SBFT Report - South of Vinyard

[AtlanticRancher]

Fished Mudhole and Cox's Ledge Saturday in the fog after several solid reports of 50# fish in the area. Started fishing @ 7AM with normal school BFT spread. After several albies and mushies, we scaled back to trolling/casting feathers on 15# spinning gear. Figures, thats when the BFT start biting.

Although we didn't see any large fish, there's plenty of fish in the 30-50# range for those willing to wade through the albies. Marked a lot of fish at 80 feet, but started to see surface action in the early afternoon. decent radio chatter of 50# fish caught. Called trip short due to fog/4-6 footers.

Water was 64-66 degrees...ugly/cloudy green....full of small peanut bunker looking bait. Most fish were picked up righ on the southern seam of Cox's.

[capecodkid]

Hey AtlanticRancher,
We both got our boats in Eel River.:cool: Which side you on east or west?

[AtlanticRancher]

Hey -

Good question, not sure if its east or west, but upon entering the harbor, I stay to the left, I do not take a right and head down the section of river where Edward marina lives.

Nice save place to keep a boat, very sheltered from teh weather....but that 20 minute ride out of the river gets old.

Have you noticed the incredible amount of bait in the river this year? We've seen a lot of Bonito cruising into the rivermouth at high tide.

Good luck out there.

[Headsea]

AtlanticRancher, thanks for the info!

I'm planning to go out to Coxes, Mud hole, etc. as soon as the weather clears. The name of my boat is Release. I monitor Channel 65. Which channels do you monitor? I'd love to share info.

This time of year I typically do well out there trolling small lures, like hexheads and tuna clones. When the herring is running, purple does well. What did you catch the BFT on?

Thanks much,

Dayle

[capecodkid]

Yeah then your on west. I'm on East. Ya that 20 minute ride oughta the river is brutal on us.--124-3 We've been catching bones and albies around the mouth the last few weeks. The peanuts are hard in the river as usual.

Hey -

Good question, not sure if its east or west, but upon entering the harbor, I stay to the left, I do not take a right and head down the section of river where Edward marina lives.

Nice save place to keep a boat, very sheltered from teh weather....but that 20 minute ride out of the river gets old.

Have you noticed the incredible amount of bait in the river this year? We've seen a lot of Bonito cruising into the rivermouth at high tide.

Good luck out there.

[AtlanticRancher]

Hey Headsea -

My initial spread consisted of 2 green zukkers up tight, 2 green and 1 purple squid bar about 4 waves back, then three rigged ballyhoo behind birds out back. After a couple of hours, just the small feathers 20 feet behind the props were getting hit, so I switched to trolling all green zukkers...the fish really liked that...but all the action stayed on those lures right behind the transom.

95% of the time, my spread is all green out there. I've tried cedar, bars, fancy small jets, every color feather....and I always come back to green. Seems to work on my boat for BFT, Mahi, albacore....just abou teverything we've seen. Actually, on Saturday I had a green naked Zukkers on each corner and then one in the middle with a 6 inch ballyhoo rigged to it. The ballyhoo never got a look. Maybe not so surprising given the small bait they were feeding on. I usually watch channel 65, 68, 69, 71,16. If your out there, give me a yell....however I don't expect to make it out again this year.

BTW - all of our hits came right on the SE seem of Coxes ledge. Good luck.

[Headsea]

Hey AtlanticRancher,

Thanks much for the info. I, as well, have most of the success for School BFT on lures tight to the boat.

I hope you change your mind and go out again. If you do, please give me a heads up.

Thanks again,

Dayle

[Luv2Fish]

What are "Mushies"?

[dcomte]

What are "Mushies"?

skipjack tuna.