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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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