[stripedbassking]

Do you think flounder season will be good this year? I know
it has not been good since 10 years ago, but you never know.
The dredging at Jones Inlet, do you think it will help the season or, no?

 

[Aquarius]

What's a flounder?

I doubt that the dredging of the inlet will change anything.

 

[DCBASSIN]

I don't have high expectations for this year.In the last few years the best have come when the bays freeze.That never happen this year.Not that it has been good for a while I always average 6-7 fish a man on my boat.



Donald

 

[lighttackleman]

We shall called you flounder.... Why Flounder??? Why Not

 

[travelingwaves]

I can't remember the last time I went flounder fishing, I do remember it was from shore in the shark river somewhere and before that a rental boat same river... that was well over 15yrs ago and even back then it was always spotty. I might try it again good spring weather with a couple old friends.

This post edited by travelingwaves 10:53 PM 03/04/2008

 

[6to8ftSeas]

I'll let you know

I'm gonna drop my boat in the water and hope for the best.

 

[rydogg]

i flounder fish evey year!now since its short season and no fall i fish as many times as i can during that time.i fish from shore so im at disadvantage without boat.i have a few spots and i usually come home with dinner.i realize that it probably will never be like it used to be but i think if time is put in that you will be rewarded.you wont fill your freezer but you may fill your stomach.6 to 8 i hope you have good luck!!!

 

[SinkerBouncer]

If you launch early every year there?s not a lot else that you can do.
There are a few channels between some islands and the mainland near my port and, if we get any, it will be during a moving tide in 3 to 12? or so.
This pic represents a banner day from last April 07. I think I had five fish that day but one was borderline so it went back.

 

[rydogg]

they are nice fish!!i think that is a good flounder day.if it was a nice day on the water and you caught dinner its a bonus!!

 

[mojoe]

><)))):> JAMAICA BAY THICK FLATTIES <)))><

BOY LOOK AT ME IM ALITTE THIN IN THIS PIC

,, OH WELL MUST OF BEEN A FEW YEARS BACK WITH AN OLD PIC OF FLOUNDERS,,,,NOW IM FATTER AND THE FLOUNDER FISHING IS THIN

,,,, BUT I STILL HAVE A FEW SPOTS IN THE BAY AND WILL CATCH THICK FLOUNDERS,,,,IF NOT I CAN STILL GROW BIG BEEF STAKE TOMATOS IN MY GARDEN LOL

,, ALL BE GOOD,,,,, ><)))):> ~~~ ><)))):>

This post edited by mojoe 11:07 AM 03/05/2008

 

[ihavegills]

I'm a firm believer in making two of your reliable spots work for you. Markers and chum consistantly and you can have yourself a nice reliable spot. It's great when you pull up and bang 1-3 fish in the first five minutes. Chum it again before you leave. If you can do this a couple times a week you'll be in good shape, just dont't over feed them. Take advantage of slack water and dead winds for ultra-slow drifts. Sometimes covering ground can put you on meat and then you throw the anchor. Last year I got 1-3 fish in an hour on the yak which makes a nice meal for the family and expect to get that many again.
PS- Early DLST Sunday is going to give us some extra light for some early afternoon trips!

This post edited by ihavegills 11:15 AM 03/05/2008

 

[rydogg]

what you said is exactly what you need to do to catch flatties.some of the best places to go out here have had houses built or private prop.so ive got a couple left and cant wait to go!!

 

[liJRtt]

secret sport in OB tons and tons of flounder just not many keeper size

 

[SinkerBouncer]

rydogg wrote:
they are nice fish!!i think that is a good flounder day.if it was a nice day on the water and you caught dinner its a bonus!!
Thanks, Rydogg.
Any day you can put a more then a couple of flounder in the boat in Western LIS is a very good day.
Another bonus was that it was unseasonably warm and calm for April.

Mojoe if you took pics of the flatties and tomatoes at the same time then they must have been from the fall run. Ya ?
(If you can harvest beauties like those by late spring please PM me with your green thumb secrets).

