New Jersey Summer Flounder Season
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- Published: Sunday, 06 June 2010 17:26
- Written by Ron Nuzzolo
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Fishing remains solid for New Jersey Anglers. June looks like another
great month in the Garden State. 2010 proved to be one of the best
spring striped bass runs in our lifetime. Anglers continue to find big
trophy bass as water temperatures start to slowly warm up and the bass
migrate north. Summer flounder and sea bass are now being targeted as
the relentless bluefish moves in on bass territory making it a love hate
battle between man and fish.
New Jersey Summer Flounder Season
is officially opened, May 29th to September 4th with an 18 inch six fish
per angler limit. The summer flounder is the most sought after fish in
the Atlantic and for most it is a fish that many can?t resist fishing
for. Nothing in this world taste better then a fresh fried flounder
fillet on a roll with tartar sauce that you caught a few hours earlier.
Seabass,
flounder, bluefish, blackfish and soon weakfish should remain solid
pickings in the summer weeks to come. So far this has been a year of
bigger fish in all categories with offshore species yet to be seen.
Charter boat captains finally feel some relief from the gas pump and
seeing the greatest bass season ever has helped many survive a tough
economy.
Last year we had very little action in the canyons with
yellow fin tuna, but inshore blue fin tuna made up for that. The
inshore run made it easier for charters on fuel and a different cycle of
blue fin tuna not seen in many years within reach. We had some great
weak fish seasons in recent years but not a great 2009 season. Sea bass
have remained solid in past years along with blackfish as restrictions
allowed the stocks to rebound. Bait fish hold all the answers, bunker
pods are bigger than ever and schools of spearing are showing up in
bigger sizes each year. These are all tell tale signs of a well managed
fishery. Sure some restrictions are a bit off line and may not seem
right to the avid recreational fisherman and charter boat captains who
rely on our fishery. We can only hope that the restrictions are enforced
on the commercial markets so we can continue to watch our recreational
fishery grow in the Garden State and neighboring states. I have seen
many patterns of species come and go in cycles. Most species when given a
chance will bounce back stronger than ever. It is a delicate balance
between fish and angler. A balance that is up to us to decide....
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