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| The fishing was lean today with only a few fish around. November fishing has been inconsistent. |
November fishing seems to be following the same pattern we saw in October. In a word, inconsistent. It is nowhere near what we experienced last year when there were blitz days after blitz days for much of the month of November along the RI south shore. This year there have been a few good days but there have also been a lot of dead days also so far in November. Severe weather has played a factor in the inconsistent fishing.
I fished multiple spots today. Most places had very little. I saw nothing....no bait, no birds, no fish and very few fishermen. I did manage a couple of schoolies in one location in the daylight. I also landed a schoolie and a slot fish after dark in another location. All were taken on bucktail jigs. In the last couple of weeks, all the larger fish that I've landed (slots and above) have come after dark except for one fish. This should come as no surprise since your best bet at landing something decent will come at night.
I figure we have about 3 weeks left of good fishing. I think we will see at least one more push of lots of fish and bait that hopefully lasts many days. Maybe a run of ocean herring will come along and light things up. Fishing changes fast at this time of year so you just have to keep looking and plugging away.
