Dirty Water Anglers, REPORTS and pics

[DarkSkies]

Hey guys I just stopped by G's house, he told me he created an album with his pics.
I'll post a link to the pics he shot the other day.
http://stripersandanglers.com/Forum/album.php?u=195


I thought we were gonna keep everything in the Urban fishing thread.

Maybe it's a better idea to roll with it this way, for the real time reports and the pics here in this thread...

and all GENERAL articles and videos to remain in the urban fishing thread. :thumbsup:
http://stripersandanglers.com/Forum/showthread.php?t=5412

Anyone else that wants to get in on this thread, with pics or videos that THEY took, feel free to post up.

Guidelines for posting in this thread:

1. I think we also want to state from the start that general pics are best. Specific pics are OK if there are no fish in the pics. Once we start bringing in the large, I would encourage people to disguise the background.

2. Or...take the shot of the fish when you get back home.

3. If you're releasing it, try to focus on the water and not the specific background.

4. I will be giving out plugs and prizes for guys releasing the largest fish this year. :fishing: :bigeyes: :plastered: :clapping::clapping: :wheeeee: :thumbsup::thumbsup:
5. If I feel it's too specific I might have to delete the pic, OR the album. so please think of that when you take that shot of that fish.




We fish a lot of spots that can only hold 5-10 people at a time.
Some of the people there are old school anglers, they hate the internet.

I don't want to do anything to ruin it for those guys.
I believe if we remain within those parameters, we can have some fun here. :thumbsup:

[DarkSkies]

So feel free to roll with the Dirty Water Anglers, :cool: if ya can stand the stink of the mud and the chemicals. ;)

[DarkSkies]

We fish a lot of spots that can only hold 5-10 people at a time.
Some of the people there are old school anglers, they hate the internet.

I don't want to do anything to ruin it for those guys.
I believe if we remain within those parameters, we can have some fun here. :thumbsup:

Just in case anyone doubts what can happen with the internet and reports that are too specific, here's an example when a guy last year put out a report that he caught 20 bass at a specific area. :(


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[finchaser]

I know those rocks, without the internet , cell phones and birds the new breed of bass fisherman would be hard pressed to catch a fish on there own:HappyWave:

[storminsteve]

I know those rocks, without the internet , cell phones and birds the new breed of bass fisherman would be hard pressed to catch a fish on there own:HappyWave:

What? you expect people to actually put time in to catch a fish?:eek::beatin:It's so much easier to run after the reports when everyone else is catching. I fished for 5 hours last night for one small fish. Hey at least I got one. You can't catch a fish from a computer screen.:fishing: But I guess you can catch a fish when your buddy calls you from a cell phone. You are absolutely right on this finchaser. For now I will enjoy my small fish and the cold weather until all the internet fishermen decide it's time to come out and fish.

[dogfish]

Do coney island whitefish count in the reports section here, or will that be a separate forum?:d

[surferman]

Do coney island whitefish count in the reports section here, or will that be a separate forum?:d

Ha ha, can you get them broiled or fried? :upck:

[DarkSkies]

This is a place where you can see G's pics and the pics we will be posting up as part of the Dirty Water Anglers Group.

If any of ya's got the stones to fish those muddy, deep, dark, and stanky waters where we fish at, or if ya just wanna see who's crazy enough to fish those waters and pull large bass to 48" out of that slop, then stop on by to see what G's group is about! :fishing: :HappyWave:


http://stripersandanglers.com/Forum/album.php?albumid=7

[gjb1969]

we l i did some looking around today and i was not happy at first ther was crap all over more than normal thanks to the storms the water was a little murky and the first place i went to one one was fishing at all so i kept looking around took a few pics when i got to the last spot a few keepers to 30 in and a bunch of shorts and i do meen shorts like 5 to 6 in fish it good to see that many small fish i just hope people dont keep all these fish all the fish were very clean and there were a lot of white perch mixed in the guys had a good day so go fish guys:fishing:

[storminsteve]

No report, just some pics. gjb am I hot or cold with these pics here?

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[gjb1969]

now that is some dirty water i have fished there a few times just cats and perch there mite be other fish there but i could not get out to the deep water but i say again THAT IS DIRTY WATER!!:rolleyes:

[jigfreak]

No report, just some pics. gjb am I hot or cold with these pics here?

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Those bridges look like they could hold some bass, especially the train bridge in the next to last pic.

[gjb1969]

it should but guys dont fish there and guys like me peolpe look at like u are nuts i did pull a 18 lb bass out of that river once not by that bridge but i know they are there and most fishermen wont fish that river its newark :scared:its the passic river:scared: and plus its dirty water:scared:but to each his own and there is very little acess to the water around there

[paco33]

its the passic river:scared:

I think the Passaic is a beautiful river, gjb, other than when it floods.:( There are some stretches that are so isolated you hardly ever see a boat, and some places right under peoples noses that never get any fishing pressure.

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[gjb1969]

i have fished there lots of times have hooked on some large fish but now i dont fish up that far now only do saltwater now so its the lower end for me go past paterson it get very nice :fishing:

[gjb1969]

was out most of the day i went to see if some of my spots had cleaned up some i was wrong lots of old wood around but there was a few guys fishing i stayed late with some of the guys a few bass to 29 inches came over the rail lots of bass in the teens last night all on worms mite go back to do some fishing:fishing:its small fish but there fish:rolleyes:

[stormchaser]

Hey after this rain almost all the spots we fish are going to be dirty water spots.:fishing:

[gjb1969]

so true all the poopy will be alloverso i will still get fish poopy dont scare me:rolleyes::scared:

[bababooey]

so true all the poopy will be alloverso i will still get fish poopy dont scare me:rolleyes::scared:


Are you sure he don't scare you? Be on the lookout for Mr Hanky. :scared: :ROFLMAO
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[gjb1969]

dude i fish dirty water all the time so if i was scared i would not fish therei see the big stuff i will move on to another spot but most of the time u will not see big chunks so its ok:don't know why:

[DarkSkies]

Are you sure he don't scare you? Be on the lookout for Mr Hanky. :scared: :ROFLMAO
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Love the Mr Hanky reference. :clapping::clapping::laugh:
Bababooey, we never see too many chunks. Most of the time it's little pieces, like G said. Ya can't tell if it's brown pieces of bulkhead or something else...

Also, ya never know if that bass you catch in the back of LI Sound or the front of Point Pleasant wasn't nose deep in crap and toxic muck 2 weeks before at the foot of a big river somewhere. ;)

[gjb1969]

well i am going fishing now so hope to get some keeper bass just have to dig some worms so i am out :fishing:

[gjb1969]

i just got in a short time ago it was a late start to my fishing but it was a a good day out the first spot only a few guys were fishing so i moved on the the next spot and i saw a few small fish so i stayed one 31 inch fish came over the rail i ended the night with only 3 shorts but its ok i got some fish slime on my hands no keepers yet its cool:fishing:

[DarkSkies]

WTG bro at least it's a start! :thumbsup: :fishing:

[rip316]

Good job dude.

[DarkSkies]

Hooked up with G tonight and fished a Dirty Water spot.
The wind was blowing from the NE. The water was a little cloudy, but not chocolate milk like some of the bays. The water was relatively warm compared to the bays and got up to around 50.

There's only one bait they use there right now. If ya don't bring a pitchfork with ya you might as well go home. ;)

Throughout the day some small fish were caught, maybe a dozen or more, no keepers today.
Here's a 26" fish caught and quickly returned.
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We fished the whole flood tide until slack. A few missed hits was all that was in the cards for us.


Some spearing have started to filter in, but not in great concentrations. I got a little bored and started to fish spearing profile plugs. Also fished lightweight spearing profiile rubber jigs, nothing. We still had a good time.

I feel with the small bass and an occasional keeper, it can get better with the bunker coming in.

Happy Easter to all! :HappyWave:

[gjb1969]

was back at the dw on sunday took a friend to lok at a few spots he had never fished at eather of the two spots so we got to the first spot and it look good only had a few guys fishing but the tide had just started to change so the bite had stoped so we just looked at little we wanted to fish but the shop had closed early for easter and none of the guys had dug any worms yet so it was off to the next spot we took a drive and when we got there guys had got a few keepersbut most of the fish were in the low 20 inch range but the made up in numbers we got 2 doz sand and we got to fishing it was a nice day and night my buddy got three bass and he was happy all the trips down to rb he came up with the skunk so now he wants to look at a few other dw spots i had my son with me se both got skunk but its cool at least we were out with each other so when the dw gets some more bait the big girls should not be far so it will only get better so tite line and good fishin to all:fishing:

[DarkSkies]

I was gonna add these to the album G started
http://stripersandanglers.com/Forum/group.php?groupid=1

but he said it was OK to post up here.

