We have three year-long contests: Melanie Boytos Award, Fish of the Year and Fish of the Month. This page features this year’s winners and weigh ins to date followed by all past years’ contest winners and weigh ins. Please go to the Pulldown VHFC Contest Rules under Contests / Tournaments for contest rules.
2024 VHFC Melanie Boytos Award Winner: Tyler Leary 24 Points
2024 VHFC Fish of the Year Winners:
| Fish | Name | Size |
| Bluefish | Dave Puzak | 33 1/4″ |
| Fluke | Cheri Hebert | 27 1/4″ |
| Seabass | Bill Dabney | 21″ |
| Striped Bass | Tyler Leary | 39″ |
| Weakfish | Charles Tortorella | 26 1/2 |
| Blackfish | Tyler Leary | 22″ |
2024 Fish of the Month Contests (29 Contests and 5 Junior Angler Only Contests)
Junior Angler Only Awards
| Month | Fish | Name | Size | ||
| 1 April – 30 September | White Perch | No Entry | |||
| 1 April – 30 September | Bluefish | Bryson Wyatt | 15 3/4″ | ||
| 1 June – 30 September | Kingfish | No Entry | |||
| 1 June – 30 September | Blowfish | No Entry | |||
| 4 May – 25 September | Fluke | No Entry |
2024 Regular Awards
| Month | Fish | Name | Size |
| 1 March – 30 June | Striped Bass | Bob Dodds | 30 7/8″ |
| 1 March – 30 June (Surf Only) | Striped Bass | Pat Presutto | 28 1/2″ |
| 1 March – 31 December (No Size Limit) | Striped Bass | Tyler Leary | 39″ |
| 1 March – 30 September | Bluefish | Dave Puzak | 33 1/4″ |
| 1 March – 30 September (Surf Only) | Bluefish | Pat Presutto & Mike Woodrow Tied | 31 3/4″ |
| 1 March – 31 October | White Perch | Dave Spendiff & Caesar Pesarini Tied | 12 1/2″ |
| 1 March – 31 December | Red Drum | No Entry | |
| 1 March – 31 December | Black Drum | Bill Figley | 34 3/4″ |
| 1-30 April & 1 August – 30 September | Blackfish | Tyler Leary | 22″ |
| 1 April – 30 June | Weakfish | Charles Tortorella | 26 1/2″ |
| 1 April – 31 October | Blowfish | Ken Chew & John Barrett Tied | 9 3/4″ |
| 1 April – 31 October | Kingfish | Ed Valitutto | 13″ |
| 1 May – 30 November | Triggerfish | Dave Puzak | 16 1/4″ |
| 1 May – 30 November | Porgy | Perry Hoagey | 15″ |
| 17 May – 19 June | Sea Bass | Bill Dabney | 21″ |
| 4 May – 30 June | Fluke | Tom Godfrey | 27″ |
| 4 May – 25 Sept (Surf Only) | Fluke | Cheri Hebert | 21″ |
| 1 – 31 July | Fluke | Cheri Hebert | 27 1/4″ |
| 1 – 31 July | Sea Bass | Bob Dodds | 19″ |
| 1 July – 31 October | Weakfish | Dave Puzak | 13 3/4″ |
| 1 – 31 August | Fluke | Cheri Hebert | 24″ |
| 1 – 31 August | Seabass | Nathan Figley | 17 1/4″ |
| 1 – 25 September | Fluke | Cheri Hebert | 25″ |
| 1 Oct – 31 December | Bluefish | John Barrett | 24″ |
| 1 Oct – 31 December (Surf Only) | Bluefish | Joe Filice | 16 1/2″ |
| 1 Oct – 31 December | Striped Bass | Ed Valitutto | 30 3/4″ |
| 1 Oct – 31 December Surf Only) | Striped Bass | No Entry | |
| 1 Oct – 31 December | Blackfish | John Stuebing & Jim Healy Tied | 19″ |
| 1 Oct – 31 December | Sea Bass | Perry Hoagey | 18 1/4″ |
2024 VHFC Entries
03-08-24 White Perch 10 1/2” Dave Puzak Manahawkin Bay
04-08-24 Blackfish 21 1/2″ Marty Friedrich LE Reef
04-08-24 Blackfish 19″ Bill Figley LE Reef
04-18-24 Black Drum 30″ Ken Chew Sod Banks
04-25-24 Striped Bass 30 7/8″ Bob Dodds BI
04-28-24 Blackfish 22″ Tyler Leary Wreck
04-29-24 Striped Bass 38 3/4″ Pat Presutto Brant Beach
05-05-24 Fluke 18″ Tyler Leary LBI Surf
05-05-24 Fluke 19 1/4″ Brian Leary LBI Surf
05-05-24 White Perch 12 1/4″ Phil Kaplan Mullica River
05-07-24 Black Drum 34 3/4″ Bill Figley Beach Haven
05-08-24 Fluke 23 1/2″ Dave Puzak Barnegat Bay
