Fishing last weekend

JohnB · #1 06-03-2002, 04:56 PM

All,
We have had kind of a dry spell fishing and bad weather for the last month. This weekend the
wind stopped blowing, and the waves stopped crashing over the bow. Most of all, the fish
started biting. Here's a few shots of the lane snappers (avg 18"), and the Mahi's we invited
for dinner. We also caught sharks, cudas, short groupers (they have to be 24" now), triggers,
remorras, and bonita.

capesams · #2 06-03-2002, 05:52 PM

JOHN B:

ARE those gold fish?

JohnB · #3 06-03-2002, 08:24 PM

Steve,
Don't know if you where kidding, but the 2 big ones are Mahi Mahi (dolphin), and
the others are Lane Snapper. You should see what they look like when they just
come out of the water. They ran between 15 and 19 inches each.

capesams · #4 06-04-2002, 12:15 AM

JOHN B

It looks like you had a great day on the water. Yes I was just funnin with you. But I have gold fish in my little pond up front that lookS just like those. I haven't tried to eat one yet but the ones you have there look yummy. We went out walking tonight [water] and got into some good size striped bass, adv. size was around 40".
we ran out of live herring, so I had to come home [img]images/icons/frown.gif[/img]

John R · #5 06-04-2002, 09:33 AM

JohnB - what's the bag limit on the snapper? If those fish were striped bass (and at least 28 inches long) in Rhody, you'd need 5 people for them as it's 2 per. In Mass, it's only one per day over 28 inches... Good eating?

Steve, so you got into some decent bass, eh? Bucky runs slowing down now [img]images/icons/frown.gif[/img]

capesams · #6 06-05-2002, 01:46 AM

JOHN R:

YES & NO--There's this spot in the BAY, alway's good fish right under everyone's nose, but they all fish the wrong way. most that fish that spot don't like getting their feet wet, to bad because they don't know what their missin. Waters only 3-4' deep, but the bigen's hang out aways off the beach. the rat's come in close and that's what most of the people catch. The only problem with that spot is your 1/2 mi. off the beach an the fog rolls in , w/out a compass your dead meat [img]images/icons/shocked.gif[/img] may as well have put a black bag over your head an hope the tide is going to float you to shore, but it's worth it just the same. I've only got caught once with my paint's down there, night time in the fog,in coming tide. I'll never leave home again w/out my compass.