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Originally Posted by Gerry Zagorski
Interesting article and yes, why aren't we protecting the fluke in specific areas when and where they spawn?
Where and when do Fluke spawn? More detail here https://njscuba.net/marine-biology/m...lounder-fluke/ but in general in the fall and winter when the water cools it triggers them to move out their summer inshore grounds an go offshore to the continental shelf... Our recreational season is closed then but the commercials are still fishing and these spawners are like sitting ducks for them...
Lots of talk on the site here in the past about this very subject from Captain Dan and Broad Bill so I'd like to hear their point of view... |
IMO all fish should be protected during the spawn .
Only makes sense for them to be able to spawn and continue the resource .
As far as striped bass I think it would be hard to have a definitive closed season , as they have shown to spawn at different times. .
They stack up here and other spawning areas for months before they actually spawn .
Right now that fishery is 95% CR due to size restrictions .
And while there may be some mortality on releases , a lot has been put into effect to try and minimize that .
I would think the only change left would be to not allow trebles on lures and go to single inline hooks .
Releasing all those big egg laden cows is the best thing to happen to that fishery .
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I do think more has to be done to limit bait reduction .
Without squid , bunker , mullet etc none of these fisheries can survive .
