Any schoolies yet? - Striper Talk Striped Bass Fishing, Surfcasting, Boating

piemma · 03-18-2019, 11:05 AM

Back when I was young and a crazy surfcaster, March 15 or so was when the first schoolies would show up either at the West Wall or the Pawcatuck. Anyone, trying or hearing anything?

Clammer · 03-18-2019, 11:18 AM

nope . freshwater fishing is turning on //

Nebe · 03-18-2019, 11:47 AM

Zzzzzzzz
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piemma · 03-18-2019, 12:43 PM

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Zzzzzzzz
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So this is what it has come to.

Got Stripers · 03-18-2019, 02:10 PM

Years back and Clammer knows where, I'd have already been out multiple times and hammering the holdovers, with a fair number of teens and twenty keepers once the shallows warmed a bit. It wasn't uncommon to have 100 fish days and you quit when you got tired, but those days are long gone unfortunately. I might wander down to that spot in a couple weeks to see if anything held over, but at almost 66 I don't have the enthusiasm I used to.

Guppy · 03-18-2019, 04:23 PM

Too soon for up here me thinks....
But soon ��

spence · 03-18-2019, 05:28 PM

I haven’t caught a single schoolie this season
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Clammer · 03-18-2019, 08:55 PM

Bob , dennis went there last spring .couldn,t even get in ……. too much dredging ..
this is the 1st year that I know of that anyone I would believe didn,t catch a bass in the city ,.
also no adult pogies or peanuts NO SEALS

thats why at this age I,m not waiting for the next shut down & I,ve been updating my freshwater gear all winter …… nice sunny days this week but the cold & the wind is messing it up .

trying like hell to sell the tin rig …..with dennis passing , I,ll be fishing a lot less ..
Time is NOT on my side

Got Stripers · 03-19-2019, 06:43 AM

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Originally Posted by Clammer

Bob , dennis went there last spring .couldn,t even get in ……. too much dredging ..
this is the 1st year that I know of that anyone I would believe didn,t catch a bass in the city ,.
also no adult pogies or peanuts NO SEALS

thats why at this age I,m not waiting for the next shut down & I,ve been updating my freshwater gear all winter …… nice sunny days this week but the cold & the wind is messing it up .

trying like hell to sell the tin rig …..with dennis passing , I,ll be fishing a lot less ..
Time is NOT on my side

Hitting a kettle pond on the cape Sunday or Monday for smallmouth and trout, but can’t wait for the sea bass season. Years back I’d much rather be out on the water come spring, now I’d rather be golfing.
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ivanputski · 03-19-2019, 09:07 AM

I'm think Im going to skip targeting bites that are exclusively
tiny schoolies this year... thats just me... no judgement.

bassballer · 03-19-2019, 11:58 AM

2 more weeks for me to wet a line

Rappin Mikey · 03-20-2019, 06:30 AM

My best winter fish this year. Caught this holdover during February vacation in open water after a day of ice fishing with the kids. Only in New England!

piemma · 03-20-2019, 07:24 AM

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Originally Posted by Got Stripers

Hitting a kettle pond on the cape Sunday or Monday for smallmouth and trout, but can’t wait for the sea bass season. Years back I’d much rather be out on the water come spring, now I’d rather be golfing.
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I am making a real effort to mix the 2.

saltfly · 03-24-2019, 09:12 AM

Holdovers are moving around.White clousers and half&halfs swung in the current in the upper saltponds along the bottom.

rphud · 03-24-2019, 01:30 PM

Outflow Fishing on fb had a pic of a very nice early fish this past Thursday.

Rappin Mikey · 03-30-2019, 09:02 AM

Here's a nice one from last night.

Sea Dangles · 03-30-2019, 10:58 AM

Nice one Mikey
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Jimbo · 03-30-2019, 06:02 PM

Primarily executating for the past ten days, but there are definitely trucks running around the mid-Cape with rods in the back looking for something. Maybe tomorrow swing by some back waters.
Anyone interested in a very extremely low hours Merc, like the weird 7.6 HP version, maybe with a 12' DuraNautic and trailer? Gotta check the details, but it might be available soon.

Clammer · 03-30-2019, 06:43 PM

did a lot of scouting today .1/2 around the date

Thank God for woman ……..I forgot to fish ………….with all that SWWET T & A on the bike paths ….walking , running biking ,I don,t care what they do just keep on doing it ><><><

BEETLE · 04-01-2019, 05:16 PM

Clammer just wait gets better that same t-a just getting back in shape for beach / bikini weather.

Clammer · 04-01-2019, 07:22 PM

beet >yo it wasn,t me doing all the exercise on the bike paths /I can,t even f uking walk .But I did get short of breath watching the bounces ><><