Bill McKim’s Jersey Shore Whale Watch Tour 2023 Season
We guarantee you will see a whale
We are going to AsburyPARK Sunday at 6:45 join us limited seating on the boat flash sale $45 get tickets
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Breaching whale Manasquan New Jersey
What a gorgeous day. The water, sky, people, and everything was perfect! Headed south to Manasquan where there was a report of a whale. We Got down there and thought I saw a spout but then nothing, so I thought I was imagining things. About 10 minutes later, I saw the back of the whale in that area. As we approached but still a nice distance away, the whale breached! Wow, wow, wow! Not only that. We soon discovered another whale in the area, a minke whale! The minke is a smaller whale; you usually see it, and then it is gone. Not today! We were able to watch him for a while! In fact, on the way back to port, he breached out of the water and you heard the thud as he landed back into the water!
It was interesting watching these 2 whales as at times they were within the same general area and other times, they were on opposite sides of the boat. Our humpback whale would usually spout 3 consecutive times and then take a dive. He did not always show his tail but we had several nice displays of his tail.
In addition to the humpback and minke whale, we saw sharks, sand sharks, cow-nosed rays, osprey, fish jumping out of the water, and dolphins just as we approached the inlet. What a crazy late afternoon.
Everyone was so excited by this trip. I am not sure who had a better time, the adults or the kids
Saturday 8/5/2023 Trip Reports
What a day!
9am Trip
1 humpback whale 🐋
25 bottlenose dolphins 🐬
Many cownose stingrays
2 Brown pelicans
Many Wilson’s storm petrels
1 bluefin tuna 🐟 our guess 500 LBS!!
11:30am Trip
2 humpback whales 🐋🐋
50+ bottlenose dolphins 🐬
Wilson’s storm petrels
20+ sharks (likely spinners) 🦈
Many cownose stingrays
3:30pm Trip
2 humpback whales 🐋🐋
20+ bottlenose dolphins 🐬
Wilson’s storm petrels
Linda writes:
Last of the real hot days for now and it was beautiful on the water. While still in the inlet saw the Great Egret and Great Blue Heron as well as the Black Crowned Night Herons who were hiding in their usual spots. The osprey nest had at least one bird there. We did not even reach the ocean yet and the temperature was so much cooler! Onto the calm ocean and headed east. Quickly we saw a large amount of dolphins in several pods. They we pretty active so that was fun. Continued north and around Long Beanch there was a whale. It teased us several times by taking deep dives but not showing his tail. At times he seemed to be just hanging at the surface and other times moving more quickly but still not showing his tail. I went to look at my phone and actually said, “ I hope he doesn’t breach now” and viola! A full breach out of the water in front of the boat! Saw it but was not able to get to the camera in time! The sound of the whale slamming down on the water is so loud and the spray so large. That breach was phenomenal. After some more time with this whale we went further up north and then went back along the coast. The beaches were packed. Saw sone cow nosed rays along the way out and back. The water was a little choppy on the way back and you could hear the children laughing and yelling with delight as they got sprayed by the water.
Met sone very nice people on board. Such a great adventure.
Linda writes:
Way too hot today so had to escape and go whale watching! Within the inlet saw a Great Egret flying and he landed under a bridge. Perfect to get pictures! Then the Great Blue Herons were on a little island of land. By now, the temperature dropped so this was great. Out the inlet and onto the ocean looking for mammals and other sea life. The water was so beautiful and calm: looked so blue reflecting the cloudless sky. Headed east and then northeast. As we were by Seabright and approaching the Highlands, there was a spout. Found a whale. Well, actually 2 whales but they were not together but in different directions. Stayed with the first one that we saw and he was active. Although when he dove we never saw his tail, he was active! Soon after we found him, he lunged above the water. Other times he may have been lunging but under water because you could see the baitfish going crazy and then the whale would surface right beyond the baitball as if he lunge through them below. He definitely had some huge lunges and everyone on the boat enjoyed that! Meanwhile the other whale who had been active seemed to disappear. That was okay, stayed with this whale and then it was time to head home. Saw some cow nosed rays both on the way out and back in. Celebrated many birthdays today! Wonderful way to celebrate!
LABOR DAY FIREWORKS
LOCATION: JENKINSON’S BOARDWALK
DATE: 09-04-2023
TIME: 9:00PM
Join us for our annual Labor Day Fireworks display at dark as we close our another Summer season!
*Fireworks are weather and wind permitting
Book your tickets for Point Pleasant Jenks Fireworks, today we have a 1 day sale for Point Pleasant beachfront fireworks show, we leave the dock at 7pm sharp and return right after the fireworks around 10pm Regular price is $35
DJ Dave presents a great night of fireworks and music.
Book online now!Our intern Brooke writes the review today:
Monday, July 17th: Today was one of the best whale watching days of the summer! Our morning 9:30 am trip started off great. We left the inlet and headed North towards Long Branch and for the entire trip we saw tons of bait fish balls sitting right at the surface which was a great sign that our whales were close by. Then, right off of Pier Village we had a whale pop up right next to the boat surprising the crew and everyone on board! He kept coming super close and sticking his head and eyes out of the water to check us out! We stayed with that whale for a little bit before heading back home to prepare for our next trip. On our second trip we saw so many whales we didn’t even know where to look! Again, off of Long Branch we had a breaching whale, a lunge feeding whale, a whale spouting in the distance, and a whale that was flipper slapping very close to the boat! Our guests on board were happily overwhelmed by all the activity around us and everyone got great photos and videos of our active whales! The whales were feeding continuously and acting very playful which made for an incredible day. Today was a beautiful day on the water with amazing whale sightings!
