Member Reports
Three Days of Fishing Over Father’s Day Weekend by Larry Leary
On Saturday (6/17), The Jen-Jen fished the Tires on Barnegat Reef. Strong winds made it a bit rough for the crew, so we came back inside Barnegat Bay and kept 4 nice fluke. When we came back to dock, a…
Even the Best Have A Slow Day by Ed Valitutto
A charter with Brett Taylor Reel Reaction usually is a guarantee you will bring home filets for dinner. Unfortunately, our Monday morning charter with Bob Dodds, Caesar Pesarini and I did not end up as planned. Conditions were near ideal…
Some Nice Fluke Down South by Ed Valitutto
My neighbor Chris has an 18′ skiff and asked me to join him for a Father’s Day short morning outing down south. We headed down to Tuckerton Creek and began our initial drifts with the west wind against the incoming…
JCAA Fluke Tournament by Ed Valitutto
The JCAA Fluke Tournament was held this past Saturday June 17. I fished with Phil Simon in his boat with VHFC member Dan Ludwig and his son Joe. Due to the strong winds, we opted to fish the bay and…
Three Fluke, Two Greenheads & a Massive Cow Nosed Ray by Ed Valitutto
When new member John Stuebing asked me to join him for a southern bay fluke trip, I immediately said yes. John keeps his boat – a 28 Parker with twin 300 hp Yamahas. – down in Sheltered Cove marina in…
Lots of Work for One Fish by John Stuebing
I fished Thursday and Friday last week. I really struggled Thursday with NE winds and snot grass. On Friday, the wind laid down but Great Bay was covered in smoke from the forest fire. At the start of the outgoing…
Fluking Between the Gas Docks by Ed Valitutto
On Saturday of Memorial Day weekend, Alan Goracy asked me to go fluking. Since my boat is still awaiting a fuel injector, I said sure. We fished the length of Double Creek Channel and despite excellent drifting conditions and an…
Bay Fluke Trip by Marty Friedrich
I went out on a solo half day fishing trip on Sunday May 14th. Despite a little rain off & on throughout the trip, I caught 3 fluke – one at 19″, one at 20″ and a slot at 17…
Windy Evening Fluking by Ed Valitutto
When Bob Dodds asked to join in on a Brett Taylor 4 hr bay fluke trip, I immediately agreed since my boat is still waiting for a fuel injector. We fished the back end of High Bar along the west…
Two Days Perching by Ed Valitutto
When Dave Spendiff asked me to join him perch fishing on Friday Cinco de Mayo, I quickly said yes. Despite having just made a trans-Atlantic flight the night before – my wife and I were in Greece for 10 days…