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[DarkSkies]

Dirty water bloodworms, about 15 mins of digging.

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Dirty Water jokes. The guys down there had a pet rat they would attach to someone as they were walking away and try to freak people out with. ;)

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Dirty Water serenadores, guitar players from Guatemala.

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[DarkSkies]

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[fishinmission78]

Throughout the day some small fish were caught, maybe a dozen or more, no keepers today.
Here's a 26" fish caught and quickly returned.
http://stripersandanglers.com/Forum/attachment.php?attachmentid=10662&thumb=1&d=1270728862 (http://stripersandanglers.com/Forum/attachment.php?attachmentid=10662&d=1270728862)

Are you sure that fish was 26", looks a little small to me.

[gjb1969]

well i hit the back for a little while today with some worms i got a few white perch aand a small bass had a few good hit i missed but i know its just fish that are nice size but not keepers bend up a light rod like nothing but a least i got a bend in my rod :rolleyes:

[DarkSkies]

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[DarkSkies]

I think he said they were 33 and 34"

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[Simp]

Love it!

[jonthepain]

looks like the one in the background is labeled 'googan bucket'

[rip316]

It is Dark's googan bucket. so not an elitist.

[DarkSkies]

looks like the one in the background is labeled 'googan bucket'

Yup I'm googan and proud. :laugh:
Damn your eyesight is good, that's why you can spot those crows so well. :d :HappyWave:

[gjb1969]

man u are just nuts your new name should be king of the googans:viking::headbang::kicknuts:

[DarkSkies]

^ King of the Googans, think we can get a logo for that? ;) :HappyWave:

Here's some pics we shot the other night. Many of the fish are done spawning, (or at least 1/2, G :)) There are some bigger fish in the Dirty Water Spots. The action is still sporadic, and tied in to the numbers of bunker that come in or out.


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31" bass
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Scenery galore, you can see caves and caverns for one low admission price...:lookhappy:
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nice bluefish
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38" bass, about 19 0r 20#. Caught by "shadow" :cool: ;)
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[gjb1969]

i just got in from some dirty water fishing and the guys told me it has bit hot for two days now small bass 30 in and the largest bass 48 and a lot of steady blues the bunker are all over will be back out sunday nice and early i want to get my bass early so i can get in and out i will put the pics in the dwa album later its on ds lets go get them :d i was the blue fish king today i could not keep them away but its cool :don't know why:

[gjb1969]

well i got the pics up in the dwa albumthis is for the guys who say ther is no big bass take a look:HappyWave:

[DarkSkies]

WTG, G, Nieves confirmed, bigger ones still showing up. I took a look at the new DWA album pics you uploaded, nice bass, fat blues. :thumbsup: Guess there's plenty of food, the bunker are all up in there now. Bad time to be a bunker... :scared:

[gjb1969]

poor poor bunker :rolleyes: hate to be them

[cardoc765]

Great pics G. I sent you a pm

[DarkSkies]

Nieves, and his friend Marlin, of the Surf King Crew. :HappyWave:


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[DarkSkies]

Hit Nomoco at sunset yesterday to find a fish on artificials. Water was clean, clear, and very cold in the ocean, 50's. Beautiful conditions for the sunset bite, but no bait to be found. Pluggers, boaters. and bait fishermen alike got blanked at this popular location. Stopped by and saw Speedy, :HappyWave: and went to the bunker factory to make bait.

Bumped into Joesfishinproblem there, the bunker were not in close reach, so I cut out of there with the bunker I had left over.

Before I left I saw these 2 guys with spinning reels get some hits from decent fish. Unfortunately one of them didn't have his rod secured in a sand spike. He ran to grab it as it had a massive hit, he was microseconds late as the rod went flying into the water...:eek:

I felt bad for the guy, losing a nice bass or big bluefish, and his setup. I watched it all in slow motion and yelled at him to grab it up, but it just went flyyyyyying awaaaaaaay... ;) :(

There are some big fish out there people. Murphy's law says you'll get that massive strike when yer not paying attention, or taking a leak, so pay attention! :learn:

Decided to hit the Dirty Water areas and do some inside scouting. First stop, guys were hitting small bluefish on bunker, though they did get a 35" bluefish the day before and some 30" bass. Nice to meet ya's. :HappyWave:

Then I found G in another place. There had been some action, it was maybe a little slower than it had been. All bass though, no bluefish.

Big Rodney had the hot hand, :clapping: he nailed a 32" and 38" bass near the top of the tide, tide change. There were bunker here and there.

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The 38" bass had a huge gut and dwarfed the 32".
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It was late and G had been out for hours and wasn't feelin well. I took him home, back out in the rain.

I found a sheltered place to fish from. I felt that the rain would minimize and the fish would turn on. I was wrong :beatin:as I fished from 2-6am. Nothing in the rain except cold wind that blew through your bones. Ended up sitting in the car with the heater on for 1/2 hour. At 4am the rain minimized again, back out to fish. :fishing:



At 5:30 am, along comes Manny, a guy I met 2 years ago. I helped him land and gaff a monster bluefish from some rocks when no one else was around. He's been fishin that area 25 years. He was happy to see me. We shared some intel and kept fishin for the tide change.

I usually bring my own food, but this guy had Spanish empanadas (meat pastries) and rolls with butter. After being in the cold for so long, I was happy he offered to share. Muy delicioso! :dribble::thumbsup:

Lesson: Sometimes it pays to help strangers out. http://stripersandanglers.com/Forum/images/icons/icon3.gif

At 6am, around the tide change, I got a nice runoff on my bunker head, didn't come tight. That was it. As the tide for that location is pretty strong, I decided to cut my losses and go to work on time.

A friend of his called in a 30" bass from a nearby location, but Manny got blanked too. I had a feeling it would be a little slower today.

The fish are there if you have the patience to sit and wait. The key is the bunker loading up, and the water there is warmer than the ocean or bays. Hopefully some more decent fish to come out of there. Hope to see G get a nice one, he's definitely put his time in. :thumbsup:

[jonthepain]

...you'll get that massive strike when yer...taking a leak, so pay attention!

you just gave away my secret of how to get a hit when they aren't biting

[gjb1969]

:viking:i will be back soon i hope

[DarkSkies]

:viking:i will be back soon i hope

Hopefully sooner than soon! Feelin any better today?



you just gave away my secret of how to get a hit when they aren't biting

Works like a charm for me too. ;) Theoretically, the older ya get the more times ya need to take a leak, which statistically translates to more hits!

Who said gettin older was all bad? :lookhappy:

[gjb1969]

no my head is still pounding and i am shot:(

[DarkSkies]

Sorry, bro, rest up and feel better. :HappyWave:

[jonthepain]

who you calling old???

[DarkSkies]

who you calling old???

Well, I don't feel old either, but then again I know I ain't 20 anymore. Can't climb those fences to tresspass and fish in the places I used to, how about you? ;)

[jonthepain]

now i put it in 4 wheel drive to trespass...

[DarkSkies]

^^Amazing what that 4wd can do, ain't it? ;)

[CharlieTuna]

Wait until you guys get really old, then let me hear you complain. For now, quitcherwhining!:d

[rip316]

Where are the Dirty Water reports. All you guys are talking about is peeing to get bites and trespassing. Get out there and fish. lol

[jonthepain]

point

[clamchucker]

Where are the Dirty Water reports. All you guys are talking about is peeing to get bites and trespassing. Get out there and fish. lol

I am guessing you are a younger guy, maybe in his 20's. Woe to you when you start experiencing plumbing problems. Then you will see how important is is to have bathrooms lined up near all the places you fish. Enjoy your youth while you can.

[jonthepain]

eat rice

[rip316]

I am actually 38 yrs old. Thanks for the compliment though. Clamchucker, I am guessing you are in your sixties and one of those guys that needs a toilet close by and if you are, you let me know and I will go fishing with you and carry your rods for you. How's that sound?

[gjb1969]

well i got a dwa report for u guys i went out around 1 pm yesterday i just had to get i still dont feel good but i was going nuts in the house so off i went it was a slow day to say the least from what i was told some guys came in and just took most of the bunker that we could not cast to so not to many bunks were around so i got some old ones from a guy and we fished what we had not to many guys out but the ones who stayed got fish some good sizes no blues at all just bass to 40 in the blue crabs were just messing up my bait but thats part of the game so i just kept fishing i left with one bass 39 in it works for me for those who want to see its in the dwa ;)

[DarkSkies]

i left with one bass 39 in it works for me for those who want to see its in the dwa ;)

Nice fish dude! :clapping: :thumbsup:
I checked out the pic, it must be around 20 or close to it. :lookhappy: :fishing:

For anyone who has trouble finding G's pics, just click on his name, then his profile, and look to the right side of the page, near the bottom where it says "Albums".

