Just about everything Stripers: Timetables, Places to Fish, Latest in Equipment, Tackle and Plug Building, Rigging, Fishing Bait and Artificials, Info on other Fish, Strategies from Shore, Boat and Kayak! We even post some stuff about freshwater fishing. RI's NUMBER 1 Striper Blog with over FIVE MILLION pageviews! Copyright 2008-2026. All Rights reserved.
Friday, April 6, 2012
Schoolie Fishing in the Bay Heats UP
My brother and I got out this morning in the upper Bay as we took the boat out on its first voyage of 2012. Yes, we found good numbers of schoolies. Together we landed about 15 fish, all new ones I suspect judging by their small size and bright colors. The hot ticket was Zoom flukes mounted on small jigheads and fished with light gear. The fish tended to be bunched up. If you found one, you caught several. I've heard rumors of fish around in the Bay for the last week but these are the first I have actually seen and caught. This is the earliest I have ever caught migrating stripers in the upper Bay. It's starting here too!