Re: Southern Kingfish-Whiting Ya All
Never mind.. I researched it and found that Florida has 3 "fluke type" species.. The summer flounder, southern flounder. and Gulf Flounder, which looks like a Four spot with only 3 spots!..
They lump them all together in the size/bag limit, which isn't a bad idea...
In my research I discovered the Florida recs are screaming because the flounder numbers are dropping like a rock.. Same old same old.. The fish are bringing very big money, same as grouper, red snapper etc, and the commercials are decimating them.. Netters ,giggers, etc.. The locals are cashing in by spearing[gigging] them at night.. they say the inlets sometimes have hundreds of guys with lights on thier boats out there each and every night all year.They are calling for reduced bag limits of course.. Just for once I would like to see the commercials have to take the same number as the recs... In any case, it sounds like there is still some good fishing in the Florida tidal rivers... I would love to get a little place down there someday... bob
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