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I know that the species is on the comeback but the current state of fishing at Plum Island does not even compare to the canal and Block Island, two places that I also fish frequently. I have put in my time in all of those places and Plum Island is the least productive for large fish. I wish that it were not so, but it is.
Those photos are from a time when PI was considered one of the premiere striper spots. Are those guys in the photos legendary fisherman? Maybe they are but if they were still alive, I doubt that they would still be catching fish like those today. Are there some 60# fish swimming out there? Yes, definitely but there are more them swimming through the canal and around the cape than around PI. When people ask where the next world record striper is going to come from is PI ever mentioned? I am not saying that it could not happen but the odds are much less there than other places. I wish that it were not true. I have a friend who grew up on the island and worked at Surfland and he agrees that the fishing is not what it was.
I really hope that it returns to its old glory but I doubt that will ever happen.
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