can the fishing get any worse

[Christian]

think positive.
bloo fish have been keeping me occupied.
eventually im gunna find bass. only a matter of time and casts.

[nightfighter]

NorthShore has been very good for couple of weeks. Big pogies still around Salem. Herring chunks (when you can get it) working well around bold shore structure. Nice after a brutal May and June.

[piemma]

There ARE Bass around. I won't burn any spots and I won't say precisely how big the fish were but I will say I am talking about fish that are above "keeper" size. If you put your time in, and I mean every night for 3 or 4 hours in the middle of the night, you will find Bass.
Since last Monday I have had 5 fish 15+ #, 5 other fish in the 32 to 34" range and one absolute monster that I lost after 10 minutes on a straightened 3/0 3X xtra stong treble. In addition Friday morning I found about 100 fish all breaking on something(?) but they wouldn't touch anything including eels, Sluggos, red gills, big eye teasers and all the usual swimmers/needles. I believe there was a crab hatch going on.
And yes, I have a full time job and go to work everyday. It all comes down to how serious you are about catching fish. I have probably missed 4 or 5 nights intentionally since May. I only fish what I refer to as "the Black Hours". I sleep a couple of hours before I go and a couple of hours when I get home.
Of course, I can do this because my kids are grown and my wife doesn't really care what I do while she sleeps as long as it doesn't disturb her.

So, if you guys realy want fish, they are out there and catchable. It's called putting your time in.

[afterhours]

bjs- nothing there yet.

[BrianS]

Originally Posted by afterhours

bjs- nothing there yet.

but till then.. always choggies on the rocks at the canal if nothing else..

[RIROCKHOUND]

Larry;
I dont think Paul is saying noone else puts there time in; Recently we have been finding some fish (him more than me) but he's right we have been concentrating on spots known to us to produce summer fish. Regardless of pauls recent fish,I still contend this season is WAY down for me from last year, and I'd wager other than a few scattered weeks of fish Paul would say the same...
That being said August is off to a more promising start this year than last.
Hey spence when you coming west?
B

[BigFish]

Piemma and I are on the same page...(we talked via pm) all is good....just gonna have to fish harder and more......oh no!

[JohnR]

BF - I think you need to alter your search pattern a bit...

[BigFish]

Sick of hearing the "putting your time in" thing! It does not always apply. I put in more time than most....and I am as serious as any....May and June blew harder than a February Nor'easter and July was not much better! Word around is the fishing has sucked across the board! Some have found some good spots that are producing, but all my usual spots which have produced in previous years have run dry...and I fish alot of spots! So....trying totally new spots....hope things pick up and the fall is great! Last fall the good fishing had a window of a week in my usual spots and hen it was gone....and I fished the hell out of it! Granted I do not lay claim to being a "great" fisherman, but I hold my end up! Last year was lousey and this one, so far has been alot worse. I think it is lack of bait....as far as the Cape I blame the damn seals!

[spence]

Originally Posted by BigFish

Sick of hearing the "putting your time in" thing! It does not always apply. I put in more time than most....and I am as serious as any....May and June blew harder than a February Nor'easter and July was not much better! Word around is the fishing has sucked across the board!

Whaaaa, freakin whaaa

-spence