I attended the ASMFC weakfish hearing in Toms River last night. The asmfc offered 4 options.You can view them all at the asmfc site. The only option that offers a real chance for the weakfish to recover is option 4 Harvest moratorium. The commercial fishermen’s rep was fine with option 4 moratorium. Mostly all the recreational…
Tag: Cape May county flounder fishing
8-19-09 Kensdock todays ASMFC weakfish meeting,update 8:55 pm
Take time to read the Atlantic States Marine Fisheries weakfish management board meeting minutes. http://www.asmfc.org Here is quote from And, finally, I would just like to say, as I said before, no matter what happens with the peer review in June the board needs to remember that weakfish is in a depleted condition,…
8-7-09 Kensdock fishing report
Ed caught one keeper today behind Stone Harbor George had two keepers not bad fishing for August in the back Bay. The bugs are at an all time high if you go fishing or whatever outside do not forget the spray. Water Temperature was 69 degrees.
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…
7-1-09 Kensdock fishing report 8:30 pm
I have a few reports from back bay fishermen. Dr. Gary caught his second weakfish of the season and one keeper flounder before being chased off the water by a thunderstorm. Ed T. had one keeper flounder before the storm. I headed out about 5:00 pm I had two keeper flounder in 2 hours of…
6-27-09 Kensdock fishing report 7:00pm
Beautiful day on the water no bugs, not to hot and very light boat traffic in the area I was fishing. I did encounter a conservation officer patrolling the area in a boat for the first time. I have been fishing and duck hunting the area my entire life. We have all seen the guy…
6-24-09 Kensdock fishing report
The flounder bite has been slow behind Avalon and Stone Harbor the last couple of days. I have not been out in a couple of days. I am sure there is still some nice keeper flounder to be caught in the back bay.At last report Dr. Gary had 2 keepers on the morning tide and…
6-17-09 11:00 pm Kensdock fishing report
As we traveled across the bay the NE wind was throwing salt water on Jonathan and Wayne. I promised them that at the end of the ride we would be fishing in an area that historically holds large fluke. The window of the bite at this spot is very short maybe twenty minutes. There was…