Forget when we usually do this, but figured it would be soon unfortunately :(

Back Beach used to host and sponsor the end of season ritual.

Too early. Water temp still in the low 60s.

Plenty of bait around, squid just showing up now and sea herring aren't even here yet.

I think we have another month unless it turns wicked cold quickly.

I'd love to see sea herring again but I think (albeit without hard facts) that the pair trawlers have made that unlikely......and changed the fall bass migration pattern by doing so.

I would like to run one but I am flat out right now

Chris - nice write up!

I'd love to see sea herring again but I think (albeit without hard facts) that the pair trawlers have made that unlikely......and changed the fall bass migration pattern by doing so.
Numby - about two weeks ago I received an email notification that they met the sea herring quota for 2016 in our zone. I think that fishery is now shut down until 2017 except for by-catch.

If you guys run into Back Beach please say hello to him for me. Thanks

Paul, yeah I think we have at least a month to go.

I don't hang it up til after thanksgiving sometimes later.

Thanks John, article came out good, and they used a decent pic of me
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Chris - nice write up!

Can I see? :-)

The SO CO fishing is sure makin up for the poor fishing on the Vineyard this yr. It got worse after you left

It's been off the charts here at work in the morning, a ton of schoolie sized bass 15-22" going nuts at first light and then again towards the end of the day. It's almost a fish a cast these last few days. I just gotta get something to punch through the top layer, because I know there bigger fish down below. But the topwater action has been too fun to stop.