Herring runs

[goosefish]

How are the runs going? I'm hearing that out on the Vineyard the runs are off from the past. Cold spring and offshore trawlers are some of the possible factors; also two bad drought years three and four years ago could have hurt the recruitment. What about the Cape, Buzzards Bay, Sakonnet River, Narragansett Bay, and the runs in Long Island Sound?
Just wondering about this year and the state of the alewife. I know that it is still to early to say with any accuracy, just how do you rate what you are seeing or hearing in the streams and rivers.

[ProfessorM]

Middleboro, largest in Mass., seems loaded as usual. Ton of water in the river though. Don't think the bluebacks are here yet either. Just have to see how long they last to judge if it is good or lite. Paul

[Pt.JudeJoe]

I have heard that the cormorants aren't even hanging around the Tiverton run and Ron's father at Breachway B&T said the Gilert Stuart run has hardly any fish in it as well.

[Nebe]

yup... Gils place is deviod of herring

i wonder what caused this?????

[Goose]

I know one particular run that has gone down in #'s big time....it doesn't take a biologist to figure out poaching has taken its toll. Yelling matches at the run ain't no fun.

[Clammer]

its the worse I,ve ever seen // & I,ve been to over 8 different runs in the past 10 days ////never mind the 5 or 6 just over the line in Massachusetts