Wow, what a day!!! It doesn't get much better than it was today. With the updated wind forecast we opted to stay local and boy did it pay off. Drop and stick fishing from start to finish on the shads. Huge areas of birds and bass blowing peanut bunker out of the water. Topwater mayhem all day long. We had our boat limit of keepers by 9:30 and played catch and release on fish up to 40" for the rest of the day. We had between 2-6 fish on at a time every single drift today. Couple drifts were just ridiculous with over 10 guys on at a time. Double and triple scoops with the nets were the regular today. Not sure who was the high hook, but multiple guys were in the 20s. Michael, Scott and I are going to need a chiropractor appointment after today, that's for sure. Here's a couple of the pictures from today, snapped what we could in between netting. It's safe to say the fall run is finally in full swing!! Reminder, we are SOLD OUT both Tuesday and Wednesday mornings. Thursday, Friday and through the weekend has plenty of room. We are cancelled tonight 6:30pm due to the high winds. The rest of the nights this week have plenty of room. Sailing daily 7:30AM-2:30PM and 6:30PM-11:30PM Secure your spot at fishdarkhorse.com or call/text 973-440-0335 Walk ons welcome, provided we have room. 2 Simon Lake Dr Atlantic Highlands NJ

Diamond Jigging madness!!! Between the 10/10 weather and the fantastic fishing it was definitely the best day of the fall so far. Made our way out to find miles upon miles of fish gorging themselves on sandeels. Readings 40' thick at times with multiple fish on at a time every drift. Diamond Jigging doesn't get much better than it was today. Jig size and color did not matter today, they ate everything that was thrown. The best part is, they bit from the time we got there until the time we left. Let's hope we can pick right back up where we left them tomorrow!! Still have plenty of room on tonight's 6:30PM trip, and both trips Monday! Tuesday and Wednesday morning are SOLD OUT. Monday, Thursday and Friday mornings all have plenty of room! Also sailing every night this week, with space available on all trips! See everyone at the dock, don't let a little rain scare you tomorrow morning. The wind forecast looks perfect! The rain will keep the boat traffic to a minimum. Sailing daily 7:30AM-2:30PM and 6:30PM-11:30PM 2 Simon Lake Dr Atlantic Highlands NJ All trips can be booked in advance at fishdarkhorse.com or call/text 973-440-0335

Nighttime Eeling!!! Back on em on tonight's night eeling trip. After some slower trips last week, finally had the right tide and conditions tonight and the bite showed it! Bites all night long with our light crowd. Definitely a new class of fish tonight as most fish were 26-34". Landed our limit of keepers and a couple of bonus fish to add to the box! Released a handful of overs as well. Readings were fantastic almost everywhere we went tonight. Definitely lost a few larger ones, so the jumbos are still around... The smaller ones just got to the eels before the larger ones could! Here's a couple of pics from tonight's trip. Back at it Sunday night, sailing EVERY night!!! 6:30PM-11:30PM Secure your spot at fishdarkhorse.com or walk on and pay on board! Plenty of room on all upcoming night trips. 2 Simon Lake Dr Atlantic Highlands NJ 973-440-0335

Back out this morning after a week off with the never ending wind. Today was no exception, it was blowing but it was fishable with the wind with the tide. Made our way out with a good crowd, not knowing what to expect. First couple areas we looked were lifeless, dirty water. Finally found a patch of life and got some bites. Definitely didn't catch like we read them but we caught a few and lost a few. Dried up with the slack water so we took a ride to some calmer waters to check out the other tide. Didn't see too much for the remainder of the day. Sounds like the fish came up once the current went hard against the wind in the area we were fishing all morning, but it was well after we were gone and out of there. But that's fishing! Plenty of fish around just need them to bite. Every tide cycle off this blow will clean the water up more and more and the fish should settle in and bite better. Weather looks fantastic for the next bunch of days! Both day and night trips sailing DAILY! Plenty of room on tonight's trip, as well as both trips on Sunday and Monday! Tuesday and Wednesday AM trips are both SOLD OUT. The PM trips have plenty of room both days. Book your spot now at fishdarkhorse.com or come on down and pay on board. 7:30AM-2:30PM and 6:30PM-11:30PM 2 Simon Lake Dr Atlantic Highlands NJ 973-440-0335

