Striper Noob

[Two IF By Sea]

4:30-8:00 am this morning at the Canal, Herring Run area....nothing. There were A LOT of people fishing this morning.

[numbskull]

At the risk of upsetting a lot of people, I don't think the canal is the best place to learn saltwater fishing.

Although some years there are a few days of spectacular fishing (and several are probably imminent), catching fish with any consistency in the canal is very difficult to say the least and takes a lot of experience, skill, connections, and expensive tackle. Most guys who fish the canal (Sauerkraut, for example) have no clue and are showing up hoping to get lucky and have something (or more precisely, lots of somethings) pop up in front of them. 9 times out of 10 that isn't happening.

Particularly if you have a kid with you and own light tackle, I think you would be far better off to find somewhere easier to fish (Buttermilk Bay, Back River, or any BB or SShore beach with rocks and jetties) and move around throwing small stuff at dusk (bring bug spray) learning to hunt out and catch small-medium fish. Sure, you will miss some epic fishing in the canal.....so what? The consistent quality of the fishing experience will be far better than the addictive feast or famine fishing lottery that is the canal. There will be plenty of time for that later when you and your son are more experienced.