"They're baaaack!" 
It's been nice to have the recent reports from ScubaBoard members seeing more and more flounder and I'm happy to confirm the trend! On Sunday, 6/7/09, there were more keepers than I've ever seen before! I saw about 25 keeper-sized winter flounder on two long dives, mostly 13 to 15 inches, but several that went 16 to 17 inches! There were about another 10 fish that were barely short, too.
I got my limit of (8) on my first dive and was joined on my second dive by fellow ScubaBoarder, trappist, who also got his limit of (8) on his first-ever flounder hunt! Nice going, trappist!
He's a very quick study of the hunt and he also mastered a couple of time-saving techniques for filleting flounder! We each brought home about 3 to 4 pounds of fillets!
I also grabbed one barely legal scallop to add to a gift package of fillets for a local friend! He loved getting that treat!
It was a very enjoyable dive day with a great buddy in the pleasant surroundings of my favorite in-town dive site!
Quick dive report:
Mostly sunny, air temp 75F, light west wind, calm seas.
Two long dives (110 and 94 minutes), first began around 1/2 flood tide and second around high tide (12 noon).
Water temp was 52 to 54F with no discernible thermocline. Max depths were 40 and 33 feet, respectively. Vis was mostly 20 to 25 feet, at times up to 40 feet in spots. I measured 25' vis twice with a line, at depths of 40' and 30'. Close to shore vis dropped to 15' at times.
Winter flounder were very plentiful and most were legal sized. One small striper, about 18 inches long, and a couple of small schools of pollock came sniffing around, no doubt drawn by the catch. A few lobsters were seen, all shorts, although other divers reported getting some keepers.
Pics follow.
Dave C
Front Beach. A dive class from Burlington Scuba got some ideal conditions compared to the poor vis they reportedly had the previous day.
Fellow ScubaBoarder, trappist, quickly got the hang of it!
He adds a nice 17" winter flounder to his rapidly filling catch bag!
Trappist at my Subaru Filleting Station.
It's been nice to have the recent reports from ScubaBoard members seeing more and more flounder and I'm happy to confirm the trend! On Sunday, 6/7/09, there were more keepers than I've ever seen before! I saw about 25 keeper-sized winter flounder on two long dives, mostly 13 to 15 inches, but several that went 16 to 17 inches! There were about another 10 fish that were barely short, too.
I got my limit of (8) on my first dive and was joined on my second dive by fellow ScubaBoarder, trappist, who also got his limit of (8) on his first-ever flounder hunt! Nice going, trappist!
He's a very quick study of the hunt and he also mastered a couple of time-saving techniques for filleting flounder! We each brought home about 3 to 4 pounds of fillets!
I also grabbed one barely legal scallop to add to a gift package of fillets for a local friend! He loved getting that treat!
It was a very enjoyable dive day with a great buddy in the pleasant surroundings of my favorite in-town dive site!
Quick dive report:
Mostly sunny, air temp 75F, light west wind, calm seas.
Two long dives (110 and 94 minutes), first began around 1/2 flood tide and second around high tide (12 noon).
Water temp was 52 to 54F with no discernible thermocline. Max depths were 40 and 33 feet, respectively. Vis was mostly 20 to 25 feet, at times up to 40 feet in spots. I measured 25' vis twice with a line, at depths of 40' and 30'. Close to shore vis dropped to 15' at times.
Winter flounder were very plentiful and most were legal sized. One small striper, about 18 inches long, and a couple of small schools of pollock came sniffing around, no doubt drawn by the catch. A few lobsters were seen, all shorts, although other divers reported getting some keepers.
Pics follow.
Dave C
Front Beach. A dive class from Burlington Scuba got some ideal conditions compared to the poor vis they reportedly had the previous day.
Fellow ScubaBoarder, trappist, quickly got the hang of it!
He adds a nice 17" winter flounder to his rapidly filling catch bag!
Trappist at my Subaru Filleting Station.
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