A 43 % summer flounder harvest reduction in 2016 has been recommend by ASMFC scientist. However, some fishing groups are lobbying to delay the harvest reduction. Before following the greedy over the cliff, take a look at the past results of delaying scientific harvest reductions. In the early 2000’s a large reduction in the weakfish…
Summer tide runner weakfish, interested ? Check out OnThe Water Magazine’s August addition
Today’s big back bay summer flounder
Sunday’s Back Bay summer flounder trip
I noticed it was just about high tide, as I glanced out of my living room window. I was pretty sure, I had enough gas in the boat for at least a short fishing trip. Knowing, if I used time to get gas, I would miss the best part of the tide. I spent about…
Cape May co. Summer weakfish
It was beautiful summer evening to be out on the water, blue, calm and comfortable, We headed out about 7:00 pm to catch the last 30 minutes of the incoming tide, for Summer flounder. As the tide slowed and the sunset, we turned to weakfish. I pushed the throttle to the limit, to get to…
July back Bay summer flounder fishing
The action started with a 23″ summer flounder followed by a 21″, 17.5, 17, 17.75 and numerous small flounder. I also lost a big summer flounder, that is haunting me. The water clarity was about a 6 in the spot I caught the fish, and a 2 in some areas. This was do to a…
Saltwater fishing the month of June in Cape May Co. NJ
We had just finished baiting and setting the rods, when the clicker on the reel started to scream. It was June 9th. I can’t remember the year off-hand, but every detail of the battle with the big mako is burned into my memory . The mount of that Mako, welcomes you at the entrance of…
Saltwater Tournament fishing , the Wildwood Challenge
The entire seawall was alive with flashlights and headlamps. With every cast of my lure, I would notice a new fisherman, searching out a place to fish. I have been avidly fishing in Cape May County, NJ all of my life. Maybe, I would bump into one or two other fishermen during a night fishing…
Cape May 2015 Spring tide-runner weakfish
The weakfish was stalking the edge of the sod bank, when I spotted the purple hues. It wasn’t long before my shadow spooked her. The tide-runner weakfish turned and dropped out of sight. It was so refreshing to see the weakfish in such a natural state. About twenty cast later, a weakfish hit, peeled some…
Summer Flounder and weakfish
Sure enough, the weather calmed down and the fishing is picking up. Chip Gruff caught 26 summer flounder, with 4 keepers. He Just missed a limit trip, a nice one was lost at boat side. I was out just for a short trip and picked up 3 keeper summer flounder to 23″. The fishing should…