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Croakers Hit the Delaware Bay

The croakers are here, just in time for the 4th of July weekend. The Reliable II out of Bowers Beach is fishing daily, and Shirley said that they are “slamming” the croakers.
She also said that several short flounder are also coming over the rails, and Walter Leashefski one 2.10-pound keeper that took the pool She [...]

Bower’s Beach Flounder Action Continues

Shirley aboard the Reliable II said that Sunday morning started off with lots of Headboater enthusiasts who had one thing on their mind — winning the Reliable’s June Mega Monster Cash Pot Contest.
The June Mega Monster Cash Pot had jumped to $149.00. Several flounder shorts were caught and a heartbreaking almost close legal flounder [...]

Bowers Beach Big Flounder Pool Grows

Shirley aboard the Reliable out of Bowers Beach, Delaware recently told us about the boat’s “Mega Monster Cash Pot Contest” This is doing really well and everyone is so excited about it. The pool increases every day of the month, and is currently up to $160. The next monthly cash pot should be well [...]

Big Flatties Coming From Delaware Bay

Shirley Donovan of the Reliable II out of Bowers Beach, DE indicates that big flounder are coming from the Delaware Bay. Customer John holds a citation 7-pound flounder that he caught aboard the Reliable II. John is totally blind -great work John.

Minimum Sizes Don’t Always Mean Overfishing

Most anglers understand why there are minimum limits on fish, particularly in freshwater. Without these limits, the fish would be more susceptible to overfishing, reducing the number of the species and threatening their demise. State conservation departments, such as the New Jersey Division of Fish and Game and Pennsylvania Fish and Boat Commission, can control [...]

Raritan Bay Winter Flounder Hotspots

Now that the cold weather months are here, winter flounder inhabit much of the bay and river waters found in northern and central New Jersey. Although winter flounder used to inhabit waters as far south as Delaware Bay, past years has seen the winter flounder move its wintering grounds north. Now, many say that Barnegat [...]

Summer Flounder Fishing Is A Fine Excursion

The Summer heat continues to dry many freshwater fisheries, but saltwater fishing action is now reaching its peak. For the angler who is looking for decent light tackle saltwater fishing, summer flounder offers fine angling in bays and inland waters.
Often called “fluke,” summer flounder invade bays, inlets, rivers, and inshore lumps. These bottom-dwelling fish prefer [...]