up here in maine the stripers are still about a month away. I would like to travel south this weekend to find some fish. Any ideas ?

Mal - welcome to S-B... what part of Maine are you from? I used to hit Camp Ellis a lot. The fish WILL (most likely ;) ) be at the West Wall in E. Matunuck, RI if there is some warmth and the wind is coming from the South West - of course, most people are traveling to this spot on the weekend anyway... Weapon of choice is the 3/8-1/2 ounce white upperman jig & grub tail or small plastic like a 3in Cocahoe or FinS (all with or with out teaser)... Like mentioned, everyone and their brother's dog's vetrinarian will be there on the weekend - unless the wind is out of the north or east - then it will be empty and almost always empty of fish too...

Here are a couple shots from last year....

http://www.striped-bass.com/Images/ww416b1a.jpg

http://www.striped-bass.com/Images/wwmaguire1.jpg

Hi John and thanks for the welcome. I hail from Lyman ,Maine which is located aprox. 10 miles due west of Camp Ellis.

Hey!! Is that me right over the guys right shoulder? I have a coat and hat just like that but don't remember going to the wall wearing it.

You remember if that's me John? Like it don't matter ......but I'm just curious.

Saltheart - I don't think you were there that day last year - MOF, I don't think I saw you at the Wall last year. You & Smokey were there on other days... That was the first day of fish last year too - late as that was the 6 or 7th of April. Tommy got 2 and the Doc 1. I got my first the next day...

Hey Mal - Camp Ellis is one of my favorite places. I have a few friends that live there year round and I used to fish there a lot. From the end of the marsh at Murder Creek (Huey sized Skeeters), to the Commercial dock & beach, to the million dollar home with the three million dollar view ;) (the owner gets a few decent bass by the dock parking lot), Nun's Beach, Goosefair Brook ;) .... A lot of nice fishing from shore right there. A lot of nice fishing from boat too just off the islands out front or trolling the jetty with tube-n-worm. I hated to think about fishing with the tourists on the jetty - never even tried. Just don't get the chance to fish there like I used to....

Hi John,

Nice job of capturing our salt water version of "Opening Day" for the guys in the pinstripe suits.

West Wall...who hasn't heard about the West Wall -- It's like Ft Wheterill to scuba divers. If you dive, you know what I'm talking about.

Mike