Striper Addict(s):
E-mail address: captainbutchf@earthlink.net
Date Fished :
Time you fished:
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Boat Name: YEAH RIGHT
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Fishing Method :
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Striped Bass: 0
Bluefish: 0
Weakfish: 0
Fluke: 0
Other: Black bass & sharks
They were: good eating size

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02/26/05 (date on pictures was off by one day) Capt. Chris and I picked up Don and Jody at South Harbour Marina today, saturday, at 11:00 for a 1/2 day fishing trip for bottom fishing. The wind was from the NE at a steady clip and we figured we would be blown out. But suprisingly we found the seas rather calm inside. Only problem was the watwer temp. was 48* and my hopes of finding any good black bass in this close to shore was not too good. Well over the years I have loged some spots in close that I haven't tried in several years. Well, sharks, sharks , sharks,and I mean sharks were everywhere!!! But finally I fine-tuned the boat on one spot, dropped anchor and kept moving the boat up a few feet at a time with the windlass until "bingo" we were pulling in keeper black bass two at a time. It didn't take long till we had two limits of bass in the box. Another GREAT day of saltwater fishing!!! Check out pic's on my site. Till next time, FISH ON!!!! Capt. Butch & Capt. Chris Foster.

Striper Addict(s): CAPE COD SMITTY
E-mail address: SCOOTERB06@AOL.COM
Date Fished : 11/11/04
Time you fished: 4PM TO 9PM
Tide Stage: INCOMING HIGH TO OUTGOING
Weather notes: SOUTH WIND, CLEAR
Surf Conditions : LITTLE ROUGH
Boat Name:
From:
General Location: LBI NJ
Fishing Method : SURF
Type of lure/fly:
Bait type : BUNKER
Bait Condition: THAWED (WHEN IN ROME)
Type of Rig: DROPPER, 8 OZ.
Water Temp:
Striped Bass: 2
Bluefish: 1
Weakfish: 0
Fluke: 0
Other:
They were: 40LB. 8OZ.

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THIS IS HOW IT WENT. IN JERSEY FOR THE WEEKEND,11/11-WEDDING ANNIVERSARY, BEGGED TO GO FISHING, SHE LET ME, WE SOAKED SOME BUNKER CHUNKS, GETTING LOW ON BAIT, MY BUDDY CAUGHT A BLUE, I PUT ON FRESH HEAD (LOTS OF FROZEN GUTS), LITE A SMOKE, 12' ST.CROIX BENT IN HALF, FIGHT IT, SURF RECEDES, COW LAYING IN THE SUDS. CAUGHT ONE MORE LITTLE GUY 26", WENT TO THE BAR. GO FIGURE I DIDN'T ENTER THE TOURNAMENT. I THOUGHT $25 BUCKS WAS BETTER MEANT FOR BEER LATER.

Striper Addict(s): john adams
E-mail address:
Date Fished : 10/30/04
Time you fished: 5:30 am / 3:30 pm
Tide Stage:
Weather notes: overcast , breezy,58*F
Surf Conditions : clear water
Boat Name: Capt. Mark
From: Montauk harbor
General Location: Montauk Pt. N,Y.
Fishing Method : trolling, bottom fishing
Type of lure/fly: 6oz green , white , parachute rigs
Bait type : clams,squid,green crab
Bait Condition: cut
Type of Rig: hi/low
Water Temp:
Striped Bass: 13
Bluefish: 18
Weakfish: 0
Fluke: 0
Other: sea bass-30
They were:

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6 man charter. fished off the point. limited out on striper in 2 hrs' one short. picked up blues in between. moved to - off block island. bushel of sea bass, blues, 2 ling, and about 30 porgie (threw back due to 2 week suspension on porgie in n,y,) 6 or 7 dogfish

Striper Addict(s): john adams
E-mail address:
Date Fished : 10/30/04
Time you fished: 5:30 am / 3:30 pm
Tide Stage:
Weather notes: overcast , breezy,58*F
Surf Conditions : clear water
Boat Name: Capt. Mark
From: Montauk harbor
General Location: Montauk Pt. N,Y.
Fishing Method : trolling, bottom fishing
Type of lure/fly: 6oz green , white , parachute rigs
Bait type : clams,squid,green crab
Bait Condition: cut
Type of Rig: hi/low
Water Temp:
Striped Bass: 13
Bluefish: 18
Weakfish: 0
Fluke: 0
Other: sea bass-30
They were:

