Subject: Western Raritan Bay, New Jersey

Submitted by Andrew Sokol (ip 68.192.62.3)

• Fished on 6/17/2009

  Water Temperature: 68-70
  Water Clarity: Fair
  Seas: 1-3'
  Weather: Overcast with an east wind 15-20. Cool temperatures for mid June in the low-mid 60's.
  Fishing_for: Fluke
  Boat: Misty Morn
  captain: Phil Bouchard
  

  Report:
  Took a 1/2 day from work & jumped aboard the Misty Morn's magic hour trip. By the time the boat pulled out of the slip at 5 PM the boat was 85% full. Conditions were less than ideal with a brisk easterly wind at 15-20 against the outgoing tide. Fished anywhere & everywhere from the NJ side of the the Triangle, Keyport Flats and a few spots mid bay. A lot of shorts (& I mean short as in 8-10"s), especially early. I mainly stuck with my Spro & teaser rig. Fish were not aggressive tonight. I think I had a total of 6 bites on this rig all night. I took 2 17" shorts, missed 3 soft bites and dropped a fish that pulled some drag. I ended up catching another short late dragging bait. Jason was able to cull 1 keeper out of the 3 fluke he caught. There was only 1 other keeper taken. Unfortunately Jason's wasn't the pool winner tonight. The person who won the pool also took a keeper (19"s) fluke while the boat was till in the slip before we left. Jason & I usually get to the boat early and fish from the back of the boat. Most times we catch a few. I've taken fluke up to #5 here and have seen #7s come up. A few unusual catches tonight; a tool belt, an umbrella rig and a 17" blackfish (released) that was taken on a squid strip/spearing combo (yes, the hook was in the mouth).

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