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Originally Posted by Billfish715
I have to imagine that the majority of members and readers on this forum don 't remember or experienced the phenomenal flounder fishing in Quincy Bay back in the late 70's. When carloads and busloads of NJ anglers would leave their home state's waters to fish for flounder in Boston,, it had to be good. Mix in a few pollack and tommy cod and it was a dream trip. Simple corn rigs and chum put lots of quality fillets on lots of plates back home.
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That fishery went into the 80's - early 80's. I personally never experienced it but have heard stories of guys filling rental boats with jumbo's. Crazy stuff.
And nevermind the fishery up there, how about the fishery HERE? Growing up in the 80's, flounder fishing here in the shore area and up in Raritan/Sandy Hook Bay was also pretty good. Fish were smaller, but there were loads of them and guys would load up since the fishery wasn't regulated.
I used to fish the "beach" with my dad and grandfather in will's hole right under the 35 bridge before will's hole marina was built and we used to destroy them. Fish half a tide, get a dozen or two for dinner, and go home. Simple. There was an older guy that used to fish there every weekend (this was 81'-82'). He'd fish 2 rods - basically he'd fish a tide, and fill up a bucket to the brim. Mixed sized fish -- after we got to know him a bit, he told us he didn't eat fish, he used them for garden fertilizer
With all the flounder we caught in the deep last summer (the most we've caught out there in years!), and with good reports from the squan and shark rivers this fall, I'd say flounder are on an upswing again.
