First Migrating Fish of the Year- An OVERSLOT!

 | By Seamus on 4/28/2026 9:24:00 PM | Views (4)

 

First migrating fish of the year for me proves to be an OVERSLOT.  It was landed  on a Slug-go.

I was into some big fish this evening.  My first fish of the night blasted my nine inch Slug-go.  That fish proved to be an overslot in the 36 to 38 inch range.  Next cast- a slot fish of 30 inches. A few casts later- another 30 inch fish. Twenty minutes later, I lose another big fish. Clearly, I was into something hot tonight. It's about time!

No doubt, there are some large fish around if you can find them. I've been reading on social media about many of these large fish being caught in RI waters.  Interestingly, there is a lack of schoolies or smaller fish.  No surprise here as the spawns of the last 5 years have been poor.

This is real early for these big stripers to be around. I saw no bait where I was fishing and no bird activity but the fish were just there prowling around. I guess it's a matter of getting out and casting and putting in your time, and good things will happen.

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Catch Information

Species:
Striped Bass

This Fishing Report was submitted on 4/28/2026 9:24:00 PM by Seamus and last updated on 6/2/2026 6:52:10 PM.

Location

2000 Sailfish Point
Manteo, NC US

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