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| Small bonito were harassing small bait yesterday. They have been popping up here and there along the oceanfront where bait shows up. |
Yesterday, for the first time I saw lots of bait. From my vantage point I could see multiple schools of bait way out being harassed by birds from the top and predators from below. It was small bait which I suspect was rain bait. Occasionally a school would come in close and I was able to reach it with my metal lure. I suspected it was small bonito hitting the bait, and I was right. I managed to catch a couple and had a few more on.
Later I moved to another spot as the sun was setting. Right before dark a school of peanut bunker moved right by me. A short time later I landed a striper and a large fluke.
This sudden influx of bait close to shore is a sure sign that fall fishing is right around the corner for shore fishermen who have been suffering through a poor summer. Every year this seems to happen sometime in August. It's a bit late this year, but I think we are looking at improved fishing from shore in the next few days and weeks. Could this be the start of a fall run along the oceanfront?
