Absolute Mayham

Met Frank Sr at 7.30 made our way out of the harbor and made a drift along the beach by the coast guard. Didn’t take long I was on with a fat 17” fluke. We moved around out to the sound and found birds on bait at the stacks. Party boat and few boats all swinging fish but not crazy whatever Frank and I were doing was the trick for the next three hours without a doubt easily 60/70 fluke not one keeper. Fish from tiny up to 18.5 inches, spitting sand eels. Half time we didn’t even get one bounce on the bucktails and we were on crazy fluke fishing. Gonna say match the hatch we both switched to green and white 3/4 oz bucktails with small green gulps. We both had two 3/4 bucktails on top being the dominant one, we even had fish on and fluke following the hooked one up to the surface. Was about 12 o’clock and things slowed by this point. Headed out to the bass grounds trolling around for a hour or so no taker’s. Headed for home chatting on how crazy the fluke bite was. Gonna chunk bass Friday evening.

Sounds like a great day on the water to me

I feel it's a matter of time before the keepers arrive. 🤞

Met Frank Sr at 7.30 made our way out of the harbor and made a drift along the beach by the coast guard. Didn’t take long I was on with a fat 17” fluke. We moved around out to the sound and found birds on bait at the stacks. Party boat and few boats all swinging fish but not crazy whatever Frank and I were doing was the trick for the next three hours without a doubt easily 60/70 fluke not one keeper. Fish from tiny up to 18.5 inches, spitting sand eels. Half time we didn’t even get one bounce on the bucktails and we were on crazy fluke fishing. Gonna say match the hatch we both switched to green and white 3/4 oz bucktails with small green gulps. We both had two 3/4 bucktails on top being the dominant one, we even had fish on and fluke following the hooked one up to the surface. Was about 12 o’clock and things slowed by this point. Headed out to the bass grounds trolling around for a hour or so no taker’s. Headed for home chatting on how crazy the fluke bite was. Gonna chunk bass Friday evening.

That is some phenomenal action but hard to believe not a single keeper when sorting through that many fish. Some days they just leave you scratching your head.

BTW, Sound looks very calm in your photos. Did you not have a brisk wind today? I know it was out of the S/SW but still seems very flat.

That is some phenomenal action but hard to believe not a single keeper when sorting through that many fish. Some days they just leave you scratching your head.

BTW, Sound looks very calm in your photos. Did you not have a brisk wind today? I know it was out of the S/SW but still seems very flat.

It was very calm, wind picked up a little around 11 o’clock. But it was nothing like they forecasted.