20th ANNUAL POINT PLEASANT ELKS FLUKE TOURNAMENT .The second division will be the Kayak Division with more information to follow.

Following is Friday's column as submitted SL4 11 14 RISTORI FOR FRIDAY LEGISLATIVE ATTEMPT TO ALLOW STRIPER SALES A PROBLEM by Al Ristori While conservationists are worried about a drop in abundance of our most important inshore game fish, a couple of N.J. legislators have introduced bills that will weaken the no sale status of striped bass in the state.Ironically, Lesniak's S691 begins with a conservation objective of banning sales of shark fins in the state before going in the opposite direction to allow the out of state striped bass that will likely not only make illegal sales much easier but also reward states with poor conservation practices that are decimating the coastal migratory run which provides most of the summer and fall striped bass fishery in New Jersey.

Anglers who want to catch and keep a trophy bluefin tuna in the southern area from off Little Egg Inlet to the Gulf of Mexico can only do so up to 11 30 p.m. on Friday.The mere 2.8 metric ton quota of large medium and giant bluefin tuna 73 inches and up curved fork length in the southern area is expected to be filled by then.

There was a lot less wind on Sunday, and conditions were just fine in Raritan Bay for Joe Massa to give both flounder and stripers a good try in the back of the bay with his My Three Sons from Morgan Marina. There was no action on the slack tide with flounder, and clamming on the ebb for bass produced only a couple of bumps.

I still haven't had any striper reports from Raritan Bay, but received assurances today from Dave Lilly that they'll be breaking out.The no fee recreational marine fish registry is a vital tool that helps DEC better manage New York's fisheries, said Commissioner Martens.