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Find the Bait and You Will Find the Fish!

 | By Seamus on 10/7/2023 7:36:00 PM | Views (35)

 
Here's a slot fish from yesterday 
coming to the kayak. It was caught 
in the Bay.

Everybody was complaining about that persistent northeast wind in late September except us surf fishermen.  When we had the northeast wind  from mid to late September, the striper fishing was lights out.  It has cleared in the last week with some beautiful weather, and my fishing along the oceanfront went right downhill.  When we had the northeast winds, there seemed to be birds everywhere diving on bait and there seemed to be stripers breaking whenever the bait appeared. Some days they seemed to be everywhere.  In the last week, there has been little bait, no birds and few fish along those same stretches of oceanfront that were so good for me weeks ago.

So, I made a move in the last two days and headed back into the Bay in my kayak. There I found loads of bait (peanut bunker) and sure enough, there were loads of stripers of all sizes. Yes, there are still big numbers of fish in the Bay.

No question, the stripers are hunting for bait, and I believe the bait and bass are on the move. The fall migration has begun.  Fishing activity in the next week should increase as much colder weather comes our way.  The south shore backwater ponds and rivers along with Narragansett Bay are all loaded with bait.  As that begins dumping out with the cooling waters, look for the fishing to light up and get far more consistent and productive along the oceanfront.

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Catch Information

Species:
Striped Bass
Striped Bass

This Fishing Report was submitted on 10/7/2023 7:36:00 PM by Seamus and last updated on 10/12/2023 3:50:16 AM.


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2000 Sailfish Point
Manteo, NC US

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