Lack of Stripers on the Beaches. Seals a problem.

[Sea Flat]

I saw more seals this year than ever and I do not fish that part of the Cape. During the first week of June I was fishing at middle ground between Martha's Vineyard and Woods Hole. The fishing was hot and then the bite shut off real quick. I look over a short time later and there is a huge seal. A seal in June in that area is basically unheard.

Not done. Last week of August i was fishing on the Vineyard Sound side of Naushon Island and I look over and see a seal porpoising through the water.

No wonder there were more sightings of Great White's in that area than ever before.

I feel really bad for you guys on the outer Cape. I never really fished there, but a few times. I know that the fishing there used to be outstanding and now I just hear horror stories involving seals.

[Finlander]

I've watch the beach fishing on the Cape go downhill since about "99". There has still been some fish, right time right place, at night, but those days of bait all over the place and bass day after day in the same spot, constant fishing is over. I have still found some fish by, more moving around, fishing out of the way spots, more on the bay side were seal are less of a problem, small fish for the most part. The last two season I fished more based on weather, hard wind which pushed bait inshore and have done O.K. Thou I have to say R.I. has been more constant the last couple of years. Till they(the state and that will never happen) do something to keep the seal poplation in check the fishing is not going to get any better, I feel bad for tackle shops Blackbeard's, Nelson's as they watch the fishing go downhill and the business with it.

[Slipknot]

Ha, where do i start?

[BigFish]

Old news! Its a shame because I miss fishing down the backside alot!

[whiplash]

Can we help the Wampanoags get back the right to "Harvest " them.

[J-golden]

unfortunately,i'm afraid we'll see these seals until the stripers and the bait are so low, they can not survive - unless of course some unfortunate accident should befall them. anyone try cloning whitey in their backyard pool?