Herring

[BayTide]

Any herring up in the creeks yet??? I know there starting to get some perch. Herring can't be to far behind. I'd like to start netting them..

[phish4fun]

Not Yet. Full Moon Soon

[cherylann]

Has anyone seen bait in the creeks?

[RyanF]

go look for them, you guys think that the people who are out there putting time in and fishing and waiting for them to show up are just going to tip you off that its time??

RyanF

[Reel Nice]

go look for them, you guys think that the people who are out there putting time in and fishing and waiting for them to show up are just going to tip you off that its time??

RyanF

Ryan that's not very neighborly..:D

[RyanF]

Ryan that's not very neighborly..:D


Yeah I know, but its been bad on here this spring with stuff like this.

RyanF

[Even Steven]

Yeah I know, but its been bad on here every spring with stuff like this.

Fixed that for you Ryan ;)

[BayTide]

Hey Ryan,

Don't worry i won't steal your fish.I can find my own. I have been looking. Just wondering if anyone has seen any. Isn't this site supposed to be informative with reports and such. Not a big deal dude. Your comment was rude and uncalled for. Why don't you stay in PA with that attitude. Go scratch off.

[33pounder]

Hey Ryan,

Go scratch off.

i think he wants you to play the lottery:eek: :eek: :D :D

[Rick..still casting]

herring thread gets heated,,could it be the time of the month thing?
I say ,yo everybody,, we'll soon be getting into some fishes,, herring any day now,,we're in the set-up phase,, relax,, be happy,, make some chocolate chip/oatmeal cookies,, Ryan is a cool dude,, and most likely Baytide is also,, so let it rest,,, wow! did you see Tiger sink that putt?

[StarcraftBill]

Cabin fever has reared its ugly head. Think positive boys we're almost there and it's time to open the boat and tune the Penn's. Yeah baby!

[zar2754]

Hey Ryan,
Go scratch off.

im with you BayTide, what a jerk that Ryan F. is, i checked his previous post and he does nothing but steal information from others. lets get him banned

[RyanF]

Hey Ryan,

Don't worry i won't steal your fish.I can find my own. I have been looking. Just wondering if anyone has seen any. Isn't this site supposed to be informative with reports and such. Not a big deal dude. Your comment was rude and uncalled for. Why don't you stay in PA with that attitude. Go scratch off.

Dont worry I dont fish up the creeks for herring so you are not stealing my fish, but chill bro. But for the people who I get a little POed when I see people posting, Are they here yet? Or I keep driving over the bridge but I am not going to try until I see fish caught. It was a little bit of PUI and I picked your post to respond to. BTW, do you think the people fishing a bridge are gonna be swinging them over for everybody to see?

Ill try to stay to in PA for four days to work, but then its back to the Garden State.

RyanF

[Reel Nice]

There Is More Than Enough Herring For All.. Especially If You Live Near The Delaware River ...-once They Show Up Go Out With A Sabiki Rig And Jig Them Up..

[fishincrazy]

BLAH BLAH BLAH Let's see who put's up the firs pic of a legal bass!!!:D :D

BT There's a whole boat load of us PA folks here,Maybe one day you could lower yourself to fish with one of us???:eek:

Zar That's funny right there!!!:D

Ryan, Hang tough dude they're gonna be goin nut's soon and I know you'll be right there with them!!!:cool:

As far as I'm concerned I'm just gonna shut up and fish!!!!!!:D

FC:D

[backpain]

Hey Ryan,

Don't worry i won't steal your fish.I can find my own. I have been looking. Just wondering if anyone has seen any. Isn't this site supposed to be informative with reports and such. Not a big deal dude. Your comment was rude and uncalled for. Why don't you stay in PA with that attitude. Go scratch off.

Actually the more you stick around the more you find most fishing sites become a place where people can brag about all the bigguns' they caught in their secret spots and get really mad when anyone helps a new guy out. But take the good with the bad and there are always helpful people out there who will help you out even if it has to be secretly so they don't get flamed and run off.

