What makes RI's notorious hot spot for early season stripers so good?

[ThomCat]

[QUOTE=Saltheart;481950]The fish show up in middletown the same time as the wall. The common feature is that they both have structure that sticks waaaaay out there and corrals the bait in a S-SW wind. Its not just finfish bait but every kind of living thing that gets driven along by the wind and gets trapped in these big corners.

I agree. This extended incumbrance to the northern migration along with the combination of food, structure, water temp. related to surrounding waters and current create a comfort zone for the fish. Unlike us, Bass rarely leave fish (food) to go look for fish.

[Joe]

There's a big wall there and the fish coming up from the south bump into it and get stuck.

[Nebe]

Originally Posted by Joe

There's a big wall there and the fish coming up from the south bump into it and get stuck.

Is this the title of your next piece??

[Joe]

I'm leaning more toward a where-to for selling poached fish....

[cow tamer]

Originally Posted by Joe

I'm leaning more toward a where-to for selling poached fish....

Are poached fish prepared similarly to poached eggs?

[spence]

Poaching fish is really a lot art these days. I mean could you even imagine dropping 5 bills on one of these?

http://www.culinarycookware.com/cata...RED%20EXTERIOR

Is court bullion even in your lexicon?

-spence

[Mr. Sandman]

Originally Posted by spence

Poaching fish is really a lot art these days. I mean could you even imagine dropping 5 bills on one of these?

http://www.culinarycookware.com/cata...RED%20EXTERIOR

Is court bullion even in your lexicon?

-spence

LOL...my wife has that exact item.

[Swimmer]

My wife has a poached bluefish recipe that makes bluefish out of this world.

[Pete F.]

Originally Posted by Joe

There's a big wall there and the fish coming up from the south bump into it and get stuck.

This looks like one of my comments

[Joe]

Why is it so far fetched that the first significant structure (when approached from the south/west) should be the first place fish congregate? It falls in line with basic surfcasting theory....

[LeCounts1099]

Agreed, Joe: but using this same logic...

Wouldn't you think Little Gansett' Bay, to the Pawcatuck would be "better" early season, than the far- East Wall? (WH being the "obstruction?)

Maybe it is?

[Joe]

The charts I've seen show the biggest body of fish migrating on the ocean side of Long Island....
But yes, there's a spot in Pawcatuck that turns on very early...it may be a bigger fishery than people let on - but it's not as big from what I know about it.