Get ready for the fall - Striper Talk Striped Bass Fishing, Surfcasting, Boating

Back Beach · 08-02-2009, 08:14 AM

I know its early August, but the fishing has remained pretty productive all summer. In my experience we typically see a good uptick in fish activity by this month's end. With the new moon coming up around August 22, we should begin what I call fall fishing as fish start schooling up/staging in anticipation of the fall migration.
Don't sit around waiting for the mid/late october "fall run" as you could miss out...its almost here now...

ProfessorM · 08-02-2009, 08:40 AM

Jeez feels like summer just got here, but I know what you mean.

Joe · 08-02-2009, 08:50 AM

BB is right. Fall patterns start much earlier than I used to think.

JohnR · 08-02-2009, 08:58 AM

Yep - the October rush seems to be in September these days

BigFish · 08-02-2009, 09:19 AM

I agree....end of August is time to hit it hard!!

Raven · 08-02-2009, 09:24 AM

the first leaves falling.....

not turning colors though... just falling leaves

it has started already signaling the approach of fall weather

i hope we have a long Indian summer this year.

Crafty Angler · 08-02-2009, 11:28 AM

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Originally Posted by Joe

BB is right. Fall patterns start much earlier than I used to think.

What Joe said...

Yup, I'm real ready...

Rob Rockcrawler · 08-02-2009, 01:44 PM

Last year the end of august was really good to me. Hopefully its a repeat performance.

piemma · 08-02-2009, 03:11 PM

If you look at some of my old posts about the Back you will see, and my log books bear this out, there is a move of fish on The Back the 3rd week in August

Back Beach · 08-02-2009, 03:16 PM

I know it irritates some people when I post the "It's Over" thread sometime around mid october, but the runs have been largely over by then in recent years for MASS/RI , save for a few stragglers. I think your best shot for fall fishing is really the last week of August through mid October, weather permitting. With the new moon around the 20th of October, I would bet that's the end of it....let's not get too far ahead of ourselves though, just be on your toes....

MAKAI · 08-02-2009, 03:29 PM

as long as we are fishing it ain't winter.

FishermanTim · 08-04-2009, 03:14 PM

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as long as we are fishing it ain't winter.

Not for me, 'cause I ice fish.

The fun never stops unless you want it to!

numbskull · 08-02-2009, 04:08 PM

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Originally Posted by Back Beach

I know it irritates some people when I post the "It's Over" thread sometime around mid october, but the runs have been largely over by then in recent years for MASS/RI , save for a few stragglers.

Oh but those "stragglers", few and far between though they are, can be very special fish.

Back Beach · 08-04-2009, 03:02 PM

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Oh but those "stragglers", few and far between though they are, can be very special fish.

My guess is the big train will come through some time around the Sept. new moon and taper off just after Columbus Day. After that its straggler time, IMO. Two years ago was some of the best shore fishing I've ever had and it lasted until the 20th of October, so I'll be hunting hard until then.

Two nights ago it felt like fall for about 45 minutes, but alas they were mostly small fish.

I'm heading up to NH with the family for a few days and plan to really pound it hard upon my return. I love fishing this time of year as there's rarely anyone out after 9pm, even in the obvious places.

RIROCKHOUND · 08-04-2009, 04:52 PM

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Originally Posted by numbskull

Oh but those "stragglers", few and far between though they are, can be very special fish.

With no one around

jimmy z · 08-02-2009, 09:12 PM

I know one thing for sure. This is, where I'll be when the mullet are here.

The Iceman 6 · 08-05-2009, 07:56 AM

Early September is the new late October

Brian L · 08-25-2009, 05:14 AM

I almost (literally) got skunked by Pepe LePew as I walked up from the water through the long grass on the side of the ditch the other night. Was less than 10 ft from a skunk with its stink gun cocked and loaded..

Back Beach · 08-31-2009, 12:18 PM

I think its(a big pickup) eminent...lets keep this thread going through the fall and see how it pans out. I read through a couple old fall threads last week and gleaned some interesting info from them. Had one 15# fish last night and a 33# two nights ago. Still no real signs of a pickup.

piemma · 08-31-2009, 12:20 PM

Mike:
My prediction is the day after labor Day at the )**(&% will be killer.

striperman36 · 08-31-2009, 12:27 PM

My golf game is better after Labor Day

ProfessorM · 08-31-2009, 12:31 PM

There was a lot of small bait last 2 weeks in the bay. Blue fish were puking them up all over the deck, looked like peanuts or small herring, what ever it was there were a ton of them as I consistently marked very large schools of bait and if you could get down under the blues there were good bass. That could mean some decent shore fishing from Plymouth down to Barnstable this upcoming month,which never took place last year for me.

striperman36 · 08-31-2009, 06:43 PM

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Originally Posted by ProfessorM

There was a lot of small bait last 2 weeks in the bay. Blue fish were puking them up all over the deck, looked like peanuts or small herring, what ever it was there were a ton of them as I consistently marked very large schools of bait and if you could get down under the blues there were good bass. That could mean some decent shore fishing from Plymouth down to Barnstable this upcoming month,which never took place last year for me.

Albies and Bones should be nearby....

Back Beach · 09-05-2009, 06:44 AM

Last two nights I've had 18 fish, mostly 12#-20# sized with a few schoolies mixed in too.Got a high 20# class( it was 43"-44") fish last night and released it. Things are warming up.

piemma · 09-05-2009, 08:22 AM

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Last two nights I've had 18 fish, mostly 12#-20# sized with a few schoolies mixed in too.Got a high 20# class( it was 43"-44") fish last night and released it. Things are warming up.

Mike, you gotta fish with that guy Makai. He says he's bailing 20 to 50 pound fish all night!

Back Beach · 09-05-2009, 12:05 PM

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Mike, you gotta fish with that guy Makai. He says he's bailing 20 to 50 pound fish all night!

We actually go way back to the mid/late 80's...he's one of the good guys and a sniper to boot. You might actually know him from the cape. I think the night he's talking about was from quite a few years ago though. Makes a mean fluke francaise too.

MAKAI · 09-05-2009, 07:18 PM

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Mike, you gotta fish with that guy Makai. He says he's bailing 20 to 50 pound fish all night!

As I said before, the point I was making was about fishing a full moon.
And it was a while back, pre seals at the race. Water thick like soup with sand eels, BIG school of BIG fish in on them from 10pm till 4 am.
I have had some wild nites fishing since the 70's. But this nite was a freak. 4 guys, most of the fish were in the 20 to 35 pound class with some 40ish fish thrown in and one 52.
I don't make stuff up, like to keep to myself. Some of the guys on this site know me and can back me up .
I don't know why you ask it would have been an avg good day eeling the back in the boats for us, as I'm sure you know.

Thumper · 08-31-2009, 06:17 PM

i have been hooking up with fish up to 35" down my way for a good two weeks now, nothing special but there are fish. couple weeks ago a guy landed a 38lber around high noon, soaking clams from the sand with his family on vaca, lucky bastadddd

ProfessorM · 09-27-2009, 11:58 AM

you needed your lucky charm NS .