Bottom Fishing Charter By Bayside Dave Etelman

Posted on September 13, 2024 by bayside425

On Tuesday 9/10/2024, a group of club members and a few guests went out on the Super Chic charter boat for some bottom fishing. After being canceled and rescheduled twice because of bad weather, it turned out to be a beautiful day. We drifted the Barnegat Reef targeting fluke. Many fish were caught and we ended up with 10 keeper fluke, a Spanish mackerel, a bonito, a bluefish, 2 large sea robins, and Ed took home a skate. John Steubing won the pool with a 22″ fluke. The filets were split up evenly among the group. It was a fun day.

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