Fishing reports straight from Captain Mikes located on Great Bay Boulevard. We’re directly between Atlantic City and Long Beach Island.
We’re 45 minutes away from Long Beach Island (LBI) and 45 minutes away from Atlantic City perfect location for your fishing trip with friends and family. Or the perfect getaway from your friends and family (we don’t judge)!
Captain Mikes has access to inshore fishing reports in Great Bay, Long Beach Island (LBI), Brigantine, and off the coast of Atlantic City. We’re a 5 minutes ride from the inlet and in the heart of Great Bay.
Our vast network of salty fisherman allow us to have a good grasp on when the Striped Bass run north in the spring and return south during the fall. We also get tipped off when doormat fluke are chewing!
Don’t believe us? Check out our Instagram and Facebook for photos of our smiling rental and slip customers to see for yourself!
Latest Fishing Reports from Captain Mikes
- Memorial Day Fishing Report
We’ve been fishing before Memorial Day Weekend and the blue fish are blitzing through Great Bay and Barnegat Bay. There are 1-3lbers and plenty of fish to go around. The water temperature in the bay is high 60’s while the ocean has been low 60’s. Still plenty of opportunities to catch a striped bass chunking… Read more: Memorial Day Fishing Report - Fluke Season Starts Hot
Fluke season starts off hot this weekend after a bit of a slow week. The best fluke bait has been spearing and salted mackerel on bucktails. Some guys using bobbers and gulp too. You’ll need to come into the shop if you want to find out the secret colors of gulp they’ve been hitting! Give us… Read more: Fluke Season Starts Hot - New Striped Bass Regulations
Lots of news in the fishing world this week. Dead dolphin, new striped bass regulations and fluke season kicks off! It’s been a busy few weeks getting the marina up and running but Captain Mike’s is now open full-time! May 2nd kicks off fluke season and we’re looking forward to another prosperous season down in… Read more: New Striped Bass Regulations - Captain Mikes: April Fishing Reports
April Fishing Reports So Far April is off to a warm start and prime-time spring fishing is upon us! The weather in New Jersey has been stellar this week. We’ve been pushing 70-80 degrees this past week. The ocean temps are beginning to rise from the low 50 fifties into the mid-fifties, when the ocean… Read more: Captain Mikes: April Fishing Reports - Fishing is Almost Here!
Fishing is Almost Upon Us! Fear not anglers, fishing season is almost upon us. Captain Mikes Marina is almost open full time for business! We will be open weekends and most mornings weather permitting. We’ll be open full-time May 1st. Fluke fishing opens up May 2nd and closes on September 27th. Anglers are allowed to… Read more: Fishing is Almost Here!
Great Bay Fishing Profile
Great Bay’s grassy channels and holes are great to target fluke, tautog, striped bass, and bluefish.
April through June is the perfect time to get those early season trips in to pluck black drum, striped bass, and tautog without the summer ruckus on the water.
Striped bass during this time of the year return from the Mullica river back to Great Bay. Fluke fishing tends to heat up toward the tail end of May as well.
June through September is prime time for blowfish, fluke, snapper and cocktail blues. If you’re keen on shark fishing brown sharks patrol the grassy channels of Great Bay as well.
Rutgers Marine has a dock cam you can check the conditions, here.
Long Beach Island Fishing Profile
We have family and friends who fish Barnegat Bay, inlet, and the wrecks off the coast of Long Beach Island (LBI).
April through June is predominantly for striper fishing, blue fishing, and tautoging. The elusive LBI black drum does exist but seldom caught.
Striped bass run through Barnegat Bay and off the coast of LBI as well.
June through August is when most anglers target fluke, bluefish, blowfish, tautog, and seabass when the latter two species are open.
Schoolie striped bass can be found but most anglers opt to wreck fish or bottom fish.
August through December is one of our favorite times of the year. The fall run offers pockets of false albacore and striped bass begin to migrate south through LBI.
Seabass and tautog regulations become more liberal and allow anglers to fill up their freezers for the winter.
Most boats are out of the water by this time of year and it truly is for diehard fishermen who choose to brave the chilly weather for opportunities of glory.
Atlantic City & Brigantine Fishing Profile
May through August is a wreck and fluke fisherman’s paradise. Whether your drifting for fluke or locked into a wreck spot for sea bass or tautog, AC Reef is rich with structure.
Again, if you’re a Captain Mikes’ slip customer you are only 5 minutes ride from breaking the inlet to Garden State South or Atlantic City wrecks.
