Seemed pretty blitzy in alot of locations for 3-4 days, then slow. I think the first push of fall fish has come and gone. What are you guys who surf fish the northeast seeing?

Yep. Only a few waves left. Just have to be there when they push by. (I wasn't last week, but hope to be on the water for the next feeding)
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LARGE fish moved from where they were holding, but still saw some decent fish taken last night among the blues...

Canal has been very quiet for a few days. I fished from 2 to 7 this morning with eels and had one teen fish for all my efforts.

Thurday and Friday bass to 30 on the Cape and not the canal, had sand under my feet, Saturday they were gone but so was the weather.

Thurday and Friday bass to 30 on the Cape and not the canal, had sand under my feet, Saturday they were gone but so was the weather.

wed thurs friday last week fish were biting from race to the ditch to gansett from the information ive put together. as soon as it got nice out. poof

It's funny. This pushing usually continued into late Oct. and even early Nov. years back. I even went in late November some years back and remember getting bass! I fish SoCo RI!

Damn it I missed it.Well there is always next year ! :bsod:

Tough fishing this wkend. I fished the ditch and had two fish in a 24 hour period. There were fish swirling on top in many locations with no takes.
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It's funny. This pushing usually continued into late Oct. and even early Nov. years back. I even went in late November some years back and remember getting bass! I fish SoCo RI!

I still fish there til Dec 1st, but it's nothing like it used to be. You could usually get 15-20 lb fish with some bigger on plugs all the way til the end at certain spots. I remember a woman got a 50 one year on a chunk right around Dec 1st. Not so much anymore...

Damn it I missed it.Well there is always next year ! :bsod:

Crap. Oh well :(
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Tough fishing this wkend. I fished the ditch and had two fish in a 24 hour period. There were fish swirling on top in many locations with no takes.
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they were finicky as a bastage today too, but my secret weapon saved the day with a couple gorilla toothed ones. A sinking custom made green needle by BACK BEACH. I came to own it via westportmafia who made me drink the dregs of the dewarts pint at 230am extremely intoxicated in order to get it. :jump1: thanks backbeach! By the way that finish is tough as nails! even when the blue devil was fully chomping on the back end it didnt flake or peel. nice pluggage:uhuh:

:jump1: thanks backbeach! By the way that finish is tough as nails! even when the blue devil was fully chomping on the back end it didnt flake or peel. nice pluggage:uhuh:

You heathen!!! You threw one of my plugs into a school of bluefish??? :laugha:

Glad to hear the paint stayed on, though. Many of my other plug recipients haven't been so lucky...:hee:

Last night I had the first zero in my last 8 trips. Not that I've been killing them, but its been a steady pick of small to medium fish for the last two weeks where I've been. Still haven't broken 25# from shore this year yet...:huh:

Maybe the next push will produce a big one for me.

[Maybe the next push will produce a big one for me.[/QUOTE]

I certainly hope not!!:rotf2:
You, young man, have not paid your dues nor put in your time this year. Unlike this old bastage that has driven 100K back and forth to the Ditch.

I curse the day you showed me some trick for the Canal. :fury:
Addicted I am. :uhuh:
Successful, not so much.:yak5:

No doubt there has been some movement... it was to be expected... rivers to the north got roiled with mud pushing out fish that were lounging in the summer sun.. bait fish drops in those rivers got flushed seaward,.. we had two major events.. a hurrcian and a full moon... either one on it's own with the shortening of days and cooling of the waters would have provided some movement... and add them all up.. it becomes a trigger...it's only the begining.. there wil be more to come...it's only the second week of September.

Well, I never saw a push,pull or anything else plugging from the east end of east beach in westport. No birds,blues,bones.....nothing..yet!!!
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Well, I never saw a push,pull or anything else plugging from the east end of east beach in westport. No birds,blues,bones.....nothing..yet!!!
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That area has been pretty dead for awhile according to some stone throwing freak I know who lives down there..maybe the fish are afraid to get bonked off the head so they don't come in close any more.

boat fishing is on fire for bass and albis from wpt to skt pt.

boat fishing is on fire for bass and albis from wpt to skt pt.

If this is true, why were you shore fishing the other night? :hee:

I still fish there til Dec 1st, but it's nothing like it used to be. You could usually get 15-20 lb fish with some bigger on plugs all the way til the end at certain spots. I remember a woman got a 50 one year on a chunk right around Dec 1st. Not so much anymore...

