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[lucky]

  Since the sun was out we decided to forgo the weekend river crowds and take the boat out instead.  We launched at Cates park and dropped our crab traps, while waiting for the crabs we fished for flounder, it was a great day for flounder fishing with hookups coming every couple of minutes.  In the end we limited out on crabs and kept 12 or so decent sized fish.  Best part of the day was watching my friends six year old son out fish his dad.  For the flounders we used prawn for bait, and chicken for the crabs.


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[Big Steel]

Sounds awesome!!!  I haven't been out for a while, but the last time we got out there we also got some nice flounder, we were using buzz bombs!!!  Also got a monster crab!!!  So great work and nice pics!!  BTW, the flounder tastes awesome with just some lemon pepper and garlic fries in a frying pan!!

[Rodney]

Good size flounders lucky. Any soles? In the past we always kept soles instead of flounders for eating. How are those flounders prepared? How deep is the water where you guys were fishing?

[Sterling C]

I'm no expert but the fish on the right in the second picture looks like a sole to me.

[lucky]

only a couple of the english sole caught today, mostly starry flounder.  Most of the fish were caught in 20-40 feet, but last weekend we did catch a bunch in water 50-80 feet deep.  Her parents just pan fry the flounder with spices I believe, every once in a while I fillet a bunch of them and wrap the fillets around goodies like crab, cheese, broccoli etc. and bake them.

[Rodney]

You're making me hungry. Good thing I have some smallmouth bass fillets defrosted today.

Any herring lately?

I sent you an email not long ago BTW.

[DionJL]

I was actually thinking of heading out for bass. Was in need of some white meat fish.

[THE_ROE_SLINGER]

Headin out right now for some crab and flounder and prawns. Awsome report lucky

[firstlight]

Great report and pics.

Makes me want to get out there even more.

[THE_ROE_SLINGER]

Well heres my report. Lanched at rockey point and drove up to cates park were we dropped 2 crab traps loaded with chicken and salmon heads. Moved further up in search of "luckys" flounder hole. About 5 minutes in im the first to land one . If was a nice 1.9 pound stary flounder. Stayed in the same spot for another 25mins with no luck. Decided to move further up and fish close to shore . Fished here for 45 mins and managed to land 3 bull head 2 stary flounder and one sole. The sole was 13 inches and the biggest stary flounder was 16. We then procceded down to check the traps. First trap got 1 dungy and one redrock. Second trap got 4 dungys. Then we spent the next 45 mins fishing just above cates park and got one decent size soul. Brought up the traps once again and found 2 keeper dungys  in one and 0 in the other. Decided to head 'er home but only to realize our boat trailer had a flat tire. So I stayed here while the roeman went home and picked up a tire jack and a spare tire. Productive day on the water but not on the road

[troutbreath]

That was chew dungy' sunless you catch them out of that area

[THE_ROE_SLINGER]

not gettin the joke

[Fish Assassin]

I think Troutbreath is suggesting that area is polluted.

[THE_ROE_SLINGER]

O i get it. Ha Ha

[jettabambino]

i have always wondered if it is polluted or not in the Cates area... Anybody know...


Also was wondering if you can crab from the dock at cates ... anyone know the rules.. I know they close it for part of the year