Fishing the Tires on 8/10 by Phil Simon

Posted on August 11, 2020 by kelli

I fished near the Barnegat Light reef on Monday with fellow member Dave Ludwig for about 3 hrs. Everyone was bunched up on the area just south of the reef, including both party boats from Barnegat Light, as this seems to have been the most consistently producing area so far this season. An interesting thing considering there are very few areas with structure, compared to the reef at least.

The fishing was slow but steady, with mostly shorts and sea robins coming over the side. However we each managed to land a decent fish, Dave’s measured 21.5 inches and mine went 22.5. Back at the dock, my fish weighed in at 4 lbs 13 oz. We took pics before leaving the reef, and the folks in a nearby boat wanted to know where we caught them – we just pointed down to the water!

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