Merchantville Fishing Club


2010 Fish Off Schedule:





1) When: 5/9/10

Where: Poverty Beach, Pittsburgh Avenue, Cape May

Time: 6:00 am – 10:00 am


Notes: No beach tags are required. We will primarily be fishing for striped bass and bluefish. Preferable baits would be clam, bloodworms, mackerel, and bunker. Fishing a few blocks north or south of Puttsburgh Ave. is acceptable just please ensure to bring your catch back to the Pittsburgh Ave & Beach Ave. intersection by 10:30am for scoring.

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2) When: 6/20/10 (Fathers Day)

Where: Whale Beach, Strathmere

Time: 7:00 am – 11:00 am


Notes: No beach tags are required. There should be kingfish, small blues, and possibly bass still around. Preferable baits would be bloodworms and/or fish bites for the kingfish, clam & bunker for bass, bunker & mackeral for blues.

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3) When: 7/11/10

Where: Barnegat Light, LBI

Time: 6:00 am - 10:00 am


Notes: This Fish Off is also the QUAD CLUB tournament (LBI Fishing Club, Pennsauken, & BL Heavers). Beach tags are required after 10:00 am. Fishing restricted to the area between the old 8th street jetty and 30th street. Loveladies and the new south jetty are off limits. All fish must be back to the weigh in at 10:30 am to be scored. Individual cash prizes for 1st, 2nd, and 3rd most and largest fish. There should be kingfish, small blues, weakfish, flounder, and possibly bass still around. Kingfish and small blues have dominated the past few years.

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The Fish Off’s are the club’s way of determining precedence for those wishing to participate in the spring and fall Association of Surf Angling Club’s tournaments. If you wish to fish in ASAC events attending the fish offs is a good first step to getting on a team.


HOWEVER, the Fish Off’s also serve as a fun way for club members to get together and enjoy a day of fishing, ask questions, learn something new, and so on. So even if you’re not interested in tournament fishing all members are more than welcome to attend.


Please feel free to call (Home: 609-704-1604, Cell: 609-204-0220) or email (greg22@snip.net) Greg O’Connell with any questions regarding the fish offs.