Hi folks, seems the weekend weather forecast in south county and the cape is about to get wacked with high surf from the offshore hurricane. Here's my dilema. I've got the weekend off from work and can drive anywhere between York Maine to Point Judith to fish the surf. What would your recommendations be (without specifics) to the area I should target considering the storm brewing offshore? North shore vs. South shore? Or should I just stay home and rent a movie with the miss's? I don't imagine 10ft+ waves are desired when fishing? :blush:

If the seas are as big as they say they are going to be( which I trust is true because I just got back and its getting big and weedy now) I would either fish in estuaries or bays or..rent a movie and stay home, there is plenty of season left! :wavey:

Weather looks perfect: (http://www.weather.com/activities/recreation/outdoors/weather/tenday.html?locid=CASPPACIFS:13&from=weekend_topnav_outdoors) :buds:

Groundswell was building out by the tower last night.
Should get bigger today/tomorrow.

So will the canal be good fishing this weekend at all or what???? And if it is can you please tell me the time to go????? And if not and there are other spots please tell me I am desprit

Huh? Here is teh RI marine forecast
TONIGHT
W WINDS 5 TO 10 KT. SEAS 2 TO 4 FT IN SE SWELL.

SAT
NE WINDS AROUND 5 KT...BECOMING SE IN THE AFTERNOON. SEAS
1 TO 3 FT.

SAT NIGHT
E WINDS 5 TO 10 KT. SEAS AROUND 2 FT.

SUN
E WINDS 5 TO 10 KT WITH GUSTS UP TO 20 KT. SEAS 1 TO 3 FT.

SUN NIGHT
NE WINDS 5 TO 10 KT WITH GUSTS UP TO 20 KT. SEAS 1 TO 3
FT.

Jimmy;
check the offshore, small craft for seas 4-6+ this weekend..
It is getting big; fished gansett last night and it is weedy and rolly....
Hurricane type swells; big slow and lotta power...
Was nice water early in the week not it just :nailem:

Be carefull what you read in those forecats, that offshore storm is producing big swells, it really makes the fishing difficult and stirs up the weed and junk, tommorow night would be a better option than tonight, Styeve and I got to our spot last night and could not fish right, He went home (smart) and I went and try a protected outflow with no luck.

ok, thanks appreciate the heads up
so....big swell, east wind, incoming tide high at 4:30am on Sunday...I know where I am headed!!!

So will the canal be good fishing this weekend at all or what???? And if it is can you please tell me the time to go????? And if not and there are other spots please tell me I am desprit


Head down to any of the local tackle shops, they will be able to help. There is a map of certain well known spots in the canal. They will give you a good start.


Read this topic on the Canal. Great post by Mike P.
http://www.striped-bass.com/Stripertalk/showthread.php?t=14919

Thanks folks for the input. Todays forecast for the next day or two seems to have south facing beach's rocking and rolling. I think fishing estuaries or bays seems like the ticket, perhaps the merrimack since I've yet to fish there this year. I'd hate to drive all the way to RI just to have to turn back. I guess I'll wait for a weather update tonight. Happy cow hunting to all.

Southeast facing beaches tonight will be the most dangerous.
Southwest tomorrow during the day.
Sunday looks "ok" currently.

Water was very clear and hardly any weed this morning when i came in at 430, swell subsided big time at high tide. Just had to figure out how to get my eel behind the breaking waves and i did all right. Going out now to town beach to check out the surf, ill snap a few pix if its huge.

this is when hazard ave or beavertail usually swallows some poor soul. :(

Or when the old guy pulls a 40+ when no one is around. I'll be out.... and I know where the fish are

I'm planning on fishing the Elizabeth Islands (Quicks and Robinsons) Saturday morning. Right now they're forcasting 2 footers and subsiding through the day to 1-2 foot.

I'm in a 19 foot CC....any problems?

I'm planning on fishing the Elizabeth Islands (Quicks and Robinsons) Saturday morning. Right now they're forcasting 2 footers and subsiding through the day to 1-2 foot.

I'm in a 19 foot CC....any problems?

Quicks and Robinsons takes special handling when the chop kicks up. Get your reports before heading out. Good-luck!

Okay, enough said, I'm off to SOCO just the same. Just saw live pics of a beach in westport on the local news and the seas look manageble. Yippie!!!!!! :happy:

I'm hooked up and ready to go, some of my best and yes most dangerous fishing, is with big swells breaking on offshore ledges. I watch them for a long time, like a surfer reading the break, slowly working closer and closer to get those casts in close. Been vertical a few times, taken a few over the bow, but hey I like the thrill rides at the parks too:).

I've found that some of the best fishin is in big swells caused by off shore hurricans.

COASTAL WATERS FROM PROVINCETOWN MA TO CHATHAM MA TO NANTUCKET MA
OUT 20 NM-
346 PM EDT FRI JUL 29 2005

TONIGHT
SW WINDS 10 TO 15 KT...DECREASING TO 5 TO 10 KT AFTER
MIDNIGHT. SEAS 3 TO 4 FT.

SAT
SE WINDS AROUND 5 KT. SEAS AROUND 2 FT.

SAT NIGHT
NE WINDS AROUND 5 KT. SEAS AROUND 2 FT.

SUN
NE WINDS 5 TO 10 KT. SEAS 2 TO 3 FT.

SUN NIGHT
NE WINDS 5 TO 10 KT. SEAS 2 TO 3 FT.

The boys from Team Ave Mariaq are gonna go check some of our Cod spots east of the bank tomorrow. I continue to look for somehting to get me concerned and am not seeing much besides the fact theat the beaches are gonna have some wicked rip tides....looks good and not rough outside...

or am I just screwed up and missing something

I swam & rode the waves at Narragansett Beach today and the swells were big and there was an unbelieveable amount of weeds in the water. I cancelled my fishing plans tonight.

During those offshores I have also seen some good fish.
But getting the good rip is hit or miss.
And there is usually a pile load of guys down there with you.