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Had the chance to fish the canal consistently in June as I was living in Bourne for about 6 weeks. It was quite the experience. I have fished the canal for about 12 of my 21 years and it has had its ups and downs. That time around the new moon in June was the best fishing I've ever experienced, especially if you could get away from the crowds. There are still macks in the canal and they have been strong for almost 3 months now, something that I have never seen before. I even saw large schools of macks at an UDL on the far west end, which I've never known to happen. For a while there was a number of pogies in the ditch too.
When I was living in Bourne I could make it to any spot for all the good tides and some of the not so good tides and catch quality stripers. If things stay like they are it could make for a very interesting fall, one that could match or better the spring/early summer that we experienced there. Nothing beats going large on a pencil in the canal.....Nothing!
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