Third Annual Fluke Tournament Kicks Off

Posted on June 3, 2022June 3, 2022 by Admin

Third Annual Raging Raymond Fluke tournament kicks off this weekend

The Raging Raymond 3rd Annual Fluke Tournament is set to kick off this weekend in Great Bay.

Raymond was diagnosed with a rare, newly discovered genetic condition in June 2020 and also has cerebral palsy because of the genetic condition. The money raised from the tournament will be given to Nemours Children’s Health Deptford & Cherry Hill

Captains meeting is set for 7pm Friday 6/3 at American Legion 493 located in Little Egg Harbor. Fishing is set to kick off at sunrise the following morning 6/4. Anglers can weigh in their catches from 4-6pm at American Legion on Saturday. The deadline for Sunday’s weigh-in is 11AM-1pm.

After weigh-in’s are completed, the festivities can begin! Over 40 boats have entered the fluke tournament so far raising over $3,000. There will be tons of prizes up for grabs including a year’s membership of Sea Tow, gift cards from local tackle shops, a free Captain Mikes rental boat trip, and various other cool prizes!

Red Hot Fluke Fishing in Great Bay

For anglers fluking with live bait please note we will have limited stock of minnows this weekend.

Jim caught a 7.5lb doormat earlier this MDW weekend

Luckily for Jim, he was catching doormats all on Gulp! No live bait needed for those anglers. In addition to the jumbo fluke, we’ve gotten plenty reports of slot fluke in Great Bay this week.

Plenty of fluke in Great Bay for anyone seeking a day out on the boat near Tuckerton! You certainly won’t be going home with an empty cooler.

That’s for sure!

Scattered Reports of Bluefish

The bait shop has gotten a decent amount of fishing reports of blue fish scattered around Great Bay.

There hasn’t been much schooling of blue fish has been reported lately. It seems most anglers catch them here and there. For example, some blue fish were caught by accident when fishing live bait for fluke.

In other words, we’re dreaming of those blue fish blitz’s on top water too!

Striped Bass and Drumfish Continue to Linger

The excellent spring run of striped bass and drum fish continues on.

Anglers fishing off graveling point with clam have seen tremendous success on both stripers and drum fish. The grassy channels are still producing as well.

If you’re an angler targeting striped bass or drum, your best bet is to anchor up at graveling point or in the grassy channel with a chum pot and clam on a hi-lo rig.

In short, weather looks great this weekend for fishing. Call (609)-296-4406 to book your rental!

Memorial Day Weekend Recap

Posted on May 31, 2022May 31, 2022 by Admin

Jim caught a 7.5lb doormat

We got quite lucky with weather this Memorial Day Weekend at Captain Mikes. Anglers were able to enjoy Great Bay without worrying about any storm cells rolling through.

Jim (pictured above) caught a 26″ fluke on his trip out on his rental boat Sunday afternoon. Surprisingly enough Jim was fishing right out front of Captain Mikes Marina using gulp!

Plenty of fluke fisherman went home happy after fishing the Great Bay this weekend.

Beware of Terrapins Crossing Great Bay Boulevard

Slow down! The Terrapins are nesting again

You might want to slow down during your next trip down Seven Bridges Road. Several volunteers of The Great Bay Terrapin Project reported terrapin turtles crossing the boulevard over the weekend.

During May and June, many pregnant females search for safe places to lay their eggs. These females lay their eggs in a sand/gravel mixture where it is easy for them to dig and cover their eggs, like sandy dunes and in scrub-shrub habitat along road edges.

Unfortunately, many females are accidentally killed motorists each year. The Great Bay Terrapin Project has helped raise awareness and protected countless Terrapin turtles by placing signs and raising fences along the road to prevent them from crossing.

If you ever happen to see a Terrapin crossing the road, please move them to the other side of the road that they were walking towards.

Captain Mike’s is a proud partner of The Great Bay Terrapin Project. The project is entirely funded by donations, if you wish to volunteer or donate to help the cause you can sign up here.

Jim’s Seem To Catch More Fish

Jimmy Allen caught a 24″

If your name is Jim and you were fishing in Great Bay over Memorial Day Weekend, there’s a good chance you caught a doormat fluke! If not, sorry but you are the weakest Jim!

Jimmy Allen managed to catch this beautiful fluke right off the Fish Factory, sorry if you were trying to keep that a secret Jim!

Plenty of fish were caught by rental boats this weekend. Scroll down to check out more photos from the long weekend. It’s great that summer is finally here. Get after it, get geared up, and let’s go fishing!

Call (609)-296-4406 or email us at info@captainmikes.com

Quick Weekend Report: Nice Fluke

Posted on May 24, 2022May 3, 2023 by Admin

Ken Counts caught a nice 5.3 lb Fluke

This weekend’s report kicks off with Ken and his jumbo 5.3 lb fluke.

Many rental customers reported back limiting out on fluke, mainly fishing in close within great bay. Although some customers are unhappy throwing back the extra 18″ overs “for someone else’s dinner” as Ken Counts put it on our Facebook page.

Just in case you needed a refresher on regulations for 2022, we got you covered.

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New Fluke Regulations Facing Crisitism

Moreover, many critics of the new fluke regulations believe once summer gets in the swing of things more anglers will begin to report smaller fish outside the slot range. It will be interesting to see fluke catch size throughout the summer.

However, at Captain Mike’s were a glass half full kind of a bunch especially with Great Bay’s quick tide turnover, giving anglers plenty of opportunities.

