Cliffisher
05-31-2007, 12:55 PM
First, to say the bay from Crane Beach to Halibut Point is totally packed with mackerel would be an understatement. If you need to load up on frozen bait bring a jigging rod and mack rig and you should be set for the summer.
Weirdly enough though, the bass are up river, mostly at the 64F water, give or take a degree or two. Not so say that there are not fish on the beach-front moving N and peggin' macks; I am talking about the fish seeking the warm water of the coastal estuaries. That's where they are, consistently for me anyway.
If you have access to the Greenbelt property and can get over towards the tributary that leads to Farnhams ( I believe it is Lufkin Creek) is killer from a canoe if you have one. Farm Creek Behind Coffins and Castle Neck behind Cranes, Soginese and Eben Creeks have all been fishing well at the high ends of the tides. It has been easy to follow the fish out on the drop. On that idea, Wading of Conomo Point might also be productive with access to Walker Creek and the Essex River. No doubt the fish are there.
Similarly in Ipswich - the Rowley River was hot 2 nights ago and the Eagle Hill River seems to have lots of fish and very few fishermen. Up on the flats along Grape Island and Middle Ground are showing their usual bursts of activity as the fish move through on the tide. I anchored up off the Middle Ground flat and fished the drop on the channel edge as well as the flat - 2 hours of non-stop action including several fish just below legal. I am guessing that wading off Pavillion Beach or Crane at the end of the tide would be quite worthwhile, as it usually is when they are moving in the plumes of warmer water coming out of the rivers and tidal flats.
Weirdly enough though, the bass are up river, mostly at the 64F water, give or take a degree or two. Not so say that there are not fish on the beach-front moving N and peggin' macks; I am talking about the fish seeking the warm water of the coastal estuaries. That's where they are, consistently for me anyway.
If you have access to the Greenbelt property and can get over towards the tributary that leads to Farnhams ( I believe it is Lufkin Creek) is killer from a canoe if you have one. Farm Creek Behind Coffins and Castle Neck behind Cranes, Soginese and Eben Creeks have all been fishing well at the high ends of the tides. It has been easy to follow the fish out on the drop. On that idea, Wading of Conomo Point might also be productive with access to Walker Creek and the Essex River. No doubt the fish are there.
Similarly in Ipswich - the Rowley River was hot 2 nights ago and the Eagle Hill River seems to have lots of fish and very few fishermen. Up on the flats along Grape Island and Middle Ground are showing their usual bursts of activity as the fish move through on the tide. I anchored up off the Middle Ground flat and fished the drop on the channel edge as well as the flat - 2 hours of non-stop action including several fish just below legal. I am guessing that wading off Pavillion Beach or Crane at the end of the tide would be quite worthwhile, as it usually is when they are moving in the plumes of warmer water coming out of the rivers and tidal flats.