[polelock]

BLAH BLAH BLAH Let's see who put's up the firs pic of a legal bass!!!:D :D

BT There's a whole boat load of us PA folks here,Maybe one day you could lower yourself to fish with one of us???:eek:

Zar That's funny right there!!!

Ryan, Hang tough dude they're gonna be goin nut's soon and I know you'll be right there with them!!!:cool:

As far as I'm concerned I'm just gonna shut up and fish!!!!!!:D

FC:D
Great response!! Had an amusing evening:D Checked the forums to find out what's happening. Between the Striped bass and this forum, Comedy Central's got nothing on us fishing people. Is it human nature to try and get the last word in?? I hope that when the fish start biting, we can all look back at these messages and laugh at ourselves!! I just might cancel my COMCAST subscription and tune in here daily for laughs and drama. Thanks, guys!!:)

[fishincrazy]

Great response!! Had an amusing evening:D Checked the forums to find out what's happening. Between the Striped bass and this forum, Comedy Central's got nothing on us fishing people. Is it human nature to try and get the last word in?? I hope that when the fish start biting, we can all look back at these messages and laugh at ourselves!! I just might cancel my COMCAST subscription and tune in here daily for laughs and drama. Thanks, guys!!:)

BINGO!!!!:D :D

FC:D

[RyanF]

Actually the more you stick around the more you find most fishing sites become a place where people can brag about all the bigguns' they caught in their secret spots and get really mad when anyone helps a new guy out. But take the good with the bad and there are always helpful people out there who will help you out even if it has to be secretly so they don't get flamed and run off.

I think of myself as a pretty helpful person. I try to answer questions whenever I can, I respond to emails, I give away rigs, lures and crap to less experienced fisherman that are out on the water. I dont think Im a great fisherman, but I think I am halfway decent and I put a lot of time in to get that way. Nobody gets mad when you help a new guy out and thats what the site is all about, but putting a dude onto fish is not helping him out and it is putting more people into a spot that a small group of guys have been fishing for years. I know I am going overboard here but if guys get into the sport by being told where the fish are all you are going to have is a thousand guys looking for hints on the internet, if you actually teach someone how to fish then they can catch fish in any county, on any bridge, on any sodbank. Helping someone is not posting spots or posting that fish have showed up, you cannot learn those things from behind a computer screen.

Bottom line, if you ever met me on the water I will help you out like none other. I wont spout off spots to you, but Ill give you a couple places to try and try to help you get fish. On the internet I think the best I can do is try to answer questions like what lure should I be throwing in early spring for stripers around the back bay bridges?

RyanF

[JUST RIGHT]

:d So What Lure Would You Use ?????

[flatsrat]

WOW !!! What am I getting into here. Can't we all just get along?

[jrisapirate]

I think of myself as a pretty helpful person.
RyanF



If it wasn't for your net I wouldn't have landed that keeper flounder behind Stone Harbor, several years ago.

[Hooker]

Ryan i'm on your side.....Theres only so many places that herring are caught and when the word gets out that they are in it looks like opening day of trout season and its hard to get out there and get in a spot with all the traffic....If i sat here and waited for some one to post that the herring or any other kind of fish are in, it would be too late....they would have been there a week before....I burn so much gas and time looking for the fish. and many days and night getting skunked....and I am not going to be the first to say that anything is in so now it gets so congested I cant fish myself....I am not selfish by any means....if it was a huge body of water like the D bay and something has started going on, I would have no problem posting...but when it comes to finding you little hole on a tiny stream for the herring I wont say anything either..anyone really goes out and puts time in for herring understands....

[B. Marley]

A) why are certain people getting heated about herring...I posted something about herring a few weeks ago...if I bothered you ryan with that post...ohh well!
B) This is why I have trouble with this site sometimes. People and comments like that turn me off to this BS.
C) Its fishing...we arent in competition...GET OVER IT.

