For the amount of time I put in (very litttle) I have no complaints. No records, no personal bests for me. But importantly, my 9 year-old caugt some nice bass and blues, so he is really starting to like this hobby.
After a slow summer I was thinking that striped bass were rebounding with a very strong showing the last half of September through the first two weeks of October. I thought we were finally getting back to a traditional fall run. Boy was I wrong because it turned like a switch back into the non-existent fall runs of the past half dozen years. I'm hearing that Block had quite a group of casters trying this past weekend with most not even getting a single strike. Our favorite fish are still in trouble and I'm thinking it will take quite a few seasons of stricter regulations to get the stock back in shape. Be aware that all my observations are limited to the greater Newport areas and all from the surf.
DZ
Recreational Surfcaster
"Limit Your Kill - Don't Kill Your Limit"
Bi + Ne = SB 2
If you haven't heard of the Snowstorm Blitz of 1987 - you someday will.
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