OMG Where are the Fluke

[JerseyMike]

I’ve been fishing between Shark River and Sandy Hook for over 30 years…. I can NEVER remember a year where the Fluke fishing has been this poor on the Ocean side. I’ve check my logs from years gone by and by this time of year you could go almost anywhere in 20 – 30 ft and could not avoid catching Fluke. Agreed the keeper ration was horrible perhaps 10/1 but the numbers were always there. I have fished several spots this year where I’ve got tons of fish in the past without so much as a single Fluke. Yesterday I fished an area where I have limited out in a matter of hours last year and between 3 veteran fishermen we caught 1 Fluke over 3 hours, plenty of sea bass (think god) but only one Fluke!

Are you guys having the same experience or am I just that unlucky?

Mike