Fishing Reports

Wow, what a storm Long Beach Island went through Thursday night! Conditions like those are why the captains of the Beach Haven Charter Fishing Association carefully check weather forecast and radar readings as well as communicating with each other before every fishing trip.While ...

The captains of the Beach Haven Charter Fishing Association are experiencing summer at the New Jersey shore, positive and negative. Summer brings thunderstorms and biting flies in the inshore areas. A little insect repellent for those greenheads, and the expertise of the captains ...

Lake Guntersville continues to move closer to a true summer pattern, but the fish still haven’t completely settled in.This past week was mixed. Some days produced quality fish, while other days required a lot more patience. One trend we are seeing across the lake is bass starting ...

June has been hot and wet so far, windy conditions added to tough conditions for anglers. The bite has been consistent, as anglers wrangle fish and navigate the weather.Snook fishing has been fantastic along beaches and inlets and along ICW targeting seawalls. Live pilchards ...

June has arrived! Summertime fun in the sun and lots of drag screaming action. The wind has been abnormally windy the past week. The snook are starting to gather in local inlets and beaches. Live baits and Doa 3” shad tail will get the strike. Early morning and late evening ...

May is in full swing and it sure feels like summer already. Weather has been very warm moderate winds, water is dirty on the north end clean on the south.Snook fishing has been excellent along sea walls snook are migrating to passes and beaches. Live baits and DOA 4” jerk boat ...

Happy mother’s day to all the moms. May has been full of, heat and rod bending action. Weather has been great and the heat is turning up Snook fishing has been great for anglers working docks. DOA 4” jerk baits worked weedless great for enticing snook around dock pilings. Live ...

May has arrived! Mid spring, weather has been great and the bite is heating up. The waters are starting to warm. Bait fish are starting to gather and gator fish are on the move.Snook fishing has been great the past week anglers are targeting them along docks, seawalls, and mangrove ...

Although some recent chilly weather may not indicate it, we are well into spring and starting the 2026 southern Ocean County fishing season. The captains of the Beach Haven Charter Fishing Association have been waiting all winter for this and are pretty much ready to go.Thus ...

Mid spring and the patterns are changing for the good, weather heating up still weak fronts trying to penetrate South Florida. Angers are having fun wrangling variety species.Tarpon fishing has been excellent, areas to target them have been mangrove shorelines, channels and ...

April is doing something right now on Lake Guntersville… and if you’re not paying attention, you’re gonna miss it.Things aren’t exactly how they “should” be this time of year… and that’s where it gets interesting.Fish are showing up, disappearing, and showing back up again in ...

April has started off wet and windy. Heavy winds have pushed bait in but rain has also a dirtied up water in some local areas. Snook fishing stayed consistent throughout the icw, mangrove shorelines and docks held plenty of linesiders. Both sides of the tides produced snook ...

Happy Easter to all! The end of March beginning of April brought moderate conditions as winds prevailed. Full moon added for big tides and negative tides.Snook fishing was excellent along muddy bottom areas and points. Moving water was key for steady bites, snook schooled up ...

March comes to an end! Beautiful weather and great fishing made for the perfect ending for March.Warmer weather made for a great snook bite. Anglers enjoyed catching snook on the shallow flats, along mangrove shorelines, and near docks. Live bait lured the line siders to strike, ...

Spring break madness! The past week was a busy one. Kids were out of school and anglers from all over the country looking to come down and enjoy drag screaming action. Conditions were tough at times, as a cool front came through and brisk winds prevailed. The cooler temperature ...