Nice Day at Barnegat Light Reef by Ed Valitutto

Nice Day at Barnegat Light Reef by Ed Valitutto

With sunny skies, light winds and 2 foot or less seas, Alan Goracy joined me for a trip outside the inlet. For once, all predictions were accurate. We made the quick trip east of the inlet and joined about 150 other boats including the Miss BL and the CAIII at the BL...
Garden State South Sea Bass by Pat Presutto

Garden State South Sea Bass by Pat Presutto

With the calm wind forecast, I decided to make a trip to the Garden State South reef. Unfortunately, my efforts produced lots of shorts – both fluke and seabass. But I did manage to land a nice 3 lb. sea bass. I should also mention that I lost a keeper fluke at...

Trip to the LE Reef by Ed Valitutto

With the bay keepers few and far between and very calm seas, Caesar and I made the trip outside to Little Egg Reef. We worked hard for about a dozen shorts and 3 keepers – 18, 19 and 21. No pictures this time since we were both pressed for time when we arrived...
Third Annual Fluke  Tournament & BBQ by Ed Valitutto

Third Annual Fluke Tournament & BBQ by Ed Valitutto

The Third Annual VHFC Fluke Tournament & BBQ was held on July 14th at the lovely waterside home of Donna & Vic Harris. The photo shows club president Ed Valitutto with tournament winners Marty Friedrich (1st) and Bill Dabney (3rd). Marty’s fish weighed...
Good Fluking / Great Sharking by Ed Valitutto

Good Fluking / Great Sharking by Ed Valitutto

If you read my earlier report, Nick, my grandson, still wanted to catch a shark. Since we had chum and bait from two days ago, Dave, Nick and I decided to do a repeat trip on Thursday July 5th. We returned to Marshelder Channel with a nice south wind and incoming...