Went out boating and fishing today

On Sat, 03 Jan 2004 06:13:28 GMT, "Calif Bill"
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 >Just had to get out. So decided local lake Del Valle instead if South SF
 >Bay Sturgeon. Right choice. Got to Del Valle and the batteries were low
 >for the big motor. So ran on the kicker. Trolled to dam and anchored
 >fished Heron Bay and nothing. No one catching. Bald eagle flew over the
 >boat at about 20'. Cool. Rained hard a couple of times, but top and side
 >curtains and heater made life good. Was 41 degrees as I left at 6 pm.
 >Bill
 >21' Jetcraft Bluewater.

What were you fishing for?

The upper Thames River (past New London CT) has been producing an
incredible number of over-winter stripers and while I haven't gone,
the winter flounder fishing as been spectacular.

Later,

Tom
S. Woodstock, CT
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On Sat, 03 Jan 2004 11:46:52 +0000, Shortwave Sportfishing wrote:

 >
 > What were you fishing for?
 >
 > The upper Thames River (past New London CT) has been producing an incredible
 > number of over-winter stripers and while I haven't gone, the winter flounder
 > fishing as been spectacular.
 >

What the hell is a "striper" anyway? I hear about them all the time on this
NG - never heard of them (we fish for halibut, salmon, steelhead, trout, etc.
here)

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On Sat, 03 Jan 2004 08:42:50 -0800, Lloyd Sumpter wrote:

 > What the hell is a "striper" anyway? I hear about them all the time on
 > this
 > NG - never heard of them (we fish for halibut, salmon, steelhead, trout,
 > etc. here)

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Lloyd Sumpter wrote:

 > On Sat, 03 Jan 2004 11:46:52 +0000, Shortwave Sportfishing wrote:
 >
  >>
  >> What were you fishing for?
  >>
  >> The upper Thames River (past New London CT) has been producing an incredible
  >> number of over-winter stripers and while I haven't gone, the winter flounder
  >> fishing as been spectacular.
  >>
 >
 > What the hell is a "striper" anyway? I hear about them all the time on this
 > NG - never heard of them (we fish for halibut, salmon, steelhead, trout, etc.
 > here)
 >
 > Lloyd
 >

Striped bass. A fresh and salt water species. Sometimes large, but not
much of a fighter.

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Went for trout. Thought about going for sturgeon in south part of San
Francisco Bay, but too late of a start. Talked a couple of guys bass
fishing and they had caught 2.
Bill

"Shortwave Sportfishing" <tomf123removethis.RemoveThis@earthlink.net> wrote in message
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 > On Sat, 03 Jan 2004 06:13:28 GMT, "Calif Bill"
 > <bmckee.nospam.RemoveThis@ix.netcom.com> wrote:
 >
  > >Just had to get out. So decided local lake Del Valle instead if South SF
  > >Bay Sturgeon. Right choice. Got to Del Valle and the batteries were low
  > >for the big motor. So ran on the kicker. Trolled to dam and anchored
  > >fished Heron Bay and nothing. No one catching. Bald eagle flew over the
  > >boat at about 20'. Cool. Rained hard a couple of times, but top and
side
  > >curtains and heater made life good. Was 41 degrees as I left at 6 pm.
  > >Bill
  > >21' Jetcraft Bluewater.
 >
 > What were you fishing for?
 >
 > The upper Thames River (past New London CT) has been producing an
 > incredible number of over-winter stripers and while I haven't gone,
 > the winter flounder fishing as been spectacular.
 >
 > Later,
 >
 > Tom
 > S. Woodstock, CT
 > ----------
 > "I object to fishing tournaments less for
 > what they do to fish than what they do to
 > fishermen." Ted Williams - 1964<!-- ~MESSAGE_AFTER~ -->
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Actually they fight well on the west coast. But I see so many people that
fish with way too heavy of gear. A 10# fish does not require 30# test line
and a heavy rod.
Bill

"Harry Krause" <piedtypecase.TakeThisOut@yahoo.com> wrote in message
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 > Lloyd Sumpter wrote:
 >
  > > On Sat, 03 Jan 2004 11:46:52 +0000, Shortwave Sportfishing wrote:
  > >
   > >>
   > >> What were you fishing for?
   > >>
   > >> The upper Thames River (past New London CT) has been producing an
incredible
   > >> number of over-winter stripers and while I haven't gone, the winter
flounder
   > >> fishing as been spectacular.
   > >>
  > >
  > > What the hell is a "striper" anyway? I hear about them all the time
on this
  > > NG - never heard of them (we fish for halibut, salmon, steelhead, trout,
etc.
  > > here)
  > >
  > > Lloyd
  > >
 >
 > Striped bass. A fresh and salt water species. Sometimes large, but not
 > much of a fighter.
 >
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Calif Bill wrote:

