FISHING REPORT ---- August 13, 2010
STRIPED BASS ---- Schoolies have dominated the bass action this week with a fair pick scattered about. Plum Island, Race Rock, Bartletts and Hatchetts Reef have had their turns this week. There's a lot of small baitfish on the reefs attracting mostly under 2 foot bass. Adult bunker are on the rise in the Connecticut River providing bait for a small pick of larger bass on Long Sand Shoal and the Westbrook Reefs. Drifted eels on the night shift at the Shoal is also giving up a few bass.

BLUEFISH ---- There's a lot of 'em. The traditional Race and Gut run are pretty easy picking for diamond jigs and more surface action than we've seen there in a while. Southwest Reef has some mini- Race type action. Schools of blues have been surfacing at and south of the Connecticut River, sometimes covering several acres. That action tends to favor late day. Next weeks late afternoon ebb tides and overcast weather should have very favorable conditions for some blue blitzes at the mouth of the River.

SNAPPER BLUES ---- Great, those little blues are here in good numbers at the DEP Piers, Causeway and Saybrook Point. Sizes are running 4-5" this week as they're practicing to be bluefish.

FLUKE ---- Overall numbers are decreasing as interest in catching shorts is waning. The dedicated flukers are doing well as they've taken the knowledge they gathered on deeper spots this season and capitalizing on it. We're still weighing in doormats from the local depths. This year we're seeing more doormats coming in from the west. Even reports this week from Misquamicut and Isabella are catches from 50' and deeper. Block Island also had an upturn in reports this week, you guessed it, also 50'.
Smaller fluke are still in good numbers at Long Sand Shoal, the River and Soundview with a few keepers in the mix.

PORGIES ---- We got a few complaints this week of decreased numbers this week by anglers on the local reefs. It's still good at Cranes, Hatchetts and Bartletts to name a few spots.

BLACKFISH ---- No mention.

BONITO, FALSE ALBACORE ---- There we're some confirmed reports of bonito caught at Newport this week. We haven't had any other mainland reports of tunoids yet.

BLUE CRABS ---- It doesn't get much better ! Good crabbing at the DEP Piers, Oyster River, Causeway, North and South Coves.



Pat Abate
Rivers End Tackle
440 Boston Post Road
Old Saybrook, CT 06475
(860) 388-2283
info@riversendtackle.com