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Written By
J. R. Warnet :
JR has been been living in New Jersey over 25 years and fishing for 15
years. JR concentrates on central fishing areas like Barnegat Inlet,
Manasquan Inlet, Island Beach State Park (IBSP) but travels up and down the
coast to get some other fishing in when he can. You can usually find his
07' Silverado on the sand in Island Beach from Friday until Sunday morning
during the summer. I target the big four fish in Jersey, but loves offshore
tuna trips in September and November. Light spinning tackle and bait are
his top favorites, but wants to get into saltwater fly and spear fishing
this summer. JR also enjoys freshwater fishing but I hasn't found too many
good bass spots in central NJ as of yet. One thing JR adds to his fishing
articles and reports is a science background, having a vocational degree in
Marine and Environmental Science and that helps when JR writese. Other than
that, I guess you can say I fish most of the year but my schedule holds me
back from fishing as much as I want to...like the rest of us!
Overview: A slow but steady pick of
stripers and blues have been on the menu for many areas of Connecticut. With
not much else of the agenda as far as inshore fishing is concerned, many of
the area anglers have been taking large blackfish offshore. Not much can be
said for false albacore fishing as the water temps drop too low for albies.
Westernmost CT :
Shops are reporting there were birds working off of Southport Beach, but
most bass are just shy of 28 inches. Inshore blackfish are really starting
to put on the weight as one angler stopped in to
display his 10-plus pound tog he had off Greens
Ledge in Norwalk. Anglers fishing some of the
structure off Bridgeport have reported the haul on blackfish has been even
better than last year with fish consistently pushing the 7-pound mark.
Bridgeport to Stratford:
Bass have been in short demand all week, thanks in part to lousy
weather. Thirty and 31-inch stripers are all along
the shoreline waiting to scoop up sand eels with
bucktails, eels and big swimmers being the best
choices locally. Bluefish are caught in 40-feet of
water and are taking bunker or mackerel chunks.
A 13 pounder was caught this week so the big guys are
still around. Blackfish are taking clams and crabs
in the Charles Island area with small sea
bass mixed in. The Middle Grounds are still your best bet for big tog in 25
feet or deeper.
New Haven to Madison:
The bass bite is still silent...for
now. Larger bass are hard to find with the large
bass run set to arrive within weeks. Strong
bluefish action has been reported near the entrance to the Branford River
while smaller blues have been dominant with many taking surface
poppers. Blackfish anglers are limiting out with tog to 12 pounds and the
average keeper is about 7 pounds. Bunker sightings are still a no show for
the week.
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Eastern
CT:
CT River and the Race:
One shop in Old
Saybrook reports some medium sized
bass moved in to and just outside the mouth of the
Connecticut River. Plugging along Great Island has been productive. They're
hitting surface as well as subsurface lures. A
couple of larger bass have been reported from the mouth of the Niantic
River. Blackfish are starting to move into deeper water with some good
catches reported from both Inner and Outer Southwest Reef. Hatchett’s Reef
has been fair and similar reports have also come from Black Point.
Niantic Bay and Thames River:
Not a lot of striper activity has been reported since last week
before the storms came through. Big blues are definitely in closer then they
were last week. The Race and Bartlett’s Reef are probably the best spots to
check out for the upcoming week. Black fishing is really taking off with
mixed sizes all across the board. There are nice sized fish in 10 to 20 feet
of water near rock piles and jetties. Average sizes are in the 6 to 8-pound
range with a large number of big guys in the 9 and 10-pound class.
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