Click on albums, and click on 'the dirty water' album. The pics are listed in chronological order, with the latest being at the top.

[gjb1969]

well i am glad i got one this year has bin so bad for me and the bass but thats fishing:rolleyes: i am going back out i a while i have a few old bunker i hope there is some there so i hope to get another bass i mite go to another place were the bunker have bin seen i just hope they are still there if i cant find any at the first spot :(

[jigfreak]

wtg gjb!:clapping::clapping:

[gjb1969]

just got in and it was a bust no bunker and no bass or blues thats fishing:(

[DarkSkies]

Here's a pic of Marlin's 32.5# bass, 43", caught 5-23-10
Marlin is also known as the surf king.

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Said he got it on a bunker tail. :wow:

I don't use tails and never considered them as bait. I would much rather use a head. What this catch does is illustrate the concept "to each his own".

Remember that the next time you see a guy fishin a bunker tail and think it's a joke, it worked for this guy.

WTG Marlin! :clapping: :thumbsup:

[gjb1969]

:wow::fishing: another big dwa fish boat not needed:rolleyes:

[DarkSkies]

Some pics I shot a few weeks ago, million $$ views. :dribble:

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Some more


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[cowherder]

It looks like you guys were out at night and took the pictures as the night changed to morning, cool pixx!

[gjb1969]

it a late report but so here goes i went out last night and it was a nice nite no bugs no bunker but there a few bass to 31 in and one cow bass up from were i was fishing all i got was the skunk but thats fishing:don't know why:

[strikezone31]

Anyone ever hear of him? He does a show called River Monsters. In this one he fished the East River for striped bass.
http://abcnews.go.com/Nightline/video/beware-river-monster-10695965
GJB, keep trying that's why they call it fishing not catching.:fishing:

[gjb1969]

so true2010 has not bin good for bass but its ok i can fish for another fish so it cool

[DarkSkies]

G and I were out the other night scouting for bunker, great scenery.

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The wind had died down and the water was like glass.

[DarkSkies]

Jose went out fishing for bass, and look what followed him home...:don't know why: :HappyWave:


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Hey, that's fishin, at least he was out there tryin. :thumbsup:

[rockhopper]

http://stripersandanglers.com/Forum/attachment.php?attachmentid=11442&thumb=1&d=1276372142 (http://stripersandanglers.com/Forum/attachment.php?attachmentid=11442&d=1276372142)

Very cool shot, the water is like a mirror.

[gjb1969]

i will be around that spot and try my luck with the fluke i got a few small buck tails i will tip with some powerbait sandworms so i will give a try if not i will just get my own bait in my trap so i will have some fresh meat for them if thats what they want

[gjb1969]

well guys did some dw fishing and it was hot as he@@ inthe sun for most of the early morn there were no fish or bait to be seen but i had a feeling i stuck it out kept looking for bait and it was worth it the bunker showed up a short time after three bass in the high 30 to 40 inch range showed up congrats to the guys who hooked up:fishing:

[gjb1969]

it was a hot a@@day out on the water no bait for most of the day but we had to stick it out we looked for any bait so we got bait from the shop it was ok not to mush but u could see it was not fresh but its still bait when u have none when the water was comeing up the bait came with it herring bunker congrats to big vic he got the bass on the fresh snagged bunker dirty water strikes again:fishing:

[wish4fish]

hey dude at least u tried

[gjb1969]

Thanks i just hope a keeper comes my way soon:)

[gjb1969]

i hit the water last night after it got a little cooler i got bait so i was set there i but the bait out and i was not long and i got a hit long story short dogfish all day at least i didnot skunk:rolleyes: congrtas to the guy who got his limit 45 in and a 47 in after the fireworks way to go :clapping:man

[gjb1969]

well it late but here gos anyway i was doing a little dwa fishing i was just so tired of sitting in the house so i grab some stuff up and off i went slow and dirty from the t storms no bass blues but there was a fish that was around in good numbers and i was a little suprized to see them in the the number that were there the herring were popping like the bunker so we all pulled out the sabique rigs and it was fun getting all the herring we did i did not take any home with me had to go early but i know they are they in very good numbers i feel bad for the ny guys cant touch the herring they were a mix of small the large fish we jiged them till dark hope to get some later if i am done work early:fishing:

[gjb1969]

WENT OUT TO DO A LITTLE FISHING I GOT THREE FRESH BUNKER SAND WORMS I WAS NOT LOOKING TO GET FISH IT GOT NICE AND COOL AFTER THE BIG STORM SO IT WAS NICE OUT THERE WHEN I GOT TO WERE I WAS GOING TO FISH THERE WAS LOTS OF HERRING SNAPPERS SPEARING BUT NO BASS BLUES I WAS GOING TO FISH HARD BUT I JUST DECIDED TO TAKE IT SLOW I PLAYED WITH THE SMALL FISH I WAS PACKING IT UP WHEN I GOT THE BITE I WAS LOOKING FOR BUT IT CAME UNBUTTONED THATS FISHING:rolleyes:

[DarkSkies]

Hey at least ya got out there bro. :thumbsup:
That pic you sent me was great, good night shot. Made me miss it just by looking at it.

[plugaholic]

hey what kind of herring and do you ever pickle them for the winter?
Are you catching them on sabikis or teaser rigs?

[gjb1969]

i get on sabiki and they are sea and blue back i dont eat them but i know guys that do and they say thers nothing wrong with them i just use them for bait when i dont have bunker:fishing:

[gjb1969]

:HappyWave:well guys its bin slow allover and just a few big fish that i know of i have not bin doing much fishing i have bin doing a lot of scouting thats all just a lot of small snappers i just cant bring myself to go out in the heat for small snappers i have lots of pics just no new pics of fish sorry guys rich give me a call u need to go see a few things:fishing:

[DarkSkies]

G, did ya want these up here? Or do ya want to post them up in the DWA album? Let me know....:HappyWave:

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[gjb1969]

rich its cool i just have so many thats why i sent u a few so u could see a few spots:HappyWave:

[rip316]

I have been in G's presence and have spent some time with him to feel comfortable to break his chops a little. My question is this. Is the dirty water anglers forum about pictures of scenery or about catchin fish. Come on homie, where are the pics of the bigguns in the back. I have been dying to see some actual action from our neck of the woods. What's up. I was born and raised in Elizabeth and never knew about bass fishing these parts and I guess I never will. Come on with the secrets and pics of the pigs in the dirty water.

[cardoc765]

I know where one of those spots is. You can keep that toxic water stuff. YUK lol:laugh:

[gjb1969]

its abought all of the above but saddly no fish around so its just the pics without fish and cardoc u fish in toxic waters to the bay was once an open sewer all that crap is still there out of site out of mind :rolleyes:

[cardoc765]

:laugh::laugh: thats funny G. We got lead and all kinds of stuff here. Just had to bust your balls.

[cardoc765]

BTW it cant be that toxic now in the bay. My wife still has only 2 boobs instead of 3.

[DarkSkies]

Come on homie, where are the pics of the bigguns in the back. I have been dying to see some actual action from our neck of the woods. What's up.


its abought all of the above but saddly no fish around so its just the pics without fish and cardoc u fish in toxic waters to the bay was once an open sewer all that crap is still there out of site out of mind :rolleyes:

Sadly, this is a slow year.

Here are some figures to give you an idea. They're off the top of my head, may not be completely accurate, but just to give you an idea....
When I first met G in 2008, there was a guy we know who pulled in over 100 bass, 28 to 49 1/2" for the season. Then in 2009, he got 76, to 50".

I don't think he'll come close to that for this year's numbers. Some of the ASMFC figures say that 4 million bass a year pass through those waters, bays, and harbor areas. You could always count on at least 1 nice bass if you went down there and hung out for a night of bunker chunkin.


Now, it's hit and miss. :don't know why:

The warmer water this year may have affected the fishing. There are some places north of us where the water is 10-15 degrees cooler, and the bass are concentrated around. The thing that puzzles me is there have always been resident bass, and this year has been slim pickins for the resident bass in that area. This could also be an early indication that there are less bass around, like some captains and veteran anglers have been saying. :learn:


Hopefully the fall will produce better conditions, and the bass and gorilla bluefish will be back there again. Usually, fish to 35# stop by on the way down south to feed on the bunker. A lot of Dirty Water Anglers are counting on that. I hope they get their wishes. :fishing:

[cardoc765]

Up the raritan river as high up as Edison there were catches of big bass for 3 years up to 2 years ago. I haven't heard from any of my buddies yet about any catches back there either. It used to be a great back water spot, but this year from what i experienced the fish stayed out front and areas of the bay I fished. I think the water temps that are best for bassin came and left way to quickly. Thats my take on it.

