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Michael
Joined: 28 Jan 2012
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Location: Bridgeport
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 Posted: Sun Aug 05, 2012 6:40 pm Post subject: Water Temp Report |
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Wasn't sure if this should go into reports or discussion but here it goes.
Yesterday I was on the phone with a fishing buddy who was in the car with another. They came from fishing across the sound on the other's boat. I was telling the boater about how the blues vanished. He told me it has to do with current water temps no matter what the depth is.
They were traveling from South Benson Marina and fished along a stretch of LI from Port Jeff to just east of Smithtown. Surface water temps hardly got below 80 and water temps down deep were in the lower and mid 70s.
They saw schools of bunker in a few places but nothing was after them.
Recent temps, humidity, and UV indexes have warmed the water up quite a bit compared to 1 1/2 or 2 weeks ago. Most bluefish I'd assume are more out towards Block Island and north near Portsmouth. Stripers of good size can easily be found north of Boston.
Hopefully we'll have temps cooling down once September rolls around so the fall blitzes can start and the gators will be in before the cows take over in November. |
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ripline
Joined: 26 Feb 2012
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Location: Shelton
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| Posted: Mon Aug 06, 2012 3:26 pm Post subject: |
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Not just high water temps Michael but the hypoxia that goes with it, especially in the western sound.
The oxygen levels stay higher in the eastern end for many reasons which is why you'll hear about a higher volume of fish there.
Don't rush the fall (too much fishing to do  ) but hopefully we do get a good run when the temps cool down. |
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Michael
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| Posted: Mon Aug 06, 2012 9:59 pm Post subject: |
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| ripline wrote: | Not just high water temps Michael but the hypoxia that goes with it, especially in the western sound.
The oxygen levels stay higher in the eastern end for many reasons which is why you'll hear about a higher volume of fish there.
Don't rush the fall (too much fishing to do ) but hopefully we do get a good run when the temps cool down. |
High water temps = low oxygen levels for fish |
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Lamar
Joined: 31 Jul 2012
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| Posted: Tue Aug 07, 2012 9:15 am Post subject: |
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That's fishing unfortunately. I've been all over (via car and boat) the past few weeks and I've only seen blues on the attack once in the last 12+ outings. As we all know, the water is far to warm, but I think it'll be mid-late October before the temps get where we want them.
I've caught hundreds of sea bass lately, but they have all been tiny (<6"). Can't wait to see them again next year. |
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