Cause......damn its quiet in here??? Who is fishing??!! Lets have some fish talk!! Who is still hitting the water??!!!!

Its so far from over it might as well be september.
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Cause......damn its quiet in here??? Who is fishing??!! Lets have some fish talk!! Who is still hitting the water??!!!!

Still fishing, still catching up here on the north shore. Just got in from a productive afternoon. Cape Ann surrounded by peanut bunker and macs. Whoever is not still fishing, should be!
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Larry stop spooling wood on the lathe and start sending line off the spoil of your spinner.
DA!
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Not over

Not over

Nice BF RR,glad to see your still keeping it consistent.

Btw keep-tight Pauly nice to know there still up your way.
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No worries here......I have been out and continue to be!:tooth:

RR outstanding bluefin! Please pass my congratulations on to Leo.
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RR outstanding bluefin! Please pass my congratulations on to Leo.
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He fought, harpooned & tail wrapped it, I just drove the boat, watched, and called the truck to pick it up :uhuh:

He fought, harpooned & tail wrapped it, I just drove the boat, watched, and called the truck to pick it up :uhuh:

And you took the picture!! Nice pic....great fish!

Nice job RR you taught well !

Awesome stuff right there!!!

There's only one thing that's better than a proud son........a proud father.
God Bless you both ~

No worries here......I have been out and continue to be!:tooth:

Haha as always keeping the small feesh busy,we'll git r dun for ya big guy.
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Awesome Ronnie! Would love to get a late season bf. Been out a few times off the cape last few weeks but haven't had much luck.:mad:
besides that just been a schoolie fest for moi. Need another good pull before it ends. The window is definitely closing

Not over yet, I'll be out all weekend

3:00 AM and headed for SoCo soon.

I have another month an a week left. Vacation next week doing nothing but fishing Saturday through Friday. Usually pack it in the first weekend of December.

pretty dead at the spots I hit this morning.

pretty dead at the spots I hit this morning.

Did you see any bait
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schoolie- city here

Went out monday morning. Bass everywhere. Pushing bait up on the rocks. Nothing hure. Couple 12-15# class and the rest schoolies. Cold as hell but had fun. Not over yet. Should be a couple good pushes left.

I have only wet a line once since selling the boat this spring, but hope to get out for a couple tog trips. Larry test paddle, is it too cold now?

pretty dead at the spots I hit this morning.


:uhuh:

Three of us headed out this morning hoping to re-live my last outing, ...not to be had though. Isn't it always the case? You invite a couple of people to share in the joys of fishing due to a very recent experience and get sadly disappointed. Started off extremely promising as ten minutes from the dock we were sitting in a soup of stripers, after quickly landing and releasing 3 sub-legals, we boated away from the fish >>yes, I said it...we left fish to go find fish<<...:fishslap:...I always mock people who do that, so shame on me.
Hoping for large, we headed off into what was supposed to be a great day on the water....swells were much, much larger than expected...making it difficult to safely get in tight, especially at low tide. After zipping to and fro, we hit a couple of tog spots that were on fire a couple of days ago. Knowing the tide hadn't really started moving yet, I remained confident that they would show.....:crying:
3 hours of a flooding tide and they were still in lock-down??? We managed a couple, but NOTHING like it should have been.

"A bad day of fishing is still better than a good day work" ??......not when you invite people hoping to put them on fish...and burn one of your last vacation days it's not!!!

In saying all of that, it still ain't over Bigfish. I owe a few more fish a good Azzwhippping!!!

I've barely had any time to get out, but maybe I will this weekend!

Tons of bait around, still a lot of fish....we have two good moon phases left IMO

Did you see any bait
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Not at the 3 places I fished. FYI, my boat is put away so I am in the surf, fishing beaches, breachways and rock piles.

Many of you commenting are in Rhody.....here on Bostons south shore its pretty dead!

Many of you commenting are in Rhody.....here on Bostons south shore its pretty dead!

Not yet, Larry. Still a couple more pushes of fish before it's over. Just need to be there when it happens, which is the tricky part.
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Many of you commenting are in Rhody.....here on Bostons south shore its pretty dead!

Had bait and bass on a N. Shore beach yesterday afternoon. They are coming your way.... Have had several pushes starting on the
10th...

It's very spotty now here in Newport. Right time right place sort of thing. Otherwise a slow pick for me. Hearing Block has been a striper wasteland.

It's very spotty now here in Newport. Right time right place sort of thing. Otherwise a slow pick for me. Hearing Block has been a striper wasteland.

