Jonesy Posted September 21 Report Share Posted September 21 Anyone been fishing the Derby? How’s the shore action been? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
zak-striper Posted September 21 Report Share Posted September 21 Larrys Tackle Shop in Edgartown has been posting a bit about it on their Facebook page. They've put up a few pics of bones, albies & blues. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
clambellies Posted September 21 Report Share Posted September 21 My buddy tells me that the shore action has been ok. Some albies, some bones, and some smaller blues, depending on where you're fishing. Chappy was rumored to be slow yesterday. I'm heading over on monday for the rest of the Derby. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Ditch Jigger Posted September 21 Report Share Posted September 21 13 mins ago, clambellies said: My buddy tells me that the shore action has been ok. Some albies, some bones, and some smaller blues, depending on where you're fishing. Chappy was rumored to be slow yesterday. I'm heading over on monday for the rest of the Derby. Chappy north of the East Beach jetties is not accessible by OSVs. You can't get to Cape Poge Light, the elbow, or the Gut. The inside trails along the bay are also closed. Only the North Neck side of the Gut is accessible. "…if catching fish is your only objective, you are either new to the game or too narrowly focused on measurable results.” - D. Stuver Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
nightfighter Posted September 21 Report Share Posted September 21 Arte you stateside, Mike? Or just passing on detailed reports which I am sure you could still have available daily.... Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
TimS Posted September 21 Report Share Posted September 21 2 hours ago, Ditch Jigger said: Chappy north of the East Beach jetties is not accessible by OSVs. You can't get to Cape Poge Light, the elbow, or the Gut. The inside trails along the bay are also closed. Only the North Neck side of the Gut is accessible. Mike...why are they closed? Show someone how to catch striped bass and they'll be ready to fish anywhere. Show someone where to go striped bass fishing and you'll have a desperate report chaser with loose lips. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Jonesy Posted September 22 Author Report Share Posted September 22 26 mins ago, TimS said: Mike...why are they closed? Tim I believe the “Trustees” have decided that ALL birds must be protected during all seasons, even non endangered species like oystercatchers, chickadees, ducks, robins etc. they just don’t want anyone out there anymore. I think they liked being able to ban everyone from going to the beach during covid. Won’t be long until they ban walking out there too. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
TimS Posted September 22 Report Share Posted September 22 3 mins ago, Jonesy said: Tim I believe the “Trustees” have decided that ALL birds must be protected during all seasons, even non endangered species like oystercatchers, chickadees, ducks, robins etc. they just don’t want anyone out there anymore. I think they liked being able to ban everyone from going to the beach during covid. Won’t be long until they ban walking out there too. What a shame...some of my favorite fishing memories were out "there" - @DitchJigger took me out there the first time or two...what a wonderful area...and such a shame that it's closed to responsible traffic Show someone how to catch striped bass and they'll be ready to fish anywhere. Show someone where to go striped bass fishing and you'll have a desperate report chaser with loose lips. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Fitzy Posted September 22 Report Share Posted September 22 1 hour ago, TimS said: What a shame...some of my favorite fishing memories were out "there" - @DitchJigger took me out there the first time or two...what a wonderful area...and such a shame that it's closed to responsible traffic I heard it was for other reasons which are even shittier. Sounds like private key beaches are preventing access. Either way- private beaches and/or birds should not prevent access. Kones1 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Joser Posted September 22 Report Share Posted September 22 From my understanding of the colonial law, it is unlawful to stop people from fishing, fowling or collecting floating fauna in the intertidal zone. Are beaches stopping people from crossing their private areas? Also, this is from the state site. "(The Massachusetts Attorney General takes the position that the right of fowling also includes other ways that birds can be "used," such as birdwatching, but also notes that this issue has not yet been addressed by the courts.)" Bring your binoculars! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
capequahog Posted September 22 Report Share Posted September 22 They’ll be no land derby at all soon when the blow in woke private beach crowd gets through with it, birds , then no boat derby because fossil fuels open borders Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Dogfish Between Jetties Posted September 22 Report Share Posted September 22 I haven't beach fished on MV in a while but it was great when you could get on at South Beach and drive all the way to the Gut. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
zak-striper Posted September 22 Report Share Posted September 22 8 mins ago, Dogfish Between Jetties said: I haven't beach fished on MV in a while but it was great when you could get on at South Beach and drive all the way to the Gut. You can't do that anymore because the point at Wasque has eroded so much that OSVs can't get through there. It's been like that since 2020 or so. The last time I saw OSVs at Wasque was in 2019. I was out there in July of this year. At high tide, the water is right up to the big eroded sand cliff at the corner. I think in '20 there was a big winter storm or 2 where there were brutal SE winds that hammered that point. A favorite Cape beach of mine on the south side was also washed away that winter. They had to dredge up a shyte ton of sand to rebuild that Cape beach. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
clambellies Posted September 22 Report Share Posted September 22 16 hours ago, Ditch Jigger said: Chappy north of the East Beach jetties is not accessible by OSVs. You can't get to Cape Poge Light, the elbow, or the Gut. The inside trails along the bay are also closed. Only the North Neck side of the Gut is accessible. Yeah, I've been following that on the FB MV Beachgoers page. On the beach we usually wind up fishing from Lelands to Wasque, or the Gut on the hard side. Can't wait. Ditch Jigger 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
brushfly Posted September 22 Report Share Posted September 22 19.5 Albie weighed in yesterday. Think it was boat caught. Looks like a mini bomb. Oink. pogy chaser, Ditch Jigger and Ditchbag 3 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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