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    Unhappy Anyone know where the flounder are?

    Went out today in the Raritan Bay with no luck. Fished all day with 2 headboats within casting distance and no one was catching fish anywhere. Fished the Keyport flats, and other spots in Raritan Bay area using fresh mussels and sand worms for bait. Chummed with mussels and cooked white rice and didn't even get a hit. Any one out there want to share where they are catching fish? Anything would be helpful.

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    That is where the fishing has been hot, typically the fish move out by the ammo pier or out to roamer shoals this time of year once they leave the flats, haven't heard many reports. I'd say roamer shoals should be holding some good fish right now. There are a lot of charter boats fishing for flounder, if they aren't around you they then the fish are elsewhere, the party boats do not move around as much as charters will, especially for flounder.

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    Has anyone been up the Navesink by the oceanic bridge? I've done well by calendar there in years gone by at this time of year... Also near the Sea Bright bridge mor on the rumson side has produced in the past too...

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    guy behind me in the marina had 40 on the flats on Saturday. other people had only a few , it has been very hit or miss. Fish only bite for about 45 minutes and seem to be about the mid tide based on my experience the last 2 Wednesday's

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    Two friends of mine have been fishing the river, the bite has been just ok there and seemed very sluggish for most this weekend, the bite in the bay was more reliable. Like hotshot says, from all the reports I've heard it has been slow except for a short little spurt of a bite throughout the day. Flounder are typically on their way out by this time of the month. Heard there are some bass around, when the poundin' gets to be slow like this, it's usually time to switch over and find the stripers.

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    Very Bad day today . I took the big donut today on the flounders. Did see a lot more Bunker and heard of a 32 caught today and the Blues have also arrived.

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    Smile bobbo

    try putting your bait in the water and try brown rice instead of white rice.
    Quote Originally Posted by bobbo View Post
    Went out today in the Raritan Bay with no luck. Fished all day with 2 headboats within casting distance and no one was catching fish anywhere. Fished the Keyport flats, and other spots in Raritan Bay area using fresh mussels and sand worms for bait. Chummed with mussels and cooked white rice and didn't even get a hit. Any one out there want to share where they are catching fish? Anything would be helpful.

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    the blues have invaded the Navesink... flounder fishing is not going to be easy.. Our precious bass are going to be eating left overs and bunker heads.

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    Start loading up on them blues...

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    Was the white rice uncle ben's or minute rice. They can tell the difference.
    Quote Originally Posted by bobbo View Post
    Went out today in the Raritan Bay with no luck. Fished all day with 2 headboats within casting distance and no one was catching fish anywhere. Fished the Keyport flats, and other spots in Raritan Bay area using fresh mussels and sand worms for bait. Chummed with mussels and cooked white rice and didn't even get a hit. Any one out there want to share where they are catching fish? Anything would be helpful.

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