bunker in the bays?

[hookset]

^ Why are you guys bickering anyway? It's almost opening day and will be time to hit it for stripers soon.

Winter shack nasties have set in. Coupled with a low pressure noreaster coming in. Fishermans version of Winter PMS.

[finchaser]

Sea and we are not bickering having a winter discussion

Menhaden are warm water fish, and our studies of the temperatures to the effect that they never appear in spring until the coastwise water has warmed to 50? or more, or in abundance until the temperature is several degrees higher, which is in accord with experience that menhaden will not survive in an aquarium if the water chills below 50?. No doubt, it is the falling temperature of autumn that forces the menhaden to leave the coasts of the north and head south,

[ledhead36]

finchaser sir you are the voice of experience and always enjoy your posts and wealth of knowledge.
have to back up wish4 here. If he said he saw bunker he did. There have been several years when small pods came into the bay in February and I remember one year they were here in January. No worries there are no bass on them at that time because as you said its too cold. I don't take a thermometer with me every time I go out there though. Have seen and snagged bunker when the water is in the mid 40s and lower. When the rains stop and there's a few sunny days I will go out and scout, will try to confirm what he said. They are pretty easy to find if you know the patterns.

Winter discussion would be better over a few beers. Would be nice if dark set one up. BTW where's ds we can't seem to get a hold of the clam eater. Anyone else know?

[finchaser]

ok, sorry we ever fought to save them they are the biggest cause of the depletion of bass this time around. A few beers sounds great.

DS is fine just sulking

[buckethead]

Yes when they decided to save the bunker they ignored what was happening with the bass. More bunker now than ever, and the bass numbers have not increased. Logic would tell you with all the food the bass population should have had a similar explosion. Isolated concentrations, with not a lot of bass in the middle of the m&m bowl. Where are they? (rhetorical question here)

[finchaser]

Yes when they decided to save the bunker they ignored what was happening with the bass. More bunker now than ever, and the bass numbers have not increased. Logic would tell you with all the food the bass population should have had a similar explosion. Isolated concentrations, with not a lot of bass in the middle of the m&m bowl. Where are they? (rhetorical question here)

Dead snag and drop wiped them out bonus didn't help the small fish either we should be 1 fish like the rest of the states read the article in Sport Fishing this month explains allot about bass numbers being way down

[jigfreak]

Aah you guys are such pessimists. The stripers and weakfish are all fine. Populations are booming. They just don't follow their usual patterns they are all migrating offshore in the canyons.

[bababooey]

BTW where's ds we can't seem to get a hold of the clam eater. Anyone else know?

It's probably my fault I sent him down a dark road to eternal ruin lol. Never thought I would say this,
miss you DS! Come on and check in from time to time will you?

[finchaser]

DS is ok he's sulking

[stripercrazy]

This is a very strange year indeed. Friends of mine who live in connecticut are reporting peanut bunker in the rivers there. Also bunker reports in the li sound.

[baitstealer]

global warming?