Two Days Perching by Ed Valitutto

Two Days Perching by Ed Valitutto

When Dave Spendiff asked me to join him perch fishing on Friday Cinco de Mayo, I quickly said yes. Despite having just made a trans-Atlantic flight the night before – my wife and I were in Greece for 10 days – my fishing urge took over. Fishing...
First Day of Fluke by John Barrett

First Day of Fluke by John Barrett

We left the dock at 6 am on opening day of Fluke and ran through some rain as we headed to Barnegat Light area with my 2 neighbors. We switched gears when we saw some birds working the inlet. For the next hour, it was crazy striper fishing, hooking up on almost every...
Another Day and More Tog by Marty Friedrich

Another Day and More Tog by Marty Friedrich

Friday April 21st was a much nicer day to be out on the water. We had great day fishing with a crew of 4 boating 11 tog. I caught a nice one that was just under 7lbs on a jig. As you can see, my cleaning board is stacked from one end to the other with some great...
Sporty Day by Marty Friedrich

Sporty Day by Marty Friedrich

On Thursday, April20th, we made another tog trip. The weather forecast from a couple days back changed and it ended up being a very sporty day on the water! Despite 3 to 4+ foot waves and very windy, we managed to make it work. We caught 10 keepers including 2 at 7...
Tog in the Fog by Marty Friedrich

Tog in the Fog by Marty Friedrich

We went out on Saturday April 15th with a crew of 4 including me. There was fog from the moment we left the dock all the way until we reached the Garden State South reef. The bite was moderate, but we had to move to a few different wrecks. Overall. we caught 11 tog...
Tautog Are Here by Ed Valitutto

Tautog Are Here by Ed Valitutto

When Phil Simon asked me to join him on Friday to try for Tog, I quickly said yes. My boat is waiting on a fuel injector and will likely be out another week or two. The weather seemed perfect, but the inlet was really bouncy! Once we cleared it and turned north, the...