Hi All, Stopped by the Canal at the Herring Run on my way home from the Vineyard-Horrible fishing on the Vineyard-Found loads of nice fish on top. Mix of blues and stripers. Some of the bass were huge.40 + lbs at least with small to medium fish mixed in. Some nice blues 12 to 15 lb mixed in got a nice one. was told its been like this since Sat morning with few being lucky enough to get a hook up on the big bass but a few in the 40's have been landed. I put the plug right on a few nice fish . They'd take a look but wouldn't slam the plug.Saw loads of bait large an small from the shore all the way out to the middle. Had to leave but it was still going at 2pm when we left.Gonna be back there Wed daybreak. Ron:uhuh::fishin:

I was there on Saturday and it was like fishing in Feb, Figures I take 2 days off and all hell breaks loose

I have to wait for the weekend...AHHhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhh!:smash:

You mean you really, really should wait for the weekend.

I have to wait for the weekend...AHHhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhh!:smash:

I will be there tomorrow, you should call in sick Fred

i went by there yesterday was nuts...
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Hi All, Stopped by the Canal at the Herring Run on my way home from the Vineyard-Horrible fishing on the Vineyard-Ron:uhuh::fishin:
Thats what you get for fishing with Hawkeye. You shouldn't be going to MVC meetings about fishing piers when thier is fishing to be done.

I found pletty of fish on the Vineyard. Just no bones. Mucho fickle albies.

Plenty of bass and blues to be caught.

Ron I hope you called the globe and herald with this broadcast. I am sure they didn't know anything about it.

He is on his way back to Maine so he don't care!:devil2:

"The canal",must be the Panama canal you speak of..fish went way south..everyone go south!
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they were hot at the wall yesterday

A lack of sense are where posts like this originate from... I'll never understand it.

You forgot to mention what pole you were at, what you were throwing and the type of retrieve. :deadhorse:

WOW,I guess this means there are fish in the canal still.
Now we are going to deal with the wetsuit and kayak crowd.

Reports guys, reports, they are probably off Montalk right now.

WOW,I guess this means there are fish in the canal still.

Now we are going to deal with the wetsuit and kayak crowd.

i say we lobby for golf carts, mang!
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except ya gottsta be over 50 to get a permit for access to the Ditch, paved access roads~~~

they could come fully-loaded with GPS, 150 Qt coolers, live-wells, rocket launchers across the top of the roof, Lowrance's that have a remote sonar that can be placed into the canal from the road with a loooooong cable that stretches back to the sending unit, and a heater for yer toesies during the Fall and Spring Runs,,,,,,,,,,,,,

this also provides us with a completely new fishing division~~~

wetsuit, dry cart, boat with wheels division,

AND the line ed ONES only count iffin ya use eels, or land them from the seat of the shotgun side, facing up current(back to the fish), one foot on the path and one foot on the floor, on a blue moon, whilest whistlin' God Bless America,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,

shyma gnintly!! the FUUUN never ceases down the Ditch way~~~
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i say we lobby for golf carts, mang!
:spam: :spam: :spam:

except ya gottsta be over 50 to get a permit for access to the Ditch, paved access roads~~~

they could come fully-loaded with GPS, 150 Qt coolers, live-wells, rocket launchers across the top of the roof, Lowrance's that have a remote sonar that can be placed into the canal from the road with a loooooong cable back to the sending unit, and a heater for yer toesies during the Fall and Spring Runs,,,,,,,,,,,,,

this also provides us with a completely new fishing division~~~

wetsuit, dry cart, boat with wheels division,

AND the line ed ONES only count iffin ya use eels, or land them from the seat of the shotgun side, facing up current(back to the fish), one foot on the path and one foot on the floor, on a blue moon, whilest whistlin' God Bless America,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,

shyma gnintly!! the FUUUN never ceases down the Ditch way~~~
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Damn brother... we gotta switch you to decaf :jump1:

~~jest tryin' to ridicule~~

the riduculousness of the Ditch!!

