Thoughts on bay/river/creek fluke fishing

[Duffman]

Originally Posted by bulletbob

Any size to the Spots/Croakers?.... or are they the little "silver dollar" size fish? catching a bunch of 12-15 inch Croakers would help make up for a lack of Fluke in my opinion.. I know some years only little ones are abundant.

Bob to answer your question…….

[Gerry Zagorski]

Originally Posted by tautog

Pressure has a lot to do with the bay and river fishery. I was at the Heroes on the Water event at the Sandy Hook Coast Guard Station on Saturday and numerous keepers up to 27 ins were caught on all sorts of baits. Anyone who knew how to fish and stayed out at least 2 hours had a limit or better. We had several keepers right off the beach while waiting to help kayakers in. Almost all the keepers were caught in the restricted zone. Those who paddled to the tip of the hook didn't do well even though it was deeper and had better current. Lack of fishing pressure was the game changer. Also I would like to thank Cancun Pete for his donated gear, water, and ice.

Well there you go and thanks to Pete from Atlantic Bait and Tackle https://atlanticbaitandtackle.com/ and Heroes on the water https://heroesonthewater.org/chapters/new-jersey/ and all others who support their cause.

Nice to see good things happening for good people...