This is how it went down:

6 man charter. fished off the point. limited out on striper in 2 hrs' one short. picked up blues in between. moved to - off block island. bushel of sea bass, blues, 2 ling, and about 30 porgie (threw back due to 2 week suspension on porgie in n,y,) 6 or 7 dogfish

Striper Addict(s): got the "blues"
E-mail address:
Date Fished : 10/1-10/3
Time you fished: 4-6:30 PM daily
Tide Stage: high tide peak and while rolling out
Weather notes: clear skies, colder air temp, windy
Surf Conditions : rough
Boat Name:
From:
General Location: just south of Delaware State Park (Towers Shore Beach)
Fishing Method : surf
Type of lure/fly:
Bait type : fresh mullet
Bait Condition:
Type of Rig: mullet rig
Water Temp: 66
Striped Bass: 0
Bluefish: 22
Weakfish: 0
Fluke: 0
Other:
They were: most 8-10 inch, some 13-15 inch

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Fished off the surf just a couple hours a day with my kids (daughter 6, son 14). Everyone was catching fish. Hit every 10-15 minutes with lots of fight from some of the larger blues. The surf was very rough and casting was a challenge. In fact, we caught a pelican as well. Long story short, freed the bird and saved the rig too. So many blues, so little time. Our location was just South of the Indian River Inlet in Delaware. Spoke with numerous fisherman that caught stripers in the Inlet mouth using eels and clams.

Striper Addict(s):
E-mail address: RHOFFMAN@JOHNMGLOVER.COM
Date Fished : 9/10/04-9/13/04
Time you fished: 7:00AM-12:PM
Tide Stage: TWO HOURS BEFORE AND AFTER HIGH
Weather notes: SUNNY 5-10 KNOTS
Surf Conditions : LOW
Boat Name: ELIZA ANN
From: TRURO
General Location: HERRING COVE BATHHOUSE OFF PROVINCETOWN
Fishing Method : JIGGING BOTTOM WITH WIRE LINE
Type of lure/fly: PURPLE AND BLACK 5 OUNCE
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Striped Bass: 18
Bluefish: 4
Weakfish: 0
Fluke: 0
Other:
They were: 10-30 LBS

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BIG STRIPERS...ONE OVER 30LBS.

Striper Addict(s): duxburysurfcaster
E-mail address: tebbmartins@juno.com
Date Fished : 9/8/04
Time you fished: 4:30pm-7:30pm
Tide Stage: incoming high tide was around 8
Weather notes: 77 degrees ,bit windy
Surf Conditions : clear water,small chop
Boat Name: kayak
From: duxbury bay
General Location: between clarks island and back road
Fishing Method : spin reel.6 ft. med. light rod,20# power pro line
Type of lure/fly: first night any metal,night two 4 inch fin-s or slugo[white]
Bait type :
Bait Condition:
Type of Rig: shallow or surface
Water Temp:
Striped Bass: 13
Bluefish: 10
Weakfish: 0
Fluke: 0
Other:
They were: biggest bass was 27 inch[measured] most blues were 6 to 10 pounds[guess]

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fished two nights in a row same spot same time 45 minutes tide different from kayak,first night was all blues next night all stipers had a blast with light tackle chasing birds from shore out to clarks island,had the whole bay preety much to my self !! one other guy in a skiff with his dog.

Striper Addict(s): Hittin' the Big ones
E-mail address:
Date Fished : 09/04/04
Time you fished: 8:15pm to 1:30am
Tide Stage: slack
Weather notes: 68 degrees, slightly breezy
Surf Conditions : calm, clear
Boat Name:
From:
General Location: Nauset Inlet
Fishing Method : spin
Type of lure/fly:
Bait type : Eels
Bait Condition: Live
Type of Rig: 6.0 baitholder hooks
Water Temp:
Striped Bass: 9
Bluefish: 2
Weakfish: 0
Fluke: 0
Other: 1 flounder
They were: smallest = 24 inches, largest = 38 inches

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We started at around 8:15pm, wasn't any action until around 10:00pm. After that they were hitting like crazy! We were using sand eels at first with minimal success and switched to the live eels once we got a few hits. Caught 9 Striped bass in all, the smallest was 24 inches and the largest was 38. All together there were 6 "keepers" and 3 non-keepers. The water was very clean up to around 12:30am when the sea weed started rolling in. I am told that late September into October is very active here and I plan on returning then! Good luck all!

