New Jersey Loses its Fisherqueen and a friend

[livetofishnj]

Few here probably knew or knew of Captain Melanie Boytos. She worked the shallows of Barnegat Bay and rarely passed the tip of the inlet jetties. Casting her BKD's to tiderunner weakfish and sight-casting to flats bass were her passions. Recently she passed quite suddenly, and the fishing world lost one of its greatest lovers. I knew Mel from working with her at The Fisherman, from the many seminars she did for me while with the magazine (her energy on or off the water could light up a room) and enjoyed fishing with her. She opened my eyes to the many bounties of Barnegat Bay and the pure fishing pleasure that came with it. She put me into my first ever live-spot bass along the rocks of Barnegat Inlet and we had always planned that she'd hook me into my first giant tiderunner weakie. If you knew her you were lucky and remember her fondly, if not you missed out on one of the greatest people the fishing world ever knew. I only hope that she's somewhere now working her BKD's to endless tiderunners and giant stripers. I know Barnegat Bay will fell a little empty next spring without her, my world already does.

Here's Mel Doing what she loved, we'll miss you....

the photos are from her close friend Captain Steve Purul

[Admin]

Wow that is very sad and im very sorry to hear about this.
I remember meeting her at a boat show and speaking with her.

Capt John

[Art Berkman]

Sad stuff !

RIP !

[Randy@BayMarine]

Capt Mel had an article written about her in the Asbury Park Press not long ago. She was a great person and a tremedous fisherwoman.... sad to hear the news. My prayers to her family & friends.

[Capt. Brian Daley]

Wow I remember Melanie and would bump into her a the shows and seminars
very sad to hear this out prays go up

[pjttuber]

She will be truly missed by all that had the opportunity to meet her.