Member Reports
Two Dogs, a Bird and a Weakie by Ed Valitutto
No, the title is not the name of the latest C&W hit but the results of many hours of fishing by Dave Spendiff and me on the last day of the fluke season. The waves originally forecast at 2 ft…
Fine Afternoon on the Gulf Trade Bow Wreck by Phil Simon
Club member Dan Ludwig and his wife Cindy joined me on my boat last Tuesday afternoon for a 3 hour trip to the Gulf Trade Bow wreck just south of the Barnegat Light Reef. We cleared BI about 1 pm…
Great Day on the Garden State North Reef by Ed Valitutto
With only five days remaining after today (9/14) for the 2021 fluke season, Dave Spendiff and Bill Dabney joined me for a day on the GSN reef in my boat Set the Hook. The weather was perfect and seas were…
LE Reef Fishing by Marty Friedrich
Great day on the reef on Thursday August 26. Wil had the spotlight again with a 5 and 6+lb fluke! The 6lb was with a double. My biggest was 4lb and we had our 2 man limit by 1:00. I…
Fantastic Day on The Jen-Jen by Larry Leary
What a day to say the least! We left my dock at 5:15 Thursday morning (8/26) and headed south to Garden State South. This was the most fishermen ever on my boat (7). Included were VHFC members Brian, Tyler, Carter, Brendan,…
Another Good Fluke Day by Marty Friedrich
Another hot fluke day yesterday 10 August. We caught a 2 man limit with the biggest just over 5 1/2 lbs and 24 3/4 inches. We had 5 fish by 9:30 but then it took 3 hours to get the…
Tuna Trip on The Jen-Jen by Larry Leary
My son Brian & I left the dock at 4:30 AM heading out past Little Italy and enjoyed a pleasant ride out. Even though the weather was supposed to be a bit sporty in the morning and nicer as day…
Got a Nice Flounder by Marty Friedrich
We had a good day on Saturday August 7th outside North of the red tower. We got 5 keepers all over 20 inches and I caught one just over 6 lbs. That’s a good day in my book!
Reel Reaction Charter Fun by Ed Valitutto
Al Goracy and I booked a charter with our grandsons Nick and Chayton, on Brett Taylor’s Reel Reaction Fishing for a 4 hour bay trip that ran from 11:00 to 3:00 on Friday August 6. We had a blast enjoying…
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…
