February News & Updates

Winter is here and we are deep into our 201 Show Season. To start with, we are happy to announce that we are completely sold out for our JERSEY SHORE FISHING SHOW which is sure to be one of the best local shows of the season. We have many of the most well known striper pro’s on the eastern seaboard speaking at this event, and well as top tackle manufacturers, shops, and plug builders.

In addition to our own show, members of the Shore Catch Team will be featured speakers at the following shows:
Ramsey Outdoor Cabin Fever Day. February 13, 2010. (Paramus Location)
Surf Day 2010. February 20, 2010. Brookdale Community College, Lincroft, NJ
The Greater Phili Outdoor Sport Show. February 27 – 28, 2010 Oaks, PA
Saltwater Sportsman Seminar Series. February 27, 2010 Tinton Falls, NJ
World Fishing and Outdoor Expo. March 6 – 7, 2010 Suffern, NY
Jersey Shore Fishing Show. March 13, 2010 Spring Lake, NJ
The Saltwater Fishing Expo. March 20 – 21, 2010 Somerset, NJ

We have brand new multimedia shows for you this year packed with HD video, digital photos, and hours of hands on instructional presentations. Here is a quick peek at some of the footage that can be seen during our featured Spring Striper and Inshore Bluefin Seminars this year.

SPRING STRIPER SHOW PREVIEW

BLUEFIN TUNA SHOW PREVIEW

BOOKINGS
We are booking up extremely fast for the 2010 season, and we have a few new additions to our service this year that we happy to announce.

First, Capt. Jim Freda will be running a brand new 28 Ft Parker Cabin Boat. This boat now gives Jim complete access to the offshore tuna grounds. Additionally, Capt. Adam Sherer will be running a brand new 23 ft Jones Brothers out of Barnegat Bay covering early spring flats and he will serve as our southern boat during the spring trophy Striper Run, covering the waters from Seaside Piers to the end of Long Beach Island.

We are now the only inshore light tackle charter company that can offer you access to over 80 miles of coastline from Sandy Hook to the southern End of Long beach Island in one of our 7 boats or 5 custom rigged 4X4’s. If you are interested in booking a trip, now is the time to secure your dates.

Icy HOT!!

Well while we have been getting ready for show season SWISS and DAVIE have been out there fishing!! The Ice fishing is off the charts – check out Swiss’s report and his son Trevor’s MONSTER Bass!

I have been taking Trevor on the Ice and it has been AWESOME !!! Skip Lerman, Davey (TNT) and Russ Cannici, have been teaching us the ropes, and have made Ice Junkies out of Trevor and I. Here are a few pictures of the nice fish Trevor is catching through the ice. I am blown away by the numbers of fish that will bite in a days time, this time of year. Trevor has broken his personal best Big Large Mouth about 4 times over the last two weekends. This weekend is going to separate the men from the boy’s. we got spoiled with the warm weather over the last two weeks. We will earn it this weekend.

NO REASON FOR CABIN FEVER, GO DRILL SOME HOLES IN THE ICE !!! We had 9 to 11 inches of ice fishing lakes around Lake Hopatcong, and it is getting thicker as we speak.

Somerset Fly Show!

It’s a great show as always. If you haven’t gone see if you can get there Sunday. Here are a few shots…..

Bob Popovics

Lefty Kreh

Geno

Capt David, Shell E, Capt Geno, Capt Frankie

It’s Show Time! Somerset Fly Fishing Show!

That’s right, we here at Shore Catch are proud to announce that once again we will be part of the largest saltwater and freshwater fly fishing show in the Northeast that will take place this Friday, Saturday, and Sunday. This is the Somerset Fly Show at the Garden State Convention Center in Somerset. “Fly fishing isn’t part of the show it is the show”, says show director Chuck Furimsky. This show is jammed packed with over 250 exhibitors that will have everything for your entire fly fishing needs. From rods to reels, lines, flies, equipment, boats and kayaks you will find it here.
And if you are interested in buying a rod at the show you will have the opportunity to cast any rod at the large indoor casting pool. If you need instruction there are plenty of pros that will be giving detailed casting lessons and demonstrations throughout the day.
There will also be many of the industry’s most talented fly tiers at the show. They will be located in the fly tiers aisle and will be spinning up some of the most effective saltwater and freshwater patterns for our area. You can watch and learn and even tie with many of them. Another highlight of the show will be the many instructional seminars that will be presented throughout the three-day period. For the saltwater enthusiast these seminars will range from opportunities from around the world to where, when, and how to fly fish our local beaches, jetties, back bays, and inshore waters.
At the show we will be giving a presentation on catching small pelagics and tuna on the fly. As you know this fishery was just incredible for us this past season. You can check the show schedule at www.flyfishingshow.com. You can expect Saturday to be the most crowded day so get there early if you plan to attend.
To get to the Exhibit Center from the Jersey Shore take the GSP north to exit 127 for 287 North. Take 287 North to exit 10. Follow Route 527 North to the first traffic light and make a left turn onto Davidson Avenue. Continue on Davidson Avenue for ½ mile. The Center is on your left.
Be sure to stop by our Shore Catch booth to say hello. We look forward to seeing you at this great show!!

Today…

Here is what Capt Jim was looking at today as he went out on his 28 Parker Sport Cabin with his son Tommy and friend Louie. As you can see there were lots of marks, some look like dogfish and others like bait, and maybe a bass or two but those aren’t typical striper marks. The trio jigged Tsunamis heavy shads and Hogy’s but never had a bite. Water temperatures were 44.7 degrees with a hard west wind but the cabin was warm and heated. Maybe one more trip this week for this Captain and then it is Shore Catch show time for the winter season.