Had a productive trip to Cuttyhunk, personally and as a group!

But locally, it's been slow. Have some keepers, and a couple small, mostly from the boat. Have at least four early mornings swimming live bunker without so much as a chase.... A former writer for the area's Insider column told me he has yet to land a fish of any size from the surf this year! Here's hoping this weather pattern changes and some of the large fish decide to come in from the Bank.

I have hardly fished....too much life on my plate right now..
when I have gone it's been fun....just not productive...
supah cows might have to wait till fall or next year...

The first week of June the NH surf fishing was really good but the last two weeks have been terrible. Good tides and surf but very few fish. Put in about 20-hours of slinging eels in the four nights after the new moon for six fish, one around 40" all the rest were about 26.

1 schoolie all yea in 7 trips to the canal:bsod:

Fishing was good....catching???? Not so good!:rolleyes:

June kind of sucked for me. I don't really like fishing in the rain. May was much better. I kind of commited myself to the south shore and learning new spots so far this year and it's been challenging.

I can't remember a better one. I think I had a 10 day/night stretch where I landed at least one fish over 20#s. Mostly jigging at night, some on the morning plug tides

pretty lame, future does look brighter, couldn't get much worse:uhuh:

2 personal bests in weight this month and I've probably caught almost as many fish this May-June than I did throughout all of last year. Also been testing new theories that were developed over a glass (or bottle) of scotch with some friends this past winter with decent success.

It's been a good June for me.

May was a lot better because i spent a lot more time on the water. June was consistent but not for large. HAd a lot going on this month so it kept me off the water more than i would like. July i will have a lot more time.

weather sucked, fishing sucked. the combination of those kept me from making the drive as much as i normally would, and probably just made things ever worse. hopefully things are on the rise now. found some fish tuesday night, going back tonight.

From shore, June was character building................. a sad, pathetic, moping, mumbling, twitchy, cachexic type of character.

Boat was easy pickings on Middleground.........and mediocre or worse elsewhere.

Fishing? June has SUCKED? Why? Because you have to at least GET OUT THE DOOR AND GO :wall:

I've been working LONG days, 6-7 days a week, and have wet a line ONCE since Cuttyhunk. Yet again %^%#%@ work has killed what could have been a decent June. :smash:

Juggling daddy duty, this weather and a new job has had me handcuffed this year, May was a better fish catching month for me, but this year as a whole has been a washout, especially June, pun intended.....{{LOL...while the thunder rolls as I type this.

Did very well as I fished mostly rivers until last night. Herring and the stripers that were on them seemed to stay around a lot longer this year. A guy across the street from me who fishes ocean 100% of the time says its his best year ever. I hear him going out every morning around 4:00. He needs a new muffler.

June was a decent month for me. I was able to catch fish in the canal when others decided it was too windy and rainy to venture out.From the boat I would call it inconsistant at best. I wonder how many weeks comm. season will last in Mass this year.Some new techniques and tides at some of the old spots also managed to provide some quality fish for me.With the water temp still below normal I expect July will yield some serious cows for those who fish wisely.

SUCKED!

June was a decent month for me. I was able to catch fish in the canal when others decided it was too windy and rainy to venture out.From the boat I would call it inconsistant at best. I wonder how many weeks comm. season will last in Mass this year.Some new techniques and tides at some of the old spots also managed to provide some quality fish for me.With the water temp still below normal I expect July will yield some serious cows for those who fish wisely.

Agreed Chris. Waders, a couple dry layers and a good raincoat in the really snotty weather basically assures you the rock and rip of your choice at the ditch. I actually prefer it, less prying eyes, less congestion. Although I'd prefer it if it was blowing and raining out of the SW.:drool:

June started strong for me. had some nice fish the first week or so since then it has died right out.I have not been able to get out much lately ether.One or two trips a week in crappy surf don't help things.I think the first half of july will be better if the lighting stops!