[gjb1969]

cardoc u crazy two instead of three:kooky:

[DarkSkies]

Taken by G last week, beautiful sunset shot. :thumbsup:

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[hookset]

Tried to do some dirty water fishing, but it seems as if it has slowed down. Nothing was biting.

[albiealert]

That's a cool pic, I like the way you framed it G.

[gjb1969]

thanks have u seen the other dwa pics ?

[albiealert]

What other pics?

[gjb1969]

go to community pictures and albums

[DarkSkies]

Albie, there might be a little confusion here. I want to make sure people can find these pics. G has built up a pretty cool album.

1. You can see the Dirty Water Anglers group, and info about joining, if you click on..
Community
Social Groups
Dirty Water Anglers

However that only shows you the group. If you want to see the pics, click on the profile of:

gjb1969

Then after you click on his profile, you will see he has albums set up. Click on the "albums" icon to see the pictures he posted up.

(the link is also specified on post 1 of this thread)

Hope that makes it simpler and explains it for anyone else who's interested. :HappyWave:

[rip316]

I checked out the pics. 55 pics of scenery and only 8 pics of fish. hhhmmmmmm

[gjb1969]

not to many fish around for anyone so i cant get pics if no one is geting any:don't know why:

[DarkSkies]

Fished a dirty water spot early AM yesterday.

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A friend was out kayaking at dawn and hitting fish. I went to look for him at 7, and the flat water got crazy real quick.

I don't know how he did it, I was 1/2 mile W of him. The intense N/NE wind made it impossible to cover even that small distance, so I went straight out to the channel.

Waves averaging 1'-2', with an occasional 3' thrown in. The only way I could fish was to point the kayak into the oncoming rollers and take them head on. The wind and swell was pretty intense out there after sunrise, it was like someone put a high powered fan on that wouldn't let up. http://www.noreast.com/discussion/images/post_icons/surprise2.gif

I was fortunate to be using the Hobie today, he was out there with just a paddle.

I later found out he came in soon after the heavy rollers started. Good for him, it was a little hairy. :scared: It's pretty impressive the guy was out there with only a paddle, banged some fish, and made it back in one piece. Frikkin maniac, he is. :thumbsup:

I managed a few porgies on sandworms before it became too intense and I gradually made my way closer to shore.


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I was sad to leave because the fish were there in the channel. :(

Safety first.

[finchaser]

Captain Kayak the Porgie King:clapping::clapping::clapping::clapping:

[gjb1969]

at least u got fish man a fish is a fish at this time:rolleyes: :fishing::HappyWave:

[jigfreak]

Captain Kayak the Porgie King:clapping::clapping::clapping::clapping::clapp ing::clapping:


Sung to the tune of "Candyman"

Who can take the sunshine,
Sprinkle it with rain.
Mix it all together with sandworms and pain?
The porgie king can, yes the porgie king can!

Dark is out there,
when the night is black,
one of these days he's gonna tip the kayak over, :(
and he's never coming back.

Yes, the porgie king can!


Hey Dark, here's a thought, 3 foot swells aren't the best for kayak fishing.:rolleyes: :HappyWave:
Next time take some video, or bring west wind wally with you.
If you're going to drown, the least you can do is film it for us.:ROFLMAO

[lostatsea]

^^ Priceless!:clapping:

[bababooey]

Next time take some video, or bring west wind wally with you.
If you're going to drown, the least you can do is film it for us.:ROFLMAO

Please bring that camera with you boss, we could use some drama. I can see it now - Wally, some swans, and rough seas, you could do a remake of Noah's Ark, or the wreck of the Hesperus.:laugh:
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[DarkSkies]

Captain Kayak the Porgie King:clapping::clapping::clapping::clapping::clapp ing::clapping:


Sung to the tune of "Candyman"

Hey Dark, here's a thought, 3 foot swells aren't the best for kayak fishing.:rolleyes: :HappyWave:
Next time take some video, or bring west wind wally with you.
If you're going to drown, the least you can do is film it for us.:ROFLMAO


I can see it now - Wally, some swans, and rough seas,



Eff ya's all. :2flip: :kiss:
It wasn't bad when I set out, and then all of a sudden it was like a fan switch was turned on. I checked the weather ahead of time, they said scattered showers, heavy at times, trending to a N/NW wind pattern. They said nothing about straight E/NE at 20+mph.

Here's a pic I took when I was first paddling out, it really wasn't that bad till the wind kicked up. I didn't break out the camera afterward because I was concentrating on the swells and duration. :scared:

Effumall.....

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But hey, thanks for your concern. :moon: :HappyWave:

[BassBuddah]

But hey, thanks for your concern. :moon: :HappyWave:

Hey DS please be careful out there, would you. Who would run the site if you were no longer around? Nice report.

[dogfish]

Eff ya's all. :2flip: :kiss:
Here's a pic I took when I was first paddling out, it really wasn't that bad till the wind kicked up.
Effumall.....
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But hey, thanks for your concern. :moon: :HappyWave:

Ya got some sexy legs, thar, matey!:d
what's with the effumall, are you effing them all now?

[finchaser]

Ya got some sexy legs, thar, matey!:d
what's with the effumall, are you effing them all now?

:don't know why:kind of pale aren't they

[storminsteve]

Sung to the tune of "Candyman"

Who can take the sunshine,
Sprinkle it with rain.
Mix it all together with sandworms and pain?
The porgie king can, yes the porgie king can!

Dark is out there,
when the night is black,
one of these days he's gonna tip the kayak over, :(
and he's never coming back.

Yes, the porgie king can!



Ha ha I love this song!:clapping:
And I agree with finchaser, those legs look white and pasty!:HappyWave:

[DarkSkies]

:don't know why:kind of pale aren't they


Ha ha I love this song!:clapping:
And I agree with finchaser, those legs look white and pasty!:HappyWave:

And I love you mooks too. :d :moon:

[DarkSkies]

Fished the dirty water again....


but the current was ripping in the channel and with the Fri night boat traffic it wasn't safe to hang there for too long. So I had to improvise, and managed a few sea bass, some dogfish, and a 15" weakie. Beautiful fish, pic and release.


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[DarkSkies]

I went there looking for weaks and big bluefish, which were in the channel. I had trouble in the channel when I first went out there. The current was ripping which made it hard to present. I had to re-think my plan. I drifted somewhere else where I found mussel beds, and got the weakie. The unusual thing was that no porgies were around where I was that night, only seabass and dogfish.

I think in some places the porgies are moving out into deeper water. What's left is the little ones. If ya want pork chops, fish deep structure.




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Weakfish, I haven't seen one of these in awhile. Quick C&R. All fish have been caught on sandworms, tandem porgy rig.

[surferman]

wow nice weakie that's a pretty fish!

[fishinmission78]

Weakfish - almost forgot what they looked like. Friends are getting spikes, but nothing bigger than 10", nice.:thumbsup:

[gjb1969]

well its bin sometime but i found some fish way in the back lots of small bait there small bass fluke blues after the 3 week going i found the bigger fish so i am happy :fishing:

[wish4fish]

well its bin sometime but i found some fish way in the back lots of small bait there small bass fluke blues after the 3 week going i found the bigger fish so i am happy :fishing:

ur getting big bass dude thats awesome the only thing we got in the bay is blues, any pixxx?:dribble:

[gjb1969]

no big bass just blues i wish it was bass i got a pic i just cant seem to get off my phone :rolleyes:

[DarkSkies]

no big bass just blues i wish it was bass i got a pic i just cant seem to get off my phone :rolleyes:

Got it for ya, bro. :HappyWave:
This is a pic G took and sent to me, a small sampling of the dirty water fish he's been getting. :fishing:

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[gjb1969]

thanks a bunch dude i have to reinstal the drivers for my phone i hope it works if not i will not be a happy camper:burn:

[storminsteve]

Nice work guys.

[nitestrikes]

Where's da BASS?:don't know why: :plastered: :HappyWave:

[jigfreak]

^ Big ones are up off Block Island and Montauk. Schoolies are still at Walmart buying school supplies, and won't officially be feeding until 24 hours before hurricane Earl gets here.;) I hope you guys can get at least one bass pic up here by the end of the year, or maybe Dark should change the thread name to NUCLEAR water anglers.:laugh: Or Dirty Water Dreamers!

[rip316]

I will be trying the clean waters of ocean county tonight looking for some hungry prestorm fish myself. There seems to be a pattern of metal being dragged with teasers in the surf lately.

[gjb1969]

WELL IF GET FISH GOOD FOR U RIP:fishing:

[rip316]

Thanks G im going to try my best.

