Fishing For

Barndoor skate

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Disk broad, with sharply angled corners and a pointed snout; front edges concave. No middorsal spines on disk. Tail with 3 rows of spine (1 middorsal row and 1 row on each side). Dorsal fins close together (Ref. 7251). Upper surface brownish, with many scattered small dark spots. Mucous pores on nuchal region. Lower surface white, blotched irregularly with gray (Ref. 6902).

Average Length

Maximum Length

5.3 ft

Maximum Weight

39.7 lbs

Depth Range

0.0 - 2,460.6 ft

Temperature Range

32.0 - 68.0 ºF

Top Fishing Spots To Catch Barndoor skate

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Great South Bay

Suffolk County, New York

1 Catch

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Gulf of Maine

43.294392, -70.216858

1 Catch

5.0

(14)

North Atlantic Ocean (US/MA/NH)

42.836325, -70.691787

1 Catch

4.0

(19)

North Atlantic Ocean (US/NY)

40.897318, -72.087691

1 Catch

4.0

(15)

North Atlantic Ocean (Wilmington)

34.286750, -77.610837

Top Baits For Catching Barndoor skate

Natural Baits by Live Bait Salt Water Grunts

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(6)

1 Catch

Recently Caught Barndoor skate

Catch and release on the Bunny Clark. Reeled it up over 20 minutes from 300 feet down!

Species Barndoor skate

Weight 24 lb 8 oz

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Pulled my fist skate today

Species Barndoor skate

Gear 1

17 likes • 1 comment

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skate caught off the beach on block island, safely returned

Species Barndoor skate

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some evening fishing on an outgoing tide at plum island

Species Barndoor skate

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First skate of the szn

Species Barndoor skate

Weight 2 lb

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I think this is a skate cool fish tho

Species Barndoor skate

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The only catch today in jones beach, but it's my trophy fish for estimated 65cm and 7lbs . Really a strong fighter!!

Species Barndoor skate

Weight 7 lb

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