Summer flounder, fluke, flatties, flounder, whatever you call them, welcome to the 2014 season!
I hit a local back bay hotspot today at first light with fellow Googan "Bobby Drama". Bob's original nickname is "scrapes" but he will now be know as Bobby Drama. Bob is a dramatic fellow and give him a new Daiwa Triforce Shorty Rod and the drama will certainly unfold and hilarity will ensue!
We headed out at dawn even with the foggy conditions. The taste of fresh fluke fillets teased my taste buds. We headed right to one of our most productive spots last season and soon the fish were on. I was rigged up with a 1 1/2oz S&S Rattletail in the chartreuse and white flavor tipped with a Nuclear Chicken 6" Grub. Bob hooked up first and put a fat 24" fluke in the boat released her unharmed.
Bobby Drama hooked up with a nice flattie - 24" to be exact.
A few minutes later my rod doubled over and I followed with a 24 incher of my own. Mine went on the stringer headed for the dinner table. We made several more drifts with a few bumps and taps and moved to another nice hole. We picked away a few more fish here and there but the bite was slow. I lost two keeper sized fish at the size of the boat and caught a few shorts as well. After a while with nothing we headed back to the original spot, close to the launch. I managed another flattie measuring out at 21 1/2" and more fillets for the freezer.
I had to head to work early but Bob stayed a little later and he managed 17 fish total with some keeper size. All in all it was a pretty good day with great conditions and good company and even some fish cooperated!
Moral of the story
"Never leave fish to find fish"
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