I think both Patrick and Bigfish are both right.
Bigfish is right in the sense that the summertime is just not what it was....not even close. Nowadays, you can fish all you want in July and August and have a tough time (though mid-July through mid-August was never great for me there, even in "the good old days", with the exception of a few bigger fish 10 years ago or so) Even if you are lucky to get into fish, the seals are everywhere and it is just damn near impossible do well. For me at least, the days of July and August nights with lots of fish just seem to be gone.
Where I agree with Patrick: the spring and the fall is another story all together. There are plenty of fish to be had out there from the surf during those periods. I was out there in early June this year when the word in all the shops and on the web was that the fishing was slow, kayaks and boats only ones doing any damage, yada yada yada. Me and my buddies stood on a beach in an undisclosed location and caught keeper bass to 25# until our arms fell off for three hours straight.....not another soul to be seen. Fish on 4 out of every 5 casts. Not monsters by the standards of this board by any means, but no one there could possibly have said anything other than that it was really good fishing. Same thing the prior year. And I'm an experienced fisherman but far from a sharpie...the real pros could have done even better than I did I'm sure....I'm sure there were bigger fish to be culled out for those in the know. Me, I'm catching 15-20# fish nearly every cast on an empty beach...I'm happy with that. I'm sure others here might feel differently.
Lots of people have just given up out there, which is fine by me. The thing is, the fishing reports always say the fishing sucks when no one is fishing.
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