05-08-24 White Perch 12 1/2″ Dave Spendiff BHW Lagoon
05-08-24 Striped Bass 32 1/2″ Dave Etelman Beach Haven Surf
05-11-24 Bluefish 31 1/2″ Tyler Leary LBI Surf
05-12-24 Bluefish 21 1/4″” Tim Naples Great Bay
05-13-24 Fluke 23″ Doug O’Brien BI
05-14-24 Striped Bass 28 1/2″ Pat Presutto Brant Beach
05-14-24 Bluefish 31 3/4″ Pat Presutto Brant Beach
05-14-24 Bluefish 31 3/4″ Mike Woodrow BI South Jetty
05-14-24 Bluefish 21 1/2″ Marty Friedrich Great Bay
05-16-24 White Perch 12 1/2″ Caesar Pesarini Mullica River
05-17-24 Fluke 22 1/4″ Bill Dabney
05-17-24 Sea Bass 17 1/2″ Greg Camillieri Wreck
05-18-24 Fluke 20″ Doug O’Brien North Beach Surf
05-18-24 Fluke 24″ Jim Borkowski Barnegat Bay
05-18-24 Sea Bass 16 3/4″ John Barrett GSS Reef
05-18-24 Sea Bass 17″ Bill Figley AC Reef
05-19-24 Sea Bass 19 1/4″ Boston Bob Long Wreck off BL
05-20-24 Bluefish 19″ Joe Filice LBI Surf
05-20-24 Striped Bass 39″ Tyler Leary LBI Surf
05-21-24 Weakfish 26 1/2″ Charles Tortorella Middle Grounds
05-24-24 Sea Bass 19 1/2″ Dave Glassberg GSN reef
05-25-24 Sea Bass 16 1/2″ Marty Friedrich Deep Water Wreck
05-25-24 Sea Bass 16 3/4″ Wil Kresge Deep Water Wreck
05-25-24 Weakfish 20 1/2″ Dave Etelman Great Bay
05-26-24 Bluefish 33 1/4″ Dave Puzak Drifting Barnegat Inlet
05-28-24 Fluke 21″ Cheri Hebert Barnegat Light Surf
05-29-24 Sea Bass 15 3/4″ Mallory Figley GSN Reef
05-29-24 Sea Bass 18 1/2″ Alexa Figley GSN Reef
05-29-24 Sea Bass 21″ Bill Dabney Wreck off AC
05-29-24 Sea Bass 17 3/4″ Bob Dodds
05-30-24 Weakfish 24 1/4″ Dave Glassberg Little Egg Inlet
06-01-24 Weakfish 26″ Jim Healy BL CG Station
06-02-24 Bluefish 28″ Joe Filice Beach Haven Surf
06-03-24 Fluke 21 3/4″ Phil Simon High Bar Harbor
06-07-24 Fluke 23″ Mike Woodrow Double Creek Channel
06-10-24 Fluke 21 1/4″ Rosemary Figley Oyster Creek Channel
06-13-24 Fluke 19″ Bob Dodds Barnegat Bay
06-19-24 Fluke 27″ Tom Godfrey Barnegat Light Reef 7 lbs
06-20-24 Bluefish 15 3/4″ Bryson Wyatt Offshore Wreck
07-07-24 Fluke 20 3/4″ Tim Naples LER
07-07-24 Fluke 22 1/2″ Dave Etelman Great Bay
07-14-24 Fluke 23″ Tim Naples GSS reef
07-14-24 Sea Bass 15″ Bill Dabney LER
07-14-24 Fluke 23 1/2″ Marty Friedrich LE Reef
07-18-24 Sea Bass 19″ Bob Dodds Barnegat Reef
07-20-24 Fluke 26 1/4″ Wil Kresge Off the Red Tower
07-20-24 Fluke 23″ Ed Valitutto GSS
07-20-24 Trigger 16 1/4″ Dave Puzak Barnegat Bay
07-21-24 Kingfish 11 3/4″ Gene Geld Barnegat Light
07-27-24 Fluke 27 1/4″ Cheri Hebert Barnegat Bay
07-28-24 Fluke 20 1/2″ Gene Geld Barnegat Light Surf
08-11-24 Fluke 23″ Cheri Hebert Oyster Creek
08-13-24 Fluke 24″ Cheri Hebert Oyster Creek
08-13-24 Porgy 14″ Tyler Leary Barnegat Inlet
08-22-24 Sea Bass 16 1/2″ Bill Dabney LER
08-22-24 Fluke 22″ Dave Greenberg GSN
08-26-24 Kingfish 13″ Ed Valitutto Ship Bottom Surf
08-23-24 Sea Bass 17 1/4″ Nathan Figley GSN
08-27-24 Porgy 13 1/2″ Bill Figley Barnegat Inlet
08-27-24 Fluke 23 1/4″ Bob Dodds Wreck fishing on Kev ‘n Ash
09-02-24 Fluke 25″ Cheri Hebert Barnegat Bay
09-04-24 Fluke 24″ Bill Figley Barnegat Inlet – 5.7 lbs
09-06-24 Blowfish 9 1/4″ Dave Puzak Barnegat Bay
09-06-24 Weakfish 13 3/4″ Dave Puzak Little Egg Inlet
09-12-24 Blowfish 9 3/4″ Ken Chew Barnegat Bay
09-12-24 Blowfish 9 1/2″ Doug O’Brien Barnegat Bay
09-12-24 Blowfish 9 3/4″ John Barrett Barnegat Bay
09-14-24 Fluke 21 1/4″ Wil Kresge LER
09-15-24 Blowfish 9 1/2″ Dave Puzak Barnegat Bay
10-04-24 Porgy 14 1/4″ Perry Hoagey 10 mi offshore
10-05-24 Porgy 15″ Perry Hoagey 8 mi offshore