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Michael
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 Posted: Wed Jun 20, 2012 9:21 pm Post subject: Penfield Reef 6/20 |
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Headed back out to the Reef with my dad this evening. My dad worked the flats around the Shark Bar while I covered both sides of the Reef. Bridgeport low tide was scheduled for 6:42pm and we got out there just as the tide was starting to come in.
My dad tried throwing a number of topwaters but only got a swipe by what he said was probably a striper with its tail. Once he switched to a Rebel Minnow, he was into it like me.
I tried throwing that 9cm chrome Skitter Pop on both sides of the Reef but never got into any blues even as the sun got lower and tide got higher. I decided to just play around with a 10cm chrome Flat Rap on the western side and was into it like my dad.
Sea robin after sea robin!!!
Those arh arh fish wouldn't stop hitting any plug. I landed 6 while my dad caught 3.
As I worked my way back in after sunset, I saw a small baitfish jump out of the water with a bit of sizzling on the surface. My dad said it was probably just the sea robins chasing bait.
We were back on land around 8:45pm. |
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JimiChanga
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| Posted: Wed Jun 20, 2012 9:40 pm Post subject: |
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This year is off to a strange start there Chomper.
Sea robins are in like crazy, plus a lot of big ones as well. Hopefully with this short heatwave the water temps will go up and trigger some of the bigger fluke to start showing up.
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Michael
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| Posted: Wed Jun 20, 2012 9:44 pm Post subject: |
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I've seen some bigger than normal sea robins landed so far this year.
Lots of bait are still in the harbors and haven't made it to the Reef much yet. |
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JimiChanga
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| Posted: Wed Jun 20, 2012 9:57 pm Post subject: |
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| I'm new to the western sound fishing. But I honestly think that perhaps the water temp may be in the desired range but the actual bottom is still too cold for the bigger fluke to start showing? |
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Michael
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| Posted: Wed Jun 20, 2012 10:05 pm Post subject: |
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I'm not familiar with water temp vs fluke.
All I know about how water temps effect fish is when the temps are cooler, the bigger fish are in. When the temps get warm, the smaller fish are in. That's for blues and stripers. |
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Just happened to be reading this and all I can say is crap!! I was looking for a high tide to hit a CT river cove tomorrow night at 6pm. I despise tides....and daylight savings time. Just thought I'd throw that out there.
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Fishin'Fireman
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| Posted: Thu Jun 21, 2012 9:55 am Post subject: |
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A little bit of a sidebar question but i figured i could get some advice. I'm goin on vacation saturday for a week on long beach island just off new jersey. On Monday i'm renting a boat and will be fishing the bay/intercoastal waters there (between the island and the mainland). The guy at the place says people are catching fluke, sea robins, some blues, and the occasional striper that comes in. Any kind of tactic or structure i should be looking for with these fish? The guy said around this bridge is good. On google maps i also noticed some great coves towards the mainland. I have some flatraps, x-raps, and sluggo eels i paln on using. Any advice would help, thanks!
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JimiChanga
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| Posted: Thu Jun 21, 2012 11:38 am Post subject: |
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Fishin'Fireman...
For fluke I would look for sandy to small gravelly bottom & try drifting squid strips/spearing on the bottom kinda like using a "Carolina rig" for bass. Also try sandworms or mackerel chunks too. For bluefish & stripers just look for birds working the surface and cast towards them, or trolling even.
Hope this is helpful.
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Fishin'Fireman
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| Posted: Thu Jun 21, 2012 12:35 pm Post subject: |
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| JimiChanga wrote: | Fishin'Fireman...
For fluke I would look for sandy to small gravelly bottom & try drifting squid strips/spearing on the bottom kinda like using a "Carolina rig" for bass. Also try sandworms or mackerel chunks too. For bluefish & stripers just look for birds working the surface and cast towards them, or trolling even.
Hope this is helpful.
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Definitely helps. Thanks for the heads up! Do you think those coves would be good spots to hit at all? I know river fishing thats a solid tactic, but i'm not sure if it's the same when it comes to saltwater species like blues, stripers, etc.
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Michael
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| Posted: Thu Jun 21, 2012 7:40 pm Post subject: |
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| Coves and harbors are always great places to hit because of how they hold bait. |
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JimiChanga
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| Posted: Thu Jun 21, 2012 8:24 pm Post subject: |
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| Michael wrote: | | Coves and harbors are always great places to hit because of how they hold bait. |
100% correct call, just keep in mind that the tide will play a factor in this as well.
Good luck and keep us posted.
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Fishin'Fireman
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| Posted: Fri Jun 22, 2012 8:20 am Post subject: |
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Thanks to the both of you for the info! I will definitely post up a report when i get back in a week.
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Crest Daddy
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| Posted: Fri Jun 22, 2012 10:50 pm Post subject: |
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Dude 8:45 is when you should be fishing. Everything I've been getting on poppers lately has been 8:30 to 9:15/9:30.
Get back out there...
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Michael
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| Posted: Sat Jun 23, 2012 7:57 pm Post subject: |
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| Crest Daddy wrote: | Dude 8:45 is when you should be fishing. Everything I've been getting on poppers lately has been 8:30 to 9:15/9:30.
Get back out there... |
Then I'll have to do my "overnight" trick to get to the scene at that time 
But if somebody picks me up around 8:30/9am then I can sleep. |
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Michael
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| Posted: Sat Jun 23, 2012 8:04 pm Post subject: |
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| My usual fishing buddy and I might hit the incoming tomorrow morning from 9:30am til 12pm. I'll have a new report coming if we hit it. Otherwise it'll be just me at Seaside Park. |
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