Joe G Posted February 11, 2022 Report Share Posted February 11, 2022 5 hours ago, K Foley said: …………just fling it at the sound Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Beachorbust Posted February 20, 2022 Report Share Posted February 20, 2022 We also forget that the canal is 14 continuous miles of fishable shore with not only easy but legal parking. The most important thing is there are 4 lanes @75 mph coming from two directions that end at the canal. I can be fishing at the canal in an hour, hour 15 or I can be fishing Plum island or Cranes Beach in the exact same amount of time, which are half the distance. For me finding a new spot is not so much about the structure or will it produce, but about parking where I won't get towed (which is different from legal) and being able to access the water through similarly expedient methods, no question of either of those at the canal plus all the other things that make it special. bob_G, jt0791, PSeggs and 1 other 4 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
PSeggs Posted February 20, 2022 Report Share Posted February 20, 2022 Finding parking along CT coast has been my biggest hurdle the past 2 years. Add into that my wife is handicapped & uses a walker at times. Really hard sometimes. Soo many trips we've driven 1hr to the coast to turn around and head back. I'll gladly drive 2hrs to a guaranteed parking spot. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Boston83 Posted March 2, 2022 Report Share Posted March 2, 2022 never been to canal. probably never will too crowd. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
jt0791 Posted March 5, 2022 Report Share Posted March 5, 2022 (edited) A little late to this thread but where else can you get to see stripers, albies, whales bluefish, molas, tunas, minks, cougars, milfs and a brawl all in one morning Edited March 5, 2022 by jt0791 Pescador710, R.R. Bridge Fisher and PSeggs 3 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
PSeggs Posted March 6, 2022 Report Share Posted March 6, 2022 12 hours ago, jt0791 said: A little late to this thread but where else can you get to see stripers, albies, whales bluefish, molas, tunas, minks, cougars, milfs and a brawl all in one morning Better than any TV ! jt0791 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
HugeDinghy Posted March 9, 2022 Report Share Posted March 9, 2022 The canal and the RI breachways will simply never be the same as they were. Kooky, R.R. Bridge Fisher and rst3 3 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
stripahslayah Posted March 9, 2022 Report Share Posted March 9, 2022 2 hours ago, HugeDinghy said: The canal and the RI breachways will simply never be the same as they were. When i was younger (probably 2012) I remember blitzes happening just off the sandwich harbor almost weekly... not only are there more people fishing there are less fish to catch JohnQ 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
HugeDinghy Posted March 9, 2022 Report Share Posted March 9, 2022 Drifting plugs out of the breachways used to be one of my favorite things to do….now you can’t even fish the harder to get to sides. slacktide and rst3 2 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
rst3 Posted March 9, 2022 Report Share Posted March 9, 2022 1 hour ago, HugeDinghy said: Drifting plugs out of the breachways used to be one of my favorite things to do….now you can’t even fish the harder to get to sides. Last year I saw the largest rotation in RI history. Like a line waiting for Target to open on Black Friday. Legit counted 15 people waiting to cast Obviously I fished elsewhere Fishing kills me exactly as it keeps me alive. Hemingway, Old Man and the Sea Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
HugeDinghy Posted March 9, 2022 Report Share Posted March 9, 2022 (edited) 4 hours ago, rst3 said: Last year I saw the largest rotation in RI history. Like a line waiting for Target to open on Black Friday. Legit counted 15 people waiting to cast Obviously I fished elsewhere used to be able to go early morning non new moon and it’d be ok. Not anymore. Even the soft sides. Edited March 9, 2022 by HugeDinghy rst3 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
mikez2 Posted March 9, 2022 Report Share Posted March 9, 2022 (edited) 2 hours ago, rst3 said: Last year I saw the largest rotation in RI history. Like a line waiting for Target to open on Black Friday. Legit counted 15 people waiting to cast Obviously I fished elsewhere My 15 year old son get into a 15 man rotation last Fall on C-town. It was a good 10 minutes between casts. He really enjoyed it because the older guys treated him decent and joked around with him and complimented him, as well as helping him land his fish. I sat back and watched. I just can't take the waiting in line. Sadly after a good hour of hot fishing a few D-bags came out and joined the circus. They didn't get the camaraderie aspect and couldn't play nice. They cursed guys for going too slow and tried to rush them. Eventually they started crowding my kid and casting before he had made his full retrieve. That ended up meaning they crossed him when he hooked up. It had the potential to get real ugly because I get a little pugnacious when my kids are involved. Luckily the kid had caught a bunch and was ready to quit. Edited March 9, 2022 by mikez2 rst3 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
rst3 Posted March 9, 2022 Report Share Posted March 9, 2022 3 hours ago, HugeDinghy said: used to be able to go early morning mom new moon and it be ok. Not anymore. Even the soft sides. It blows. I really like fishing current, outflows canal whatever. But there's been so many changes over the past decade it just gets harder each year to luck out with a tide that isn't mobbed. And a few guys out there is pretty fun. Shoot the chit. Pick up a new tip or report or something. All good. It's just the heavy crowds and standing around waiting to fish I can't do. Fishing kills me exactly as it keeps me alive. Hemingway, Old Man and the Sea Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
HugeDinghy Posted March 9, 2022 Report Share Posted March 9, 2022 11 mins ago, rst3 said: It blows. I really like fishing current, outflows canal whatever. But there's been so many changes over the past decade it just gets harder each year to luck out with a tide that isn't mobbed. And a few guys out there is pretty fun. Shoot the chit. Pick up a new tip or report or something. All good. It's just the heavy crowds and standing around waiting to fish I can't do. There were nights where I would have my fill and just land the old timers fish for them while shooting the chit. It was to the point where I could count down to the hit. Hence the problem, I guess. Lol. rst3 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
codfish Posted March 10, 2022 Author Report Share Posted March 10, 2022 On 3/5/2022 at 5:49 PM, jt0791 said: A little late to this thread but where else can you get to see stripers, albies, whales bluefish, molas, tunas, minks, cougars, milfs and a brawl all in one morning Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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