school of bunker come in fairly close today and there were some very large fish tearing through them like torpedoes on the surface. Really fun to watch. A few Brown pelicans even came in to feed. And dolphins. And judging by the explosive splashes, I'd say a few sizable sharks. It was busy out there. So, if you want steady action, occasional drag burning battles, a good meal, and just flat out fun..., hit the surf. Tight Lines!

Had a really fun morning surf fishing with Scott, Mike, and Jack. I put four rods out, two for kingies, two for potential sharks cruising about. Bloodworms on Brown Dog Bomb kingfish rigs did their job, quickly and efficiently. The boys hauled in single and double headers of kingfish throughout the morning. I ended up switching the shark rods from mackeral to fresh kingfish. That did the trick. Mike was up first when the first rod went over. The shark went airborne on the hook set and screamed off down the beach. Mike fought the beast well and finally got it into the wash for a quick photo and release. Pretty sure it was a black tip shark. More kingfish ensued. Then the second shark rod went over and Jack was up. The little sandbar shark gave Jack all he could handle. The fight raged back and forth, but Jack prevailed and got the little brownie into the wash for a CPR (catch, photo, release). Scott called the day after two hours of nearly nonstop catching due to work responsibilities. And two hungry boys. Had an absolute blast. I think the boys are now hooked on surf fishing... Tight Lines!

I've been running quite a few back bay trips lately. I've been fortunate to have some wonderful guests along for these trips. Regardless of conditions, catch rate, keeper ratio, heat, or other, my guests were always willing participants fishing their tails off. And laughing and enjoying the experience throughout. So while this is obviously an unabashed plug for my business, Brynnie-B Inshore Fishing, LLC, this is also a huge thank you to everyone who has been kind enough to book with me and share an experience. You are the reason I do this.You make this all worthwhile. So thank you to all of my guests, past, present, and future.

Took two families out onto the beach the last two days. We used bloodworms for bait on Brown Dog Bomb Kingfish rigs. The ocean was perfect both days with small surf and a slight current. The kingfish were there waiting for us. S soon as I cast the first rig out both days, it was hammered hammeredby a fish. The action was steady after that with fish after fish being ree Tight led in my excited boyswho were having a great time. Is is what fishing is all about. Taking kids out and getting them hooked on a great sport that will allow them to bond with family and friends over the years. If you want to have fun reeling in tasty fish, book a surf trip today. Tight Lines!

I had the pleasure of having Allen, Dave, and Ryan aboard today. We fished the last of the incoming and then the outgoing tide. Minnows were the bait of choice. We tried gulp, and bonitb belly too. The day started off slow, with Allen catching the first flounder of the day. When the tide switched the drift became much faster. We tried a few spots spot and finally we were on them, it was a short drift but poductive. We worked the area over, landed a few more and called it a day. Had a great time!