When & where (roughly - no specific spots need be injured in the making of this film) will they come first for Mass and for Rhody?

20s should be soon, but how about the first 30s? 40s?

This is early May after all :hee:

This Summer I plan on Inventory-ing all the spots where they Ain't.....my Usual summer plan :hee:

Supposedly a 27-1/2" striper caught here on Cape Ann the first of the season, was caught the other night in the Annisquam River approximately 10:30PM according to the Gloucester Daily times with his picture taken with the fish at home.

From where he caught the fish he takes it home(lives close by) had to take at least five minutes to walk to his house, he gathers his son, wife, the wife scrambles to take a picture in the living room, walks the fish back to the river and claims he had a successfull release. :smash:

If the enviromemental police read this story in the paper I would suspect they will be knocking on his door.

We had a clam shell warden once digging in a closed area and a newspaper photograher snapped his picture after sunset walking off the flat with a sack of clams in each hand. Needless to say he was bagged by the enviromemtals the next day with the paper article as evidence.

Should be some nice 30-40's outside the haba and on the south shore late May early June on live macs. Lets hope the bait stays around for a good bit.

Gansett and Canal consistently by the 20th of May.

3rd week of of May, large bay in a small state

Gansett and Canal consistently by the 20th of May.

Yup.
Maybe as early as the 15th, as evidenced by RT 's 50 last year.,.. coincidentally I had one just shy of the 30 mark the same night....

Late may and early June, all Ive been gettin into so far has been fish around 33 inches. I bet shortly around the moon someone will be posting up a picture of a slob in Mass cuz we all know theres no fish in RI..Tight Lines.
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Caught my first big one of the year on the 15th, matter of fact we had ten fish that day(2 hrs. of fishing) that were over 30lbs. all caught on Mac's. Even called another boat over and they had a few nice fish also. All the fish were caught within 900 yds. of the breakwater.

3rd week of may

May 15th the ditch.

Good thing there are none in CT yet... :devil2:

Good thing there are none in CT yet... :devil2:

:rotf2:

This year, one week early, I think. Starting about now and for the next week we should begin to see some impressive catches (RI). That first push of big fish often has the best fish of the year in it - you don't want to miss it.

I agree with Joe and will be fishing this wknd just to prove myself right.

This year, one week early, I think. Starting about now and for the next week we should begin to see some impressive catches (RI). That first push of big fish often has the best fish of the year in it - you don't want to miss it.

right on the money, a 29.66lb was weighed in this afternoon in soco

<< Well this was in the SNESA mail (RISAA) yesterday. So that's that.>>

I just got a text that one of my Striper Cup team members just put our first bass on the board!

Team Reel Deal now has one bass @ 41.3 pounds registered for the Striper Cup 2010!!!



Let the fun begging!



Mel True

Caught a 22 lb. fish this evening in a harbor very close to the canal.

We had a few mid to high teen (lb) fish last night but nothing worth weighing in.

I agree one week early this year

i know i'll be "30-40 Pounderin'"
the SNOTT out of Li'l Rhody from

the AQ to the Gansett to the Walls
to the SoCo Shores~~~ 1 week early

seems to be the consensus from CT, NY,
and the JZ~~~ hopefully, a 40 will be a dink!!
:bl: :bl: :bl:

Good thing there are none in CT yet... :devil2:

Hehe:grins:

Big fish are fast approaching southern MA waters now. 20s are already here.

Starting next friday, we'll start hearing/seeing of 30lb minimums coming from Buzz Bay, Canal, MV and Eliz Islands.

Pogies are all over the sound. Macs are starting to show at east end of canal so things will be getting interesting over the next week.

We've had very good late spring weather - that's key. You can have a brutal winter and cold spring, but it's the weather right near the usual arrival date that is most important. This year, we seem to have been fortunate.

Saw a 43# wens. morning (but it was in Conn.)

We had a few mid to high teen (lb) fish last night but nothing worth weighing in.

I was into the same size fish this morning...

They show in the Merrimack every year between the first and second week in June...