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Hey guys,
Will be down in Wstprt this weekend.
Was planing on getting in the water- any of you guys seen any fish?
Usualy a nice run up the Wsprt river- though the water seems too cold.
The buzzards tower still says 37. Thats about as cold as up in Rockport.
reactions?
Vin
clavinr
03-23-2005, 10:21 PM
Negative. No bugs either.
Silent Hunter
03-23-2005, 11:04 PM
Don't know haven't dove that yet
cazzy
03-24-2005, 08:40 AM
I was wondering the same thing. Planning on visting relatives in Fall River area and wanted to jump in at Sakonet Point. Guess I'll leave my equipment home...bummer
CTFreeDiver
03-25-2005, 10:04 AM
Dive deeper water, find cod, avoid hypothermia.
Dive shallow, find nothing, avoid hypothermia.
CT
Sergio DaSilva
03-25-2005, 11:44 AM
Dive deeper water, find cod, avoid hypothermia.
Dive shallow, find nothing, avoid hypothermia.
CT
This time of year in Rockport, you can find cod as shallow as 5ft. Just not very many of them.
All right here is the scoop on Wstprt. I was down and spoke to the most reliable source I know- my mechanic.
He said - when the Herring run the Bass are back in gthe river and when the Dandylions pop up the RI Togg are back......
Sounds a bit like the farmers almenac but sh*t I buy it. And the guy is in the water killing fish at every opp there is.
Vin
FreediveNewport
03-27-2005, 08:33 PM
Can This Winter Get Any Longer!
clavinr
03-28-2005, 03:38 PM
I was supposed to go diving to recover some tracks with a local dive team...loaded my dry suit and three tanks....ready to go...hung around for an hour before they decided to cancel, Maybe they didn' t want to get wet! :(
holymackerel
03-30-2005, 07:08 PM
Hey Vin, Who is your mechanic?
Cod in Rockport?
I have been diving all winter- ain't seen so much as a star fish.
Granted on the weekends the vis has been as good as a few inches.
John at the village grarage. Big diver and spero.
Back down tonight - we'll see about the dandy lions.
vin
clavinr
04-08-2005, 10:21 PM
Last Monday I went diving under the Padanaram bridge in Dartmouth. Visibility was terible...no fish. Found a fishing pole and a pair of crusty sunglasses.
I went fishing off teh jetty at the end of the canal, on the freak chance a cod might come in close...no luck.
I'm hoping to go to Cape Anne and meet Chauugie for cod next week. He says it may be slim pickins.
cazzy
04-13-2005, 08:17 AM
Went to Sakonet point Sunday. Good visisbility, no fish
Good info. Was driving the Coast - Westport to Newport last weekend- getting fired up. Will be diving North Shore of MA this weekend / Monday- Halfway rock etc. Full report Monday PM. Boats are in the water!!
Vin
Change o plan.
Will be diving off the "Nubble" in Westport today- there are landy lions in my yard! We'll see if the prophesy hold true.
Got a green cherokee if anybody pitches up- Will be in at the flood- round 2:30
vin
Nothing!
Except Lots of crab - and a few guppies.
BAck in on the North Shore Monday. Though friends dove today and all they saw was a seal.
But 25 ft viz.
out
Vin
Uggh....
Long week and allot of beer and red wine on Friday night AND an 8:30AM flood tide in Westport. But I made it in.
Still no fish.
Pea soup fog and dead calm- would have been picture perfect.
Viz- 10-15.
Anybody else have any luck?
Vin
cazzy
04-25-2005, 11:17 AM
So did the dandy lions predict the Togs?
gcarter99
04-28-2005, 08:54 PM
Hey CT--
It's getting close-- but I don't think we're there yet. NOAA has Newport at 48.7 degrees this evening (4/28/05). At that temp last Nov. (around the 10th), the fish had pretty much gone. I heard some schoolies are in the (Narragansett) Bay-- several places along Newport, and coming up the Narrow River as well; the bait fish are showing up in a lot places. I'm thinking 4 or 5 days with water temps at 50+ degrees, and the real fish will be back in good numbers. Keep us posted, and I'll do the same. I may try to get out next Friday (May 6th), depending on the weather and slack tide time. I'll probably do the rocky island between the coves at Ft. Wetherill. I'll let you know if the Togs are back or any juvenile stripers worthy of mention (28"+). I'll be using scuba and diving down to depths of 45 feet or so. I'll also let you know at what depths I see anything worthy of mentioning.
