Extended Winter Flounder Season?

[Blackfish Doug]

Originally Posted by Capt Sal Cathy Sea Charters

Doug, Did it for decades but at two flounder nobody want's to book a charter exclusively for flounder.If we are bass fishing on the Keyport flats we put a couple flounder rods out in April.As many charter boat capts. have expressed ''flounder bait is the most expensive''.Chum logs and worms are a fortune.Flat of worms,16 chum logs,bag of mussels=$80-$100.Ouch!!!!

I agree the bait prices are expensive but if your chumming for the bass you don't need the logs. I used to use just the stings of fresh clams. I also used to die the strings ahead of time & re freeze the clams in no salt so they come out soft. I also used shedder oil on them before freezing them as well. This worked out very well. I also used to make my own chum logs out of cat food & yellow rice very easy to do & not very expensive either. But if I do bass fish this spring I'm bringing a flounder rod & I'm dead sticking it looking for the flaties. Just leave he price on the worms for your customers to pay for. Tell them there is the possibility of some flounder in the mix with the bass if you want pay the for the worms buy them ahead of time. Also I have caught the flounder on gulp bloodworms they work & I even caught them on nightcrawlers as well both inexpensive alternatives that do work.

[Reelron]

Today is the day. The New Jersey Marine Fisheries Commission is expected to approve a year round season at their meeting today, March 6th. If signed it still has to be signed off by DEo Comish. Let's get 'er done!

[Oasis]

Anyone offering a flounder trip? head boat or Charter?

[tautog]

I would assume if it is open in the summer, the Paramount will be making a drop or two on the 10 1/2 hr trips to try to get people their two jumbos.

[Mark215]

Is there a chance it will open up tomorrow or do we still have to wait a couple of weeks ?

[RBC67]

Federal waters are open State water has to go before DEP and then be voted on may not be till end of this season

[snapperbluefish101]

So I guess we have till the vote right?

Ben