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STRIPED BASS TRIPS- 7:30AM TO 2:30PM EVERYDAY TEXT CAPT SCOTT 732-245-6514

10/10/2026

PROWLER5 SEABASS REPORT SATURDAY OCT, 10, 2026

Hey gang,

The day started out with 25 customers on a drop dead gorgeous day on the ocean. Unfortunately, it brought out a lot of of the weekend Warriors and they were in full force today. But that’s to be expected.

We fished really hard today and flew around to different areas. But same result as the prior trips since the big storm. We average 25 to 30 keeper Sea Bass and release 200 to 300 fish.

It’s not even close to the springtime and the great fishing we had. That being said, we’re contemplating switching to STRIPED BASS, soon, Sailing 7:30 AM to 2:30 PM. Will keep you updated. Mabe next week sometime.

Pat won the daily pool with a Blackfish today and Mrs. Kim was runner up with a big blue knucklehead. Our next trip will be Wednesday Oct. 14th for SEA BASS - TOG 730AM-230PM

Thanks Captain Scott.

10/09/2026

PROWLER5 SEA BASS REPORT- FRIDAY, OCT 9TH 2026.

Hey Gang,

The day started off with a light crowd of 10 people.We fished 3 locations today. The best life was in 50 ft of water.We had some keeper Tog, some shorts, nice big SEA BASS with non-stop action with the fish that we released.

Ben took the pool again with a nice keeper Blackfish. Regular Gary had a great afternoon bite fishing the bow. He went home with a nice mess of fish. Beautiful day on the ocean today. Nice cool breeze and lots of sunshine. Tomorrow's going to be another beautiful day Saturday.

So let's go fishing.

The forecast is NOT looking good for Sunday and Monday.

Thanks Scott.

10/07/2026

PROWLER 5 SEABASS REPORT - WEDNESDAY, OCT 7TH, 2026

Hey gang,

Late report as we had to get fuel today, anyway we were out today with 16 customers, and fished 3 locations with life on all. The report today is similar to the last few reports, we averaged 3-5 keeper seabass a man with nonstop short action! Ben took the pool today with a nice keeper tog, he actually caught 2 keepers (ORL) and he was fishin with crabs. We had really good drifting conditions today at .5, turned out to be a nice day out on the ocean. Tomorrow’s trip we’ll probably be anchoring. It was a fun day for me and Joey Sr on the boat today, wanted to thank the guys that came out today and took care of Joey Sr!

Sailing everyday 7:30AM-2:30PM, we supply fresh spearing and clams for bait, and free ice for your catch. The fare is $95 and the pool is $10, rental rods $5 with tackle on the boat! So let’s go fishing! (We weren’t in picture mode today)

Thanks Captain Scott

10/03/2026

PROWLER 5 FISHING REPORT, SATURDAY OCT, 3RD, 2026

Hey Gang,

Well, the weatherman and this morning’s conditions clearly weren’t on the same page. We were greeted with a stiff breeze and a healthy dose of swell on the way out. Nothing like starting the day with a little free amusement-park ride!

We settled in on the first drop and found plenty of bites, including some nice keeper sea bass. Unfortunately, the honeymoon didn’t last long. The same story seemed to follow us around all day—pick a few keepers, then watch the pinners take over.
It was definitely drop-and-reel, but unfortunately, the keeper-to-short ratio left a little something to be desired.

Oh well, that’s fishing! Some days you’re the hero, and some days you’re just feeding the shorts.

With the current forecast, it looks like our next trip will be Tuesday.

Hopefully, Mother Nature decides to cooperate and sends us a little less wind and a few more keepers.

On another note, the entire Prowler team would like to extend a warm welcome to the Hartley family as they bring the Keyport Princess into Atlantic Highlands Marina.
Their dock was destroyed during last week’s nor’easter, and it looks like they’ve found a new home right here in our harbor.

It’s great to see some young ambition coming into what many would call a dying business. We’re happy to have you here and excited to see the next generation getting involved and keeping the industry moving forward.

Good luck, Victor, Ethan, and Dylan! We’re glad to have you in the harbor and wish you nothing but success.

See everyone Tuesday!

Capt. Jack

10/01/2026

PROWLER5

SEA BASS TRIP FOR OCT. 1ST THURSDAY REPORT

Hey Gang,

Started the day off with 24 customers mostly regulars. The first location we fished today the anchor conditions were not favorable with no wind. We had a tremendous amount of life but mostly all short sea bass with a handful of keepers. Ben caught 3 or 4 short Blackfish.

The second location was more productive for nice keeper sea bass with plenty of shorts in the mix. Even landed 10 keeper fluke that we had to throw back what a shame fluke season ended the way it did with that big storm that cost us 10 days of fishing. But the ocean laid down real nice. Good to see that we had good life on the grounds.

We ended the day with around 30 nice blue head sea bass and 10 keeper fluke that we released. And non-stop action on the short sea bass pretty much all day.

We had good drifting conditions for a nice day on the ocean.

The weather is going to be beautiful the next few days so don't miss out.

Myself and the crew look forward to seeing you guys tomorrow morning.

Captain Jack will be at the helm for Saturday's trip.

So let's go fishing,

Thanks Captain Scott.

09/29/2026

PROWLER5 - UPDATE BOTTOM FISHING STARTS - THURSDAY, OCT 1ST, 7:30AM-2:30PM DAILY.

