Member Reports
Great Bay Blue Fish by Marty Friedfrich
Five blues that I know of were caught off the sod banks on Iowa Avenue in Great Bay yesterday (Saturday 5/12). They were in the eight pound range. I think they have finally arrived in Great Bay.
On the Beach by Donna Harris
Lots of anglers on the beach this weekend. Went out Saturday afternoon mid island and caught this very short striper that will live to see another day. I think some of the white perch I’ve caught are close to this…
The Bay Blues are Back
Headed out a bit late this morning to, once again, troll for the allusive bay blues. Went to the Gulf Point Bay, the area between Gulf Point and the Barnegat Condos. I started the troll in overcast weather with south…
Sunday on the Carolyn Anne III by Greg Ruffing
Sunday I went fishing on the Carolyn Anne for Tog. A light crowd, nice weather and smooth seas made for a fine day. After witnessing a 9 lb and 8 lb Tog come aboard, I cast aside Bob Misak’s jigging…
Hail! Hail! The Gangs All Here! by Ed Valitutto
It all started with a call from Caesar Friday night reporting that the perch were hitting in Mill Creek and did I want to fish. Saturday was out so we decided to meet on Sunday. My buddy and member Alan…
It’s a Jungle Out There by Dave Spendiff
I made a trip to the Oyster Creek outflow hoping to pick up a few stripers. Mill creek was 45 degrees, the bay 42.5 and Oyster creek 53 when I arrived and 56 when I departed around 3pm. I marked…
Early Season Bass by Dave Spendiff
Ed Valitutto and I made a very cold ride in my boat to the Oyster Creek power plant outflow to do some striper fishing. We marked schools of fish hugging the bottom in the creek and I kept feeling hits…
Small jigs for big fish by Basil Dubrowsky
I noticed that the snook were taking small glass minnows at night under the green light at our condo fishing pier here in Florida. When I was shopping at Walmart I saw these small crappie jigs. First 2 casts last…
Nice Catch in Florida
Jim Hutchinson Sr and his wife spend the winter down in Pine Island Florida near Ft Myers. On a recent trip, they caught a lot of smaller fish along with two nice keepers – a sheepshead and a black drum.…
Florida Fishing by Basil Dubrosky
On February 6, Ed Valitutto, who was spending a few months in Cape Coral, joined me in Sarasota for some fishing. We departed the dock at 9AM and headed out to the North Bay. A NE breeze took care of…