I know, I was out there one cold night when it was icing. I think it was the last week of Nov. some years back. There were a few of us die hard regulars at the end of the rocks. No one was catching! The rest of the guys were walking up the channel to the lot, and I was the last one there. I tied on a pink/black danny and cast into the out flow, not ten seconds later, wham! I got my biggest bass of that year.
That was it for the night, and for that season as well. :)

Yup... PIemma fished Quonny in the snow late one season; after almost going in on the slush, even w/ korkers on, we bailed and called it a season.....

I've seen bluefish chunked off the beach as late as Dec 7th a few years back... late fall fishing all boils down to one thing... herring....

1st push,its early September!Hasn't even started yet as far as I'm concerned.Can't wait for October when it really starts!Hell November has always treated me well.

Yup... PIemma fished Quonny in the snow late one season; after almost going in on the slush, even w/ korkers on, we bailed and called it a season.....

I've seen bluefish chunked off the beach as late as Dec 7th a few years back... late fall fishing all boils down to one thing... herring....

Dec 1st 1986 the day before I went into the AF I slayed dozens of 18-22lb blues that were hearding gigantic pogies up on the beach.One of the most unreal fishing seens.

When I was in Vegas this spring I didn't gamble all week then won 16 bucks after dropping two quarters into a slot right before my aircraft boarded.

Might apply the same strategy here.

-spence

Well, I never saw a push,pull or anything else plugging from the east end of east beach in westport. No birds,blues,bones.....nothing..yet!!!
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Don't hold your breath. No fish showed there last year either. When they do it's usually blues anyway for the most part. Not the best spot to be imo
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Yup... PIemma fished Quonny in the snow late one season; after almost going in on the slush, even w/ korkers on, we bailed and called it a season.....

I've seen bluefish chunked off the beach as late as Dec 7th a few years back... late fall fishing all boils down to one thing... herring....

You're right, Bryan. A few years ago there was a push of big bass and monster blues that were on herring in westerly the last week of Nov. Of course the day I went down it was only monster blues(I'll take that any day in Nov) but the days before and after had nice fish blitzing...

Of course the day I went down it was only monster blues..

Here's a cool pic from this morning. me with a devil:devil2:

Here's a cool pic from this morning. me with a devil:devil2:

spot burn

If this is true, why were you shore fishing the other night? :hee:

I was actually babysitting Terry.

spot burn

o balls ur right. changed photo to conceal my secret bloo fish spot........

The first push? :rotf2: the locals are recovering from the tourist who just left 2 weeks ago. I stuck one on the first cast on this. :uhuh: 2 nights ago.

Yup... PIemma fished Quonny in the snow late one season; after almost going in on the slush, even w/ korkers on, we bailed and called it a season.....

I've seen bluefish chunked off the beach as late as Dec 7th a few years back... late fall fishing all boils down to one thing... herring....

Great memories Bryan. You are spot on with the herring. Bluebacks.

Remember BI the day after Thanksgiving with Spence. Still one of the funniest episodes ever. 40knots winds 35 degrees and a few fish to boot. Blueback were there on the SW Point.

Hope some get pushed my way. Been dismal since early August.
Just micros now.

DZ

Still plenty of fish north of the canal!

Still plenty of fish north of the canal!

Shhhhhh..... Fall run is over, those are hold overs!

The first push? :rotf2: the locals are recovering from the tourist who just left 2 weeks ago. I stuck one on the first cast on this. :uhuh: 2 nights ago.

Get RI plates and then we'll stop calling you a tourist....

Shad work late season...

Fish have left MA. they're in SOCO.

Remember BI the day after Thanksgiving with Spence. Still one of the funniest episodes ever. 40knots winds 35 degrees and a few fish to boot. Blueback were there on the SW Point.

I remember that, RIROCKHOUND dropped my fish in the wash.

Remember it being colder than 35 degrees though, it sucked.

Do it again in a second.
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I remember that, RIROCKHOUND dropped my fish in the wash.

Remember it being colder than 35 degrees though, it sucked.

Do it again in a second.
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I heard they wanted to throw you in.

I heard they wanted to throw you in.

You don't know the half of it :hihi:
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You don't know the half of it :hihi:
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Bill,
after I landed Block Island Jeff's 15lb 'cow', and was holding it by the plug (needlfish) he hemmed and hawed about keeping it and it flopped off in the interim. End of story.

It was cold though, but Joe and I have done some colder nights in subsequent years....

Shad work late season...

there have been times when it was never worth gettin them.

plus they die more easily than a herring. gimme an eel, or a danny.

Still plenty of fish north of the canal!


yup.

Shad work late season...

Live ones late!
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It was cold though, but Joe and I have done some colder nights in subsequent years....[/QUOTE]

I also have had colder nights. Worst I remember was maybe 92 or 93 with the late Gil Guillitone at the short wall. Had to be mid-Dec. 9 degrees and NW at 20. Saltwater freezing in the guides. As the sun came up there was a blitz on the backside of the wall. Nothing over 35" but a fish on every cast on white 1/2 oz bucktails.

i also remember fishing in front of PJ Light in a snowstorm with fish all around us but no takers.

This cold front arriving today should get the feedbag on IMO. Bait is still around. Seeing more blues. This is when to put in the time on the water. Have to juggle a few jobs around tides and window deliveries... Cod on Sunday hopefully. Chasing bass the rest of the time. Time to press is now.....

This cold front arriving today should get the feedbag on IMO. Bait is still around. Seeing more blues. This is when to put in the time on the water. Have to juggle a few jobs around tides and window deliveries... Cod on Sunday hopefully. Chasing bass the rest of the time. Time to press is now.....

it's been on all week Ross.. and they were headed in your direction.. ....:chased:

This cold front arriving today should get the feedbag on IMO. Bait is still around. Seeing more blues. This is when to put in the time on the water. Have to juggle a few jobs around tides and window deliveries... Cod on Sunday hopefully. Chasing bass the rest of the time. Time to press is now.....

yup, blues have moved in...

The first push? :rotf2: the locals are recovering from the tourist who just left 2 weeks ago. I stuck one on the first cast on this. :uhuh: 2 nights ago.

nice plug.......is that mostly green, or just on top. AH ?

I really like the stripermaineiac plugs I got at the show last winter.

wish I had some more in green colors, tho'

That area has been pretty dead for awhile according to some stone throwing freak I know who lives down there..maybe the fish are afraid to get bonked off the head so they don't come in close any more.

In case you missed it JohnR.
Not much different than my words.
BTW I saw Rick a couple days ago,never got an apology.
But I'm the bad guy for pointing it out.

hey Mike,

could it be that the "It's OVAH,,,,,,,,,,,,,Extravaganza Tourney" is about to get fired UP?

due to a NAGGING and persistent work related (L) shoulder/elbow strain
and working 6-10's~~ i've only been striperin' TWICE since June!!!
:fury: :fury: :wall: :wall: :wall: :fury: :fury:

coupla three nights ago, 'round the Other Cape, i landed my first keeper of this migration~ 29.50/35.5". injury SUX,,,,,,but it was the last night of The Cup, so i had to give it a go. that action seems to be right on schedule for my share of the Striper Coast. the bigguns should be right behind that sweet li'l belly filler.

am hoping to be able to 'represent' for the HABS and for the MS Tourney in Wkpg later in the season; the tear doesn't seem to hurt so much when i am offering eels?? :hihi: :hihi: :hihi:

WAIT!!!

29.50 pounds and only 35.5 inches. I never question you DAWG but Holy &*&% that fish would have to have been 35" around. 36" fish is usually around 20#. Always has been as long as I have been doin' this and that's coming up on 45 years.

You got a picture? I would love to see that fish. The fish in my avatar is 31# and 39 inches long.

nice plug.......is that mostly green, or just on top. AH ?

I really like the stripermaineiac plugs I got at the show last winter.

wish I had some more in green colors, tho'
That would be one of mine bro... not an AH plug.
3oz

WAIT!!!
The fish in my avatar is 31# and 39 inches long.

That is a pig

WAIT!!! 29.50 pounds and only 35.5 inches. I never question you DAWG but.....

OK, I'll say it ---- BULLSH!T

WAIT!!!

29.50 pounds and only 35.5 inches. I never question you DAWG but Holy &*&% that fish would have to have been 35" around. 36" fish is usually around 20#. Always has been as long as I have been doin' this and that's coming up on 45 years.

