 |
Fishing Reports
BOSTON HARBOR & SOUTH SHORE-Stipers 7/10/2008
July 16, 2008
Posted by B-Fast Charters/Capt. Mike Bartlett
N.Pembtoke, MA 02358 USA
Fax: 781-293-6402
Email: mike@bfastcharters.com
Current Report
BOSTON HARBOR & SOUTH SHORE-
Stripers 7/10/2008
More keeper bass are working
their way onto the ledges
and coves of the outer
harbor and into the skinny-
water of the inner-harbor
bays producing good top-
water action. The last
inner-harbor blitz occurred
during the first week of
July when acres of
silversides and herring were
trapped off Deer Island on
the morning outgoing tide.
Schools of small mackerel
are still in good numbers in
the deep-water off the
offshore ledges, and adult
pogies (menhaden) are in the
inner-harbor bays along with
the abundant silversides.
Bait fisherman trolling live
mackerel off the South Shore
the ledges have been
consistently catching big
stripers between 36 and
43. These bass are covered
with sea-lice, indicative
that these fish have just
moved in. So, the table is
set once the schools of
bass get pushed off
Stellwagen by the bluefins
and find there way to the
inshore bait
concentrations.
Tom Welch (Boston, MA) and
friends had our best trip of
the season for numbers of
fly and light-tackle bass
fishing the aforementioned
Blitz off Deer Island. The
bass stayed up, busting on
the surface until the
morning ebb tide went
slack. Bass Assassin
surface presentations worked
well on the spin-gear, as
did soft-plastics on ½ oz
jig-heads. Chartreuse Half
& halfs and Tom Keers
epoxy-head herring patterns
were the best producers on
the long rod. The anglers
were tripled on numerous
occasions, and they
accounted for 40+ stripers
between 20 and 27 inches.
Mike Benavage and Jeff
Dimmichthe Doc and the
Advocatefrom Orefield, PA
headed north for a two-day,
tag-team fly fishing match
with Bostons stripers.
Both anglers were avid,
world-traveling fly casters,
who sported top-of-the line
fly gear and their own hand-
tied flies. Day one, July
7th, brought Jeff his
birthday present; a 30
keeper bass on his own size
1, white Clouser. Both fly
fishers were casting fast-
sinking lines of 350-400
grains on 9 wgt., Orvis T-3
and Sage RPLXi,
respectively. Day two, July
8th, was a different story;
for the first two hours we
couldnt hook a fishjust
raised a few. Then a few
terns started circling and
diving. On arrival, big
bass were busting below the
birds spraying silversides
out of the water; Doc and
Advocate were immediately
doubled and into good fish.
Most of the bass were
between 25 and 27 inches,
but mixed in were keepers.
Birthday boy, Jeff struck
gold first, once again on
his small white Clouser.
His fish took him into the
backing, and when brought to
net tipped the Boga to 18#
and measured a fat 34
inches; Jeffs personal best
on the long rod. Not to be
outdone, Doc nailed a twin
to Jeffs bass. The foray
continued for about an hour
with numerous doubles and
two more 30 keeper bass
added to the 20+ smaller
bass.
Capt. Mike Bartlett
B-Fast Charters
www.bfastcharters.com
|
|
Email this link to a friend
Log In