# 58481: Subject: Raritan Bay, New Jersey

Submitted by Andrew Sokol (ip 68.192.62.3)

• Fished on 7/18/2010

• Report received: 7/19/2010

Water Temperature: .
Water Clarity: fair
Seas: Calm
Weather: Bright sunshine, hot, WNW wind 15-20.
Fishing_for: Fluke
Boat: Misty Morn
captain: Phil Bouchard

Report:
Another good Sunday night crowd. Had out going water and a west wind for most of the night. Conditions were such that the drift was just at the upper of limit of what I consider good for bucktailing.

Spent the first part of the trip fishing rough bottom and structure in the middle of the bay. Action wasn't fast but a slow pick developed. I fished the same Spro/GULP shrimp teaser right most of the night. Jason dragged bait on a plain right using double spearing. He put the first fish of the night into the a boat a keeper just at 18". my rig was drawing action but not as fast as in a few weeks ago. Made a few wiggles in the same area with basically the same results, a decent pick of shorts with a 1-2 keepers.

Ended the night by fishing the flats adjacent to the channel (same level of action). I ended up with 12 (all shorts, my first trip in 2010 without a keeper) while Jason had 9 and 2 keepers. 13 keepers on the boat. High hook was 3. Pool tied at #3.5.

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