The Ultimate Herring Thread - Page 2 - Striper Talk Striped Bass Fishing, Surfcasting, Boating

TheSpecialist · 03-21-2002, 02:50 PM

GB, Saltheart, the amonia remover I used with my saltwater tanks can be bought at a pet store. The brand is Aquaclear, the stuff is ammocarb, it is in a mesh bag. Remove the bag from the box, and rinse it under running cool water for a minute to remove the fine dust, then drop it in the tank. Another thing we used to use was a stress remover. It was great for the fish when adding them to the tank. It would add to the protective slime on the fish, I am going to use it this year wuth the herring.

Fishpart · 03-22-2002, 06:17 AM

I've only had the opportunity to liveline buckeyes once and let me tell you it was fun. It was tough there for a while, John and Clamdigger bailing fish and I couldn't buy a bump

I started getting hits I was throwing them out there live and dead and havin a good ol' time.

I like the olive Mambo Minnow with the nice gold belly and big eyyes.

mikecc · 03-22-2002, 06:48 AM

GB
we do have the Keep Alive systems in stock along with all the chemicals , Infusors,Super Filters & Regulators.

http://www.capecodtackle.com/Merchan...de=Specials+42

JohnR · 03-22-2002, 08:18 AM

Hush about the Olive Mambo Minnow !!!

All I can say was there was not one to be found in the town of Warwick and it's immediate surroundings during the month of May and early June

...

Goose · 03-22-2002, 09:14 AM

John, I would get the heck outa dogde if I where you!

JohnR · 03-22-2002, 09:42 AM

They were gone because I bought them! I worked up a nice little trick for a particular spot, the water was so skinny they couldn't dive so they danced on the surface like tarpon & blues. It's pretty amazing seeing 20# bass spending more time out of the water than in

but it was rough on the Mambos

Fishpart · 03-22-2002, 10:09 AM

I'm hoping to paint a couple of metal lipped swimmers with the left over paint from my car and throwing a little olive paint on the back.

Scotch Bonnet · 03-22-2002, 04:56 PM

Saltheart, thanks for straightening that out.I purchased a leaning post w/ a 30 gal. livewell and I was hoping to avoid all the hardwear needed to pump water in and out.I will be going with the Keep Alive system.Thanks again!

Scotch Bonnet · 03-23-2002, 07:11 PM

Anybody know where to locate herring in the Pawcatuck River? I followed the river off route 3 all the way to the dam. I didn't see any fish but there were 2 wise old seagulls waiting at the bottom of the falls.

Slipknot · 03-28-2002, 01:47 PM

I had to get this back to the first page.
yesterday was the first day you could scoop herring in Middleboro.
Won't be much longer now till we need a livewell

nightfighter · 03-28-2002, 03:02 PM

How about an ultimate terminal tackle/knots and leader thread?

jettyjockey18 · 03-28-2002, 03:51 PM

slipknot...my buddy left me a voicemail yesterday...said he stopped down to the run and there wer at least 20 cars parked at wareham street for "opening day"...is it may yet

Slipknot · 03-28-2002, 04:43 PM

JJ, alot of folks freeve them for bait later or chum

Also believe it or not some people eat them

March 27th is the last Wednesday of the month and usually the first day they allow taking herring. You won't see any live wells anytime soon. But I know bassmaster wants to do some kind of mad trip to Montauk and bring along a gazillion live herring, since I have 2- 55 gal. live wells and he has 2 also.

I was there today testing pikes and tuning them. Lots of herring coming up the shoot.

bloocrab · 03-29-2002, 01:55 PM

WHAT ARE YOUR THOUGHTS ON THIS ???

....I was reading the "Regulations" on the taking of Herring/Alewives....it states when you take any Herring from fresh water, you have a bag limit, restricted days, restricted ways of catching the Herring and restricted times....but if you catch them in Saltwater, how do these regulations apply???.....

....This is quoted right out of the booklet published by the DEM...

