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| Here's one of the bigger ones I landed this week. So far, spring fishing along the oceanfront has been a disappointment. |
The spring migration is underway. The fish have been around for most of the week. But, unlike past years that brought huge numbers of schoolies in the early going, this year has delivered sparse numbers of them so far. No other way to spin it....so far, spring fishing has been a disappointment.
I got out four times this week and did a lot of casting in a couple of different spots. I landed exactly 19 stripers that ranged from 12 inches to 25 inches. Most were in the 14 to 18 inch range, typical of early season schoolies. All were landed on Cocahoes on a half ounce jighead.
The oceanfront has been rough and churned up with persistent strong winds out of the south quardrant for the last two weeks. That has brought tons of weed to the south shore beachfront. A lot of spots are not fishable due to the weed and some places have weed piled up on shore that can be measured in feet rather than inches. That hasn't stopped a lot of guys from trying as there has been big numbers of fishermen in the more popular early season spots.
In summary, lots of fishermen, few fish being caught. Hopefully things improve this week.
