A 2015 tide-runner weakfish. The author caught this one during an evening tide.
Cj and his Fisherman magazine tournament contending weakfish.
Bill Collins and his tournament contending weakfish.
Ed Teise and his first 2015 tide-runner weakfish
The author gets a picture, before the release .
Ed and a beautiful summer weakfish
Wayne McDermott and a mid afternoon summer weakfish
A summer night weakfish before the release.
Bill Collins and a beautiful Cape May County, NJ tide runner weakfish.
Sure enough, the weather calmed down and the fishing is picking up. Chip Gruff caught 26 summer flounder, with 4 keepers. He Just missed a limit trip, a nice one was lost at boat side. I was out just for a short trip and picked up 3 keeper summer flounder to 23″. The fishing should be good this week for, summer flounder, Black Drum, weakfish , Mako shark and maybe tuna. Excellent time to use some vacation or sick days. 
Harry shows one of the first tide runner weakfish of 2015.
The first weakfish to show, we call scouts. They push ahead of the main body of fish. They offer excellent clues, to where the best spring weakfish bite will occur.
All first place winners, in the State wide, season long tournament.
Invest little, gain a lot”, this gambler’s mantra rings true with the Beach and Boat fishing tournament. It runs for just about the entire NJ fishing season. Giving everyone more than enough time to fish. Thousands of dollars in cash and prizes for the top 10 heaviest inshore Jersey fish. The tournament had 750 fishermen involved in 2013,this year (2014) there was over 8000. This tournament will continue to increase in both participants and value. There was talk of adding a Calcutta next year, this would make the tournament pay out the largest of any inshore tournament in New Jersey,I am sure. The awards banquet was held at the River Rock restaurant and marina. The food was excellent, the staff was fantastic and the place was beautiful. If you fish in New Jersey at all, do yourself a favor sign up. I forgot to mention, it is free at the moment!
Ken's Dock 