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10-13-2006, 01:03 PM
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Location: Bethany CT
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Originally Posted by Flaptail
For years we would drift sandeels with egg sinkers over the bars at Bearses, Handkerchief and the other rips east and south of Monomoy. If you didn't catch a bass on the drift most often you would catch a fluke or another small flounder species known locally as Windowpane. Often a seal would come right up in the face of the rip with a flounder in his maw and many many many times they would rip the flounder or fluke you caught right off your hook as it came to or just under the surface.
Windowpane were so abundant while surfcasting Nauset and Monomoy as to be almost a nuiscence some nights. I don't know about Nauset as I don't fish there often enough anymore but in conversation with friends who frequent the place (KarlF any input here?) there just ain't anymore. Also there used to be a spring run of small Pollock along Monomoy and Nauset and you don't see them anymore.
But as I have written many times in my columm in OTW, a half mile off of Nauset with 300 feet of wire we could catch all the bass we wanted after tuna forays and the bait was there but no Mr. Piniped.
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Look, I agree that the seals have an impact, especially locally the way you desecribe. But the flounder situation in particular is the same up and down the coast. Western LIS, outer banks, etc all saw the same trends where you could catch coolers full of flatfish and now they don't exist. All the environmental factors you stated also play a part. I am sure the fishing is going to be affected where the seals are, but I do not think the presence of seals can be identified as the main factor in the lack of flounder. |
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10-13-2006, 04:56 PM
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Originally Posted by zimmy
but I do not think the presence of seals can be identified as the main factor in the lack of flounder.
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I bet they are the reason in Pleasant Bay, I have zero doubt about it. |
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10-13-2006, 06:25 PM
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Originally Posted by Slipknot
I bet they are the reason in Pleasant Bay, I have zero doubt about it.
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Mill Pond too.. I sat in a friends tin boat there several winters back, freezin, trying for winter flounder (which we used to get a bucketfull in short order on a Sunday afternoon).. and watched the sea rats chewing on them instead... |
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10-13-2006, 06:33 PM
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Uncle Remus
Join Date: Mar 2003
Location: Lakeville Ma.
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I don't even waste my time going to Pleasant Bay in my tin boat anymore. According to my records in 97 I took 70 36" plus fish in my tin boat in a 2 month span from Minister's point to Strong Island. You would be hard pressed to get 7 now adays. Too long of a drive to get skunked now. Real shame as it was perfect small boat fishing and free parking at the numerous dirt ramps. P
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10-13-2006, 06:44 PM
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Afterhours Custom Plugs
Join Date: Mar 2004
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do expired seals sink?  |
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