Migration started?????

[Diggin Jiggin]

Gimme back my fish. Just gently turn those fish around, give em a smack in the fanny and you send em back my way, pronto. I wasn't done with them yet.

I had no spring fish from shore up here to speak of, but I had been having a really good month up until the past 3 or 4 nights during which I have noticed my numbers dwindling until I finally got the skunk yesterday.

If you guys would just put some damn cheese on the pizza, I'd move down there and harrass your fish!

[spence]

Originally Posted by Diggin Jiggin

If you guys would just put some damn cheese on the pizza, I'd move down there and harrass your fish!

Been here 7 years and I still can't comprehend why any rational person with less than 9 beers in their system could even think of consuming this local treat

-spence

[Fisherwoman]

Things are definatly starting to happen, there have been a ton of small minnies in the marina for over a week now and also a ton of baby bunker. The last few days have brought in a ton of fresh fish and the fish have been feeding hard on the surface in the boston harbor area. After the past 4 weeks of blah'svillle the time has come. So get out there and rip some lips baby!!!!

[Elmo]

Yesterday I had the rare opportunity to get out on the boat after work on plymouth/duxbury bay and boy did it ever pay off.

At one of the usual spots everyone fishs, (not telling which one), I caught 16 stripers on a popper, and only one was sub 30 inch's (29"). The rest were 32 to 39"!! It was incredible!! Ofcourse I called 10 different people to go (last minute) and nobody called back, so myself and my dog Willie went. Willie couldn't really hold the rod correctly to cast it though. Will post picture of the 39" once I download it.

[Canalman]

If these fish are beginning to migrate with the water temp where it is now we're gonna lose them by October . I think we're just seeing the effects a few degrees of water temp and increased ammounts of bait have on ol' mrs Striper. Keep your shirts on guys .

[CANAL RAT]

there has been almost no bait in the cape area for the whole summer so the fish are just hungery and loving the peanut bunker. i dont think there are going to start moving until the water temps fall into the low 60's. notice also the bulk of the fish are schoolies and they are very well known to feed like crazy in 90 degree heat at high noon

[RIJIMMY]

Pie and #^&#^&#^&#^&#^&#^&, you guys fish way more than I do, but August is usually a very good months for me in So Co. There always seems to be tons of bait and the wind/waves generate great conditions. I have had a few very good nights thr last few weeks and it is consistent with the last few years.

[lurch]

Originally Posted by Canalman

If these fish are beginning to migrate with the water temp where it is now we're gonna lose them by October . I think we're just seeing the effects a few degrees of water temp and increased ammounts of bait have on ol' mrs Striper. Keep your shirts on guys .

I agree!
It seems like the swing in water temp has tunred them on....plus all of the bait. If the water temp keeps dropping then we might be in for an early migration.

[NIB]

U guys got it all wrong.they are goin the other way.For the most part the Hudson fish are Dark back black lined.Chessepeake bass are lighter an have that violet color to em they where here in NJ till mid july as the big bunker stayed for a longer than usuall amount of time this yr an the fish stayed wit em. With water temps up in the mid 70's.This yrs run of good surf fish In NJ predominently went from 30-36 lbs not alot over 36 then there was a late run of some better fish but that didin't last.From mid july till bout the first week in august, In Montauk, the boats where just killin big bass one site i look at had 45-55lb fish on the docks every day never mind the ones that never hit the scales or net.thats about the time montauk pete took his over 50 bass..montauk has cooled of alittle on the giants the last 2 weeks my guess is they are in that area to the northeast of there.I told Nebe they where comin.A few days later he got his fish.If they keep pushin nort the cape should see some good ones soon.