PROWLER V; BIG OCEAN FLUKE-SEA BASS REPORT MONDAY JULY 26, 2021.

[Togfather2530]

Crazy nj boats running 22 miles just to be 3 miles off the coast of Long Island and5 miles from Jones and rock away inlet in an artificial reef just to catch fluke. I’ve been fishing the same grounds a few times. It’s been decent but not great. Way more action 10+ years ago with nonstop bites and keeping 161/2” fish. The fishery is going to hell. I don’t think I filleted a male all year. 👎👎👎. These boats probably are and certainly should be driving right over millions of fluke on the way there. We need to wake up with this fishery. Hats off to the captain for making the run. I personally think it’s sickening to me when I ran there and realized the amount of fuel(natural resources) burned and pollution just to get there. Sorry for the rant. Same with the offshore tuna bs. 100s of boats burning hundreds of dollars each to get to the grounds and many coming back with 0. A lot to think about if u open your mind to more than just what u want to do for your weekend. Fluke is turning into a 50$ a pound fish when it used to be something anyone could do reasonably. Also saw a bunch of bluefin busting up bunker pods just south of rock away inlet last Saturday on the way back.