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macojoe · 08-02-2004, 05:19 PM

I have been fishing Chatam all summer. The cut is nice this year compared to past years!!

But that said I have a map plotter and have marked all the bouys and hybouys all the way out!! You have to go slow and be ready for anything!!
Like a big boat going full throttle in the thick fog and does not see you till the last 2nd!!
That happened to me last week!!

Tomorrow will be fog!! If you wait till later in the week the wind will shift to the NW and there will be little or no fog say Thur. You can then mark all the bouys out for the next time.
The swells will be building tomorrow and wed as the storm coming up the coast, but will be mainly 4 foot swells. They might be breaking at the cut pretty good wed??

Now about the fishing!!

I use a 15 to 17 pound floro leader of about 2 feet, a #2 Gami bait hook, Yes #2 to no more then a 2/0. I start with a 3/4 oz egg sinker and increase to no more then 3 oz egg sinker

FRESH FRESH FRESH Sand eels!!! are the key!!

You will find the bigger fish at first light!! But don't expect any real monsters. Most of you fish for the day will be around the 33" mark, with a few bigger ones around.

Bigger fish will be way down on the bottom and taking wire set up with jigs. If thats your thing?

You can fish any where in a 1 mile circle around the C-Can and catch fish!!

3 guys in the boat at sun up can get 50 to 75 fish and be back at the ramp at Noon!!

Have a great & Safe trip!!

TUE
S WIND 5 TO 10 KT. SEAS 2 TO 3 FT. AREAS OF FOG. A CHANCE
OF SHOWERS. VSBY 1 TO 3 NM.

TUE NIGHT
S WIND 5 TO 10 KT...BECOMING SW AFTER MIDNIGHT. SEAS
2 TO 4 FT. PATCHY FOG. VSBY 1 NM OR LESS.

WED
NW WIND 5 TO 10 KT. SEAS 3 TO 5 FT...BUILDING TO 4 TO 7 FT
IN SOUTHEAST SWELL.

08-02-2004, 05:19 PM	#7
macojoe Seal Control iTrader: (1) Join Date: Nov 2002 Location: Caver, Ma. Posts: 3,875	I have been fishing Chatam all summer. The cut is nice this year compared to past years!! But that said I have a map plotter and have marked all the bouys and hybouys all the way out!! You have to go slow and be ready for anything!! Like a big boat going full throttle in the thick fog and does not see you till the last 2nd!! That happened to me last week!! Tomorrow will be fog!! If you wait till later in the week the wind will shift to the NW and there will be little or no fog say Thur. You can then mark all the bouys out for the next time. The swells will be building tomorrow and wed as the storm coming up the coast, but will be mainly 4 foot swells. They might be breaking at the cut pretty good wed?? Now about the fishing!! I use a 15 to 17 pound floro leader of about 2 feet, a #2 Gami bait hook, Yes #2 to no more then a 2/0. I start with a 3/4 oz egg sinker and increase to no more then 3 oz egg sinker FRESH FRESH FRESH Sand eels!!! are the key!! You will find the bigger fish at first light!! But don't expect any real monsters. Most of you fish for the day will be around the 33" mark, with a few bigger ones around. Bigger fish will be way down on the bottom and taking wire set up with jigs. If thats your thing? You can fish any where in a 1 mile circle around the C-Can and catch fish!! 3 guys in the boat at sun up can get 50 to 75 fish and be back at the ramp at Noon!! Have a great & Safe trip!! TUE S WIND 5 TO 10 KT. SEAS 2 TO 3 FT. AREAS OF FOG. A CHANCE OF SHOWERS. VSBY 1 TO 3 NM. TUE NIGHT S WIND 5 TO 10 KT...BECOMING SW AFTER MIDNIGHT. SEAS 2 TO 4 FT. PATCHY FOG. VSBY 1 NM OR LESS. WED NW WIND 5 TO 10 KT. SEAS 3 TO 5 FT...BUILDING TO 4 TO 7 FT IN SOUTHEAST SWELL.