Late Migration?? - Striper Talk Striped Bass Fishing, Surfcasting, Boating

Mad Hatter · 09-22-2009, 03:27 PM

When you run into big blues, are you less likely to be able to get stripers in the same area? I was wondering if heavy competition drives them off...

Bronko · 09-22-2009, 03:55 PM

A big slug has already moved through the ditch and around the tip. It will be wave after wave for the next few weeks until all that's left are the rats. Fish now.

JohnR · 09-22-2009, 04:39 PM

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Originally Posted by Bronko

Fish now.

Or don't and then wonder when the migration will be in 4 weeks.

"Where is everybody? Come on, guys, we're gonna miss the migration"

the point · 09-22-2009, 05:54 PM

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Originally Posted by JohnR

Or don't and then wonder when the migration will be in 4 weeks.

"Where is everybody? Come on, guys, we're gonna miss the migration"

LOL

piemma · 09-23-2009, 04:14 AM

Busted my a$$ 4 nights straight in the Ditch for a few high teen to low 20# fish. Big fish are NOT there. I fished East to West with the tides and back the other way over the last 4 days.

Anyone who says they are hammering large in the Canal is full of it or very very lucky. I have talked to all the regs and no one is doing great. I don't count 20#ers as doing great.

JakeF · 09-23-2009, 05:18 AM

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Originally Posted by piemma

Big fish are NOT there.

Tip. Then don't fish there. If I lived in RI, you'd be hard pressed to get me to fish the canal with so much productive water close by. Hell,,, I live in MA and would much rather drive to RI than fish the canal most of the time.

BassDawg · 09-23-2009, 06:23 AM

soooo, lemee get this straight!

we have several people saying that the big fish at their consistently
producing big fish udl's are off/slow from the Canal to Cape Ann,

we have one guy saying he's heard of some lahhhhge being landed but he hasn't done so himself,

we have one guy saying he's landed a COW in RI, KUDOS Jake, and

we have several guys saying they are landing teeners and 20#'ers regularily in MA ~somewheres. agreed piemma, not what we're looking for or referring to.

nobody is saying, "DON'T FEESH/WAIT for the Migration!" we simply are offering an anecdotal view as to the observed "Lack of Large" in places that have typically been known to produce them by this TIME of the migration. in short, for the most of us,,,,,,,,,,it's running a bit late, for most spots,,,,,,,,,,,,

by ALL means, keep pounding the surf, and i would be hitting it HARD were it not for my nephew's big game this Fri in CoalCountry, PA. why? because ya cain't catch, iffin ya don't wet a line! AND no one knows when the big gurls will come back to their familiar spots. we can only hope, hunt, and continue chunking/eeling/plugging away into the surf laden nights.

RIROCKHOUND · 09-23-2009, 07:42 AM

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Originally Posted by JakeF

Tip. Then don't fish there. If I lived in RI, you'd be hard pressed to get me to fish the canal with so much productive water close by. Hell,,, I live in MA and would much rather drive to RI than fish the canal most of the time.

Hear that Paul? 40 years in the surf, you just fish in the wrong places!

piemma · 09-23-2009, 08:06 AM

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Originally Posted by JakeF

Tip. Then don't fish there. If I lived in RI, you'd be hard pressed to get me to fish the canal with so much productive water close by. Hell,,, I live in MA and would much rather drive to RI than fish the canal most of the time.

At the moment RI waters are even less productive than the Canal. All I am saying is that it will happen but it will be late. I was merely reporting what I have found. No need to get your panties all bunched up. If I didn't want to fish there I wouldn't.