I apoligze to the person who started this thread. I caught herring this weekend...they are here.

[B. Marley]

Baytide...I apoligize again for that uncalled for post...it is sad that people get like that about fishing. Do you fish for herring in south jersey? I will be more then happy to help you or give you a tip. The hell with some of these people!

[Hooker]

I dont think he said anything wrong...I think alot of over sensitive people are commenting on this....He just mearly said "go look for them" like every other serious herring fisherman does.....Thats what I do...I go look for them...some days I get nothing and some days a couple and some days enough......And if you already have caught them why didnt your post that they were here? ahh see.....People are making this post out to be a big deal and its not.....And the herring have been here for a week and a half....and I know this because I went several times looking and got the skunk...and then finally I caught......No one called me to tell me that they were here..I WENT LOOKING FOR MYSELF....

[B. Marley]

I was about to post that we got a few saturday night until i read that crap. I put the same if not more time into fishing then anyone else. I have been after them for over a month. I was excited about the fact that they are here but some of these people on here take that excitment right out of it. There are people on this site that have absolutley ruined and destroyed spots that we have been fishing for years...spots that not alot of people knew about...
I am sorry if I am coming off strong...I am not that guy...I would fish with anyone and take anyone out fishing...Some of my best friends i met fishing on the bridges and we still fish together every weekend. I get fustrated on some of the stuff that is said on here...and of course that is not directed to everyone on here.

Now for the post i was going to put on here...!!

We caught a few herring in the back on red diachi sabiki rigs before high tide...the back was loaded with shrimp and spearing...heard two pops along the sod bank. The herring were right under the surface.

[f-fin reel]

My brother and I started striper fishing in 2006, and a few people on here have helped out very much. Not everyone can get out on the water as often as some lucky others, so tipping someone off when there's some action arriving isn't terrible or cheating. I'll tell you what cheating is.....I had to call the police to report 3 "adults" fishing (poaching) trout 2 weeks before opening day yesterday. Thats called cheating, not tipping people off when fish have arrived. It is possible to say fish are around but also discrete about it. Good Luck to all ;)

[man-hands]

I was about to post that we got a few saturday night until i read that crap. I put the same if not more time into fishing then anyone else. I have been after them for over a month. I was excited about the fact that they are here but some of these people on here take that excitment right out of it. There are people on this site that have absolutley ruined and destroyed spots that we have been fishing for years...spots that not alot of people knew about...
I am sorry if I am coming off strong...I am not that guy...I would fish with anyone and take anyone out fishing...Some of my best friends i met fishing on the bridges and we still fish together every weekend. I get fustrated on some of the stuff that is said on here...and of course that is not directed to everyone on here.

Now for the post i was going to put on here...!!

We caught a few herring in the back on red diachi sabiki rigs before high tide...the back was loaded with shrimp and spearing...heard two pops along the sod bank. The herring were right under the surface.i think the herring these guys are chatting about are the blueback not the searun,the blueback which is striper candy are filter feeders,the searun will eat tiny baitfish:D

[B. Marley]

My brother and I started striper fishing in 2006, and a few people on here have helped out very much. Not everyone can get out on the water as often as some lucky others, so tipping someone off when there's some action arriving isn't terrible or cheating. I'll tell you what cheating is.....I had to call the police to report 3 "adults" fishing (poaching) trout 2 weeks before opening day yesterday. Thats called cheating, not tipping people off when fish have arrived. It is possible to say fish are around but also discrete about it. Good Luck to all ;)


I couldnt of said it better myself!!!! We all should help eachother out! Check behind ocean city...you will find herring.

[zar2754]

get offline and go fishing. like ryan does every weekend and maybe you'll find some herring. idiots.

people need to start fishing, it seems every post has turned into an argument.

i dont even bothing opening flounder threads.

