May 29th
So far this weekend has been great for sunbathing, beach combing and enjoying the first summer weekend. The south wind continues to lower the water temperature and push the mussel grass into the holes. Bass are being caught consistantly, with John O' taking over the lead in the store tournament. Nice job John with that 30 lb 13 oz fish. Pushed Joe C. into second place and Greg L. fell off the leader board. Other notable weigh ins were George K. with a 31 lb linesider, Andy brought in a 20+ pound fish and to all the others who caught dinner. Joe C. continues to filet fish but, they are not his. Ask him and maybe he will filet yours also. We always have the freshest bunker and clams for the beach. The frozen, fresh and live fluke baits are alos now in stock. Join us for some fishing talk and information.

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May 26th
Blues still showing up off the jetty in Barnegat Light. Other wise small blues and a few Stripers off the beaches. Had an e-mail from Regular Dennis G. asking me to post this
i left two six ft. Alum. AOK tackle sand spikes at the first Loveladies parking lot near the new access ramp Sunday May 22 at 11am. I would gladly pay a reward for the return of these, Thank you. Dennis Gallagher 267-249-6751

Hope someone found them !We have fresh bunker and clams .

May 24th
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John Cambell , first time out this year landed a 31lb 12oz Bass ,North End in all that weed up there too, on Bunker ! Nice Fish!
Yesterday was a drag , not much going on except at the last hour or so of the incoming some 30+ inch bass were headed to their least fav fisherman's dinner table.We do have fresh bunker and clams ! Our hours are also changing , 5am on Sat and Sun, 6am the rest of the days starting this Sat.!!

May 22nd
Once again Joe C. brings in the big fish. His 30 lb 3 oz bass pushed Tim S out of 1st place in the store tournament. Greg L. weighed in a nice 28 lb 2 oz to edge Joe T. out of the running. Joe T. is fishing hard to get back into it. I expect a good showing from him this week. Several other weigh ins have topped 15 lbs. The boats have been successful locating pods of bunker and snagging them. We weighed in fish to 41 lbs. Reports of fish in all the usual locations have brought out the regulars and the fish are there. Looks like the weather pattern of rain, going to rain and just rained is holding and the upcoming week might be sketchy. Call ahead for the latest conditions. The night bite is picking up. Let's remember to use the red or green lights only. A charter group fished Barnegat Light on Friday night and lit up the entire beach with extra bright white lights. The surf guide did not have control of the group and spoiled the evening for several of the regulars. A little consideration and we can all catch fish. Joe just packed the bunker and clams were delivered this morning. We have turned on the freezer for fluke baits and the minnows will be delivered this week. Tight lines to all.

May 17th
There's fish out there Joe C. is killing those 34+ Stripers this morning ! Also local regular Bill F.carted in a 23lb 2oz Bass from right up the street from the Shop!I am starting to hear word of fluke off the beach too !
We didn't have any fresh bait this morning, but now we at least have fresh clams on board , and hopefully bunker later on !hay , it's blowing NE, full Moon, stinky weather , get out and fish/catch!
PS Our ancient Web-site is going to get more "room" soon,at the moment I have no more "room" for pictures :( , as soon as I do I'll get all of you uploaded ! For now I do have everyone and their fish on our wall of Fame !!

May 15th
Bass are on the beach. Several nice weigh ins yesterday and today. Mike D. was high hook with a 35 lb, Mike B. had a good showing with a 21 lb, Dennis had a 23 lb, Joe C. weighed in his 14 lb and Steve D. had a 10 lb. Most fishermen reported releasing fish to 36". Bluefish were caught by both Ted and Greg on the big jetty. Bob M. fishing with Bredan C. returned several bass back to the sea. Marty S. also reported fish in Loveladies. Coast Ave and Dolphin remain hot locations. The south end of the island is also getting play with Joe C. keeping a lid on the info. Stop by and he will give you the latest on where they are. We welcome all our new and old customers with the freshest bait and the freshest information available.

May 13th
Not a lot of reports yesterday , Bob M. reported Bass and blues in Barrnegat Light , also a few reports of Bass in Brant Beach around 79th street. Tough to hold bottom , 8oz it was yesterday haven't heard back from my early guys yet, hopefully Pat's catching !

May 10th
Simply Bassn is getting more interesting thanks to Tim Stumpf, of Elkins Park , first time out this year and he landed in first place with a 28lb 12oz Striper !Tim says he caught another one 2 inches smaller and not as fat , which he released .So now Joe is kicked off the shops striper pool ( temperary I'm sure)where he'd been in third place with a 9lb 5oz Bass he caught on Sunday! We have fresh bunker ( last night) and are expecting clams along with all the other shops !
This past week end was great , lots of Bass , My hubby,Dad, and son all caught keepers too in Brant Beach all on clam.No reason it's slowed down , just a lack of folks out there fishing , bunker is out there along with diving birds, so go get em !! Barbie

MAY 8TH
Special report from Barnegat Light on Saturday...Stripers and more stripers...From pink sky to top of the tide...Everyone caught and several were weighed in at the store... Notables were Old Moon Phase Bob B. with two over 34", Crazy Pete with a 36" big boy and Joe C with just under 10 lbs...Bob M and the rest of the crew also weighed in 30+" size fish...It was good to see Tobacco Jack's son Paul on the beach...He weighed in the last catch of the day...Starting this morning, the west wind reduced the take with only Joe C. weighing in a fish...Fish were caught on both bunker and clam...The back bay produced a few short fluke with only rumors from our regulars of a keeper or two...Try Double Creek Channel or High Bar Creek for early season success...Stop by to to get the latest reports and the freshest bait...Tight lines to all...

MAY 6TH
Not alot of reports from yesterday , it was abit quite , Joe C. did say it was nice up on the beach with the sun and west wind , no fish though.Marty S. had a better day doing the walk and getting a nice 16lb 13oz Bass on clam, he also had fun playing with a few Bluefish too , not real big, just fun !
Well I'm opening at 6am tomorrow , I've really cut back on my coffee but I think WaWa will be calling/screaming my name at 5:30am ! We'll have fresh Bunker (just heard from our guy George) fresh clams and , sence it is the start of Fluke season , we'll have Minnows on hand too .See ya Barbie

May 4th
Just a quick note before the Grandkid arrives, NJ's free saltwater registry is a real thing ! Register here http://www.nj.gov/dep/saltwaterregistry/index.html , copy/paste .I'll set it up as a link tomorrow when I'm at the shop !,(4get how to do that)

May 3rd
Much nicer weather then they were calling for, yesterday not as nice but some Bass were caught , mostly on clams , lack of Bunker might have something to do with that !Joe Thiel had 2 keeper one weighed in here at the shop , 16 lbs and 3oz , 35 1/2 inch . Joe C. was fishing with him and got a short and a Skate. Seemed to be a high tide thing as the bite died soon after.Quite a few folks came in for bait after seeing "some guy pulling in Bluefish" good to hear , hope that keeps up and makes up for the lack of Blues last year.