FISHERMEN/More BS about Fluke!!!!

[1captainron]

I could hardly believe my eyes when I read that "Primary Data for July & August on Fluke stocks indicate that the catch was in excess of 3 Million Pounds!!!! Is this some kind of Halloween Joke? Do the powers that be really think we are that stupid?

First: Who the hell had their boat in the water, if they had a boat left after the storm?
The Bay and Ocean up here looked like a dessert! Boats didn't start coming back into the Harbor until August and I can tell you for a fact, we were catching CRAP!!! Did all the Southern guys have a banner year? I doubt it, not to the tune of 3 million pounds....

There were no fish (with the exception of the first week or two) in the back bay, the Reach, Old Orchard, West Bank, all were dead zones this season. Unless Capt. John and the Sea Hawk reported some kick ass numbers, I just don't get it!
3 Million pounds? What's the data going to show for the full season 7-8 millions pounds? Same old BS every year and we will pay once again...I don't know about you but I'm sick and tiered of having someone with their thumb in my ass!! Too many years of this crap is starting to take it's toll.., then again, Maybe that's what they want??
BS. Capt. Ron

[RussA]

It is the tactic they choose to use... They did it to NY for years, welcome aboard, the SS Eff you every chance they get with BS Data.

[tautog]

Since my average fluke this year weighed 17lbs, I think those numbers are totally plausible.

[bowhunter]

I thought our Buddy Frank Palone was going to get this all straightened out.Guess He was too busy helping write Obamacare.Now He's way to busy defending it to help fisherman.

[tuna john]

south sucked... June was ok july no good aug got lil better September was very good. I did a lot of trips had my limit only 4 times. When i was on the party boat in cape may if i said the avg guy had 1 keeper that may be a high estimate

[BigChalupa]

I'll start off by saying I really don't think there is any plausible way to accurately estimate the catch. That being said, 3,000,000 lbs doesn't seem like it would be out of the realm of possibility...

I was out a ton during the summer and the North was far from a dessert. I feel like most boats were back in the water by June.

Not looking to start a war and I don't have any silent motives, just saying if you do the math it doesn't seem far fetched.

[Gerry Zagorski]

This could be part of setting up the doom and gloom negotiation mentality that seems to be pervasive as of late with all the fisheries.

Tell the public you have to close down the fishery because the stocks are depleted. At the last minute your throw them a few scraps so at least they have some season and they are greatful since it was better than no season at all. This is exactly what happened with Cod this past spring and what happened a few years back with Fluke.

[fishpro28]

It is 100% impossible. Fluke fishing was way off this year. It got good in the end (late august-September). I know a lot of guys that lost their boats and didn't bother getting new ones or fishing in general. The South wind and swell that came with it shut everything down and cooled off the water temp. I don't know for a fact but I'm sure given the water temps, shore anglers didn't do that well......so who are the people that magically overfished? Total BS based on made up numbers...

[JBird]

Please post a link to where this BS info came from.

[joe987654321]

Here is a link to article in APP:

http://www.app.com/article/20131101/...ig-fluke-catch