New Jersey Blue fishin'

[RWilson2526]

Originally Posted by nipper

I am not familiar with this area and am curious as to why the row of houses in two of the pix all look the same.

http://www.nps.gov/archive/gate/shu/...sandy_hook.pdf

Nipper, those are old Army barracks of Fort Hancock, there are also old gun batteries and assorted other old military installation on Sandy hook as it pretty much is at the entrance to NY Harbor.
Unfortunately you are not allowed to land a boat there so the only times I have explored it are by car.

[step up here]

this is something i was their too at the rocks the party boats were just off the beach jigging blues and the fluke fleet was at the bouys a little east . had a good day on fluke 11 keepers all nice fish one was just under seven pounds every one was catching them must have caught at least 50 some friday

[willy]

RW I thought those were the Coast Gaurd boys barracks there, at least that is what I have always been told.
Oh and my Hydra Sport is a white hull with FishBones on the side.

[willy]

Here she is RW



Lot of fishing room


Or room to lounge


With the CEO and the Super Models on board

[Destroyer]

Willy my man...

[Destroyer]

RW..from right about where you were when you took the pics... head out from shore.. I keep the lighthouse on my left side looking straight at the shoreline. The water should be about 10 feet in that area...then you'll go over a channel of some kind and the water drops to 20' for about 50 feet, then goes back to 10 feet again until you get out into the bay.. That channel is where you'll kill the fluke... they lie on the sides of it and wait for the tides to bring them food.. if you can hold it using your FF it's a great place to troll for fluke, cause with trolling you can steer and it keeps you over the channel..

[RWilson2526]

Originally Posted by Destroyer

RW..from right about where you were when you took the pics... head out from shore.. I keep the lighthouse on my left side looking straight at the shoreline. The water should be about 10 feet in that area...then you'll go over a channel of some kind and the water drops to 20' for about 50 feet, then goes back to 10 feet again until you get out into the bay.. That channel is where you'll kill the fluke... they lie on the sides of it and wait for the tides to bring them food.. if you can hold it using your FF it's a great place to troll for fluke, cause with trolling you can steer and it keeps you over the channel..

You know I think I might have even noticed that channel heading out..I was watching my depth while cruising around in there an noticed some pretty drastic changes. It kind of surprised me cause I thought that whole area was pretty much flat and 3' deep.

[RWilson2526]

Originally Posted by willy

RW I thought those were the Coast Gaurd boys barracks there, at least that is what I have always been told.
Oh and my Hydra Sport is a white hull with FishBones on the side.

Well I definitely would never spot you looking for a blue hull....not sure why I thought it was blue? I remember it now from when you first posted it . You'll be easy to spot now with the "Fishbones" on the side.

Are both those kids yours? Looks like yours and your wifes DNA fought it out and you each got one!

And those buildings were definitely originally part of the Fort Hancock installation. Last time I drove around in there there were 2 or 3 of them that looked like somebody was staying in them. Very likely the coast guard guys from the station now but the rest of them are all empty.