I'll go first.

Surf-I hardly got out this July and that's fine with me. For the few times I got out, I didn't do well at all fishing both eels and plugs:crying:

Didn't fish a sinlgle time :crying: :crying: :crying:

-spence

If I could give it a rating lower than "F"......it would be "Z"!:bc:

July, was very good for me !

i can't remember if i've ever caught a keeper in july? usually don't fish for stripers in july. but this year has been different. broke the 30# barrier twice in the last week, and another 3 or 4 well over 34".... so i'd have to say pretty good, hope this is a sign of things to come.:uhuh:

I have been shore fishing alot more than I have in the past few years and July has always been a slow month. This July was no exception, picked a few schoolies and would say no keepers for this month. I have noticed more activity this past week and actually caught a few more fish, blues and bass. August should be much better

July has been very good for me. Hopefully next week i'll hit a new milestone now that I found an area to snag bunker from shore to live line and maybe i'll break a new record for myself.

July wasn't that great for bass. Got my biggest of the month on July 1st which was 29lbs. Focused on tuna this month and succeeded.:hee:

well im 1 for 2 at my new spot with a 15#.... other than that, average boat fishing

didn' get out much this July just got back from 10 days in Purto Rico. July is ussally good for me the little I did fish it was awful with the exception of one good fish.

slow from the surf, lots of keepers and schoolies but thats it

Lots of zero's for the first 3 weeks. Picked up this week for two nice fish and then back to zero's. :faga:

my ratign for july is shat:smokin:

It blew :yak4: :yak6:

As did June and most of May.

Seriously, I can't remember a season so piss-poor in the Canal. Not even when bass were in the crapper.

It blew :yak4: :yak6:

As did June and most of May.

Seriously, I can't remember a season so piss-poor in the Canal. Not even when bass were in the crapper.

Makes me wonder why I am getting ready to make the drive:smash:

Sloooooowwwwwwwww......Made bluefishing exciting, tho.

Not as many big fish as may and june,otherwise not bad.

Crappy...but coulda put in more time.

My last two outings over the past week have produced quantity but no quality to speak of.

Fall's on it way though!

been spoty, buty have landed a couple decent fish. mostly schoolies but got my bigget of the year so far 38" last week. I know its not some of the cows that get posted here, but shes my biggest so far!

Missed fishing in May and 1/2 of June cause we moved to a semi "fixer upper" July had a bunch of shorts, I think I trailer the extra 8 miles for August on out to my old stomping grounds.

I t sucks just cant find the fish in my deep spots.Plenty of rat blues.

Sloooooowwwwwwwww......Made bluefishing exciting, tho.

Long time lurker first post.......

I agree with above regarding blue fish.

I've lightened up my tackle considerably. I fish a 9' MH St Croix Avid and Quantum Cabo 40 with 20lb braid and it has changed my whole opinion of summer fishing.

I fish places with a fair amount of people bait fishing. While they are all bait fishing the bottom i'll drag lures across the surface targeting bluefish. Catching small blue fish on this set up is actually a lot of fun, especially if they jump out of the water which is fairly common.

I am however constantly watching the the rods in spikes up and down the beach. The first sign I see of stripers I switch over to soft plastics and have had moderate success, again no large fish that I see posted here but with the lighter tackle it is "almost" as fun.

Good Luck to all and remember July is almost over ..... False Albacore soon.

A continuation of June--- POOR --- at least in the surf and where I'm fishing. I've never seen anything like it.

I've made ten trips to SoCo this july. I have done well with bass. But what is surprising to me, is that I have not taken one blue fish. Now that is different!:yawn:

Makes me wonder why I am getting ready to make the drive:smash:


I wonder sometimes, too--and I only have to drive 5 minutes :wall:

I wonder sometimes, too--and I only have to drive 5 minutes :wall:


Mine was 45 minutes...

Not too bad I did manage a few.I won't give it an F but a D- is in order.Of the few none made it to the tabletop.Hope for a productive August but not holding my breathe.

Horrible :yawn: :yak:

the fishing has been good.....the catching has been bad...

not the best july i have ever had, but certinaly not the worst

As many of those above, didn't get out as much as I would have liked ... although it was pretty terrible for me up until last night until I finally caught a respectable fish ... not huge but made my evening and it tasted good as well ... other than that it has been s - l- o - w ... so it was a nice change last night, hope August picks up some ... along with a strong fall run, which I am not quite ready for ...

I have had a good July, using both eels and plugs. Now waiting for the tuna to show. Hopefully!!

