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Fishing Reports
BOSTON HARBOR & SOUTH SHORE- Striper 8/4/2006
August 08, 2006
Posted by Capt. Mike Bartlett-Orvis Endorsed Guide
N. Pembroke, MA 02358 USA
Fax: 781-293-6402
Email: mike@bfastcharters.com
Current Report
BOSTON HARBOR & SOUTH SHORE-
Stripers 8/4/06
This week traveling anglers
from Utah and California
found the inner-Harbor alive
with big bass slurping
silversides in the upper
reaches of the bays. These
new arrivals, covered with
sea-lice, were taking both
surface and sub-surface
imitators both on light-
tackle and the long rod.
Where we were able to find
the baitfish stacked up on
the fish finder, the anglers
cast to swirling big bass or
raised the stripers to the
surface on blind casts.
Some of the best surface
action was to be had, and
the largest fish of the
summer are here in numbers.
The week proved to be a
scorcher which heralded
equally hot striper
fishing. Brad Hills from
Alpine, Utah and his lovely,
first wife, Cindy, traveled
east for a weeks vacation
and 3 days on the water.
Hills, a very experience
fly fisher in both fresh and
saltwater, found the
stripers cooperative casting
chartreuse half & halfs and
a epoxy-head herring
creation, tied by Tom Keer,
NE Editor of Fly Fisherman,
using 400 grain DepthCharge
fly line on both Monday and
Wednesday. I was busy
releasing numerous school
bass (15-20 day) to 27
inches, while Brads biggest
fan, Cindy, snapped photos
and offered words of
encouragement. On
Wednesday, Brad struck his
first keeper of the week
with the herring pattern; a
nice 16 pound, 34 striper
that was promptly released.
San Diego, CA, father and
son team, Mike and Jerry
Palmer, tried their hands
with Bostons bass using
light-tackle, soft-plastic,
surface presentations. They
had a day to remember.
Mikes first bass at first
light exploded at boat-side
on a Texas-rigged plastic
stick-bait. The 38, 22
pound linesider dumped half
the reel on the first run
and we had to give chase
with the boat. Not to be
out done, High-liner for the
day, son Jerry, raised and
hooked his own 36, 20 pound
keeper bass. A few small
blues and numbers school
bass to 27 inches were
hooked and all released
unharmed.
As the heat wave abated by
Friday, Brad and Cindy Hills
were treated to the best
fishing of the week.
Sighting swirling bass on
the near mirror-like
surface, we switched to a
chartreuse popper fished on
floating Wonderline. Brad
spotted a swirl, directed me
to move the boat, and on his
second cast, using a
staccato retrieve with a
long pause, raised and
struck the big one. The
36, 20 pound striper was
instantly into the backing
and heating up the Vortex
anti-reverse reel. Big bass
continued to pop around the
boat and we could see them
raise to the popper and
almost nose it before
turning away. We found that
a protracted pause after a
few quick strips brought the
most aggressive strikes, and
red & white poppers worked
best. Four keepers 36,
35, 34 and 30 with a
total of 30+ bass on fly rod
for the day for one angler
was a great Boston vacation
finale. Its great when a
plan comes together; Id
rather be lucky than good!
(Photos are up on the
website)
Capt. Mike Bartlett
B-Fast Charters
www.bfastcharters.com
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