rhode island fishing monday.......AND CONNECTICUT REPORT

[baitfish]

HEY PEOPLE,,,,I FISHED CHARLESTOWN BREACHWAY MONDAY AND THE FISHING WAS NOTHING SHORT OF GREAT !! UNLIMITED SCHOOLIES""STRIPERS" AND THEN OUT IN FRONT OF THE BREACHWAY HUGE SCHOOLS OF 10 TO 15 LB BLUEFISH KEPT GOING BACK AND FORTH ACROSS THE MOUTH OF THE BREACH..... WHO SAID THE FISH ARE GONE???,,,,,,,THERE WAS PLENTY OF BAIT...HERRING AND PEANUT BUNKER AND THE LOCALS KEEP SAYING THAT WHEN THE BLUE'S LEAVE THE BIG BASS WILL BE SWIMMING IN,,,,,,YES,,I AM STILL LOOKING FOR MY 40LBER,,,,AND BACK HOME HERE IN CONNECTICUT,,WESTPORT,,,THERE HAS BEEN STRONG STRIPE BASS FISHING,,,,,YES GUY'S YOU HAVE TO USE CLAMS FOR BAIT,,,EVEN THOUGH THEY ARE 16IN TO 26 INCH...THEY ARE PLENTIFUL AND BECAUSE OF THE WARM WATER I AM THINKING THAT I STILL HAVE A CHANCE OF GETTING MY BIG BOY RIGHT HERE BEFORE CHRISTMAS,,,STAY TUNED AND TIGHT LINES,,,,,TOM,,,AKA,,,BAITFISH

[Ed White]

Well baitfish,
That is encouraging news to those of us down Jersey way who have yet to see any signs of a fall striper run.....I've caught a few fish, but not what I would expect to be happening by now. I guess late is better than never, I'll try to stay patient and hope they show up....I'll be trying again tomorrow.

Ed

[Striperjim]

Originally Posted by Ed

I'll be trying again tomorrow

and freezing our azzes off. Its cold out now and the weather said were in store for an artic blast tomorrow night.
What the heck do they call the 2 inches of snow outside the window? Oh thats right a clipper.
Ill bring extra matches Ed. BBRRRR!!!!

Thats good news anyway Tom. Im glad the shore guys are getting some.

[Ed White]

Jim,
I rarely hear about how smart striper fishermen are, and yeah, I will be dressing for comfort, I have an edge over some folks, I work for a snowplow store, cold is a way of life.
If it doesn't bother the fishies, who am I to complain?

Ed

[ELIASV]

Big blues are a plague for me on the Brooklyn shore. The baitfish aren't even there and they are still popping up.

When somebody pulls a bass up now everyone goes REALLY!?!?!?

It's been a very funky fall run. It started off nicely before the storm and I got a few nice bass and it took a dive from there. The water is still pretty warm, but that could change.


But thats good news, enjoy your catches! It is getting down to the nitty gritty.

[Jimmy Z]

I was out there this past weekend, at the other breachway, too many seals, went down to the beach , nothing. I called it a season.