May 20th, 2008
Things seem to be about the same, maybe slightly better. The weather has been making things difficult, with WAY too much east wind, but for those fishing through it, they're being rewarded.
Clam chumming is still the most productive way of getting the Bass around here. Both the East and West Bar, in the Jones Inlet has been very consistent although it sounds like the Blues are still pretty thick and making it tough to get to the Bass. Sounds like 6 to 12 feet of water is the ticket… outgoing tide on the West Bar and incoming tide on the East Bar! There are fish being caught at just about EVERY bridge as well, which would lead us to believe that the Bass are throughout the bay too.
The plugging has been steadily improving as well, with most reports coming from the back bays. The start of the outgoing has been the best and typical of this type of fishing… high water will be the deal!
We've also been hearing of some larger fish being caught on the live Bunker! The Bunker have been pretty abundant in the back bays and mouths of the canals and many people have been cast netting them or snagging them and fishing them live. This is the way to catch a big one!!!
Causeway Bait and Tackle
