Today August 4th was the 24th Annual Jersey Coast Anglers Association Fluke Tournament. We had 19 boats fishing “Port Long Beach Island” and 12 of them check in fluke. The common feedback from all was “a rough and sloppy morning.”

Most of the anglers reported fishing in the ocean at the local reef sites such as Barnegat Light Reef, Little Egg Reef and the Garden State N&S Reef. A few boats fished the ocean’s open sand bottom lumps. Some stayed in the bay working the more calm protected waters.

Our Port’s largest fish was caught by Kevin Cliver of Sellersville, NJ. His 27″ 8.64 pound fluke ate a live minnow near Barnegat Inlet. Kevin reported catching few fish but the one was quality. Looking back at past year’s log we found Kevin won the JCAA Port LBI in 2015 with a 6.82 pound fluke.

Final Results For The 2018 JCAA 24th JCAA Fluke Tournament – Port: LBI

Place	Registered Angler’s Name	Caught By Angler’s Name	Weight (lbs)	Length (in)
1	Cliver, Kevin	Kevin Cliver	8.640	27.000
2	Phillips, Richard	Richard Phillips	4.900	23.125
3	Paolella, Dean	Dean Paolella	4.340	22.500
4	DePalma, Vito	John McKinnon	4.130	22.375
5	Trembula, Tom	Tom Trembula	3.810	21.375
6	Rust, Edward, A	Brain Rust	3.810	21.250
7	Czarnik, Andrew	Jason Czarnik	3.700	21.000
8	Aletta, Joseph	Bob Klebossis	2.920	20.375
9	Hooven, Christopher	John Hoover	2.850	20.000
10	Burns, Jack	Tom Dean	2.360	19.875

Congrats to all of the angler who fished! We are all hoping for better weather next year.