And the saltwater season continues....

[piemma]

Dennis, since the bass are photo-tropic I don't think the migration will be affected to any great extent. Granted the presence of bait and warmer temps may skew things a little bit but I believe the light factor, being the primary driver for migration, will dictate the pattern.

[cow tamer]

Lots of trawlers with lots of birds working off of Gansett.

[striperman36]

Originally Posted by cow tamer

Lots of trawlers with lots of birds working off of Gansett.

Herring, more bass feed lost
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[Clammer]

Guys, New on the other hard .

The holdover fishing is the worse I have EVER seen it <><><

The schoolie decline continues ;;


I will be selling alot of older custom [big fish] older combo,s >.R & R

I will also be selling alot of brand new custom plugs & unused & /or unopen packages of plastics .Which I sold a lot of last winter on E/B ;;

Just about all I need now is some jigs / hooks & sinkers / & a couple of odds & ends ;;

DGAF what anyones believes or chooses to not believe / But bass fishing is very close to history . they should have made that reduction / as planned for 2012 ,,But the uses a flawed YOY class to scuttle it ......they F $%^&*(ed up

[tysdad115]

Originally Posted by Clammer

Guys, New on the other hard .




I will be selling alot of older custom [big fish] older combo,s >.R & R

I will also be selling alot of brand new custom plugs & unused & /or unopen packages of plastics .Which I sold a lot of last winter on E/B ;;

Im in...will look for these, can you post the link or send pics prior to posting there?
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[Clammer]

no problem

[piemma]

[QUOTE=Clammer;912913]

The holdover fishing is the worse I have EVER seen it <><><

The schoolie decline continues ;;



Last week you said the fishing was good. You are making me crazy. Make up your mind, will ya?

[piemma]

I am sick and tired of worrying about this crap. Screw it. I'm just gonna fish.

Clammer, let me know what you want to get rid of. Call me, I'll be by today with cash.

[Got Stripers]

Back when winter holdover fishing was good, Saturday would have been killer and I'd have boated 100+ fish; with a good shot at a couple keepers. This past Saturday I played golf, beautiful day and I even shot an 80 to make it that much sweeter. I miss the winter fishing, but in light of the grim reports I'm not rushing out to buy another 16 foot john boat soon.

[WoodyCT]

Originally Posted by piemma

. . . Granted the presence of bait and warmer temps may skew things a little bit but I believe the light factor, being the primary driver for migration, will dictate the pattern.

I agree.

My observation is that bait and bass start moving in mid-September, which is just about the time of the autumnal equinox. After this there are more hours of darkness than of light.

No water temp correlation there. We still have warm late summer water out the wazzoo. So...

And how many of our lousy fall season's had only an early push of fish that snuck by us because there was no nor'easter or sudden drop in water temps to trigger our urge to fish?

I can think of a few seasons when I waited for the water to cool or a storm to get things going, only to miss the boat.

I think some fish hang out a bit later when there is ample bait, but I agree with Piemma and think their brains are hardwired to respond to the photoperiod factor first and foremost.

PS I agree with Clammer- Things are FUBAR and will get more and more FU until the striper becomes a COASTAL GAMEFISH.