Fish On Fishing action still hot throughout Shore area Ron Nuzzolo   Who could ask for more, as the fishing action keeps getting better from Raritan Bay to Barnegat Light. The Voyager was out to the canyons on an overnight deepwater wreck and tilefish trip. The trip started out slowly with the first fish being lost. The second bite turned out to be a 48-inch blue fin tuna. The blue fin was caught by Bill Bushnell of North Haledon on a bottom fish rig 600 feet down. After a number of unsuccessful drifts, they managed to find some tilefish. The numbers were not impressive but the size certainly was. Tom Wardlaw of Hewitt landed a tilefish, which later that night tipped the scales at Fishermen's Supply Co. at 50.0 pounds. They also had a 44-pound tilefish and four others between 25 and 35 pounds. Later in the trip, they moved to a deepwater wreck where they caught a couple more tilefish including one gray tile. They also landed four barrel fish. The big attraction for everyone was the excellent fishing for wreck fish. The wreck fish were all between 10 and 25 pounds, and there were many times when they had as many fish on as they had lines in the water. Mike Paras of Jackson was high hook with 13 wreck fish, a large tilefish and a barrel fish. The Voyager will be sailing on its next special deepwater wreck and tilefish trip Sunday night at 7:30, and for the moment there are still spots available. Call (732) 295-3019 or contact Voyagerfishing.com for information. Aboard the Angler from Atlantic Highlands, there was a slow and steady pick on fluke with 55 keepers. They did try the ocean and found plenty of short fluke but not enough 17-inch fish. Jim Manuel of Union had a nice 7-pound 12-ounce pool winner. Capt. George and Capt. Dan, formerly of the Teal, are now running the Angler. The new boat has a lot more fishing room, especially in the bow and stern. You can look these guys up at www.partyboatangler.com. The Kane party of Middletown, another group that enjoys fishing on the Capt. Dave out of Atlantic Highlands, gave it another early shot on the knoll, which brought a pick of stripers. Tyler did the best here, boating three bass. A switch over to fluke resulted in a pick of flatties. Jim Cartwright of Middletown was the lucky pool winner on this charter. Bob Gasparovic, Dr. Villa and Dr. Brunsdent from Kids Dent sponsored this charter for their family and friends. An early stop on the knoll brought a pick of blues and bass with little Bobby Gasparovic doing most of the catching. Next, a switch over to fluking resulted in a pick of flatties to 22 inches. Little Bobby took the pool handily with one of his bluefish. Congratulations Bobby. Barnegat Light's Capt. Steve Purul aboard Reelfantasea reported a great Father's Day with yet another solid week of fishing, starting with regular Jay Simmons. Jay had a solid bite on striped bass in the Back Bay, boating eight bass and losing only one when the hook pulled. Jay also had some short fluke as well. Mike and Jim Barone were out to fight through a "hell storm" of seaweed, but patience and perseverance won the day as the guys had striped bass in the Back Bay on clams as well, keeping only one as it was bleeding very badly. Ron Weinckoki was out on Friday for what could have been a two Barnegat Bay grand slam score for him alone. Ron had a score of five stripers, four fluke and two very nice weakfish weighting 6 and 8 pounds. Drew, Denis and (father) Armando Damici of Colorado were out on Father's Day for an all-out Slam Fest with huge blues in the 18 pounds-plus range. It was all-out mayhem with giant blues busting bunker right out of the water. The guys scored the blues on a combination of artificials, but the absolute exciting visual strikes gotten on the poppers were phenomenal. The blues were just blowing up everything that moved. By trip's end the guys said that was one Father's Day they will never forget. Remember, captains and anglers, send your reports to me direct at ron@signbrothers.com. Helpful hints My friend Capt. Ed Marut from NJSaltwaterFisherman.com started by leaving the Manasquan Inlet at 5 a.m., hitting shallow water locations (24-30 feet) from Spring Lake up to Long Branch, putting a two-man fluke limit together. The throwback ratio is insanely high. The bait used was spearing/squid and killie. The action was drop and reel. The best fishing was in 29 feet of water. There was little or no wind and the drift varied in location. Surface water temperature was 68 degrees F. up and down the coast from Long Branch to Mantoloking. Capt. Ed tried out the rocks off Red Church with mixed results. There were many throw-back sea bass on salted clams. Around 2 p.m., he decided to run to the Axel Carlson reef, as a matter of fact, Marut Peak on Axel Carlson reef. Capt. Ed's brother paid for the reef in remembrance of their dad back in 2002. The result was a major sea bass bite on squid, and not just any squid. The squid had to be split on the trailing end. Capt. Ed did try many other baits and artificials, but they wanted squid. Capt. Ed advises when the bite is this good, it is a good time to test other techniques and baits. The action was in 79 feet of water. The water was 72 on the surface. There was no drift and no wind. It rained a bit. They left after a two-man limit, which was spiced up by about a half-dozen big ling. Capt. Ed catches ling on that reef all the time. No need to go to the mud hole for them.. Shark Tournament offers huge prize Staten Island Tuna Club is holding its 19th annual Shark Tournament on July 14, with a rain date of July 15. It's the first time ever that they are guaranteeing a first-place prize of $10,000 with second and third place determined by number of entries. The entry fee per boat is $300. This year, the morning Committee Boat will be at the Chapel Hill/Raritan Reach Cross Channel Buoy at 5 a.m. for the convenience of many participants. A captains meeting will be held at Michael's Bait & Tackle, 187 Mansion Ave. in Great Kills, Staten Island, N.Y., starting at 7 p.m. on July 13, with refreshments and prizes. For information, contact Chris at (732) 685-7777 or thebigfish711@msn.com.