Jase Tropea (age 10) caught and released his first “cow” striper on April 16, a 48-incher estimated at 48-1/2 pounds while fishing on the Delaware River with his pop pop Joe.Retired Philly police officer Ralphy Colon had a blast on the Point Pleasant party boat Dauntless getting his limit of decent sized sea bass just before the spring season closure.Noah Stevens caught his first ever sheepshead earlier this spring at Longport using a “secret weapon” under cover of dark.Danny Simone said he had an “epic night” during the full moon in June plugging for stripers around Sandy Hook, with his biggest going 31 pounds on an SP Minnow.David McDaid from Chadds Ford, PA emailed us in mid-June to say, quote, “Sheepshead are here.” Yes they are!Riptide Bait and Tackle alumni Dillion L. and Tommy Huber hit the Wilmington with Capt. Chris on the Reaper out of Brigantine and got on the bigeye to 160-plus pounds.Mike Velez on July 6 said “Been having a great season so far,” said Mike Velez on July 6, sharing this photo of a 22-inch fluke caught off Perth Amboy at low tide while jigging a bucktail made by Jersey Shore Bucktails.Brian Craggs hit the Townsend Inlet reef on July 5 aboard the Nora K out of Pier 88 in Sea Isle City, banging this 26-inch fluke that weighed in at 7-3/4 pounds, on the very first drop of the day.PeteDennis Wiater used spearing with a pink teaser on top to snare this 3-1/2-pound fluke at the Manasquan Inlet on July 2. Photo courtesy of Dennis’s wifeBrian Hitchcock with a beautiful striper (37 inches) caught on a beautiful, late spring day at Island Beach State Park.
