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Fluke and Spot and...

the weirdest catch we have seen this year. (so far)

  • July 07, 2025

Happy Independence Day

The Dreadnought has landed!

  • July 03, 2025

Fluke and Spot and Other Finny Critters

Plus Squirrels and an angry orange cat.  

  • June 19, 2025

Striped Bass and Bluefish and Fluke, Oh My!

Now is the time to go fishing...

  • May 09, 2025

Action Out Front

But the bay is still giving up its secrets.

  • May 01, 2025

And the drum played on

While the bass joined in.

  • April 22, 2025

Drum Roll Please!

The drum invasion has started.

  • April 18, 2025

A Good Bite in Negligible Weather

And Grumpys first foray into the toy market.

  • April 14, 2025

Still A Back Bay Bite

But the ocean should turn on soon

  • April 10, 2025

Please forgive our appearance.

We are getting ready for something big

  • March 10, 2025

Big Rocks and a Grand Reopening

And some new stuff too

  • February 21, 2025

Surf Day

And lessons on how to prank Ray

  • February 12, 2025

Super Bowl Weekend

The Southern Regional Fisherman's Flea Market, and Valentines from Ray

  • February 07, 2025

Winter Fishing Doldrums

There is still plenty to do.

  • January 30, 2025

Winter Sale Weekend

Now is the time to stock up on the stuff you need.

  • January 24, 2025

January Calendar Of Events

And a Ray-Report.

  • January 16, 2025

It's Like Someone Flipped a Switch

Please flip it back
  • December 10, 2024

The Fishing Has Been, Well, You'll see

Plus a few new items...
  • November 27, 2024

Mullet Time!

The fish, and the haircut
  • September 05, 2024

Sliding Into Memorial Day Weekend...

... with some good fishing.
  • May 23, 2024

The Surf Is Getting Good

Whoever dreamed up "Take Your Kid To Work" obviously did not know how to fish.
  • April 25, 2024

Spring Stock Up Sale & Casting Demos Weekend

This is a big Grumpys Weekend.
  • April 11, 2024

Happy Eclipse Day!

Great eclipse, but worst apocalypse ever!
  • April 08, 2024

Grumpys Tackle Will Be At Surf Day

Plus more about the Superbowl.
  • February 15, 2024

One Month...

But who is counting?
  • February 01, 2024

A Busy Slow Season

Its wearing our poor old Ray...
  • January 29, 2024

Winter Sale Tomorrow

Get Your Scabellys!
  • January 26, 2024

Upcoming Winter Sale

And Ray lost some weight...
  • January 22, 2024

Upcoming Seminars

And an early closing.
  • January 15, 2024

Grumpys Santa Update

And an update on the fishing too
  • December 08, 2023

Fishing is Still Amazing

And a BOGO Sale.  (In other words, free stuff)
  • November 30, 2023

Have a Happy Thanksgiving!

Please have a safe and happy holiday.
  • November 23, 2023

Fishing Slows Down, then Bounces Back

It seems the bass needed a weekend off.
  • November 20, 2023

Yak Sales, Mountains of Reels, and a Fishing Report

And Ray is off again on another vacation.
  • August 24, 2023

Fluke, Blues and a Gulp! Sale

And the fluke have shown up at a new spot.
  • August 18, 2023

Fluke, Blues & a Cobia

Plus a Great White sighting
  • August 14, 2023

Same As it Ever Was

This is not my beautiful fluke!  This is not my beautiful bluefish!
  • July 27, 2023

The Bluefish Got Jealous

You might say they were green with envy...

(I'll show myself out.)
  • July 25, 2023

Fluke-Fest Continues...

Though the small bluefish have crashed the party.
  • July 21, 2023

A Nice Mix of Bass and Blues

And some unicorns.

We have a big weekend planned.  Check it out.
  • May 05, 2023

More Bass

And a bluefish scout...
  • April 20, 2023

The Surf Is Heating Up

And more trout drama...
  • April 14, 2023

Easter Weekend Startup

Some life in the surf, and some Easter trauma for Ray
  • April 10, 2023

New Scabelly Item, plus a Fishing Report

And two of the Grumpys crew going through, well, something...
  • March 28, 2023

Happy Spring!

That means we are having a big sale, and the fishing has picked up.
  • March 21, 2023

Bass On The Move and Lots of Stuff Arrived

Ray and Scott were busy unpacking things..
  • March 16, 2023

Five Days To Go

The last 5 days of a closed season are the toughest 5 days...
  • February 23, 2023

Big Rocks And Scabellys

And a fishing report...
  • January 24, 2023

Not Over...

Plus Sale News...
  • January 15, 2023

First Report of 2023

Some new stuff, and still some fish around.
  • January 10, 2023

Last Report of 2022

We here at Grumpys hope all of you have a safe, healthy and prosperous New year.

And a Ray - Year In Review

  • December 29, 2022

Grumpy Santa This Weekend

And some fish still around too.
  • December 08, 2022

Another Classic Weekend

This has been fishing that will be spoken of for ages...
  • December 05, 2022

A Bass Bite So Good the "Bad Wind" Doesn't Shut It Down.

Bass Blitz With a South Wind! Dogs and cats living together! Mass hysteria!
  • November 30, 2022

A Thanksgiving Weekend For The Ages

We hope you got to catch a striped turkey.
  • November 28, 2022

Well, that was an intense weekend.

