Who fish's chatham? - Striper Talk Striped Bass Fishing, Surfcasting, Boating

Sluggoslinger · 03-08-2006, 01:46 PM

It is my stomping ground and I'm just curious if I'll be seeing many of you out there this summer. I'm sure we all have our secret spots and I'd never ask where they are. I'm just curious who's out there. What was your best day last year. When will your first day at the rips be? I'm aiming for mid to late may but might get out sooner.

BTW I love this site. I can't wait until we're all catching fish!

Moses · 03-08-2006, 02:02 PM

My cousin (who lives in Chatham) and I fish the area quite a bit. We typically lanuch out of Oyster boat ramp and go from there. Depending on weather, we'll also fish from shore a few times during the season.

Concerning good fish catches last year, I think we caught some decent quantity but not quality. Meaning alot of the fish were "racers" in my book (long and skinny). Still fun to catch. Most of our fishing was between 4 - 9am. We hope to fish a couple of moon tides this year at night. He has a 24' Rampage and I have a 22' Sea Hunt CC.

He usually starts around memorial Day.

capesams · 03-08-2006, 05:11 PM

" We typically lanuch out of Oyster boat ramp "

where the heck is that??

Skitterpop · 03-08-2006, 05:25 PM

Oyster River in Chatham?

Little Round · 03-08-2006, 05:49 PM

You mean the Barnhill ramp?
That is what everybody calls it.
It will be diffrent this year in Chatham b/c the Southway. The tides are kinda changing. The tides are not as big b/c the water isn't moving the same way as it has in years past. I don't know if that is a good thing or a bad thing, but I just think it will be diffrent.

Sluggoslinger · 03-09-2006, 08:56 AM

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Originally Posted by Little Round

You mean the Barnhill ramp?
That is what everybody calls it.
It will be diffrent this year in Chatham b/c the Southway. The tides are kinda changing. The tides are not as big b/c the water isn't moving the same way as it has in years past. I don't know if that is a good thing or a bad thing, but I just think it will be diffrent.

I think it could be a good thing for the end of south monomoy. The tides may be smaller at stage harbor but out at the tip their will be much more water flowing around to fill the sound. I bet it will change and move some of the rips. I'm always excited for spring in chatham to see what winter delt us. Last year their were major changes, I took a plane up so I could check it out. I might do that this spring as well. You really get a good feel for where the rips are and especially the rivers on the west side.

Moses · 03-08-2006, 06:54 PM

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Originally Posted by capesams

" We typically lanuch out of Oyster boat ramp "

where the heck is that??

Sorry, I believe the official name is Barnhill but I refer to it as Oyster.

capesams · 03-08-2006, 08:27 PM

just letting some air outta ya trailer tire....havn't dumped the boat in there for years as they cut off most of the parking and cut the ramp in half.

Moses · 03-08-2006, 10:04 PM

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Originally Posted by capesams

just letting some air outta ya trailer tire....havn't dumped the boat in there for years as they cut off most of the parking and cut the ramp in half.

As long as we arrive before 4am, we're usually the first ones there we a pick of parking spots. When we leave later in the morning, the place is a cluster F%^k. Trucks and trailers parked along the street way up to the split to Hardings Beach.

ProfessorM · 03-08-2006, 02:35 PM

I'd love to go.

Need company?

Sluggoslinger · 03-08-2006, 02:46 PM

One day over the summer, i'd love to bring a couple guys out. Its a great chance to learn from each other and do some fishing... The boats a 93' Mako 215 with a brand new honda 150 being installed at this moment...

ProfessorM · 03-08-2006, 02:49 PM

I'll Pm you in the summer. P.

tattoobob · 03-08-2006, 04:23 PM

I usually stop in a couple of times in the Spring and Fall I don't like tourists so I stay away in the summer

tattoobob · 03-08-2006, 05:39 PM

I know of Stage harbor and Outer Most Harbor Marine

New_Caster · 03-08-2006, 09:17 PM

I hit the beach there a few times a year. never from a boat. and Im new to this so not alot of luck.

Hooper · 03-10-2006, 01:15 AM

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Originally Posted by Sluggoslinger

It is my stomping ground and I'm just curious if I'll be seeing many of you out there this summer. I'm sure we all have our secret spots and I'd never ask where they are. I'm just curious who's out there. What was your best day last year. When will your first day at the rips be? I'm aiming for mid to late may but might get out sooner.

BTW I love this site. I can't wait until we're all catching fish!

Sluggo-

I'll see you out there!

To find the really big stripers, I just take my high powered binos and scan the horizon for any sign of Capesams, then I speed out right next to him and cast wildly. You can try that too, he doesn't mind the crowds...

Just kidding Steve!

I love the Chatham area, and Nantucket for that matter. I learned about the area as a mate on a 31 JC called the Shanti out of Saquatucket Harbor in the late 80's. The boat is still around, but under a new owner. The original owner, Bob Lassen, passed away not too long ago. He was like a grandfather to me and I miss him. Everytime I step on my boat and head southeast from Bass River to those rips he taught me about I think of him. I had my greatest single day of fishing aboard the Shanti. We found the migration off Nantucket late in October, almost Halloween back in 1994. Birds, gulls too not terns, were wheeling and diving for miles and miles in every direction and we were alone. Great fish too, all 36-40" fish. We whaled on those fish until the SW wind became so bad that we had to leave. Those fish were still getting fat when we left.

Anyways I'm rambling..... I have a white 23' SeaCraft, we'll PM as the season approaches!

capesams · 03-10-2006, 06:37 AM

what's a rip? I like hump's an underwater channel's an gal's with tite fittin sweatta's.....should be interestin to see what the old bar does this year...oneway trip at high..long ride home at low...she'll break through somewhere else...it's comin.