Member Reports
Just Another Day on Little Egg Reef by Marty Friedrich
On July 7th, I went out fishing with Wil and two other buddies to Little Egg reef. We had a great day with 4 fish over 18″. We had one 19 1/2″, 2 at 20 1/2″ and a 24″ which…
Great Two Days So Far by Marty Friedrich
I went out on my neighbor’s boat yesterday July 5th to GSS. We caught 3 fluke with 2 over 18″ and 3 sea bass along with some shorts. I had a 22″. Today I went an afternoon trip with a…
Barnegat Bay Slam by Ed Valitutto
Monday July 3rd, had a beautiful weather forecast so I took my four grandsons (Nick and Vinnie Rossi and Jacoby and Braddock Cline) out to the Middle Grounds for a little Fluke fishing. There was enough action to keep everyone…
Seabass Fishing Can be Exhausting by Bob Dodds
On June 6th, VHFC current members, Bob Dodds, Caesar & Greg, past member Bert & future member Boston Bob met for a day of fishing. We went out with Greg Carr on the Kev n’ Ash. We had a rough…
Three Days of Fishing Over Father’s Day Weekend by Larry Leary
On Saturday (6/17), The Jen-Jen fished the Tires on Barnegat Reef. Strong winds made it a bit rough for the crew, so we came back inside Barnegat Bay and kept 4 nice fluke. When we came back to dock, a…
Even the Best Have A Slow Day by Ed Valitutto
A charter with Brett Taylor Reel Reaction usually is a guarantee you will bring home filets for dinner. Unfortunately, our Monday morning charter with Bob Dodds, Caesar Pesarini and I did not end up as planned. Conditions were near ideal…
Some Nice Fluke Down South by Ed Valitutto
My neighbor Chris has an 18′ skiff and asked me to join him for a Father’s Day short morning outing down south. We headed down to Tuckerton Creek and began our initial drifts with the west wind against the incoming…
JCAA Fluke Tournament by Ed Valitutto
The JCAA Fluke Tournament was held this past Saturday June 17. I fished with Phil Simon in his boat with VHFC member Dan Ludwig and his son Joe. Due to the strong winds, we opted to fish the bay and…
Three Fluke, Two Greenheads & a Massive Cow Nosed Ray by Ed Valitutto
When new member John Stuebing asked me to join him for a southern bay fluke trip, I immediately said yes. John keeps his boat – a 28 Parker with twin 300 hp Yamahas. – down in Sheltered Cove marina in…
Lots of Work for One Fish by John Stuebing
I fished Thursday and Friday last week. I really struggled Thursday with NE winds and snot grass. On Friday, the wind laid down but Great Bay was covered in smoke from the forest fire. At the start of the outgoing…