Cheers!
Gregg
Still coming up empty.
The twisted thing is that there seem to be Bugs making there way up to Rockport. Still Short but at least there Bugs. This lends its self to water warming up as its the food they are after. But why there are still no Tog ? AND my yard is full of Dandy Lions......
Till Next weekends report.
Vin
gcarter99
04-28-2005, 09:57 PM
Thanks Vin ... Keep us in the loop. I'll let you know what I find next week, or if I hear anything from the line fishermen around here.
Gregg
FreediveNewport
04-29-2005, 07:46 PM
the water in newport is crap right now. it has been fairly rough for the past several days from the beaches around castle hill past the npt. bridge. no vis, no fish, no fun
there have been several bass taken from ocen drive in the last 2 days with many of them between 28-30".
FreediveNewport
04-29-2005, 07:47 PM
those bass being taken on rod&reel
gcarter99
04-30-2005, 07:18 AM
Thanks CT and Rob. I notice the dandelions popped up in my RI front yard on Friday (4/29). NOAA has the water temp. in Newport at 47.3-- getting very close to that magical number, 50 degrees (though I really don't like getting in the water much until 55+). Let us know when anyone sees/spears some serious fish...
Gregg
holymackerel
04-30-2005, 02:39 PM
Try going up-river.. they are spawning right now.
waterman482
05-01-2005, 01:09 PM
I went out friday for bass,only saw one small one but they should be here soon,i did manage 1 big blackfish.
capteider
05-01-2005, 10:12 PM
Saw a few winter flounder and got 8 nice bugs on Saturday. One went over 4 pounds, not bad for the "early" early season. Hunted the mouth of the herring run of Chatham, no bass,just seals. shot a couple of fat herring nice females full of roe. fried up nice !!! wanted to check some inshore cod numbers but the weather was crappy. My journal says we shot bluefish on the 18th of May last year.. so hopefully things will be in full swing in a week or so .
Dove Halfway Rock - out side of Salem Harbour. Saw 2 bugs all short. No fish. Still very cold at depth 42dgrz. Will be down un Wstprt this weekend - who is diving on sat?
vin
gcarter99
05-02-2005, 05:51 PM
I hit Jamestown (Ft. Wetherill) on Sunday. Even though I did slack tide, there was a good sized surge, lots of foam on the current lines. When the current started moving it, it really went strongly. The visibility was terrible. The water temp was 44 degrees. Had my gun locked and loaded: but did not see a single fish! Still too cold for the lower bay.
I'll keep your posted.
Gregg
cazzy
05-03-2005, 10:31 AM
My son and I will be staying in Somerset, Thursday thru Sunday. Plan on spearfishing in Little Compton. Went there last weekend. Water looked like pea soup. Bought a surf board this year to use on days like that. The waves were great for surfing but I was never able to get up and surf the waves. Surfing is hard but at least I had fun trying. If you want to get together, drop me a line. Checked the surfing report and it say it's suppose to be flat, which should be great for spearfishing!
gcarter99
05-06-2005, 06:22 AM
UPDATE: I did a repeat of the the dive below on May 5th ... In 4 days, a lot happened: the water temp. rose to 46, and the Tautog have come back (in good numbers!).
Gregg
I hit Jamestown (Ft. Wetherill) on Sunday. Even though I did slack tide, there was a good sized surge, lots of foam on the current lines. When the current started moving it, it really went strongly. The visibility was terrible. The water temp was 44 degrees. Had my gun locked and loaded: but did not see a single fish! Still too cold for the lower bay.
I'll keep your posted.
Gregg
Great weekend! or a solid start.
Landed 3 tog - solid vis.
More pics to follow.
Vin
Cannt seem to figure out how to load up the pics ... so I pasted this on a word doc..... :confused:
Another great dive- bagged 2 more nice Tog- Saw big schools of Striper- tempting- but I was diving in MA.....killer vis- 20-30 feet in Wsprt.
Roasted with lemon and S&P and EVOO for lunch ate em right out of the pan!
Got to dive in RI on Sunday- must get some Bass!
