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Originally Posted by hq2
So, OK, it's now about mid July, hitting the summer doldrums.
Tried up at North Shore some off Cape Ann, not much luck.
Couldn't even jig up macs or pollock with my sabiki for bait;
had to settle for a 5 inch cunner. Saw one guy bring in a keeper
at Rockport; didn't see much other action, although wasn't close
enough to tell.
So the question is, is ANYONE catching striped bass any more?
I mean, when you look at the posts these days they're almost
entirely about other (usually personal) topics. The pictures of
caught fish are few and far between, and no one is actually
discussing striped bass fishing topics (lures, bait, googans)
anymore. The silence is really deafening guys. I mean, 10 or
15 years ago, there were loads of SB related posts. Not any
more. I hate to say it, but we look to be getting back to
moratorium fishing levels. Really depressing.
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The Merrimack has been on fire since memorial day... pictures post upside down, and no one seems interested anyway if it's not the cape or Rhode island..
there are tons of small bass being targeted by party boats, six pack charteres and "chunkers" sadly, a fair amount of them end up floating in the tide rips... "slot" fish are hard to come bye, but 40 to 48" fish abound, and some are quite "porky" and approach 50 lbs.. average night is 8 fish 40" or better for a 3 or 4 hour effort.. rising tide the best until about an hour from the top.. ... eels and boat fish dont count but it is what works.
My buddy and ice fishing partner came down from the mountains of New Hampshire last Saturday night to catch his 1st ever striped bass...
I'm hoping that all this rain doesn't ruin it and send the fish north..
Mackerel have been easy to come bye at first light, pogies are being harrased by schools of small bass in the river and along the beach front and on occasion tuna crash the party.. the ocean front has been slow for large, this may change from the rain, water finally warmed up to 60 with the easterlies.
Lobster fishing is the worse I have ever seen it.. I haven't got a sdingle bug, I had over 100 at this time last season, due to the storms, my pots are home stacked next to the garage, well, at least 9 of them, the first storm ( before Elsa) moved them 2 miles, I was lucky to find any of them.