[gjb1969]

so rip how did u do man i hope u can give us some good news we need some:fishing:

[rip316]

Ocean County this morning. 430 til 8am. Nada. I will be heading out tonight around midnight With another one of our members to explore some new areas that I have not fished before.

[gjb1969]

cool dude be safe and i hope u guys get something:fishing::HappyWave:

[rip316]

I will let you know tomorrow if there are any fish along the Raritan Bay beaches. I have a feeling that we will be doing some walking. Heading out at midnight.

[DarkSkies]

^^Hope ya ate your Wheaties, bro, your "guide" is a fishin maniac. ;)

If it takes 799 casts and 5 miles of walking to get one fish, he's making the casts and walking the walk. :thumbsup:
Good luck, guys. :HappyWave:

[gjb1969]

well i had to go at try the big river the water was nice i fished with a small amount of bait but i still got some hits with the stuff i had i did not skunk out got a two ft eel :rolleyes: a fish is a fish at this point bait shop was closed :( but its cool still got out and fished:fishing::HappyWave:

[DarkSkies]

I hope you guys can get at least one bass pic up here by the end of the year, or maybe Dark should change the thread name to NUCLEAR water anglers.:laugh: Or Dirty Water Dreamers!


Hey Jigfreak, the Dirty Water fishin has left a lot to be desired this year. In past years G had fish up to 48", and some of the regulars got as much as 75 nice bass over 15# and up to 40# per season.
This year hasn't shaped up at all like the past years when it comes to larger fish in the dirty water rivers and bay areas.

It's all good, just a little disappointing for us when we're trying to show people that there are big bass sometimes living within a few miles of their front door. :HappyWave:

[DarkSkies]

Met up with a friend for some Dirty Water kayak fishin this morning. He had been into some teen bluefish and bass a few days ago when the mullet and peanuts got trapped and were hammered by some nicer fish. I specifically went over there looking for some angry gator bluefish. On that challenge, it didn't happen as the sick amounts of bait 4 days ago had thinned out.

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However it was still an OK trip. I managed 4 small bass to 22" on the T&W. This was the first time we used the T&W at that spot this fall, and the first time for me at that location. He managed a few bass, one 8# bluefish at the end of the trip by drifting a snagged peanut, and a few fish that came unbuttoned as he drifted some porgies he got on sandworms, for bigger fish.

I didn't get my first fish until 7am.


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In the next half hour, I managed a total of 4 bass on the flood, 2 of them being a double-header that hit within 5 secs of each other. :dribble: :headbang:That was the most exciting part, the rest of the morning was spent maneuvering around in the wind.

Double header
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We each lost a few other fish on the T&W. I think the murky water may have had something to do with that. Visibility was at most 1-2'. The visibility of the water I usually fish T&W at is at least 6-8'

The wind was a steady 20mph, with sustained gusts of 25mph.
The wind made it a little tough for us as it was wind against tide for most of the morning. That can sometimes be to your advantage, I'll explain in the T&W thread in the kayak forums.


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In all, I had fun fishin a new (to me) spot. A sincere debt of gratitude to my friend for giving me background about the place and the layout. :thumbsup: He saved me a lot of scouting and guesswork, and he's a maniac fisherman to boot. I had a great time and learned a new place. :HappyWave:

[fishinmission78]

Nice report Dark.

[clamchucker]

Darkskies I enjoyed reading that. Thanks for sharing with us.

[cowherder]

Wow dark it seems like you are the "have kayak will travel" guy. Great report!

[gjb1969]

WELL I DONT HAVE TO BE ON THE KAYAK TO GET A LOT OF SMALL BASS THATS ALL I COULD GET FOR THE LAST TWO DAYS BUT I HAVE BIN HAVEING A BLAST WITH THE LITTLE ONES I JUST WISH THERE WAS SOME BIG BAITS AROUND TO BRING IN SOME BIG BASS BUT ITS BIN FUN:fishing::HappyWave:

[DarkSkies]

^^ It's all good bro...
A fish is a fish is a fish....;) :fishing:

[zev]

hey fellas good luck this year out there and be safe it these treacherous dirty waters!

anyways, i finally got out to do some night hunting, err fishing and headed down to my local river. Water was too warm in the 1st spot i tried(66*) so we made the move to the main river after 30mins or so.

We were surrounded by a massive school of silversides. it was crazy how flat the water was but when u moved they freaked out and made the water boil.

after about an hr with no hits, no signs of predators, I was just about to call it a night half way thru the incoming. thats when an angry 27.5" decided to come up to the surface out of the shadow line and scare the sh*t outta me. I love when that happens. big splash and rip, drag going, it felt good after a loong summer.
last year I caught my 1st keeper of the fall on sept 13th. i bet if i pinched his tail i would be able to call him this years 1st keeper, but hey I dont need any bad karma. of course nothing after that for the next hr... hope its a good season this year.:fishing::dribble:

heres the pics and vid

http://yfrog.com/b9sept1410j

http://yfrog.com/jvs7000881j


http://yfrog.com/bcsilversideschool914z

[nitestrikes]

Nice!:thumbsup:

[rip316]

Tha was awesome. I guess there is still some bait in the back.

[gjb1969]

thats what has bin going on for a while now when i could not get a fish i would go into the back a find the small bait and just down size and get small blues and bass its fun but i need some keeper fish i hope some come around soon the little ones are fun but I NEED BIGGER FISH!!!!:fishing::HappyWave:

[storminsteve]

Catch em up guys!

[rockhopper]

Looks like things are starting to heat up in that dirty stank water keep up the good work!

[gjb1969]

had planed on getting out this weekend but with this weather temps up and down got my first cold of the fall and it sucks my eyes hurt i have no energy but i am going to fish stay close to home was going to do boat trip for some bottom fish but not the way i feel so i will play with the small bass and snappers good luck people:HappyWave::fishing:

[gjb1969]

did some big river fishing all little runts hey its fish beggers cant be choosey:( so i will just keep trying to get biger fish:HappyWave:

[DarkSkies]

When we were out fishin last night, G reported the Dirty Water places are starting to produce a little more, though nothing is consistent yet....

2 weeks ago a 45" bass was caught

About 1 week ago a 51" bass was caught.


These are still "needle in a haystack" fish. Lucky fish or whatever you want to call them, all caught on bunker. Most of the guys fishing the dirty water are catching short bass and small to medium bluefish. But every once in a while a nicer one is landed. The arrival of a regular stream of bunker in the water will help kick things up a bit. :fishing:

[gjb1969]

went out after work to do a little scouting well one nice bass came over the rail at 34inch last night the guys were back but the little guys were on tap that how it goes:HappyWave:

[VSdreams]

well it looks like they are coming in to the rivers and harbors, take a look at this pic I found, the guy got it this morning!:fishing:
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[VSdreams]

Hey guys what do you think of this pic I found?
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[gjb1969]

got out the other day it was nice and i felt good so i fish a few dwa spots most of the day was small stuff bass and blues there was one good bass i saw a pic of from early that morn so it gave me hope by the end of the nite i had a nice 31 inch bass will put pic up later going backout now :HappyWave::fishing:


********

G's having trouble with his phone so I posted this up for him.

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G, let me be the first to congratulate ya on your first keeper this year. I know you got dozens of shorts, always waiting for the bigger fish. They just weren't here in any numbers in the Dirty Water this year like they were in the past.

But still, you kept at it, caught countless small bass and blues, and some big blues in the Spring, and now finally a decent fish. :clapping::clapping::clapping:

Wtg, dude, proud of ya for having the patience to see it through in the Dirty Water!!!!!! :thumbsup::thumbsup: :plastered: :wow: :lookhappy: :fishing:

[DarkSkies]

G had been after me to hit up the "fantastic" :rolleyes: Dirty Water fishin with a kayak, so I did that this morning. I was thinking of fishing the beach, but couldn't get an accurate feel on what I thought the winds might be, so I made the short trip to that stank water that G loves. :HappyWave:


The winds were building when I launched. I fished the last hour of the flood, the slack, and 4 hours of the ebb. I had a hit on the T&W within 3 minutes of putting it out, then nothing for the next hour. I was trying to figure out how better to present, as it seems the fish were having trouble finding the tube. Tried bigger pieces of worm, slower trolling speeds, and the best I could get was taps, no hookups. It soon became apparent there were a lot of small fish around and that any fish there were scattered.
(Later I found out there are still spot and kingfish back there and a few other places)

I fished a bridge I had wanted to fish for a long time, back and forth, back and forth, around the structure. The wind VS tide made the drift a bit difficult. I worked heavy shads, bucktails, and drifted worms to try to coax anything out of that.

Finally managed a small bluefish about 8" on a worm, woo hoo! :rolleyes:
At least it saved me from the skunk. When you have to rely on a small bluefish to save your outing, things must be dismal, and they were. :plastered:

Not ready to give up, I drifted around a rockpile out in the middle, 5x, not a tap on worms. Then went to the other shoreline, back to the T&W.

