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THE
FISHERY
2006 Fishing Season:
All Fishery Laws below are
subject to change by the
Governing Authorities.
To the best of our knowledge
the text below is the latest
information. More
info
Striped Bass
Connecticut Length requirement for 2005
season is 28 inches with a creel limit of 2 per person. Striper is our
prime target on the Good Company II. Best time to catch your Striper is early
(May early June) before the bluefish take over the bait and send the
Stripers deeper and harder to catch. Bass move in before most
species and stay all through the season into November. Stripers
can reach up to 60 lbs. plus. An average fish will weigh in at 20
lbs.
No
Closed Season.
Bluefish
Pound for pound Bluefish give you the biggest bang for the buck. If you're a sport
fisherman, you'll have a blast pulling in these major fighters. Creel
limit is 10 fish per person with no minimum length. Weight can reach
toward 25 lbs. We sometimes
scale down to a lighter tackle when the situation arises. Fighting these fish this way will give you a memorable fishing
experience!
No Closed Season.
Porgy
Porgies are great little balls of fun
and delicious eating. You can
fish for Porgy if you max out early enough with a 7-hour Striper Trip, or
if you book a bottom fishing trip looking for Porgy, Black sea bass, and
Fluke. Creel limit for Porgy is 25 fish per person June 1 - August
31, with a length of
10.5 inches. A Creel limit of 60 per person is for Charter Party
Boats only and will start September 1st. through October 31st. when they
are nice and plump. Average weight of
these fish - approximately 2 lbs. up to 4 lbs.
Season Opens - June 1 - Oct. 31
Closed Season - November 1 - June 30
Special Charter Boat Season - 60 fish per person - Sept1 -Oct 31
Fluke (Summer Flounder)
Minimum size for Fluke is 18 inches,
the daily Creel limit is 6 fish per angler. When you have a doormat
size Fluke on the end of your line you will soon find out the definition
of arm buster. The big ones can grow up to 36 inches and weigh in at
20 lbs. almost like a mini Halibut! Filets are absolutely delicate and delicious.
Season Opens - April 30 - December
31
Closed Season - January 1 - April 29
Winter Flounder
One of the most
popular fish and best tasting in the waters of the Atlantic. Minimum
size is 12 inches and the Daily Creel limit is 8 per angler. Flounders will give a good fight and are lots fun to catch.
No
Closed Season.
Black Sea Bass
Minimum size is
12 inches with Creel limit of 25 fish per angler. These great fish
have nice white meat and are very tasty. We target them in our local
waters while fishing for porgies and fluke, but have great results at
Montauk and block island with usually constant action. We can tailor our
normal 8 hour bass trip to include this species after the morning bite if
you would like to fish for them. Everyone gets to fish at the same
time which is always fun. You never know what is looming in the
depths when you put your bait down there at Block Island or Montauk.
We catch a wide variety of species when bottom fishing. Average
weight 6 - 7 lbs.
No Closed Season
Tautog (Blackfish)
Minimum size is
14 inches, daily Creel limit is 4 fish per angler. This is another species
we go after in the early season and especially in the fall. They are
scrappy fighters when you try to pull them out of the rocks.
Blackfish are great eating either baked stuffed with a seafood stuffing,
broiled with butter and lemon or used for fish chowder. Nice white
meat and very tasty. A favorite with many anglers.
Average weight 3 -10 lbs. The big ones can tip the scales at 20 lbs.
Season opens Jan. 1 - April 30,
June 15 - Sept. 7 and Sept. 22 - Dec. 13
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