Posted on March 20, 2019 IGFA Dinner coming up on April 20 New Jersey IGFA Annual Fundraising Banquet and Auction The International Game Fish Association s New Jersey Representatives will hold their 21st Annual Fund Raising Banquet and Auction on Friday, April 20 at 7 p. m. in Doolan s Shore Club located on Route 71 in Spring Lake Heights, New Jersey. A cocktail hour precedes a deluxe hot and cold buffet dinner followed by the popular Fishing Tackle Bonanza Auction where thousands of dollars worth of fishing tackle including rods, reels, line and lures donated by major tackle manufacturers and local tackle shops, plus jewelry, marine artwork and other fishing related items and accessories will be given away.

Strong west winds should help in the long run, but small craft warnings are still up into Saturday. Hopefully they'll be at least some shore fishing reports by tomorrow with the west winds.

Warnings are up from midnight to 3 a. m. Thursday, with the heaviest snow tomorrow afternoon along with gale force winds up to 45 mph. West winds of 15 mph are forecast for Saturday with only three-to-four-foot seas -- and there are light north winds predicted for Sunday.

The only positive word comes from Grumpy's Tackle in Seaside Park which heard of some small stripers being caught in the back of he bay on bloodworms and small lures. Hopefully, inshore waters will clear soon for a shot at school stripers and winter flounder.

Capt. Chris De Stefano of Wall had reported seeing 18 anglers fishing for winter flounder from the Belmar docks yesterday morning without success. De Stefano also heard from Frank Criscola that the enormous swordfish boated on his Crisdel fishing out of Islamorada was only estimated at 649 1 2 pounds by formula.