Fluke fishing brings back a flood of memories for me. My grandfather’s 1972 tri-hull bowrider was much better suited for water skiing than for fishing, but as a kid, I didn’t understand that or care.

The calendar has flipped to May and in a few short days fishermen can add fluke to their coolers as the season has an early start to it this year. The ocean temperatures is still chilly for drifting, ...