Fluke fishing hot on Little Egg Reef

Posted on September 4, 2015 by VHFC

Basil Dubrosky fished the Little Egg Reef site on his boat “Togman” on September 3 with a neighbor. We caught about 40 fluke with 3 keepers to 24 inches. For the most part, squid and spearing used on spinner rigs while short drifting the tanks. Drift was slow but 6-8 ounces kept the baits in the zone and produced. The big one was caught on a 6 ounce Spro jig with large Berkley Gulp Glow Grub.

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