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More fluke news

Thom Pelletier, skipper of the charter boat ThomCat, reports:

Fluke fishing picked up well as soon as the wind did on Sunday. Most boats were working the areas from west of the center wall to Matunuck. I did see several boats off of Green Hill. Numerous nice size fish including slabs of 4.5 and 6.5 pounds. White and chartreuse ThomCats worked so well I stayed with them all morning. Squid-and-shiner combos were again the "meat" of choice. Also got a huge sea robin that could have swallowed a squirrel.

Posted by Tom Meade  at 10:49 AM | Permalink

South County: Fluke are biting

"The 2008 fluke opener for the Frances Fleet went very well, " said Frank Blount, skipper of the fleet, yesterday. "We had a quick drift most of the day with a steady pick of both keepers and shorts.The fluke were spread all around the boat with most methods working. but spinners and whole fresh squid produced the best for both size and numbers.

"The pool winner was 6 pounds, and we had several other nice fish in the 4-pound range. The majority of anglers went home with fresh fluke for dinner. Quite a few shorts kept the rods bent throughout the day and quite a few large sea robins kept things interesting. For early to mid- May, the fishing was very good with fluke caught over a very large area and on every single drift.

"Capt. Mike also reported marking a substantial amount of bait which will only bring more fluke to the south shore beaches."

Posted by Tom Meade  at 7:20 AM | Permalink