Hearing the same... headed over for a metting @ 11, back tonight. Leaving the 2pc in the car.
:hs: :-(

Still a lot of bait and fish in the river mouths of southern Maine.Practically nobody fishing.Most are wearing orange and shooting.

Good to hear Bob. It is not over for me till I give up.
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FYI Paulie ,, that,s why I told you to [NOT} pull the boat this early >>>>>>>>>>>>>> Fish have been on the beach ,,almost everyday ...small bass & huge blues ,in the bay ,,,,But what do I know ,,,,,,,your the angler of the year <><>:wavey:

PS don,t tell me youv,e been in since April .all you did was ride around for 5 - 6 weeks :wid:

Got the 10/29 thru the 11/4 off.
Might try the canal for a day tide, since I usually fish at night.

Of course I will also be planning a few freshwater kayak trips too!

Watching two dozen gannets dive bombing right this very minute. CCB. there's at least one game fish under them.
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The question is "what kind of fish is it"?

saw my 1st gannet the other day down here in CT too....

Same area where there was much activity ~40 hours ago seemed like a dead zone this morning. No bait, no birds, no 'game fish' seen despite lots of nice looking water and the wind in your face.

FYI Paulie ,, that,s why I told you to [NOT} pull the boat this early >>>>>>>>>>>>>> Fish have been on the beach ,,almost everyday ...small bass & huge blues ,in the bay ,,,,But what do I know ,,,,,,,your the angler of the year <><>:wavey:

PS don,t tell me youv,e been in since April .all you did was ride around for 5 - 6 weeks :wid:

I hear you loud and clear Mike. Next year I'm not splashing till May.

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61800

61800

Haha,nice selection!
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Did a lot of walking on Cutty last nite for a few schoolies. going 35 mph in an open boat thru the middle of the night this late in the season did bring thoughts of the season winding down.
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Depends on where you are southern new england is still experiencing good fishing for quality fish . I believe around here there is at least a full month or more left it's just a matter of wanting to go out and freeze my but off to catch them.
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Looks like they are in CT and NY now.

I spent most of the day at state beach in Westerly yesterday. Nada.

Except for the occasional skate. :faga:

Still a beautiful day though.

I did see one seal there. Just one.

seals .saw then in the upper bay & right at the boat ramp in Gailee :nailem:

I hate to say it but up on the No. Shore in Mass I think it's over, we have one more weekend to drive on so I'm going fishing, but it just about broke my heart to dump $25.00 of sea worms into the surf

Looks like they are in CT and NY now.

I spent most of the day at state beach in Westerly yesterday. Nada.

Except for the occasional skate. :faga:

Still a beautiful day though.

I did see one seal there. Just one.

Saw some Albies breaching around there today. Too far out, tho. Bass and blues were gone. Scored a large blue a bit further east that was feeding on a pod of large bunker. I think it was the only blue in the ocean this morning. Fish acquaintance lost a good bass at the same spot earlier. Tough going for sure.

We are due for a November sea herring run. They seem to come in close every 5 years or so and provide fantastic November fishing, but does not look like this will be the year.

Lost my largest bass ever on Thanksgiving eve in SoCo. Not quitting til Dec 1 or so.

It's not over... they didn't leave... the water is still too warm and there is plenty of bait. Were just experiencing a commercial break... the show will be back on in a minute. Fish hard til december 1st at least.

I hate to say it but up on the No. Shore in Mass I think it's over, we have one more weekend to drive on so I'm going fishing, but it just about broke my heart to dump $25.00 of sea worms into the surf

Still peanuts in Gloucester harbor and on the Manchester beaches. Seems to be all horse macs in the harbor ( tons of fun on light tackle). Did have bass on the 24th so not giving up yet with all this bait present.
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I forget what i was going to say. Probably a lie

Looks like they are in CT and NY now.

I spent most of the day at state beach in Westerly yesterday. Nada.

Except for the occasional skate. :faga:

Still a beautiful day though.

I did see one seal there. Just one.

Had I known you were there; I would have come by and thrown political *OL themed insults at you :jump:

Pretty sure I saw an acre of bunker in the upper bay early this morning.

Had I known you were there; I would have come by and thrown political *OL themed insults at you :jump:

lol :hihi:

Still peanuts in Gloucester harbor and on the Manchester beaches. Seems to be all horse macs in the harbor ( tons of fun on light tackle). Did have bass on the 24th so not giving up yet with all this bait present.
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Yes I agree with all the bait around and the water being 55* it isn't over, but you'll have to be there when the fish travel by

Pretty sure I saw an acre of bunker in the upper bay early this morning.

You probably did

Well for me it's over.
Last night with perfect conditions, not a single fish or bite or any of the guys fishing the canal last night.

