What's new on the Bass front?

[Frightnight]

Has anyone been catching anything good lately? Is the fishing as good as it has been, and will it continue? My nephew is coming down the last week of August to go striper fishing....is the bass going to be around still as they are now? Your opinions?

[OSSCA]

Things have slowed a bit as of late,no monsters but still fish around.

[Pete_G]

Usually the later part of August is better then the first.

Sometimes it can literally be "fall" for Newport.

You guys should do well then.

[btuff]

I have been out in Newport waters and have had a lot of success on a rising tide late in the day-early evening. While there weren't many gulls, you can find the fish feeding quite easily along as much deep structure you can find. It was all topwater- spinning use a jumping minnow and on the fly use a eel or medium herring pattern. It's a mixed bag of big blues and stripers, but lose the leader for some thick mono if you want to hook up on the bass.