LOVE it there,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,HATE to see it get BURNED!
:) :) :)

[QUOTE=BassDawg;803494LOVE it there,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,HATE to see it get BURNED!
:) :) :)[/QUOTE]

It's one thing to say the fishing at the canal was good today, it's another to say spot x at the canal was loaded with big fish. :wall:

Unfortunately, it's always gonna be one of the spots that gets burned because of the easy access and it's reputation.

I just got a call from a friend who's down there today. He said that it's more crowded than he's ever seen it and the fishing isn't even good. That's exactly why reports on that place are worthless. The fish move and what's good one tide is probably gonna be sucky the next one.

why say anything at ALL?

because your done, and you've had yer fill, and your on your way back to MAINE?? imho, keep it between yer amigos and pm's.

although it may look BIG,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,it's not THAT big when yer standing shouldertoshouldertoshoulder and there is NO parking because some YEAH WHOOOO from Theditch Isonfire, ME wants to make sure that everyone knows he caught a fish there!!

rants over,,,,,,,,,,,,,,going into ghost zombie mode~~

i was there this morning. it wasn't that crowded. and by the looks of the fishing today, it will be less crowded tomorrow...

I find it's best to fish at high tide during the max ebb about 3 hours after slack. I alway kill'em during that tide.

40# bass and 20# blues all day today...didn't even need a rod, just a pitchfork.

I find it's best to fish at high tide during the max ebb about 3 hours after slack. I alway kill'em during that tide.

I like the High because it's easier to troll my clambrella from the access road.

Had doubles all morning floating down the middle with unweighted sluggos on the bottom. Both poles goin off at the same time. Was tough treadin water with a rod in each hand, but I managed.
So many fish that if I had plugs tied to my boot laces, I could have had a 4-way hook up.........

I love this work week daytime stuff. Only 20 more years till retirement :smash:

Had doubles all morning floating down the middle with unweighted sluggos on the bottom. Both poles goin off at the same time. Was tough treadin water with a rod in each hand, but I managed.
So many fish that if I had plugs tied to my boot laces, I could have had a 4-way hook up.........

THAT ^^right there^^ is sum FUUUUNNY SHEET!
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40# bass and 20# blues all day today...didn't even need a rod, just a pitchfork.

won't i need two Canal Cruisers for to take home ALL that meat?
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I love reading threads like this. BassDawg--you're spot on.

Don't know the canal well and have only fished it a few times and never when it's been going off. I will not be blazing a trail to either of the rotaries, so maybe there will be a little more elbow room for you all.

Hope it keeps up for a while, but put a few back so I can catch when they're swimming on by down my way.

aram

40# bass and 20# blues all day today...didn't even need a rod, just a pitchfork.

Had doubles all morning floating down the middle with unweighted sluggos on the bottom. Both poles goin off at the same time. Was tough treadin water with a rod in each hand, but I managed.
So many fish that if I had plugs tied to my boot laces, I could have had a 4-way hook up.........

THAT ^^^right there^^^ that is sum FUUUUUNY SHEET!!
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thanks, gents, i needed that!

i was there this morning. it wasn't that crowded. and by the looks of the fishing today, it will be less crowded tomorrow...

There were all of 6 vehicles parked at the herring run around 8:15 this morning, when I drove by on my way to work.

And not a bird to be seen anywhere from there up to the bend to the west.

Seriously, I'm the last dope you'd want to confide in regarding canal info. :huh:

I managed to miss every daytime blitz that took place this year and I know there were dozens of them... its almost embarassing.

I had the "shoulda been here yesterday" going pretty much all season at the canal.

Granted all these daytime blitzes are simply googan fests featuring canal bikes, van staals, cell phones, and pencil poppers, :hee: but I'd like to cash in on some fish just once, even if an often celebrated highliner like me has to rub elbows with the lowly daytime crowd...:banano:

I flew over the canal today and I could see massive schools of large piling up on either side.If I had more line on my reel I would have trolled from the skies.