That one will be spoken about for a long while.
  • November 22, 2022

Striped Bass and More Gliders

And some Glider-like lures.
  • October 20, 2022

A Temporary Slowdown Compared to Last Week

Though aything compred to last week can be considered a slowdown...
  • October 17, 2022

Free Reel Bags, Rig Sale, and Fluke

And some fun at Bob's expense...
  • July 21, 2022

The Name of the Game is Fluke

And a sale on rigs...
  • July 15, 2022

Dannys, Bags, and a Whole Bunch of Fish

If you haven't been fishing yet, what are you waiting for?  Go!
  • May 19, 2022

Free Stuff - See Inside

And a fishing report too...
  • May 17, 2022

They are back.

Actually, they likely never left.
  • May 12, 2022

Winding Down From a Nor'Easter

That was a lot of wind and rain...
  • May 10, 2022

Good Fishing, Bad Weather, and Poor Ray.

Ray looked like he had enough...
  • May 05, 2022

All Clams All The Time!

Well...  Almost....
  • May 02, 2022

Recovering from the sale…

…with another sale.
  • March 30, 2022

Big Weekend Coming Up 

Ray is not dressed as a leprechaun in this one.  It's worse...
  • March 25, 2022

Spring Has Sprung

And we got something big going on that will rock your world.
  • March 21, 2022

Free Seminars and Happy St Patricks Day

(You know there is a picture of Ray as a Leprechaun in this report...)
  • March 17, 2022

Scabelly ... Rebooted.

We swear this isn't a new series of Matrix movies...
  • February 04, 2022

Happy Lunar New Year!

Year of the Tiger
  • February 01, 2022

Scabelly, Interrupted

Based on a true story.
  • January 28, 2022

Scabellys!!!

And some other stuff on sale...
  • January 25, 2022

Save The Date

It's not a wedding, it's even better...
  • January 20, 2022

There are still stripers to be caught

It is STILL not over, despite preceding forecasts.
  • December 16, 2021

Grumpy Santa is BACK!!!

and he is as Bah Humbug as ever.  Come see him this weekend.
  • December 15, 2021

Apparently, It Is Not Over

Not even close to over.
  • November 29, 2021

Happy Thanksgiving

Save a Bass, Eat a Turkey
  • November 24, 2021

Hey, Maybe Now Its Over

Just kidding, but it did slow down a bit…
  • November 22, 2021

Thank You Veterans

Stop into the Brick & Mortar shop for 10% off for Veterans and Active Military
  • November 11, 2021

Of Fluke and Lucky Fishing Shirts

With all the fluke around, you may not need a lucky shirt right now, but we are offering them anyway.
  • July 28, 2021

Hollow Ace, ODM Evolutions, and Lightning

Where we discuss ODM Evolution Rods, Hollow Ace, Lightning and Camping...
  • June 10, 2021

Moving into a summer pattern

Looks like we are starting to move into a summer pattern, except for those pesky big striped bass in the surf.
  • June 08, 2021

What a weekend…

The Berkeley Striper Club had their annual fisherman’s flea market a little late this year, and because of COVID-19 restrictions, needed to have it...

  • May 03, 2021

Pandemonium Level Bluefishing

Just a quick reminder, the Berkeley Striper Club is holding an outdoor flea market across the street from our shop on Saturday.  We will have a tab...

  • April 29, 2021

Warm Weather Brings More Fish

Some quick shop news.  We got in some new stuff this week.  We are restocked on JoeBaggs stuff, including the resin jigs.  The past couple of summe...

  • March 29, 2021

Another Midweek Shop Update, a Bucktail Sale, and a Fishing Report.

We had a big tackle order come in yesterday.  Sheldon busted his butt putting it away.  We’ll have more specifics about what came in on social medi...

  • March 26, 2021

First Official Spring 2021 Report

Thanks everyone for coming out to the shop, or visiting the website, for our Spring Has Sprung sale.  It was a rousing success.  We appreciate ever...

  • March 22, 2021

Spring Has Sprung Sale

Saturday and Sunday we are holding our SPRING HAS SPRUNG sale.  We are having our sale along with Yakkity Yak Kayak rentals next door.  See the two...

  • March 19, 2021

Getting Closer to the Big Spring Sale...

We got some restocks in this weekend.  We have more ODM Surfwave Bags, specifically the very popular 2.5 tube version.  Both in store and online, a...

  • March 15, 2021

Spring Fishing Report on Replay

I am putting up another fishing report, but if you have read any of the recent fishing reports, it is going to sound awfully familiar.  You can pro...

  • March 12, 2021

Shop News, Fishing Reports, more "Excited Ray", and a Blackcloud Cameo

The shop has been buzzing lately.  We have had a few new shipments come in.  We got a restock of the Penn Battle III DX reels.  These are very nice...

  • March 08, 2021

The Season Has Opened!

The shop continues to see orders come in almost daily. We received orders and restocked Trailhead Tire deflators, St. Croix Rods, Tica Rods and Pow...

  • March 01, 2021

Happy Valentine's Day , and Your Two Week Warning

Valentines Day is over, so you can now concentrate on your true passion.  It is only two weeks until the back bays open for striped bass in New Jer...

  • February 14, 2021