Once I saw the seal cruising the east end I called it a night...and a season.

Returned to the freshwater and will be prepping for the ice season to come.

Big fish this morning for one guy. I was at work. Still some around for the stubborn.
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So does that mean all the jobless who sleep on the couch at moms will be there today ?
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I did not bother. Those fish are long gone i would imagine. I looked down off bridge. There were a few more people but not a real lot.
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Lots of schoolies making their way west yesterday along the SoCo coast. Got some cool fotage on the GoPro, but saw nothing over keeper size. Do the big girlz follow the pack of shorties, or do the shorties follow the big girlz?

Still keeper bass, and huge bluefish, in central CT.

Will keep an eye on canal when I drive by and keep the rod in car. Have primarily switched to trout (and the long neglected to do list). 2 rainbows yesterday and 3 today. Pan fried one for lunch. Took my 84 year old uncle today and he got 3 too. Sweet. His Father in law, my wife's grandfather was a great fisherman and we done him proud today. Bill

I found some decent fish today down towards Cutty. Water is still @55 degrees and lots of bait including plenty of adult bunker around. I think there will be a final push of fish over this coming week....and longer for the RI guys.

It's that time in the season where the skunkins are frequent and in more recent years with a population shrinking it's even been more infrequent. if you can handle that as well as dealing with very cold nights its possible you can find a good bite maybe even a great bite but for myself iam not a fan of cold nights or the gaps in action ...even thou most years someone gets a super cow in the 11th month.
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The skunkins' are getting to be more common than the blitzes.
I haven't seen any big fish in the canal in quite some time.
That doesn't mean there aren't any fish, but they are so few and far between that it's like a glass of water to cure a drought!

Thankfully the freshwater fish haven't been decimated like the saltwater fish have. (just look at how many fish are off limit or have much stricter regulations and tell me!)

It's the 80's allover again only with laws without a backbone for enforcement!

far from over based on what Im seeing.

tons of peanuts and adult bunker still up in mount hope bay, daily blitzes but short lived.

bass and blues up and down the soco coast/beaches in RI, some sizable blues 13-15lbers, lots of bait around too. big pods of birds working 1/2 mile out with some huge breaks under em.

hoping the sea herring run again like in 2011, was fishing til mid december that year.

managed a couple bass and some blues after sunrise on a 2oz BM pencil, no birds working just blind casting into the white water. saw some keeper amd schoolies get caught by others as well.

Hey !
I've got the identical rod.
Fishes well.
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Lots of schoolies making their way west yesterday along the SoCo coast. Got some cool fotage on the GoPro, but saw nothing over keeper size. Do the big girlz follow the pack of shorties, or do the shorties follow the big girlz?

Usually the big girls are followed by schoolies and then a few really big girls at the very end.

far from over based on what Im seeing.

tons of peanuts and adult bunker still up in mount hope bay, daily blitzes but short lived.

bass and blues up and down the soco coast/beaches in RI, some sizable blues 13-15lbers, lots of bait around too. big pods of birds working 1/2 mile out with some huge breaks under em.

hoping the sea herring run again like in 2011, was fishing til mid december that year.

managed a couple bass and some blues after sunrise on a 2oz BM pencil, no birds working just blind casting into the white water. saw some keeper amd schoolies get caught by others as well.
He said "BM" huh huh

54 degrees surface temp, 50 degrees temp 40-60 ft down in Boston harbor yesterday for the scuba divers.
Far from over on the scallop beds.
They dove in 38-39 degrees 60-70ft down this time last year.
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Its over for me. Took all the stuff off the boat last weekend, now if I want to go fishing its going to have to be on a party boat.

After a call i got from my buddy yesterday it aint over. Blues to 15lbs and 6 bass between 22=27lbs. Heading south this weekend. Wish i lived closer to the shore. Last year around this time i had a really good day/night and that was after the wicked cold snap we had. Water is a lot warmer than last year i think.

Took advantage of the conditions y'day and took a trip to SoCo. Ridiculous amounts of bait - large and small. Gannets, gulls, lots of whitewater, onshore southerly warm wind. Perfect conditions led to only 1 small keeper sized bass. Problem was there aren't many game fish under the bait from what I could see. Might be it for me. 150 days til they come back.

Its not over...

Cold? Uncomfortable? Hit or miss? Sure...
But not over.

When i was a young boy finally setting out for a night on the rocks with my father, i soon mentioned that it was cold .
I can still to this day hear his Words spoken to me in his tough, no-nonsense, heavy polish accent:
"Look!!! If you want to catch fish... Big fish... Then you can forget about comfort!!!"
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