I love this work week daytime stuff. Only 20 more years till retirement :smash:

Yes it does. I just got to work.
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Dammm . Everyone and his brother at the canal today,,Was a casting frenzy to a handful of 20" fish that made thier way west . ..

Yes it does. I just got to work.
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well at least we didn't miss anything

Dammm . Everyone and his brother at the canal today,,Was a casting frenzy to a handful of 20" fish that made thier way west . ..

I know, I had people casting at me as i was floating through thunkin I was bass-zilla.....
thank god all those supa cows I kept hookin liked to swim up current. Spared me from having to swim back up current for new drifts over pods of fish...........

There are no fish in the canal

they are in the ocean


carry on

East End - Saturday into sunday, I fished all 3 west to east change overs and two+ hours into the east on all 3 tides.

I caught 1 bass that was about twice as big as the plug. I saw only one other fish taken and it was about 22".

I fished bombers on the edges at the slack, buck tails, crips and slugos of all colors in the hole and nothing.

I have a few questions for you Canal sharpies and floaties...although I cringe at the thought of being a Canal floatie...like this redlite character...

Is it possible to catch fish at the canal at night during the fall run or does it all happen during the day?

It's a very confusing place...how come when the wind blows east, the tide still runs west?

Does the lower water column flow in unison with the upper water column or does it take a while for the top to catch up to the bottom or vice-a-versa?

If I snap a jig off on the East end, why doesn't it ever wash ashore on the West end,,, even when the tide is pushing that way?

Why did they remove the porta-john from the middle area? Was it due to the amount of floaties drifting by?

Why are there sea-gulls painted on the concrete? Is that to mimic an ongoing blitz from the other side??

Speaking of the other side, why are the fish always busting on that side?? ...and when they are, why are the guys on that side still trying to cast to the opposite side?

Why are there ropes every 40 feet leading into the water?? Is that to secure the canal so it doesn't float away??

Someone should write a "Canal for dummies" thread....lot of us on here. :uhuh:...I know I could use the help,,,,,,,and what in God's name is a TROLL?

There's columns in the water? Do they hold up the bridges bloo ?
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One of the nice thing about information sites is that they,re there to pass information.Love to see someone hide the canal. Never knew it was just there for a few to enjoy but some are just plain that way. On my way back there in an hr or so. Hope there are still some fish for a drive by. As far as spot burning wellllll the herring run kinda stands out like Wasque Rip on the Vineyard and the Merrimac River LOL. Ron

The Herring Run is a spot burn....just as it would be if you named any of the other named spots there or a pole number. Problem many have is that they actually put in their time there and work hard at it and then someone posts a report like that and all the report chasers show up and reap the rewards having never slogged through the down days and put in untold hours there! I have no problem mentioning the canal......but you have to name a spot??

The Herring Run is a spot burn....just as it would be if you named any of the other named spots there or a pole number. Problem many have is that they actually put in their time there and work hard at it and then someone posts a report like that and all the report chasers show up and reap the rewards having never slogged through the down days and put in untold hours there! I have no problem mentioning the canal......but you have to name a spot??

I thought you went to the Vineyard??

Way to go spot burning again Ron.
Hope to see ya at RI south.
Drift

The Herring Run is a spot burn....just as it would be if you named any of the other named spots there or a pole number. Problem many have is that they actually put in their time there and work hard at it and then someone posts a report like that and all the report chasers show up and reap the rewards having never slogged through the down days and put in untold hours there! I have no problem mentioning the canal......but you have to name a spot??

Well put. Thank you! :cheers:

Some people just don't get it.

There's columns in the water? Do they hold up the bridges bloo ?
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That's exactly my point.

