Five Pound Fluke

Fished with Joe and Jason on Sunday morning. We had two nice fluke. One was five pounds and another that was four pounds. We switched gears and anchored up and targeted big sand sharks. We had fast and furious catch and release action with sand sharks to 20 pounds. Pro Tip: Every one wants to catch the glamour species. However, having an open mind can save the day when your initial target species takes the day off.

Sunday Afternoon

Fished with Bruce and friends on Sunday afternoon. Fishing was slow. We had one short flounder. Pro Tip: Water clarity is important to success. Avoid relatively murky or muddy water for best success with flounder.

Joe Hughes

Saturday Afternoon

Fished with Doug, Tom, Tom, and Jason in the bay. Fishing was slow. We had one keeper flounder and a few shorts. Pro Tip: Note the depth when you catch flounder. Similar depths are likely to produce in other parts of the bay.

Slow Saturday

Fished with Peter and friends Saturday morning. We flounder fished in the bay and it was slow. We had a few short flounder and we lost a five plus pounder at the boat before it could be netted. Pro Tip: Use your engine to counter the effects of the wind when drifting for flounder. Flounder bite best when your drift is a little slower than one knot.

Joe Hughes

Fluke!

Fished with Rob, Matt, and Rodger. We were supposed to go on Saturday, opening day of fluke, but the weather forecast made us change our minds and go sooner. Even though we couldn't keep them we decided to have some fun in the sun. We caught and released several fluke with more than half that would have been keepers on Saturday. Pro Tip: If you haven't started using Gulp, you need to start. Gulp catches quite a few fluke and needs to be part of your arsenal. It is especially good in the back bay in lieu of strip baits that can dirty quickly with the muddy bottom. Don't get me wrong, I still use minnows and cut bait all the time, but Gulp needs to be part of your bag of tricks.

Blues and Bass

Fished with Doug in the bay on Tuesday afternoon. We decided to fish despite the rain. It was very calm and we had good conditions overall. We found a pocket of fish and they were in the mood to chew. We caught several blues in the 2-4 pound range and two short stripers on jigs. Pro Tip: I'm not a huge fan of multiple lure changes. If you are not getting bites it's usually a lack of fish not lure selection or color. However, if you are in the presence of feeding fish and not getting bites I worry about presentation/retrieve first before I change lures. Only after I vary my retrieve do I begin to think about changing lure selection.

Windy Day Bluefish

Fished with Rick, Colon, and Joe on Sunday. It was blowing pretty good and got worse as the day protested but it was fishable. We caught three or four blues from six to nine pounds on jigs. We missed a few others. The bite did not turn on like it had the day before. Pro Tip: Windy conditions can limit fishable places. Find areas that are in the lee as much as possible and look for clean water. Murky water will hold less fish most of the time.