8-11-07 Fluke report

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I took my neighbor, Tony, out for fluke yesterday. High tide was around 8 am so we headed out around 5 am and got where we wanted on the water just after 6 am. I picked the wrong spot as we started off very slow. Guy at my marina was out there (he is a fluke killer) and he was elsewhere and by 7:15 had his limit of 5 keepers. We shifted spots and picked up 2 keepers but then it died....for several hours. Finally around 10:30 we started to pick up some more and called it quits after 7 keepers. When I went to pull in the 3rd rod (it was in a holder) I felt dead weight on it and sure enough there was a keeper fluke on it. The netting attempt missed twice and just as Tony scooped it on the third attempt the hook popped out.....fish in net! No big fish so I didn't take any pics of them but here's a couple from the trip.

Watch Hill Light in the early morning.



Sunrise on a V.



My neighbor hooked up: