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Written by Chris Gatley | ESPNOutdoors.com
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Saturday, 03 July 2010 18:32 |
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Back Bay areas yield nice Summer Flounder (Fluke)
while New England
states struggle
When the New York season opened a couple weeks ago, plenty of boats
and anglers targeted these flatfish despite the two fish limit at 21
inches per fish. "Fluke fishing out of Shinnecock Inlet was slow for
most" said Horst Klein. "After days of tough fishing, we opted to
target the plentiful striped bass."
New York and Long Island Sound
fishermen should start to see good fishing any day now. In years past,
the early season was always productive, especially for those that love
to fish bucktail jigs tipped with mackerel strips, squid or Berkley
Gulp!
Right now, shallow Back Bay areas of Absecon and Wildwood New Jersey is
producing lots of fluke with plenty of four to six pounders thrown in
for good measure. Water temperatures are at their warmest on shallow
mud flats and at the slack tide. "That is when we are finding the best
fluke fishing" according to Cathy Algard at Sterling Harbor Bait and
Tackle in Wildwood. Cathy went on to say, "Shop customers are targeting
drop offs and sod bank cuts, and fishing under sunny skies. Small
bucktail jig heads or New Penny Shrimp made by Berkley Gulp! have been
taking plenty of fish."
Fluke seek out eel grass and pilings for the
protection they offer, making Back Bay regions key haunts during certain
portions of the year. In the summer, small and medium sized adults
situate themselves on sandy or muddy bottoms of bays, harbors and along
the open coastline. Most of the larger fish are found in deeper water
(50 to 60 feet). As fall arrives, fluke migrate to the offshore waters
in depths from 150 to more than 500 feet.
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