It's taken almost three weeks, but the first winter flounder catches on Shark River are starting to come in, according to the Fisherman's Den.
The catch is very nominal to say the least but a couple of the regulars on the L Street floating dock finally got a few bites on the worm rigs. Tim Rizzuto at Fisherman's Den said two reported catches were reported to him, the biggest of which was 16 inches. Out of the tackle shops the Asbury Park Press spoke to this week, the Den is the only locale to report a winter flounder catch.