15-05-2008, 11:53 PM
[quote name='Jahab' post='11709' date='May 15 2008, 07:16 AM']I went Wed am from 7:30 to 11: 30 without a bite. About 50 on the bridge and I did not see more than 2-3 caught and nothing much in the buckets.[/quote]
Four of us took the boat up to Pt. Judith yesterday for fluking. I brought a rod rigged with squid jigs in case they started pulling on our fluke baits but it never happened. We managed to get 9 keeper fluke (20+ inches) and one nice blackfish that hit a fluke bate (squid and shiner sandwich). The stomachs of the fluke were loaded with squid. Some commercial rod and reel friends of mine all had their 100 lb limit. Most fish were caught in less than 40 feet of water. There weren't too many shorts for us but enough action to keep things interesting.
On the way into the boat ramp we stopped at Champlain's fish market who buy squid from the local draggers. We tied up at their dock and bought some freshly caught squid (40 lbs). The smaller tubes were $1.50 per lb and the larger ones $2.50 per lb. I suspect that the price reflects buying in quantity. I didn't see what they were charging in the retail market when you only buy a few lbs.
If the squid run kicks in we will try a day fluke/night squid trip. Otherwise its fluke and sea bass for me.
Snaildarter
Four of us took the boat up to Pt. Judith yesterday for fluking. I brought a rod rigged with squid jigs in case they started pulling on our fluke baits but it never happened. We managed to get 9 keeper fluke (20+ inches) and one nice blackfish that hit a fluke bate (squid and shiner sandwich). The stomachs of the fluke were loaded with squid. Some commercial rod and reel friends of mine all had their 100 lb limit. Most fish were caught in less than 40 feet of water. There weren't too many shorts for us but enough action to keep things interesting.
On the way into the boat ramp we stopped at Champlain's fish market who buy squid from the local draggers. We tied up at their dock and bought some freshly caught squid (40 lbs). The smaller tubes were $1.50 per lb and the larger ones $2.50 per lb. I suspect that the price reflects buying in quantity. I didn't see what they were charging in the retail market when you only buy a few lbs.
If the squid run kicks in we will try a day fluke/night squid trip. Otherwise its fluke and sea bass for me.
Snaildarter