Seriously, I'm the last dope you'd want to confide in regarding canal info. :huh:

I managed to miss every daytime blitz that took place this year and I know there were dozens of them... its almost embarassing.

I had the "shoulda been here yesterday" going pretty much all season at the canal.

Granted all these daytime blitzes are simply googan fests featuring canal bikes, van staals, cell phones, and pencil poppers, :hee: but I'd like to cash in on some fish just once, even if an often celebrated highliner like me has to rub elbows with the lowly daytime crowd...:banano:

YOUR NOT ALONE, I showed up one morning, walked down the rocks
made a doz casts an ZIPPP nothing. looked up an a guy was walking his dog
an carring a 20lber NO FISHING EQUIPTMENT nothing but his DOG on a leash.:fury:
GOOD LUCK GOOD PLUGGIN

looked up an a guy was walking his dog
an carring a 20lber NO FISHING EQUIPTMENT nothing but his DOG on a leash.:fury:

thats a smart dog....

nothing but tiny schoolies eating tiiiiiiiny bait for me last couple days. had to go back to the car couple times to get all my small stuff... and some freshwater tackle to get them on the line... guy on the fly w a teaser was doin well.

There's a report that a 22 foot boston whaler has grounded on the backs of 100's of massive stripers and can't move. The captain and his fishing buddy are catching them as fast as possible and the boat is slowly lowering back into the water. Could take days.

Just got a call that it is mayhem down there right now.
Birds and fish EVRYWHERE.
Most small but a decent amount of 30# class fish..............
Uh, boss, I am sick, See-ya.............

Does anyone know the url of th canal web cams?

no birds here. no fisherman either
TeleCAM - Cape Cod Canal (http://www.telecamsystems.com/capecodcanal/)

The TeleCAM- Cape Cod Canal is a magic mirror, which, according to Albus Dumbledore, shows the "deepest and most desperate desire of our hearts."

"Men have wasted away before it, not knowing if what they have seen is real, or even possible."
—Albus Dumbledore explaining the danger of the mirror to Harry Potter[src]

Just got a call that it is mayhem down there right now.
Birds and fish EVRYWHERE.
Most small but a decent amount of 30# class fish..............
Uh, boss, I am sick, See-ya.............

Someone was lying to you

like i said... tiny. all this size all day and bloooooooos:jump1:

Notice the giant gash in the head of the blue where my plug was secured

Lots of guppies around and lots of birds today. Didn't seen anyone hooked up.

Strong SW. Equals dead In my book . I looked around for several hours nutin. What a difference day makes.
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Strong SW. Equals dead In my book . I looked around for several hours nutin. What a difference day makes.
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Its on as we speak...get back down there...you must have left five minutes too early.

What a difference day makes.
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Story of my fishing life this year.

I have had to go away on 5 business trips between May and Today. During or immediately before every single trip, the canal went on fire and stayed on fire until the day I got home and rushed to the canal.

My favorite situation like this was when I went to Seattle a couple months ago. The canal was going nuts with all the macks in there. Was on a redeye flight home and soon as I landed received a picture of a 30# bass caught while I was in the air. Got dropped off at home, changed and headed to the canal... it was completely dead and stayed that way until my next business trip when it lit up again and I couldn't get there.

Story of my fishing life this year.

I have had to go away on 5 business trips between May and Today. During or immediately before every single trip, the canal went on fire and stayed on fire until the day I got home and rushed to the canal.

My favorite situation like this was when I went to Seattle a couple months ago. The canal was going nuts with all the macks in there. Was on a redeye flight home and soon as I landed received a picture of a 30# bass caught while I was in the air. Got dropped off at home, changed and headed to the canal... it was completely dead and stayed that way until my next business trip when it lit up again and I couldn't get there.

So as a heads up, tell everyone when your next business trip is going to be so they can get ready and make plans for the next BIG BLITZ!:rotf2:

Plan buisiness trips around the moon phases.