From shore, June was character building................. a sad, pathetic, moping, mumbling, twitchy, cachexic type of character.
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We have something in common, I knew it...difference is I was sleeping the whole month.

Additionally, I'm sticking with the lack of sou'west wind excuse...

killer

What fishing....
Is it July?

....too much life on my plate right now..


Slingah, I'm gonna be using that a lot I think - that was my June, too much to do, too few of me to get it done...

Fishing? June has SUCKED? Why? Because you have to at least GET OUT THE DOOR AND GO :wall:

I've been working LONG days, 6-7 days a week, and have wet a line ONCE since Cuttyhunk. Yet again %^%#%@ work has killed what could have been a decent June. :smash:

Well, Cap - I know the feeling...:hs:

I've gotta admit that the pix of all the cows from a lot of guys at S-B had me flummoxed -

On the other hand, after reading the feedback in this thread I don't feel quite as bad - sounds like Work and Responsibility done reared they ugly heads.

For me, I got fish in June, no wall-hangers but fish - and some fish is still better than no fish - they were pretty frickin' fussy at my usual haunts with lots of sand eels around but still picked away at 'em

Maybe we all oughta just go on a solidarity strike and demand less work and more quality time

At 60 I guess I oughta be happy to be able to go rock hopping at all...and I am

Took my brother in law out on the rocks for Surfcasting 101 while he was out here for his 50th - put him in waders stuck some Korkers on him and off we went....:laughs:

Took him to a sandy kiddie spot the 1st nite, then took him for The Long Walk the 2nd...(remember, John?)

In his thank you note to us he wrote:

1 - You're an adrenaline junkie
2 - You're n#^&#^&#^&#^&#^&' futs on the rocks in those conditions
3 - Maybe 60 is the new 30....:hihi:

Anyway, happy to be doing it, it's the Zen aspect for me anyway now - and the occasional fish is a real nice touch - big, small or in-between, don't matter but I'll take large if I can

Damn, I think I'm starting to sound like Clammer...:shocked:

One Striper trip in southern Maine, mid June, that was a lot of fun, not too productive. Great largemouth fishing and really good trout fishing all June here in Vermont. Last Saturday landed 11 trout with my son. He even got the slam...brookie, brown and bo.

Happy 60 Chuck :btu: - not sure when it was but I think recent

not too bad...

Thanks, Cap...:wave:

It was a while ago....but it seems like it was only yesterday...:hihi:

Hey, BTW, I'm almost caught up on my must-do list...:rollem:...and I'm gonna start to work on my waaay overdue owe yas - ;) - so I'll be in touch

I'll PM ya and we can either hit the Blooberry Factory or take The Long Walk - whatever works best...:gu:

May was better. IMO

started out very well. been a long downhill slide ever since.
utter lack of bait here in so.co.

What fishing....
Is it July?

seriously... i cant believe june is over :shocked:

my june didnt exist.. the first week of june the fish disappeared and the weather went bad.. havent been out since. waiting on better weather but we arent going to get any... sooo i have to figure something out fast.

My June consisted of 10-12 hour work days.....being on-call for more than a week of it....with a few days off in between....

a few fish, but really not enough time put in....

it's July now....and I am ready to go!

Didn't get out as much as I would have liked but when I put in the time it was rewarding. Not too much up this way in Boston Harbor but most of the Herring still haven't fallen out of the local ponds. Expecting more in the next couple weeks. Canal was pretty good for me but we could use a little more big bait down there. Aside from a few big herring here and there it seems that small bait is all we got. Don't mind the rain from shore, but it kinda sucks in the boat.

This has been a terrible June. June is usually my best month as far as good sized fish and its been bad. Rain basically everynight, and as much as I enjoy a couple nights fishign some snotty weather it gets old after a while.

