North Shore of Boston on fire!

[dave-j]

Stripers are in, macks are around still, despite bluefish showing up, and the fishing is great!

 

[DaleH]

... it was the Suzuki!

 

[Sully]

NICE!!!

 

[Luv2fish]

I'm jealous. Maybe after I retire I'll get the opportunity to take advantage of your summertime fishery. It would be nice to get the larger stripers without rain/snow and ice!

Nice job.

Steve

 

[dave-j]

Steve,

A buddy of mine fishes out of the Baltimore area. He comes up here every summer for a weekend of fishing for EXACTLY that reason!!

 

[DaleH]

After getting a huge livewell full of live mackerel in minutes this morning, I boated > 21 good sized stripers, smallest 32"'and biggest 44-46" ...

All but one for the grill, caught & released w/ circle hooks.

 

[dave-j]

Where were you? 44 is a big ass fish!!

 

[DaleH]

Ipswich

 

[dave-j]

Okay, seriously not to boast, just to illustrate the conditions we are having, this weekend went out three times and each time boated about thirty of these guys. Only a few under the 28' legal size. Used all of our live macks and then went to the dead macks. Made no difference!! When used up we went home, usually after an hour and a half or so. It is SO GREAT to see the striper population so healthy. Kept one each day and sent the rest back to breed! as Dale says, circle hooks are key.

 

[TomS]

Dale,

What size / type of circle hooks do you like?

I was using Gamakatsu (8/0 I think) Octopus hooks this weekend and wasn't happy with results.

I've got to find some larger in-line circle hooks to try.

-- Tom

 

[dave-j]

I think we use 6/0 Lazer Sharps. much less expensive than Gamakatsu!

 

[Brad 21se]

Fishing has been great on the north shore this season! Nothing better than live-lining a Mac around the rock piles

 

[DaleH]

I was using Gamakatsu (8/0 I think) Octopus hooks this weekend and wasn't happy with results.

I've got to find some larger in-line circle hooks to try.

I use Eagle Claw in-line lazer sharps, 5/0 IIRC.