New York Store: May 2009 Archives
Really good week despite all the rain. Been out every day. While we weren't able to connect with anything but bluefish, there were some big bass crashing bunker all around us. Can't bat 1000 I guess. Other than that, we killed them this week. Some real good flyfishing over the weekend and before that. Fish are not real keyed in on poppers yet, but we did manage a handful of really good ones, including a nice bass on a popper in Jamaica Bay... Most action, however, was on intermediate lines. We also had some "bait and switch" action this week. By "bait-and-switch" I mean it quite literally. I'll snag a bunker, then bury a hook in it and feed it out with just enough pressure that it swims on the surface away from the boat. When a big bass comes up and starts eyeing it, I'll reel it in slowly until we are within casting range and I'll have a client throw a big bunker fly at it. We connected with some real nice fish this way! And man does that kind of fishing get the blood going. Good stuff. Also did our first live-lining trip on Sunday. And as is usual with that type of fishing, we did quite well. It should get quite a bit warmer as we head toward the end of this week. Hopefully we'll see more in the way of small bait, particularly grass-shrimp. I expect the top-water fishing to get much better when this happens. The point is, this fishing is only gonna get better... A good beginning to the season.
Report from Captain John McMurray
Report from Captain John McMurray
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