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Crafty Angler · 07-01-2004, 07:57 AM

No doubt you'll get a consensus vote on that from the surf guys and rock-hoppers -

I've been talking to a lot of people and trying to put it together - basically, EVERYTHING is late this year - bait and fish - by 2 to 3 weeks it seems.

And the water temps are colder than normal too - a charter captain told me the temp at the Rose Island Light is only 62 - which for July 1 is way off - and he's still seeing 20-25 # bass heading up the bay

Add to that the abundance of 3-5" herring we're just now seeing - that shoulda happened in the beginning of June. Autopsy results on keepers are showing a lot of crabs, too, so the bass are into bottom grubbing for chow, but that's all gonna change soon.

I went eeling in the river the other night and the #&**#@%# moon was as bright as a reading light, got one 27" bass and several takes - and drops on an eel that I thought were small timid fish - then looked at the eel under my light and it was pretty well 'blued' making me think they were bigger fish spooky on the moon.

I dunno - who was it said an expert who can give ya all the reasons for not catching fish

Keep the faith, Mike - better days (or nites) are coming - real soon too - I'll call ya today re Dentons (the frames are done), bucktails, etc etc - and a weekend stroll with a coupla buckets of snakes

07-01-2004, 07:57 AM	#4
Crafty Angler Geezer Gone Wild iTrader: (2) Join Date: Nov 2001 Posts: 3,397 Blog Entries: 2	No doubt you'll get a consensus vote on that from the surf guys and rock-hoppers - I've been talking to a lot of people and trying to put it together - basically, EVERYTHING is late this year - bait and fish - by 2 to 3 weeks it seems. And the water temps are colder than normal too - a charter captain told me the temp at the Rose Island Light is only 62 - which for July 1 is way off - and he's still seeing 20-25 # bass heading up the bay Add to that the abundance of 3-5" herring we're just now seeing - that shoulda happened in the beginning of June. Autopsy results on keepers are showing a lot of crabs, too, so the bass are into bottom grubbing for chow, but that's all gonna change soon. I went eeling in the river the other night and the #&*#@%# moon was as bright as a reading light, got one 27" bass and several takes - and drops on an eel that I thought were small timid fish - then looked at the eel under my light and it was pretty well 'blued' making me think they were bigger fish spooky on the moon. I dunno - who was it said an expert who can give ya all the reasons for not* catching fish Keep the faith, Mike - better days (or nites) are coming - real soon too - I'll call ya today re Dentons (the frames are done), bucktails, etc etc - and a weekend stroll with a coupla buckets of snakes
	"There is no royal road to this heavy surf-fishing. With all the appliances for comfort experience can suggest, there is a certain amount of hard work to be done and exposure to be bourne as a part of the price of success." From "Striped Bass," Scribner's Magazine, 1881.