Although I haven't covered it much the New Jersey fluke regulations are now set in stone. Last night the New Jersey Marine Fisheries Council voted and went with Option 32. The new regulations call
for an open season for three fluke per angler per day 18 inches or greater in length. So that means no more one under this and one over that. It'll also curb the guys that carried scissors with them to trim the tails of caught fluke so they "fit" into last years slot. The 2024 season runs from May 4th through September 25th. And if there was ever a fish that needed barbless circle hooks, and hooks that are the correct, if not bigger in size, then it's fluke, especially if you're just soaking bait.
And after a long days work yesterday I just wanted to go home. But, you don't know if you don't go. Going would have meant ruining my rush-hour commute home, and that's just what I did. It was
wind against tide with slightly off color and high water due to the recent rains. The winds had the debris pushed in towards me and the wind and tide just kept it all in one place and barely moving. You had to cast around the stuff in the water and of course almost drag your fly down low. I donated two flies for the effort, two nice ones, so that's three for the fish God's already this season. You have to fish where the fish really might be. I do think we just need a run of solid spring days to get things going.