Yes, I'm going to miss fishing "the herring run" with river herring

[stiff tip]

s-man..sense 78 i,ve lived on cape,i came here to fish ,and raise a family .20yrs in mashpee. herrin fashing was a way of life, herrin ment bass.. some days it was 1for1 from boat or canal. not to many guys then.we fished for the $$$$$.to scoop herrin was on big deal ,then the bottom droped out no big bass .close season etc. u know?early 90 bass came back.so did the fishermam. and the presser on the herrin.fisherman r herrin pigs .at canal run we scored more than u needed,thats when u could jump in w/ 2 nets and your basket ,and run the run .get that u can ,go fishing .know, toooo many people fishin herrin, to much pressure on all the runs .off shore who knows .lots of problums.u can blame them all..butherrin r not comin back theway they should ..the fisherie needs help ....ps more like 7or 8 yrs.not 3 yrs,

[Back Beach]

Herring fishing was not just a good way to catch fish. It was an entire outing/experience from the early hours you got up to the catching of the bait to the sometimes out of control action. What I will miss most is the entire experience, not just the fishing part. Its like a traditional part of the sport has been lost, regardless of the hows and whys.