Backbay was on fire this morning

pequa1

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While I only had one legal fluke, I had to have caught at least 8 short weaks and four or five short fluke. Thanks to the father of our MissingLink08 for stopping me from paddling past an area that was loaded with the weaks ! (without electronics I would have paddled right over them.) Would have hung out longer but the northerly wind kept increasing, and paddling against it while towing the keeper just got too much. Boat traffic was outrageous but those fishing the area I was in were quite cognizant of each other (and me.) Its the 20 somethings that are total asshats but they were all off to somewhere else at top speed. (Reminds me of my buddy who used to say "don't drive past the fish to fish.")
 
Hopefully the weaks migrate in large schools off the beach this October. Good job there, Pequa. Do you fish over Muddy bottoms for those weaks ?
Probably. Been 🐟 ng the area since the late 70s. When the houses were built in the 50s the marshes that are now waterfront, the muck was dredged creating some channels and used as backfill in the backyards. Hopefully those weaks make it to deep water. All would be keepers next year !
 
Probably. Been 🐟 ng the area since the late 70s. When the houses were built in the 50s the marshes that are now waterfront, the muck was dredged creating some channels and used as backfill in the backyards. Hopefully those weaks make it to deep water. All would be keepers next year !
They illegally dredged out Merrick Bay in the 1950's and pumped the dredge material onto land to fill in the marsh so homes could be built there. Nicks Marina use to be there with boat rentals. Deep holes in Merrick Bay use to be good spots for Flounder. You remember if any charges were brought against those developers?
 
They illegally dredged out Merrick Bay in the 1950's and pumped the dredge material onto land to fill in the marsh so homes could be built there. Nicks Marina use to be there with boat rentals. Deep holes in Merrick Bay use to be good spots for Flounder. You remember if any charges were brought against those developers?
I would have to think that there were no charges brought because it was not against any building codes, laws, etc. back in the 50’s
 

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