Member Reports
Fluke Fishing on Jen-Jen by Larry Leary
Fishing at the Tires, Junior member Brendan Jelly caught this 4.46 lb Fluke. In addition, he and his Brother Tyler Leary caught 7 other keepers. We also had 2 Bonito and a Spanish Mackerel! Great day fishing with the grandkids.…
Garden State South Sea Bass by Pat Presutto
With the calm wind forecast, I decided to make a trip to the Garden State South reef. Unfortunately, my efforts produced lots of shorts – both fluke and seabass. But I did manage to land a nice 3 lb. sea…
Trip to the LE Reef by Ed Valitutto
With the bay keepers few and far between and very calm seas, Caesar and I made the trip outside to Little Egg Reef. We worked hard for about a dozen shorts and 3 keepers – 18, 19 and 21. No…
Slow catching by Marty Friedrich
I fished the past 2 days. On Sunday, I fished with a friend on Little Egg reef. We had a slow day with only 12 throwback fluke, 1 legal sea bass and a few shorts. I fished Monday with a…
Still Some Fluke in the Bay by Ed Valitutto
Went fishing on Thursday with member Alan Goracy. We headed North and with fast drifting (2 kts) in Double Creek, we had a few bites but no takers. We then drifted the shortcut parallel to the ICW that ends near…
Third Annual Fluke Tournament & BBQ by Ed Valitutto
The Third Annual VHFC Fluke Tournament & BBQ was held on July 14th at the lovely waterside home of Donna & Vic Harris. The photo shows club president Ed Valitutto with tournament winners Marty Friedrich (1st) and Bill Dabney (3rd).…
Fluke & Sea Bass on the 4th by Marty Friedrich
A couple of my friends were off for the holiday and came down to fish. The giant Ray in the photo was as close as I could get it to the surface. It was about the size of a picnic…
Good Fluking / Great Sharking by Ed Valitutto
If you read my earlier report, Nick, my grandson, still wanted to catch a shark. Since we had chum and bait from two days ago, Dave, Nick and I decided to do a repeat trip on Thursday July 5th. We returned…
Great Fluking / Lousy Sharking By Ed Valitutto
Dave Spendiff offered to take me and my grandson Nick sharking on July 3rd. Since the outgoing tide in Great Bay wasn’t until 1:00, we decided to fluke first. The same spot – Marshelder Channel – that three days earlier…
White Perch still in the lagoons by Donna Harris
Relatives were visiting from Alabama so the guys went golfing and the girls went fishing. Still catching fish off my dock but I thought it would be nice to take the kayaks out to catch some dinner. Caught some nice…
