How would you Rate June -so far ? - Striper Talk Striped Bass Fishing, Surfcasting, Boating

Pete_G · 06-26-2006, 09:27 AM

Probably the best June ever for me with a lot of good fish.

But, I paid for it. I didn't take any nights off except one so there were a lot of nearly sleepless nights. Now I'm paying for it with a spectacular sore throat and a beat up body.

Went out last night around PJ and Narry and fished hard with eels from 10 to 1AM and got the skunk. This was after fishing Newport from 5 to 9pm and only producing a couple blues. So much for the "new moon in June"...

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Thought I'd edit this post a bit. If I didn't happen upon a quality school of fish for a week or so in Newport early in the month and then get a tip from Striperhound for the 2nd half, I'd rate June as fairly disappointing.

likwid · 06-26-2006, 09:31 AM

2 big spots have been par for course.

the cape has been productive if you're willing to drive.

slightly local'er areas have alot of fresh short fish... which seem a bit late? or they've had the feed bag on elsewhere before moving up.

Pete_G · 06-26-2006, 09:40 AM

I'm still thinking that a lot of the June bass we usually enjoy (especially Narragansett, B-tail, and Newport guys) are Upper Bay dropouts. And with all the bunker this year many bass are still VERY happy in the Upper Bay. I don't think water temp matters, if there's food, they're not leaving.

The past few years, fishing the Upper Bay in the boat, there has always been a very noticeable exit by the bass beginning in late May and June, but that didn't seem to really happen this year.

Maybe the next few weeks will improve if they finally eat all that bunker up there.

likwid · 06-26-2006, 09:43 AM

Pete, if they're being fed they have no reason to move.

And with Narr Bay putting the lockdown on the bunker boats there's alot more "larger" bait isn't there?

libassboy · 06-26-2006, 09:47 AM

Its been ok but i havent been out as much as i usually am for June. Finally got some fish over 20lbs, but nothing real big yet.

likwid · 06-26-2006, 10:05 AM

Another observation is the fact that there are TONS of small sand eels elsewhere.

You could walk to shore on em.
(Although the spot in question you could walk to shore anyhow.)

shadow · 06-26-2006, 11:32 AM

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Originally Posted by Pete_G

I'm still thinking that a lot of the June bass we usually enjoy (especially Narragansett, B-tail, and Newport guys) are Upper Bay dropouts. And with all the bunker this year many bass are still VERY happy in the Upper Bay. I don't think water temp matters, if there's food, they're not leaving.

The past few years, fishing the Upper Bay in the boat, there has always been a very noticeable exit by the bass beginning in late May and June, but that didn't seem to really happen this year.

Maybe the next few weeks will improve if they finally eat all that bunker up there.

Pete you are right,ask the guys fishing the bay in boats there doing great the fish will stay in the deeper cooler water of the bay as long as there is food,also N.J. is still holding large fish that is usually up here by now once again by food not water temps.The fish I kept last night had one little baby scup in it's gut thats it.

Mike P · 06-26-2006, 09:45 AM

Flap is right---the Cape is becoming more and more a boaters' game. There are plenty of fish in both CCB and BB. For both numbers and size. Sand eels in CCB, pogies and now signs of smaller bait (silversides) in BB. Few of those fish are leaving the feed in the bays to cruise a Canal that's on the sparse side (to put it mildly) bait-wise.

cheferson · 06-26-2006, 11:12 AM

May was great , june has been slow.

kippy · 06-26-2006, 11:17 AM

June has been slow for me so far..although I haven't fished as much as I usually do. I hope things turn on this week.

RIROCKHOUND · 06-26-2006, 11:17 AM

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Originally Posted by cheferson

May was great , june has been slow.

Yup.....

MotoXcowboy · 06-26-2006, 11:44 AM

is how I feel about this year's june.

last night sucked in SoCo for me..mosquitos were out fishing hard though. Gonna give the R.O.W. boat a shot this evening..in desperate hopes a big girl comes in with the big tide..

Striperhound · 06-26-2006, 01:25 PM

I caught some qaulity fish in June but overall it was disappointing. It was a hunt and peck game for sure. My "for sure" spots didnt produce and others I hadnt fished in quite some time did. Just when you think you got it figured out, you realize you don't.