Member Reports
Salty or Sweet – Makes No Difference to the Leary Boys by Larry Leary
Per granddad Larry, his grandsons went lake fishing off Route 72 to test their freshwater skills. The boys have caught and released several like the nice largemouth bass Tyler is holding. As far as fluking, Larry said they have not…
Nice White Perch Caught by Tyler Leary
Just when it looked like this year’s new Perch FOM category was going to lack an entry, Larry Leary notified me that his grandson VHFC Jr angler Tyler Leary caught this beauty last night in the lagoon behind his house.…
Bottom Charter Ling Bonanza by Ed Valitutto
Bob Dodds, Phil Simon, Gene Geld and I signed up for the IFISSH bottom trip on the Voyager out of Point Pleasant for Sunday June 9th. This trip was run by Rutgers Doug Zemeckis who spoke at our April meeting.…
First 2019 Keeper Fluke by Ed Valitutto
The 2019 fluke season has been slow starting for me. VHFC member Bob Dodds joined me for a morning of fishing this past Tuesday. We started in Double Creek where several recent trips had yielded nothing but a few shorts.…
Great Day with CAPT Greg Cudnick by Bob Dodds
On Tuesday morning 5/28, my son-in-law Eric and I met Capt. Greg at 5:30 in Barnegat Light. Because of potential bad weather, we opted to fish in the inlet near the end of the north jetty for stripers and blues.…
Super Day on the Super Chic by Carmine Tocci
I fished on the Super Chic on the Saturday of Memorial Day weekend and like the boat’s name, both weather and fishing were absolutely super! I caught close to 90 seabass and 6 ling. I kept the ling and my…
Victory at Sea by Ed Valitutto
No not victory as we won something, but a reference to the old navy WWII TV series showing ships battling large waves as well as the enemy. Bill Dabney, Dave Spendiff and I hoped for a good start to the…
Big Blue in Great Bay by Bill Dabney
After working on my boat all morning to get it ready for the the new season, I decided to try for blues in the white caps of Great Bay. After bouncing around for a while I hooked into a nice…
Another Opening Day Limit of Seabass & Blues by Carmine Tocci
I went out opening day of seabass with a few friends on the Super Chic. I limited out on the seabass within 2 hours with the largest weighed in at FHQ being 2.6 lbs. I then used an Ava47 with…
Bluefish and a Seaplane by Dave Spendiff
I left the dock this morning looking for bluefish. I headed in the same direction that produced a couple of days ago, north, under the RT 72 Bridge and into Manahawkin Bay. Started trolling a Tony Aceta #17 spoon and…
