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Anglers catch squid, fluke and cod

Party-boat anglers had a solid weekend of fishing. Frank Blount, skipper of the Frances Fleet, reports:

Squid fishing was red hot Saturday night with double- and triple-headers before the boat was secure on anchor, and the action continued all night long with many customers filling a five-gallon bucket and better apiece. Three guys from New York filled a large cooler and then went to work on a five-gallon pail. This was the best squid trip so far this season and we look forward to more trips like this.

Fluke fishing was vastly improved Sunday over Saturday's action. A good number of anglers had three or four keepers each with a number of fish in the 4- to 6-pound range. Peter Tu had four nice fish to 5 pounds. Captain Mike even came down and brought a fine 7-pounder to the net. There were also more shorts yesterday, and action throughout the day with the best bite in the afternoon.

Cod fishing was rather interesting. It was a late-day bite but anglers caught some nice green cod into the lower teens. The fish were all chock full of sand eels and jigs were working.

A mix of super size ocean pout and some red hake and big perch rounded out the day's action.

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