Member Reports
First Day of Fluke by John Barrett
We left the dock at 6 am on opening day of Fluke and ran through some rain as we headed to Barnegat Light area with my 2 neighbors. We switched gears when we saw some birds working the inlet. For…
Another Day and More Tog by Marty Friedrich
Friday April 21st was a much nicer day to be out on the water. We had great day fishing with a crew of 4 boating 11 tog. I caught a nice one that was just under 7lbs on a jig.…
Sporty Day by Marty Friedrich
On Thursday, April20th, we made another tog trip. The weather forecast from a couple days back changed and it ended up being a very sporty day on the water! Despite 3 to 4+ foot waves and very windy, we managed…
Tog in the Fog by Marty Friedrich
We went out on Saturday April 15th with a crew of 4 including me. There was fog from the moment we left the dock all the way until we reached the Garden State South reef. The bite was moderate, but…
Tautog Are Here by Ed Valitutto
When Phil Simon asked me to join him on Friday to try for Tog, I quickly said yes. My boat is waiting on a fuel injector and will likely be out another week or two. The weather seemed perfect, but…
First Striped Bass by Pat Presutto
On Wednesday, April 12, I decided to go to Graveling Point to fish for Striped Bass. The tide was incoming tide at 9:45 AM and there was a hard West wind. I was using bloodworms and I was quickly rewarded with…
Big Red, Light Tackle by Basil Dubrosky
Departed the dock before sunrise today, March 14, easy to do with the time change. Went to the mangroves near our condo in Sarasota, Florida on Sarasota Bay. I caught this personal best red on a 1/16 ounce jig with…
First Report for 2023 by Ed Valitutto
I went out yesterday (1/18) fishing the mangroves with a guide I used last year in a 16′ bay boat. We’d had some ‘Florida cold’ weather (50-60) for the last few days that put the fish off their feed. Fortunately,…
More Surf Stripers by Pat Presutto
The featured picture is from today (11/30). The striper measured 34” and I caught it before the blow started at around 9:30 am. A few days back (11/26), I caught the fish shown with my granddaughter on a Tsunami Popper.…
Post Thanksgiving Day Blitz by Pat Presutto
I was fishing the surf in North Beach and saw bait and birds since early morning. I finally got into one lone fish, but it was short. There were lots of anglers on the bar as the tide turned. I…
