We were ducking the salt water being thrown over the starboard side of the skiff as we headed across the back waters. The wind was creating unfishable conditions for flounder in the open water so we headed back up to the wood line for cover.Sure enough we found flounder stacked up, the down side was…
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Kensdock Report: Flounder fishing update
We headed out flounder fishing in the back bay about 2:00 yesterday we fished until 4:30. The flounder fishing was very slow. I managed only one keeper flounder. The flounder are simple not here in any numbers {yet}?. There is still a remote chance that more keepers will move in. I have 16 keeper…
Kensdock report 2-8-10 {Feb.2 ASMFC weakfish board meeting}
———–More indecision by the Asmfc weakfish board——– The weakfish are in the most depleted condition in history with the real possibility of extinction! 98% of the letters received were pleading for a moratorium for weakfish. The data clearly indicated a moratorium would offer the best chance for recovery. Yet, the weakfish board made one more bad…
Kensdock report 12-28-09 What happened to the weakfish?
I attended the weakfish hearing and I reviewed all the minutes from the weakfish board. I have spoke with many avid fishermen that fished mainly for weakfish. In Cape May co. NJ we seen a dramatic drop in the weakfish in the spring of 2002. They just did not make an appearance at…
Kensdock report Pictures of New Jersey spotted sea trout
11-23-09 Kensdock report
The weather will not give us a break this fall. North East wind and rain! Just about the time the water clears the wind turns North east and it start to rain. When the condition have been at lest fair, keeper stripers have been caught from Avalon and Stone harbor beaches. Just a few…
11-5-09 Kensdock report ASMFC weakfish board adopts addendum IV
The Atlantic States Marine Fisheries Commission was formed by the 15 Atlantic coastal states in 1942 for the promotion and protectionNovember 5, 2009 (202) 289-6400 ASMFC Weakfish Board Adopts Addendum IV in Response to Depleted Stock Status Newport, Rhode Island – The Commission’s Weakfish Management Board approved measures to reduce exploitation by over 50…
10-11-09 Kensdock Avalon fishing report
The water is clean,north west wind,water temperature today is 65 degrees. I fished from the beach for the last hour of the out going tide today I caught a few small blues. I jumped in my boat and headed to a favorite spot for the top of the incoming tide looking for speckled trout. No luck.…
Kensdock report 9-8-09 Cape May County fall Stripers
It may feel like fall with the cool north east ocean breeze blowing but Cape May county fishermen’s fall season arrives with the north west wind. The more often the wind blows north west the better the fall fishing will be. It has been over ten years since we were locked into a great north west…
Kensdock Fishing report ASMFC no action taken on flounder overage
ASMFC Summer Flounder, Scup, and Black Sea Bass Board Takes No Action Regarding Projected Recreational Overages Washington, DC – The Commission’s Summer Flounder, Scup, and, Black Sea Bass Management Board (Board) met via a web-based conference call yesterday and decided to take no action regarding potential overage in the 2009 recreational fisheries for black sea…