Does anyone still think the bass are declining?

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Is the flounder in RB strictly a Spring fishery? or are they around now?

Originally Posted by Blackfish Doug

I had very good Flounder fishing mind you it's not the numbers that we used to get but I have had the best sized flounders that I have caught in many years. My biggest flounder this year went 3.50 on a certified scale. I don't care that it's a 2 fish limit either my 2 flounder that I average when I target them can easily feed 3 people. Also the flounder are in the bays but all I hear about is the whining about how much the bait costs. But go on a Fluke boat blow a ton of money on lost bucktails & Gulp baits & lost tackle & maybe not even get a keeper & nobody complains. The fish are there you just got to go & fish for them. As far as the Whiting are concerned they just don't come inshore anymore. But 2 years ago I caught them very good in 500' feet of water. Out in New Hampshire they get them very good in those depth's as well. There are just too many predators to survive Whales,Dogfish & bluefish & stripers etc. As far as the Bluefish are concerned they spawn inshore from July to September. But if you need to find them ask any of the Shark fisherman that get pestered with them offshore there are plenty of them out there.