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Ocean City
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Back-bay summer flounder fishing served up the same catches as earlier: lots of the fish, mostly throwbacks, said John from Fin-Atics. Some of the larger flatties were boated on the ocean at Townsend’s Inlet Reef, the O.C. Reef and along the Great Egg Harbor Inlet bell buoy. Striped bass were angled from the bay at the sod banks and bridges, but anglers had to work hard for them, fishing extremely early in the mornings and at dusk. Some threw swimming plugs like Yozuri Crystal Minnows, and some worked small popper lures like a Smack-It Jr. A few tog were rustled up from along the bridges and pilings, and anglers should remember one tog per day is the bag limit. In the surf a bunch of kingfish were banked, and surf casters reported picking up spots today. Spots might’ve become another fish to land from the suds. Small sand sharks bit in the wash, and tackle-busting cownosed rays moved through the surf. Anglers who never caught one could have fun releasing the big rays. On the ocean bluefish, a few Spanish mackerel, sometimes mahi mahi and occasional bluefin tuna were wrenched in at the A.C. Ridge and Sea Isle Ridge. A few boaters made the trip offshore during the week’s frequent rough seas on the grounds. Fairly good fishing for yellowfin tuna and a few white marlin was found at Wilmington Canyon in 50 fathoms. One customer said yellowfins were also located at 50 fathoms between Lindenkohl and Spencer canyons.
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