2013 Navesink Flounder - NJFishing.com Your Best Online Source for Fishing Information in New Jersey

teddysclaw · #1 03-10-2013, 05:51 PM

Hey guys, with the winter flounder opener just 2 weeks away I'm jonesing to get out.

Do you guys know what the regulations for this year will be?

Also, early season, which parts of the Navesink do u recommend? Are the flounder usually back far upriver near the 20 buoy? Closer to Red bank? Or further east, past the oceanic bridge?

Always hear of guys doing real well on the Navesink, but have yet to get that type of success the past few years. Hopefully this year's the year!

007Hookem · #2 03-10-2013, 07:15 PM

Pretty sure its a two fish bag with a 14" minimum.

teddysclaw · #3 03-10-2013, 08:28 PM

they raised the size limit by 2 inches?????

007Hookem · #4 03-10-2013, 08:32 PM

No it is 12"...I stand corrected

SaltLife1980 · #5 03-10-2013, 10:17 PM

12 inches and 2 fish bag limit..

Im going to give it a shot as well.. maybe i can luck out.. 2 weeks is not to far away!

JOHN D · #6 03-10-2013, 10:30 PM

Quote:

Originally Posted by 007Hookem

Pretty sure its a two fish bag with a 14" minimum.

that sounds alot better than sitting at home

coltsfan61 · #7 03-10-2013, 11:45 PM

What's the date for flounder??
Thanks

JBird · #8 03-11-2013, 12:15 AM

Unless it changed this year opening day is March 23rd. I always had better luck on a warm sunny day on the outgoing tide, usually in the PM when the water has had a chance to warm up a bit during the day. Chum heavy. Is it worth 2 fish? Not really. Is it worth getting the #*$* outta the house? Yup.

JBird · #9 03-11-2013, 12:22 AM

P.S. As soon as I hear from Capt. Kevin about a start date I will post it. We will be striper fishing 730am to 230 pm. The Harbor is still pier-less but Party Boat Row should (and I stress the "should") be back to normal by the start of the season. Hopefully the powers that be in AH realize how important it is to get the PB fleet off to a good 2013 season for all of us and the local economy.

NoLimit · #10 03-11-2013, 09:56 PM

This two fish limit is nonsense. If they assumed a recreational catch tonnage based on a 2 fish limit, they are off by 100% because 100% of the flounder fisherman are not fishing.

The Gov should do something because Winter Flounder is the start of the Shore Season. Its the time when you know when winter is over and its time to head to the Jersey Shore.

And this is the year when we need to do all we can to get people to the shore.

He can easily justify a 4 fish limit based on the fact that there is no recreational catch right now and this will help jump start the 2013 Jersey Shore Season.