Member Reports
First Day of Tog Season on the Barnegat Inlet Jetty by Bayside Dave Etelman
I went out to the walkway this morning for day one of tog season. The bite was non-stop from 6am to 9am, and I left them biting. I went through 100 sand fleas and landed over 30 tog and one…
Tri Club Challenge by John Stuebing
Our First year in the Tri Club Challenge is now in the Books. As a club we came in second place behind the Forked River Tuna Club. As a Club, our top 10 fish weighed in at 27.93 pounds. Top…
Fluke Fishing in Barnegat Bay by Bayside Dave Etelman
Jim Healy took me, Doug O’Brien, and Mike Woodrow out on his boat Monday morning. All of us are members of the club. We fished a few spots including Oyster Creek, High Bar Harbor, and the inlet. We were out…
Cold Water Ocean Fluking by Marty Friedrich
Despite a little bit of fog this morning, July 20th turned out to be a good day. I had my fishing buddy Wil who is a member now and my neighbor out today. We fished off the red Tower again…
Some Success on The Great Bay by Bayside Dave Etelman
Wednesday July 3rd, I went out on the Great Bay on a friend’s boat for fluke. It was a slow bite but we found a few fish in the deep water behind the stink house. Bucktails tipped with pink and…
Short trip for Grandpa by Tim Naples
I took my 87 year old grandfather out for a brief trip on Friday (7/5). We only spent a couple hours on the reef, but we managed a nice keeper sea bass and one keeper fluke. It was nice just…
Great Fluke Catching on the Reef by Tim Naples
We headed out for fluke on Sunday and were greeted with dense fog on the way out. But we pressed on, and the fog began to clear about a mile from the reef. We started off with a good bite…
Tuna Trip by Tim Naples
After loading my boat for tuna fishing Tuesday evening, my slip neighbor convinced my buddy and I to join him on his 40′ sportfish for a trip out to the canyon. The last minute change of plans worked out, as…
Great Bay Fluke by Marty Friedrich
I took my neighbor and his grandson out for some fluke fishing in Great Bay on July 5th. They had a banner day as they both limited out with multiple 20-in fluke and one 5 lb beauty! Our total count…
Fluking on LER by Ed Valitutto
I joined John Stuebing on the Wednesday before the 4th for an ocean fluke trip to LER. Weather, winds and drifting conditions were near perfect, but we really had to work for the fish. Total count was about a dozen…