The Outer Cape - Striper Talk Striped Bass Fishing, Surfcasting, Boating

fishonnelsons · 06-21-2009, 03:50 PM

Doom, gloom, whoe is me, the seals are bad, too much weed, oh the birds are going to shut the road down

People all today caught fish from Head of the Meadow to Ballston - no oversand vehicle access - maybe it was just getting wayyyy to easy to drive down to the water and get out and fish.

Well, that should piss off a few, whatever, I just get pissed at people always complaining about what they can't control - sorry, no harm intended!

numbskull · 06-21-2009, 03:59 PM

A little help here. Is the outer cape fishable in a big NE blow? How long does it stay that way?

RickBomba · 06-21-2009, 04:04 PM

Fingers don't work so good, everything is sore. Need sleep.

JohnnyD · 06-21-2009, 04:22 PM

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Originally Posted by numbskull

A little help here. Is the outer cape fishable in a big NE blow? How long does it stay that way?

Yesterday, forecast showed 20+knot winds, gusts to 40knots for the next 3 days - with up to 8' swells.

But, the forecast also said pouring rain all night starting at 10pm and winds up to 20. And I was bone dry with barely a breath of wind last night.

Sea Dangles · 06-21-2009, 05:49 PM

NE blow used to mean fish in the curl.

RickBomba · 06-21-2009, 07:40 PM

Yap....fish in the curl. Fish after fish.

striperman36 · 06-21-2009, 07:43 PM

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Originally Posted by JohnnyD

Yesterday, forecast showed 20+knot winds, gusts to 40knots for the next 3 days - with up to 8' swells.

But, the forecast also said pouring rain all night starting at 10pm and winds up to 20. And I was bone dry with barely a breath of wind last night.

Your'e talkin mansfield NOW.

JohnnyD · 06-22-2009, 02:05 AM

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Your'e talkin mansfield NOW.

Yup. Has been a thick misty-like rain. No big drops, just dense.

MAKAI · 06-21-2009, 11:13 PM

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Originally Posted by fishonnelsons

Doom, gloom, whoe is me, the seals are bad, too much weed, oh the birds are going to shut the road down

People all today caught fish from Head of the Meadow to Ballston - no oversand vehicle access - maybe it was just getting wayyyy to easy to drive down to the water and get out and fish.

Well, that should piss off a few, whatever, I just get pissed at people always complaining about what they can't control - sorry, no harm intended!

It's been an anomaly this past week, thats for sure. Been fishing the back on foot for 30 yrs, kinda know the lay of the land, just have to play the cards as they fall.

maddmatt · 06-22-2009, 10:09 AM

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Originally Posted by fishonnelsons

Well, that should piss off a few, whatever, I just get pissed at people always complaining about what they can't control - sorry, no harm intended!

rich

most of the problems up there are man created. beach closures-man created, plovers listed as threatened on the esa-man created, lack of seal management/bounty- man created. just about all but the mung are man created problems. until we start to push back, i mean really push back, we're going to keep loosing libertys. this is something we should be able to "control"

"we must all stand together or surely we shall all hang seperately" BF

i appreciate your frustration, i can't believe that anybody is more frustrated than i (and my crew) are with the situation. we need to combine our frustrations and aim them in the right direction and at the right target(s)

Forester · 06-22-2009, 03:33 PM

How about one for the list - the 8pm to 8am closure of the pole road to the light and hatches harbor for no good reason as far as I know. I asked two different NPS folks and they couldn't give me an answer.

fishonnelsons · 06-22-2009, 04:21 PM

Pole Road closure must have been in thepast, as far as I know it has been open 24/7 this year, at least until another chick hatches down at the end.

Forester · 06-22-2009, 06:43 PM

Pole road closed at decision point - light or north beach. You can go out to north beach 24/7 but you can only go to the light and hatches between 8am and 8pm. On Weds 6/17, I actually had to call the ranger station at 9:05 am to see if it was ok to remove the barriers. They did allow me to remove the barriers and when they did come out to check hatches harbor they said they were sorry for not coming out at 8am to remove the barriers themselves. Still can't understand why they are restricting night access out there. By the way excellent fishing out there on Thurs 6/18 good size bass chasing tinker macks up on the beach. Fortunately it was well after 8am.

maddmatt · 06-22-2009, 07:15 PM

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Originally Posted by Forester

How about one for the list - the 8pm to 8am closure of the pole road to the light and hatches harbor for no good reason as far as I know. I asked two different NPS folks and they couldn't give me an answer.

they're protecting us from ourselves again. thank god for the park service!! they're afraid someone might "drive" into the water at night. not much beach there and if there isn't enough room to turn around at high tide at night they close the access. don't you just feel the love? any excuse to take away access, any excuse at all.

piemma · 06-23-2009, 07:16 AM

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Originally Posted by maddmatt

they're protecting us from ourselves again. thank god for the park service!! they're afraid someone might "drive" into the water at night. not much beach there and if there isn't enough room to turn around at high tide at night they close the access. don't you just feel the love? any excuse to take away access, any excuse at all.

I drove around out there for 30+ years and never saw anyone drive into the water. If that's the reason for the closure then that's stupid. The only place you could get in trouble, at least back then, was the other side of Peaked Hill where it would wash into the dunes on a Moon high.

likwid · 06-23-2009, 07:20 AM

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Originally Posted by piemma

I drove around out there for 30+ years and never saw anyone drive into the water. If that's the reason for the closure then that's stupid. The only place you could get in trouble, at least back then, was the other side of Peaked Hill where it would wash into the dunes on a Moon high.

Its called "liability"
They're not protecting you, they're protecting themselves.

Slipknot · 06-23-2009, 07:22 AM

That's great, good to know there is fish in the curl

Nice going Mikey and Rick and #^&#^&#^&#^&

maddmatt · 06-25-2009, 09:47 AM

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Originally Posted by piemma

I drove around out there for 30+ years and never saw anyone drive into the water. If that's the reason for the closure then that's stupid. The only place you could get in trouble, at least back then, was the other side of Peaked Hill where it would wash into the dunes on a Moon high.

that came straight from one of the "jailors"

welcome to stupidville