ONCE UPON A SUMMER FLOUNDER

From 1955 to 1969, I engaged in fishing the waters of Long Island. My favorite fish to catch was FLUKE(Summer Flounder). The largest one I ever caught was 7 l/2 pounds. I also caught a 6 and a 4 l/4 pound fish and many other smaller sizes. My father caught a 5 pounder. I lost one that I estimate to be between 10 and 15 pounds. I also believe I once had a bite from one perhaps as large as 20 pounds. I caught other species as well.

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Wednesday, August 08, 2007

Fishing at Orient Point, Long Island.














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BE SURE TO CLICK THE PICTURES TO SEE IT IN A VERY ENLARGED FORM.
YOU CAN GET THE UPCLOSE FEELING THAT I USE TO GET WHEN I FISHED SO MANY YEARS AGO. SOMEBODY TOOK SOME DAMM GOOD PICTURES HERE.
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The last time I fished at Orient Point was in the late 1960s. What a great fishing spot. You could call it the "2nd Montauk". Weather was the killer to a day of fishing at Orient Point. I went on a few flounder trips and one Fluke trip back then. What great fishing. I did not go for blackfish(tautog) there. It is also a great striped bass area too.
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These photos that I picked up on the net were taken in 2003. The fisherman here have caught fluke(summer flounder) and blackfish(tautog). It was good to see that nearly 40 years later that things are looking good fishingwise at the POINT. Darn, but those summer flounders look so handsome. Tautog, a member of the wrasse family are good eating . They taste much like flounder.

posted by kelsci | 1:25 AM

1 Comments:

Blogger Alida Thorpe said...

Thanks for the visit to my blog, Long Island Woman.
You are right. The King fish are running in the Great South Bay off Sayville and we caught a few, along with the Weakfish.

There is nothing like being out on the water, and catching fish to cook for dinner is a bonus!

3:49 AM  

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