Man....It`s been tough latley.I fish out of Cape Horn Marina,Tuckerton N.J.. Went out June 29, July2, and today July9th.These fluke have been finicky.We caught 5 keepers,all 16 1/2 inches today.If we had a rolling pin on the boat,we would have limited out!!So many throwbacks.And this is the best that we have done so far this year.I talk to alot of other anglers and its the same story.The surface temp in the bay is about 75 deg.,they seem to be biting better in the bay than in the ocean.The ocean surface temp is 70 to 74 deg. on a wreck about 5 miles out!And the bite is pretty slow and spotty.We did a little better in 45feet off a wreck than we did in 55 feet on a wreck.
I was talking to the owner of the marina and he said that there are divers spearfishing for fluke.They said that in 50 feet of water, the bottom is paved with fluke,and big ones!!The Biggest one they got that day was 10 1/2 lbs., and the smallest was about 7lbs.The temp in 50 feet of water on the bottom is 44 deg. and these big fish are dormant.You can poke them with your finger and they will move only about 2 foot and then burrow back in the sand.The ones that we were pulling off the bottom were so cold,they felt like they just came out of the freezer.I think what we need is about a week of west winds to get that water warmer.We are trying everything,from speering,killies,shedder,mackrel,clams,shedder squid,etc......

I know its still early and the best fluking is yet to come,but its been a long spring and i`m a little impatient.I`ll be heading out next week some time and I`ll keep yall posted or whoevers interested.

Anyway how is everybody else doin with the fluke so far?And where do you fish out of?