Fluke Fishing in Barnegat Bay by Bayside Dave Etelman

Posted on July 25, 2024 by bayside425

Jim Healy took me, Doug O’Brien, and Mike Woodrow out on his boat Monday morning. All of us are members of the club. We fished a few spots including Oyster Creek, High Bar Harbor, and the inlet. We were out for about 5 hours, and between the 4 of us, we boated about 40 fish. Mike was definitely high hook boating close to two dozen. They were mostly shorts – 8″ to 14″, but Doug and Mike (pictured) each got keepers, 20″ and 19″ respectively. Jim, Mike, and I will be fishing together on Jim’s boat in Saturday’s tournament. Hopefully we will score some points for the club.

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