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Fishing Report for September 17, 2008 I cannot come up with a reasonable explanation as to why the stripers have turned on since Labor Day? We have seen several fish over 40" and several fish in the high 30's as well as dozens caught in the slot. Most of these fish were caught inshore on tube & worm, right up close to where you can almost cast to them. Surf fishermen using clams off the beaches, live eels and sea worms have produced many nice fish over the last week. Everyone is all of a sudden catching multiple stripers!! In order for us to have good fishing in the fall, during the fall migration, wouldn't the fish have to be here to begin with? Instead of spending time trying to figure it out I suppose I should grab my rods and head for the surf! Tight Lines, Captain Scott Fishing Report for August 25, 2008 Water Temp 60 Degrees With Labor day quickly approaching, a look back on this summer’s striper fishery, one can only say that so far, 2008 has been dismal. We have had some nice fish come into our shop but we haven’t seen the numbers we’d hoped. Today something changed. I have had numerous reports of multiple slot fish being caught on the Wells and Drakes Island Jetty and the bridge over the Mousam River. In the last hour and a half, a dozen people have come into our shop and claimed to have caught 3 or more fish in a single outing. This is refreshing news and I hope it lasts. Traditionally September is our best month. Stripers are fattening up for their fall migration. As always the pre-dawn hours as well as the evening will be your most productive times to fish. Blue fish have been plentiful since the beginning of August and have kept fishermen interested and busy. Trolling Deep Divers, and 9-er’s rigs have worked well to retrieve these fish from the deeper waters they have been dwelling in. From shore, try Storm Shad and Kast Master’s. With the water temps up and bait being plentiful this activity should continue well into September. Tight Lines, Captain Scott Fishing Report for August 12th, 2008 This weeks report can be summed up in one word, bluefish!!! last tues we got our first solid report of a blue fish bonaza. It has touched many fisherman and been a good thing for our tackle shop. From the York River to the Kennebunk there has been a steady flow of fisherman stopping by to tackle-up! Trolling divers has been extremely effective, steel leaders a must. even the wire leaders should be inspected after every fish to check for broken strands. The weather is making it difficult but the bluefish are here. Some stripers are mixed with the blues and are being taken in the surf as well as boats working the beaches. The majority of these stripers are in the upper slot and have been eating well. In the past clams have been the popular frozen bait in August and September as well as my favorite the american brown eel. lLive mackrel if they can be had always make a great choice. stay tuned, the best is yet to come! Capt. Scott Fishing Report for August 4th, 2008 Water Temp 71 degrees ~ Last weeks Striper fishing was better than the previous. A 41 ½” & 43” were landed at the mouth of the Ogunquit River. A 38 ½" was caught and released at Nubble Light and we’re seeing more slot fish being taken from the York River to the Mousam River. Here in the Webhannet tube and worm has produced slot and schoolie sized Stripers with some regularity. Live and chunk Mackerel, as well as clams, are the popular baits for boaters and surf fishermen. We are still seeing a tremendous amount of bait, Mackerel as well as schools of Pogies. The bluefish have arrived, so stock up on steel leaders! “Lethal Weapon” caught their 5th School Tuna while jigging for Cod!! All were taken on a cod fly rigged above the jig. Warm water means good things to the Tuna & Shark Fishermen!! Reports of ground-fishing remain solid. Cod, Haddock & Pollack catches on Jefferies have been steady all season! Tight Lines, Captain Scott Fishing Report for July 29, 2008 With all the rain we had last week, water clarity and amount of debris in the rivers has mucked things up. Although the tube and worm fisherman report increased activity in the striper fishing, we are still not seeing the numbers we had hoped. Surf fisherman report a lot of weed on the beaches yet some 30 and 40 inch fish are still being caught. No blue fish as of yet. There are reports of dogfish inshore. There is still a lot of mackerel