Very early fluke
 

I think the fish was as surprised as I was...took a 7" swimbait in one go, but then zero headshakes until surface.

I know fluke come in early, but this is the earliest I've seen in RB!

@4:00

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=D2Rp-CbofPU&t=603s

Re: Very early fluke
 

Back in the mid/late 90's, I caught several fluke in one trip while drifting sand worms through the Sandy Hook Rips on April 15th.

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I have an entry in my log book from the mid 1990s where another guy and myself had 9 keepers and 20 shorts from a row boat in Shark River in a row boat.

Re: Very early fluke
 

The boys caught one today on Repala x-rap it was 20 inches.

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With the full moon I bet a good number of fluke have moved into the area. Only reason we don't see more caught this time of year is that they water temps are cold and guys aren't targeting them.

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Killies on freshwater tackle and jigheads on warm outgoing tide would catch some.

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The times, they are a changing....What used to be is gone and a memory for us who lived it. What we have now is ???????????????? Go Figure.

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A friend sent me a picture of another Raritan Bay keeper Fluke caught yesterday on the troll.

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Every spring as soon as the pound nets are in, they get big fluke. Fewer fluke but big ones.

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not early.... right on time.
we are just forced to wait 6 weeks to keep them now.

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Not a well known fact, but some winter over in deep channels in the bay and inshore ocean... Same as years ago when people would be surprised by big winter flounder in the bay in august... There are always "residents" of many species.. Doesn't mean they will always be active, but there's a lot more life down there than people realize. bob

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YEEAAAHHH Boy!

Re: Very early fluke
 

flounder are starting to show up in southern nova scotia, the water temp is 6.1 c at the moment and has to come up a bit more for them to be plenty around the wharf. we are allowed 10 per day any size, i usually let the small ones go back as there are plenty to catch. over the past 6 years the amount of flounder in coastal waters has exploded making it a very fun fishery.