Bay Fishing on The Jen-Jen by Larry Leary

Posted on September 4, 2022 by VHFC

My whole family joined me for a lovely day on the bay fishing – members included Sean & Stacy, grandsons Bryson & Owen and my wife Laura. We fished a bit south of the BI buoy and had a mixed bag – Blowfish, Kingfish,
Bluefish, Seabass, Sea Robins, and Spot. Lots of action so the kids had a blast! The bay was really clean. We caught and released a lot of all species. Grandson Bryson caught the two biggest shown: 14 1/2″ Kingfish and 11 1/4 Blowfish.

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