April 12: Captain John Kolias, Reel Fun Sportfishing – Captain John brings over 50 years of his experience fishing the waters of Raritan Bay, Sandy Hook, and the New York Bight to return to the club to talk about his techniques for fishing for striped bass. Just in time for the Fall run, Captain John will discuss his trolling, clamming, live lining, and bunker chunking techniques, as well as the importance of judging the best times and locations to score keeper fish. Be prepared to ask questions and enjoy a very interesting discussion. Captain John fishes out of the Twin Lights Marina in the Highlands, captaining a 25’ custom Parker. For more information check out his website at Reel Fun Sportfishing
May 10: Jenni Ackerman, The Fisherman Magazine – If you haven’t seen Jenni in her weekly “Open Boat” presentations as part of the Fisherman Magazine videos, you have been missing out on a ton of extremely useful tips on fishing the New Jersey coast. Although still early in her life and career, Jenni has been fishing since her days growing up in NJ and fishing the beach with her family. Jenni will discuss fluke fishing in our waters, just in time for the opening of the 2024 fluke season
June 14: Greg Cudnik, Fisherman’s Headquarters, and Fish Head Charters –If you have not attended one of Greg’s seminars before, get ready for more tips on fishing Barnegat Bay than you can manage to write down. Primarily a light tackle fisherman, his guide service is in high demand. You can catch Greg’s weekly fishing report and forecast on YouTube or at FishingLBI.com
July 12: TBD
August 9: “Bayside” Dave Etelman – Village Harbor Fishing Club member and new board member, Dave will present a clinic on fishing the surf in NJ. Well known in the local fishing community through his Youtube videos, Facebook page, and other social media, Dave will give us the best advice possible on claiming keepers from the beach. Dave runs a popular Facebook group called “Surf Fishing LBI with Bayside Dave” which has 5800+ members and growing. It’s an online forum for surf anglers, novice through expert, to share their knowledge of the sport. Fishing reports from the beaches and jetties of LBI are shared and the group supports and promotes the local bait and tackle shops.
September 13: Captain Brett Taylor, Reel Reaction Sportfishing – Returning via popular demand, Capt Brett will bring his expertise on fishing Barnegat Bay and the inshore grounds near Barnegat Light to discuss the best approaches for Fall fishing in our area. Brett is well known to club members as one of the top charter captains in Barnegat Bay. His charter dates fill up well before the start of the season each year due to his high success rate of putting fish in the box, whether fluke, tog, stripers or others. For more information, check out his website at Reel Reaction Charters
October 11: Jim Hutchinson Jr, The Fisherman Magazine
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