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Lamar
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 Posted: Thu Aug 16, 2012 11:25 pm Post subject: Bunker and the Branford river |
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Every night, the amount of bunker that travel into the river is absolutely INSANE! For the past 3 nights there have been bunker everywhere. You can snag them, scoop them up with a net, or hell, there were people snagging them on kastmasters.
There's been a decent number of big blues following them as well, but they're hard to catch with so much bait around. I managed to land 2 9-10 pounders today, but bites were very limited. The snappers were the only consistent things all day.
That said, I saw a ton of mycobacteruim? ( the red thread-like parasite) clinging to the sides of bunker and blues today. I've yet to see (or notice) any on the scup and fluke I've been catching. |
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Michael
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| Posted: Fri Aug 17, 2012 7:22 pm Post subject: |
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| Even with the warm water temps, seems like the bigger fish are starting to move in. |
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Crest Daddy
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| Posted: Fri Aug 17, 2012 7:44 pm Post subject: Re: Bunker and the Branford river |
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| Lamar wrote: | Every night, the amount of bunker that travel into the river is absolutely INSANE! For the past 3 nights there have been bunker everywhere. You can snag them, scoop them up with a net, or hell, there were people snagging them on kastmasters.
There's been a decent number of big blues following them as well, but they're hard to catch with so much bait around. I managed to land 2 9-10 pounders today, but bites were very limited. The snappers were the only consistent things all day.
That said, I saw a ton of mycobacteruim? ( the red thread-like parasite) clinging to the sides of bunker and blues today. I've yet to see (or notice) any on the scup and fluke I've been catching. |
Not Myco...
Anchor worms...
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knowfish
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Its great to see stocks of bunker rebuilding. Now we need some laws to protect them up and down the East Coast..  |
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OnTheBass
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| Posted: Sun Aug 19, 2012 12:44 pm Post subject: |
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| Michael wrote: | | Even with the warm water temps, seems like the bigger fish are starting to move in. |
well mabey bigger bluefish, but keeper bass are almost noexistent from shore on CT beaches...
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OnTheBass
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| Posted: Sun Aug 19, 2012 12:46 pm Post subject: |
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Also the big chomper blues have beem in the CT river for the past 3 weeks blowing up on adult bunker off the DEEP docks
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Lamar
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| I'm still waiting to hook a nice striper following these schools of blues. No dice. I've only seen one small striper so far this year. Might be time to make a run for the Race. |
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fishingkid
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| Posted: Mon Aug 20, 2012 9:18 pm Post subject: |
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| OnTheBass wrote: | | Michael wrote: | | Even with the warm water temps, seems like the bigger fish are starting to move in. |
well mabey bigger bluefish, but keeper bass are almost noexistent from shore on CT beaches... |
There have never been fish on CT beaches... EVER  |
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OnTheBass
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| Posted: Wed Aug 22, 2012 7:59 pm Post subject: |
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Gota go to ri if u want fish from shore...
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Michael
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| Posted: Wed Aug 22, 2012 9:54 pm Post subject: |
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| OnTheBass wrote: | | Michael wrote: | | Even with the warm water temps, seems like the bigger fish are starting to move in. |
well mabey bigger bluefish, but keeper bass are almost noexistent from shore on CT beaches... |
| OnTheBass wrote: | | Gota go to ri if u want fish from shore... |
Then how true is it that these CT guys get lots over 30" with their 9" black Slugos overnight in the spring and fall?
BTW- bluefish is my main concern |
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fishingkid
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| Posted: Wed Aug 22, 2012 10:30 pm Post subject: |
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| Michael wrote: | | OnTheBass wrote: | | Michael wrote: | | Even with the warm water temps, seems like the bigger fish are starting to move in. |
well mabey bigger bluefish, but keeper bass are almost noexistent from shore on CT beaches... |
| OnTheBass wrote: | | Gota go to ri if u want fish from shore... |
Then how true is it that these CT guys get lots over 30" with their 9" black Slugos overnight in the spring and fall?
BTW- bluefish is my main concern |
ssssshhhhh...
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Michael
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| Posted: Wed Aug 22, 2012 10:40 pm Post subject: |
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| fishingkid wrote: | | Michael wrote: | | OnTheBass wrote: | | Michael wrote: | | Even with the warm water temps, seems like the bigger fish are starting to move in. |
well mabey bigger bluefish, but keeper bass are almost noexistent from shore on CT beaches... |
| OnTheBass wrote: | | Gota go to ri if u want fish from shore... |
Then how true is it that these CT guys get lots over 30" with their 9" black Slugos overnight in the spring and fall?
BTW- bluefish is my main concern |
ssssshhhhh...
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I'll zipper it miss....I mean boy
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fishingkid
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OnTheBass
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| Posted: Fri Aug 24, 2012 7:27 pm Post subject: |
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| Michael wrote: | | OnTheBass wrote: | | Michael wrote: | | Even with the warm water temps, seems like the bigger fish are starting to move in. |
well mabey bigger bluefish, but keeper bass are almost noexistent from shore on CT beaches... |
| OnTheBass wrote: | | Gota go to ri if u want fish from shore... |
Then how true is it that these CT guys get lots over 30" with their 9" black Slugos overnight in the spring and fall?
BTW- bluefish is my main concern |
hahaha what ct guys?? I don't see any posts on here of 30 inch bass... And btw I'm not talking about spring and fall I'm talking about hot august in ct where acess on beaches is almost non existent....hahaha I wld stop fishing rapalas and start fishing ri
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Michael
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| Posted: Fri Aug 24, 2012 11:44 pm Post subject: |
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| OnTheBass wrote: | | Michael wrote: | | OnTheBass wrote: | | Michael wrote: | | Even with the warm water temps, seems like the bigger fish are starting to move in. |
well mabey bigger bluefish, but keeper bass are almost noexistent from shore on CT beaches... |
| OnTheBass wrote: | | Gota go to ri if u want fish from shore... |
Then how true is it that these CT guys get lots over 30" with their 9" black Slugos overnight in the spring and fall?
BTW- bluefish is my main concern |
hahaha what ct guys?? I don't see any posts on here of 30 inch bass... And btw I'm not talking about spring and fall I'm talking about hot august in ct where acess on beaches is almost non existent....hahaha I wld stop fishing rapalas and start fishing ri |
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