Herring in SoCo???
 

Last night we saw what LOOKED like herring in the shallows. Same profile as herring, definitely NOT bunker. Any ideas on what it could be? We didn't think and herring would be around this late... Any ideas???

most likely hickory shad. they are in the inlets and beach fronts from summer - fall.

didn't look like shad. thinner profile... could be though.

Not herring, but I can't believe how thick the silversides have been along the shore this week. No bass though :zup:

-spence

mullet maybe? I know its early

Not too early for Mullet. usually 9/10 to 9/15 in Weakapaug.
I'd say Mullet

BTW, 6" Broken back bomber in Chicken Scratch color is killer when the Mullet are in.

Shhh

These looked to be 8-10" long. Bigger than mullet.

Northern senett??

Nope NS are thinner than this was. I definitely had the shape of herring. Like the geniouses we are, when we got back to our cars my partner realizes he could have snapped some pics with his Optio... :whackin:

I say mullet

Joe,
snag one next time and post the picture

I saw a guy get some 5" herring the other day on a sabiki

snapper blues?

thats a good guess, they have been everywhere this year

there were reports of herring in eastern RI a couple weeks ago

Smelts??

Every bluefish I've caught in the past week down my way has been coughing up 3"-5" herring.

butterfish

they were not mullet or snappers that I know for sure.Have seen plenty of alwives before and would say that these to were alwives all of 8"to 10" easy.The only thing that makes me doubt it is the time of year.Maybe someone opened a pond or closed stream?Maybe they were very small shad?as odd as it is I still think herring.

Chef,
at a spring squid spot?
We used to be able to fill a bucket with tinkers, snappers and sea herring there as a kid/teenager.... havent seen tinkers in years....
great supply of fluke bait.

guess they could have been herring?
Heard rumors of sardines around as well.

No over near you. Got a bunch of tinkers where your thinking the past few falls, there still there.