Wild Week for Weakfish

The last week at Captain Mikes was a wild week for weakfish. Many anglers who fished the Sunshine Tournament reported a good showing of weakfish. Unfortunately, there wasn’t a Calcutta for them! There was even a 7lb bluefish weighed in! Safe to say Great Bay is still producing although, historically the bite will move out toward the ocean.

Inshore Fishing is Slow but Offshore Fishing is Heating Up

Anglers are finding their most success in inlet, especially with weakfish. The fluke that are out in the ocean are sluggish as the bottom temp is in the mid fifties still. It seems the water quality is cleaner with more opportunities for bluefish, weakfish, and even some fluke. If you’re going offshore for pelagic species, now’s the time. Most of the anglers going offshore are returning with coolers full of yellow fin and blue fin tuna. Make sure to check the weather before you go! There are also tons of cow nose rays closer into Great Bay. So if your drag starts screaming it might not be that elusive Cobia but a cownose ray. Best Bet: Head to the inlet and poke around by the stink house to target some weakfish.

Plenty of Fluke Left to Catch!

This trio still managed to bring some keepers home for supper! While the fluke fishing is trending more towards the inlet and ocean. There are still opportunities to target fluke in the bay. One of our slip customers Victor caught a 3lb fluke in Great Bay. The weather looks terrific this week! Call  609-296-4406 to book your rental.