The grind continues….
Well, the past four days or so have been a grind to say the least. The full moon in June, what we have all been waiting for. The large wave of bigger fish is just south of us, and these stronger tides should have brought them in, or so we thought. We have put in some serious time in the surf and explored several different locations. The good news, fish were caught at every location. The bad news, the big fish continue to be elusive. We caught fish on a variety of lures including 12 inch pre rigged sluggos, darters and paddle tail style lures. Both incoming tides and outgoing tides were fished and it seems the fish are feeding most heavily in the middle of the night. If you are looking to catch a big fish in the surf, I highly recommend you focus on fishing at night.
Top colors continue to be eel skin, white and chartreuse. A slow presentation is key!!! We know the big fish are here and the majority are still in Buzzards Bay. But waves of fish will move through any day or any tide for that matter, into CC Bay. Stay posted….any day now!
Backwater Bass
Took a trip to a new back water spot that I have been checking out recently. Seemed fishy and there was definitely some signs of life when I scouted it out. Headed down there for the last hour of the incoming and first half hour of the outgoing. Light east winds today and air temperature around 60 degrees. Went with a white tsunami sand eel and right off the bat got into some fish! All fish were around 12 to 20 inches (as has been the case so far this spring). Been a blast on the freshwater setup though. Things died down once the tied switched to the outgoing and the east winds started to pick up. All in all, a great trip to to a new location.
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Spring Stripers in the Surf
This year, migratory striped bass began to make their appearance during mid to late April along the Massachusetts coastline. The majority of fish being caught in the early season were coming from the usual early season spots including tidal rivers and bays. If you could find the bait, it was not long until you located the fish A majority of the fish so far this yea have been on the smaller side. Two size classes seem to be the most abundant at the moment with 12 to 16 inch and 20 to 26 inch fish running the show. Soft plastics like the tsunami sand eel and jerk bait style lures like the SP minnow have been doing the trick. Bone and mackerel pattern colors have been doing the majority of the catching. As most of the fish are on the small side, remember to size down on the tackle, fish single hooks when possible, and crush those barbs! Fishing is only going to get better from here on out
P.S- Don’t forget the new regulations implemented this year for striped bass, with a 28 inch to less the 35 inch slot limit.
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