Author: Hi Flier

There are bluefin tuna and king mackerel in the 20 to 30 mile range right now. Both high speed trolling and drifting with bait are producing. We can do a little of each but I always prefer bait fishing.

The weather and sea condition looks great for the next few days. Sailing Open Boat or charter Mon July 24 and Tues July 25. 5AM to 3PM. $350 person. 4 people max. All fish are shared.

These dates or any dates are also available for your private charter. Inshore or offshore. We are catching blues and fluke in the bay and at the inlet jetty. It is possible to mix in some light tackle sharking only 4 miles from the inlet on these trips.

Call to reserve a spot.

Dave DeGennaro
Hi Flier Sportfishing
732.330.5674 cell
hiflier.com

Do you know why I have not posted any tuna pics this season? Because I suck. I am 0 for 4. It’s what is known in fishing as not being able to catch your ass with your hands. Phew! That feels better. As a baseball fan, I know that slumps are a real thing and most get past it. I think I could get past it. 

With that said, I know a place that is holding some 60 to 80 pound bluefin. It is in the 25 mile range. No trolling, we will be drifting with bait, really good bait that we will catch ourselves on the fishing grounds. You want to fish with me right now. I’m so hungry for a tuna and bait fishing is my best game. Also, the weather and sea conditions are looking really good. 

Thurs July 20 and Fri July 21 4AM to 2PM. $350 person. 4 people max. All fish are shared. Everything is provided, just bring whatever you like to eat and drink, I have the rest. 

These dates and any dates are always available for your private charter to fish the bay, inshore, or offshore. We are booked already for Sat and Sun July 22 and 23. 

Call right up until “go time”, sometimes there is a spot open.

Hope to see you on board.

Dave DeGennaro
Hi Flier Sportfishing
732.330.5674 cell
hiflier.com

There are bluefin tuna on the mid range grounds now. We only need to run 25 to 35 miles. My favorite kind of fishing: daytime tuna on bait and jigs! No need for the big gold reels. We use light 30 class conventionals and spinners. We will have the trolling gear on board, but hope not to use it. 

Marine forecast looks good for the next few days. Sailing Open Boat or Charter Mon July 10, Tues July 11, and Wed July 12. 4AM to 2PM. $350 person. 4 people max. All fish are shared. Everything is provided: rods, bait, jigs, fish cleaning. Just bring whatever you like to eat and drink. 

We are also available on these dates or any day for your private charter, inshore or offshore. Inshore we are targeting bluefish and fluke, with a few stripers mixed in at the inlet jetty.

Give me a call to reserve a spot. Hope to see you on board!

Dave DeGennaro
Hi Flier Sportfishing
732.330.5674 cell
hiflier.com

The yellowfin are now in our range. 40 to 60 lb fish on the jig and troll. 60 plus miles each way. Friday and Saturday both look like good weather days to get offshore. Low velocity winds. We will be trolling, jigging, and bait fishing, whichever gives us the best chance.

Sailing Open Boat Tuna Fri July 7 and Sat July 8, 3AM to 3PM, $450 person, 4 people max, all fish are shared. 

Call me on my cell below to reserve a spot. 

These dates and any dates are also available for your private charter, as well. Inshore or offshore. We are currently catching blues with a few stripers mixed in at the inlet jetty along with fluke in the back bay. 

Hope to see you on board!

Dave

Dave DeGennaro
Hi Flier Sportfishing
732.330.5674 cell
hiflier.com

The weather looks good for Monday July 3 and Tuesday July 4 so we will be running Open Boat trips on these dates. Headed to Barnegat Ridge to try for bluefin tuna, albacore, sharks, or any species that is willing to cooperate with us. We will be primarily trolling as this is our best shot at a tuna, but I always have bait and jigs on board, as well. 

5AM to 1PM each day. $300 person. 4 people max. All fish are shared. These dates, or any dates, are also available for your private charter to fish in the bay, inlet, or ocean, as well. We are currently catching blues and fluke in the bay and inlet. 

