Not a bad day

[swampy]

this is why i bought a boat. Myself and two other divers left the dock in newburyport at about 8am made it to our faverite site did three dives and all maxed out our bag limit. lots of eggers. The days total was 3 divers all with 15 bugs 2 scallops and one flounder. The guys at the fire house are looking forward to the seafood newburg tonight.

 

[Curt Bowen]

this is why i bought a boat. Myself and two other divers left the dock in newburyport at about 8am made it to our faverite site did three dives and all maxed out our bag limit. lots of eggers. The days total was 3 divers all with 15 bugs 2 scallops and one flounder. The guys at the fire house are looking forward to the seafood newburg tonight.

Dam

Bring the catch to my firehouse!

SCFD Sarasota county fire dept station 5 C-shif

 

[ScubaSarus]

I see why they call them bugs lol

 

[LobstaMan]

Hey Swampy, questions regarding flounder if you don't mind. Is there a size limitation? And if so, how do you tell before you spear/stab 'em and drop them in the bag? I see flounder on almost every dive, but just ignore them and continue bug hunting. Are they worth the trouble? Thanks.

Nice haul.

LobstaMan

 

[mikswi]

I still think it BITES about the lobster regs. They sold it in the name of "Conservation" but yet, divers take less than 1% of the annual harvest. They didnt touch commercial lobsterman!

 

[MASS-Diver]

Hey Swampy, questions regarding flounder if you don't mind. Is there a size limitation? And if so, how do you tell before you spear/stab 'em and drop them in the bag? I see flounder on almost every dive, but just ignore them and continue bug hunting. Are they worth the trouble? Thanks.

Nice haul.

LobstaMan

Ya there's a size limit, it used to be 12" I'm not sure if it's changed. Flounder is a very, very tasty fish, but can be tricky to fillet. If anyone has any cleaning tricks please share.

 

[Magwitch]

Hey Swampy

Where did you launch from, Cashman park & how long does it take to exit the mouth. I go out with my brother & he was launching from the West Newbury town ramp on Parker river until the extorted err, raised the fee to $75. From there it takes longer to reach the ocean than it does to cross to Cape Ann.

 

[mtsidford]

Nice haul, I see we have some competition out there. Not a bad day at all. I wish I had a boat, but to be honest some of our best days are from shore, like the last one.

 

[yak]

The size limit on winter flounder is 12" and on yellowtail it's 13"

Here's the source: http://www.mass.gov/dfwele/dmf/recreationalfishing/rec_index.htm

I think those numbers might have changed from last year, but I can't find a pdf of last year' regs.

I have my tickle stick taped to last' years regs( I wanna say 15"? . I lay it down next to them to eyeball the size, then squeeze the handle open on my catch bag, and (sometimes with a push) they usually swim straight into the bag.

 

[decapoddiver]

http://www.cptdave.com/filet-flounder.html