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Stellar Seabass Fishing on the Red Herring by Ed Valitutto

When Bill Figley called and asked if I would like to go fish for seabass, I couldn’t say yes quickly enough. I joined Bill, his son Nathan and Dave Spendiff yesterday (5/17) for an early morning departure. With the AC

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Sea Bass Opener by Marty Friedrich

I had a great day seabass fishing with Bill Dabney and my buddy Wil. After a long day trying, we finally got our limit of 30 keepers. My buddy Wil also caught a nice Ling. We all caught a load

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Nick Rossi Carp Fishing in North Jersey by Ed Valitutto

My grandson, VHFC Jr member Nick Rossi, lives in Harrington Park, NJ and loves Jersey shore fishing. But he has found a small pond near his home that has provided hours of fun catching carp. His prior personal best was

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First White Perch by Dave Spendiff

I was waiting for a call from D&S Marina that my boat was ready for pick up and being a beautiful morning, I started fishing from the dock. Second cast got a good hit, set the hook and snapped the

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More Marco Island Beach Fishing by Joe Filice

No photos yesterday but a fun mixed bag off the beach at high tide. Kept a keeper sheepshead, pompano & whiting for dinner. Between us we had several sheepshead and three pompano, all keeper size, but kept only one and

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Snook on Tiger Tail Beach, Marco Island by Joe Filice

Fished with my buddy on Tiger Tail Beach. I had been eyeing a spot where the sand bar tailed in towards a small point on the beach. Just looked fishy. So we took our shrimp and waded across the lagoon

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My First Florida Pompano by Joe Filice

Fished Tiger Tail Beach on Marco Island using a rig with a 3/4 oz. egg sinker and an 18” leader baited with live shrimp. Hooked this Pompano and landed it after several long runs – man do they fight for

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Early Christmas Gift by Pat Presutto

Or is it a late Thanksgiving treat? I started at 5:30 am and fished until 10:30. Nothing but a few dogfish. Bunker was everywhere but out a good distance as I watched dolphins blowing up on the schools. Went home and

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White Perch While Waiting for Striped Bass by Donna Harris

I’m spending most of my time on the beach waiting for striped bass to come into shore. So far lots of schools of bait but no big fish. However, just want to let you know that even though they aren’t

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Out for Sea Bass by Marty Friedrich

Got out this morning by myself for a half day sea bass trip on Little Egg Reef. It was a nice morning with seas ~2 ft. After moving around and finally finding some fish, it didn’t take long before I

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