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Michael
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 Posted: Sat Apr 13, 2013 9:45 pm Post subject: Keepers in the Shallows |
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High tide for Bridgeport was scheduled for 2:10pm Saturday and NWS was forecasting 6 to 11 mph WSW winds. Got to Remington around 2:30pm to find 3 chunkers there already.
Throughout the afternoon and evening I only landed 1 schoolie on a 4" chartreuse Bomber Saltwater Grade soft plastic rigged on a 3/4 ounce Hurricane jighead.
Sandworms were getting lots of attention and saw 4 schoolies landed and 1 winter flounder. Had only 1 hit on the original pearl shad Flat Rap FLR-10.
Later in the evening just before sunset I decided to start wading out on the sandbar and sandy flats while throwing the FLR-10. 3 surf fishermen with their waders on had just gotten there and were wading on the sandbar.
As I followed the tide out I started seeing bait and splashes on the surface. Saw one of the surf fishermen land a keeper on an SP Minnow. Another fisherman had an explosion on a Cotton Cordell pencil popper. I had a total of 7 hits on the FLR-10 and also had 1 swirl in front of me and a explosion in front of me when I went to take the lure out of the water.
Kept seeing and hearing the breaks as the evening went on and it was after dark. The surf fishermen left before I did and then I hit the road just before 8:30pm.
Plan is to have my waders on and bring my Aerial 8 footer with a few bigger plugs and topwaters in a surf bag Monday evening on the outgoing. |
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iversonbaby
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| Posted: Sat Apr 13, 2013 11:09 pm Post subject: |
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| would you say there here? or are we still a bit off from those pesky migratory's? im itching soooo hard for some reports of cows anywhere in CT I tried the housy today and had no luck but there was a pile of people fishing today |
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Michael
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Location: Bridgeport
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| Posted: Sat Apr 13, 2013 11:39 pm Post subject: |
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| I have a hunch that the action I was seeing this evening was the beginning of the return of the migratories. |
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iversonbaby
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| Posted: Sat Apr 13, 2013 11:57 pm Post subject: |
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  *runs to tackle box at 1 A.m. to tie on rigs for tomorrow* |
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sonamcobain
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Michael
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Location: Bridgeport
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| Posted: Sun Apr 14, 2013 4:05 pm Post subject: |
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| Somebody told me today that he heard stripers are coming down the Hudson and out of Jamaica into western Sound. |
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iversonbaby
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| ?? jamaca? that's along way from the western sound lol. im trying to figure out how long we are from getting stripers in the ct river of keeper size |
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Crest Daddy
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| Posted: Sun Apr 14, 2013 6:58 pm Post subject: |
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| iversonbaby wrote: | | would you say there here? or are we still a bit off from those pesky migratory's? im itching soooo hard for some reports of cows anywhere in CT I tried the housy today and had no luck but there was a pile of people fishing today |
Migratory fish ARE already coming in. Couple guys told me they saw sea lice on the fish last week.
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fishfinder
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CD is right, saw a few with lice last night and night before in lower Housy, haven't caught any with lice in upper Housy yet. Seems something is keeping them from coming up like the Herring. We need to push both up river! LOL
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sonamcobain
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| Posted: Mon Apr 15, 2013 8:52 am Post subject: |
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| Michael wrote: | | Somebody told me today that he heard stripers are coming down the Hudson and out of Jamaica into western Sound. |
Yeah just, My cousin called me up telling me they were showing on tv that there was a huge migration of stripe bass moving up hudson river. He was saying there were blues in the mix too. Hope its true ! and not his angler Exaggeration. |
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Michael
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| Posted: Mon Apr 15, 2013 2:41 pm Post subject: |
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Low tide for Bridgeport scheduled for 9:38pm tonight. Plans are to leave my place around 6pm and arrive by 6:30pm. Put my waders on when I get there fish the flats and sandbar through the evening and into dark. Latest I stay will be about 9:30pm.
I'll have new report coming tonight! Got the FLR-16 ready!!! |
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Jeff
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| Posted: Mon Apr 15, 2013 8:02 pm Post subject: |
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| Can't wait to hear how you made out tonight. I gotta get out there! |
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