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2018 fishing tread
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You could try old silver beach in the evening, during the day it’s pretty crowded but at evening it clears out. You could try the rocks around Nobska point, but that spot requires balance and some heavy gear. It can get hairy at times and is somewhat dangerous. You could try around the mouth of trunk river, but beware of the private beaches to the left. My final recommendation is the stone pier in woods hole. Directions to the stone pier are Take Route 28 south toward Falmouth and follow the signs to Woods Hole. Proceed through the village, over the drawbridge, and park in any available space along Water Street. At night, striped bass are drawn to feed around the shadow lines of the parking lot lights, and bigger bass can be tempted out of deepwater lairs with a live eel. You might want to bring a rod with 12-14 lb fluorocarbon and something like a hogy lures epoxy minnow or a deadly dick Incase of false albacore during the day. Bass are best at night and evening but can be caught in day
I can’t wait until the vegetation starts dying off. It opens up options significantly. Start with something fast to cover some water and find the fish. Also, very subtle indicators of cover become really major things. A slight variation in the shape of the bank or a tree that barely hangs over the water can be the thing that draws bass in
Plus, frog fishing is infuriating.
I fished almost all day yesterday. I caught a nice 2.3lb bass within 10 minutes of getting there and then nothing for the next 7 hours. Easily missed 15 frog blow ups and a couple of hits on subsurface baits that just didn’t stick for some reason. If I had converted on even 1/3 of strikes it would have been a great day.
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Thanks. Good advice. Sadly, the Lillies are not that thick. Like sporadic, at best, throughout 1/3 of the lake. If they were thick in areas (that aren't in 6" of water, that is), it would be PRIME Larry territory.
I'm grabbing the electronics when down this weekend. I've realized the "problem" with the lake is the immense # of herring in it. It just messes with the bass habits. Was reading an article in BASS mag earlier this year about southern herring lakes and how you have to change your focus to finding the bait almost exclusively. So I figure I'm gonna troll around and see what I can see. I also have a few spots where I wanna see if it's grassy on the bottom or just barren wasteland. Might just blow a few gallons of gas and drive around. Teh day I get my pontoon, I'm getting one of those charting-as-you-go fish finders.
I've been there with multi-hours with nada. I'm not much into it now. I'm good for 2 hours even if I'm doing well. Maybe I just need a 10 min break. But because the weather can change so fast (14' boat in a huge body of water with a 10mph wind isn't fun), I rarely consider a break at all.
I'm grabbing the electronics when down this weekend. I've realized the "problem" with the lake is the immense # of herring in it. It just messes with the bass habits. Was reading an article in BASS mag earlier this year about southern herring lakes and how you have to change your focus to finding the bait almost exclusively. So I figure I'm gonna troll around and see what I can see. I also have a few spots where I wanna see if it's grassy on the bottom or just barren wasteland. Might just blow a few gallons of gas and drive around. Teh day I get my pontoon, I'm getting one of those charting-as-you-go fish finders.
I've been there with multi-hours with nada. I'm not much into it now. I'm good for 2 hours even if I'm doing well. Maybe I just need a 10 min break. But because the weather can change so fast (14' boat in a huge body of water with a 10mph wind isn't fun), I rarely consider a break at all.
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Been doing ok on the lake. Pretty much gotta mix it up see what they want that day. Heat has not helped. I was up on a fly in Flin Flon Manatoba a month ago for northern pike and walleye. Pretty wild. Unexpected guest for our last fish fry.
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Those are some big'uns!
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I had my alarm set for 7am yesterday. Was gonna get up, make breakfast and me and the Missus were going to head to the lake to catch some Larry's. I found where they were staging last week and caught a mess of them. Hoping to get back a couple more times before I pull the boat.
Alarm went off at 7. Window was open. 46 degrees out. 58 in. Wife went to shower. She came back. Crawled back into bed. Slept until 9.
Oh well. At least I caught a bunch last week. LOL. Maybe it'll be still on Friday afternoon and/or maybe we'll get to the lake next weekend. I hope so on both counts. Because the boat's gotta come out soon.
Alarm went off at 7. Window was open. 46 degrees out. 58 in. Wife went to shower. She came back. Crawled back into bed. Slept until 9.
