June, the dog, decided to come along on this trip and once again we had a successful outing. I came out on top with the largest fluke measuring 22 inches. Jamie was a close second with 'Stumpy' - a 21 inch fluke with a mangled tail. It was a somewhat slow start but once we found the hot spots we kept pulling fish up and started to fill the live well. Overall we came home with about 8 keepers. The girls did really well hooking and netting all of their fish. We made a video with the GoPro and I will get around to editing and posting it some day soon. It was a little chilly but the girls stuck it out for several hours.
Back at home I had a bunch of fluke waiting to be cleaned from the day before and this new bunch took their place in the ice bath - waiting their turn to be cleaned tomorrow. Now I had a significant amount of fish to last for all of next week as long as I am careful. I even have enough to give some away. I'll probably bring a few down to Lavallette to give to dad.
I also cleaned a bluefish today that I am planning on putting on the smoker grill for some bluefish jerky. This was the first bluefish of the season. That's a bit of a surprise but I'm not going to complain about that. I put the cleaned pieces into a zip top bag with a honey and salt brine and in a day or two I will dehydrate and smoke it.
We are planning on a trip down to Lavallette tomorrow afternoon to spend some time with the family. This will be a big test of will as I know there is sure to be a lot of food available. I almost don't want to go all together but I think it will be a good challenge for me to try to resist. We'll see.
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