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09-06-2007, 07:55 AM
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Herring in SoCo???
Last night we saw what LOOKED like herring in the shallows. Same profile as herring, definitely NOT bunker. Any ideas on what it could be? We didn't think and herring would be around this late... Any ideas???
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Good judgement comes from experience, and experience comes from bad judgement -- Keith Benning
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09-06-2007, 08:15 AM
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most likely hickory shad. they are in the inlets and beach fronts from summer - fall.
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09-06-2007, 08:17 AM
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didn't look like shad. thinner profile... could be though.
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Good judgement comes from experience, and experience comes from bad judgement -- Keith Benning
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09-06-2007, 08:22 AM
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Not herring, but I can't believe how thick the silversides have been along the shore this week. No bass though 
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09-06-2007, 09:31 AM
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mullet maybe? I know its early
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09-06-2007, 09:32 AM
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Very Grumpy bay man
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Not too early for Mullet. usually 9/10 to 9/15 in Weakapaug.
I'd say Mullet
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No boat, back in the suds.  
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09-06-2007, 09:33 AM
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Very Grumpy bay man
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BTW, 6" Broken back bomber in Chicken Scratch color is killer when the Mullet are in.
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No boat, back in the suds.
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09-06-2007, 09:39 AM
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Also known as OAK
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Shhh
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Bryan
Originally Posted by #^&#^&#^&#^&#^&#^&#^&#^&#^&#^&#^&
"For once I agree with Spence. UGH. I just hope I don't get the urge to go start buying armani suits to wear in my shop"
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09-06-2007, 09:45 AM
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These looked to be 8-10" long. Bigger than mullet.
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Good judgement comes from experience, and experience comes from bad judgement -- Keith Benning
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09-06-2007, 09:57 AM
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Northern senett??
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09-06-2007, 09:59 AM
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Nope NS are thinner than this was. I definitely had the shape of herring. Like the geniouses we are, when we got back to our cars my partner realizes he could have snapped some pics with his Optio...  |
Good judgement comes from experience, and experience comes from bad judgement -- Keith Benning
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09-06-2007, 10:25 AM
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I say mullet
Joe,
snag one next time and post the picture
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09-06-2007, 12:34 PM
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I saw a guy get some 5" herring the other day on a sabiki
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09-06-2007, 02:16 PM
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here fishy fishy
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snapper blues?
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redcrbbr
of all the things i've lost...i miss my mind the most!!
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09-06-2007, 02:20 PM
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sick of bluefish
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Quote:
Originally Posted by redcrbbr
snapper blues?
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thats a good guess, they have been everywhere this year |
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09-06-2007, 02:41 PM
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Red Eye Jedi
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there were reports of herring in eastern RI a couple weeks ago
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09-06-2007, 03:06 PM
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Smelts??
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09-06-2007, 03:49 PM
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Every bluefish I've caught in the past week down my way has been coughing up 3"-5" herring.
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09-06-2007, 03:52 PM
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butterfish
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Sooner or later you're going to realize just as I did that there's a difference between knowing the path and walking the path. - Morpheus
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09-06-2007, 04:21 PM
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they were not mullet or snappers that I know for sure.Have seen plenty of alwives before and would say that these to were alwives all of 8"to 10" easy.The only thing that makes me doubt it is the time of year.Maybe someone opened a pond or closed stream?Maybe they were very small shad?as odd as it is I still think herring.
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09-07-2007, 07:30 AM
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Also known as OAK
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Chef,
at a spring squid spot?
We used to be able to fill a bucket with tinkers, snappers and sea herring there as a kid/teenager.... havent seen tinkers in years....
great supply of fluke bait.
guess they could have been herring?
Heard rumors of sardines around as well.
Last edited by RIROCKHOUND; 09-07-2007 at 07:45 AM..
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Bryan
Originally Posted by #^&#^&#^&#^&#^&#^&#^&#^&#^&#^&#^&
"For once I agree with Spence. UGH. I just hope I don't get the urge to go start buying armani suits to wear in my shop"
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09-07-2007, 10:44 AM
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Quote:
Originally Posted by RIROCKHOUND
Chef,
at a spring squid spot?
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No over near you. Got a bunch of tinkers where your thinking the past few falls, there still there. |
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