Finally managed a bass on one of the tubes. I probably shouldn't count it as it was not while trolling. I got it while the tube was sitting on the bottom as I was rebaiting the other tube. It was the smallest bass I've ever caught in my life, about the size of the bluefish.

Still not ready to give up, I entered a semi-restricted area, and tried some old skool NY Harbor bucktail tricks I used to do. Not one bass from that either. Drifted some channels in current for about a mile with peanut bunker, bunker chunk, and worms, nothing.

Giving it one more try, went to the opposite shoreline, and trolled about a mile of that across rocky areas, hoping for a Hail Mary bass that I could actually take a pic of. Alas it wasn't meant to be today. :don't know why:

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This is the crap that's growing on the bottom, some kind of pods.
Let's call them Dirty Water Satan's Dingleberries. :laugh:
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They say being in a kayak gives you some advantages. The only advantage I had today was getting to fish all that dead water and learning it isn't quite ready yet. About 2-4 weeks more is when I'm guessing it will turn on at that location. Last year they got some 25# there at the end of Oct.

I have to give a shout out to the guys who will sit at a pier or dock for 6-12 hours at a time, like G, to get a bigger bass. :thumbsup:

Also had the pleasure of meeting MASardinas, his wife Pinky, and their son. Nice to meet ya's, good talks about your love for fishin! :HappyWave:

Meat works best back there because of the murkiness and deep shorelines in certain areas. Beyond that, it seems to me you need higher concentrations of bait to bring fish together in groups in the fall. There's so many crabs and mantis shrimp there to begin with, they can always grab a quick bite and aren't necessarily in aggressive feeding mode most of the time.

In the Spring, it's a different story as they follow the bunker.

After that I made a move to another area where some boats launch from. Talked to a few guys who traveled a lot of miles today and got completely blanked. One guy went 5 miles one-way to catch one keeper porgie. It was tough for a lot of folks today. Also compared notes with a pretty knowledgable fisherman I met on the way home.

Ya can't blame the temp, as the water temps in the deep water harbors are colder than most of the bays. We both agreed that the best fishin back there won't be for another few weeks yet as bass and blues build up in numbers on the Fall migration.

I sure hope so. I covered about 6 miles total in my kayaking travels today, with not much to show for it.
It was a humbling experience. :o

Hope ya catch em up tonight, G. :thumbsup:
You got way more patience than me. :kooky: :fishing:

[jigfreak]

Ya can't blame the temp, as the water temps in the deep water harbors are colder than most of the bays. We both agreed that the best fishin back there won't be for another few weeks yet as bass and blues build up in numbers on the Fall migration.

I sure hope so. I covered about 6 miles total in my kayaking travels today, with not much to show for it.
It was a humbling experience.


Playing that waiting game to see if we'll actually get some quality fish sucks, don't it? nice bass Gjb

[gjb1969]

thanks dude its bin a long road to a good bass with the lack big bunker its hit or mis like tonight it was a mis but i gave it a shot anyway:don't know why:

[DarkSkies]

Hey guys what do you think of this pic I found?
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Cool pic VS, thanks for posting! :HappyWave:


Hey G, big bunker are back, but they're scattered. I saw some yesterday about 3 miles from where you were. Not concentrated at all, though, which makes it tough for the fish to key in on them.

[rip316]

Nice fish G

[Masardinas]

Hello Darksies it was pleasure meeting you, and thanks for the Tips !

-Masardinas

[DarkSkies]

Hello Darksies it was pleasure meeting you, and thanks for the Tips !

-Masardinas

Hey Masardinas what's up! :HappyWave:
As I said in the other thread, it was great to meet you and hear some of the stories you had about fishin. Right away I could tell you were a guy who loves to fish :fishing: loves his family, and had some great tales to tell.

Always glad to share info, good to have bumped into ya! :thumbsup:

[DarkSkies]

Bigger bluefish coming in :wow:

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G also mentioned some small seabass, they're coming in by the dozens. Great mid-size snack for hungry stripers. ;)

[finchaser]

Bigger bluefish coming in :wow:

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G also mentioned some small seabass, they're coming in by the dozens. Great mid-size snack for hungry stripers. ;)


there illegal to use for stripers:(

[porgy75]

Bigger bluefish coming in :wow:

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G also mentioned some small seabass, they're coming in by the dozens. Great mid-size snack for hungry stripers. ;)


Hey guys looks like you found some nice bluefish. A guy was complaining that he couldn't catch any this fall, maybe he should have been looking in that dirty water. Love that dirty water, new jersey is my home.:d Nice going guys!

Do you think people are too cool to fish the dirty water?

[wish4fish]

Do you think people are too cool to fish the dirty water?

cmon dude the coolest surf guys will not put on his $200 brethable waderz and bring the $1200 surf setup to fish the piers or the bridges. u should kno that!:kooky: besides there are no fish in the back their all in the ocean where the sand and the jetties are lol.;)

[finchaser]

cmon dude the coolest surf guys will not put on his $200 brethable waderz and bring the $1200 surf setup to fish the piers or the bridges. u should kno that!:kooky: besides there are no fish in the back their all in the ocean where the sand and the jetties are lol.;)


Mainly because we don't fish bait:huh:and like a challenge;)

[wish4fish]

Mainly because we don't fish bait:huh:and like a challenge;)

o great ogb fin-dude, i wasnt talking about you, u dont look like those perfect surf guys do u?
and as for bait u cant be serious, there r some times when bait is the only thing that gets the fish to hit, when its relly hot or cold and dudes are skunked at least we get something on bait.

and i want to ask you, when you were a young pup, did u never use bait? so im still a young un, i like to party when the fishiing is slow, and tossing bait lets you hang and get into the mellow.:bong2:
give me a break! please?:eek: :fishing: :plastered: :HappyWave:

[finchaser]

o great ogb fin-dude, i wasnt talking about you, u dont look like those perfect surf guys do u?
and as for bait u cant be serious, there r some times when bait is the only thing that gets the fish to hit, when its relly hot or cold and dudes are skunked at least we get something on bait.

and i want to ask you, when you were a young pup, did u never use bait? so im still a young un, i like to party when the fishiing is slow, and tossing bait lets you hang and get into the mellow.:bong2:
give me a break! please?:eek: :fishing: :plastered: :HappyWave:


I never fish bait and have been getting keeper size fish since late March. You call it mellow I call it boredom to each his own.:HappyWave:

[rip316]

Little guy doing bong hits is too funny. LMFAO.

[gjb1969]

easy there guys its just fishing lets leave the bicering on the other sites:HappyWave:

[finchaser]

easy there guys its just fishing lets leave the bicering on the other sites:HappyWave:

I'm just having fun,not bickering, if your referring to me;)don't get excited it's bad for your health.

[gjb1969]

i am good i just dont want it to go were it should not it only takes a few to get some po and i dont to see that :HappyWave:

[wish4fish]

I'm just having fun,not bickering, if your referring to me;)don't get excited it's bad for your health.

hey its all good finchaser i only thought ur a little crabby, its not cool to hate on ppl who use bait. i also plug and fish shads and bucktails on the bridges and pretty soon i will be on the beach with u maniacs too. :bigeyes: i just waz thinking that there must of bin one time in ur life that you fished with bait, and i didn't mean to diss you when i was saying it so if anyone is po'ed my bad im sorry dudes!:(

[gjb1969]

its all good no one is upset

[finchaser]

hey its all good finchaser i only thought ur a little crabby, its not cool to hate on ppl who use bait. i also plug and fish shads and bucktails on the bridges and pretty soon i will be on the beach with u maniacs too. :bigeyes: i just waz thinking that there must of bin one time in ur life that you fished with bait, and i didn't mean to diss you when i was saying it so if anyone is po'ed my bad im sorry dudes!:(

I didn't have a problem with any of it and I don't hate people who fish bait. To me it's boring to just sit around waiting for a fish to swim by kind of a no brainier. I prefer to entice fish into smashing a lure to me it's much it more challenging and exciting.

Yes I do use bait for bottom fishing on a boat if the fish can't be jigged examples: blackfish or night fishing blues,sharking chunking tuna. I do use live bait for bass because I get to control the bait and it adds to the excitement . I also don't believe in snag and drop as it is another no brainer and injures or kills too many fish.. Plus I release all my fish.

