Jim started fishing as a young boy with his dad on the lakes in North Jersey.  “Dad wasn’t a very good fisherman, but he was persistent, and instilled a love of the water on myself.” Like many of us, his first angling equipment was the classic Zebco spin-cast outfit. Jim and a childhood friend used to spend hours fishing on the lake where he grew up. His friend’s mom would fry up sunfish, bluegill, and crappie for them. As he got older, Jim fished for trout in the streams of north and central NJ.  Whether casting a fly or drowning worms, fresh trout were always a welcome treat.  His most memorable catch was a 3½ lb rainbow trout that he caught using an ultralight rod he had previously gifted his father, the year after he passed away.  The trout was mounted on Jim’s wall for many years, bringing back memories of his dad.

Other fishing excursions that Jim has enjoyed include countless numbers of trips with friends, Roger, Basil, dad, and Gary  to Ontario and Quebec in pursuit of elusive walleye and northern pike; tuna fishing off Montauk in a 22’ boat with 4 other guys (only time he ever got seasick… something about the anchored boat bucking the waves; innumerable fluke fishing trips in the Raritan Bay; bottom fishing for bass and tog off the Southern Jersey coast; and surf fishing on his annual pilgrimage to the Outer Banks (Rodanthe is his favorite).  Jim also enjoys pier fishing both locally and in the Outer Banks. Jim’s ‘Fishing Bucket List’ includes a trip to Florida’s Lake Okeechobee in search of lunker bass. Recently, Jim was featured with friends Alan Trojan and Clint Morschauser, in an article published in the Brunswick Beacon after a local, very successful, fishing trip with Captain Tripp Hooks. An avid fisherman, Jim’s favorite saying is “The tug is the drug”!

Jim has owned several boats with his current one being a 2019 Boston Whaler Montauk 170 that he keeps at the newly opened Calabash Marina. Jim is still learning the tricks of the trade in fishing the Intracoastal Waterway, but has benefited greatly on several charter trips with other members of the club. Recently, Jim was featured with friends Alan Trojan and Clint Morschauser, in an article published in The Brunswick Beacon after a local, very successful, fishing trip with Captain Tripp Hooks. The team scored big and had to throw back many trout after meeting the limit for the boat. An avid fisherman, Jim’s favorite saying is “The tug is the drug”!  

Jim is a retired (Telcom Engineer, AT&T and Lucent, and IT Audit Director, CIT Bank) and moved to Sunset Beach a year and a half year ago with his wife and 3 dogs. He affectionately calls the dogs “boat anchors” because he can’t just up and go somewhere for an overnight stay. Jim and Margaret have one daughter, Brigit, who is a teacher in NJ and is getting married this month to a NYC Paramedic.