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

[Mr. Sandman]

Your not fishing MV are you? My take is bass fishing is pretty good in MA. We didn't get the big spring wave of fish where it was really hot for a week then a slow pick afterwards but there are plenty of fish around from the beach. Instead, it has been more of a steady trickle of fish this year. With new fish arriving each week. I have had a good number of fish > 20# and my largest so far was 42.5 this season. Lots of smaller fish just over the keeper marks as well to keep it interesting. We are getting fish almost every night. Somenights are better then others. Only a couple of what I would call really excellent nights but its been fine IMO. Boat guys are doing very well with loads of 30's and 40's on live scup.

If you want bass you need to fish nights. Spend time with your family during the day...there will be plenty of time for sleep when you are dead (or go back to work )

[fishweewee]

Originally Posted by Mr. Sandman

Your not fishing MV are you?

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.

[Mr. Sandman]

FWW..keep both your nuts. Fishing ain't **that** great.

Fishing is pretty good along the cape too right now. Was in falmouth this weekend and the bar tender was telling telling his friend just how hot the action was in the woods hole area from the shore at 8:00pm at night. "blues all day and bass most of the night" was his quote. I never said a thing just listened. Now I don't know this guy but he clearly was catching something and reading all the reports (fisherman, OTW, etc) it sounds like it is pretty good.

[Moses]

So far, this season has been disappointing. I've had the boat in the water since early April and fished northern ri and souther ma hard. Not many fish and none bigger than 36".

Late May thru today, have fished Buzzards Bay, MV, Nantucket Sound, sshore ma and cape cod bay. Again, not many fish and mostly smaller. Biggest fish so far was taken friday morning in Plymouth/Duxbury bay, 37".

The canal has been the biggest disappointment this year. I'm still heading down before work and some nights since early May. A couple small keepers and plenty of skunks.

Caught a handful of blues off some south cape beaches while on vacation last week in Mashpee. This was my most productive week. Blues every morning and night from shore, nothing bigger than 5lbs though.

Lets hope things improve.

[reelecstasy]

For me personally, I am having one of the best starts to a season ever. I have only took the skunk home a few times so far. I have been fortunate enough to find fish just about everywhere I have gone. This past weekend, I hit 8 spots form south shore MA to the south Cape beaches I found fish at each spot. I hit a bunch of blues and a keepah down the cape and picked up shorts the rest of the time. I also sad to say dropped 2 really good fish but thats fishing. So, all in all I find it to be a good start to the season and if the start is indicative of the season to come, I can't wait for the fall run...not that I want to rush thru summer... Get out there and fish

[BasicPatrick]

I am fishing 4-6 days per week in MA right now...a lot of small 1-2 hour trips and catching keepers just about every trip for the last couple weeks...

and by the way...8 out of 10 trips are from shore

keep fishin BF..it will come

[likwid]

Originally Posted by Mr. Sandman

telling his friend just how hot the action was in the woods hole area from the shore at 8:00pm at night.

8pm?

it starts at 6am and ends at 5:59am the next morning.
slack deep in the rocks sat night was amazing.

the area harbors have more schoolies than you can shake a stick at.

[MakoMike]

Zac,
Three of us had 14 fluke on saturday with two in the five pound range and one that went seven and a half pound on a certified scale.

[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 !!

[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.