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Well the season is just about over, ahh not really until the ball drops in NY at midnight 12/31/05,but it is over - isn't it ??
It has been it seems the last couple of weeks, last weekend we found dirty muddy too cold water at a few different backbay locations. I can remember fishing right on up to New Years Eve and just bailing fish in the back on plugs in years past - and unless something drastically changes over the next week I just do not see that happening this year anywhere in NJ.
And it was a strange year for me, it seemed to start very slow,although I did pick up a few Bass in April after nothing in March.
It felt like everything was delayed a month or so and we never really recovered from a wet/cold Spring.Although Some Areas Did Turn On With Alot Of Action But For The Most Part The Places That I Fish Between IBSP & OC Was Too Slow For My Liking.
And before you knew it, backbay water temps skyrocketed way up to just some ridiculous
high water temps. Then these guys invaded our waters -
And so did the crowds of fishermen that summer brings as well.A saving grace for us this year was the addition of our kayak -
Which opened alot more opportunities for us but again all we seem to find was small stripers -
Which I guess is a good thing for the future and after reading the SB Stock Assessment recruitment of young fish (age 1)which was at 12.7 million this year and was close to the average recruitment observed since the stock was first declared recovered in 1995. So I should wear my sunglasses at night because the future is so bright
Will See.
The Fall Run, Did It Start Yet ?
Yeah, there was a period of maybe a couple of weeks where we had some decent fish where quite a few anglers caught keeper fish in both the slot range and +34" fish by both plugging and backbay clam belly fishing. But really I believe those back to back to back Storms just wiped out most of the bait and add in one of the coldest Novembers and Decembers in some time really put the clamp down on the season.
The brite spot was the period the other month were we had the GREEN GLOW in the water,truely one of the most amazing things I ever saw. Watching Stripers come up from the depths and attacting bunker was quite a sight like watching fireworks exploding in the water.. At least for me, I know alot of fishermen found it a turn off
but I managed some of my nicer fish of the season
sight casting onto these glowing objects.
So To Sum Up My Season Somewhere In-Between Good and Bad - How About A Bad +
But the best part about a season closing down for the year is that another one will be right around the corner. You take what you learned over the past year along with another season under your belt and go right back at it. Why ?
Because We Love It - Striped Bass Fishing.....
* So - Lets Here How You Made Out This Year BACKBAY BASSING and share your ratings and or any pictures/observations you might have.
Thanks,,,
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[ 12-21-2005, 12:03 PM: Message edited by: NIGHTSTRIKES ]
Well the season is just about over, ahh not really until the ball drops in NY at midnight 12/31/05,but it is over - isn't it ??
It has been it seems the last couple of weeks, last weekend we found dirty muddy too cold water at a few different backbay locations. I can remember fishing right on up to New Years Eve and just bailing fish in the back on plugs in years past - and unless something drastically changes over the next week I just do not see that happening this year anywhere in NJ.
And it was a strange year for me, it seemed to start very slow,although I did pick up a few Bass in April after nothing in March.

It felt like everything was delayed a month or so and we never really recovered from a wet/cold Spring.Although Some Areas Did Turn On With Alot Of Action But For The Most Part The Places That I Fish Between IBSP & OC Was Too Slow For My Liking.
And before you knew it, backbay water temps skyrocketed way up to just some ridiculous
high water temps. Then these guys invaded our waters -

And so did the crowds of fishermen that summer brings as well.A saving grace for us this year was the addition of our kayak -

Which opened alot more opportunities for us but again all we seem to find was small stripers -

Which I guess is a good thing for the future and after reading the SB Stock Assessment recruitment of young fish (age 1)which was at 12.7 million this year and was close to the average recruitment observed since the stock was first declared recovered in 1995. So I should wear my sunglasses at night because the future is so bright
The Fall Run, Did It Start Yet ?
Yeah, there was a period of maybe a couple of weeks where we had some decent fish where quite a few anglers caught keeper fish in both the slot range and +34" fish by both plugging and backbay clam belly fishing. But really I believe those back to back to back Storms just wiped out most of the bait and add in one of the coldest Novembers and Decembers in some time really put the clamp down on the season.
The brite spot was the period the other month were we had the GREEN GLOW in the water,truely one of the most amazing things I ever saw. Watching Stripers come up from the depths and attacting bunker was quite a sight like watching fireworks exploding in the water.. At least for me, I know alot of fishermen found it a turn off
but I managed some of my nicer fish of the season
sight casting onto these glowing objects.
So To Sum Up My Season Somewhere In-Between Good and Bad - How About A Bad +
But the best part about a season closing down for the year is that another one will be right around the corner. You take what you learned over the past year along with another season under your belt and go right back at it. Why ?
Because We Love It - Striped Bass Fishing.....
* So - Lets Here How You Made Out This Year BACKBAY BASSING and share your ratings and or any pictures/observations you might have.
Thanks,,,
-
[ 12-21-2005, 12:03 PM: Message edited by: NIGHTSTRIKES ]