What's New Page

Our new club T-Shirts are in and will be available at ALL future club meetings !

They are available in 3 colors ! (click on any of the buttons bellow for a preview.

P.S. The front Logo is on a pocket (not shown)

Next Meeting April 9, 2010

We would also like to announce that John Kleban is now doing our web site updates. If you have info you would like to see on the web site, you can send it directly to John at VHFCreports@verizon.net

John has added an AoY leader board to the web site. Please visit the Standings page to view the leader board.

If the Weigh-In stations are not visible on the main page download a free copy of

Please check the Division's website for all recreational fishing regulations and for the latest information or regulation changes throughout the fishing season.

The NJ DEP Division of Fish and Wildlife is implementing a new angler survey to collect information on certain marine fish important to recreational anglers. Current data collection efforts for recreational fisheries are hindered by sampling only a small portion of the fishing public and from collecting only minimal data on discarded fish. Information collected through this voluntary survey will provide data, which may support alternative management strategies that increase fishing opportunities for the public. The focus of this voluntary survey is catch and effort from fishing trips in marine and estuarine waters of the state and surrounding areas. For catch information, we are interested in collecting information on the number and size of both kept and released fish.
Thank you for your assistance with this project. Please note that this is a new survey, so the appearance of the survey page may change slightly over time - we hope you'll be a regular contributor. We value and appreciate your input toward the management of our marine resources. The survey is located at http://www.njfishandwildlife.com/marinesurvey08.htm on the division's website. Anglers are encouraged to submit a survey whenever they return from saltwater fishing.

At our May 9th meeting (2008), Jim Hutchinson Sr. unveiled an annual tribute to our dearly departed friend Captain Melanie Boytos. Captain Melanie, also known as the Fisherqueen, was a close friend this club. Many of our members enjoyed the pleasure of fishing with her in the Barnegat Inlet area. This tribute will be in the form of an annual award for the VHFC angler of the year. Since Captain Melanie primarily fished for Fluke, Weakfish, Striped Bass and Bluefish, the award will be based on catching one of each of these coveted species. In our area, catching all four of these species is known as a Grand Slam (or Inshore Slam). Points will be awarded based on the size of the fish, and the club angler who has the most points at the end of the year, will win the award for that year. The rules are available by clicking the link above as well as in our June newsletter; and this year's contest will begin on June 14, 2008. To honor Captain Mel's fishing prowess, you must complete the Grand Slam by weighing in at least one of each species over the course of the year to be eligible to win.

Also at our May 9th meeting, we learned that the Chum Bucket (one or our club's sponsors and weigh-in stations) has started a new web site with an interactive Forum. I checked with Skip and John at the Chum Bucket, and they said we could use this forum to share current fishing information. I encourage all VHFC members to join this forum, so we can share our experience in a more timely and interactive manner. All you have to do is go to the website http://www.thechum-bucket.com/forum/ and click on the button labeled "Message Board", then click Register. After you register, go to the Talk about Fishing forum to find out what's happening and tell us what you have done.