Lets get some decent weather/winds and hope it heats up.

aside from Cutty, I got out on the kayak a handful of times until the weather kept me at home - had a steady pick up to teen-size, but mostly schoolies
haven't surfcasted the northshore since May

Good for numbers but not for size… fished primarily in SoCo and caught fish just about every trip but haven’t landed a fish much over 20lbs. Hopefully July holds some bigger fish, maybe tonight!!

it wasnt like last year, but it wasnt that bad either. It did get old fishing in the rain, especially getting the skunk a few days in a row. Got bigger fish this year, though not nearly the numbers of last year.

Bad for fishing but great for my personal life. I have a new baby boy! I have only been fishing a few times and I did not take my usual week on BI.

Congrats Steve!


I :heart: June the new moon as bit of a let down though :wall:

Very different, but the best for size ever.
Broken wrist put a big damper on things. Only fished about 8 times all month, and most were half hearted quick hit and go missions. Busy with work and house buying process.
Weather was a downer, but really just didn't have the desire or drive to go. But when I did, it obviously paid off big time. First time I've ever caught 40 Lb fish in June.
Hopefully things will get better (and my wrist too).... (and the eel situation)..........

Decent numbers of 15-25lb fish and the best Fluke fishing in years down in Soco. I don't see the big numbers of 30lb plus fish that we saw back in 2000-2003, but fishing has been consistent in the boat for the second half of the month.

Gotta good spot for Jumbo eels, RL....

June 2nd thru June 6th was great lots of decent fish up to 28#s.

June 15th thru the 19th the same, lots of decent fish. Since then it's been slow to medium with a 25# fish every few days but no consistency.

I have to admit that I have become a better boatsman due to the June weather. I never HAD to run in constant rain and wind and, occasionally, pea soup fog. This june, if I wanted to fish, I HAD to run in adverse condidtions.
I now go regardless of the weather as I have experience the worst weather the Bay has seen in June in many years.

great numbers 40 + but all small --- <28
I've come to the conclusion I don't know how to target large fish.

1 keeper to date. all from the boat.

last year it felt like work... this year its fun again.

I have to admit that I have become a better boatsman due to the June weather. I never HAD to run in constant rain and wind and, occasionally, pea soup fog. This june, if I wanted to fish, I HAD to run in adverse condidtions.
I now go regardless of the weather as I have experience the worst weather the Bay has seen in June in many years.

I hear you, Paul. Charlestown Breachway has been a nightmare on several occasions this year. With the fog, east wind, and nasty breachway, I've been challenged as much as I ever have in June. Had my closest call at the breach in years last Saturday morning. Usually don't see it this consistantly nasty until the fall.

There's an old saying that goes something like "calm seas do not make great sailors". I'd say it speaks right to your point about becoming a better boatsman. I feel the same way, as i've been tested on a few occasions. Lots of trips it's just been a challenge finding the right speed and trim height to glide over everything. East winds are a bitch down there.

Fishing was pretty much Non-Existent...Cutty was the only time I hit the salt in June....

I have been out only a handful of times all year. It has been good to get out, not so good on the catching. Tough to get motivated with all of the wind and rain.

can't really say i've been out with consistency. all smalls so far. spending time with newborns and waiting til august/ september to try and luck onto some large, given i'm so out of touch with where the fish are now.

I figured someone else had to be getting lessons in seamanship with this weather. C-town breachway always looked like a bitch to me. I have never run it but I can just imagine what it's like with a SE 20knts and a full dropping tide.

I hear you, Paul. Charlestown Breachway has been a nightmare on several occasions this year. With the fog, east wind, and nasty breachway, I've been challenged as much as I ever have in June. Had my closest call at the breach in years last Saturday morning. Usually don't see it this consistantly nasty until the fall.

There's an old saying that goes something like "calm seas do not make great sailors". I'd say it speaks right to your point about becoming a better boatsman. I feel the same way, as i've been tested on a few occasions. Lots of trips it's just been a challenge finding the right speed and trim height to glide over everything. East winds are a bitch down there.