Vin
Danimal
05-28-2005, 04:01 PM
Here's the pic, copied out of your Word doc
thanks- still no clue how to attach pics
Danimal
05-29-2005, 10:44 AM
All you have to do is hit the "Go Advanced" button in the reply area. At the bottom of the screen is the "manage attachments" button, which will allow you to upload the pictures
Thanks - I'll try it.
Too lazey to drive the 30 minutes - so I dove Wstprt again-
Killed more Tog - Tog tacos this week!
Vin
cazzy
05-31-2005, 07:56 AM
Went south to visit family and fish Saturday and Sunday. My son and I got our Tog limit each day. Blew an opportunity on a nice bass. Tried a long shot on a big scup to test the limits on the Yokooji gun. Spear went staight ran out of shoot line. We had a blast and ate grilled and fried Tog with family and friends. That's what it's all about.
FreediveNewport
05-31-2005, 02:57 PM
Im jealous C. I cant wait till my son can come diving with me. actually, i can wait. I dont want him groing up man. let me know next time your down this way.
gcarter99
06-02-2005, 03:17 PM
Vin-- great picture. I've been Tautog hunting in Jamestown (both Ft. Wetherill, plus Beavertail parking lot #2) ... they were around in good numbers the first 3 weeks of May, but the last week all but a few smaller ones seem to have either been fished out or migrated elsewhere. They say the bass are around, but I haven't seen any.
Gregg
FreediveNewport
06-02-2005, 04:15 PM
There are bass around. I dove this morning *somewhere in newport* and took a 30lb fish. I got a good look at a 40+ while reloading. it always happens that way. also ran into a nice 8lb tog. vis was excelent, 20' vertical.
clavinr
06-02-2005, 10:24 PM
I went in Newport on tuesday. Excellent visibility. Saw some schoolies. THOUSANDS of tautog. congrats on the 30#
FreediveNewport
06-03-2005, 05:20 PM
thank you CL. I noticed a few tog with some patchy white spots, looked kind of like mold you would get on old bread. I had a fish get it in my aquarium once, I think it was called "ick" or something like that. Did you notice any fish where you were with this?
Chauggie
06-04-2005, 05:50 AM
FDN,
For each of the last several years, I've seen some pretty mangey looking tautog early in the season, with white patches, deteriorating fins and some even seem to have chunks missing from their sides. I suspect they get the disease where ever they winter over. By July they'll be all gone (dead I suspect).
Chauggie
cazzy
06-06-2005, 11:55 AM
My son got a nice large fluke. We ended up throwing it away be it was diseased. It had lots of red dots on the top where there were no scales and the shin was translucent. Had a couple on the bottom side too. Looked gross. Got a small striper on Sunday. 32"
needgills
06-06-2005, 12:37 PM
I recall seeing "mutant" togs throughout the season. The dorsal fin on many deformed in the same way. I used to think it was from poor spear shots that healed, but I've seen too many to think that spear wounds are the cause. No noticable problems with the flesh though. Maybe we should start keeping track of these observations to make sure they are not somehow connected similar to or related to lobster shell disease???
Finally got in the water this week. Lots of togs and schoolies - some bigger bass also. Shot a 20lb'er Friday. Vis got poor over the weekend.
Nice !!!
Glad to see you will be eating well - looks like atleas 3 solid meals for 2.
Bon App!
Vin
Tooth
06-08-2005, 06:04 PM
i got a 9lb black fish the other day... ive seen a bunch so far
clavinr
06-08-2005, 10:24 PM
Nice Joe! I like your avatar. I did so much diving in the past week I am still rolling like the waves...how long is that supposed to last !!! ha ha I got one bass and two tog. Saw lots of schoolies, and swam with a sand shark for about three minutes. (was going to shoot it, but decided not to because I wouldn't be able to convince my wife to cook it.) All decent sized. Had alot of fun.
milhouse
06-10-2005, 10:29 AM
I heard that these sharks taste like urine. I shot one last summer, and every line fisherman on shore told me they pee through their skin, and that's why they taste bad. Is it true? I don't know, but if they taste good, tell me, because I know a very good spot for them. I can tell you that they are hard to kill, and they try to poke you with their "dorsal dart".
Great Dive - Even better meal!.
Nice 9 pound Tog grilled up with Stuffed tomatos and roasted potato.
Stellar meal- saw crazy schools of striper.
vin
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