around, being caught right off the dock in Wells Harbor most days on the tide. On a better note: Flounder fishing has been fabulous in the York River and Perkins Cove, chumming with clams and canned corn are producing excellent reports for flounder. Try bouncing the bottom rig off the bottom to create vibrations attracting the Flounder. This can also be done with buck-tail jigs and a worm trailer, yielding excellent results. Keep the faith, Captain Scott Fishing Report for July 14, 2008 Water Temp 54 degrees Striper fishing continues to be a struggle in Southern Maine. We have seen several fish in the 40” class and numerous slot fish taken the past couple weeks, but you have to work hard for them. With all the bait up and down the coast it appears that the main body of fish has not migrated North. Live mackerel and artificial top water lures with a mackerel pattern seem to be producing the most fish. We are not seeing the numbers that we experienced last year at this time. Blue fish are scarce with a few snappers being caught and some reports of cut offs. Large schools of blue fish should scatter the bait to our south and get the stripers moving our way. Ground fish activity has been steady on Jefferies. The codfish stocks are healthy with most boats catching their daily limit. We are receiving reports of dogfish, it’s that time of year; most of the time you can relocate and get on with the business of filling your freezer. Tight Lines, Captain Scott This just in; 51” striper was landed on Wells beach using a clam on a bottom rig!! Hope to have pictures soon! Lures of the Month: Yozuri Hydro Pencil- Green Mackerel Kast Master 2 oz Nickel Blue with Buck tail
Fishing Report for June 23, 2008 Water Temp 60 degrees I haven’t seen Mackerel fishing this good in 20 years! The Webhannet River has been and is still choked with baitfish. Mackerel and Alewives feeding on Sand Eels; Stripers are feeding on the Mackerel and Herring. Even a few Pogies have shown up. Add to this the recent warming trend with several 40” class stripers taken in the Kennebunk, Mousam, York and Webhannet Rivers. Fishing the Beaches in the surf has picked up. We received good reports last week from Parson’s, Wells and Crescent Beaches. Live and chunk Mackerel are the popular baits. Offshore Action is also heating up. Keeper Cod, Haddock and Pollack from Tanta’s to the southern end of Jefferies. Last week the “Lethal Weapon” boated 2 football Tuna on a teaser while jigging for Cod!! Reports from the harpoon fleet are all positive. From the Giant Blue Fin Tuna to the Sand Eel, our waters have come alive. It’s a great time to be a fisherman!! Tight Lines, Captain Scott Fishing Report for June 9, 2008 The southern end of Jefferies is the place to be for Cod and Haddock, 50 fathoms is the preferred depth. Clams are working well. The Mackerel have showed up in good numbers. Even the Jetty fishermen have gotten in on the action. The proven Sabiki rig is hard to beat. Surf fishing is off to a slow start, but with the arrival of the Macks and some reports of Pogies we expect this to change real soon. Up in the Saco, York and Piscatiqua rivers, tube and worm is producing “schoolie” Stripers and slot fish. Reports from
the Cape and Merrimack of monster Stripers are coming in every
day. With the warming trend, sea water temps have raised to 54
degrees, the big fish are on their way!
Fishing Report for May 28, 2008 A windy Memorial weekend and a seawater temperature of 48 degrees made it difficult for the surfcaster as well as the boaters trolling for Mackerel. The upper reaches of the Piscataqua, Mousam and Saco Rivers where the water temp is higher have produced “schoolie” stripers as well as some slot fish. Shad, Alewife and Herring have returned to the rivers to spawn. Shad are primarily plankton feeders, although they will take a variety of bait rigs and shad darts. Fun to catch and can be very acrobatic. You can expect to find large stripers mixed with these other species. Offshore there
appears to be no shortage of feed. Pods of whales feeding on
herring are a common sight. The southern end of Jeffries has
produced some large cod fish, their bellies full of krill, and
some nice keeper Haddock. Fishing Report for May 2, 2008
Add it all up
and it appears we're off to a good start!! Don't forget to stock up on your baitrigs. The lilacs are getting ready to bloom and that means Mackerel fishing!
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