up coming season - Striper Talk Striped Bass Fishing, Surfcasting, Boating

Nebe · 01-29-2006, 10:14 PM

I have a hunch about next season.

Raider Ronnie · 01-29-2006, 10:24 PM

Care to share that hunch with us ???

Clammer · 01-29-2006, 11:22 PM

WTFC,S

piemma · 01-30-2006, 06:37 AM

Yeah, I have a hunch too. Someone will burn some more spots in print....

eelman · 01-30-2006, 07:09 AM

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Originally Posted by Nebe

I have a hunch about next season.

Me to, and that hunch is your not going to see as many fish as you did last year in Rhode Island, We were blessed that some bunker escaped the nets and held tons of bass along our shores.....

NIB · 01-30-2006, 07:24 AM

Its gonna happen alot sooner than usuall.
More bass will make it to the cape.

Karl F · 01-30-2006, 07:42 AM

wouldn't count on it.

Karl F · 01-30-2006, 07:43 AM

my moneys on piemma's call. that's the best odds, for sure.

NIB · 01-30-2006, 08:02 AM

Cape fishing has been dismal the last three yrs.From what I have read.The last three yrs have had colder than normal winters.this winter is warmer than normal.bass are still getting caught here in NJ..There was a dragger had some bluefish the other day.My friend a party boat captain believes some bottom fish are already comin back in.If we get a warm spring the bait fish that hugs our coast's will migrate further north.They can't catch all of em in the nets.this will drag the bass up wit em.Mark my words.

janiejones · 01-30-2006, 09:24 AM

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Originally Posted by Nebe

I have a hunch about next season.

I don't have any hunches whatsoever about next season.

RIROCKHOUND · 01-30-2006, 09:32 AM

I have a hunch that come May 15th the water temp will be +/- 1 degree from the average. That means that between May 1 and May 15 the average Temp at the Newport Tide gauge will be 52. I'd bet a beer on it being right around there..

As far as a hunch. I HOPE the cape has fish. and people talk about it... get em out of here

but... lesson learned here... good or bad fishing.. keep your mouth shut.....

Nebe · 01-30-2006, 09:34 AM

Hound i cant stop playing with it. you know... it

RIROCKHOUND · 01-30-2006, 09:42 AM

Yup... Wed. night?

Nebe · 01-30-2006, 09:50 AM

sure

RIROCKHOUND · 01-30-2006, 09:51 AM

Call ya tommorow

RIROCKHOUND · 01-30-2006, 10:00 AM

Krispy;
good point, but it definetly has nothing to do with that...
Not that there anything wrong with that....

MoroneSaxatilis · 01-30-2006, 11:05 AM

Does this have something to do with that "Brokeback Breachway" movie I've been hearing about?

Nebe · 01-30-2006, 11:17 AM

Flaptail · 01-30-2006, 11:19 AM

Feelings? Hunches? All you can go on is historical fact. Historically the fish (larger) show on the outer Cape by May 10th-15th. Old Mac Reed said when the oak leave buds in his yard were as big as a mouses ear. Who knows? Burning spots? More likely in RI what with it's more non-moveable shoreline. Outer Cape? Structure today, east wind tonight, gone tomorrow. Got bait? No got bait no got fish. No matter if winter long or short, cold or warm. Old ones have tales and fish have tails. Fish know, man don't but thinks he does. Want bait on outer Cape? Get boat. Go east 8 miles, find whales, find bait, find bass, find tuna later. Want to catch fish? Go fishing. Sooner or later you catch fish. I got hunch. My hunch is that we will have to wait and see. Another hunch is that the canal is going to ber a whole lot more fun this year. Burn spots inprint? Read weekly newspapers. Read reports from bait shops but most of all keep tabs on the inernet blabber. Best source of all. Hunches, hmmm.........

Mr. Sandman · 01-30-2006, 12:08 PM

I predict Yellowfin tuna within 5-7 miles off the beach (my beach) by August. The Ocean temp will be warmer this summer and fish will arrive sooner and i bet their will be a lot of bait around. Look for an early worm hatch.

Your mileage may vary........

capesams · 01-30-2006, 12:21 PM

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think may/capecodbay..inshore

yak guy's going to burn barnstable harba on tv,,,don't miss it.

