The salt...
The salt...
Stripers are really turned on early this year, looking like a good sand eel year with great weather a bonus.
aka; Ralph
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The irony of the Human condition is that we are so focused on reaching some point in our journey, some happiness, or some goal, that we seem to forget that the journey itself is where life happens.
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The irony of the Human condition is that we are so focused on reaching some point in our journey, some happiness, or some goal, that we seem to forget that the journey itself is where life happens.
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coaltrout
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Re: The salt...
so far ive been out once, last sunday. no action and tried out front. the surf was nice at least.
Re: The salt...
In my opinion, the striper season has got off to a slow start. Reports of the large, migrating fish are just starting where some years they arrive in early to mid September. Water still a warm 63 degrees here in Monmouth County
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Rusty Spinner
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Agreed, late start and not an early start. When I was a young man, we were banging stripers by late September when the mullet runs began. I was out Sunday drifting eels in a buddy's boat and landed a personal best 47" bass. She was released to make more bass....but fishing was very slow that day for all boats. My buddy on the Cape is catching big numbers, so they remain well north of us still. Makes sense given all this warm weather we've gotten.
"A sinking fly is closer to Hell" - Unknown
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Us southern folks are having a blast off the beach; Nov/Dec into Jan the last few years for the momma fish. Right now Ava's with a tail is all you need. A few giant bluefin have been seen really close in out of casting. That would be something 
aka; Ralph
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The irony of the Human condition is that we are so focused on reaching some point in our journey, some happiness, or some goal, that we seem to forget that the journey itself is where life happens.
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The irony of the Human condition is that we are so focused on reaching some point in our journey, some happiness, or some goal, that we seem to forget that the journey itself is where life happens.
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Rusty Spinner
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Lots of sand eels and bunker now off NJ beaches. Blitzing bass are starting to show along with birds diving into the melee.
"A sinking fly is closer to Hell" - Unknown
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In my part of the salt world it is big fish offshore (boat neeed) and some smaller fish in the surf. Whether offshore or in the surf it is sand eels that are doing the catching
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Rusty Spinner
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I love sand eels because they are easily imitated by flies.
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Tons of bunker around lately with whales putting on a daily show darn close to the beach, picture by my Son.
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The irony of the Human condition is that we are so focused on reaching some point in our journey, some happiness, or some goal, that we seem to forget that the journey itself is where life happens.
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The irony of the Human condition is that we are so focused on reaching some point in our journey, some happiness, or some goal, that we seem to forget that the journey itself is where life happens.