8.14.2016
The Half Day report from the Miss Chris is improving as August continues. The heat has been on everyones mind and the first question with every phone call. Yes, when you check the weather, in addition to the deadly thunderstorms that may happen, at any moment of any day, throughout summer, now the National Weather Service and the Weather Channel in their infinite wisdom of marketing to turn nothing into something, now must post Excessive Heat Warnings! Yes, we know Weather Channel, It is hot in summer time, Cold in winter time… Thank You. In preparation for this, we wear light colored clothing, avoid direct sunlight, drink lots of fluids, stay in air conditioning and pretty much attempt to crawl under a rock for the rest of the summer. OR NOT!
Yes it is summer, Yes it is Hot and the Miss Chris is better preparred for Hot than ever before. The Brand New Miss Chris has some features to beat the heat. Lydia Yachts are built in Sunny Florida, and this vessel came preparred for lots of sun, with bench seating with shade, Marine Grade built in Air Conditioning for the cabin which is strong enough to break the humidity and cool the cabin with the doors open, or hang meat with the doors closed, and a snack bar with fountain sodas and ice cold bottled water. Also at the tackle shop, an assortment of light colored Miss Chris Marina apparel and bigger selection of drinks, along with the widest array of fishing tackle per square inch of any tackle shop in New Jersey.
Now that you know you will not spontaneously combust while aboard ship, you probably want to know about the fishing. Some of the phone calls from our expert customers have asked if the fishing stinks because the water is warm. I defer to the comment earlier, its summer, the water always gets warm, our species of fish are used to it. If anything, the spike in temp along with some cooling temps thanks to the upwelling effects of the recent South West wind blowing, have increased your chances for a variety of fish.
Captain Mike on the Miss Chris reports catches of Kingfish along with Weakfish both up the Delaware Bay and off of Cape May, NJ. There are also fluke and occassional croakers. One trip up the Bay found there are schools of keeper size weakfish, though you do have to sort through the schools of very small fish. Lots of bites still leads to consistent fishing fun. The delectable kingfish still lend themselves to excellent table fare. Once you try Kingfish, you will be back to catch more…..
Captain Fred aboard the Lady Chris for an eight hour charter this past Saturday reports catches of throwback fluke along with some very nice no need to measure size keeper fluke. There were also several Sea Bass, though many are undersize. Noteable on this trip were three chicken size Mahi Mahi caught by a Chef aboard. That sounds like a fine meal. We welcome Captain Fred Dietz back to the Miss Chris Marina after a long hiatus. Captain Fred worked for Frank and Christine Spiegel, the original owners of the Miss Chris, which sold the marina to us in 1993. Captain Fred proved while the fishing has changed a bit over the decades, he has what it takes to keep up with the modern fishery. We look forward to future reports from Captain Fred.
Captain Jeff aboard the Miss Chris reports weakfish and kingfish up the Bay along with some very large rays and small sea bass and oyster crackers. Lots of action this past evening trip.
So the summer is in full swing and will remain in action throughout September, thanks to this warm climate. Stop listeing to the weather man and come to the shore to cool off like people have been doing for the past couple hundred years. Heat is not a new invention.