How have you guys done with this new moon? I landed my largest of the season leading up to the weekend, but havent been able to fish since friday:wall: :gu: :bl2:
can't make it out tonight either, but tomorrow ill be back at it, hoping the school of large i was into is still around.

slow!!!!!!!!

looks like the low beat the moon.

I was out last night.....lots of small baitfish where I was, and some smaller striped ones around....but no large, threw eels and plugs, 1 bluefish to show for it....the conditions were excellent....I was expecting alot more.

same this morning for me.. im sure the dead low didnt help.... but damn was it quiet...

absolutely no lack of micro blues hopping all over the place though...

Going out tomorrow around 7:30PM in chatham and plan on staying out until around 12:30ish. Tide is not right but I just need to get out there.

Brutal "new moon" for me. Not for lack of effort though. I logged some massive hours throwing big ole' cape cod rattlesnakes at a number of back beaches that had some really juicy structure. I must have walked a marathon in two nights. Not a sniff on the backside. Had to hit a few other spots up inside a bay in order to score a few fish on plugs. A real dissapointment. :huh:

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Lotsa schoolies, but the aweful weather my head just wasn't in the game. Mostly relaxed and rested, charging the batteries for next weekend.

they're still around:wiggle:
after getting the skunk for most of june, 5 fish the last week in the 25-30 lb class:jump: , and several in the 18-20 lb class. glad i fished the "new moon in june."

How have you guys done with this new moon? I landed my largest of the season leading up to the weekend, but havent been able to fish since friday:wall: :gu: :bl2:
can't make it out tonight either, but tomorrow ill be back at it, hoping the school of large i was into is still around.

For me, the new moon phases are by far the best nights. Four days before and 4 days after is it! That's when the big girls roam closer to the shoreline and put on their feeding bag. Furthermore, the closer into the slack water... the better! :wave:

"Crazy" Alberto
NonStopFisher@Optonline.net

AL loves his slack tides....:wiggle:

plenty of fish around, i've seen them on top, so musch bait it looks like it's raining, and barely a sniff on eels, flies, plugs, slug-gos. i have picked up a lot of driftwood though.

AL loves his slack tides....:wiggle:

That's right...New Moon + near Slack tide + Structure = Big fish! And don't ya forget it. :bl:

"Crazy" Alberto
NonStopFisher@Optonline.net

U converted me AL....slack and a 9" wildeye...:hee:

I have been scoring on eels...until some @#$ put a lobster pot in my hole...rhody guys i feel your pain.... 3 rigs and another lost cow.:af:

Three or for nights before and after the new moon is the best. I,ve always had good fishing during this period and this June '06 new moon was no exception.