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What's inshore? - Tarpon4me - 02-27-2007
I was curious what all types of inshore fish you guys have up there in CT. I know we are limited to what species are availible inshore off the coast of SC. This is a brief list of what we have:
Spanish & King Mackerel
Flounder
Spadefish
Sheephead
Great Barracuda (If the weather permits)
Pinfish
Whitefish
Sail Catfish (rare)
Pompano
Red Drum
Black Drum
Cobia (not often)
Tarpon (not often)
Croaker
5 Species of Shark
Spot
Toadfish
Our local inshore baitfish consist of Menhaden(pogeys), Mullet, and cigar minnows.
Alot of the fish on that list are either bream sized or less to be desired on a hook. Only a handful are a reconizeable game fish. Though we have tuna, sailfish, and other gamefish off our coast, you've really gotta get out there to get to them. I know gregg has a lund and isn't able to get out too far. And myself with only a 21 footer, I can't reach out and touch them either. I basically wanted to see what the big difference in our local inshore species was. [
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Re: [Tarpon4me] What's inshore? - tomc - 02-27-2007
there is some difference.we have
eel
bonito
black sea bass
blackfish also known as toutog
bluefish
cunner
hickory shad
false albacore
oyster toadfish
sandbar shark
porgy also known as scup
sheepshead porgy
striped bass
summer flounder also known as fluke
winter flounder
weakfish
winter skate
mako shark
blue shark
bluefin tuna
cod
pollock
bunker
once in a while we do get some
black drum
gray triggerfish
ladyfish
monkfish
hammerhead sharks
spanish mackerel
threasher shark
wahoo
i think i got just about all of them,though,this past year we had some other speicies being caught that made the news,but cant remember what they were,just that they were blaming global warming
our bait fish are peanut bunker,silversides,hickory shad,eels,sand worms
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Re: [tomc] What's inshore? - gdn443 - 02-28-2007
Global warming keeps up we'll be catching redfish. [
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Re: [gdn443] What's inshore? - Tarpon4me - 02-28-2007
LMAO, you forgot Cobia and Tarpon! [sly]
So, you can catch all the fish listed by Tom inshore? When I say inshore, I mean with in like 10 miles of shore. If you can, I say "Holy Crap!" I might must have to move to CT after all. [
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Re: [Tarpon4me] What's inshore? - tomc - 02-28-2007
you want within the 10 mile list? that means it will get bigger,lol this list about 80% is within 1 mile,the rest is between2-3.
we did have a redfish found on shore last fall,if i remember right,it was in the 10 lbs range
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Re: [Tarpon4me] What's inshore? - tomc - 02-28-2007
that far out
yellowfin tuna
white marlin
swordfish
atlantic mackerel
blue marlin
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Re: [tomc] What's inshore? - Tarpon4me - 03-01-2007
I can't believe you've got those species that close in. We have to go way out to get alot of those species here. I guess you're just close to the blue water there. [cool]
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Re: [Tarpon4me] What's inshore? - tomc - 03-01-2007
for me,once we get past fishers island,the next stop england,lol
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