So four of us decided fishing a beautiful Thursday was a great reason to blow off worm or just blow off some steam! The Avery Lynn SeaHunter 33 performed beautifully all day. Myself, Dave M and Brit along with Tim C from the club. Had a great day on the Water catching Sea Bass, Ling and throw-back tog all day. Finished off the day strong with 30 BSB and 7 ling. Nice time on the water with buddies! Finished off at the fillet table with a nice Leinenkeugal Summer Shandy!
Our 44th Annual Fluke Tourney is Only a Few Weeks Away!
July 11th & 12th • 2026
Online Entry and Payment available online now!
sandyhookbayanglers.org/tournament
Last year`s tournament for 2025 was amazing with a winning fish over 10 lbs weighed in to win it! Can we top it in 2026? We think YOU can! Our generous sponsors stepped up and provided a large number of door prizes for giveaways. New to the tournament in 2025 was our Youth Division prize for the largest Fluke for an angler 15 and under. We will continue this for the future. The winner will receive a rod and reel combo donated by our sponsors! Bringing a younger generation out fishing is a great way to spend time with family and friends.
SHBA supporting our Veterans.
This year, we will once again be raffling an excellent prize package to assist in raising funds for our Veterans Fishing trips! This is such a great way to give back to those who served in the military. This is a huge Thank You to those who are veterans and current active duty. This past May, was cold and gray but it did not dampen our spirits! The smiles and laughs that were had by all those aboard the Dark Horse lasted much longer than a fish dinner! Everyone aboard had a great relaxing day on the water. Check out our website and Instagram feed for the awesome pics. Donations are accepted. We are a 501c3 organization.
Our Next Club Meeting is Friday June 12th
Atlantic Highlands Senior Center @ 8pm
Come on down! We will be holding our 5th meeting of the year. Discussion includes current events surrounding our most loved activity….fishing and the 44th running of our Fluke Tournament. We are looking for new members to join up. We do our damndest to run a top notch Fluke tournament and give back to the community and veterans. Sharing information about fishing experience, tips and tricks…it`s worth the one evening per month. Getting out fishing together as we do regularly, makes it all that much better. Reach out via email, instagram or Facebook for more info.
On Saturday May 16th….I had the pleasure of hosting 3 Veterans on the Avery Lynn`s maiden voyage this year. Glenn, Vicky & John were great to have on the boat for the day. Glenn was kind enough to bring some Champagne to christen the boat for the first trip ever.! Fins4Freedom has been doing this even for a few years now and I have had the pleasure now for 3 years of captaining my boat.
My plan was to make the most of the cold water situation and put them on some fish and bend the rods. So a few miles offshore we ran to some seabass and Tog grounds. The tog cooperated in biting and all released safely…while boating a couple keeper seabass and ling as well.
Ended the day trolling trying to find a striped bass to close out the day but to no avail. My thanks goes out to my mate Nick for donating his time for this cause as well. Everyone enjoyed the day and it was a pleasure to be out on the water with nice people who have served our country. Vanilla MS.
On May 14th the Sandy Hook Bay Anglers had the pleasure of taking a great group of Veterans out for a day of fishing on the Dark Horse from Atlantic Highlands. 30+ people in total were on board….including club members and a couple guests. We broke the mouth of the marina with high hopes of catching some nice fish! Alas, a nice day was had by all on board….the relaxed atmosphere and camaraderie of the group made the day. Fish "catching" was few and far between with only a limited number of short fluke caught. Everyone gave it a solid effort for the day. Glenn Z had the largest non-winning (throwback) fluke on the day at 17.75 inches long. He was awarded a gift certificate by the VVAChapter 12.
We as a club and all others should thank each and every one of these and all veterans for their service to country. The SHBA Fishing Club extends our own thanks in this way. If you would be interesting in becoming a member of our club to be able to take part in events like this, reach out!
❤️Thank you to all of our Sponsors for being generous to us and helping us make memories like this!❤️
From the bottom of our hearts, we wanted to Thank everyone that stopped to donate to our cause & chat at the booth. It was great seeing and meeting everyone! Looking forward to 2027.
Congratulations to Nicole B. for Winning the Fishing Trip we offered to those who scanned the QR code at the booth! Date of the trip is to be determined.
We raised money through your generosity for our annual Veterans Fishing Trips! We are very grateful for your sense of giving. This is such a great way to give back to those who served in the military. Our goal is to offer the same trip as last year along with an additional trip for the fall!.
Lets get the 2026 fishing season started. Tight Lines everyone!
Day 3 of the expo! Its busy this morning….bring the kids by the fishing simulator as well!
Day 2 of the Saltwater Expo! Stop by and say hi. New members needed. Accepting donations for Veterans and Active Military fishing trips this year.
Thank you for your support!!!
Day one at the Saltwater Expo! Come on out! Booth 749
