After weathering a very nasty and extended northeaster, the captains of the Beach Haven Charter Fishing Association are back and ready to go.
Prior to the arrival of the storm, the captains spent time preparing their boats for the effects of the wind and tides. Most of the Association boats were still in the water, so that meant checking and double checking all dock lines. It was important to have all lines long enough to accommodate the rise of the waters.
Bilge pumps were checked, batteries were charged, and anything that could suffer effects from the winds were carefully stowed away.
Fortunately, the preparations worked, and no serious damage from the storm for the BHCFA boats has been reported.
The fall fishing will officially get into swing now as the water clears up and temperatures drop. Captain Gary Dugan of the “Irish Jig” reports he has a reading on some hot action for black sea bass. In addition, he will be working the back waters for stripers.
Captain Dave Wittenborn on the “Benita J” is waiting for ocean swells to settle down before he heads back offshore to continue some of the hot tuna action he was enjoying until right before the winds arrived.
Captain Brett Taylor of “Reel Reaction Sportfishing” also is planning to get into the black sea bass along with some blackfish from Barnegat Inlet.
This is an exciting time of the year to get out fishing, and the BHCFA captains are the means to get the job done. Additional information on all the captains and boats of the Beach Haven Charter Fishing Association can be found at www.BHCFA.org