Member Reports
Nick Rossi Carp Fishing in North Jersey by Ed Valitutto
My grandson, VHFC Jr member Nick Rossi, lives in Harrington Park, NJ and loves Jersey shore fishing. But he has found a small pond near his home that has provided hours of fun catching carp. His prior personal best was…
Good Day Perch Fishing by Ed Valitutto
While speaking with Dave Spendiff on Wednesday, he mentioned he would be trying for perch later in the morning and welcomed some company. I arrived at 10:00 and we fished until just past noon. We quickly had 15 for the…
Tough Day Tog Fishing by Ed Valitutto
With the honking west winds forecasted to finally slow down, I jumped at the invite for a day of tog fishing with Phil Simon. Our first stop was the Persephone, a tanker torpedoed just north of the Barnegat reef. My…
First White Perch by Dave Spendiff
I was waiting for a call from D&S Marina that my boat was ready for pick up and being a beautiful morning, I started fishing from the dock. Second cast got a good hit, set the hook and snapped the…
Florida Fishing Summary by Ed Valitutto
This is a summary report for the 10 weeks my wife and I spent in Cape Coral in Southwest Florida. The photo shows a decent Spanish Mackerel I caught on a shrimp under a float. After I filleted it, I…
More Marco Island Beach Fishing by Joe Filice
No photos yesterday but a fun mixed bag off the beach at high tide. Kept a keeper sheepshead, pompano & whiting for dinner. Between us we had several sheepshead and three pompano, all keeper size, but kept only one and…
Snook on Tiger Tail Beach, Marco Island by Joe Filice
Fished with my buddy on Tiger Tail Beach. I had been eyeing a spot where the sand bar tailed in towards a small point on the beach. Just looked fishy. So we took our shrimp and waded across the lagoon…
My First Florida Pompano by Joe Filice
Fished Tiger Tail Beach on Marco Island using a rig with a 3/4 oz. egg sinker and an 18” leader baited with live shrimp. Hooked this Pompano and landed it after several long runs – man do they fight for…
Early Christmas Gift by Pat Presutto
Or is it a late Thanksgiving treat? I started at 5:30 am and fished until 10:30. Nothing but a few dogfish. Bunker was everywhere but out a good distance as I watched dolphins blowing up on the schools. Went home and…
One Too Small and One Too Large by Ed Valitutto
With near perfect weather, my grandson Nick joined Dave Spendiff and me for a striper trip on the Friday of Thanksgiving weekend. We left my dock at 6:00 and joined a procession of boats exiting Barnegat inlet and heading north…
