Member Reports
Donna Lands Huge White Perch
Yes folks that’s a 13 inch white perch Donna caught in her backyard! Very respectable catch! Maybe next year white perch will be added to the FOM 🙂 Note: This photo goes with Donna’s report from 29 May. Original photo…
Memorial Day Weekend Surf Report
Fished Friday morning with my friend Tom and a neighbor. Caught 5 blues in the 3-5 lb range. Took a walk at low tide and realized we were on a bar in the morning, so on Saturday morning we moved…
1st Black Sea Bass Trip by Dave Spendiff
Bill Figley, Nathan Figley, Bill Dabney and I left Figley’s dock at 5:30 am on Saturday aboard the RED HERRING and headed for the ocean out of Little Egg Inlet. Dabney and I were forced to wear blinders and buckets…
Nick’s First Fluke for 2017 by Ed Valitutto
Went out Saturday with my daughter Lisa and grandsons Nick and Vinnie. We fished south and east of the BI marker. Nick announced the start of the 2017 fluke season and 1 minute later landed a 20 inch fluke. He…
White Perch
Nice sized white perch – over 13 inches. Glad Caesar Pesarini and Ed Valitutto left me some to catch for lunch today!
Striper Caught with White Perch
Caesar Pesarini invited me to join him last night for some white perch fishing on the banks of William Cook Blvd. Since he had the grass shrimp, I eagerly accepted his offer. Along with ~40 perch with half being keepers,…
Newest Member Lands Monster Striper
VHFC’s newest member Carmine Tocci caught a monster striper May 10th while fishing with friends 2 miles off Barnegat Light. Weighed in at FHQ, Carmine’s striper went 42 lbs and had a length of 47 inches. Four anglers onboard landed…
A DAY AND A NIGHT by Dave Spendiff
Got a late morning start after a little shoulder physical therapy and headed over to the bridges closest to ship bottom. Caught a small bluefish and a schoolie striper but nothing more, so moved north and finally made contact with…
Surf City Blues
Bill Dabney joined me on Tuesday 9 May to hopefully get some bluefish blood on my new boat. A trip last week with Dave Spendiff, Bill and I started with calm winds that soon turned to 40 mph gales forcing us to limp…
Lagoon White Perch
Not exactly big game fishing but it’s fun catching fish in your backyard while drinking your morning coffee!
