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luds, In the past the logistics of getting to the island limited the number of surf rats you would find hitting the shoreline. I and others have sung the virtues of the island, but no more than every salt water fishing magazine to come down the pike since the fifties. If getting to the island isn't a limiting factor than the fact that you have to be in pretty good shape to walk the rocks and get from spot to spot certainly keeps a lot of other anglers away.
In the dozen or so years I've been fishing/diving Cutty, it's always been a hit or miss affair (my Stripers Gone Wild DVD bares that out) but when it's great, it can be phenomenal...the kind of fishing you dream about. Regardless, the one thing the island ALWAYS provides is spectacular beauty and a historic significance that is unparalleled. The eggs Benedict at the Fishing Club are almost reason enough for going.
Finally, the people who live and work on Cuttyhunk are a special breed. They are not only resourceful, hearty and connected to the land and sea, but they are wonderful folks that are easy going and make you feel right at home. I love the place. My wife loves the island. It's even my dog’s favorite place to visit.
Now if you can time it when the Cutty cows come calling you'll get a taste of striper heaven.
John, you like my telescopic shots of Aquinnah Wait till you see the shots of Nomans. These were a couple of the other striper islands we couldn’t help but visit while in the area…I was trying to get some additional footage for the upcoming release of my Striper Islands DVD.
JLH, Sorry you boys didn't do better. In the past I've always found the second week of October to be special. The weather is often terrible but if you time it so you either fish the front side and especially the back side of the line storms you'll do just fine.
Numbskull, not many people would pick up on that. I think casting into the wind brings it out more in anglers that try to power their way through the wind and sacrifice proper form and timing. The angler is a relative newcomer to the sport and I’m sure that knowing that I was filming him didn’t help any.
I sure hope this fall run provides some great fishing opportunities for everyone; after having suffered through the terrible weather of 2009 and 2010, and having had to tolerate the decline in both bunker and bass over the past couple of seasons it would be nice to cap off this year with a few glimpses of the old days.
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