10-26-2013, 09:44 AM
October 25, 2013
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Striped Bass - The bass in the mouth of the Connecticut River are thinning out. There's still small schoolies, under 20" hanging out in South Cove and a few real big ones pushing over 30# hanging closer to the bunker schools. A few smaller schools of bunker are still there too, but dropping water temps should move them out in a couple of days. Some of the bigger bass have been caught on bunker or hickory shad chunks at the DEP Piers.
Bass have also been following the bunker schools outside the River. This week there were bass blitzes at the Old Saybrook Town Beach where a 40 pounder was beached and the Pavillion in Old Lyme where bass and blues cornered the bunker.
Out on Long Sand Shoal some of those jumbo bass can also be found.
Word from RI is mostly schoolies with few larger bass on the Breachway night tides.
Montauk shore bass have moved west to the sand beaches.
Bluefish - The Race has finally been stocked with some more blues, mostly medium sized. The mouth of the Connecticut River and Long Sand Shoal has some monsters in the mid teens mostly being caught deep on bait. Southwest and Six Mile Reefs also have some lone jumbos.
Porgies - About the same situation as last week, some big porgies on most reefs if you can get through the small sea bass.
Bonito, False Albacore - Fuggetaboudit, start your prayers for next year.
Blackfish - Now that the season is a couple of weeks old most of the low hanging fruit has been picked. A limit of 16" and better blacks is an accomplishment. We have been getting reports of the short/keeper ratio running as high as 10 to 1. Action in the usual deeper water spots, 30+', is picking up. The last few days wind and temps should move the blacks around. Southwest and Black Point are getting better but don't abandon the shallow spots all together.The leader in our blackfish contest was caught from shore, that's pretty shallow.
The Tri-Shop Blackfish Contest is underway with $1000 first prize. You can register and weigh in at Hillyers, Fish Connection or Rivers End.
1st Place -- Scott Schneider -- 12.35#
2nd Place -- Wilson Mejias -- 11.50#
3rd Place -- Jeff Tyrol -- 11.00#
Hours - Early Fall Hours
[center]Mon to Fri - 6am to 6pm
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[center]Sat- 5am to 5pm
Sun - 5am to 4pm
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Rivers End Tackle
440 Boston Post Road
Old Saybrook, Connecticut 06475
info@riversendtackle.com
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[center]Best Bites[/center]
Striped Bass - The bass in the mouth of the Connecticut River are thinning out. There's still small schoolies, under 20" hanging out in South Cove and a few real big ones pushing over 30# hanging closer to the bunker schools. A few smaller schools of bunker are still there too, but dropping water temps should move them out in a couple of days. Some of the bigger bass have been caught on bunker or hickory shad chunks at the DEP Piers.
Bass have also been following the bunker schools outside the River. This week there were bass blitzes at the Old Saybrook Town Beach where a 40 pounder was beached and the Pavillion in Old Lyme where bass and blues cornered the bunker.
Out on Long Sand Shoal some of those jumbo bass can also be found.
Word from RI is mostly schoolies with few larger bass on the Breachway night tides.
Montauk shore bass have moved west to the sand beaches.
Bluefish - The Race has finally been stocked with some more blues, mostly medium sized. The mouth of the Connecticut River and Long Sand Shoal has some monsters in the mid teens mostly being caught deep on bait. Southwest and Six Mile Reefs also have some lone jumbos.
Porgies - About the same situation as last week, some big porgies on most reefs if you can get through the small sea bass.
Bonito, False Albacore - Fuggetaboudit, start your prayers for next year.
Blackfish - Now that the season is a couple of weeks old most of the low hanging fruit has been picked. A limit of 16" and better blacks is an accomplishment. We have been getting reports of the short/keeper ratio running as high as 10 to 1. Action in the usual deeper water spots, 30+', is picking up. The last few days wind and temps should move the blacks around. Southwest and Black Point are getting better but don't abandon the shallow spots all together.The leader in our blackfish contest was caught from shore, that's pretty shallow.
The Tri-Shop Blackfish Contest is underway with $1000 first prize. You can register and weigh in at Hillyers, Fish Connection or Rivers End.
1st Place -- Scott Schneider -- 12.35#
2nd Place -- Wilson Mejias -- 11.50#
3rd Place -- Jeff Tyrol -- 11.00#
Hours - Early Fall Hours
[center]Mon to Fri - 6am to 6pm
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[center]Sat- 5am to 5pm
Sun - 5am to 4pm
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Rivers End Tackle
440 Boston Post Road
Old Saybrook, Connecticut 06475
info@riversendtackle.com
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