Don't tempt me Mike. I'm only 2miles away and it's almost break time here at the hell hole
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Strong SW. Equals dead In my book . I looked around for several hours nutin. What a difference day makes.
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It was FAC at daybreak, Paul. And still pretty dead. I thought that I had a bump when I threw tin on a break, but then realized that the thing probably fell right on the head of a 12" bass :rotf2:

If that was a 45 pounder rolling on bait, my plug wouldn't have landed within 20' of it---but I'm Deadeye #^&#^&#^&#^& when throwing tin on dinks :biglaugh:

That's why I like to stick to jigs at night ;)

People fish at that Canal? :fishin:

Story of my fishing life this year.

I have had to go away on 5 business trips between May and Today. During or immediately before every single trip, the canal went on fire and stayed on fire until the day I got home and rushed to the canal.

My favorite situation like this was when I went to Seattle a couple months ago. The canal was going nuts with all the macks in there. Was on a redeye flight home and soon as I landed received a picture of a 30# bass caught while I was in the air. Got dropped off at home, changed and headed to the canal... it was completely dead and stayed that way until my next business trip when it lit up again and I couldn't get there.
Smartphones and camera phones suck, happened to me for 4 mos. this year April-July when I was in DC

It was FAC at daybreak, Paul. And still pretty dead. I thought that I had a bump when I threw tin on a break, but then realized that the thing probably fell right on the head of a 12" bass :rotf2:

If that was a 45 pounder rolling on bait, my plug wouldn't have landed within 20' of it---but I'm Deadeye #^&#^&#^&#^& when throwing tin on dinks :biglaugh:

That's why I like to stick to jigs at night ;)

to be honest the fishing had been so much fun and uncrowded in the afternoon I have not fished any mornings in a week or so, but that changed today from what I saw. Maybe give it a shot tomorrow before the weekend zoo takes over.

JohnnyD we only have enough room on here for 1 Bigfish, I can't catch anything, the year sucks for me, why me why, Larry.
Been in your shoes many times over the years. Stinks when you can't get to where the fish are because of commitments. Larry has no excuse this year he has all the time in the world the fish just hate him.

Hey I just heard the Canal was hot again. Got so hot they had to move it to downtown Boston as they needed another couple hundred empty parking spots. Happens when you burn a parking lot though LOL.Love the jealousey here sometimes gets funny LOL Ron

Where is there any jealousy?:confused:

You missed it again.

no nutin today. I felt like I was all by myself today. I rode for miles and saw maybe 2 or 3 guys max. I also did not see any bait and no fish or bird activity.

Same here - no people, no fish today. Did see a shark go through just about 10 feet off the rocks, my son thought that was very cool. He said it made his day worth while. :uhuh:

There were no fish Fri. or Sat. Did anyone see the boat trolling mid canal area? CG went near him and left and he continued to troll real close to the rocks. Got a nice plug and LOTs of line and almost a rod from him and the guy next to me said he got a nice plug further east of us.

not much going on Sunday or Monday, small fish and really only a handful of guys out now. No real bait in there either compared to the tons that were in there last week. I did find fish on some beaches though. Even ran into Backbeach on one of them. I hit several beaches off cape too on ride home but from what I heard I missed it by a day. For the 8 hours I put in driving and fishing it wasn't real productive but still an absolute beauty of a day and beats sitting home.

There were no fish Fri. or Sat. Did anyone see the boat trolling mid canal area? CG went near him and left and he continued to troll real close to the rocks. Got a nice plug and LOTs of line and almost a rod from him and the guy next to me said he got a nice plug further east of us.

That guy would be me. Another trophy for my googan wall, I wish like hell I would have just put it in the tree, and let him try and figure that out.

That guy would be me. Another trophy for my googan wall, I wish like hell I would have just put it in the tree, and let him try and figure that out.

Since you told me about this, I'm still wondering why you didn't hold the line and strip the reel.