Next Meeting: Friday April 7th @ 6:30 pm Location: Spring Lake Manor, 415 Rt 71 Spring Lake NJ Speaker: Annual Awards Dinner

President: Bill Beck Vice President:Greg Brown 2nd Vice President: Ken Shiloff Treasurer: Jack Pongracz

Assistant Treasurer: Ed Skok Recording Secretary: Paul Shafer Corresponding Secretary: Fred Yarmolowicz

Manasquan Fishing Club

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March 29 2017

Annual Awards Dinner

Friday April 7th will be the awards dinner at the Spring Lake Manor. Bob Gynn has worked hard to set this up and fro that we thank him. Along with the awards dinner will be a gift auction. As of now there are about $2000 in gifts donated. If you have a gift donation please let Bob know so the room can be set up accordingly. If you have not committed and wish to attend contact Bob Gynn @ bob@gynn.net . There were some nice fish landed last year, please come and cheer on the anglers when they receive their well deserved awards.

2017 Fluke Regulations

The 2017 Fluke regulations have not been set yet. There is plenty of controversy surrounding the restrictions that are planned for NJ anglers. NJ relies on this fishery for to boost the tourism and to keep many related businesses afloat. Party boats, tackle shops, bait suppliers, sandwich shops, beer stores all will stand to loose if this fishery collapses or is restricted. Therefor we need to walk a fine line where it will be worth fishing but also conservation minded. Governor Christy stepped in and wrote a letter to the feds asking for relief. Time will tell so stay tuned.

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ANNUAL AWARDS DINNER & Gift Auction April 7th 2017 at 6:30pm

Spring Lake Manor6:30pm: Cocktail Hour

One complimentary glass of beer or wineCash bar thereafter

Purchase your auction tickets and check out the prizes.over $2500.00 in prizes

PLATER

Imported & domestic cheeses with assorted fresh and raw vegetables crackers, seasons grilled marinated vegetables , wet mozzarella, jersey tomatoes and assorted Italian provisions.

Hors d'oeuvresChef's Selection , Butler Style Served

7:30PM Sit Down Dinner

SALAD

Five leaf salad with a citrus Vinaigrette Dressing Homemade Dinner Rolls with butter

SIT DOWN DINNER CHOICE OF Flank Steak Marsala Chicken Francaise

Stuffed Filet of Sole Grilled Salmon

Served with Roasted Potatoes

DESSERT

Homemade assorted cookies, brownies and cannolisServed with coffee & tea

8:15 to 10:30 Gift Auction and Awards

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Summer Flounder (Fluke) The summer flounder, or "fluke," a flatfish is found in coastal waters from Florida to Maine. Like other flatfish, the fluke has both eyes on one side of its head and rests on the ocean floor on its side. The fluke is called a "left handed" fish because its eyes are on the upper surface of the head when the fish is facing left. Summer flounder behave as the chameleons of the sea. They have the ability to change color to match the bottom on which they rest. Generally they are white below and dark above, but they can turn various shades of gray, blue, green/orange and almost black. Summer Flounder over 10 lbs. are considered "Doormats" and are rare, though it is believed the true upper end in size is somewhere around 25 lbs and can live for 20 years (females). Males rarely exceed 7 years of age and 3 to 5 pounds in weight. Most Fluke are much smaller with most fish caught by fisherman being "shorts" somewhere between 14" - 17". The summer flounder, which depends upon sight to capture its food, feeds most actively during daylight hours. Juveniles feed upon small shrimp and other crustaceans, while adults eat a variety of fish, including small winter flounder, menhaden, sand lance, red hake, silversides, bluefish, weakfish and mummichogs, as well as invertebrates such as blue crabs, squid, sand shrimp, opossum shrimp and mollusks. Adults are very active predators, often chasing schools of small fish to the surface and leaping out of the water in pursuit of them. This behavior clearly distinguishes the summer flounder from other more sluggish species of inshore flatfish.  In addition to live and other natural baits Gulp! are considered a 'Must Have' among experience Fluke Fishermen. By far, the best Gulp bait for flounder are Swimming Mullet.  The curly tail action drives

Fishing Trips

Chris Jewell has arranged two fishing trips for the 2017 season . He has interviewed several boats and captains in search of the best deal for club. With that said available dates needed mulled through and a trip settled on. First is a fluke trip aboard the Ole’ Salty out of Belmar. Date is Saturday July 1st 2017. This will coincide with the tournament set for the Fourth of July weekend giving more members a shot at fishing the tournament. The second is a Black fish Trip aboard the Ole’ Salty on December 2nd. Details will be worked out and posted soon.

