JFigliuolo
09-06-2007, 07:55 AM
Last night we saw what LOOKED like herring in the shallows. Same profile as herring, definitely NOT bunker. Any ideas on what it could be? We didn't think and herring would be around this late... Any ideas???
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View Full Version : Herring in SoCo??? SeaWolf 09-06-2007, 08:15 AM most likely hickory shad. they are in the inlets and beach fronts from summer - fall. JFigliuolo 09-06-2007, 08:17 AM didn't look like shad. thinner profile... could be though. spence 09-06-2007, 08:22 AM Not herring, but I can't believe how thick the silversides have been along the shore this week. No bass though :zup: -spence riverrat2 09-06-2007, 09:31 AM mullet maybe? I know its early piemma 09-06-2007, 09:32 AM Not too early for Mullet. usually 9/10 to 9/15 in Weakapaug. I'd say Mullet piemma 09-06-2007, 09:33 AM BTW, 6" Broken back bomber in Chicken Scratch color is killer when the Mullet are in. RIROCKHOUND 09-06-2007, 09:39 AM Shhh JFigliuolo 09-06-2007, 09:45 AM These looked to be 8-10" long. Bigger than mullet. SAXATILUS 09-06-2007, 09:57 AM Northern senett?? JFigliuolo 09-06-2007, 09:59 AM Nope NS are thinner than this was. I definitely had the shape of herring. Like the geniouses we are, when we got back to our cars my partner realizes he could have snapped some pics with his Optio... :whackin: jim sylvester 09-06-2007, 10:25 AM I say mullet Joe, snag one next time and post the picture cheferson 09-06-2007, 12:34 PM I saw a guy get some 5" herring the other day on a sabiki redcrbbr 09-06-2007, 02:16 PM snapper blues? RIJIMMY 09-06-2007, 02:20 PM snapper blues? thats a good guess, they have been everywhere this year bart 09-06-2007, 02:41 PM there were reports of herring in eastern RI a couple weeks ago Scrounger 09-06-2007, 03:06 PM Smelts?? basswipe 09-06-2007, 03:49 PM Every bluefish I've caught in the past week down my way has been coughing up 3"-5" herring. Krispy 09-06-2007, 03:52 PM butterfish shadow 09-06-2007, 04:21 PM they were not mullet or snappers that I know for sure.Have seen plenty of alwives before and would say that these to were alwives all of 8"to 10" easy.The only thing that makes me doubt it is the time of year.Maybe someone opened a pond or closed stream?Maybe they were very small shad?as odd as it is I still think herring. RIROCKHOUND 09-07-2007, 07:30 AM Chef, at a spring squid spot? We used to be able to fill a bucket with tinkers, snappers and sea herring there as a kid/teenager.... havent seen tinkers in years.... great supply of fluke bait. guess they could have been herring? Heard rumors of sardines around as well. cheferson 09-07-2007, 10:44 AM Chef, at a spring squid spot? No over near you. Got a bunch of tinkers where your thinking the past few falls, there still there. vBulletin® v3.8.7, Copyright ©2000-2025, vBulletin Solutions, Inc.
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