Fluking or shortin'

Giorgio · #1 07-11-2011, 07:35 AM

We hit the water today at 07:00 and you couldn't have asked for a better day. Went to the beginning of the Ambrose Channel, fished in 25'- 75' of water, nothing but New Jersey shorts, seventy seven of them. We had 4 real fat 19 1/2 inch fish, but back they went. There certainly isn't a shortage of Fluke anywhere, but from what I can see, just the ones we New Yorkers need.

You guy's in New Jersey must be having a real field day on the Fluke!!

RWilson2526 · #2 07-11-2011, 08:02 AM

I dont know....even at NJ's 18" minimum it aint no free for all catching fluke, (at least not for me anyway) but I couldnt even imagine having to deal with NY's 21 or 22 or whatever the heck it is.

I think Fluke regs should be lowered....lower the bag limit to maybe 6 fish and 15" or 16" ...let people go out, catch there 6 fish and be done fishing for the day instead of catching and releasing a 100 fish to keep two.

Giorgio · #3 07-12-2011, 08:15 AM

We don't have a problem catching 18" fish, it's the 20 1/2 inch ones that are tough. We would have limited out on Sunday if the regs for NY were 18. This time last year I had seven NY keepers at 21, now only two @ 20 1/2.

Nothing else to do just KEEP ON FISHING!!!

charlie_the_tuna · #4 07-12-2011, 09:33 AM

lower the bag to 6 fish? they just raised our bag to 3 fish. of course, at 20 1/2 inches, 3 fish is over 10 pounds.
hell, i remember the 14 inch size limit in new york. back then you couldnt catch a fish under 5 pounds. now a 5 pounder is almost a short.

awthacker · #5 07-12-2011, 10:33 AM

We get a 10 bag limit per person and 12" minimum. One of the few fish that aren't targeted by the enviros. Probably just around the corner, though.