Rhody Fall Run

[Clammer]

Originally Posted by JoeP

I think this is what is happening --- the Fall Run is running by in deeper water because that is where the bait is...

yup

[ThrowingTimber]

When the water hits 35 degrees its over Its a long way from over. The water hasnt even hit cow temperature yet But all you anxious folks go ahead and pack it in, go by water temps, not by months fish cant read calendars

[fishaholic18]

Originally Posted by ThrowingTimber

But all you anxious folks go ahead and pack it in, go by water temps, not by months fish cant read calendars

Yup, your correct Vic. Still gettin nice bass.
All you rookies..Pack it in!!!

[Nebe]

Originally Posted by ThrowingTimber

But all you anxious folks go ahead and pack it in, go by water temps, not by months fish cant read calendars

no, but they can tell by the angle of the sun that winter is aproaching.

Heres my synapsis of the 'fall run' There is no Fall Run. there is a migration going on, but there is so little bait around that the bass dont bunch up on the bait. They arent schooling on top, there are no birds working... its absolutely dead here in RI...


Its not over, its just not here. Its out there.

i havnet even seen any gannetts yet.

[RIJIMMY]

I agree Nebe.

[eelman]

Originally Posted by Nebe

no, but they can tell by the angle of the sun that winter is aproaching.

Heres my synapsis of the 'fall run' There is no Fall Run. there is a migration going on, but there is so little bait around that the bass dont bunch up on the bait. They arent schooling on top, there are no birds working... its absolutely dead here in RI...


Its not over, its just not here. Its out there.

i havnet even seen any gannetts yet.

Very good eben, You hit the nail on the head..its out there

[Clogston29]

Judging by the few skinny fish I caught over the weekend and what I saw, there is definately very little in the way of baitfish near shore (I did not see one bird dive or even look interested in what was going on in the water - with the exception of a few who showed interest in my danny or surf howdy - the whole time I was on the block). This, as stated before, keeps the majority of the fish away from shore. The fish that I caught were both right in the shallow rocks and, I'm assuming, grubbing around for whatever could be found. The one I kept had a lobster and two small cusk in its stomach - not pogies, sandeels, macks, etc. that I would hope to see this time of year.

Up on the north shore of MA, we had alot of baitfish near shore this fall, pogies and macks, and subsequently alot of bass. I did not get to take full advantage because of a death in the family and getting married this fall but when I was out there were lots of fish around, especially in september.

[Rockport24]

Agreed Clogston, there were are lot of fish around on the North Shore, although a lot of guys complained that they thought September was better than October. I got married in September, so I missed most of it, but I did manage some fish in late august and saw multiple keepers landed in early October. So maybe those fish just dissapeared off shore this year? Maybe that northeast blow we got just screwed it all up.

[rwilhelm]

This past Sunday I hit 3 spots for one schoolie. I am not throwing in the towel yet I will probably fish till Turkey Day.

[Rappin Mikey]

They went East this year instead

[Pete_G]

Originally Posted by ThrowingTimber

When the water hits 35 degrees its over Its a long way from over. The water hasnt even hit cow temperature yet But all you anxious folks go ahead and pack it in, go by water temps, not by months fish cant read calendars

I've changed my thinking over the years, somewhat. Something to eat IMO is BY FAR the single most important motivation to a fish of almost any species. I've really let go of water temps and the calander. The X-mas Eve blitz a few years back in town here was not resident fish, it was bass in cold water that had something to eat.

Looking South from Newport this morning there are no birds anywhere, whether they are working bait or just hanging out waiting. That to me is a bad sign. The most important thing to a bird is food. If there are fish coming my way there is no indication that there will be anything to eat when they arrive.

[*LB]

The Fall run is over? When did it start? A few decent fish moved into SoCo during the last week of September and the first week of October - chasing big schools of mullet. That stretch of rain and storms blew out all the bait and fishing has been extremely spotty since then. I don't think all this N/NW we've seen over the past few weeks has helped either. Fish over 20lbs are around, but there aren't a lot of them and the window of opportunity is quick. Even the bluefish numbers are way down. No bait = no bass. If the fishing on Block sucks that spells trouble for SoCo.