Member Reports
BLUES IN THE SURF by Joe Filice
Arrived down Saturday, 5/11, around 11:00 AM. Rigged up my new beach cart and hit the surf a couple hours before high tide, fishing bunker chunks & heads. I had two blues in the 28” range with the heaviest weighed…
Florida King Mackerel by Basil Dubrowsky
On May 3, I trolled spoons for king mackerel 14 miles off shore and caught 2. The migration is late but hopefully getting better soon!
White Perch Blitz By Dave Spendiff
Yesterday morning I got up with a plan of running a few errands before doing some yard work…so much for a plan! It was foggy and warm and I had a bunch of killies at the dock. I also had…
Gators Have Arrived by Pat Presutto
I’m happy to report a 33″ bluefish caught on 26 April followed by a 30″ fish taken on 1 May. Both off the surf and released to terrorize another day! Hopefully this is a sign that things are picking up.…
Bay Bass by Tyler Leary
Hello Club Members! Just wanted to report that I have been catching stripers in the bay on still water smack-its/any popper, Sebile stick shads and swimbaits. I have been going out at 5:45 am and catching them until 7:00am and…
First NJ Report for 2019 – White Perch by Dave Spendiff
This what four white perch look like after they have been caught, carefully cleaned and bagged for freezing or, as in this case, temporarily stored before deep frying in peanut oil. Caught them at the Mill Creek outflow area on…
Florida Grouper by Jeff Barnhart
Grouper fishing is hot down in the Gulf of Mexico off Florida’s west coast. I caught this nice 28 incher in some of the bluest water I have ever seen in the Gulf.
Tarpon Time by Jeff Barnhart
I went fishing for Tarpon on the Peace River in Punta Gorda, Florida and caught this nice 48 incher!
I found the trout by Basil Dubrosky
I caught 13 spotted trout today in Sarasota, FL ranging up to 17 inches. All were caught on white Gulp shrimp with a chartreuse tail pattern fished with a fast retrieve. I was fishing in 3-4 foot of water with…
MARCO ISLAND BEACH FISHING by Joe Filice
Fished the beach with shrimp, a 1/2 oz barrel on a 12” leader and a 1.0 circle hook. We caught numerous mullet (AKA Kingfish to us Northerners), ladyfish, catfish & this 16” Sheepshead that came home for dinner with the…