I can remember one really fantastic July 4th ,,12 yrs. ago .. My son and I got into large in the middle of the day one right after the other.. Every other July in my area seems to have been the month we settle into the duldroms. I havn't been able to make it to the water hardly due to personal stuff,, but buds tell me I'm missing nothing .

Very good.:kewl:

not too bad iv caught about a 100 schoolys but only 5 keepers the biggest being 38''

did not get out enough....2-3 times and no go for fish...

July began how June ended with me in the middle of my 0/15 slump

However, my last two trips out have been productive and I am hoping for more tonight


still no keepers this year though

Abysmal.........Caught a whole lot of nothing this month, august better be better.

I did get the freshwater stuff out this month though and killed the Largemouth the past couple of weeks.

as comic-book guy would say......Worst month ever

Lousey --- it felt like I was tryi:wall: ng out plugs all month. just a few dinks.

I'm not complaining. I went to the cape last week and got on a boat and caught fish everyday.

Pulled pots and dragged up some nice lobsters....grabbed some sea clams, steamers and muscles with a couple of friends who are licensed in that area got blues off the 4 different boats I was invited on and one day jigged up a 30" and a 38" striper from the race and even managed to get me a new hat from blackbeards.

Last monday we even maged to grill up a few freshly caught blues for breakfast.

On top of it I spent every afternoon at the beach with my daughters.

On the outer cape it's been spotty, some good days and some bad

I have struggled big time catching any bass of size from the beach. This has been a really slow year for me compared to the past few years. Granted my time in the surf is down with the new baby, but I have managed to get out a fair amount. Just lots of dinks and a bunch of fish in the 32-36 inch class. Can't find that larger class of fish...... I guess there is always the fall!:gf: :gf: :gf:

First 2 weeks of Julty were great. Lots of fish in mid to high 20#s. Last 2 weeks have sucked.
the truth be known, the problem has been that the pogies are way up the Bay. I mean WAY up the Bay and the decent Bass are WAY down the Bay. I am changing the live well pump in my boat to a bigger flow as I have not been able to keep pogies alive for the 20 mile runs I have been making.

First 2 weeks of Julty were great. Lots of fish in mid to high 20#s. Last 2 weeks have sucked.
the truth be known, the problem has been that the pogies are way up the Bay. I mean WAY up the Bay and the decent Bass are WAY down the Bay. I am changing the live well pump in my boat to a bigger flow as I have not been able to keep pogies alive for the 20 mile runs I have been making.

Rule 1100 Paul.

It ended on a good note....got a decent fish last night, nothing big but something for the grill.

Rule 1100 Paul.

Being done this week, Dave.

July here was great for the first two weeks, slow for the 3rd week and downright poor for the 4th week. (for Surf bass) The first two weeks was very steady with 6 nights in a row of outstanding fishing with many quality fish. Some nights had 20+ fish per man. Nothing much over 30# but lots of fish in the high 20's. It is downright dead now though. You will see 1000's of small-med bass but you can't catch them...feeding on krill. The only lure that will work is the hand grenade plug. I am sending my reels in for a mid season tuneup in prep for the fall.

Boat guys are doing fair but are having to work for it.

The place to be fishing now is the canyons...I am hearing awesome reports...a lot of boats connecting with Blue Marlin, a few swordfish (at night) , lots of yellows and a few good size Wahoo and large big eyes.

It sucked bad for me.
I have 1 bass from the surf all July, about 18" whoopee
and only a couple from the canal but that is because I was not there much.
I'm not having a good year fishing that is for sure, maybe I can land a seal this weekend though.
I think I need to change the places I fish.
I am looking forward to the fall.

Im am with you Bruce.....I am going to hit a few new spots for change sake!:bc:

crap

Not as bad as June... a couple of 20's. qty sucked though.

I had a 30# plus fish from the shore last week on a popper. A seal took it about 20 yards off shore. When I was walking the seal down the beach, hoping to get the fish, or at least my plug back, some kid goes, "wow, great fish man!". I'm thinking to myself, great fish nothing! it's in a seals mouth. Anyway, the fish is pretty big, and the seal actually let it go to take a gulp. I start reeling as fat as I can, as the fish gets close to the wash, I recognize that it definitely is Striper Cup worthy. Just as I start thinking I will be able to weigh in this fish, even with a big bite out of it's belly, I see a humungous wake with a dark shadow come racing into the surf towards my fish. He got it again! I lost my fish and my plug to that seal. That was definitely my best July fish by far. Other than that, a few small keepers and shorts and blues.