I have had a fantastic spring with tons of keepers and many ,many fish 20-25lbs and a few slobs 30plus. I have only had the boat out three times. I got the biggest fish from the shore.One from the canal and one from up north aways both topped thirty pounds. :cheers2: The tsunami shad 6 inch olive with the red eyes has been doing all the damage. Bug boys plugs have been nothing short of awesome! The jointed eel is deadly on the flats.:nailem:

I feel like the football coach that can't call the right plays. My all niter last nite: 1.75 hrs. eeling HOTM, Truro followed by 1.5 hrs. eeling from the Pavilion to Wood End. I did not have one hit and I am dead tired. Night before: 1.75 hrs. eeling somewhere else...one hit and I blew it because I am fishing now expecting nothing and not paying attention.

Last week: four straight daybreaks at the Canal. One 23" bass.

I am certain I am the only surfwalker that can't catch his fish. And I'm in deep depression.

Congrats Steve!


I :heart: June the new moon as bit of a let down though :wall:


Thanks

I am certain I am the only surfwalker that can't catch his fish.

What about that plug fishing scamp you hang out with? Wait a minute, he caught a sea robin if that counts for anything...

I can't remember a better one. I think I had a 10 day/night stretch where I landed at least one fish over 20#s. Mostly jigging at night, some on the morning plug tides

I started off July with another 20# + fish :btu:

Last night, only a 34" and a couple of schoolies.

It's the summer Canal pattern--eels, and jigs fished deep. In the o'dark hours. Plenty of elbow room, even in easy access spots. It's just a lot of work--- 2-3 hours of casting for a handful of hits, and making the most out of them. Gotta stay on your toes--you'll cast for an hour an a half without a tap, then get hits on 2-3 straight drifts, then another hour dry.

My late april was MUCh more productive than my entire June, unless you count sea robins. Waaaah. July has already been better than my whole June. What the heck was that.

I've had better, but I still had a BLAST!:kewl:

June treated me pretty well. Have had very consistant bait and action all month long. It seemed that most of the fish I caught this month were from 12-18 pounds, not monsters by any means but decent bass. Towards the end of the month my area became infested with stupid rat blues, which make things a little bit frustrating. Had a good start to july while fishing some out-of-state locations. I think if the weather stays fairly cool we could be in for another good month.

bad, bad, bad, THEN REALLY FREAKING GOOD, now back to bad. I find I am just focusing on the really good, so I'll take this June's fishing.

plenty of fish...but nothing of size yet this year but the fall treats me better. I STILL YET TO BREAK 30 THIS YEAR. A dozen or so in the 20# class but with moving my fishing time has been slim.Tonight was el skunko...but the first in a month so I can't complain.

great june out 21 days of 29 days.may and june have been very good to me and most fish are'nt cows but are keeper size fish.

june was good to me. plenty of keeper sized fish but had to work for them. nothing over 25# for me :( can't complain tho, this year is more of a getting back into it type of thing due to school the past four years. i have been loging a ton of hours, two nights ago was the first night i missed in over a month and a half, guess thats what happens when you move home and have no job.... work is for people who don't fish anyway :)

same as above with TONS of Life "stuff"
m#^&#^&#^&#^&#^&g up the fishing!! went once, on me birthday,

2 @ 20" or less ~at two different spots.
they ALL loved SA's pogie hammerhead. that was the ONLY all-nighter
to date of this '09 wet one. am hoping to get to the water SOON!

July could be June for us NShorians,
let's HOPE so,,,,,,,,,,theys sum nice feesh to be had out there!!
i agree with the crumby weather putting a HOLD on us and the Striped Ones.
time for some full moon fever and riggies or snakes.
:soon: :jump: :jump: :jump: :soon:

Doing better to date than I was last year ... but that doesn't mean much as I have only been out a handful of times in June, and for short time frames as well.

Been spending as much free time with my daughter as possible, foresaking fishing to ensure she has my complete attention and not a dad staying awake only through cofee.