Monday, June 30, 2014

Good News / Bad News

Good news, a new batch of fish moved in.

Bad news, I can't fish for them... Dr's orders

At least others get to enjoy it.





There have been a nice batch of large (relatively) flounder in the back bays all June.

If you get out there when they are biting ... DOH!

Friday, June 27, 2014

Not too much going on

It's been one of those years.

When I go out, it's either blowing 20knots or "you shoulda been here yesterday"

Then I get back and read reports from everywhere other than where I was fishing, that "it's on fire"; "can't miss", "get out there now" (and occasionally even from where I *was* fishing... but that would require a long post for proper exposition)

Have caught short "floundah" but then I get a cellphone pic from someone I know of a monster.

Ah well, guess I gotta go with the flow, especially when the flow is pushing me out to sea

Thursday, June 12, 2014

Flounder revisited

Flounder are in.

ok, I wrote Flounder.

What are they? a fish whose development is interesting in that newly hatched flounder look like normal fish: eyes on both sides of the body.

During development they migrate to the "left" side of the body (left of the dorsal)


Wait! You might think these are "Fluke" if you're from that over-populated section of the country called "Northeast"... specifically northeast of the imaginary line running from Tuckerton to Trenton NJ, or roughly corresponding to New Jersey's "I-95 Corridor" !

But down south, we just call them "Flounder".

Now, as far as being "IN", if you search back a bit, you'll see my pattern for Skok's Pheasant Phlounder fly.
This fly imitates baby FLOUNDER... which have just started making an appearance in our local estuaries.

Therefore, the time to fish these babies (the flies) is RIGHT NOW!


Monday, June 9, 2014

Green Trout

Well, they aren't trout or Stripers but the popular large mouth bass are good warm weather targets.

At least, that's what I keep telling myself as I've pursued saltwater fish on the fly numerous times this year with no success, though only one unsuccessful outing for trout, real trout.

Saltwater fishing can be incredibly rewarding, or frustrating and this year has been the latter. Either there is a paucity of baitfish around, or the sea is as dead as the great salt seas across the pond. Fishing with the fly rod is even more of a challenge in the salt. At least with bait, you'll get a crab, dogfish or skate to sniff your offering!

I hope with the influx and growth of baitfish around the back bays at least some resident Stripers or Weakfish will hang around.