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Fishing Reports
BOSTON HARBOR & SOUTH SHORE- Stripers 8/4/05
August 09, 2005
Posted by Capt. Mike Bartlett, Orvis endorsed gude
N. Pembroke, MA 02358 USA
Fax: 781-293-6402
Email: mike@bfastcharters.com
Current Report
BOSTON HARBOR & SOUTH SHORE-
Striper August 6,2005
On Tuesday, August 2, we
hosted, Alex Langer and his
friend Steve Conely from
outside Chicago. Alex is
the owner and founder of
National Sports Radio and
hosts the show Outdoors
this Week. This program is
broadcast locally between 8
and 10 am on Saturday and
Sunday on WBIX-am and
Nationally on the Outdoor
Sports Radio Network at:
www.osrn.com.
As luck would have it, the
stars were aligned properly
and the big bass were
exceptionally cooperative.
After a short the run up the
coast from Cohasset into
Bostons inner-harbor, these
experienced freshwater bass
anglers were immediately
into some small, surface
feeding bass and bluefish on
the bottom of the flooding
tide. Texas-rigged soft
plastic fished on 5/0 offset
worm hooks brought a number
of fish to strike on the
surface and ultimately to
boat-side. A move to
Bostons outer-harbor on the
morning flooding tide led to
one of the best mornings of
the season for big bass
taking surface
presentations.
Juvenile herring are
dropping out of the rivers
and staging in both the
inner and outer harbor bays
and pockets along the
coast. These juveniles will
move out on the next moon
(spring) tide. The big bass
were moving into the
shallows intercepting the
shoals of young herring, and
we were lucky enough to be
there. Walking the Dog
with soft-plastics was more
than the cruising line-
siders in 5 to 10ft could
take. The first bass
brought to net was a 38
inch, 21 pound beauty. Two
casts later, the anglers
were into a 40, 25 pound
striper that exploded on the
surface and dumped half the
spool before I could turn
the boat and give chase.
Three more keepers, two at
36 inches and one more at 38
inches were raised, hooked
and released after photo-
ops. The pictures are in
the report and photo section
of my website @
www.bfastcharters.com.
Steve Conley is an avid lure
designer and innovator.
Although, Alex quipped that
Steve fishes like a girl,
his new prototype, weed-less
spinner has merit. Steve
attached the spinner in
front of the Texas-rigged
soft-plastic bait to give it
more action and appeal.
I was skeptical, but the
40, 26 pound bass that
followed then inhaled the
innovation was not. After a
quick release, Steve was
back casting to see if his
brain-child was a fluke or
not. Evidently not, another
40+ bass slammed the
contraption, dumped half the
spool and we were again off
to the races.
Unfortunately, the swivel
split-ring failed and the
prototype gave way.
The right place, the right
time and the right
presentations made for a
truly great day. . Alex
featured me this on his
national radio show this
week. From a guides
perspective, this is as good
as it gets. Id rather be
lucky than good!
Capt. Mike Bartlett
B-Fast Charters
www.bfastcharters.com
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