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10-04-2007, 01:05 PM
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 SWE Fishing Report: 10.4.07 Fall patterns are emerging despite the fact it still feels like summer at the moment. Things are happening at the pace they should, as they always do.  Bluefish seem to be focusing their activities in the Bay, with occasional blitzes along the Southern Coast of Rhode Island. Obviously wire and a plug that can cast a long way are what are needed here. There are two schools of thought for finding where the action is on any given day for shore anglers. One is to stay put and wait them out. Usually, at some point, they'll make landfall. Or you can go out on the hunt and hit a bunch of likely locations. Fly rodders should really take a look at multiple locations as they especially need to find close range action. I like to find a spot that clearly has bait and has wind coming in directly at it and hold tight if I’m after blues with the fly. Be prepared to encounter some big blues out there. Have heavy wire, many anglers have discovered that light wire doesn’t hold up against some of these big teeth. Queen Mary 2 anchored off Newport  Captain Eric Taylor with another albie  Albies are still here, and their numbers are still above average for early October. The ones feeding on the bigger bait are very receptive to almost anything you throw at them which is in sharp contrast to the fish we were dealing with just a few weeks ago. Others though are making anglers pull their hair out as they deny every attempt to be caught. Usually the tougher fish are eating smaller prey. Pretty much the entire coastline is once again active with these fish, just the intensity isn't what it was a few weeks ago. The albies tasty partners in crime have also returned. Bonito are popping up in most of the common places. While I wouldn't panic, the return of bonito often marks the start of the exit of the albies. Both hardtails are feeding on a variety of bait, so be prepared to tailor your offerings to what they're eating. Small topwaters are great if the fish are on bigger baits and the new Yozuri Livebait Minnow Jig continues to slay in almost all situations. Rob Taylor's 34 pounder  With the full moon now on the fade surf anglers are looking at a potentially very good stretch of fishing coming up. In addition to the fading moon it's early October and there's plenty of bait around. Expect to see some big fish coming out of the surf in the next few weeks. Both Earl Evans and Rob Taylor pulled big fish late last week despite the full moon; Earl's fish fell to a trusty Beachmaster "wad" needlefish and Rob's fish decided to eat an 5 ounce Gibbs Pencil Popper from the 80's. The fish weighed 35 and 34 pounds respectively.  Everything is happening quickly now. It's sort of like spring, only in reverse. In a few more weeks the fast paced changes will slow as the last of the season is a little more predictable. Unless we have the misfortune of a tropical storm or hurricane coming up the coast it's likely we'll see the albies hang in until the end of the month, and bonito maybe even a touch longer then that. Migrating schools of bass will become more spaced, but keep in mind that the possibility of catching large really doesn’t pass until mid-November on the mainland and even longer on Block Island. While daytime fishing is good and will continue to improve as water temperatures fall, fishing in the darkness is deadly as it always is. It’s a great time to throw some big plugs like Dannys or some big flies and see what you might be able to lure out of the surf.  October is a less intense month for charter bookings, so we do have some openings right now for those looking to catch a fish of a lifetime on the fly rod or spin. Big stripers, Cape Cod Bay tuna, albies and bonito, or just a fun day with the kids catching bluefish, we cover all the bases. We have openings for offshore charters for tuna and sharks as well. If you’re interested give us a call at the shop at 401.842.0062  Enjoy the weeks to come! Especially right now. The warm temperatures won’t last forever.  © Copyright 2007 The Saltwater Edge. All Rights Reserved. All text, images, graphics, animation, videos, and other materials on this website are subject to the copyright and other intellectual property rights of The Saltwater Edge. These materials may not be reproduced, distributed, modified or reposted to other websites without the express permission of The Saltwater Edge and a hyperlink to www.saltwateredge.com.  |
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10-04-2007, 03:27 PM
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| nie report guys. Im looking foward to hitting it hard this week. |
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10-05-2007, 06:40 PM
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| Canal Didn't see any Albies in the Cape Cod Canal today. Few Striper schoolies were chasing the bunkers arund the Cribbage. A few schoolies were caught midafternoon at the East End of the Canal. |
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10-06-2007, 08:38 PM
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| night lights I was wondering what kind of lights to use with the New Moon night fishing coming up. I have seen guys using LED head lamps with red bulbs or blue bulbs instead of regular incansdent bulbs. Are the blue or red LED bulbs of specific wavelenghts to render them "invisible" to the stripers on the coast?  |
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10-07-2007, 07:04 PM
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| Fall Run? No such thing!!! I don't believe it. Last year everyone said we did not get one, but we usually do, and this year, all I heard was how great it was going to be, beecause all the bait we HAD!!! I have only gotten skunked, maybe 2 consecutive days this year, but only once. The past week and a half, two weeks, I got skunked the last 5 outtings. I am sure it's me, and there are people still catching out there, but a fall run....... no way....no longer believe in it......this is what happened last year too. This has been the worst fishing I have had all year, and I have been fishing with a guy who has fished for 30 years, and he is in agreement. SO, WHILE I HAVE YOUR ATTENTION.......................... Let me say.... I can't be the only one, but I hate the way the forum has been re-formatted. You used to be able to see many different threads, and forums and click on them, and now that is all gone. You have to click on the few subjects they now have, just to be able to sign in???? There is no where to sign in now, until then??? I have already voiced my opinion to SWE, with no return response, but if you too do not like the changes, voice your opinions to them too. Ok, good luck out there everyone..... I am done for this year..... maybe see you next year. |
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10-07-2007, 07:30 PM
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| Wait'll you see the pics of the bass Rob caught yesterday... The fall run is an extended period of time that to some degree starts in August. There are peaks and valleys, and it will continue until all the fish have passed and that isn't a set time or temperature either. There will be times when the fishing is easy, where there are birds over fish (usually schoolies) and everyone will catch and there will be times when there will be better quality but the fish won't come easily. And there will also be times where certain spots have neither and you either have to travel to where the fish are or wait for the next batch of fish. Bottomline is that especially right now with the warm water temps there's no reason to give it up just yet. The albies haven't left yet. Boston Harbor is alive with big fish eating adult bunker. Check out wdmso's nice fish from around Plymouth as well. Lastly the forums haven't changed at all. The home page has been revised and may be what's causing the confusion. Once you are actually in the forums everything should be exactly the same. |
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10-08-2007, 12:07 AM
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 anyone fishing on wensday? I might be able to make the trip down from nh on wed. if any ones going to be around im intrested in trying out for some albies, or what evers bitting Ive got a kayak that im not afraid to use in open water as long as the waves arent ten foot high, otherwise I usualy fish from shore. let me know if anyones intrested. |
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