We have been catching fluke up to 23 inches sunday and tuesday in the back of the bay near Staten Island, started banging fluke on every drift, and never moved from the spot during the trip. The clarity was beautiful, and the water was 76 degrees, and the fish were generally big, and only fluke 21 inches or larger were kept, and eight of them were bagged. The only thing that was a shame was that fluke season will close in two weeks. Light, 10-pound spinning tackle did the trick with livelined peanut bunker, and peanuts were still abundant. We are looked around for weakfish, but none seemed to turn on yet. When they do, Evening Tide will certainly target them, often on live peanuts, a great bait that also usually produces larger fish. Open-boat trips are sailing every Saturday and Sunday. here are a pair of 22"-23" my son is holding give us a call or check out my web www.eveningtidecharters.com

Fish Species: fluke
Bait Used: live peanuts
Tackle Used: 10lbs spining
Method Used:
Water Depth: 25-35ft
Water Temperature: 76
Wind Direction: west and north west
Wind Speed: 5-10kts

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About The Author: Captain Kyle Tobias

Company: Evening Tide Charters

Area Reporting: raritan bay new jersey

Bio: Capt. Kyle has been fishing since his childhood days, surf fishing Sandy Hook beach down to the Outer Banks of North Carolina. He has operated boats from the Martha's Vineyard's Monster Shark Tournament down to the Beach Haven's White Marlin tournament out of Hudson, Spencer and Wilmington canyons. Fishing Raritan Bay since 1992, Capt. Kyle has always had a special interest catching Striped bass. His fishing skills and knowledge of the local waters by the marina, let him go the extra distance to cast and net his own bunker with precision using a 20-foot cast net from East Coast Nets. Capt. Kyle has a keen eye for spotting schools of bunker, the preferred bait Striped Bass Crave.

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