went trout fishing, came back with a catfish

[phatdaddy]

went out at noon yesterday(fri). caught these guys on a falling tide between rental pontoons, jet skis, tour boats, etc.

still no trout when i go trout fishing, maybe i should change the name of what i'm doing

two on the outside are 14", one in the middle is 16.5", not doormats, but decent bay flounder

[SkunkBoat]

Originally Posted by phatdaddy

two on the outside are 14", one in the middle is 16.5", not doormats, but decent bay flounder

all throwbacks in NJ

[charlie_the_tuna]

Originally Posted by SkunkBoat

all throwbacks in NJ

new York too.

[phatdaddy]

yea, east coast flounder are a lot bigger, fl record is 20lb, caught over on the east coast. gulf & bay flounder are their smaller cousins. around here, a 7-8 lb flounder makes the paper.

my personal best is 6.5 lbs, shot it while scalloping.

interesting, i looked at the ny/nj fishing regs, you guys have winter flounder(12" min) and summer flounder/ fluke (18"min).

[Giorgio]

Flounder is different than a Fluke.

[charlie_the_tuna]

a few years back our summer flounder size was 21 inches. not a lot of keepers that year.

[phatdaddy]

always wondered what the difference in fluke & flounder. and how to tell difference.

flounder are "right faced" and fluke are "left faced" ( from what i've read).

so, these would be legal in ny/nj, as they are flounder.

i would love to go up there and drift for fluke like you guys do. the pics are always impressive in size and quanity.
i know mj used to slay them.