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Not really a fishing trip. Took advantage of the relatively light winds to get the boat from Montauk to home (far western LI Sound) for winter. Nice last day on the water. Run took about 3.5 hours.

No visible action anywhere along the way, from Gardiners, through Plum Gut or down the north shore of LI. I'm sure there's fish around, but I didn't stop to work structure.

Guys,

My 11 year old asked for a surf rod for his birthday to play with when Dad is earning a living and the boat isn't going out. Here are my boundaries:

1. I don't like buying crap. But he is 11 and I see this set up getting beat up and abused.

2. My budget is under $250 combined (rod/reel)

3. This is for fishing in the Falmouth Ma area.

4. I think I live 2 peice rods since I envision him lugging this set up on his bike.

What you the experts suggest?

Mike

Since yesterday was a decent weather day, I used it as my chance to make the long run home. Headed out of Montauk Harbor at 8:30 a.m. and arrived in the far western LI sound around noon. Pretty nice day to be on the water, but saw no signs of life. Fish may have been around, but they weren't on top and I didn't have time to stop and work structure.

Unless something big breaks, I'm done for the year. Overall 2009 was not nearly as good as 2008, both for the fall in Montauk or the spring and summer in the western sound. Here's looking forward to some April 2010 schoolie action.

Me thinks the Fat Lady has turned into a Snowbird and has gone south for the winter.

It was a beautiful day and I spent about five hours fishing and had little to no breeze all day long.

The bottom line is I had two hits, saw one fish follow the fly in and had one fish about 30" cruise by about 6 feet in front of me close to the end of the day and continue down the beach and out of site.

I think it was the final farewell for the year from the fish, it was like them saying "Time to Get out of Dodge".

I did manage to catch one thing, it was on a backcast and luckily it didn't break the rod.

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First Light Anglers has embarked on a mission to start a sea run trout stocking program in the Parker River. We are investigating stocking both brown and brook trout to the river. We have received our permit and the go ahead from the state and are currently looking to have a first stocking in March. We are now starting to plan some fund raising events for the project. If you have any interest or would like to contribute some $$ call the shop or click the link below to follow the status. Thanks, Derek
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After very useful tips and suggestions from Bob P and others I fished Mill Pond in Westboro last Sunday with decent success. Landed 3 pickerel and a medium sized largemouth. The weather was warm and the water was like glass. Magnificent conditions.

Chatted with a local on the water, also fishing in his kayak...he caught a small largemouth. This pond looks like the bayou without the hanging moss. Fantastic structure, just perfect. Next time I'll try Whitehall.

Matty B.

Oh, BTW, if you happen to retrieve that brand new jointed Jitterbug stuck in a tree, too high to get back from the yak...IT"S MINE.http://www.reel-time.com/forum/image...es/bawling.gif

$15 today, $100 tomorrow....to pay for future 90% public union pensions.

NOTHING good will come from this....

The 2009 season has come and gone and what a season it was! The bass came in strong in May but within a month they were all but forgotten about when Charlie made a huge showing the first week of June.




If that wasn't enough the tuna were all pushing the 200# mark and they hung around almost the entire season.




When the tuna did seem to be a bit scarce the inshore albie bite was as good as anything I've seen this side of Harker's Island.

Great Fishing package.
Highlander Trailer.
27 Gallon Gas Tank.
New 1200 gph auto bilge pump.
Compass, VHF, and FF.
Navigation and Cockpit lights.
Engine maintained at JnW Salem.
Boat is on trailer in Salem.
Jim, 781-962-9099

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Fished Tuesday, got a late start, hit NY Harbor for a slow pick, due to ripping tides along with North wind. So I decided to head towards Breezy Point and see what I can muster up. About 2 miles past Coney Island, I run into the mother load!!!! --127-3- Acres of birds with only bass under them !!! Nice keeper size fish 39" 32" 28' etc.. and tons of shorts! All released carefully and some tagged! Lasted for over 3 hours had whole place to myself, towards the end I met Brenden, who got right into the fish. After the action finally died down, and I couldn't wait for a tide change to hopefully startem' up again. Hit another hot spot on way home, what a difference a tide makes, same spot produced ZILCH earlier had more non stop action till it was dark. Pics are kinda lame but hopefully you can see birds all over and one of the stripers I tagged. The 2 largest fish I used my cell phone camera to send to guys at work to bust their chops!!!:brow

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I know this has been asked before but I could not find it. Want to run out Thursday. So it is 2 cod per boat if I am launching north of Cape no matter what or can I run out past x point and not stop to fish somewhere on the way back?

So far it looks like me and my father in law on a 20 ft Starcraft CC if someone wants to hitch a ride. Will be keeping an eye out for tuna but need to restock a basement freezer that died quietly one night. Will probably run out of Rockport but flexible. Cape run is just too far from Nh.

Hey there all,

After some fun outings in SoCo this past month- the last storm has me thinking about heading west to find some bass.

Any thoughts as to where to go? I know SoCo may light up again, but I was just thinking that the percentages may go up if we head west.

I have never fished CT, so any tips would be insanely helpful!

Maybe it's not worth it, but it's closer than NJ!

Thank you all for your help, if you would like to meet up, I'm thinking Sunday this weekend for a go-for-it...PM me.

Chris

I've been chasing brookies in ME since the end of october, getting skunked my last few times out on the beach...Has anyone been getting any bass on the north shore latley??