Nantucket rookie seeking help

[Johnny C]

My friends and I are coming out Friday and saturday for some fishing and fun.
I just rented a 4x4 witha beach permit and am looking for anyone who may know the area.
I have my beach permit for rhodie, but have never fished out on nantucket before.
Please let me know the situation...
If anyone is fishing and would like to guide us...????? That woudl be sweet too.
Thanks fellas.

[MikeTLive]

How much was the rental?

[Johnny C]

150,
you have a better idea?

[JohnR]

Johnny - there are 2 beach passes - one for Great Point and one for the rest of the island where they allow it.

It's been a few years since I've been there but typically, the fishing can be good at Eel Point, Smith's / Esther (which I'm told is way different than when I've been there last). Good over at Surfside / Nevers Beach (by foot)... Daytime blue fish action nite / first light bassin. And Funny fish along Great Point in the mornings often...

[schoolie monster]

JC, if you have the regular town permit, I'd definitely give Eel pt some time. I saw alot of nice bass sight fishing the bars and flats to the north of the actual point. There were also often albies working up and down the same areas.

I hooked one and my dad got his first within a short cast from the point.

Smith Pt was inaccessible the last thing I heard. The erosion over the winter was really bad.

The guys that get fish over there fish the south shore alot. They find the bowls and bars at low tide and hit them at night. I don't work that hard at it when I'm over there cause its vacation and I like to rest and just relax.

Hope this helps.

[beachwalker]

Hey John,

Good fishing to be found everywhere. Bring the essentials, weather looks to be a bit quiet but the potential for a large, south swell is going to affect all the islands and south/east coast.
Great Point will be VERY dangerous if the swell gets up. There is fishing all through GP and Coatue so try and stay off the Point if itis jacking big. It will knock you down like a train if you turn your back on her. Everything on the North shore will be more fishable in a big swell.
I think the rental truck gives you the Town passes. GP does have a day rate but, remember, The gate closes around 6:00 pm so if you time it right.
You get the program. I'll be fishing Friday night for sure.

Brant Point & Jetties is producing bass up to 50 lbs on MANY different combinations. Bait is king, get eel at Nantucket Tackle Shop and ice & beers at the Stop & Shop. They are both mid-
island (across from the Box. I know you guys will find that place....) and the eels are at the Mobile ataion behind S & P.
The West Jetty is a super place to fish as is the East. Plugs, Flys and bucks with rinds are destroying them in the channel. Bring a wetsuit and you can walk the east side of the West Jetty by walking a sandbar for about a 1/4 mile. It goes from 4 ft deep to 26 in about 5 feet. Another serious danger zone. Fish it at all tides as the current is flushing through the rocks
on BOTH tides and it is LONG Jetty. Outgoing is solid.



Don't play with the Heat. Don't drive #^&#^&#^&#^& faced. There are Troopers stationed here and the Townies will be Townies. Wear the seat belt.

West end is another world. Long story.

South Beaches are nut's. ALL SECTIONS
Probably Gonna look like Pipeline on Saturday

Most of the best right now is at Dawn/Dusk and Night but there are also albies, Spanny macs and Bonito in the West during the day. Things are about to get hilarious with a our Striped friends. There are Bluefish so big you think you got a Tuna on.

PM me if you want to try and hookup. I am pretty busy so it would most likely be the 6 - 1 am shift for me Fri/Sat.

Bill Pew Tackle is a must stop while you are in town. He's is out near the begining of Madaket road on New Lane. Quick Left and a right. He is on the Left. Flag pole on the lawn.

Enjoy

[nightfighter]

Real nice post Beach! Solid info for us mainlanders. Wish I had reservations to get over this fall......

A well thought out post like this deserves to be catalogued in a members only forum on local knowledge for different areas. Any thoughts on how we do that without giving away the special spots???

[beachwalker]

A few corrections:

There isn't a "gate" at GP. Just a "gatehouse". They leave around 6 pmish.

Bill Pew owns Bill Fsher Tackle.

I should print a guide. Fishiing here is easy once you know how to find the spots.

Also forgot to menion: The Fall run is genereally preceded by a run of 4wd from Jersey. I still can't figure out how they swim from Monomoy