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Fished the Lewes Canal for some flounder. It was a typical day with boat traffic, lots of crabs, lots of peanut Blues, lots of lost bait, a few shorts, and a couple keepers.
I will say that it is sad that there are people that REALLY don't respect the rules. I make it a point to release pregnant, short, and keeping only my limit. This boat i was fishing next to was catch to icebox... no measuring... no hesistation... except when they hooked one. Made it a point to drag the flounder all the way around to the other side of the boat where no one can see and acting like they didnt catch. Then they would quietly lift the flounder directly into the icebox then take a quick glance around to seelat if anyone was watching. Not trying to be controversial because I know Asians have a bad rep for doing things like this and it IS a serious problem, but all I am going to say is that this problem is multi-cultural and we should do what we can to help make people EVERYONE aware that we are watching. If we don't preserve our fishery nobody will. I spoke to this guy and his wife, but he ignored me and moved on... I can't do anything about that at that point, but he did go home shortly after... maybe he will sit in the corner and think about what he was doing wrong.
Off the soap box...
GET THERE EARLY!!!! WATCH THE TIDES... Tides make a difference in when you will catch in the canal and beating the traffic significantly improves catch ratio.
My experience is that mid-day and after... go to the pier or the wall because although the action might be slower I usually manage keeper size and no harassment from the usual players mentioned in the intro.
Fished the Lewes Canal for some flounder. It was a typical day with boat traffic, lots of crabs, lots of peanut Blues, lots of lost bait, a few shorts, and a couple keepers.
I will say that it is sad that there are people that REALLY don't respect the rules. I make it a point to release pregnant, short, and keeping only my limit. This boat i was fishing next to was catch to icebox... no measuring... no hesistation... except when they hooked one. Made it a point to drag the flounder all the way around to the other side of the boat where no one can see and acting like they didnt catch. Then they would quietly lift the flounder directly into the icebox then take a quick glance around to seelat if anyone was watching. Not trying to be controversial because I know Asians have a bad rep for doing things like this and it IS a serious problem, but all I am going to say is that this problem is multi-cultural and we should do what we can to help make people EVERYONE aware that we are watching. If we don't preserve our fishery nobody will. I spoke to this guy and his wife, but he ignored me and moved on... I can't do anything about that at that point, but he did go home shortly after... maybe he will sit in the corner and think about what he was doing wrong.
Off the soap box...
GET THERE EARLY!!!! WATCH THE TIDES... Tides make a difference in when you will catch in the canal and beating the traffic significantly improves catch ratio.
My experience is that mid-day and after... go to the pier or the wall because although the action might be slower I usually manage keeper size and no harassment from the usual players mentioned in the intro.
Really frustrating to see what some folks do to our resources. Keep up the great fishing and great reports. How do we see your partners "Doormat" video??? Link???
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