Strange year - Striper Talk Striped Bass Fishing, Surfcasting, Boating

Saltheart · 10-23-2003, 08:02 AM

Normally , by about Oct 10 , Smokey and I are fishing southern RI. This year , do to the warm weather and the timing of the fall run , we are still fishing the canal. Then this morning , it snows!!

This has been a strange year so far.

Notaro · 10-23-2003, 08:17 AM

I know. And I am thinking about canceling my plan for rhody shore trip this Saturday night because I don't have a neoprane wader or any fancy warm gear. I don't want my balls to get frozen while wading.

B-assman · 10-23-2003, 08:19 AM

This is my first year fishing for stripers so I can't really comment based upon experience - but from what i've read - something doesnt seem right.

Everything i've seen talks about the fall migration having a strong correlation with the angle of the sun and daylight hours. (yes water temp also is a critical factor - and sustained northerlies / westerlies can push bait offshore) If the sun angle theory is true it there shouldnt be too much variation in the timing of the migration. From what I've read - we should have expected the bulk of the fish to be passing thru RI waters weeks ago -

So are the fish in full migration but just out of reach of shore / near-shore anglers? Are they truly late - and currently more north / east of RI? I know there are no real answers to these questions but I'd love to hear your thoughts

Thanks
Dave

Notaro · 10-23-2003, 08:24 AM

Last year, it was plenty of rains in the fall and cold months begin late. and no cold months are startign early.

chris L · 10-23-2003, 08:45 AM

notaro as long as you stay in the water your balls wont freeze . the water is much warmer than the air has been . I was just in the water with 38 degrees air temp and promptly got back in the water to warm up . brrrrrrrr now I have no balls , they stayed in the water where they were warmer . no more pocket pool !

Notaro · 10-23-2003, 08:53 AM

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Originally posted by chris L
notaro as long as you stay in the water your balls wont freeze . the water is much warmer than the air has been . I was just in the water with 38 degrees air temp and promptly got back in the water to warm up . brrrrrrrr now I have no balls , they stayed in the water where they were warmer . no more pocket pool !

I stayed in the water when using the breathable wader.

rwilhelm · 10-23-2003, 09:02 AM

It has been kinda of a strange year. I think the fishing should hold up till the middle to end of Nov(I hope!!!). Last year I was still catching bass in the middle of November and then I called it quits because I was freezing my ass off. Who knows if I kept at it maybe I could have caught fish into December?

Saltheart · 10-23-2003, 09:26 AM

If everything keeps going the way it has so far , there will definitely be more than usual (there's almost always some) fish around into early December.

Mr. Sandman · 10-23-2003, 09:31 AM

very very screwy year. The water temp is crashing fast now...58..I think we have 2 or so more weeks and then its over for the most part. Yeah there will be some die-hard in Dec who catches a nice one but the bulk of the fish are movin out.
Montauk is the place you want to be....I heard it is nearly every cast there for a while last week.

Chunker of Death · 10-23-2003, 02:34 PM

Yah think this might be why it's getting hard to locate fish up here in Maine? By the way....hi yah Salty. Wish I could get down to Rhody for a couple of days but doesn't look like it'll happen. Unless the fishing is good into November...........

Saltheart · 10-23-2003, 03:03 PM

Hi Bill. Yep , if you were still getting them in Maine I'd really be worried!

I think the fishing will stay good until Thanksgiving weekend , at least!

fishweewee · 10-23-2003, 03:04 PM

Notaro's balls must be made of molten metal.

blackeye · 10-23-2003, 05:23 PM

thanksgiving or better