First Surfside Keeper Striper

I started the morn like any other, early and with high hopes. It got better when I saw Dolphins on the bar. My rod soon went down and I was rewarded with a nice Dogfish. I stayed a little longer and decided to move North from Beach Haven. I traveled up to Brant Beach...

First Surf Bluefish

With Stripers being caught and the Spring Derby underway, I decided to hit the Brant Beach surf with fellow member Pat Presutto to see if we could get a Bass. Instead, a hungry 22″ Bluefish took my bunker chunk. Despite being the perfect eating size, I released...

First Trip of the Season

Headed out on Friday for the first trip of the season. I had the honor of bringing along the man, the myth, the legend, Bayside Dave. We headed to GSS where we had water temps around 46 degrees. We managed a total of 5 keepers throughout the day. We also had a lot of...

Early Tog Trip

With the winds finally down, I went out Monday April 14th. I had four people on board including Wil from the club. We started at Little Egg Reef with water temperatures between 46 and 47°. We tried a couple of stops on LER but there wasn’t much activity with...

Hooked on the Way to School

Grandson, Tyler Leary decided to fish the bay prior to going to school on the morning of April 11. He was rewarded with hooking and landing this beautiful Black Drum! His fish measured 39″ and weighed on a handheld scale went 35 lbs. Tyler safely released the...