08-09-2014, 07:51 AM
Fishing Report -- August 8, 2014
Striped Bass - Let's start off with some good news, sort of. There's a lot of bait around, for the first time in 2 years were seeing a lot of silversides near shore. Out on the reefs there's lots of terns picking up what looks like small sandeels. Mid Sound there's squid and in most harbors there's adult bunker and this week we had reports of peanut bunker in some harbors.
A couple of better bass reports this week in and around the Connecticut River. Not a lot but some mid sized bass are being caught along Great Island and outside the River at Long Sand Shoal and this week we heard about a few bass at Hatchetts. Montauk and Block still have some big bass but not the volume of a couple of weeks ago.
The Race is still slow, same with Bartletts.
Chunkers are getting a nice size bass from the Connecticut River Piers with the best action at night.
Bluefish - More consistent reports coming in this week from the Race, we haven't heard from the Gut but I suspect it's the same. The mouth of the Connecticut River has some of the bigger blue scattered about. Both Southwest and Six Mile Reefs have Based on some of the sizes we've been hearing about this summer we should see some very high teen sizes in the WICC Contest.
The WICC Bluefish Contest is scheduled for August 23-24.
Snapper Blues - Good but not exceptional action. We've been hearing some reports of snappers doing better on bait than lures.
Sea Bass - Still lots of reports but those big ones are harder to find. There's a lot small keepers around that you can make a small meal of your 3 fish limit. The reports we got have been vague or generalized as to where such as Cerebus Shoal, the west side of Block or the Frisbees.
Fluke - Good reports have come in from both Block and Montauk with decent sizes. Fishers has dropped down a notch from last week. Black Point and Hatchetts deep are still good but inside the shallower waters it's a pick of mostly shorts.
Will Ward is leading the Flat Out Fluke Contest with a 10.30 pounder
Blue Crabs - Again an average run but we may see some bigger sizes soon with this weeks tides.
Porgies - First reports of better numbers this week at Bartletts and some of the smaller reefs such as Hens and Chickens.
Bonito - This week we heard of the first confirmed catch of Bonito at Watch Hill, and a report of a bone caught trolling on Six Mile Reef by a local charter boat.
Summer hours.
Mon - Fri 5am -- 7pm
Saturday 4am -- 6pm
Sunday 4am -- 5pm
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Rivers End Tackle
440 Boston Post Road
Old Saybrook, Connecticut 06475
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Striped Bass - Let's start off with some good news, sort of. There's a lot of bait around, for the first time in 2 years were seeing a lot of silversides near shore. Out on the reefs there's lots of terns picking up what looks like small sandeels. Mid Sound there's squid and in most harbors there's adult bunker and this week we had reports of peanut bunker in some harbors.
A couple of better bass reports this week in and around the Connecticut River. Not a lot but some mid sized bass are being caught along Great Island and outside the River at Long Sand Shoal and this week we heard about a few bass at Hatchetts. Montauk and Block still have some big bass but not the volume of a couple of weeks ago.
The Race is still slow, same with Bartletts.
Chunkers are getting a nice size bass from the Connecticut River Piers with the best action at night.
Bluefish - More consistent reports coming in this week from the Race, we haven't heard from the Gut but I suspect it's the same. The mouth of the Connecticut River has some of the bigger blue scattered about. Both Southwest and Six Mile Reefs have Based on some of the sizes we've been hearing about this summer we should see some very high teen sizes in the WICC Contest.
The WICC Bluefish Contest is scheduled for August 23-24.
Snapper Blues - Good but not exceptional action. We've been hearing some reports of snappers doing better on bait than lures.
Sea Bass - Still lots of reports but those big ones are harder to find. There's a lot small keepers around that you can make a small meal of your 3 fish limit. The reports we got have been vague or generalized as to where such as Cerebus Shoal, the west side of Block or the Frisbees.
Fluke - Good reports have come in from both Block and Montauk with decent sizes. Fishers has dropped down a notch from last week. Black Point and Hatchetts deep are still good but inside the shallower waters it's a pick of mostly shorts.
Will Ward is leading the Flat Out Fluke Contest with a 10.30 pounder
Blue Crabs - Again an average run but we may see some bigger sizes soon with this weeks tides.
Porgies - First reports of better numbers this week at Bartletts and some of the smaller reefs such as Hens and Chickens.
Bonito - This week we heard of the first confirmed catch of Bonito at Watch Hill, and a report of a bone caught trolling on Six Mile Reef by a local charter boat.
Summer hours.
Mon - Fri 5am -- 7pm
Saturday 4am -- 6pm
Sunday 4am -- 5pm
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Rivers End Tackle
440 Boston Post Road
Old Saybrook, Connecticut 06475
info@riversendtackle.com
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