Flats: Good News/Bad News

[capt. ed]

Good: Superb Weather, pretty decent water clarity, water temps in the upper 50s to 60 late in the day.

Bad: The fish are off the feed. Lure bite was almost non-existent and even the herring drowners having a hard time with 0 - 3 fish.

Dennis and his buddy came all the way from Cape May this morning and we beat the Flats to a froth with a wide selection of lures. I'd say it was a slow day but slow would have better than what we got. No skunk! But wow tough fishing. spoke with a few other guides and all had similar experiences today.

Sorry for the news but that's the honest scoop.

[2dogs]

Thanks for the honest report Capt Ed. I'm going tomorrow, Friday, anyway. Just gotta give it a try.

[DEEP POCKETS]

Thanks for the report Capt Ed, if you and the other guides arent getting them than that tells me something:( Were still going to give it a try in the am.

Guess the effects of the full moon:confused: :mad:

[Ele]

We always have a slump in the flats fishing when you have colder weather as it has been the last three nights. It will pick up with the warmer temps. The Herring weren't running either.

Ele

[Flyguy784]

Thanks for keeping us all up to date guys. I'm going down to try a Friday late afternoon/evening.

[stripersupe]

Thanks for the report. May pick up this weekend with low pressure moving in.

[flats cat]

Do you think with the water temps that the fish are doing their annual move to the rivers to get ready to spawn? That would explain the lack of fish on the flats.