Yearly Archives: 2019

Fluke & Flies by Dave Spendiff

I arrived at the Marshelder Channel around 7:00 am this morning in wind a lot stronger than forecasted – so what’s new! I started drifts across the channel due to the wind direction and used killies on my jig and

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Day and Night Fishing Report by Larry Leary

With lovely weather and favorable winds, my grandsons and I went out of Little Egg inlet and fished yesterday oceanside. We covered a lot of ground and only came up with 1-keeper fluke – a beauty at 23-1/2”. We also

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Another Tough Day Fluking by Ed Valitutto

The 2019 fluke season has been tough for me. I have gone numerous times with minimal shorts and only a few keepers. Today was a little better at least in terms of total fish count. Dave Spendiff, my grandson –

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Night Time Sharks Grow Even Bigger by Larry Leary

My two grandsons Tyler & Brendan are definitely hooked on surf fishing. They caught and released this beast last night.

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Shark on the Sands by Larry Leary

Brendan Jelley caught this sand tiger fishing off the Surf in Holgate yesterday. Per grandfather Larry, “Confirms why I don’t swim in the Ocean.” That’s Brendan showing us the “jaws” of the beast before returning the fish back into the

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Kingfish Have Arrived by Gene Geld

I fished the sands today in Harvey Cedars and caught three Kingfish all on Fishbites. Lots of fun on light tackle and great eating too.

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Anniversary Gift from Heaven by Bob Dodds

The ride out was not, but the fishing definitely was!! Some of you know that my very healthy wife, Doris passed away in December of 2014 only 8 weeks after being diagnosed with stage IV gallbladder cancer. She was my

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South Bay Heats Up By Larry Leary

Went south to Great Bay for some fluke fishing. We caught 8 shorts and had 2 keepers. My grandson Carter had a nice 20” fluke. Hopefully fishing will keep getting better!

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Salty or Sweet – Makes No Difference to the Leary Boys by Larry Leary

Per granddad Larry, his grandsons went lake fishing off Route 72 to test their freshwater skills. The boys have caught and released several like the nice largemouth bass Tyler is holding. As far as fluking, Larry said they have not

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Nice White Perch Caught by Tyler Leary

Just when it looked like this year’s new Perch FOM category was going to lack an entry, Larry Leary notified me that his grandson VHFC Jr angler Tyler Leary caught this beauty last night in the lagoon behind his house.

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