Yesterday we went out on my Father In Law's annual company fishing trip on the Shamrock out of New Rochelle. Normally we target Bluefish but this year they were not biting, which was pretty upsetting considering that we chugged all the way to the coast of Stamford to find a nice school of them, then we fished the school for about an hour! First fish wasn't on board until about 11am, which is drastically different than the 8 - 8:30 that we're used to. On top of all that the water was REALLY rough and we were getting tossed around. Here is my buddy Ed who was feeling the effects of the back and forth movement!
The captain and the crew made a decision to have us switch over to Fluke, because we were more likely to catch multiple fish and we can do it in Oyster Bay, where the water is calm. So off we went to the cove in Long Island to fish for Fluke. Along the way, those who had been partying pretty hard all morning fell victim to a nap, and I seized the opportunity to snag a very rare picture:
Once we got to Oyster Bay, we had multiple fish on the boat very quickly and just like that the day had turned around. We fished though the rain, wind, and flurry of Sea Robins that we constantly taking our bait and getting in the way of catching Fluke, but all in all it was a great day. I rounded out with 7 Fluke and a dozen or so Sea Robins.
And wouldn't you know it but once we got to calmer water and started catching some fish, Ed was much more lively!
Nicole cooked up the Fluke when I got home and it was tastier than I thought. With a homemade tartar sauce, and a light mixture of ketchup and hot sauce to vary the flavors, I really enjoyed the fresh Fluke meal. It was much better than the usual Bluefish that we catch, that's for sure!
All in all another great trip out on the Shamrock, and I'm already looking forward to next years trip, whether Bluefish, Fluke, or anything else the skipper thinks is worth fishing.
However I am looking to get back to the fly rod very soon!!!
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