"No person shall take more than twenty-four (24) alewive (Alosa pseudoharengus) or blueback herring (Alosa aestivalis) either singularly or in the aggregate from the fresh waters of the state in any 24-hour period. No person shall take any alewives or blueback herring from the freshwaters of the state without a valid freshwater fishing license. No person shall take any alewives or blueback herring from the freshwaters of the state on any Sunday, Monday, or Tuesday of any week.... The areas below each fish ladder where fishing will be permitted shall be designated with an official boundary marker or informational sign."

...Now looking at my diagram, how can they enforce these laws...if for one, your not fishing in "fresh" water, and your past their boundary marker???....

.....I proposed this question to a DEM officer today and he didn't have an answer for me....he said, "I don't make the rules, I just enforce them..."

...maybe one of you can shed some light on this for me....and make it understandable...

Scotch Bonnet · 03-31-2002, 07:03 PM

Whats the time frame for spawning and return to the ocean. How long will the adult herring hang around the rivers and where do they go post spawn. Can we get live herring in June, July, Aug.?

Striper1 · 04-01-2002, 10:14 AM

I get my Herring from around docks and from open water.
I don't get any herring from the runs or close to freshwater.

SB If you look for them you can get them all summer long around here anyway.

This text file has some good info on river Herring and spawning.

I hope this works

Bloo I would also like to know the regs. for taken Herring in "open water"

Fish_Eye · 04-11-2002, 07:27 AM

Here's a look at a herring run a few of the boys have been trying to keep open.

No doubt some stripers are smelling that sweet water and are hanging around the beach.

Mike

Duke41 · 03-08-2003, 10:50 AM

I thought this wouyld be a good time to breath some life back into this thread. John R could not get the pics to come in, If they have been removed can you repost them?

StripinLine · 03-08-2003, 11:19 AM

when I get and use live Herring,
I hook them up over the backbone (dont hit that) just forword of the center of the
Dorsal fin..Line siders love cripled bait fish, and nothing looks quite like cripled
bait, like bait with a hook in its back..

just the way I do it...

regards/ al

fishweewee · 03-08-2003, 11:42 AM

Me like herring a la Buddy Vanderhoop.

Fish heads, yum!

Young Salt · 03-08-2003, 05:15 PM

I was hoping someone could supply plans for a good in-water do it yourself bait well. I want to make something using soft mesh and some kind of plastic (CPVC, PVC, maybe even a hula-hoop

)

If some of you guys could describe the pens you have, that would be great.

STRIPER77 · 03-08-2003, 07:24 PM

Nothing but red X's coming from those Fish Eye herring pics----but the scenic ones come fine??????

JohnR · 03-08-2003, 10:29 PM

most are back now - I have to finnish restoring some older parts of the site...

bassmaster · 03-08-2003, 11:53 PM

Your wrecking Me

U make me mental with those things
Ya killin Me

PNG · 03-09-2003, 08:19 AM

I like to smell them

striperjerk1 · 03-10-2003, 11:35 AM

Why is the preference of getting them before they spawn, rather then after ?

fishweewee · 03-10-2003, 11:54 AM

Horny herring have a little more fight in 'em?

bassmaster · 03-10-2003, 11:59 AM

i cant take it no more

lennyr · 03-10-2003, 02:23 PM

seems like a lot of work, catching and then keeping them alive. Is it worth the effort? You guys and gals who fish both live and plugs what is the difference in catch percentage? Surf casters is it a pain to drag them along, or is this a boat thing? Bigger fish with live bait?

GBOUTDOORS · 03-10-2003, 02:34 PM

lennyr its kind of a must do thing for me I always loved live bait fishing back in the 70s and now its kind of a tradition. That and you get some kick a-- fish on live bait

The site of a 20-40# fish swirling after your bait is hard to beat. Mike said the herring are running in Warehame must be to hard to swim in the cold water so they are running over the ice