Can You Guys Believe How Crappy The Fishing Is This Year?

[MakoMike]

Remember the old saw? 10% of the fishermen catch 90% of the fish. Its true.

[cheferson]

I got a 20lber last night. 20lb furry raccoon that has been tearing apart the kitchen at work. Its definatly been sloooowww lately

[eelman]

Originally Posted by fishweewee

Sandman (and Beachwalker) ...

MV and Nantucket are striper disneylands.

They are not the hit-or-miss worlds of the Cape, RI, and Long Island (noticed I left out CT cuz that's mostly "miss.").

I have NEVER gone to MV/N and not caught fish, even during crappy Wx.

I would gladly give my left nut to have a shack where you guys are fishing right now.

If you really think Rhode Island is "hit or miss" you have not been around long! wow what a statement.........


of 37 trips at night I have only got the skunk ONCE !!

[macojoe]

ZAC "So to some up, striper fishing = good, fluking = bad."
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I will agree that Fluke are slow this year, but I have been fishing for them 3 trips now and I have gotten 50 to 60 fish each trip.

I guess you will have to chatter my boat

Bass are hot one day cold another, But I have been doing just fine, Just check the freezer

[devils fiddle]

Fishing in the watch hill, BI, and fishless CT areas is on fire. have gotten several fish over 40lbs in the last three weeks. Maybe a fifty soon? there a little late this year but big. Fished vineyard sound over the weekend, several fish to 25lbs. but none bigger. Live bait only in all areas.

[fishaholic18]

Originally Posted by #^&#^&#^&#^&#^&#^&

If you really think Rhode Island is "hit or miss" you have not been around long! wow what a statement.........


of 37 trips at night I have only got the skunk ONCE !!

Yup, got 3 more last night, I mean this morning...

[ThrowingTimber]

Rock on!!!! Dave you got a hot hand dude!

[scottiehamma]

not sure if this was brought up yet. don't have much variety for locations but i think the harsh storms we've had early in the year have changed the structure of the shoreline. so we've got to do more scouting.

fish are definately out there in mass. i've had my best spring yet, but only been fishing seriously for a few years.

north of boston has been treating me okay. nothing spectacular, but better than average.

[NIB]

I have a friend thats not really that good of a fisherman.thats up there an he's beatin on em.Said he talked to some guys up there that have never seen it so good.Maybe U need to go back a few steps.

[schoolie monster]

BF, I thought things were fairly slow up until this past weekend. I was finding small fish inside the harbor on plastics, but I wasn't finding any good fish inside or out. I've been getting a few keeper sized fish, but nothing great.

I had my dad up last week and my uncle up on Monday. Sun/Mon we got a much better class of fish up into the 20# range. Sun we got some good quality teen fish... Mon would have been one of my better days if my uncle and I hadn't dropped 4 straight good fish, 2 of which were mid 20# range.

I saw alot of fish too.

I bet things pick up for you, cause some fish have definitely moved in.

Good luck.

[BigFish]

Thanks Schoolie Monster....good to hear your gettin' some!

[Notaro]

fishing season wasnt bad for me this year. i got about 20 or more schoolies on a owner 1/4 oz darting jighead with a wite or olive sluggo and fished on barnstable harbor. also chunked for fluke and caught a 22 in fat schoolie and released it. no flukes this year... im so pissed. i need my keeper!!! arrgggg...

[RickBomba]

Best year of fishing for me ever!!!
Lots o topwater action.
Had to buy split ring pliers for the first time last week cause they keep demolishing my trebles!!!
Mikey's doing better than me!!!
Later,
Rick

[Karl F]

Met your bro Mikey one evening at the Race... wasn't too fishy for anybody that night.. he said we missed ya, something ta do with too many Sparks
Watch that stuff, there's something in there that will cause chemical imbalances

[RickBomba]

Yup, I couldn't buy a fish that day.
I did, however, catch quite the buzz.
Mikeys got pics to come.
Later,
rICK

[schoolie monster]

The fish have definitely gotten more plentiful... I grabbed a nice 23#er this morning and dropped another fish a bit smaller at the boat. 7 other keepers out of 22 fish on herring and plastics, but they were all about 30", so not big but fun.

Had an interesting situation. When I got the 23#er, I had two baits out and both got smashed at the same time. I hooked both fish using circles, but had to leave one in the rod holder. I hope I picked the right fish cause the other fish got off.

The nicer fish were on the first drift early am. I'm thinkin' I need to take some eels some morning so I don't spend time catching bait. That's probably my best shot at a lunker.

[ridler72]

Nothing stable around the Winthrop area as well. Atleast for me. One day a 31lber the next skunk. One day a dozen 10-15 lbers the next day or night nothing. Last year, July, August and until the first nor'easter showed cows on every couple of trips. That was a good year. Hoping for the same this year. I still talk to New Jersey folk who are having their way with cows. Lets hope for the best.

This is the time for trolling eels for me. Sonic booms from this weekends fireworks curbed my enthuisiasm for night runs in the yak.

I hope next week, peace in quiet and the new moon all play into big fish.

[Notaro]

Originally Posted by RickBomba

Best year of fishing for me ever!!!
Lots o topwater action.
Had to buy split ring pliers for the first time last week cause they keep demolishing my trebles!!!
Mikey's doing better than me!!!
Later,
Rick

its true, i gotta agree with you on that. BTW, i caught a fat 25 in bass and on a BM needles last night and released it last night.