I was invited and fished the North shore off Orient Point, yeaterday, Oct. 26, 2008. We first fished for Blackfish, a first for me, and we all did well. The captain did, however, have to cut off one of his two anchors after hooking the telecommunications cable off Plum Island. (The sign on the shore pointing the cable out to captains was as large as the HOLLYWOOD sign.) After that we fished in a way that was new to me and I had no choice in the matter despite the fact that I asked the captain at least 3 times. The mates set out 6 rods along one rail, loaded with unbreakable spider line, they added a a large lead wt. and trailing 3 feet behind a bucktail with a fluttering pork rind. There were 11 “fishermen” on the boat so we took turns. The captain would tell us to drop to the botton, reel up a few times and he trolled. The first pass produced 2 keeper stripers and 2 monster blues and I was thinking this was not a bad thing. That was it for the large stripers as only 2 more were caught, both shorts. Many more blues were caught and many were released to grow even larger. There was action everywhere and this is an amazing place. A long ride (2 hrs. from the GWB) and I did not see anyone fishing from the shore. The boats at the marina were all private or small boats for charter. I’ll stick to the Jersey shore for now but the trip was totally free so it was worth the time and gas money.
If anyone is going to Sandy Hook or anywhere else, give me a call. The stripers are just starting here. Glenn
Rusty Spinner said:
October 29th, 2008 at 10:06 am
I hit the Sandy Hook surf for two hours on Monday after delivering TIC eggs to a school in Atlantic Highlands. Dead as a doornail and I never even cast my rod once. Now with the temps dropping and the weak nor’easter passed, we should see our stripers on the move! I’m planning a Monday trip next week (Nov. 3rd). Sandy Hook on the beach. Glenn, I’ll give you a call if the weather cooperates and I know Sutton is interested. What say the other Louts? My guess is with this crummy economy most of you are hard at work trying to remain employed.