Hey gang,

That was some big storm! Thank God it's over. We'll start fishing again this Thursday. Hopefully they'll be some life and some fish to catch. Fishing everyday weather permitting
730AM. until 2:30PM. for SEA BASS, LING, BLACKFISH, PORGYS. Fresh clams for bait. The fare is still $95, rods are $5 if needed and we have a $10 pool. Free ice, all bait supplied.

I'll be at the helm for Thursday and Friday's trip and Captain Jack will be running the boat on Saturday.

So, let's go fishing.

Thanks Captain Scott.

09/18/2026

PROWLER5 - OCEAN FLUKE REPORT, FRIDAY SEPT. 18TH

Hey gang,

The day started out with a lot of good regulars, overall, a good crowd for the last nice day in the ocean for sure. We flew right out to where we've been fishing and had a wicked current couldn't even hold bottom, had a couple keepers, but left that area pretty quick.
The second location we fished the hard sticky stuff and landed half a dozen nice keepers. Then we got a text from another Captain that there was better life and that they were slugging away at nice keepers, we didn't waste any time and put the pedal to the metal, and made it to that third location super fast. Glad we did because the report was right on the money. We had very good short action with some nice big knuckleheads in the mix and several nice quality keepers. Yankee, Dan and Matt had their limit of 3. Our regular Gary nailed the pool with a nice FLUKE. Congrats to him, that guy's the best!
It was a successful day with 25 keepers and Non-Stop short action and plenty of sea bass. A few people were camera shy like Mrs Kim today.
We will not be lighting up for tomorrow (Saturday). If we can't fish the ocean the right way we rather take a pass. There’s rain all day Sunday and Monday thru Wednesday don't look good. With a little luck we may be able to get back out on the grounds on next week.
A special thanks to all our customers that took very good care of the crew today it's gracefully appreciated.

It's going to be a little depressing not fishing for a while but will keep you guys updated.

Thanks Captain Scott.

09/17/2026

PROWLER5 - OCEAN FLUKE REPORT, THURS., SEPT. 17TH

Hey gang,

The day started out with a light crowd of customers for a pretty decent day fishing the ocean again. Took a little while to get a drift but when we got the southerly with the flood tide we got a good drift for about 4 hours. We slugged away at some really nice quality keeper Fluke with short Fluke in the mix as well as some jumbo Sea Bass. Big Joe had his limit and Sandy had his limit. Ling John took the pool with a nice flattie in the 4lb. class. We'll be lighting up tomorrow and we'll see what tomorrow brings. Capt. Jack will be shaping up on Saturday. The weather is going to be bad on Sun., Mon. and Tues. Could be bad the rest of the week??!!! This is going to screw up the last of the Fluke season and probably the start of the Sea Bass season!

Hopefully, we'll be able to start Sea Bass fishing sooner than later. We'll be fishing from 7:30AM to 2:30PM every day until the end of Oct. Fresh clams supplied for bait. The fare is $95.

Then we'll start fishing for Fall Striped Bass the end of October. The fare is $95 (at this time). Could go up some depending on the price of diesel.

Thanks, Capt. Scott

09/16/2026

PROWLER5 - OCEAN FLUKE REPORT, WED., SEPT. 16TH

Hey gang,

The day started out with a nice crowd of customers with about 80% regulars. We had tough conditions today. We basically did not get a drift all morning. We used our speed to try a different location where we had a better drift but fishing the hard stuff. We saw a lot of big jumbo sea bass but not the keeper fluke that we were looking for. We flew back to where we started in the morning and we finally got a drift in the afternoon, but it was wind against tide and we landing some nice quality keeper fluke. The bottom line if we would have had a drift today we definitely would have caught a lot more keepers. We did not have any limits today and we landed 13 keepers fluke. Miss Kim had 2 keepers and Mr Han had 2 keepers that didn't get their picture taken. Roy, formerly of the Angler, took today’s pool with a nice flattie. Nevertheless, it was a nice day out on the ocean. Our customers were pretty happy getting off the boat. But myself and the crew weren’t. We wished we had better conditions today.

The next 2 days look good for fishing. So I’d definitely come out. It looks like some iffy weather heading our way in the future. See you in the A.M.

Thanks,
Capt. Scott

09/15/2026

PROWLER5 - OCEAN FLUKE REPORT, TUES., SEPT. 15TH
Hey gang,

The day started off with NE wind. We sailed with 17 customers. We got the fish on one side of the boat all day. Good drift all day. We had a very nice productive day with keepers and pretty much non-stop short action all day. We are in the 20s with keepers. Gene, Jet fan as well as Peter and Mike had their limit of 3 and Big Joe was on fire today. He had a double limit of 6 (ORL) and is about to win the daily pool. He told me he fished hard for his buddy Wayne who recently passed away. Super nice guy and we always loved having him aboard the Prowler. The ocean was a little rollie this morning, but it flattened out real nice by the afternoon. I'll post pics in a little while on the way home.

Hats off to Joey, Sr. and Danny for doing an excellent job non-stop all day.

Fluke fishing daily 7:30AM-2:30PM, except for MARATHON MONDAY (last Marathon Monday is Sept. 21st). Free ice for your catch. Fresh spearing for bait. $5 rental rod if needed.

Thanks, Capt. Scott

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