Shouldnt there be... - Striper Talk Striped Bass Fishing, Surfcasting, Boating

RIJIMMY · 04-28-2009, 11:42 AM

me too

Clammer · 04-28-2009, 12:06 PM

the water temp in Narragansett bay is ;;

50 & above .. everywhere / but probably @ the mouth ;

up north in the back rivers .. Saturday night is was 55 to 58 .. where ever we went ...... & another skunk . that,s three in the last 10 days ;;

I don,t think I,ve been skunked 3 times in the spring in the last 50 years ><><<><

Rockport24 · 04-28-2009, 12:42 PM

wow that does not sound good. No offense to you guys, but I hope you are all wrong and the fish just got sick of the WW and decided to come straight to the north shore!

Pete_G · 04-28-2009, 01:48 PM

They might have got lost trying to enter the Bay. Everything seems fine (as far as late April fishing goes) where I'm fishing. The little ones were fighting over topwater baits there was so many of them yesterday.

By "schoolies" are we talking about early 12 to 26 inch fish, and not "schoolies" that we'll be catching in a few weeks, correct?

fishaholic18 · 04-28-2009, 10:03 PM

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Originally Posted by Clammer

I don,t think I,ve been skunked 3 times in the spring in the last 50 years ><><<><

U said that last year....Plenty of fish here,,,

Clammer · 04-28-2009, 10:10 PM

PETE G

that,s it exactly >>>>>>>> keepers are coming >>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>> NOT true schoolies ..

HISTORY repeats itself ;;

BE careful Dave >>>>> ya get me down there next fall / If I can get some tail inline /add to the fishing & ya might have me there longer than ya think ><><><><

Clammer · 04-28-2009, 10:11 PM

IF ALL WERE TOO KNOW ><><>><

SMOKE & MIRRORS

Circlehook · 04-28-2009, 10:20 PM

I was in Virginia Beach last weekend, left on their "Trophy Season Opener", or "Large Breeder Massacre" however you see it.

Anyway, all the locals down there said that all the large where still way up in the Potomac waiting to spawn as the water was still too cold down there. Apparently they won't spawn until the water hits a certain temperature.

Should be anyday by now, I am sure the deed is done and the fleet are sailing north after the past weeks weather.

piemma · 04-29-2009, 03:32 AM

I am probably wrong. I'm not a fish biologist. But I know that I hear this same stuff every year and every year by June 1 everyone is smiling. It only April for God sake and we had a long cold winter, as almost all of the country did. If we are not catching fish by mid May then I'll start to worry.

Crafty Angler · 04-29-2009, 07:55 AM

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Originally Posted by Clammer

PETE G

that,s it exactly >>>>>>>> keepers are coming >>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>> NOT true schoolies ..

HISTORY repeats itself ;;

What Clammer said.

The numbers of small bass appear to be dwindling from the highs I remember in the last dozen years or so -

While there are some school fish around - notably in That Spot Pete referred to - they aren't elsewhere yet.

There are still seals out on the Drive as of a few days ago on Seal Rock (hence the name), and cormorants by the hundreds.

I dunno, maybe the answer is a seal hunt using cormorants as a club - probably wouldn't get a lot of popular support though, I guess

Water temps are above what I always considered the trigger point locally

Beats me - but historically speaking, a dearth of small bass and a glut of larger fish parallels the two biggest crashes - the one in the late 1800's that caused the closure of the great striped bass clubs of that era and the more recent moratorium

Yeah, I'm concerned - and Clammer is right about fisheries management dropping the ball again - 2 fish a day at 28" has been sheer stupidity.

You've gotta ask yourself, what would we all do without a bass fishery?

God knows I don't have the temperment or social skills for golf. The people you run into golfing are the ones I go fishing to avoid, anyway...

So who's gonna be the next Bob Pond this time around?...

You know, if I am completely wrong, I'd rather have erred on the side of caution.

DZ · 04-29-2009, 08:08 AM

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Originally Posted by Crafty Angler

There are still seals out on the Drive as of a few days ago on Seal Rock (hence the name), and cormorants by the hundreds.

Lot's of cormorants means bait and there is tons of small bait around - I'm seeing it while togging and it has drawn mackeral into the harbor. When you have lots of bait the bass can be anywhere - and they probably are. Just give it time as Piemma says.

DZ

JFigliuolo · 04-29-2009, 08:18 AM

I would love the bass dispersed with a ton of bait... Not so great for us fisheman, but great for the bass. It saddens me when bass are schooled in tight in a predicatable location. IE bunker, in the bay... Makes for an easy killing spree/massacre.

I've always thought that a LOW/MODERATE amount of bait was a bad thing. Concentrates allot of bass in a small area. A nice even spread of bait is what I'd like to see.

Crafty Angler · 04-29-2009, 08:43 AM

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Originally Posted by DZ

Lot's of cormorants means bait and there is tons of small bait around - I'm seeing it while togging and it has drawn mackeral into the harbor. When you have lots of bait the bass can be anywhere - and they probably are. Just give it time as Piemma says.

DZ

Still real thin in the squid department, Dennis - have yet to see a single ink stain at the GIC -

Glad to hear you're seeing macks - the big question is, are you seeing any blackfish...

Feel free to answer via PM...I'm gonna go sight-fishing for 'em tomorrow...