Where are all the big ones? Out on the shoal area today, shallow and deep, boated about 20 don't think even the comm guys could keep! Looking for those over 20-22".

they are out there.

west of there we had them to 5/6lb Saturday and Tautog had some to 8lb on Wed.

mostly 60ish feet

got 153 pounds monday but only 2 rec keepers?

got 153 pounds monday but only 2 rec keepers?

Thanks, so I gave up way too early: only needed 50-60 (lbs or fish, it is about the same) more to get my 1 rec keeper....:smash:

Way to get em Maco !!!

Joe nice work.

There are a ton of 15" fish out there...frankly this is a case where the comm guys pound fish and the rec's scratch. IMO there should be no difference. If it is good enough for a comm to take them then the rec should keep them as well. The reason I say that is the rec will actually kill far more fluke just to get a few keepers. It makes no sense. This is another case of regulators who don't have a grasp of the real world.


As far as big fluke ...looks bad this year around here. However, eastern long island is murdering giant fluke. 8/10/12lers are being caught like joe is catching 15" fish.

First drift on Lucas I had a 6 lb fish and thought I was in for a slamathon. The rest of the day was comm size only.

I wonder how many boats in Pt. Judith target fluke and are high gradin their catch?

There are no fluke or for that matter any fish in Eastern Long Island.:uhuh:

Shoals use to be a great area to get nice Fluke!! But the draggers have been pounding the area hard for the last few years and it is junk now!

I agree with Sandman that the size for Comm and Rec should be the same.
And everything that comes up in the draggers nets should have to be kept and count against the quota! To much fish kill dumped cause of culling!!

Shoals use to be a great area to get nice Fluke!! But the draggers have been pounding the area hard for the last few years and it is junk now!

I agree with Sandman that the size for Comm and Rec should be the same.
And everything that comes up in the draggers nets should have to be kept and count against the quota! To much fish kill dumped cause of culling!!

You do realize that those are two contradictory statements?

saw a large near work today

yes i do realize it but for real everything in the net is dead!! so why not keep all and count it against the quota??

as a rod and real guy i take hook out of the lip and cut anything that is gut hook i am not saying i never kill anything but i kill numbers are near 0 compared to draggers!

saw a large near work today

Were you visiting the SWE?

Weighed in an 11 pounder for a customer a couple days ago for the Fisherman Dreamboat Challenge.

Were you visiting the SWE?

Weighed in an 11 pounder for a customer a couple days ago for the Fisherman Dreamboat Challenge.

Me I would never think of stopping by :love:

Found two last Saturday. Small one was 8.2 big one a shade over 10.http://www.noreast.com/postedreports/postImages/89885.jpg

ri fluke regs are totally 'effed up! recs- 18.5" with a daily bag of 7 fish and commercials- 14" and 100lbs per day (at a 3# per fish that would be 30 fish)......really now.

awsome Mike!!!!! been a long time since i have caught huge like that!!

Great Job Thanks for sharing!!

ri fluke regs are totally 'effed up! recs- 18.5" with a daily bag of 7 fish and commercials- 14" and 100lbs per day (at a 3# per fish that would be 30 fish)......really now.

Why do you say that Don? That's what we are allowed under the rules. Would you rather we be like NY with 2 fish over 21 inches?

no mike. i would just like to see it more equitable HERE. i can sink my skiff with 14-15" fluke with rec keepers far and few in between. maybe i suck at catching them :confused:....

Search all over today southern end of MV sound and around and couldn't find a rec keeper. Send some of those 8 - 10 lb'ers this way, please!

Get away from the fleet Buzzy. We banged away at them today with Tony O hauling in a slammer of about 7 pounds. Action isn't insane but the rewards are there if you put in the time at the midpoint of Vineyard Sound. There were one or two other vessels fishing our drift but we aren't complaining.

Get away from the fleet Buzzy. We banged away at them today with Tony O hauling in a slammer of about 7 pounds. Action isn't insane but the rewards are there if you put in the time at the midpoint of Vineyard Sound. There were one or two other vessels fishing our drift but we aren't complaining.

We were no where near the fleet! We were one of very few vessels outside (S/SE) of a line from Devils's to Sow&Pigs.

Other side

Other side

I have about 6-8 spots I check regularly each trip which are "both" sides, the only one(s) that have produced so far this year for me are outside.

Thanks SD for confirming what I considered my usual No. 1 spot is where I should be focusing, maybe I've been there this year at the "wrong" time?