Your right about one thing most of us won't wear our $200 waders back there;)

[wish4fish]

I didn't have a problem with any of it and I don't hate people who fish bait. To me it's boring to just sit around waiting for a fish to swim by kind of a no brainier.


yeah yur rite about that it is boring sometimes that's what the :bong2: is for. when fishin is slow it really suxxs sometimes and i don't know a lot of dudes who catch fish in the summer with plugs unless they go to montauk or up north or on a boat. july and august were sucky months for fishin in nj.
so finchaser when you were fishing for sharks did you use bluefish chunks or the whole blues? whats the biggest shark u ever got?:drool: :fishing:

[DarkSkies]

Bigger bluefish coming in :wow:

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G also mentioned some small seabass, they're coming in by the dozens. Great mid-size snack for hungry stripers. ;)


there illegal to use for stripers:(

I know, and you're right on this Fin. When I wrote it I was thinking of the striped bass eating them, not of them being used as live bait. But at the piers and docks, anything is possible, even people keeping 12" baby bass. Thanks for bringing that up. :thumbsup:

[finchaser]

I know, and you're right on this Fin. When I wrote it I was thinking of the striped bass eating them, not of them being used as live bait. But at the piers and docks, anything is possible, even people keeping 12" baby bass. Thanks for bringing that up. :thumbsup:


Yep anything goes there on the piers:(
Pluggers don't have the seabass issues,
But you bait guy's :kooky:

You would have been in your glory where I fished this AM in clean water there were Pelicans all over the place, maybe pushed north with the tropical airmass. You could have added to your bird documentary;)

[DarkSkies]

You would have been in your glory where I fished this AM in clean water there were Pelicans all over the place, maybe pushed north with the tropical airmass. You could have added to your bird documentary;)

You described them to me with such great detail and enthusiasm that I couldn't help but wonder if you were developing a possible interest in bird watching. Ya want I should get ya a birdwatching book from the library??? :ROFLMAO :wow::plastered: :fishing: :ROFLMAO :HappyWave:

[jigfreak]

You described them to me with such great detail and enthusiasm that I couldn't help but wonder if you were developing a possible interest in bird watching. Ya want I should get ya a birdwatching book from the library??? :ROFLMAO :wow::plastered: :fishing: :ROFLMAO :HappyWave:

Are you sure you want to lay that on him? I did a search on birdwatching and swans on this site, dark, look what I found.:d

seagulls
http://stripersandanglers.com/Forum/showthread.php?t=4912

swans
http://stripersandanglers.com/Forum/showthread.php?t=5524

http://stripersandanglers.com/Forum/search.php?searchid=52191

swans in PA (actually I thought this one was pretty cool, the rest almost make you a closet birdwatcher.:d)
http://stripersandanglers.com/Forum/showthread.php?t=6610&highlight=swans

[storminsteve]

Are you sure you want to lay that on him? I did a search on birdwatching and swans on this site, dark, look what I found.:d

seagulls
http://stripersandanglers.com/Forum/showthread.php?t=4912

swans
http://stripersandanglers.com/Forum/showthread.php?t=5524

http://stripersandanglers.com/Forum/search.php?searchid=52191

swans in PA (actually I thought this one was pretty cool, the rest almost make you a closet birdwatcher.:d)
http://stripersandanglers.com/Forum/showthread.php?t=6610&highlight=swans


:laugh: :clapping::clapping::clapping:

[bababooey]

^ I'm surprised Swan Lake didn't turn up in any of those searches.:don't know why:

[DarkSkies]

Funny, guys, funny. :laugh: :clapping:
Next Spring there will be a S&A Shorebirds seminar :kooky:... I'm sending ya all special invitations.... :d :moon: :HappyWave:

[jigfreak]

^^^You do that, and I'll bet that the first one to post up some bird pics here before the winter will be you.:laugh: ;)

[VSdreams]

Guys, this was posted on another site, nice fat fish!:bigeyes:


picked up bunker at true world in bayonne,went to the river with my two sons.cut the tail piece and 20 minutes later nice reward.this one caught around 7pm.got another keeper in the morning around 7am. great day plus the JETS won also.tight lines
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[jigfreak]

nice!!:clapping:

[gjb1969]

very nice fish thats what i am talking abought:fishing: dwa fishing baby:plastered:

[rip316]

One fish for 8 hrs of waiting. Let's all run there now. One lucky guy that caught one fish.

[plugcrazy]

Wow what a fish!:drool:

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North Bergen man catches 50-pound bass in Hudson River

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This was the big one that didn't get away.
North Bergen resident Jude Foley caught an Atlantic striped bass near the George Washington Bridge on Sunday that weighed 50 pounds, 7 ounces.
"We're going to eat it, that's prime meat right there," said Foley, 42, of 61st Street, eyeing the 4-foot, 4-inch monster fish.
Fishing in the Hudson River for 15 years, Foley said he's never caught a fish that size before.
It took Foley and his friend, Robert Vitale, 52, of Waldwick, about 90 minutes to get the fish onto the boat. Vitale, who owns the boat, finally grabbed the fish under the gills and hauled it in.
The world record catch for the same fish is 78 pounds, 8 ounces, and that fish was caught in Atlantic City in 1982, according to the International Gaming Fish Association.
Foley used a small bunker fish to lure the bass but said the fishing line was not strong enough to haul in his catch.
They tried to employ a net but it broke apart.
"You don't want to muscle him (the fish) and snap the line," Vitale explained.

[gjb1969]

now that is a cow evan if its a boat fish thats the second fish that size i have seen second year seen one last year:fishing:way to go man:thumbsup:

[DarkSkies]

^^ Beautiful fish, some quality fish are migrating into that river now. Like submarines, they silently cruise the bottom half of the water column. Most people have no idea fish that size are there almost year round. As long is the food is abundant, they stay for awhile... The problem is they are hard to catch because of this tendency to be in the lower half of the water, and the probability that most large fish travel solo, unless they're feeding on large bunker schools.


Here's a DW fish I was sent a pic of yesterday, right after the guys got it. They snagged bunker. Because it was rocky, they put the bunker out on a balloon, and got this fish. I tried that in a similar area last year, and was not successful. I still believe in that method, and these guys proved it works. :clapping::clapping:

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Congrats on the fish, guys. :thumbsup:

[gjb1969]

that is a big a$$fish:d:HappyWave::fishing:

[gjb1969]

i went out today with the bunker that i snagged the other day by the time i got there two bass were on deck one gone home the other on the rope in the water swiming strong not 10 min after i got there another bass came in 38 in 20 lb nice and fat and clean the dirty water strikes again :HappyWave: i got the pic with the other dwa pics

[gjb1969]

late report went out the other day with hopes of getting into fish but the rats were on the bite so i went and got some food my buddy got a good fish but lost it as the braid broke so he was pissed i called it a day earlt i got bad food and got sick :burn:so i donkt know if the big girls were around i will be back at it this weekend:fishing:

[gjb1969]

just got in from the big river there have bin some nice fish pulled in every few days 29 lb fish tonight there has bin some scatered pods of bunker around and the bass have bin on them fresh is key so guys get out there the bunker and bass are there so guys get out there and get them i know i will keep at it lots and lots of little guys and i do meen little guys on tap the whole day nice to see them around i hope they grow up to breed so take a look at the dwa pics :HappyWave::fishing:

[gjb1969]

well the dw reports are done for me i will start back up in the spring only a few guys out there not many reports of big bass at this time of the yearno one wants to put in the time so lets see how 2011 starts i hope it will be good

[VSdreams]

I wonder if it will affect the fishing in that area?


BAYONNE (http://www.nj.com/bayonne) — The Port Authority of New York and New Jersey announced its preferred alternative to the Bayonne Bridge clearance issue is to raise the bridge's roadway to 215 feet.

The "Raise the Roadway" plan is the most cost effective and least disruptive option, officials said today. The Port Authority Board of Commissioners committed in June to announcing a preferred alternative by the end of the year.
In September, the board authorized spending up to $1 billion to make sure the bridge does not impede future traffic at the Newark and Elizabeth container port complex. An alternative under consideration, tearing down and reconstructing the bridge, was estimated to cost upwards of $2 billion.


The raising will involve reconstruction of the existing approaches, ramps and main span to a higher elevation, allowing larger ships to pass under the raised bridge and access the Port of New York and New Jersey when the Panama Canal is expanded in 2014.

Port Authority Executive Director Chris Ward said, "This is an important next step to developing a cost-effective solution to address the Bayonne Bridge navigational issues."
The recommended bridge solution is designed to fix the bridge clearance issue, which will pose a navigational problem for larger ships trying to access the Port of New York and New Jersey after the Panama Canal expands in 2014.

[gjb1969]

well who knows i know that they did not want to blast and dreadge people got upset with all the crap on the bottom so that idea was scrapped thats why the bridge idea came up thats what i heard now if they speed up the clean up i would be happy the hudson is comeing back with a little help newark bay can to:fishing::HappyWave:

[7deadlyplugs]

Check out this fish guys, dirty water is giving up fish again! A guy named Jose posted it. congrats dude!!




