No eels is killing me. Couldnt get any last night and it ruined my night. marked a ton fish and could get anything to whack a jig or tube. I realized last night im to dependant on eels and my other tactics suck.
Location: Reading Mass/Newburyport/merrimack river
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Fall eel migration has already started....we've been trapping plenty all summer... mostly 12-24 per set... but last week we stuffed pots( the way we did in June)..work the edges/drop offs of the channnels in rivers ... slack water is the best time to trap... if the location is good.. you can stuff a comercial pot in an hour.... I put about 5lbs of frozen herring in each pot( and a good set will have no bait left)...fish bait works well as long as you tend the trap.. do NOT set during the day.. or crabs and sand fleas will consume your bait.. set at dusk/dark near the time of slack.. I haven't bought an eel in over 10 years.. trapping is not what it was in the 80's but with a little study and planning you can catch enough for your own use... and then some.
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