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It is not too early to start booking fishing trips with the boats of the Beach Haven Charter Fishing Association. Most of the 2022 New Jersey saltwater fishing regulations are now official, and the seasons are quickly approaching.

The summer flounder season will ...

Spring has arrived in Beach Haven though low temperatures and gusty winds might suggest otherwise. The captains of the Beach Haven Charter Fishing Association are putting the finishing touches on their boats and fishing gear for the upcoming fishing season.

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The big news this past week for the captains of the Beach Haven Charter Fishing Association was the deployment of 16 concrete reef balls at the Little Egg Artificial Reef. This is the second major deployment engineered by the Association and its Junior Mates Program.
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Although the southern New Jersey coast has been fortunate in avoiding any damage from the string of tropical storms coming up from the south, these storms have all made for some large wave heights, adversely affecting ocean fishing. Despite these hurdles, the captains of the ...

Long Beach Island has escaped the wrath of recent tropical storms, and now the captains of the Beach Haven Charter fishing Association can turn their attention to some outstanding late summer fishing. As they say locally, “everything is better in September.”

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The summer tourist season is winding down in the Beach Haven, New Jersey area, but the captains of the Beach Haven Charter Fishing Association are currently finding some of the best summer fishing action of the summer.

Captain Gary Dugan of the “Irish Jig” reported ...

The captains of the Beach Haven Charter Fishing Association breathed a sigh of relief as Hurricane Henri passed offshore. The ocean swells will subside quickly, and the excellent summer flounder action will be back in swing.

Mate Max Goldman reports the “Star Fish” ...

The captains of the Beach Haven Charter Fishing Association are enjoying typical summer fishing on fluke, sea bass, and bluefish with an assortment of non-typical species thrown in. Besides good tuna fishing, there are sharks, Spanish mackerel, cobia, and king mackerel around. ...

The biggest dilemma facing the captains of the Beach Haven Charter Fishing Association recently has been deciding what to fish for. The summer flounder are stacking up in the inlets as well as the inshore ocean waters. Around structure there is a good black sea bass bite. ...

The top summer flounder action for the captains of the Beach Haven Charter Fishing Association has been switching from the bay waters into the inlets and out into the inshore ocean areas. The captains are unanimous that this time of the year is a great time to get fishing. ...

The hot temperatures of July are warming the ocean and bay waters in the Beach Haven area. As a result of this, the captains of the Beach Haven Charter Fishing Association are finding some fishy visitors from the south on their lines.

Recently the crew of the “StarFish” ...

Although the long awaited Fourth of July weekend arrived with dicey weather, it appears the captains of the Beach Haven Charter Fishing Association are now facing some decent fishing conditions in the days ahead.

The re-opening of the black sea bass season is ...

The Beach Haven Charter Fishing Association held its first Junior Mates Program since 2019 this past week to an eager group of over 20 would-be mates. The open-air meeting took place at the Beach Haven Marlin and Tuna Club. Prior to the actual instruction, some special presentations ...

Summer-like weather has arrived in the Beach Haven area, and along with some strong fishing usually associated.

Besides pockets of striped bass in the area, the inshore reefs are holding large numbers of black sea bass and other bottom fish. The summer flounder ...

Last weekend’s northeast storm pretty much put a stop to Memorial Day fishing efforts for the captains of the Beach Haven Charter Fishing Association. The ocean was completely unfishable for a few days while the bay waters were rough, and the bottom churned up.

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