Fishing Cape Ann - Striper Talk Striped Bass Fishing, Surfcasting, Boating

Slick Moedee · 08-13-2010, 08:32 AM

Bass had them slammed up against the beach in Western Harbor late yesterday, as well. Tidal beach/rocks were littered with em, to the point the birds had a nice breakfeast buffet again this morning. Hope the tiny buggers are still around tomorrow as I have tuna on the mind.

mag minnow · 08-13-2010, 09:02 AM

Any readily (widely known) accessible locations from shore to take advantage of the current action? I may give Cape Ann area a shot tomorrow as opposed to the Canal. Never fished there...

Ideas appreciated...

spinncognito · 08-13-2010, 09:19 AM

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Originally Posted by Slick Moedee

Bass had them slammed up against the beach in Western Harbor late yesterday, as well. Tidal beach/rocks were littered with em, to the point the birds had a nice breakfeast buffet again this morning. Hope the tiny buggers are still around tomorrow as I have tuna on the mind.

That was an epic scene that went on for more than 5 hours yesterday. Looked to be setting up again this morning as the macs are still helplessly trapped with nowhere to go. My hands are cut up bad and my arms are sore from all that craziness. There were some very large stripers in the mix. Where abouts were you Slick?

luds · 08-13-2010, 09:59 AM

nevermind.....mag minnow check your pm's

Slick Moedee · 08-13-2010, 10:18 AM

Mrs. is traveling so had family stuff to take care of. I set up down by the far end, by the tennis courts. Most of the action had died down by the time I was able to get back. There were still pockets of bait visable on the surface but most of what I was into was smaller fish.

Mag Minnow - Look into Stage Fort Park.

mag minnow · 08-13-2010, 10:25 AM

Thanks for the response but I think I'll
ll have to find less of a crowd at least for the fishing...

Gloucester Waterfront Festival
August 14, 2010 - August 15, 2010
Stage Fort Park
Gloucester

Fly Rod · 08-14-2010, 04:20 PM

Well , I thought that I was going to go fishing at 5 AM this morning, but, my son, the girlfriend and her brother changed my plans. So instead of fishing at five I went to my famous coffee house and enjoyed a couple cups of coffee minus a couple of avid striped bass fishermen and I am sure they were already fishing.

My son and the others finally showed up at 8 AM, the rods were ready to go with 5 inch deep diving Rapalas, untied the lines and backed out of the dock in the inner harbor by the State Fish Pier, put the motor in neutral and began flinging the Rapalas into the busting blues and stripers, birds were working. Within thirty minutes we had 8 nice blues and four small striped bass the largest being 33 inches.

There were 5-6 other boats and only one other boat had caught a blue. You need to match the hatch, when there are only mini mac's in the harbor,big lures do not do it, ask my son.

Slick Moedee · 08-16-2010, 07:37 AM

out by 10 lb. We managed 5 bass to 32" and another 8 nice blues. All released. Went off shore in search of charlie. only a few crusers outside of thatchers. It looked like the late 90's at the 30 fathom, huge fleet on anchor. I guess the dogs were not around. Had footballs in 70' of water off the rockpile. No takers.