Manasquan High School Fishing Club

By Anna Maraziti . The Manasquan High School fishing club recently had bass pro Big John from the Reel Seat in Brielle come in and discuss freshwater bass fishing with the club members. He explained to us where, when, and what to use while fishing for both large and smallmouth bass in our local lakes and ponds. At our next meeting we will be discussing trout fishing tactics in preparation for opening day of trout season. The club is also prepping for the Governor’s Surf Fishing Tournament taking place on May 21st. We are putting teams together within the club to register for the new high school division of the tournament. The club is very excited about or new sponsor, Favorite USA. The company was nice enough to supply the entire club with their logo decals and offering us discounts on any rods that we purchase from them. We are all very excited to try them out.

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Urban Safari Trip # 1-Raritan River Striper fishing Fall of 2016, Capt Paul Eidman

Launched out of the Sayreville town boat ramp at first light with a fellow fly fisherman who had never even seen a Gheenoe before, let alone fished out of one. His first comment was, hey cool boat, looks fast, is it gonna tip over?

Our brand new 15-4 Gheenoe High sider was loaded with minimal tackle, a baitcaster, a spinning rod and two fly rods for the both of us. We brought a backpack and had a bunch of Plano boxes in the center storage area filled with flies lures and boat equipment. I use an aluminum tiller handle attached to a well kept “barn find” 1997 Johnson short shaft 9.9 horse outboard. Three gallon gas tank filled to the top. I was also carrying a kayak paddle as backup propulsion just in case. Hoping to replace this with an Accent combination standup paddle, pole and stake out pole. I want to fish out of her a few times before adding accessories like rod holders, battery box, etc. Just got a Minn Kota Electric bow mount motor, 12 volt, 42” shaft and looking forward to fishing with this on board!

Conditions were overcast with a light wind to start. We launched and ran upriver 6.5 miles with the tide, hoping to get into some nice, 2-8 pound stripers that have moved up to feed on the plentiful peanut bunkers that were staging before moving. We were there in no time and all I could think about was, wow, this would be an entirely different trip in my kayak. I would have been married to the spot and that would have been a bad thing because after fishing for an hour, it was apparent that the bunkers had headed south already. We decided to run back down river past the launch ramp another 4 miles or so towards the saltier Raritan bay. As soon as we got to the spot, there were birds sitting on top and at this time of year that’s a very good sign, as they tend to sit right on top of the bass. It had started to rain and the wind picked up and so did the fishing. Pretty soon we were sitting right in the middle of a full blown bass blitz! The birds lifted off as the peanuts were pushed to the surface. The bass were literally banging into the bottom of our little fiberglass skiff as we were casting away. I got a 31” bass right off the bat on a Zara Spook and my buddy got one at about 29” on a bright colored deceiver pattern fly. We wound up getting a couple of dozen bass from 22” to 31” a piece and had a great time. The action slowed down and we headed back to the barn. Got back to the dock and checked the gas can there was about three cups of gas left! We had never intended on running so much, but the bass were all over the river at different stages of the tide.

Pretty impressive that we were able to cover over 15 miles of river on the 3 gallon tank. I am thinking next time I will run my other tank, a 5 gallon tank instead as I am a firm believer in the 1/3rd rule… 1/3rd to get there,1/3rd to get back and 1/3rd for SHTF.

Take away: The little Gheenoe really impressed us in many ways. Both my partner and I weigh about 175lbs each and she scooted us around the river no problem. A couple of larger power boats went by us as well and threw a large wake, which the Gheenoe just glided over. Have to say, it is totally cool to use the tiller handle extension and stand while running the boat. As a kayak fisherman, this boat still has the intimacy of a fishtail splashing you in the face while giving you the mobility of a motorboat.

Sticking points: Really can’t wait for the addition of the electric motor as it is really needed to keep us on position easier and quieter. Using the pull start over and over and using the outboard for positioning gets old fast. Really need some cleats installed as well cause there is nowhere to tie a line to. The addition of rod holders is going to be interesting, especially the 9 footers. Going to need some type of tube to protect the tips of the fly rods as they are prone to crushing.

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