Sunday, 7/29/07 Report
Joey Bottles, Aberdeen, NJ, holding a 9 pound fluke that he caught with lightning all around him, and hail pelting him in the face.
We were shot in the foot right off the bat this morning. Had horrible conditions with the wind blowing southeast, and an outgoing tide. Headed to the western end of the Reach where we had our best fishing yesterday, but we didn't drifted at all. The wind was pushing us slightly harder than the current was. This makes for difficult fluke fishing because fluke face into the current, and when the wind pushes the boat in the opposite direction of the tide, the bait passes them tail first which isn't what you really want. After a couple of long drifts with little action, we headed southwest toward the very back of the bay in hopes of the current coming out of the Raritan River pushing us enough to cover some ground. Had one drift with a few flurries of keepers, but not enough to keep us there. Went to the Keansburg Buoy around noon, and made a few drifts before the storms came through. We did start to pick some fish for the last twenty minutes before the weather turned. Joey Bottles, Aberdeen, NJ, caught a 9 pound Fluke on a jig, just minutes before the storms hit. Today was a disappointment overall after the great fishing we had yesterday, and that was directly attributed to the conditions, but it wasn't all bad. We did have the big fish, and Paul Amadio, Aberdeen, NJ, was high hook with 6 keepers. (In case you didn't notice, people from Aberdeen, New Jersey can fish!!!)