Fished two days ago and was blessed with this beautiful 33 pound 47 inch striper. caught it around 4pm incoming tide with a bunker chunk. my personal best and very thankful :-)

[gjb1969]

way to go on the cow i hope the good luck keeps up

[gjb1969]

well its starting to get windy out there lots of small ling and the eels the dirty water gave up a nice 45 inch bass for a guy who was there all dayhe put in a lot of time and i do meen a lot the bass was 29.5 lbs nice and clean bass took a bunker head we packed up and went home to rest and fish another day14285

[mick2360]

Nice to see efforts pay off even in extreme circumstances like these.

[jonthepain]

i don't think that's what's meant by sleeping with the fishes

[gjb1969]

well i just got in from a little dw fishing i had to get out i had just one bunker from the other day so it had to do i fished the last of the outgoing nada i still had hope so i stayed for the incomeing still not a thing lots of stuff in the water to snagg on your line if u want small fishthe ling have bin on a see the bait and bite mission small hooks u cant keep them off the hook (tite lines and good luck guys):HappyWave::fishing:

[DarkSkies]

i don't think that's what's meant by sleeping with the fishes

I don't know what you rednecks do down there in NC, Jon, but us googans up here kiss the big girls when we get em... :)
Some guys may wanna sleep with em too, I guess...:d






G, good to hear you at got out at last. Conditions were fishy last night, but I think fishin was tough all over....:HappyWave:

[bababooey]

, but us googans up here kiss the big girls when we get em... :)
Some guys may wanna sleep with em too, I guess...:d


Kissing a fish, blech!:upck:
Kiss the clams without beards, maybe.:pig:

[ledhead36]

^ If it smells like fish, its a dish. If it smells like provolone, leave it alone.

[gjb1969]

well i was going to suck it up and go back out but not with this snow i so did not want to see this crap so early but it is what it is but i want to fish i still mite go :fishing:snow or no snow:2flip:

[gjb1969]

well it has come to this i cant get bass no blues so i guess i will be fishing for some river spotted hake and white perch this is so sad my good friend will be happy all the fish he can eat evan if thay look funny and feel nasty u can eat them !! i hope i have a better spring (yes i am looking that far off)

[hookset]

Spotted hake sounds pretty good compared to what I caught today, a whole lot of nothing! Good luck.

[jonthepain]

I worked. :(

[gjb1969]

well its not evan hard to get those fish just put bait out on small hooks worms clam and they bite so i get old very fast:boring:

[paco33]

:pig:Some dirty pics

[gjb1969]

i got my first keeper of the year and it felt so d good now i hope to get some on plugs just as i was going to pack up and go my reel starts to screem and in comes a nice 31 inch bass15214i hope this is a start of good things to come:fishing::HappyWave::clapping:

[gjb1969]

well i went out to the bait shop my buddy works at to see whats up with the fishing and all he told me was its the same thing as last week slow the anglers who came in told the same story i was on the way home and stoped off to see the guys fishing 10 rods and one fish the other spot more than 20 rods no fish at all most guys have bin out there for more than 10 hrs i could not do that this weekend they can have it !!!15231

[albiealert]

10 hours for one fish? Wow I could not do that either. Nice pic gjb.

[gjb1969]

15233here is a pic of the only dw fish from last night 38 in 17.8 lbthe bait came in spurts and so did the swing and misses:banghead2:

[baitstealer]

Wow very nice fish, yours? congrats!

[gjb1969]

nope not my fish i got the skunk

[gjb1969]

15268well the blues took a break tonight and the bass did there thing here are two fish one 35 and 38"

[gjb1969]

well the good fishing is still going strong for the guys who put in the time and just fish hard it not a all out crazy bite but the bass and blues are there the bait is there its best get to have fresh if u can get it better if its snagged and used while still wiggling and if u get lucky there are fluke under the bunker so the fish are still on the feed so get out and fish:fishing:

[xtreme_visions]

ARE THESE DIRTY WATER FISH BEING CAUGHT ON METAL , RUBBER, PLUGS OR IS IT JUST A BAIT THING? IM SO DAM CLOSE TO THE DIRTY WATER BUT NEVER GIVE IT A TRY :don't know why:


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[gjb1969]

well out on the big river its a bait and wait thing but in the back u can use plugs

[gjb1969]

well i did some fishinf on fathers day i had the place to my self for most of the day some happy bunker nothing on them but i was out to be out so it was a nice dat till the wind got cold but i did not go home so i just sat there and them the bunker got a wake up bass and blues came in but just my luck the wind got stronger and colder i got a few nice fresh ones but i just fed the crabs just as i pack up i put one last small bait out put away snagging rod small rod gets hit no bass but a pig of a blue 33 in 13 lbs then big rod bends an off it went but i missed

[plugcrazy]

nice blue!

[gjb1969]

well things are getting hot in the dw was on the way home from work and just to see what was going on i shot my buddy a text bass and blues from 28 to 40 in is what i was told so i took one rod and off i went when i got there the bunker were getting beat up good i just had a good time seeing the guys have fun

[gjb1969]

well its a threed report and it will be short and to the point no big fish at all lot of fish crashing bait tride tin and swim shads and still :skunk:for the dw guys

[storminsteve]

Look at that top fish compared to the bottom one. It s a fatty!:drool:

[gjb1969]

well i took a break from the big river and i took a shot a fishing in the back i got lots of hits from little blues most were in the 1lb to2lb range my mind was not on fishing i just was looking at the shrimp with my light they are all over nbi teaser time in the back:lookhappy:

[baitstealer]

I guess those shrimp feed everything back there. Good job on the report. When to you start to catch bigger stripers and blues in the dirty water. Any weakfish?

[gjb1969]

i was told of three weaks came in last week thats all but most of the time u wont get any reports most of the guys just want bass blues most of the larger bass are gone till fall its hit or mis most of the big come and go on the tides

[gjb1969]

well i am now fishing my default spots in nb its so shallow in places but at least i get some hits on small blues and little bass no big fish at all but it keep me going i know there are big fish around i know i will be in the right place at the right time so i keep going i will put the big rods down for a while go to my 8 ft and 7 6 tight lines and good fishin:fishing:

[storminsteve]

Hey at least its something on the end of the line. Good luck and thanks for the report on the weakfish. I think we should have some good catches in August.

[gjb1969]

well i have not done much fishing in a while so i hit some of my go to spots and it hsa not gone well its just as i left it me skunking or nothing but small fish last week end perth small blues went one for five spots two that were just the size i would keep micro fluke now i stayed close to home went to bayonne i still suck swing and swing micro spot this timeand that is just sad no bass at all not evan the little ones noe i set up the big rod nice two lb blue i feel good now so any way i got one more blue two lb class and then all i could do is swing and mis this year i just think i want the fishing to be over till next year so i can have a fresh start i just cant get a break after fishing i got stuck waiting for the path the signals go down and only one track open and on top of that all the trains were delayed another 15 mins got the square power went down on train for 3 or 4 min so after all that i walked home allmost 2 miles:burn:i think next time i will just stay home:banghead2::soapbox:

[jonthepain]

If I still lived in Jersey I think I'd be waiting for the water to cool and the bait to start moving.

[cowherder]

Hey gjb sorry to hear that guess thats why they call it fishing and not catching. Better luck next time.:fishing:

[gjb1969]

well here a late report i went out sat morn to a spot with the bad and i was so pumped for some reason i was not going to quit rain or no rain so i get set up it was slow just a few small hits but i was not going home thats what was the plan so i kept at it now i was talking to a guy and he told me a blow fish was pulled up but the guy was gone so i did not see it so we keep fishing bunker show no fish on them for a while then the small blues show up at least we got fish and the water is not that dirty any more a guy pulled up a pin fish he was mixed in with the spot

[DarkSkies]

You beat the skunk...congrats G...

I really feel that area is within 3 weeks of blowing up as the water cools. There are already big blues staging in the Western Sound....
from Execution Light to the Bronx and near the bridges, blues 10-16lbs. Caught mostly at night, those blues in that area should make a path directly down the E River and into the NY Bight....some reports say they're already there, though I think that action is still spotty....

They should be there soon, following the bunker...with some bass right behind them....
That area is loaded with sea bass, spot, and pinfish as well, more so than it has been in the last few years....
Hope you're there when the fish come down the pike....

You deserve something other than buzzard's luck....I believe it's gonna turn around real soon.....:thumbsup: :HappyWave:

[gjb1969]

well most of the fish are small and i did not get any fish with size its bin that way for a while no bass with size and no blues with size and the pin fish well i have never seen one up here ever but we will see on the bigger fish

[basshunter]

Keep hitting it guys you gotta have faith!