2018 Fluke Options

[Capt Sal]

Originally Posted by Irish Jigger

One season away from the summer flounder bag limit the same as winter flounder !!

So true.Winter flounder was norm every spring and sustained the for hire party and charter boats.To think we are one fish away from that ridiculous limit is scary!

[hammer4reel]

Originally Posted by Capt Joe

May 25 - Sept 22 for the Party Boat fleet !!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!

while I understand your reasoning. Its crazy to think a million recreational boaters should base their season on a handful of party boats gaining three weeks to your season.
so that we keep a lesser limit for the rest of us for an entire season.

Three fish limit is a joke.
larger limit would be a lot more cost effective to the rest of the recreational fishing fleet

[shrimpman steve]

Not gonna argue but I definitely know there is a summer flounder fishery here on the east coast of Florida. From Sebastian inlet north. I am also aware of the southern and gulf flounder. But summer flounder are here.

[broken bobber]

Originally Posted by shrimpman steve

Not gonna argue but I definitely know there is a summer flounder fishery here on the east coast of Florida. From Sebastian inlet north. I am also aware of the southern and gulf flounder. But summer flounder are here.

thats why our bag limits are crap cause u SOUTHERNERS have coaxed them all to Florida...



as for our bag limits ....said many years ago here...keep giving your NEVER GETTING IT BACK...was greated with you dont know what your talking about..no one needs 5-6-7-8 fish....lol....really where are we now ????...... Wait till they start closing for the entire month of june or july......

[Gerry Zagorski]

I would prefer as long a season as possible and would trade more days for lower bag limits. To me it's all about access and the more days I can fish for Fluke the more access I have. You could argue that being able to keep less fish is less access but how often would a person limit out even if it's 3 fish?? Sure you have your sharpies that limit out more frequently then others but I think that is the exception, not the rule.

[hammer4reel]

Originally Posted by Gerry Zagorski

I would prefer as long a season as possible and would trade more days for lower bag limits. To me it's all about access and the more days I can fish for Fluke the more access I have. You could argue that being able to keep less fish is less access but how often would a person limit out even if it's 3 fish?? Sure you have your sharpies that limit out more frequently then others but I think that is the exception, not the rule.

Just curious , do you keep a fishing log ???
How consistant of a fluke bite have you seen in September ??


we USED to have a great September / October fluke fishery.
Last year there were still a bunch of fluke around, and NY reaped the reward of having a little longer season into September than us

BUT the previous 7 years the majority of fluke were gone the first week in September.
SO IMO keeping the season open at a time when there is a good chance there will be few fish around is silly.

During the summer, July and August there are a lot more fish here to be caught.

catching 3 keepers a guy during that time is a joke , as many days it takes just a drift or two to do it.

Wait all year to fluke fish I wanna fish all day not an hour

They PROMISED a more liberal bag limit this year. as usual their Promise is BUllSHIT.


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[frugalfisherman]

Don't forget starting early in may will overlap seabass AGAIN and the party boats have nothing to fish for end of September.

[shrimpman steve]

Originally Posted by broken bobber

thats why our bag limits are crap cause u southerners have coaxed them all to florida...

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[duranautic al]

once again, the tin boat fishing fleet can watch the RIVERS get raped by a couple commercial rod and reel permit holders during the month of may!...14" fluke no less...while our boats sit on our trailers...bullshit!

[Detour66]

Too me . The longer the season the better. 3 @ 18" stinks! We are getting closer to zero! I just don't understand it. There are plenty of Fluke out there and to make the bag limit so low is a sham! Something really needs to be done about this!