Member Reports
What happened to the White Perch? by Dave Spendiff
Three months and hundreds of casts, with fewer than ten fish caught! I didn’t even see a fish caught during the annual tournament a couple of weekends ago and they were using grass shrimp – I did see a whole…
Fun afternoon in the suds for Bayside Dave
I went fishing the incoming tide mid-island LBI with some friends using fresh clam and bunker for bait. I got 2 bass on clam, but both came off the hook. Then I landed this 32+” bass that hit bunker. A…
Great day on the mid island surf by Pat Presutto
Club member Bill and I along with friend and fellow angler Tom, hit the surf looking for action. And we were not disappointed. Bill caught two, the first and last of the day, 28.5 and 31.25”. Tom had a 29…
Seven for the Table by Larry Leary
Brian, Tyler and friend Smitty went to the tog grounds this past Sunday morning. Tyler caught this 22” beauty which he safely released for another day. They caught several other big ones that were also released. But seven tog were…
Caught Our Legal Limit by Marty Friedrich
I had a 4 man crew today as we headed out for a day of tog fishing one of the last 2 days. It was definitely a good morning! We got our limit with the biggest a 6.25 white chin…
First Tog trip of the season by Tim Naples
Ran out for the first trip of the year to go after some tog. Chilly start for sure, but everyone was excited to go fishing. The pilothouse paid dividends on the ride out. We stopped at Little Egg Reef first…
Hell of a Day by Marty Friedrich
Me and the crew headed out on a tog trip this morning to LE reef. We had our limit before 12 so we decided to catch and release since the fish were really biting and they all were keeper size!…
First Charter for 2024 by Ed Valitutto
Bob Dodds asked John Stuebing and me to join him on a Brett Taylor 3-7 PM charter for bass and tog for Friday, 4/19. Despite the cold, the wind died down from the previous day’s storm to make for an…
First trip of the year for tog by Marty Friedrich
My first trip for 2024 was on April 8th for tog. We fished LE reef and caught our 4 man limit. We also released 2 large females. One went 6 lbs and the other one I’m holding went 7 lbs.
Fantastic Florida Fishing Finale by Ed Valitutto
What a way to end my 2024 final Dragonfly charter with Captain Mike Moran! Despite breezy conditions which actually felt nice with the 80+ temps, we went off into the shallows to cast pilchards and greenbacks to hopefully hungry fish.…