where have they gone?

[BigFish]

If we did....would we tell you?

Its the summer doldrums! Happens every summer! Fish go deep in the cooler water column.

[nautibuoys]

They are there but more offshore. Tons of bait (sand eels and macks) are keeping them out of the estauaries and bays and out with the bait.

[plankton]

The shore fishing has been slow for me all season up here on the North Shore. There are fish to be had in close, but you need to fish the wee hours of the night/morning and it certainly helps to have some sort of live bait like eels to offer them. With so much natural forage around the bass are quite picky with regards to what they will eat. Try spots that are closer to deep water this time of year.

[GonnaCatchABig1]

Originally Posted by BigFish

If we did....would we tell you?

Its the summer doldrums! Happens every summer! Fish go deep in the cooler water column.

summer doldrums my arse.. i'm at like 5% of my usual number of schoolies by this point. they were around for all but a week in early june.. nothing before and nothing after.. ugggg. and these gas prices have effectively hindered any plans of travel. so i'm stuck with what i've got here.. which is no fish... water is still kind of chilly though, compared to when i started to actually catch them last year. so hopefully it will heat up and every one can start slumping. (cause i only catch when absolutely no one else is)