Fishing report from Brett Taylor July 13, 2013

Posted on July 13, 2013 by VHFC

Backbay fishing has lots of options – Fluke, Blowfish, Kingfish, even some Weakfish. Fishing the tide and wind conditions will help to put keepers over rail and in the pail. Even though the incoming water has been icy cold – it seems that the fluke are enjoying the break from the 80’s in the bay. I have been finding them in the 70-76F range, just working the channel edges and following the temperature break. I had Dr. Micheal Nocito out on a 4hr Backbay Fluke trip – we caught a lot of fish and boated 2 keepers. Unfortunately, we lost a real nice fish while fishing a off-the-beaten track channel. But the Doc was happy with some “meat” to take home. Later in the week, I had Joe Lippincott and his buddy Terence McConlogue out on a four hr blowfish bonanza. Joe and Terence boated close to 200 blowfish, along with a dozen kingfish to 19inches, 2 short fluke (17in, 16in), and a lone sea robin. The guys were great company and had a great time on the bay blowfish bonanza. I was able to sneak out with my son and wife and enjoy some quality family time. We ended up boating 4 keepers to 22 inches, then enjoyed swimming in the 80F bay water.

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