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,…
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Kensdock fishing report 8-2-09 Help the weakfish
I have been called over the top, crazy, and more by many people that do not share the passion for salt water fishing that I possess for it and other activates in life. Here are a few examples: I was called crazy last December for taking my skiff for a 5 mile ride at 2:00 am…
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…
7–24-09 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 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…
6-16-09 11:00 pm Kensdock fishing report
Today it felt like late October not June! I had a long john short on with long pants, I was chilly the entire time I was fishing. We did have an excellent 2 hours of flounder fishing in the back bay. It is imperative that we back troll in the area we fished today, not usually a problem but with…
6-14-09 11:00 pm Kensdock fishing report
The area I have been flounder fishing since opening day is becoming fished out. I only had a couple of keepers today.In Cape May county,NJ the flounder move into the back bays starting in March. The number of flounder in any one hole or area of the back bay is limited. Once I fish an…
Kensdock report: Spring 2013 Cape May point, NJ weakfish
The first couple of weeks in June is traditionally a great time to be fishing for weakfish in Cape May county, NJ. The rock jetties at Cape May point are an excellent spring weakfish spot. Fishing for weakfish from the beach around the gun mount at Cape May point State Park can also produce some nice weakfish.…