Limited Out on Tog (Technically) by Ed Valitutto

Limited Out on Tog (Technically) by Ed Valitutto

With the waves too big for seabass fishing, Dave Spendiff joined me for a quick trip south to the sod banks near the Rutgers Research Center. On the way down before the middle grounds, we saw working birds and several boils on the surface. We were sure these were...
Great Seabass Opening Day by Ed Valitutto

Great Seabass Opening Day by Ed Valitutto

Opening day for seabass was October 8th and everything aligned perfectly! Weather was beautiful, winds were light out of the west and waves were 2 feet or less. Bill Dabney joined me for a trip to the Garden State North reef for the day. Let me say upfront, I have...
Nice Mixed Bag of Fish by Ed Valitutto

Nice Mixed Bag of Fish by Ed Valitutto

Dave Spendiff joined me for an early fall fishing trip on Monday October 4th. With 2 1/2 dozen green crabs from Tony’s B&T and a live well full of peanut bunker netted on the way out, we headed south to fish for tog. We stopped about 200 yds (towards LBI)...
First Tog for Fall FOM by Bill Figley

First Tog for Fall FOM by Bill Figley

October 1st was such a nice day, I just couldn’t stay at home. Since the waves were reasonable, I decided to go out and fish Little Egg reef. I caught a nice tog that went 18 1/2″ and nice triggerfish that was just over 15″. Both fish make for some...
Two Dogs, a Bird and a Weakie by Ed Valitutto

Two Dogs, a Bird and a Weakie by Ed Valitutto

No, the title is not the name of the latest C&W hit but the results of many hours of fishing by Dave Spendiff and me on the last day of the fluke season. The waves originally forecast at 2 ft or less were upgraded to 3 to 4 ft. However, the buoy off BI was reading...