Another beautiful day on the fluke grounds with a very light crowd this morning. Had no conditions for the majority of the day with no movement at all. Had to work the jigs around the boat to get the bites. Definitely not the bite we saw yesterday, but good short life at times with keepers coming up around the boat. Everyone on board was able to go home with some fluke for dinner. Those who casted around with light jigs definitely did better than those dragging bait rigs. Tomorrow is a new day, and the weather looks very nice! Looks like some weather comes in towards the end of the week, so get on these fish while it's nice! 7:30AM-2:30PM Open boat, no reservations required 2 Simon Lake Dr Atlantic Highlands NJ All trips can be booked at fishdarkhorse.com or call/text 973-440-0335

Very good Fluking on our Marathon Monday trip today! Headed out with a light crew of 11 this morning. No wind or current all day, so decided to work some very small pieces of bottom from the start. Most had very good short life, with a couple keepers coming off each piece. Took a look out in the deep, found more of the same fishing but with the addition of a ton of ling. Loaded some buckets with them and went back inshore. Again, bites as soon as you hit the bottom with a good amount of keepers coming up. 3 guys ended with 5, couple with 4 and many with their limit. Ended the day 2 fish shy of our 11 man boat limit. 6" gulps were the ticket again with white and pink shine catching most the fish! Weather looks fantastic tomorrow and Wednesday and we have plenty of room! 7:30AM-2:30PM Open boat, no reservations needed 2 Simon Lake Dr Atlantic Highlands NJ All trips can be booked at fishdarkhorse.com or call/text 973-440-0335

Friday 7/25 (late report) Great fishing and great weather! Decided to fish a different area than we did yesterday and we saw even better fishing! Lots and lots of bites all day with some great flurries of keepers. Slow drift most of the day with the light breeze and no current, but if you worked the baits the fish bit! Like yesterday, nothing came easy as we made a million short drifts on small piles of fish. But, everyone fished very hard and got it done. Bunch of limits around the boat, and many with 2. Very good quality once again, with many in the 4-6lb range. Also lost a few fish that we would've loved to see... Cannot stress the importance of fishing the 6" gulps guys!!! It's the difference between catching shorts or catching keepers most of the time and today was no different. If you don't have any and can't stop on the way to the boat, we have plenty of everything you need on board! Ask the guys and they'll get you set up. Our next trip is our Marathon Monday 7/28 6:30AM-3:30PM with a $50 mega pool. RESERVATIONS ONLY! Limited to 20 passengers. Still have room as of right now! We are NOT available Saturday or Sunday 7/26 and 7/27 as Capt Justin is getting married this weekend. We'll resume our normal open boat schedule Tuesday 7/29 7:30AM and every day after that 2 Simon Lake Dr Atlantic Highlands NJ All trips can be booked at fishdarkhorse.com or call/text 973-440-0335

Good fluke fishing today! Caught the last bit of the tide on our first drop and had action right away with keepers and shorts. Got what we could out of it until the conditions flopped. Made a move when the current changed and found another nice body of fish. Many fish in the 5-6lb range today. Had to do a lot of power drifting with the wind against tide conditions, but we got it done. Bunch of limits++, many with 2 and singles scattered all over the boat. Was never easy fishing with the tough conditions, had to work a lot of small pieces but found fish everywhere we looked. Weather tomorrow looks great. Come on down while the bites good! Plenty of room at the rail in the am. 7:30AM-2:30PM Open boat, no reservations needed. 2 Simon Lake Dr Atlantic Highlands NJ We are NOT available Saturday or Sunday this week. We'll be back for our Marathon Monday 7/27 6:30AM-3:30PM, still have plenty of room on it! Reservations required! Limited to 20 passengers with a $50 mega pool. All trips can be booked at fishdarkhorse.com or call/text 973-440-0335

Back out this morning with a light crowd after the blow yesterday. Little left over sea, but nothing major. Had some action right away on our first couple drops but it was short lived. As soon as we started to get the current we had the wind come up right against it. Just enough to hold us up and make us spin in circles. Checked a few different areas seeing only a couple bites at each with the lack of conditions. Finally stumbled on a decent patch of fish and was able to pull some nice ones out with decent short action. Lots of bites, with some Seabass in the mix. If we had better drifting conditions it would've been a totally different story.... There was a lot of fish there. Tomorrow is a new day and weather looks good. Should have a better drift for the majority of the day. 7:30AM-2:30PM Open boat, no reservations needed. 2 Simon Lake Dr Atlantic Highlands NJ *We are NOT available Saturday 7/26 or Sunday 7/27* All trips can be booked at fishdarkhorse.com or call/text 973-440-0335

