On July 13th, I fished 2 reefs with a friend: the GSN and GSS but only caught 1 keeper. It seemed like the fish had lockjaw! The water temps were 74-75 degrees. I also stopped off at the red tower…

On Monday July5, since we were not having any luck in the bay, we made our second trip to the ocean. Water temperatures were up now to 68 / 69 degrees at the Garden State South reef. I had my…

The Leary crew fishing The Jen-Jen got off to a slow start this year due to weather and crew availability. But the July 4th holiday provided us with 6 keepers to 22” and a ton of shorts. On the 5th,…

Dave Spendiff joined me and grandson Nick for some fluke fishing on Saturday of the July 4th weekend. With brisk NW winds and the threat of rain, we headed to the nearby Middle Grounds for a morning of fishing. Both…

We left Greg Camilleri’s dock early in the morning and headed for the end of the South jetty of Barnegat inlet in an effort to catch some bluefish. By the time we cleared the end of the South jetty it…

The plan was for Alan Goracy and his daughter Lauren visiting from Vermont to join me for a day fluke fishing on 29 June. Unfortunately, a late arrival the evening before resulted in only Alan showing up at my dock…

The last weekend in June was a good one for fishing. On Friday, I wanted to gas up my boat so I took a ride over to Morrison’s. I also took a rod with a few killies I had. My…

Dave Spendiff and Alan Goracy joined me for a day of fishing the north cut off Double Creek channel. We started at High Bar but a strong current and a brisk crosswind made fishing the narrow channel difficult. We then…

Is there anything worse than a day where the only thing you caught was a short belly hooked fluke? Yes there is! It’s a day where the guy next to you catches four keepers and four shorts! Dave Spendiff and…

On Thursday, May 27th, I went with my friend Bob Long (will be joining our club) on a bay charter with Captain Brett Taylor. Brett knew the right shallow water spots and could get us to them with his low…