About 3 weeks ago I had a chance to go Tuna Fishing with friends.. we left the dock at about 5am and had a perfect ride out to the Mud Hole.
There was a beautiful moon that morning, I took a photo, but it did not come out so I will not post it here. The Mud Hole is about 14 miles off of the Manasquan Inlet. We had a perfect trip out, The ocean was flat and we were able to make the trip out comfortably and quickly.
As we got to the edge of the Mud Hole this is what we saw:
At this point we got the gear together and began trolling for tuna. Unfortunately we did not have any tuna bites... As we went out into deeper water we saw a boat catching small Mahi Mahi by range markers. (Mahi are known to hang around anything floating in the water) we made a few passes near some lobster pots and filled a cooler with Mahi
Mahi have some unbelievable colors when you first catch them, unfortunately the color fades quickly when you toss them on ice, but they sure taste good!
After a hand full of Mahi we went hunting Tuna again, unfortunately with out any luck. We did get to see a whale which is always a great site, but no Blue fin. No sushi for us that day!
This is just another reason I love NJ. There is so much this state has to offer. Most people do not realize that you can catch Mahi Mahi in NJ waters... They are seen more as a game fish much farther south of NJ latitudes.
The stripped Bass should be coming soon with the water temp dropping, hopefully you will see a post with some big stripers if I am lucky enough to get out again!
There is nothing like taking a day out to clear your head with friends.
Have a great week
Rob
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There is nothing like a perfect day out on the water with friends!
Thanks for sharing the pics!
Rob, Congratulations on hitting 50,000 points today!!! That deserves a point blog :)
FANTASTIC sunrise photo!!! So cool that you got to see a whale too.
Hi Rob, Love to see the sunrise on the water. Great photo's. Thanks for sharing.
Nice day on the water...glad to see your back in action here in the Rain. Thanks for the great pictures.
Congrats on the milestone! The fish look....uhh... yucky, lol. But the sunrise looks awesome :)
Beautiful sunrise! Didn't know the fish changed color.
Jenniffer, Dolphin, or Mahi go from brilliant greens and blues to sliver pretty quickly. There is a big change in colors!
Rob, I wanted to get over here and see the shot you took. I have been slow on the recovery of what ever it is that I had, but that is a great shot and those fish look yummy!!!!!
Hi Kim!
I hope you are feeling better (finally!) One of the few times I get to see a sunrise It is always over the ocean from a boat!
I went on a trip like this one out of Nags Head. I had the time of my life. And yes Mahi are very Good. Thanks for kletting us enjoy your photos.
Someone told me last month dolphin and mahi mahi were the same and I freaked out. So this looks like a fish named dolphin... Set me straight.
Hi Robert: Looks like it was a beautiful day out on the water. The Mahi sounds YUMMY too!
Hi Amanda... You can safely eat dolphin, it is the same as Mahi... It is NOT the Flipper type of dolphin!
I told my cousin who lives in CA this, she was the one who told me. She sent me this link.
http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Mahi-mahi I can go back to eating now...
Eating flipper would be like eating your dog, That would just be WRONG! and probably illegal. Your cousin was WRONG, and now you can rub their face in it!!! :)