Vineyard "2008"

[smac]

I will be honest I have had a lousy fall so far. On the water by 4 and fishing 3-4 hours before work every morning for a couple tiny bluefish. One thing I have noticed is the fish are "one hit wonders". One hit and they are gone never to be seen again or heard from again.

I made the mistake of going to one of the bridges the other night to change things up. I will avoid that place like the plague now, what a frigging circus. The wife thinks I have a little somethin' on the side now b/c I have yet to bring home a single fillet.

Things have been real quiet for me.

[MrHunters]

Originally Posted by smac

I will be honest I have had a lousy fall so far. On the water by 4 and fishing 3-4 hours before work every morning for a couple tiny bluefish. One thing I have noticed is the fish are "one hit wonders". One hit and they are gone never to be seen again or heard from again.

I made the mistake of going to one of the bridges the other night to change things up. I will avoid that place like the plague now, what a frigging circus. The wife thinks I have a little somethin' on the side now b/c I have yet to bring home a single fillet.

Things have been real quiet for me.

though I'm only here a week, I'm experienceing more or less the same. And viewing others, there is not much catching going on.

The northeast wind for pretty much the entire stay has been a real bummer too. I'm happy we got at least one albie on the trip though. Guess next year will have to be a two week stay

[kenyee]

Originally Posted by smac

On the water by 4 and fishing 3-4 hours before work every morning for a couple tiny bluefish. One thing I have noticed is the fish are "one hit wonders". One hit and they are gone never to be seen again or heard from again.

FWIW, it was the same across the bay (near Falmouth/Cotuit) last weekend. Mostly tiny snapper blues (6" or so) that would come over and nip the tails off your 6" sluggos (just enough so they don't wiggle any more) and then disappear. Tiny schools of them (5-6?). No big bait balls anywhere. Weird to see it so barren from a boat where you can cover more water than shore...

[DZ]

Left the island early yesterday because of this storm. My first time there and I went through the learning curve but was able to find fish the three nights I fished. Most were on the small side but the last night I had three decent fish in the teens to low 20 lb class. MV is big and a lot to cover. I was impressed on how many guys chase the albies and bonito - they were all over the place. It was a tough transition for me because I'm so used to fishing darkness and slow. Hard for me to fish daylight and fast. Lots of very friendly fishermen. Got to see Matt Malowsky hand feed albie fillets to a seal at the derby dock - thing was huge. Highlight was having dinner with Mr Sandman and wife and swapping stories. Thanks for a nice evening Jim. The rip at Chappy is one of the most impressive moving water experiences I've witnessed.

DZ

[smac]

I have had the pleasure of sharing the sand with Mr. Sandman too. He's one of the good guys.

I found a S-ton of bait last night! No fish on the them. Unbelievable. I used eels , bucktails, storms, tins and wood, Ugh

[lurch]

fished in the hurricane this morning...HOLY $HIT!!! I lost a layer of skin from the sand, wind and rain.

[nightfighter]

Just got in from MV an hour ago. 5 hour wait to get on ferry stand-by. We had reservations for tomorrow, but was pretty much unfishable this AM...
Spoke with DZ midweek, and his success with the bass was best I heard of all week. Saw quite a bit of Bob Huddy, but he had no fish as of this afternoon... Fished beside Ray and Neefa of Linestretcher many mornings at the Light house. (She outfished him!) Also met up with Mr Hunters and girlfriend at the Edgartown docks. Saw Surf Pirate at weigh in too.
Me, I got my first albie yesterday morning, and it made the week. It was my only fish! Hit like a freight train and was a blast to fight on light tackle. Though we fished consistantly with Weezer's Teasers (aka Swimmer), the albie took a metal needle with green reflector tape made by the illustrious Professor M! (Paul, going to retire it for first albie, so I'll need some more for next year.) Sure wish we had albies up here. I thought the rule was a fork length measure, and it was 24 3/4, so I released it. In hind sight, I could have weighed it, as it was over 25" minimum to tip, but is OK.
As DZ said, a LOT of area to cover and learn. I will be watching catches on website carefully to see if fishing gets better.... but I will be back.
I will also be back in the local waters tomorrow, early.....

[MrHunters]

Originally Posted by nightfighter

Just got in from MV an hour ago. 5 hour wait to get on ferry stand-by. We had reservations for tomorrow, but was pretty much unfishable this AM...

Also met up with Mr Hunters and girlfriend at the Edgartown docks.

Nice meeting you Ross. woke up this morning to not a breath of wind. Figures, right? We are off on the 1 PM ferry today and that 1 albie was our only one of the week too. At least it's something. Itching to get out fishing since there wasn't all that much done on vacation!

[livinit]

Originally Posted by DZ

Left the island early yesterday because of this storm. My first time there and I went through the learning curve but was able to find fish the three nights I fished. Most were on the small side but the last night I had three decent fish in the teens to low 20 lb class. MV is big and a lot to cover. I was impressed on how many guys chase the albies and bonito - they were all over the place. It was a tough transition for me because I'm so used to fishing darkness and slow. Hard for me to fish daylight and fast. Lots of very friendly fishermen. Got to see Matt Malowsky hand feed albie fillets to a seal at the derby dock - thing was huge. Highlight was having dinner with Mr Sandman and wife and swapping stories. Thanks for a nice evening Jim. The rip at Chappy is one of the most impressive moving water experiences I've witnessed.


DZ

I still have both my arms too:: Wished I could have gotten a chance to fish with you Dennis, but it was very nice meeting you. Give me a call next time and I'll go fishing with you at 12 am. What are we gonna do with Sandman?