Delaware bay gets 4 fluke at 17"
 

Anyone else glad to see this? I feel like i caught so many 17.5" fish last year i couldnt keep. just wish theyd go to this statewide.

I'm not since I fish out of Raritan bay or Great Bay.

I can remember when there was a 13" limit, 18" fish won the pool on party boats. I'm glad there are more big fish now but forcing us to work thru a hundred shorts for an 18" fish is ridiculous and doesn't help the fluke. I haven't limited the boat out since they went above 16", like 10 years ago. I am totally discouraged with fluking, I'm tired of releasing 17 7/8ths fish. As a boat owner, I'd be happy with 2 at 16". Then I could keep a tasty dinner anytime I want without leaving the river. Hell, I could stand on my bow at the dock and limit out.

I'm sticking with stripers into July. Then hoping for some offshore runs for tuna and mahi. I have some cod spots that have paid off from May thru August too.

It seems like a no win situation, with fish population dropping, the bigger issue is MUCH bigger.

Tough on those trying to make a living from fishing. Tough on recreational, tough on the fish populations.

yeah it definitely sucks. the del bay has been the dead sea for a few years.
id love to get offshore more this summer. hopefully will now that i have the kinks worked out on my V.

The summer flounder (fluke) season in New Jersey marine waters will begin on May 21 and run through September 25, with a five fish bag and 18-inch size limit for most coastal waters.

The black sea bass season in New Jersey in 2016 will be from May 23 to June 19 with a 12-1/2-inch size and 10 fish limit, reopening from July 1 through August 31 with a 12-1/2-inch size and two fish limit, followed by a final third open period from October 22 to December 31 with a 13-inch size and 15 fish bag limit.