Fluke Opener

[live bait]

Went to the famous Green Lawns Tuesday for the fluke opener, although the area hasn't produced as it has in the past, for some reason I couldn't skip it. On the water with an unpredicted N/E wind gave a wind against tide condition, & not much of a drift for the two or three dozen boats in the area. I didn't give it more that a few hours of cold wind, with no fluke bites & not seeing a fish on other boats. Went west & stopped at the rip a Jessups for one small bass on a jig. Fortunately the Peconic Porgies rarely disappoint, could have stayed a caught more, but stopped at 6 for dinner. Possibly when the tide changed conditions at the Lawns would have been better, but that's for another day. Always it's a good day on the water when the rod bends.
John

 

[captmike28]

I had a very similar experience yesterday, John. With the wind vs. tide the drift conditions on the ebb were poor so I opted for pounding the Porgies for a couple of hours in the early morning culling some nice fat ones for dinner. By 10 a.m. when I decided to give Fluking a try, 3 of the Orient Charter guys were heading into the Peconics to put something in the box.
I tried the Lawns, Greenport, and East Marion but only big birds. I do know a handful of Fluke were caught, mostly by Claudios but it was a typical chilly, slow opener. I think we need about another 7-10 days for things to improve on the Fluke front.

 

[live bait]

I hope things will improve as the water warms a little in time. I think I saw you leaving the porgie grounds as I was arriving.
John

 

[captmike28]

One possible reason for optimism on the Fluke bite is the large amount of squid in the bay right now. More than I have seen in a few years plus my buddies I talked too confirmed the same thing.
You have to be an optimist to be a fisherman!!!