Final Fluke Day by Marty Friedrich

Posted on September 10, 2017 by VHFC

September 4th was the last fishable day of the fluke season in the ocean. With three friends on board, we had a good day of fishing with many throwbacks and seven keepers. I had my 3 fish limit with the largest 22 inches. We also had a 5 lb 24 inch and pictured is my friend Bob with his 6 lb 26 inch fish. If you look closely at the bottom right of the picture, there’s a fluke with a white face and dark on both sides. My friend Will caught him and caught another one just like it on a previous trip shown on an earlier report. The ducks also enjoyed the motor flush!

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