Striper Addict(s):
E-mail address: eepilgr@att.net
Date Fished : 1Sep04
Time you fished: 0700-1200
Tide Stage: high
Weather notes: N5, clear and sunny
Surf Conditions : calm,dirty
Boat Name:
From:
General Location: Conowingo Dam, Maryland
Fishing Method : spin
Type of lure/fly:
Bait type : live perch
Bait Condition:
Type of Rig: fishfinder
Water Temp:
Striped Bass: 20
Bluefish: 0
Weakfish: 0
Fluke: 0
Other:
They were: 25 to 36 inches

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As long as you had a white perch on and pitched it in the "Hole", you got a nice run. Longest time for a strike was 17 minutes, most of the time it was within 2 minutes. All fish were released healthy. We were using 6/0 circle hooks and all fish were lip hooked. Just a fantastic day. One strike on a popper, one strike on a 5 inch bass assassin. Rest were on live perch.

Striper Addict(s): Capt' Stubby
E-mail address: paulkoessel@aol.com
Date Fished : july 17
Time you fished: am-noon
Tide Stage:
Weather notes: sunny
Surf Conditions :
Boat Name:
From:
General Location: barkley dam KY
Fishing Method : bottom bounce
Type of lure/fly:
Bait type : 4" skip jack
Bait Condition:
Type of Rig: 3way swivel, #1 diachi circle hook 3oz sinker
Water Temp:
Striped Bass: 7
Bluefish: 0
Weakfish: 0
Fluke: 0
Other: 2 sauger
They were: 4-12lb

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Forgive me on account Im a midwesterner we dont have salt to fish in. Anyway, we just drift fish while bouncing off the bottom and had good luck when we switched baits from shad to skip jack. We use stout bass fishing tackle and they are fun to catch. Water levels vary so much there that its hard to say what the depth would be if you go. They say november is a better time to fish here or late october we are going back then to try again. Wish us luck - Peace

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Striped Bass: 0
Bluefish: 0
Weakfish: 0
Fluke: 0
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Striper Addict(s): WetWilly
E-mail address: jalandry@adelphia.net
Date Fished : 6/27 & 6/28
Time you fished: dusk
Tide Stage: ebb
Weather notes: clear, 70's
Surf Conditions : calm
Boat Name:
From:
General Location: manomet bluffs
Fishing Method : spin
Type of lure/fly: 8" sluggo
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Striped Bass: 2
Bluefish: 0
Weakfish: 0
Fluke: 0
Other:
They were: 26 & 24

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Fished the outgoing tide each evening. Both nights caught fish within the first 15 minutes in about 3 feet of water, then nothing after that. Both over 24". Still waiting for the 1st big one of the year.

Striper Addict(s): swimfisher
E-mail address:
Date Fished : 5/27 & 5/28
Time you fished: 7am - 8:30am
Tide Stage: start of going
Weather notes: light wind/overcast
Surf Conditions : clear and calm
Boat Name:
From:
General Location: hampton marsh
Fishing Method : fly
Type of lure/fly: decievers
Bait type :
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Water Temp:
Striped Bass: 30
Bluefish: 0
Weakfish: 0
Fluke: 0
Other:
They were: 12" - 34"

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On Tuesday, I caught 3 fish over 20" (biggest 24") which was the first time this year I saw a fish over 20". Then on Thursday and yesterday morning the big ones arrived. Three fish over 30" landed. Yesterday afternoon, after the thunderstorm, I went down off the rocks where I live and fish were bustin bait! Not alot of them but one small pod kept pushing bait around right in front of me for about half an hour. First time this year I've seen busting fish. What a sight. I recorded that I caught 30 but honestly I have no idea exactly how many I caught. I don't keep track.

Striper Addict(s): jelan
E-mail address:
Date Fished : may27
Time you fished: morning
Tide Stage:
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Boat Name:
From:
General Location: west end of canal on jetty
Fishing Method : spin
Type of lure/fly:
Bait type : sea worms sea clams
Bait Condition: live worms whole sea clams
Type of Rig: fish finder
Water Temp:
Striped Bass: 4
Bluefish: 0
Weakfish: 0
Fluke: 0
Other: 6
They were: 20-30 inches /stripers-12-16 inches tautog

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fished the canal with one of my buddies and hit some nice stripers on the clams and the togs all on sea worms my buddy caught on black back and a guy next to us was hitting them pretty good also all fish were released since we told our wives we were going to work and played hooky