Beautiful day on the water today. Rain cleared well before we left the dock and the sun came out shortly after. Light breeze made for a slower drift most of the day. Looked over some different bottom than we've been fishing the past few days and found loads of life everywhere we looked. Most spots produced drop and reel shorts, with a few keepers in the mix. Kept riding, checking different areas looking for a better ratio but found the same everywhere we looked. Drop and stick type fishing, but had to work for the keepers. Some very nice quality fish came up in the mix. Lots of big knucklehead Seabass as well. Found a nice little area of fish to end the day but unfortunately just ran out of time even with some OT. Couple guys were able to put together their limit by the end of the day. WE STILL HAVE ROOM TOMORROW FOR OUR MARATHON MONDAY 6:30AM-3:30PM TRIP. $50 mega pool. Limited to 20 passengers, reservations required! Book your spot at fishdarkhorse.com or give us a call 973-440-0335 Have plenty of room the rest of the week on our daily 7:30AM-2:30PM trips, weather looks good. Come on down!

Out this morning with a good crowd and much better conditions than yesterday. Had to fish the heavy lead today with the quick drift. Bounced all around seeing plenty of life everywhere we looked with keepers in the mix. Lots of very nice Seabass in the mix today too. Very nice day with no rain. Tomorrow looks good too! Here's some pics from today. Lots of room tomorrow morning, limited to 35 passengers! Open boat, no reservations needed. 7:30AM-2:30PM Secure your spot now at fishdarkhorse.com or call/text 973-440-0335 ***Marathon Monday 7/21 still has room! 6:30AM-3:30PM with a $50 mega pool. Limited to 20 passengers. Reservations required!***

Out on the Fluke grounds with a good crowd this morning. Strong NNW wind that was a bit more than forecasted.... Was hoping to catch the last bit of the tide before it went against the wind but wasn't that lucky. Tried two different areas to start the morning, both being way too rolly and rough to stay and fish comfortably. Retreated inshore and found a screaming south tide against the wind, go figure. Bounced around and finally found some conditions we could work with. Had to make quick drifts as the pieces of snaggy bottom the fish were on were very small, but the action was good. Loads of shorts coming up everywhere we looked, with every piece giving us a few keepers. Had to keep bouncing piece to piece to stay on them, but we made it happen. Definitely not easy fishing with the wind against tide conditions! Appreciate everyone fishing hard through the snags to catch what we did. Back at it tomorrow! Weather looks good, wind goes back out of the east so we should have a good drift. Plenty of room at the rail tomorrow. 7:30AM-2:30PM Open boat, no reservations needed. Limited to 35 passengers, no overcrowding. Secure your spot now at fishdarkhorse.com or call/text 973-440-0335 ***Still have room on our Marathon Monday trip next week 7/21. 6:30AM-3:30PM $50 mega pool, limited to 20 passengers. Reservations required, book online or give me a call to get on the list!***

Made our way out this morning with another uncomfortable roll from the SE. Bounced around where we saw some life yesterday and it was very dull. Odd keeper here and there with a couple shorts and Seabass in the mix. Took a ride and found some fish to work with but it still wasn't enough. Much more short life which was good to see, but definitely could've used more keepers. Appreciate everyone fishing hard today, it definitely wasn't easy! Our Marathon Monday tomorrow is RESERVATION ONLY and we still have room. 6:30AM-3:30PM limited to 20 passengers. $50 mega pool We are open boat the rest of the week, and the weather looks great. 7:30AM -2:30PM 2 Simon Lake Dr Atlantic Highlands NJ All trips can be booked at fishdarkhorse.com or call/text 973-440-0335

Back out on the Fluke grounds this morning after a couple days off. Strong current for most the morning gave us a decent drift. Checked a few different areas, picking some everywhere we went. Some drops had better short life than others. Did have some very nice quality fish come up, but never really found that pile we were looking for. Once the tide changed and went against the wind we lost any bit of life we had. The Seabass were ferocious today, all big knuckleheads. Provided a ton of action and dinner for people to go home with. Tomorrow is a new day, as we get off this moon the life should bounce back. Plenty of room, come on down. 7:30AM leave from 2 Simon Lake Dr Atlantic Highlands NJ Still have room on our Marathon Monday 6:30AM-3:30PM with a $50 pool. Limited to 20 passengers All trips can be booked at fishdarkhorse.com or call/text 973-440-0335