A fish and a rod by Dave Spendiff

A fish and a rod by Dave Spendiff

My solo trip to the Barnegat Reef began as I left my dock at 5:20 AM on Tuesday, August 3rd. It was an overcast chilly morning, particularly when you are wearing shorts! The inlet was as calm as I have ever seen it with the ocean not as smooth as I expected. So what...
The Blowfish are Here by Ed Valitutto

The Blowfish are Here by Ed Valitutto

Today August 2, my grandsons and daughter decided it would be a good day for blowfishing. Two days prior when fluking near the artificial island just south of Oyster Creek, I noticed several boats anchored and fishing for the puffers. That was our first and only stop....
Spectacular Day Fishing on The Jen-Jen by Larry Leary

Spectacular Day Fishing on The Jen-Jen by Larry Leary

Today, 31 July, was a dynamite day fluke fishing on The Jen-Jen. We went to Axle Carlson in the morning but not much was happening there today other than shorts. We started heading back and fished several spots along IBSP. The crew of 6 members – Brian, Bryson,...
Barnegat Reef is for the Birds by Ed Valitutto

Barnegat Reef is for the Birds by Ed Valitutto

My last report mentioned there were still fish in the bay. So what do we do – we go to the Barnegat reef. Dave Spendiff and I departed around 6:30 yesterday 28 July and first stopped at the horn buoy where just 10 days back we limited out. After several drifts...
Still Some Fluke Around Inside by Ed Valitutto

Still Some Fluke Around Inside by Ed Valitutto

My grandson Nick and his friend Pete were down last weekend (7/24) for some fishing. Dave Spendiff joined us and we fished Little Egg Inlet out by the island off the channel. With few greenies annoying us, we caught 20 shorts, two keepers, a bluefish and a large ray...
The Tires are Producing by Phil Simon

The Tires are Producing by Phil Simon

I fished the bell buoy and the tires on Friday July 23 with my friend Dave. We even had to use the trolling motor to slow the drift as the wind was moving us along at 1.8 – 2 mph. We picked up a lot of shorts at the bell buoy and I managed one modest keeper at...