Hope everyone has a safe and fun holiday weekend!

Dave DeGennaro
Hi Flier Sportfishing
732.330.5674 cell
hiflier.com

Thursday and Friday look good for venturing offshore in search of tuna. The wind is under 10 knots each day. That should make for a very comfortable ocean. The life we are looking for is in the 50 to 60 mile range from our inlet. Whales, porpoise, and birds. We will be primarily trolling. If conditions dictate throwing poppers or jigging, we have that arsenal on board, as well. The Hi Flier is equipped with a Garmin Sirius/XM weather station so we can see any storm cells as they are born. This gives us the ability to run around them instead of through them. We have a 6 man Viking survival raft and an EPIRB (Emergency Position Indicating Radio Beacon) that alerts all search and rescue aircraft and vessels. These are all things we carry and hope to never use. We have bean bag chairs to crash out in for the rides out and back.

Sailing Open Boat or Charter Thursday June 29 and Friday June 30. 4AM to 4PM. $450 person. 4 people max. All fish are shared. The best way to contact me about reserving a spot is to call me on my cell below. 
We are also targeting stripers, blues, and fluke in the inlet and bay if you would like to book a charter for these dates or any day.

Hope to see you on board!

Dave DeGennaro
Hi Flier Sportfishing
732.330.5674 cell
hiflier.com

We will be running Open Boat or charter for Sat June 17 (two spots left), Sun June 18, and Mon June 19. We have been connecting with 2 to 4 lb blues in the bay trolling plugs and casting topwater lures. We are also catching fluke in the channels jigging with Gulp. There has been a good ratio of keeper fluke this season. Everything is on light tackle.There is a chance at stripers when we are in the inlet, as well.
6:30AM to 12:30PM, $175 person, 4 people max, all fish are shared. Call to reserve a spot.
The pics below are my son Max. We took the Lo Flier (he hates that name), our 16 ft aluminum bass boat out to break in the new motor yesterday (Wed). There was a lot of bird play and blues breaking water. I am hoping that holds up through these trips.

Dave DeGennaro
Hi Flier Sportfishing

732.330.5674 cell

hiflier.com

We will be targeting fluke and bluefish on our next two Open Boat trips. Thurs June 8 and Mon June 12. We will be drifting the east and west sides of the bay for fluke and throwing surface lures for blues on the shallow flats. 

Thurs June 8, 11AM to 4PM 

Mon June 12, 7AM to Noon

$150 person, 4 people max, all fish are shared. These dates are also available for your private charter.

Dave DeGennaro

Hi Flier Sportfishing

732.330.5674 cell

hiflier.com

We are catching lots of bluefish and quite a few tog at the inlet jetty that seem to love our striper bait, but the tog are out of season, so we have to release them. The blues are mostly 2 to 4 pounders with some bigger ones mixed in, like the 10 pounder below that we found in 4 feet of water in the back bay. Trolling SP Minnows and Crystal Minnows, we troll until we hook up and then while one person fights the fish, everyone else starts casting topwater lures that are rigged and ready in the bow holders. We are starting to mix in some fluke fishing to round off the catch. Plenty of action on light tackle spinning gear.

Sailing Open Boat or Charter Fri, Sat, and Sun, June 2, 3, and 4.

Friday: 11AM to 5PM 

Saturday: 6AM to Noon

Sunday: 6AM to Noon

All Open Boat trips are  $175 person, 4 people max, all fish are shared. 

Pics: 

Owen Huntington of Penn Valley, PA (red jacket)

Nick Corbo of Springfield, NJ with his first bluefish and fluke.

Dave DeGennaro

Hi Flier Sportfishing

732.330.5674 cell

hiflier.com

We have room for one more person tomorrow (Mon) 7AM- 1 PM. $175, all fish are shared. We will be trying for stripers but we have not connected in our last two efforts at the inlet. We have been connecting with a lot of bluefish and we can mix in some fluking, too.

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