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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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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.
wow nice weakie that's a pretty fish!
Weakfish - almost forgot what they looked like. Friends are getting spikes, but nothing bigger than 10", nice.:thumbsup:
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:
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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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:
Nice work guys.
Where's da BASS?:don't know why: :plastered: :HappyWave:
^ 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!
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.
WELL IF GET FISH GOOD FOR U RIP:fishing:
Thanks G im going to try my best.
so rip how did u do man i hope u can give us some good news we need some:fishing:
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.
cool dude be safe and i hope u guys get something:fishing::HappyWave:
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.
^^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:
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:
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:
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.
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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:
Nice report Dark.
Darkskies I enjoyed reading that. Thanks for sharing with us.
Wow dark it seems like you are the "have kayak will travel" guy. Great report!
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:
^^ It's all good bro...
A fish is a fish is a fish....;) :fishing:
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
Nice!:thumbsup:
Tha was awesome. I guess there is still some bait in the back.
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:
Catch em up guys!
Looks like things are starting to heat up in that dirty stank water keep up the good work!
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:
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:
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: