The fish that were most plentiful were fluke as they were under small pods of tiny bait that were being hit by snapper blues. Between four guys in the boat, we landed about 35 fluke. The hot ticket to catching these fish were bucktail jigs spiced with either curly tails or squid strips. Unfortunately, most of these fish were 14-16 inches with one lone fish going 18 1/2 inches. All but one had to be released. You see, here in RI we have these ridiculous regs that allow commercial guys to keep 14 inch fluke while the recreational fishermen have a length limit of 18 1/2 inches. Doesn't make any sense to me.
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Friday, August 10, 2012
Bottom Feeders Abundant; NO Blues or Stripers
The fish that were most plentiful were fluke as they were under small pods of tiny bait that were being hit by snapper blues. Between four guys in the boat, we landed about 35 fluke. The hot ticket to catching these fish were bucktail jigs spiced with either curly tails or squid strips. Unfortunately, most of these fish were 14-16 inches with one lone fish going 18 1/2 inches. All but one had to be released. You see, here in RI we have these ridiculous regs that allow commercial guys to keep 14 inch fluke while the recreational fishermen have a length limit of 18 1/2 inches. Doesn't make any sense to me.