It's Lighting Up!

Had a great morning out on the beach despite the threatening weather. Decent action with kingfish and the bullnosed rays and butterfly rays provided drag burning excitement. Storms stayed away until we were wrapping it up for the day. So we lucked out all around.

Andy and I ran out on calm seas in search of flounder and triggerfish. We hit the reef around 8:40am, which apparently was a tad too late. The flounder bite was earlier from reports from friends. We picked at a bunch of shorts, and I was able to land one keeper at least. Loads of little sea bass to haul up too. A few skates and dog sharks in the mix. The water has been clear and blue, which is a great sign of things to co.e as the water warms. Later in the day we fmtried our luck over so.e wrecks, a shift from covering the rubble for flounder. We marked a cloud of fish hovering over the wreck. Turned out to be a lot of hungry triggers! We had a blast catching and releasing them, keeping some for the table. They are really tasty! Andy even got a porgy while dropping down to the wreck. We had action all day, and landed well over 75 fish between us. And we had some tasty fish fillets for a few meals to boot. Don't miss out!

Whether you like the quiet, calm waters of the back bays, or the adventure of open ocean, fishing is getting better. As the water warms and we head into summer the flounder bite is picking up. You need to put the work in, but with good technique and a little luck, you can put a solid catch together. The water out front on the reefs has been clear and blue. Flounder are already holding in their usual summer time haunts. There are also tog and sea bass (not in season) pulling on hooks. Triggerfish shouldn't be far off. And sharks have been popping up here and there. In the back the flounder are biting at different stages of the tide, and holding around various structure. So call to fet in on the action. Its only going to get better.