Has To Be Off??? - Striper Talk Striped Bass Fishing, Surfcasting, Boating

Back Beach · 07-23-2011, 05:29 PM

Work, kids, dogs, moving...no time to fish hard this year so far, but there's fish to be had if you have the time. I'll be back at it once the dust settles in a few weeks...I just made my first eel purchase of the year today, so things are looking up.

Not seeing or hearing of many large surf fish at all. Frank D's annual 50 count is down too. Guys in the boats are doing well in many locales, but I haven't been privvy to many good surf reports.

numbskull · 07-23-2011, 06:24 PM

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Originally Posted by Back Beach

...I just made my first eel purchase of the year today, so things are looking up.
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Sunfish eat eels?

Liv2Fish · 07-23-2011, 06:43 PM

Way Way down for me but I've switched from the boat to the beach. Still working on narrowing down the "new" spots. I"m batting about .300 from the beach with nothing over 36"

Canal has been "normal" though.

onecastmike2003 · 07-23-2011, 07:32 PM

There slurp-ping in the dark and there are bass around. This isn't your first rodeo is it.... ya its summer time and the bigger bass are out deep.
Even the eel guys are getting skunked. I do agree that its been down hill for the last 10 years. They have been over fished for years just like cod in RI. Theres plenty of scup around to catch ....so when the striped bass becomes extinct.... We can tell our kids about the fall runs that we use to have ..... But the Draggers and pin hookers and poachers who fatten there wallet have completely destroyed the stocks and no one gave #^&#^&#^&#^& and let it happen.

Swimmer · 07-23-2011, 07:36 PM

can be this crowded for the canalcentric fisherman. I wouldn't crowd someone I don't like this bad. Sorry the first one is blurred. There is about twenty fishermen in that pic though.

Raider Ronnie · 07-23-2011, 08:19 PM

Nothing wrong with this season.
Reports/ the internet are overrated & do nothing but cause crowds.
Unfortunately when you charter you have to do some self promoting.

nightfighter · 07-24-2011, 10:44 AM

No complaints here.... But they are boat fish, so who cares? Makes me happy, and was able to put another member on a PB last weekend livelining macks.

Moses · 07-24-2011, 11:00 AM

May through late June was great for bass, blues and sea bass. I fished Buzz Bay most of May from the boat along with a few canal trips which were all productive. Switched over to CCbay in June and had same success there with mostly bass and some blues.

Late June through now has been tough, more so due to my limited time out due to work, etc. But I expect that will change in the coming weeks.

My plan is to hit it hard from mid Aug through Nov for bass & tuna.

hardbait · 07-25-2011, 09:12 PM

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Originally Posted by Swimmer

can be this crowded for the canalcentric fisherman. I wouldn't crowd someone I don't like this bad. Sorry the first one is blurred. There is about twenty fishermen in that pic though.

THATS NOT BAD FOR THE CANAL.IT GETS WAY WORSE THAN THAT. ID TAKE THOSE NUMBERS ANYDAY