Richard_the_Aughth Posted May 16, 2021 Report Share Posted May 16, 2021 Well, not yet. Are they in? Anyone catching any from shore? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
albacized Posted May 16, 2021 Report Share Posted May 16, 2021 The Rhody guys seem to be into them pretty good Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
mikez2 Posted May 16, 2021 Report Share Posted May 16, 2021 Just now, albacized said: The Rhody guys seem to be into them pretty good Pretty good indeed. They're hitting spoons. From today. Ditchbag, CoffeeHangover, theshadow and 8 others 11 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
RP McMurphy Posted May 16, 2021 Report Share Posted May 16, 2021 14 mins ago, mikez2 said: They're hitting spoons Great pic. Spoon for the win! Looks like the spoon I ate breakfast with. Crushed the barbs, of course. mikez2 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Pierogi Smash Posted May 16, 2021 Report Share Posted May 16, 2021 I haven't even seen one in 4 years. I hope that changes quickly this season. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Angler #1 Posted May 16, 2021 Report Share Posted May 16, 2021 9 hours ago, mikez2 said: Pretty good indeed. They're hitting spoons. From today. WE often used can openers to catch them when they were fussy It shows what a little imagination end experimentation will do Peace and Prayers Life member M.B.B.A #509 Life member Izaak Walton Fishing Association Life member Cape Cod Canal Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
newcut Posted May 16, 2021 Report Share Posted May 16, 2021 9 hours ago, Pierogi Smash said: I haven't even seen one in 4 years. Mostly using a fork, or just dieting altogether? I need to shed a few pounds, but I'm not at all sure I have the will for a 4 year fast. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
mikez2 Posted May 16, 2021 Report Share Posted May 16, 2021 9 hours ago, Pierogi Smash said: I haven't even seen one in 4 years. I hope that changes quickly this season. There's a decent run going on in RI right now but in recent years there’s been a pattern of a nice Spring run and then they get real sparse for most of the season. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
albacized Posted May 16, 2021 Report Share Posted May 16, 2021 23 mins ago, mikez2 said: There's a decent run going on in RI right now but in recent years there’s been a pattern of a nice Spring run and then they get real sparse for most of the season. For me during the past few years, my first bluefish of the season wouldn't happen until the smaller rat size blues (the ones that are one step up from snappers) moved in just as bonito/albie season would kick in...I've had those things steal so many epoxy jigs or chop an albie snax in half...I'm normally ok with catching them, but not at that time of the year (or at least not during a hot albie bite) But prior to that, I used to have pretty good luck with decent to large size blues at any of the usual southside of the cape locations during the spring run, then again during the later fall (usually timed when the albie fishing was just starting to slow down)...Not sure if its the lack of squid that they chased or lack of fish Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
mikez2 Posted May 16, 2021 Report Share Posted May 16, 2021 Just now, albacized said: For me during the past few years, my first bluefish of the season wouldn't happen until the smaller rat size blues (the ones that are one step up from snappers) moved in just as bonito/albie season would kick in...I've had those things steal so many epoxy jigs or chop an albie snax in half...I'm normally ok with catching them, but not at that time of the year (or at least not during a hot albie bite) But prior to that, I used to have pretty good luck with decent to large size blues at any of the usual southside of the cape locations during the spring run, then again during the later fall (usually timed when the albie fishing was just starting to slow down)...Not sure if its the lack of squid that they chased or lack of fish We have a tradition of hitting the RI spring bluefish run every year. It used to be Father's day. Last year it was late May. This year is the earliest we've had them in numbers. Historically there have been some bigger fish in Spring but more recently they tended to be rat sized. There were some decent sized ones this year. We also observed a tiny striper float by missing its back half. We saw the same thing last year. As much as I enjoy blues and hope their numbers improve, let's hope come September they aren't packed in the same places as they were this weekend. That'd get pretty expensive in albie jigs. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
albacized Posted May 16, 2021 Report Share Posted May 16, 2021 1 min ago, mikez2 said: We have a tradition of hitting the RI spring bluefish run every year. It used to be Father's day. Last year it was late May. This year is the earliest we've had them in numbers. Historically there have been some bigger fish in Spring but more recently they tended to be rat sized. There were some decent sized ones this year. We also observed a tiny striper float by missing its back half. We saw the same thing last year. As much as I enjoy blues and hope their numbers improve, let's hope come September they aren't packed in the same places as they were this weekend. That'd get pretty expensive in albie jigs. That's good to hear - I took days off this week. May take a day to explore SoCo...but leaving the weekend to the crowds (heard a couple of horror stories regarding the crowds - the story you relayed in the RI forum being one of them) mikez2 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
bassturds Posted May 17, 2021 Report Share Posted May 17, 2021 Been years Since I’ve caught a blue. I miss them. Did see some a week or so ago in a buzzards bay estuary. I had a few hits, lost a decent fish, blue or striper. Saw a 5 ish pound blue caught. And a smaller one. 2 different times Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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