NOAA is both right and wrong about Fluke

[gnuisance]

This will be unpopular here but it's time to face facts. This fluke year is very very poor. Too poor to be lumped in with other years that weren't that great. Is it possible that there will be a big push of bait after this moon or the deeper water temps will jump and turn on a good bite - maybe, but even that wouldn't salvage our season at this point. The season is basically halfway over. I've been out at least twice a week and have 5 keepers. I'm no fluke jesus but I'm not a noob either. I've been bouncing jigs, dragging bait. Have fished killies, squid, spearing, gulp, strip baits and some other things.

If you want to tell me I suck and that's why I'm not catching then please by all means go ahead. I was catching pretty easy 5 fish limits at this time last year in all the same spots.

So here is how NOAA is both right and wrong. They are right that the biomass is hurting and overfishing is occurring. They are wrong about how to manage the fishery in general. If we can get a consensus on both of these things and get some proper management then maybe this fishery can be saved. If not, it's going the way of other fisheries here in NJ that were woefully mismanaged.

I welcome your thoughts, insults and criticisms