The Friendly Sons of the Shillelagh
Fluke tournament
The Friendly Sons of the Shillelagh held their 4th Annual Fluke Tournament on Saturday, August 20, 2011. Despite threatening thunderstorms early in the week, the day turned out to be a great day of fishing. The tournament registered 125 boats and had three weigh-in stations, two out of the Shark River Inlet and one out the Manasquan Inlet. Many of the participants reported they had a great day of fishing with many keeper fluke caught in the 3 to 4 pound range.
Fist place went to Darren Volker who caught a 8.35 pound fluke. Second place went to Ryan Smith with a 8.34 pound fluke and third place went to Bill Couch with a 8.10 pound fluke. The largest fluke caught by a Shillelagh member went to Peter McLaughlin with a 5.49 pound fish. Afterwards, over 500 anglers enjoyed an awards picnic hosted by the Shillelagh Club located on 16th. Ave. in Belmar, NJ.
All proceeds from the Tournament will be donated to the Recreational Fishing Alliance, and the FSOS Foundation,
Submitted by: Tournament Director Gary Friedhoff
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