[BayTide]

I just wanted to know if they were getting them yet?? I pursue the herring every year to prepare for the striper run. I'm not looking to steal secret spots. I have spots i visit frequently. I was just sticking up for myself with my response to RyanF. I'm sure RyanF is good people. We probably caught each other on the wrong day. Thanks to all that supported me. Lets put this issue to bed and get down to getting some fillets for the freezer. My winter striper fillet reserve is gone and my taste buds are tingling. TIME TO CATCH SOME FISH BOYS!!!!!!!! Good luck to all this season....

[zar2754]

I'm sure RyanF is good people. ...

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I wouldn't go that far...

but ya lock this one up.

[B. Marley]

Zar...Do you fish behind SH/AV? Ill be down from wed night till sunday fishing...will you be fishing back there at all next week?

[zar2754]

Zar...Do you fish behind SH/AV? Ill be down from wed night till sunday fishing...will you be fishing back there at all next week?

yes.

ill be fishing friday and monday.

[B. Marley]

We will be behind SH on friday night...there will be 3 of us...maybe we will run into you...

[zar2754]

We will be behind SH on friday night...there will be 3 of us...maybe we will run into you...

ill keep a look out, ill be wearing a white polo cap

[RyanF]

There are people on this site that have absolutley ruined and destroyed spots that we have been fishing for years...spots that not alot of people knew about...
.

Interesting

RyanF

[RyanF]

If it wasn't for your net I wouldn't have landed that keeper flounder behind Stone Harbor, several years ago.

Yeah man, I was only there what, 10 seconds??

RyanF

[RyanF]

I just wanted to know if they were getting them yet?? I pursue the herring every year to prepare for the striper run. I'm not looking to steal secret spots. I have spots i visit frequently. I was just sticking up for myself with my response to RyanF. I'm sure RyanF is good people. We probably caught each other on the wrong day. Thanks to all that supported me. Lets put this issue to bed and get down to getting some fillets for the freezer. My winter striper fillet reserve is gone and my taste buds are tingling. TIME TO CATCH SOME FISH BOYS!!!!!!!! Good luck to all this season....

BayTide, I never accused you or anyone of trying to steal spots and I have no problem with this thread at all. I think my first thread may have come off too strong but I am gonna stand behind what I could have said a little nicer. I ate my last striper about a week ago, so I am with you. I need to kill the first of the season

RyanF

[eelball]

Let me give some herring hunters a little advice. Ther are popular SPOTS (i don't need to name) and SPOTS that nobody goes to.
Herring run for fresh water that runs to the salt. Our rivers. Some of these rivers have smaller creeks that also lead to fresh water.
Get your maps out fella's!! Thats what I love to do. I have a place I get herring every year, and I'm almost always the only one there. Unless I call candyman;) . Sure most of them go the bigger route, but you'd be surprised what the unbeaten path will show you.
Explore, especially when the run is strong.;)

[RyanF]

I wouldn't go that far...

but ya lock this one up.

dont lock it up, look at all the hits its gettin! people are lovin the entertainment on here

RyanF

[zar2754]

the best part is all these people talk about herring, and only a fraction will actually go out and catch them and use them.

already have enough mackeral for the summer, just gotta fill my herring quota.

[Reel Nice]

http://www.thebassbarn.com/forum/showthread.php?t=86497



THIS IS FROM LAST SEASON. A MUST READ IF YOU WANT HERRING

[B. Marley]

Interesting

RyanF

it is interesting isnt it... people get hot and bothered over freakin herring. its entertainment.

[B. Marley]

ill keep a look out, ill be wearing a white polo cap

Ill be with two or three other guys wearing a green and blue grundens jacket. the weather isnt looking all the promising!

[RyanF]

it is interesting isnt it... people get hot and bothered over freakin herring. its entertainment.

but read the quote I took from your thread. the lowly herring spots dont rank up there with your super secret bass spots?

RyanF

[B. Marley]

What super secrete bass spots?! There are very few secretes in the back...unless you have a boat...thats for any species of fish.