Capt. Jim Freda has been fishing the beaches of the Jersey Shore for over twenty-five years. He is recognized as one of New Jersey’s top saltwater fly fishing and light tackle guides. He is co-owner of Shore Catch Guide Service located in Manasquan, NJ that specializes in saltwater fly fishing charters from both the beach and boat.
Capt. Jim runs a 2003 custom rigged Parker 21 ft. Sport Cabin. The boat is powered by Yamaha 150 HP outboard engine fully equipped with Lowrance X15 GPS/Chart/Plotter/Sonar, two VHF radios/DSC, and all the latest in gear and tackle. Capt. Jim offers fly fishing and light tackle charters along with chunking, trolling, and live lining for stripers and blues.

Along the beaches and jetties Capt Jim runs a fully equipped 1999 4x4 Suburban completely rigged with both fly and spin tackle. He holds all the permits necessary for beach access in both Monmouth and Ocean Counties. Clients can quickly move from the beach to the jetty to the back bay to cash in on the action.

Capt. Jim is pro staff for St. Croix Rods, Aussie Tackle, Spotters Sunglasses, and Korkers. He is an active member of the Professional Fly and Light Tackle Guides Association, Atlantic Saltwater Flyrodders, Recreational Fishing Alliance, Manasquan Fishing Club, and New Jersey Beach Buggy Association.

Capt. Jim is also a highly respected and established outdoor writer. He is a member of the Outdoor Writers Association of America and has been published nationally in Fly Fishing in Saltwaters Magazine. His Northeast Bass Blitz Reports appear on the Fly Fisherman Magazine Internet site. He also writes for the regional based New Jersey publication, The Fisherman Magazine. He has also written for New Jersey Angler Magazine and NJ Boating and Fishing Magazine.
His work is also published on several Internet magazine sources that include ESPN Outdoors, stripersurf.com, flyfishingconnection.com., flyfishinsalt.com., and eAngler.com. Jim also has a weekly saltwater fishing column that appears in New Jersey’s second largest newspaper, The Bergen Record and also a weekly column in The Coast Star and The Ocean Star Newspapers of Monmouth and Ocean Counties.

Capt. Jim and his partners in Shore Catch travel around the tri-state area giving saltwater fly fishing seminars and demonstrations. Recently they were featured on the nationally syndicated TV show “Vacations on the Fly” hosted by Gary and Robin Edwards. They have also appeared on Mark Crescenzo's "Family Outdoors Fishing Show", Mike Jackson’s Outdoor Radio Show and WOBM’s Rack and Fin Radio.

Some of their other featured appearances are at the Fly Fishing Show in Somerset, NJ the Fly Fishing Fair in Fort Washington, Pa, Cabin Fever Day at Ramsey Outdoors Paramus, and the Sportsman’s Jamboree at the Sportman's Center in Bordentown. They are also regularly featured at many of the local fishing clubs in the surrounding area.
In the past several years Capt. Jim has fished the entire 127 miles of the New Jersey Coast with some of the most respected charter captains, local guides, and resident expects and has written his first book on the subject entitled "Fishing the New Jersey Coast", Burford Publishing Company. The book is currently available and covers over 140 locations from Sandy Hook to Cape May and how to fish them most productively. Capt. Jim can be contacted at 732-528-1861 or 732-762-0870/boat. On the web at: www.shorecatch.com.

Capt. Jim resides in Manasquan with his lovely wife Mary and three children Christie, Carlie, and Thomas James.