In the Cape Cod Fishwire for Reel-Time.com this week I spent a little more time than usual actually delving into the issue of rotten inshore catches of striped bass off the Boston coast. Basically I note (with statistics) that two of the past 4 years have been some of the worst spawning years since the 1980’s, when the fish almost ceased to exist. Not a good thing… To the North in the Boston Fishwire, I have good reports of tuna…
A busy afternoon – I’ve posted new reports for Boston and for Cape Cod on Reel-Time.com In Boston, we’re still waiting on a real appearance by the bluefish. Very strange, they haven’t been so late that I can recall. It kind of reminds me of the stories the old timers told me back in the 1970’s that they remember not seeing blues in the 30s and 40s north of Cape Cod. School bluefin are showing out at Stellwagen, so the…
Boston…When the Going Gets Weird I’ll try not to spoil it for you. Basically, there’s a lot of talk how the stripers aren’t turning up inshore. Tons of bait, and it’s going unmolested about it’s business. The theories are many, but I question whether it’s a fundamental shift due to the declines in the cod that have allowed the stripers to take up residence as alpha dogs on Stellwagen. At least until the bluefin really assert themselves. Cape Cod…The Haves…
Cape Cod Fishwire for July 3, 2008 Boston Fishwire for July 3, 2008 I’d sworn last September I was done writing the Reel-Time Fishwires (weekly fishing reports). When NameMedia bought Reel-Time.com I realized that just wasn’t in the cards. So I’m now finding the fun in the reports again. A couple things I noted as I posted this week: The Fishwire management system is antiquated. It was a nice try in 2001 when it was built, and frankly I hated…