NY Fluke Season Opens Today with 18.5 size limit.

I will bet they stop growing at 18" this year!

Reports of a few shorts caught in the western LIS

Get ready for 2 at 20” in ‘23. We’ve fallen for this deek before.

Get ready for 2 at 20” in ‘23. We’ve fallen for this deek before.

Not unless the "quota" method for managing the species changes. Even with the longer season and 1/2 inch reduction, and presuming the trends of less and less fluke continues this year, I would not be shocked if we again fail to achieve the Rec quota and see another increase next year. My opinion only here Lep 🙂

Not unless the "quota" method for managing the species changes. Even with the longer season and 1/2 inch reduction, and presuming the trends of less and less fluke continues this year, I would not be shocked if we again fail to achieve the Rec quota and see another increase next year. My opinion only here Lep 🙂

I know why Lep is skeptical, and he has every reason to be. But I agree 100%.

John - I don’t trust “the Science” as far as I can throw the scientists - and that’s coming from a guy that has directly done business with them.

Someday I will tell you of the face to face conversations I had with them concerning the Spring potting of “lobster” on the AB Reef. Quite a series of illuminating discussions we had. Just a total waste of breath, trying to make them understand what’s really going on out there.

Anyway, I certainly do hope that you're right and I’m wrong concerning this relaxation of the fluke regs. Let’s see what happens next May.

Some good news for a change. NY anglers will see an increase in season length and a shortning of the size limit to 18.5 inches.

what’s so hard bout makin it 20” even… cellfish…

what’s so hard bout makin it 20” even… cellfish…

I have no problem with a 20 in fish, good luck trying to catch one in the sound.
The problem with these so called scientist is that they are book smart hands stupid, no one is out there gathering real time intel, everything they get filters down through so many hands, you want intel you need to be on the water with the fleet getting your info straight from the source, not from people who may or may not be telling the truth.

what’s so hard bout makin it 20” even… cellfish…

It doesn't need to be 20 inches.

20” is easier to read on a ruler… ridiculous prez George, 18.5 , 19.0 so little meat on these things anyway… cellfish…

There is plenty of filet on an 18 inch incher.

Yea only on top side… 18 was a good # cauz at 18 we are allowed to drive… cellfish…