Today I hit a couple of spots in the back bay that can produce some big flounder this time of the year. Unfortunately I caught the skunk for the first time this season. The water visibility was good about 6ft.. The water temperature was 67.3. Today pretty much raps up my flounder season. I may…
Author: kensdock
7-31-09 Kensdock report RFA/ASMFC weakfish meeting August 19
Open letter to Hutch Jr (RFA), I can assure you if the RFA policy was to put the natural resoures first on their agenda, the weakfish stock would not be so dangerously low today. The RFA should have led a campaign to rebuild the weakfish stock five years ago! At this point, I ask you, the…
7-28-09 Kensdock Weakfish meeting/ answers RFA and Charter ass. President Tony Bogan
I have been bashed by JHutchinson of the RFA and Tony Bogon of the Charter boat ass. for urging people and their members to speak for them self’s by sending comments to the ASMFC asking for a closure of commercial fishing for weakfish and a closure of recreational fishing during the spawn. Here…
7-26-09 Kensdock fishing report 5:33 pm
I was out flounder fishing today in the backbay of Stone Harbor, NJ I managed to catch two keeper flounder on the top of the tide. To get a way from the boat traffic I fished holes along the flats way in the back. The water quality was excellent with 10ft visibility. I have fished around…
7–24-09 Kensdock fishing report update 7-26-09
I am heading out flounder fishing in the back bay it is 11: 00 am when I return I will post a report. Best Ken The flounder bite remains red hot on the reef and the old grounds any time the condtions are good. The back bay bite is best when we have the turn…
7-22-09 Kensdock report
I fished a couple of Back Bay flounder spots at dusk today. The water temperature was 72.2 on the top of the tide. The water clarity was excellent with visibility about 12ft. Flounder fishing now requires a lot more effort and time. If you want to catch a few keepers in the back bays of Cape…
7-17-09 Kensdock fishing report 7-18-09 6:30 pm update
MID ATLANTIC TUNA TOURNAMENT WEIGH IN RESULTS : The over the top crew finishes a great day on the water. They are in the hunt with a 159 blue fin they caught today. The crew of the Liquidity is all smiles after weighing in a 163 pound blue fin.The crew from the South Jersey Marina does an world class…
7-17-09 Kensdock report {weakfish meeting} 2:00 pm
I urge everyone to demand that the management board give the weakfish population a chance to rebuild .The only way this can be achieved is by closing the harvest to commercial fishing totally for two years and closing the recreational harvest during the spawning season. If there is anyway possibly please attend this meeting. Best,Ken…
7-17-09 Kensdock fishing report
Here is a list of the winners of the duke of fluke flounder tournament, Single Heaviest Fluke Division: 1st Place: Duct Work – Captain Scott Pierce – 11.86 pound Flounder 2nd Place: C-Bob – Captain Chris Lowrey – 8.10 pound Flounder 3rd Place: Freaky One – Captain Ed Adams – 7.85 pound Flounder Five Heaviest…
7-14-09 Kensdock fishing report 8:50pm
What I see from my window as I write,blue water,blue sky, green meadow grass, an osprey, red tailed hawk, red wing black bird, snowy egrets and a small boat making way across the sound. A beautiful summers day! Most sharp back bay fishermen continue to catch keeper flounder. The average is three keepers a tide, these fishermen fish…