Bonito

[Rmarsh]

I'm renting a cottage right on the ocean. Couldn't bring my boat so been kayak fishing for the last three days....caught about a dozen striped bass and a couple sea bass ....but today I focused on Bonito... saw them....got in close enough times to make good casts but no takers...saw a lot of boat guys on them

[ProfessorM]

Probably more likely False Albacore. I have been chasing them for the last month. So much fun.
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[Rmarsh]

I haven't fished from the kayak in a long time until this vacation..really enjoyed it
..... went out again before sunset today and landed a Spanish mackeral......was in an area of feeding fish with some boat guys earlier in the morning and guy in a small boat next to me landed a bonito..... a friend texted me a picture of an albie he caught in woods hole today....from the balcony I here ....facing the water I can see a large area of Buzzards bay....fish blowing up on bait in all directions...in the clear water I can see clouds of bait pods floating by the cottage in constant droves....fun couple of late summer daze
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[wdmso]

We’ll that’s a good sign some alberts showed up. Might need to go take a look mid week. haven’t seen bones or albies 1 time this year
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[ProfessorM]

Are you on cape or mainland side seeing this ?
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[Rmarsh]

Originally Posted by ProfessorM

Are you on cape or mainland side seeing this ?
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Western end of Buzzards bay.....close to RI /MA border
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[ProfessorM]

Originally Posted by Rmarsh

Western end of Buzzards bay.....close to RI /MA border
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Ah. Thanks
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[Got Stripers]

Originally Posted by Rmarsh

Western end of Buzzards bay.....close to RI /MA border
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Oh that s*cks I was anchored off the Saconet light this morning weeding through small tog for one keeper and after the grabs were gone I looked for anything, found sea bass feeding on top outside the harbor managed two keepers, but otherwise I saw no feeds. I was tempted to go outside for a look but decided against it as it was already one of those sh*t days. Sat for 30 minutes on 195 as they cleared an accident, launch and the depth finders dead, get home and the bungee on the tackle tray on side of yak was less the cover and anything light (gripper) was lost.

[Rmarsh]

I had three straight days of beautiful weather.... enjoying a long weekend stay at a summer home right on the water. Brought the kayak and fished from it several times a day......found myself right in the middle of feeding fish almost every where i went....caught a lot of small stripers and sea bass....at one point I saw a bonito jump clear of the water right next to me....paddled in the direction I saw them surfacing and made casts into them several times but didnt hook up. Put on an epoxy jig....but from the kayak I had trouble making any casts long enough....forgot how difficult it was casting from the sitting position in a kayak.....frustrated I switched to a metal jig that went much further and finally hooked up....but to my surprise it was not bonito or albie...but a spanish mackeral. Came back to shore exausted and sunburned...but when I tried to relax on the deck....would see more schools of breaking fish and was compelled to launch and chase. Wife and kids were amazed at my energy and stamina......after all.... I am a senior citizen now.

[fishgolf]

RMarsh, beautiful place, beautiful kayak - great job on that. Thanks for posting.

[Rmarsh]

Originally Posted by fishgolf

RMarsh, beautiful place, beautiful kayak - great job on that. Thanks for posting.

Thanks......the place is amazing.......if I owned it I would rig a trolley and winch to launch my 17' boat right there.........well ....in my dreams anyway.

The Spanish Mackeral was easy to fillet and made a delicious meal.

[Steve K]

That looks perfect. Enjoy
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[Rmarsh]

Originally Posted by Steve K

That looks perfect. Enjoy
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Thanks Steve.......I have been wanting...no longing... to stay at/rent that place for 18 years....or since I started working for my current employer who owns it along with his siblings. At first I was told no...we dont rent it out.....Fast forward to now...I have gotten my boss out of trouble on so many deadline jobs or as I like to say "saved his ass" and he knows it well.

He decided to grant my recent request for a stay....and for free!

How to change the thread title...when I started it...i thought it was going to be about bonito but it went astray....by my own doing.

[Slipknot]

Very nice Bob
I’m sure you deserved that, well done.
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[hq2]

Spanish mackerel in late September. A southern fish that I used to catch off the NC shore. Tells you everything about global warming.
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[Mike P]

Originally Posted by hq2

Spanish mackerel in late September. A southern fish that I used to catch off the NC shore. Tells you everything about global warming.
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I'm not in denial about climate change, but in all fairness, Spanish macks have been occasional visitors to Buzzards Bay and the Vineyard for many years. The state record was caught by a young girl fishing from the Oak Bluffs ferry dock sometime in the mid-1980s. I think that MV is considered to be the northern end of their range. But, at the rate things are going, it won't be long before they're caught north of the Cape.

I remember that right about the same time, a guy caught a small tarpon in Hyannis, throwing either a Roberts or Spofford rabbit plug. Then, in the early 1980s, someone caught a 43 pound cubera snapper at the herring run in the Canal.