Oh well. At least I caught a bunch last week. LOL. Maybe it'll be still on Friday afternoon and/or maybe we'll get to the lake next weekend. I hope so on both counts. Because the boat's gotta come out soon.
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I was planning to knock off at noon tomorrow to squeeze in a few hours. Now it's supposed to rain. Weather is very unpredictable in the Fall. Hoping I can get some time on Sat afternoon and Sunday early before we pull the boat for the season.
Weather is very unpredictable in the Fall. Hoping I can get some time on Sat afternoon and Sunday early before we pull the boat for the season.
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Last day was Saturday. Got out on the lake. Headed to my "spot. Nailed 2 smallish Larry's and a nasty angry pick. Then realized why the boat was "sluggish" in the weeds. Trolling motor battery was weak. I'm not sure if it's the battery or the charger. I wonder if it's the charger. Gonna swap them over the winter and see.
Without a trolling motor, I just headed in. Had a nice hour fishing. pulled the boat and roller-ramp Sunday morning. Next year.
Without a trolling motor, I just headed in. Had a nice hour fishing. pulled the boat and roller-ramp Sunday morning. Next year.
Finally got out fishing after a long while. I put on a 4" white Kieteck swim bait with an underspin. After a few hit and misses I got a good one 50 feet from where I put the kayak in, a nice 5.2 lb 22 1/2' large mouth. I was so pumped trying to weigh and measure it and wanting to get back in the water I didn't get any good pictures. I caught 3 more 1/2-2 lb and a pickerel. Good day
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Lets see...cold-check, windy and rough-check, no wheeling birds,spraying bait or busting fish from Stage Harbor to Bass River-check. Hung a lobster pot on the engine 3 miles off Dennis,and by the time I got it off the boat was stern to and half full of water, ruining my last pair of clean undies-check, Monomoy Point, ugly as only that place can be-check, back at the ramp some a$$hole has his giant POS tied up in the middle of the courtesy float so none else can tie up, and is nowhere to be found- check .First trip of 2018 that resulted in no fish of any sort hitting the deck-check.
Although I've no doubt there is still some good fishing left around here, I'm pretty sure the fat lady has sung for 2018 for me. Time to call the shrinkwrap guy and go look for Bambi.
Although I've no doubt there is still some good fishing left around here, I'm pretty sure the fat lady has sung for 2018 for me. Time to call the shrinkwrap guy and go look for Bambi.
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I feel'ya. Wish I could get out one or two more times. I'm not a big fan of canoe/kayak fishing.
BUT. . . . I've been watching a few 603Bass videos on YewToob lately. He did a video last March at a lake up in NH. 40 degree water. They pulled out a considerable # of bass. "What we are keying in on is this big rock pile. In cold water warm-up, find the rock piles. Especially rock piles on the north side of a lake."
WTF,O??? That describes the water right out in front of my cabin! Guess I'll be dropping the canoe in early next season. LOL
BUT. . . . I've been watching a few 603Bass videos on YewToob lately. He did a video last March at a lake up in NH. 40 degree water. They pulled out a considerable # of bass. "What we are keying in on is this big rock pile. In cold water warm-up, find the rock piles. Especially rock piles on the north side of a lake."
WTF,O??? That describes the water right out in front of my cabin! Guess I'll be dropping the canoe in early next season. LOL
smokey-seven
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Typical... Drag out gear, dig hole, bait trap, set trap, repeat until no more traps. Wait for no flags and get cold. Drink from a flask, repeat.
Reverse, pack it all up and go home with maybe a fish or two.
Reverse, pack it all up and go home with maybe a fish or two.
I have a day like that every now and then.....but last year I found some honey holes. Flag after flag after flag......couple trips at one point we stopped putting tip ups back in because we we're too tired to keep up with the action. Lots of big pickerel
smokey-seven
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Great! The 50s were my best years for pickerel, we were taking 3 or 4 THIRTY INCH fish. That ended when they treated for weeds a d pickerel had no place to hide.
bigpick
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Great for him, I’ve known him for a long time. Good guy, hope he keeps getting a lot of business.
bigpick
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That’s a lot of bait to donate, class act there helping people out.