You got a picture? I would love to see that fish. The fish in my avatar is 31# and 39 inches long.

that's why i weighed it, my man!! i'll bring the pink OTW slip to The Fest, what a noggin' on that cruiser, too!! i could not find the camera that night before i went out, but a friend of mine took a rigored-up shot before we cleaned it. there was nothing in her belly, weird, huh? this fish looked heavier on the water than she really was, no girth measurement, and she was a pig!! i had to get to work and was in a hurry to get her back on the ice.

i only kept her because i ALWAYS keep my first keeper of every year.
goes back to my Choctaw heritage and my thanks to God for providing me with a small portion of His Glorious bounty!!

am kicking my self for not being more thorough with the pix and a girth size, now that you mention it,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,
:wall: :wall: :wall:

The fish in my avatar is 31# and 39 inches long.

NAHIIIIICE HAWWWWWWG, by the weigh!!
:btu: :btu: :btu:

OK, I'll say it ---- BULLSH!T
i sort of agree with you on this one, Bill L~~

but that is what the scale(OTW certified weigh station) at Winchester's of GLSCTR showed and what they put down on the slip??

something about those ###'s seems highly suspect to me, also.
it felt more like a mid-thirties, next time i'm doing the measuring!!

:confused:

LOL Well food for thought. I was at east end beach in Portland harbor this afternoon.All of a sudden the fog rolled in and that real strong smell of fish. Trucks loaded to go to the Vineyard Sunday . So grabbed a rod with a new popper I'm workin on.2nd cast slam got a blue around 13 lb. Missed a couple hits on the next cast then on again. stopped castin after 6 fish all fat an happy. All up to mid teens.Called my buddy on the Island an told him . Hardly any fish down there. Figures leavin fish to find fish. Might be a late year.

LOL Well food for thought. Hardly any fish down there. Figures leavin fish to find fish. Might be a late year.

I love the Derby.... but still plenty of fish locally. Just can't bear to leave fish and the boat.... Good luck, Ron. Sandman is going after the bones big time with his son I see...

Jim's one hell of a fisherman. He's old school surf guy that took that to the boat with him. I know the fishin is hard out there lately but the friends make it well worth it.

i sort of agree with you on this one, Bill L~~

but that is what the scale(OTW certified weigh station) at Winchester's of GLSCTR showed and what they put down on the slip??

something about those ###'s seems highly suspect to me, also.
it felt more like a mid-thirties, next time i'm doing the measuring!!

So here is the weight chart:

Length 34" 35" 36" 37" 38" 39" 40" 41" 42" 43" 44"

Max lb 19.0 20.5 22.0 23.5 25.5 27.2 29.5 31.0 33.5 36.3 39.0
Avg lb 16.5 18.0 19.5 20.7 22.0 24.5 26.0 27.3 29.7 32.0 34.0
Min lb 14.0 15.5 16.8 17.5 19.0 20.7 22.0 23.0 25.0 27.0 29.0


Bass weight = (length x length x girth) / 1,200

35.5 x 35.5 x 28.5 /1200 = 29.40

So your bass had almost a 29"waist

that "seems" about right,

hard tellin' not knowing and foolishly NOT measuring on my part!!
:smash: :smash: :smash:

will be more diligent, next time! was in a stinking rush to get it on ice and had to beat the clock at Seabrook Station and the commute. thanks for the numbers, piemma :uhuh: :uhuh: :uhuh:

that "seems" about right,

hard tellin' not knowing and foolishly NOT measuring on my part!!
:smash: :smash: :smash:

will be more diligent, next time! was in a stinking rush to get it on ice and had to beat the clock at Seabrook Station and the commute. thanks for the numbers, piemma :uhuh: :uhuh: :uhuh:

Jess - no need to measure just go by this method:

"In the arm, shoulder or brain of a striped bass fisherman is a scale, and the moment the bass goes in the air the striped bass fisherman, no matter what his blood pressure is, places that imaginary scale under the bass and coolly weighs it."

One of my favorite quotes.

Original quote by Norman Maclean was edited by DZ to encompass striped bass fishermen.

BRAVO, Dennis, BRAVISSIMO!!
:uhuh: :uhuh: :uhuh:

excellently stated and more intune with

why i am out there,,,,,,,,in the surf,,,,,,,