07-05-2001, 01:21 PM
Locating macs continues to be a hit or miss situation. Somedays we are able to fill the bait wells in 30-40 minutes, others it takes an hour or two and sometimes we can't locate them at all. While fishing for macs in the usual locations, we have begun to notice an increase in the numbers of stripers in the chum slick, which effectively shuts off the mac bite. <br><br>Striper fishing continues to be spectacular. Saturday's mornings trip on 6/30 produced numerous keepers in the 30-32" class, but only one fish at 35". Things changed for Sunday morning's (7/1) trip though. In less that 2 hours on that day, we boated and released 8 fish over 34" with the largest being a 45" 36 lb fish, followed closely by a 33 lb, a 28 lb, a 24 lb and several others ranging from 16-22 lbs. Monday evening's trip (7/2), Tuesday's trip (7/3) and Wednesday's trip (7/4) also had great fishing. Each trip produced numerous keepers and many fish in the 20-30 lb class range, the best of these days being Tuesday when we boated and released 7 fish over 34". <br><br><br><br>Capt Dave, North Shore Charters