08-23-2013, 03:34 PM
August 25, 2013
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Striped Bass - The schoolie trend seems to be racheting up although slowly. More 4-7# bass are appearing along the shoreline from Hatchetts to the Thames. Mostly they're on reefs and other structure and feeding on coin sized butterfish. The Branford to Guilford reefs have the same small butters with schoolies on them.
Medium sized bass are at the Race, Plum Gut, Cornfield and Long Sand Shoal. Live or chunked bunker are the best bets except for the Race where eels at night are the best producer.
Bunker are still in good supply at the mouth of the Connecticut River.
Bluefish - Where are the big guys? The only teen sized blues I've heard of this week were at Montauk, and that's out of the WICC Contest. The usual rips are holding blues well under 10 pounds. The mouths of the Connecticut, Thames, Quinnipiac and Housatonic Rivers if they have bunker are the best spots to find a teen sized blue. Don't look for schools, the bigger fish are still loners in August. Some of the smaller reefs such as Cranes, Hens and Chickens and Cornfield can hold bigger blues.
If size doesn't matter try Plum Gut or Pigeon Rip. Not as many as across the Sound but Southwest Reef has some.
WICC Bluefish Contest - This weekend, August 24-25, starts at midnight Friday and ends 5pm Sunday. Once again we are a weigh in and registration center.
Snapper Blues - Running good and getting bigger. Good at the DEP Piers, Saybrook Point,Blackhall and Lieutenant Rivers and the Causeway.
Fluke - Some good reports coming from the south side of Montauk while the RI news still seems to be slower.
Locally it's still worthwhile to put some time in off Black Point, it doesn't seem as good as 2 weeks ago but not that bad either. Slower tides this week should make it easier to hold bottom.
The Tri-Shop Fluke Contest is on, call us 860-388-2283, Hillyers 860-443-7615 or the Fish Connection 860-885-1739 for details.
1st - Steve Barron - 11.85#
2nd - Glen Rokicki - 11.40#
3rd - Rich Reicherl - 10.70#
Porgies - They're also having a good run. happy reports coming in from Bartletts, Hatchetts, Race Rock, Cranes and Southwest Reefs.
Blue Crabs-I hate to say the same thing as last week but the only change is that the crabs are a bit bigger. A good to very good run at the Connecticut River Coves, Lieutenant and Blackhall Rivers also the DEP Piers and check out any pilings.
Bonito, False Albacore - Yes we've had some bonito reports this week from Weekapaug, Watch hill and Charlestown RI. Anyone seen any bay anchovies?
Blackfish - No reports came in this week.
Hours - now on Summer hours
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[center]Sat, Sun - 4am to 6pm
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Rivers End Tackle
440 Boston Post Road
Old Saybrook, Connecticut 06475
info@riversendtackle.com
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[center]Best Bites[/center]
Striped Bass - The schoolie trend seems to be racheting up although slowly. More 4-7# bass are appearing along the shoreline from Hatchetts to the Thames. Mostly they're on reefs and other structure and feeding on coin sized butterfish. The Branford to Guilford reefs have the same small butters with schoolies on them.
Medium sized bass are at the Race, Plum Gut, Cornfield and Long Sand Shoal. Live or chunked bunker are the best bets except for the Race where eels at night are the best producer.
Bunker are still in good supply at the mouth of the Connecticut River.
Bluefish - Where are the big guys? The only teen sized blues I've heard of this week were at Montauk, and that's out of the WICC Contest. The usual rips are holding blues well under 10 pounds. The mouths of the Connecticut, Thames, Quinnipiac and Housatonic Rivers if they have bunker are the best spots to find a teen sized blue. Don't look for schools, the bigger fish are still loners in August. Some of the smaller reefs such as Cranes, Hens and Chickens and Cornfield can hold bigger blues.
If size doesn't matter try Plum Gut or Pigeon Rip. Not as many as across the Sound but Southwest Reef has some.
WICC Bluefish Contest - This weekend, August 24-25, starts at midnight Friday and ends 5pm Sunday. Once again we are a weigh in and registration center.
Snapper Blues - Running good and getting bigger. Good at the DEP Piers, Saybrook Point,Blackhall and Lieutenant Rivers and the Causeway.
Fluke - Some good reports coming from the south side of Montauk while the RI news still seems to be slower.
Locally it's still worthwhile to put some time in off Black Point, it doesn't seem as good as 2 weeks ago but not that bad either. Slower tides this week should make it easier to hold bottom.
The Tri-Shop Fluke Contest is on, call us 860-388-2283, Hillyers 860-443-7615 or the Fish Connection 860-885-1739 for details.
1st - Steve Barron - 11.85#
2nd - Glen Rokicki - 11.40#
3rd - Rich Reicherl - 10.70#
Porgies - They're also having a good run. happy reports coming in from Bartletts, Hatchetts, Race Rock, Cranes and Southwest Reefs.
Blue Crabs-I hate to say the same thing as last week but the only change is that the crabs are a bit bigger. A good to very good run at the Connecticut River Coves, Lieutenant and Blackhall Rivers also the DEP Piers and check out any pilings.
Bonito, False Albacore - Yes we've had some bonito reports this week from Weekapaug, Watch hill and Charlestown RI. Anyone seen any bay anchovies?
Blackfish - No reports came in this week.
Hours - now on Summer hours
[center]Mon to Fri - 5am to 7pm
[/center]
[center]Sat, Sun - 4am to 6pm
[/center]
[left] [/left]
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Rivers End Tackle
440 Boston Post Road
Old Saybrook, Connecticut 06475
info@riversendtackle.com
[url "http://visitor.r20.constantcontact.com/email.jsp?m=1106025356213"][/url]
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