Left the dock today and headed in the direction of where we left the fish yesterday. Saw plenty of life, but it didn't look like it was going to happen so kept it moving. Made some calls and heard the life was pretty dismal everywhere so decided to take a chance and look in a different area that the log books said should have some fish. The run definitely paid off, as we had birds and fish splashing all over the place. The fish were pretty keyed in on the peanuts making them a little harder to catch but we still picked away for the rest of the day. A good mix of overs, keepers, and bonus size fish hit the deck. A few of the guys were dialed in catching a couple a piece. Had to present the shads low and slow to get the bites! Great to see a new body of keepers and bonus size fish in our area. Unfortunately, the wind machine turns back on tonight and blows hard NE for the next bunch of days... All trips tonight through at least Thursday are canceled. Hoping that we can at least get the weekend in, but we will keep everyone updated on when our next trip is going to be. For booking or more information please visit fishdarkhorse.com or call/text 973-440-0335

Made our way out this am and decided to check some local stuff out first. Landed one right away on the first drift, thought something was going to come together but it never did. Took a long ride without seeing much. Had a few bites but nothing worth sticking around for. Took another ride in a different direction and ended up finding some savage white water feeds without another boat in sight. Feeds didn't last that long but when you got in them they bit very well. In between feeds we were able to pick away on the readings and bunker pods with the shads. Got covered up by boats by the end and pretty much shut it down. Was a great sight to see these feeds today. Tons of new fish moving in every day, each day should get better and better. Back at it in the morning. Looks like some weather coming in mid week, so let's go while we still can! Incoming storm, wind change and no boat traffic should have these fish fired up. Plenty of room, come on down! Sailing daily 7:30AM- 2:30PM and 6:30PM to 11:30PM Open boat, limited to 35 passengers. Secure your spot now at fishdarkhorse.com or call/text 973-440-0335 2 Simon Lake Dr Atlantic Highlands NJ

A definite improvement today! Did some looking in a different area this morning with the expected boat traffic. Took a little while to get the fish going but had a couple shots at them with the shads on readings. As the day went on we picked away with the shads and livies on the bunker pods. Occasionally the fish would find the pods and go wild blowing them out of the water, but it was very short lived when they did. Still a great sign to see. All fresh fish moving in, and starting to feed on the bait! Should only get better the next couple of days! We have plenty of room on BOTH trips tomorrow! Weather looks fantastic, come take advantage of it! Sailing daily 7:30PM-2:30PM and 6:30PM-11:30PM Open boat, limited to 35 passengers. Secure your spot now at fishdarkhorse.com or call/text 973-440-0335.

Man that wind was no joke tonight! Had to battle some tough conditions on tonight's eel trip. Had some fish right away but got chased by the wind/seas. Took a ride and found an area of fish where we saw plenty of bites. Landed a bunch of jumbos and lost/broke off double what we landed. Couple guys had 2 a piece, and a couple guys broke off 4 or 5. Name of the game sometimes! Conditions didn't help today for sure. Had to stay on the motors all night to keep the boat straight with the wind dead against the tide. Here's some pics from tonight. Thankfully it looks like tomorrow night the wind backs off a bit. Hopefully thats the case! We have 8 spots left on Friday nights trip as of right now... Saturday night is completely sold out. Sunday night is wide open! The whole weekend looks like very nice weather and there's plenty of bass around to catch. Pick a trip, morning or night and come on down! Sailing daily 7:30AM-2:30PM and 6:30PM-11:30PM Open boat, limited to 35 passengers. First come, first serve as long as we have room. Secure your spot on any trip at fishdarkhorse.com or call/text 973-440-0335