Nebe · 01-30-2006, 12:22 PM

The one thing that sticks out in my mind from last season was the huge pods of big bass that stayed in NJ till early summer. the water took so long to heat up that they just stayed there and ate bunker all day.. My hunch is that with this warm winter, water temps south of LI sound will heat up quicker, thus sending pajama mama northbound earlier.. We always get the first wavs of keeper sized bass in the beginning of may too, but my hunch is that these fish are the CT and hudson fish. the truely big chesapeake cows show later..

agian... only a hunch.

eelman · 01-30-2006, 12:34 PM

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Originally Posted by Flaptail

Feelings? Hunches? All you can go on is historical fact. Historically the fish (larger) show on the outer Cape by May 10th-15th. Old Mac Reed said when the oak leave buds in his yard were as big as a mouses ear. Who knows? Burning spots? More likely in RI what with it's more non-moveable shoreline. Outer Cape? Structure today, east wind tonight, gone tomorrow. Got bait? No got bait no got fish. No matter if winter long or short, cold or warm. Old ones have tales and fish have tails. Fish know, man don't but thinks he does. Want bait on outer Cape? Get boat. Go east 8 miles, find whales, find bait, find bass, find tuna later. Want to catch fish? Go fishing. Sooner or later you catch fish. I got hunch. My hunch is that we will have to wait and see. Another hunch is that the canal is going to ber a whole lot more fun this year. Burn spots inprint? Read weekly newspapers. Read reports from bait shops but most of all keep tabs on the inernet blabber. Best source of all. Hunches, hmmm.........

All good points, however since rhode islands coast is boulders and reefs and all that good stuff that holds lobsters this =bait= fish...we will have them...its on the top of there food list...... Night fishing for me always begins around the 15th of may and I have done well with decent fish at that time.regardless of what bait or no bait is in the area and regarless of what the winter did...cape has its own set of circumstances but here in the ocean state the fish show like clockwork... As for the baitshops? listen to them and you may miss it all, there late, inacurate, untrue, embelished. The best news you make is your own...especially when fishing.........

Most of the early talk revolves around those first run brighties dinks. I have seen them in matunuck on St.pattys day and as late as april 18th or so give or take a few days....Those are the fish (since they are the first) that are most affected by the harsh or mild winter. The ones we want are mid may fish. Either way it happens, one sure thing, the fish will move sooner or later.watch water temps and just fish! Most of those first run babys are from the thames river! most of the southern fish B-line to the cape area (this is what I have heard) No body really knows.

fishaholic18 · 01-30-2006, 12:45 PM

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Originally Posted by Flaptail

My hunch is that we will have to wait and see.

Thats what I say.
My hunch is that I will fish therefore I'll catch.

quick decision · 01-30-2006, 08:59 PM

I have a hunch wether the fishing is better or worse, the weather warmer or cooler, the water temp. higher or lower, we all will still be forever hopelessly hooked on fishing. That exactly is whats keeps us comming back.

NIB · 01-31-2006, 12:31 AM

Of course I could be totally wrong.In which case u won't have to here me say i told u so.Plus most won't will remember my post anyway's.I don't have to play the cheap odds.I don't write for a magazine.I just type on the internet.I actually hope the same pattern of the last three yrs holds true.Its been good in NJ.
It's just shtuff I think about when not fishing.

fcap60 · 01-31-2006, 08:17 AM

I have a hunch that I'll catch a decent fish on my Nebe-Needlefish !

Joe · 01-31-2006, 08:27 AM

It seems whenever we have a mild early winter we have a cold late winter/early spring. I don't believe that a mild winter translates into a significantly earlier-than-normal arrvial of migratory fish.

How April and early May progress is another matter. How spring develops seems to be much more important than how the winters went. An April with sunshine and an early arriving southwest windflow usually translates into a good spring.

shadow · 01-31-2006, 08:47 AM

[QUOTE=Joe]It seems whenever we have a mild early winter we have a cold late winter/early spring. I don't believe that a mild winter translates into a significantly earlier-than-normal arrvial of migratory fish.

How April and early May progress is another matter. How spring develops seems to be much more important than how the winters went. An April with sunshine and an early arriving southwest windflow usually translates into a good spring.[/QUOTEjoe you beat me to it.I couldn't agree more.After looking back at last year you just don''t know what could happen.Last year the fish stayed south longer then one would off thought they should of.Mostly because of the bait ct.,N.y,N.J,has been lucky to have.The fishing didn't get constent up here till summer and for a hot summer we had really good fishing.Imo bait rules over water temps.Look at what Pete G. wrote.