dead bait - Striper Talk Striped Bass Fishing, Surfcasting, Boating

soliel seeker · 08-20-2003, 12:10 PM

I went down to gas up the boat this morning in Apponaug cove and the marina is filled with 2-3 inch dead bait. There has to be 10's of thousands of them. The water quality is horrible in the cove, anyone else experiencing this?
Bill

JohnR · 08-20-2003, 12:24 PM

I heard about this big fish kill in the A. Cove. They were interviewing Torgan from STB and he was saying that a massive Algae bloom, probably sparked by some crappy septic systems (npi, really) from this rain - sucked all the air out and killed the fish. I swung by there a little while ago thinking it was adult menhaden but i guess it's peanuts - either way it sucks...

The marina across from Crow's Nest?

soliel seeker · 08-20-2003, 12:31 PM

I'm at #^&#^&#^&#^&ersons...the one at the mouth of the cove

Mr. Sandman · 08-20-2003, 01:50 PM

I hate to see that stuff...we need all the bait possible these days.

Scotch Bonnet · 08-20-2003, 05:08 PM

It was peanut bunker.

Joe · 08-20-2003, 08:40 PM

Boy that's gonna stink tom. when it gets to 90
Watch, the residents who choke off access will want the state to clean it up.

MikeTLive · 08-20-2003, 09:37 PM

No public access should equal no public funds for cleanup.

Moron_Saxatilis · 08-21-2003, 06:36 AM

I thought something was strange... I stopped by a spot just outside Apponaug cove with my 3 year old. I let him reel a bottle popper a few times and he raked up dead peanuts on both casts.

"uffah!!" · 08-21-2003, 07:05 AM

I was told that some guy's pick-up the dead bait fish and freeze them to be used later in the season. Has anyone ever tried this, and how does it workout?