Reds, Bluefish, and Flounder

Hot July fishing , with some days just catching smaller flounder and maybe a keeper or two , other days catching doormat flounder 4-8lbs and some Redfish up to 15lbs . Tough fishing some days and yet , some epic catches other days . Fall is more consistent , but booking a charter now should be booking an experience , not just going out and catching fish every time soley becuase if it was easy and no challenge there wouldn’t be any sense of awe nor accomplishment that happens when the fish do cooperate . We’ve seen dolphins this week in 2 feet of water, sea turtles and sharks , caught doible digit flounder most trips and had mumtiple redfish this week over 10lbs. Kinda sad when someone takes their first charter with me and they “just “ catch a handful of Flounder too short to keep and decide theyve had a bad day . They dont seem to take account nor take responsibility for the fish they miss, nor appreciate the beauty of the inlet , the water , the wildlife and the effort to provide them the best shot at catching the great fish that inhabit our inlet. Inshore fiahing in calm water for a shot at a nice lunch or dinner and maybe a trophy fish has kept me enthralled for almost 40 years . Love to share the experience with folks that understand “ fishing doesnt always mean keeping fish” but the experience should always be fun . Its been an up and down bite this week with some incredibly fun days with some great people .

We caught 7 Flounder that were short of the 16” size limit and 1 Flounder that was a keeper and made for some nice sandwhiches. Bite was off this morning from the last few days , but pretty weather and a couple sea turtles popped their heads up to say hello. New moon had tides screaming but that should bring in a new class of fish to target and more keepers

After some up and down trips the last week, the Flounder bite fires off the last few days with 25 this morning and a few junbos aoitting the hook . We managed 5 nice keepers and a couple dozen undersize fish . Had a 22” 3 1/2 lber in the boat and lost a couple at the boat that were bigger. . Good action and nice fish for dinner too!!