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| We are back into slow fishing for stripers from shore. There are some big bluefish around but you will need to make a lot of casts to catch one! This one took a bucktail jig spiced with a Fat Cow jig strip. |
A week ago I would have told you we were on our way to fall-like fishing along the RI oceanfront. But, as soon as it appeared, it ended. I found that one big school of peanut bunker that was getting blitzed by hungry stripers last week. Since then, I have not seen a peanut bunker. There have been no birds and no amounts of bait near shore in the places I am fishing. Just plain fizzled out.
So, I changed tactics a bit and started working white water locations in the hopes of finding a resident fish or two. In four evenings of fishing I managed to catch just four schoolies. Also, there are some big blues prowling around the oceanfront. I did catch a couple. Make a thousand casts and you might get one blue to hit. There are no schools of them.
Last year at this time, the striper fishing was hot. Tons of peanut bunker and bay anchovies were arriving daily with big schools of stripers after them. Not so this year so far.
Hate to say it, but you are looking at slow fishing this weekend if you plan to fish from shore. Nighttime and very early morning or stormy days will offer your best shot at catching a bass or two.
