They're starting to chew!

Amazing day today on the Johnny Fish. Despite the tough conditions with a hard 25 mph wind, the bass chewed their heads off! After getting bait we had our limit for 3 guys in under 15 minutes. Had 11 keeper bass today to 20 lbs. and a few big blues to 10 lbs. all on chunks and live bunker. Now is the time! Shoot me an email to book a charter..

Springs almost here..

In the spring and early summer, Jamaica Bay is home to one of the strongest striped bass runs in all of the U.S.. Being only a few miles away from the NYC skyline, Jamaica Bay's thousands of acres of salt marsh provide the ultimate habitat for tons of stripers. April through July, the striped bass fishing in the New York Bight is nothing short of "world-class." Massive schools of adult bunker, otherwise known as menhaden, flood into the bay, causing the stripers to go on a feeding frenzy. If you want huge stripers and a lot of them, this is the time. Not only is there striped bass, but ravenous bluefish and weakfish (sea trout) are also thrown into the mix. It doesn't matter if you are a die hard fisherman or a beginner, everyone can get in on the bite. Our crew's 10 years combined experience fishing Jamaica bay will teach you to fish like a pro. Book your trip for the spring striped bass run now before it's too late!

Call Capt. John at 914 384 6264
or email at johnnyfishcharters@gmail.com

Oct 11: Bass Porgies and tog

Got out to the ocean around 7 and found bass breaking under birds within the first few minutes. Jigged up one keeper bass and a few shorts as well as a few huge jumbo porgies up to 3 pounds on diamond jigs! Ran down the jersey coast and jigged another keeper bass and lost a few other big ones on the way up. Around 10 anchored up on a wreck and landed 3 keeper blackfish up to 5 lbs and a lot of shorts. Nice fall day on the water.

7/17/2010: Dochtermann Charter

Had the Dochtermann family out again this Saturday for another morning trip.  Got out to the ocean and jigged about 15 blues to 5 pounds.  Decided to switch over to bottomfishing after that and landed ten keeper porgies to 3 lbs., a nice 4 lb. fluke caught by Christina, and numerous short fluke.  The bass fishing has slowed a little but it will pick up again once the water cools down, for the mean time the bottomfishing and bluefishing remain excellent.

7/5/10: Dochtermann Charter

Monday morning's charter was for Christina, her husband Erik, her two kids Gryphon and Jaeger, and her nephew Random. We started off fishing the bunker schools out in the ocean and had many bad breaks on big stripers that kept throwing our hooks. Once the sun got high and the bass bite died, we went inshore for some fluking. As soon as the baits hit the bottom, the boys started slammin' em, catching close to twenty five short fluke and three keepers for the table. Not to mention a nice tasty keeper seabass.

Jaeger's Keeper Fluke

6/29/2010: New Boat Record Striped Bass!

The existing boat record of 42 lbs. was broken by a monster 45 lb. Bass on sunday night! Of all the people who have fished on my boat, this beast was landed by my girlfriend. It was her first trip out on the boat, and her first ever saltwater fish. This fish took a live bunker and nearly spooled the reel on its initial run. I had to move the boat in order to pick up all the line we had lost. 15 minutes later the cow bass was in the boat. I am still in shock that the one striper she has caught in her life is bigger than all the ones i've caught in the past. I'm never going to hear the end of this one lol. Here's some pics.

6/25/2010: Striped Bass, Fluke, and Dolphins

Today was an overall great day on the water. We fished the bunker schools and caught 6 striped bass total in 2 hours. The pool fish was 31 lbs, but we also had another 30 pounder, a 28 pounder, and a few smaller 20 pound fish. When the striper fishing slowed down we headed inshore to do a little fluking. On the way in, a pod of dolphins popped up right in front of us. They were surfacing and jumping everywhere, they even came within 15 feet of the boat. It was an amazing show. As far as the fluke bite went, we got one keeper fluke within 30 mins of fishing and over 20 shorts.

Dolphins diving

Dolphins surfacing

31 lb Striper on live bunker
30 lb. Striper on Live Bunker

Early morning sunrise