Speaking of the bay, Bluefish were caught caught in Great Bay this weekend. It was reported cocktail size blue fish were wandering into the bay from the inlet over the weekend.

For more reports, scroll down below to see our Facebook feed. Plenty of fish being caught in Great Bay. Call (609) 296-4406 to book your rental or to inquire about bait and tackle in-stock.

Finally, lets get after it and let’s go fishing!

Terrific Fishing Continues in Great Bay

Posted on May 18, 2022May 20, 2022 by Admin

Victor braved the elements and got rewarded with a 22.5″ over and a nice 17″ slot fish.

The Nor’easter came and went, we’re back with excellent weather and fishing all this week at Captain Mikes.

Victor (pictured above) decided to brave the elements towards the tail end of the storm and managed to catch a beautiful 22.5 inch over and a 17″ nice slot fish as well.

A quick note: We have limited minnows in stock. Please arrive early tomorrow or prepare accordingly with artificials if you plan on targeting fluke.

Back Bay Fishing Reports

The Great bay has been pretty good fishing wise this week considering the blow last week. Hugh Brown had a nice day fishing, he caught a 24″ fluke this week.

It appears the NE winds from the Nor’easter brought in some warm water. We heard some reports of bluefish being caught in Little egg inlet. However, they disappeared as soon as they arrived.

Our rental boat customers did some damage today!

Everybody who ventured out this week caught plenty of fish, no matter what they were targeting. George, of R&R Marine, was out catching minnows and he reported some bird action diving all around him. Unfortunately for him, he left his rod and reel at the bait shop. Tough luck for George.

We got some reports of anglers catching drum fish in the grassy channel anchored up while chumming with clam. A couple striped bass were also caught in the grassy channel using the same technique.

The LBI surf has been very productive this week as well. Our friends at Fisherman’s Headquarters have reported plenty of 40-50lb striped bass caught on the surf. Most anglers have reported success with fresh clam, opposed to bunker. If you’re a surf angler, your best bet is to chunk some clam, find a nice rip current to set up camp.

If you’re on the boat this weekend, it may be worth a try trolling up and down the beach with some stretch 22’s and mojos. We haven’t heard any reports but you never know!

Get Out There!

The bay has all the bluefish, drum fish, striped bass, and fluke you could want (within regulations). Strike while the iron is hot! Don’t waste another weekend sitting on the couch drinking stale beer.

We have rental boats available for tomorrow. Give us a call at 609-296-4406 to book your reservation.

Get outside and let’s go fishing!

Opening Day Fluke Fishing 2022

Posted on May 9, 2022May 12, 2022 by Admin

Fluke season kicked off today 5/2 and will run through 9/27.

The 2022 fluke season opened with a bang at Captain Mikes this Monday. Gino, Justin, Jalen, Derek and Alainna racked up 11 fish in total (shown above).

Other rental and slip customers reported limiting out on flounder, mainly fishing in the back bay. One angler was targeting fluke and ended up catching a 30lb bass in 3 foot of water!

It’s safe to say the season opener for fluke was not only productive but eventful too.

In case you missed it, for the first time in New Jersey fluke fishing history a slot limit was added. Here’s what else changed since last season:

Two fish slot between 17-17.99 inches
One fish 18 inches or greater
Season opens Monday May 2nd
Season closes Tuesday September 27th

Many anglers were up in arms over the recent changes in regulations. While it’s impossible to appeal to every angler, the change in regulations seem to favor the back bay angler opposed to ocean based anglers.

Apparently these changes won’t be a problem for those fishing the Great Bay. The weather forecast is providing plenty of windows in the next ten days.

Give us a call at (609) 296-4406 to book your rental boat and let’s go fishing!

8/28 Fishing report

Posted on August 28, 2019May 8, 2020 by Admin

The last few days have been windy but the fishing has picked up steadily. The Blow fish were in the clam stakes along with King Fish and small Blues. We are still catching flounder in the bay mostly throwbacks but we had a 4.5 lb weight in from 126. Ocean fishing has been non existent due to the high seas but Garden state south reef had Limited catches at the tail end of last week. Crabbing has been good for the people wandering out on the marsh and small creeks. Looking forward to a great labor day weekend.

Fishing Report 7/25

Posted on July 25, 2019May 8, 2020 by Admin

Well the weather has finally cooled off and the Flounder fishing is starting to heat up. We had a 5 lb and 6 lb Flounder caught in front of the the Fish factory yesterday. In the middle of the bay and in the inter coastal water way the blue fish averaging around 2 lbs have been active. If your in the mood to crab be prepared to put some time in to fill the basket. The cow nose rays are still around anywhere from 60-80 pounds so hold on they will take you for the ride of your life.

7/15 Fishing report

Posted on July 15, 2019May 8, 2020 by Admin

One rental boat caught a 5 pound fluke in the bay. Check out the picture on capt Mikes Instagram. We had another boat bring in 4 more. We are seeing more blow fish. A lot of big rays in the bay do not leave your rod unattended. Crabbing is picking up should be better after the full moon just in time for the weekend. Weak fish on the rise on pink gulp.

We will have minnows for the rest of the Fluke season

Posted on July 15, 2019May 8, 2020 by Admin

Fishing report 6/21

Posted on June 21, 2019May 8, 2020 by Admin

Fishing in the bay remains steady with a lot of short fish being caught with some nice size keepers being mixed in front of the Fish factory. Crabbing has been picking up also but with all this rain that might slow up with all the fresh water running into the bay. please call first to see if we have minnows they have been difficult to get of late…