Ihavegills, we can?t start on flounder till April fools so early DLST wont help much.

 

[mojoe]

<)))>< LOOKS LIKE THE TIDE IS HIGH ><)))):>

SINKERBOUNCER OH YES MY GREEN THUMB,,, LIKE MY TOMATOES,,,, THE FLOUNDER PICS IS FROM THE SPRING LIKE 4 OR 5 YEARS AGO, NOT THAT LONG, THAT DAY ON JAMAICA BAY BY MYSELF IN 1HOUR AND A HALF I GOT 13 FLOUNDER, CANT FORGET A DAY LIKE THAT, THE ONE ON THE LEFT IS NICE!!!!, FROM 130 BACK AT THE DOCK AT 3PM NOT TOO BAD

!!,,, AS FOR THE BEEFS , NO SPRING

, THAT WAS LIKE END OF AUG OR EARLY SEPT,, STAY WELL,,, IF ALL THESES REGS GET WORST, ILL BE TAKING UP GOLFING AND GARDENING DAMM

,,, ALL I WANT TO DO IS FISH!!!!!!!!!!!!!!

><)))):> ~~~ ><)))):>

This post edited by mojoe 06:28 PM 03/05/2008

 

[BOBBYWALDBAUMBS]

HEY JOE, YOU SURE THOSE TOMATOES ARE KEEPERS & WHATS THE BAG LIMIT ?
NEXT THEY WILL CLOSE THE SEASON ON GARDENING........LOL !!!

PS THEY MIGHT CHANGE THE SIZE TO BASKETBALL SIZE.....LOL !!!
>>)))Bobby)):>

 

[mojoe]

><)))):> SHORTS ON THE TOMATOES <)))><

BOBBY I THINK THERE AN INCH OR 2 SHORT ,, AS FOR THE BAG LIMIT AS MANY YOU CAN JAM IN THE NET BAG DONT TELL THE DEC!! ,, SHORT SEASON ON THE TOMATOES THIS YEAR,, I GOT 30 DAYS TO GET THEM THIS SIZE,,!!,, BOBBY I CAN GROW ANYTHING

, ANYTHING LOL,,, BASTKETBALL SIZE,, I MADE A CALL TO ONE OF THE BASEBALL PLAYERS NOT SAYING ANY NAMES AND SHOT SOME STEROIDS IN THE CHERRY TOMATOES, AND THIS IS WHAT I GOT,,BE GOOD ><)))):> ~~~ ><)))):>

This post edited by mojoe 07:39 PM 03/05/2008

 

[BOBBYWALDBAUMBS]

HOPE THERE IS A FLUKE SEASON, WILL RELEASE ALL OF THEM , JUST WANT TO FISH AND TAKE PICTURES !!!

>>)))Bobby)):>

 

[654434]

Flounder

I fish Moriches and the past few years have been really good. This only happens for about a week in May before the fish get ready to move into the ocean again.

 

[Savvy18]

Hopefully, us Jamaica Bay guys will get a shot at those flounder before the blue demons show up and shut the bite down. Like DCBassin said, the bay never froze this year (nor last year) and that is not a good omen.

What I found happened last year with the late start (April 1) and the warm winter, by the time we dropped our first baits and pounded our first chum pots, the flounder were on the move already towards the head of the bay. All of our usual "hot spots" were barren when we fished them probably because the water temps in the bay were already to warm to hold the fish.

We had a few good days in the bay but the majority of the better fishing was done once the fish left the bay and started massing near Romer Shoal. I think the early arrival of those blue toothy critters also hurt our bite.

I personally love flounder fishing. When it's done right it's a ton of work but when you catch 'em up, it's just as much fun as anything else. Problem these days is that gas, bait & chum are so expensive, it makes you feel like it's not worth the effort to go out and catch 5 or 6 fish. I mean really, how much are a dozen worms these days? It's insane!

This post edited by Savvy18 01:15 PM 03/07/2008