wat do u do? im sure there must be some good ideas out there. i'd get a boat if i had the dough!

Fish areas that you normally would not fish.

rocks - eels - nighttime - patience
There is bound to be a fish eventually

GO out on the boat.

Get a kayak. Much cheaper in the long run, especially with gas these days. Also a very productive and exciting way to fish.

Throw chunks and :gu: :D

Kayak, spent the day in mine yesterday, and it was great :cool:

work more....

eels or other bait at night

rocks - eels - nighttime - patience
There is bound to be a fish eventually

Rocks are key, even more so than sand. So much so that they are called Rockfish south of the mason dixon line. So always think rocks, think dangerously inaccessble slippery surfbeaten crags in the dead of night.

get frustrated.. hit the rocks.. lose a rig every cast... give up and :gu: .. and then when you are so hammered there is no way would be able to set a hook, and you are 100yds from your rod chatting about spots.. it will pick up.

fishing for me gets slow first extended heat wave .. then its nights only ..

Try to catch eagles.

Go on the boat:hee:

I don't know what you guys are complaining about, you could be trout fishing like me. Yesterday it was stupid fishing with a nymph and a indicator(bobber) I must have caught 50 fish.
But I would rather have been wandering around in the dark, with big waves and salty water...

Go freshwater:biglaugh:

Try to catch eagles.


LOL, that was a cool picture. The way it was taken made the eagle look 4 1/2" tall

Throw chunks and :gu: :D

AGREED!!!

little early to be talking about when the fishing gets slow isnt it? we've been talking all winter about what we will do when they get here and now its slow?? what about in between then and there?

The slower it gets, the better each fish feels.

Stay home and.....:think:mmmmmm lemme see what threads can I start,,,,,thats what some guys do:D.

The first thing I did (tonight)was dig a four foot hole under my deck put a 55 gallon eel live well in,I've been putting this for too long!

I was also thinking about putting in a huge new fire pit with a 8' aprin around it and run a coax cable & electric to it for future use,like when football starts I can watch games by the fire & booze it up with:buds:

Other than that there's some other little stuff around the house I wanna do but that's on the back burnner.

I think we'll do a couple of camping trips in Maine & N.H.


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little early to be talking about when the fishing gets slow isnt it? we've been talking all winter about what we will do when they get here and now its slow?? what about in between then and there?

ahhh cmon, its not thatttttt slow, i just was wonderin really wat other people have been doin to pass some time when there not nailin the fish, thats all. im perfectly content with not bringin home the big one every night. its fishin, not catchin :bounce: go get em!

its not slow trout fishing ! I havent been saltwater fishing yet . too many large trout being caught . sure I take a 50 or a 60 but 4 # trout on 2 and 4 # test is so nice .

Caught eight bass and a pickerel last night.

when it gets slow you just have to keep at it - how else are you gonna know when it heats up - wait for someone on the internet to tell you?

when it gets slow you just have to keep at it - how else are you gonna know when it heats up - wait for someone on the internet to tell you?

precisely :humpty: :humpty: :humpty:

:thanks:

you drive down to king cove....one of our sponsers...

rent a kayak and go have a blast


ps talk to Nils C he'll put you on some fish

keep both hands on the wheel there buddy... :tooth:

Throw chunks and :gu: :D


yup!
I'm usually not the type to drive all over the state looking for em so my backup plan...sit down throw some chunks out have a few :gu: enjoy the stars & scenery....

Just this monday Island Girl and I were throwing plugs for a good hour or or so...for nothing :af: :sleeps: so instead of moving or giving up... I threw on some chunks to soak. I/G and I just about had enough :buds: so I get up to reel in the bait...when....bam! :jump1:

this fish took off. Not the biggest but definetly an enjoyable night.. Probably would not have gotten it (we both would have quit by then) if we were just throwing plugs all night...

I rarely chunk but its nice to use as a backup plan. Makes for a relaxing and enjoyable night rather than just a boring/frustrating one...

Bait at night is the best. I have yet to be skunked, but I have yet to get that keeper.

when it gets slow you just have to keep at it - how else are you gonna know when it heats up - wait for someone on the internet to tell you?

good point man, you gots to keep at it. by the time it hits the internet or the mags, the fish could be gone!!
If you put the time in and pay attention you are bound to get some fish. I bet you any real "high liner" will tell you that "summer doldrums" are just a myth. Not that this thread was referencing summer doldrums, but those threads are a few weeks away I'm sure.

can't wait for the doldrums, thats when us N. Shore guys get some decent shots at larger fish. Bring on July and August.

I don't think it really gets slow, if the fish are few and far between to begin with. The fish are in other locales. I start to move around.