Someone Just Say It!

[Billfish715]

Okay, I'll say it. Fluke fishing stinks! That's saying it nicely. The size and numbers are pathetic! The fluke we caught in the ocean were not even close to being "almost keepers". We fished today in the same areas as the big boats. When they first target sea bass and then look for fluke, there is a problem. Thank goodness for sea bass! The boats were in need of customers. Compared to July Saturdays over the past years, very few people were fishing. The PB's should have been railed! They weren't. Even the mosquito fleets that fish places like The TC, Ammo Pier, Reach, Knoll, Channels, Mud, Scotland etc.etc. were missing. What does it say about the bay when boats from the back of the bay are fishing in the ocean " down the beach"?

I feel upset for the captains who have to be disappointed about the fishing and yet try to be optimistic and try to get customers to have faith. Who needs quotas? At this rate, we'll never come close to overfishing our quota. There are fish around, especially in localized spots, but as for a " spread" of fish, well, that isn't the case. Will it stop me from trying? No! Will it limit my trips? Yes! I'm sure many people have come to that conclusion already.

If the fluke fishing stinks, just say it. Then, start the debate about why.

[Fluken-Around]

I live in pa and usually make a trip once a week on my kayak to fish for fluke. This year I have been down twice! I don't need to limit out every time I go I just enjoy catching but when your not even catching a 2 hour ride, tolls, gas etc unfortunately doesn't make it worth it anymore. I have a bunch of buddies that are in same boat. I hate to say that cause I want to support the cause but just can't justify the expenses. Especially when wife is use to seeing you filling up the freezer she starts wondering what your doing when your gone for 12 hours!

[OH HENRY II]

That's a long way to go in a kayak. lol

[frugalfisherman]

I'm doing OK.

[bunkatabunka]

someone say it? been saying it all summer.

[Rocky]

Don't worry I am predicting the insane fluke bite won't start until September 6. :mad:

[jakesdad]

Conditions, conditions, conditions. Over the past few weeks when the conditions where right we did very well. Water temp, breeze not wind and location.

On the other hand the days of wind, cold water, rain water, discoloration those days have sucked. There have been way too many of those so far this summer.

[Billfish715]

Saturday (7/15) is the halfway point of the fluke season ( If anyone is counting).

[cigar Bob]

I'm blaming it on the Russians. That's my story and I'm sticking to it.😯

[SNAPS]

Yes conditions, and biomass ? Really not here, but, it is a sure bet that we will overfish our quota.

[Ttmako]

Did great today out of Manasquan fishing with my kids.

[Mako1]

CNN is blaming the lousy fluke fishing on Trump. Must be true, the media doesn't lie. :eek:

[Pennsy Guy]

Last Thurs. water was "dirty" quite a way out...reason enough to run out for 25-35 min to the deeper spots. I don't do that many fluke trips yearly but I'm not going to reduce that #, catch or not catch---just love being on the water, regardless---for me, catching is a plus when you're fishin' with friends...oh, I'm in Pennsy, 1 3/4 hr from the boat, but being a "sand crab"(hometown is AC) I gotta' go...LOL