Striper Addict(s): Seagull
E-mail address: edisonedsr15@aol.com
Date Fished : 05/10/04 &05/11/04
Time you fished: 2pm-4pm
Tide Stage: high
Weather notes: hot with some breeze
Surf Conditions : calm
Boat Name:
From:
General Location: morgan creek area-bay
Fishing Method : surf-spin
Type of lure/fly:
Bait type : clams
Bait Condition: fresh
Type of Rig: fish-finder
Water Temp:
Striped Bass: 2
Bluefish: 0
Weakfish: 0
Fluke: 0
Other:
They were: 20" both returned

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Bunker jumping all over, about a hundred yards out. Looked like bass chasing them.Saw 4 other shorts taken. Will be out again on 5/17. will report then.

Striper Addict(s): Seagull
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Striped Bass: 0
Bluefish: 0
Weakfish: 0
Fluke: 0
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They were:

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Striper Addict(s): Billy_Boy
E-mail address:
Date Fished : 05/06/2004
Time you fished: 7am - 2pm
Tide Stage: incoming and outgoing high
Weather notes: sunny 5-10 wsw winds
Surf Conditions : little dirty, 1-2 ft waves
Boat Name:
From:
General Location: Dewey Beach DE
Fishing Method : surf, spin
Type of lure/fly:
Bait type : fresh bunker and herring
Bait Condition:
Type of Rig: fishfinder
Water Temp:
Striped Bass: 0
Bluefish: 4
Weakfish: 0
Fluke: 0
Other:
They were: to 4 lbs.

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Was told by local bait store that it has been slow all week. Don't know why, saw 2 schools of blues about 400yds out feeding and when the dog's left the bait alone long enough the blues were there. Caught 16 dogs up to 40" and some of them had fresh bite marks on them from the blues (i guess). Good news only one skate. Bad news no stripers.

Striper Addict(s): TimS
E-mail address: tims@stripersonline.com
Date Fished : 4/10/04
Time you fished: 9-11am
Tide Stage: NA
Weather notes: variable wind, too sunny
Surf Conditions : NA
Boat Name: NA
From: NA
General Location: Spring Lake - trout fishing
Fishing Method : fly
Type of lure/fly: mostly wooley buggers
Bait type : NA
Bait Condition: NA
Type of Rig: NA
Water Temp: 51
Striped Bass: 0
Bluefish: 0
Weakfish: 0
Fluke: 0
Other: trout - 2
They were:

This is how it went down:

Opening day at Spring Lake - the Shark River Surf Anglers stocked 325 LARGE trout for their annual kids fishing contest - so some of adults went to play with the LARGE trout :-) TimS

Striper Addict(s): mark brancaccio
E-mail address: patricialenox
Date Fished : friday march 5,2004
Time you fished: 1:00p.m.-3:30p.m.
Tide Stage: outgoing
Weather notes: sunny-sse wind 10-15mph
Surf Conditions :
Boat Name:
From:
General Location: oyster creek power plant-outflow
Fishing Method : spinning
Type of lure/fly: 4" fin-s fish color:arkansas shiner
Bait type :
Bait Condition:
Type of Rig: shock leader
Water Temp: around 50-52
Striped Bass: 15
Bluefish: 0
Weakfish: 0
Fluke: 0
Other:
They were: biggest-22"

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i tried everything in my plugging bag poppers,swimmers,bucktails,and small bombers.then i seen a small school of jumbo spearing so i said let me try a fin-s fish and that was the ticket.i was getting ready to leave when i seen the spearing.thank god i decided to stay.

Striper Addict(s): jaws
E-mail address: jawshed@comcast.net
Date Fished : 2/29/04
Time you fished: 8 - 10:30 am.
Tide Stage: low - outgoing
Weather notes: 5 mph w wind. sunny and clear
Surf Conditions : clear and calm
Boat Name:
From:
General Location: lavallette nj
Fishing Method : surf
Type of lure/fly:
Bait type : clam
Bait Condition: fresh shucked?????
Type of Rig: fish finder
Water Temp: cold
Striped Bass: 0
Bluefish: 0
Weakfish: 0
Fluke: 0
Other:
They were:

This is how it went down:

beautiful day for the first shot at the linesiders. myself and 2 of my buds didn't get any action at all. fished right beside jetty. maybe had a few crabs tugging. saw signs of fresh blueclaws on the beach. that's it.