Depending on the time of year you may even be lucky enough to snag an August Mahi…
August through December is normally when striped bass return within striking distance .
The reefs can still be hold fish but the colder it gets the further they migrate east.
New Jersey Offshore Fishing Reports
We promise our offshore fishing reports from New Jersey’s canyons will be detailed enough with the conditions tuna, mahi, and other species were caught but not enough info to make our canyons a parking lot.
May to August bluefin tuna tend to be closer inshore canyons. Meanwhile yellowfin tuna and other pelagic species are further out in the Hudson canyons.
Mahi Mahi fishing picks up when the ocean temperatures are in the 70’s.
September to December is not for the faint of heart but you can chase ghosts for bluefin during the fall. We typically get a good run of bluefin tuna during late November and early December.
Photos from Captain Mikes Marina (Backbay Marina LLC)’s post
Nice fish , They only bite when i'm not there
Rainy, windy but great day fishing.. my grandson and son out fished me today… 🎣
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When this happens, it’s usually because the owner only shared it with a small group of people, changed who can see it or it’s been deleted.Those were cool boats. The canins were the best greenhead enviroments around. My favorites were the pointed bow ones at Capt. Mikes.
I remember as a kid in the mid 70s (around 6 or 8 years old) going fishing out of Captain Mikes with my dad and his buddies and always renting those garveys, I believe they were powered by little 6 hp Johnsons, those cabins saved us a few times from the rain out on the bay, I would love to have one for old time sake!
Thanks for sharing!
Great story. The first boat i was ever on was a rental garvey from Chestnut Neck boatyard. It was aa little larger, had an inboard engine, with a floor gearshift, a cuddy cabin and a hardtop. It was named the "Me Too". Was about 1958
That’s funny that you just posted this Gary was just speaking of remembering those boats 
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When this happens, it’s usually because the owner only shared it with a small group of people, changed who can see it or it’s been deleted.Bob and Dan’s catch today 🎣👍
awesome !!!! Doormats!!! Did they win the tournament? What did they use for bite gulp?
Another Soupy Saturday.
Sure is. My hair🙄😁😁
My hair needs taming. Singular
Who let the boss go fishing
Turned out great by 5!! Bay was excellent
Is it clear now
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The 🐢 terrapins are here! Please be aware and let them cross safely.
We helped 6 across the road! Most we’ve ever seen coming here! ❤️
A bit foggy this morning but sun is breaking thru 🌞
Sheryn Molineaux It came in quick
Such a beautiful spot you have there.
Yeah so I heard! None here That's really thick!!!!
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Thomas had a great day today and brought in these 2 nice fish 🐟
Captain Mikes Marina Tuckerton !! JW Allen Sr, Great Grandfather, 1954 so many years later…. great grandson Thomas picking up the slack🎣🎣 4 generations fishing out of Captain Mikes Marina
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A little about the road where our marina is located …..
Great Bay Blvd., also known as 7 Bridges Road actually only has 5 bridges……Bridges 6 and 7 were never built.
The 4 mile peninsula was to be connected to Brigantine then to Atlantic City during the early 1900’s. If completed, it would of saved 20 miles of driving to get to Atlantic City.
There are a few reasons it wasn’t completed –
#1 – It was going to cost millions to complete the bridges (over $35 million in today dollars).
#2 – The water was too deep – about 40 foot – which made it much harder to complete the connection.
#3 -It was volatile around the inlet and the powers that be worried about shifting and the land sinking. This would have caused flooding and the road to be washed out at times.
It would have been nice if it had been completed, but now it is just a road into our pristine wifelife preserve.
Rented kayaks at your place around 20 years ago. Have been in love with that road and surrounding beauty ever since!
Cool to know !
That’s pretty cool never new whole story
TU Went There Growing Up Fishing With My Dad RIP Fun Times He Would Rent a Boat From Captain Rands and Captain Mikes That Was 65 Years Ago 👌
Very cool Thanks for sharing!
Better this way! It’s beautiful all the way back on that road unless you have tailgaters! People need to slow down and enjoy this gem! AND WATCH FOR THE TURTLES 🐢
Interesting!!
Paul brought in his first Fluke of the season this afternoon. Congrats 👏 🎣
Nice! Doggy likes it, too!!
Look at Gus 🥰🥰
Gus is going to get that fish lol
Gus wants that fish
Awesome 👏 🎣 🎉🎉🎉🎉💙🐾
Gus approves 👍🏼