 > Actually they fight well on the west coast. But I see so many people that
 > fish with way too heavy of gear. A 10# fish does not require 30# test line
 > and a heavy rod.
 > Bill
 >
 > "Harry Krause" <piedtypecase.TakeThisOut@yahoo.com> wrote in message
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  >> Lloyd Sumpter wrote:
  >>
   >> > On Sat, 03 Jan 2004 11:46:52 +0000, Shortwave Sportfishing wrote:
   >> >
   >> >>
   >> >> What were you fishing for?
   >> >>
   >> >> The upper Thames River (past New London CT) has been producing an
 > incredible
   >> >> number of over-winter stripers and while I haven't gone, the winter
 > flounder
   >> >> fishing as been spectacular.
   >> >>
   >> >
   >> > What the hell is a "striper" anyway? I hear about them all the time
 > on this
   >> > NG - never heard of them (we fish for halibut, salmon, steelhead, trout,
 > etc.
   >> > here)
   >> >
   >> > Lloyd
   >> >
  >>
  >> Striped bass. A fresh and salt water species. Sometimes large, but not
  >> much of a fighter.
  >>
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It's all relative, I suppose. If I have a choice of fighting a 20#
bluefish or a 20# striper, just for the sake of the fight, I'd pick the
blue every time. Jacks are also good fighters, better than stripers.


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Our striper bite is about over in most of the local areas. We get a great
"World Series bite" in October and then when the rains come they run way up
the river to spawn. And since the Sacramento Delta is about 1500 miles of
waterways, they get really spread out.
Bill

"Shortwave Sportfishing" <tomf123removethis.RemoveThis@earthlink.net> wrote in message
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 > On Sat, 03 Jan 2004 06:13:28 GMT, "Calif Bill"
 > <bmckee.nospam.RemoveThis@ix.netcom.com> wrote:
 >
  > >Just had to get out. So decided local lake Del Valle instead if South SF
  > >Bay Sturgeon. Right choice. Got to Del Valle and the batteries were low
  > >for the big motor. So ran on the kicker. Trolled to dam and anchored
  > >fished Heron Bay and nothing. No one catching. Bald eagle flew over the
  > >boat at about 20'. Cool. Rained hard a couple of times, but top and
side
  > >curtains and heater made life good. Was 41 degrees as I left at 6 pm.
  > >Bill
  > >21' Jetcraft Bluewater.
 >
 > What were you fishing for?
 >
 > The upper Thames River (past New London CT) has been producing an
 > incredible number of over-winter stripers and while I haven't gone,
 > the winter flounder fishing as been spectacular.
 >
 > Later,
 >
 > Tom
 > S. Woodstock, CT
 > ----------
 > "I object to fishing tournaments less for
 > what they do to fish than what they do to
 > fishermen." Ted Williams - 1964<!-- ~MESSAGE_AFTER~ -->
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On Sat, 03 Jan 2004 13:43:36 -0500, Harry Krause
<piedtypecase RemoveThis @yahoo.com> wrote:

 >Lloyd Sumpter wrote:
 >
  >> On Sat, 03 Jan 2004 11:46:52 +0000, Shortwave Sportfishing wrote:
  >>
   >>>
   >>> What were you fishing for?
   >>>
   >>> The upper Thames River (past New London CT) has been producing an incredible
   >>> number of over-winter stripers and while I haven't gone, the winter flounder
   >>> fishing as been spectacular.
   >>>
  >>
  >> What the hell is a "striper" anyway? I hear about them all the time on this
  >> NG - never heard of them (we fish for halibut, salmon, steelhead, trout, etc.
  >> here)
  >>
  >> Lloyd
  >>
 >
 >Striped bass. A fresh and salt water species. Sometimes large, but not
 >much of a fighter.

Ever catch a 35 inch 40 pounder on a fly rod or a 6 foot M spinning
rod with 20 lb test?

I didn't think so. :>)

Stripers are as much fun in the surf or off the bottom as a blue fish.
However, it you use heavy tackle, then it isn't much fun even if you
catch a bluefish and those will fight you all the way to the boat.
The problem with stripers is when you turn them towards the rod or the
boat, they will come straight at the boat - you have to spin the reel
hard just to catch up. Fish who run at angles provide the best fight,
but stripers aren't anything to sneeze at.

Later,

Tom
S. Woodstock, CT
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Shortwave Sportfishing wrote:
 > On Sat, 03 Jan 2004 13:43:36 -0500, Harry Krause
 > <piedtypecase.TakeThisOut@yahoo.com> wrote:
 >
  >>Lloyd Sumpter wrote:
  >>
   >>> On Sat, 03 Jan 2004 11:46:52 +0000, Shortwave Sportfishing wrote:
   >>>
   >>>>
   >>>> What were you fishing for?
   >>>>
   >>>> The upper Thames River (past New London CT) has been producing an incredible
   >>>> number of over-winter stripers and while I haven't gone, the winter flounder
   >>>> fishing as been spectacular.
   >>>>
   >>>
   >>> What the hell is a "striper" anyway? I hear about them all the time on this
   >>> NG - never heard of them (we fish for halibut, salmon, steelhead, trout, etc.
   >>> here)
   >>>
   >>> Lloyd
   >>>
  >>
  >>Striped bass. A fresh and salt water species. Sometimes large, but not
  >>much of a fighter.
 >
 > Ever catch a 35 inch 40 pounder on a fly rod or a 6 foot M spinning
 > rod with 20 lb test?

Yes to the flyrod, and I've caught 30# stripers on whippy little 5'
"ugly sticks," penn 4400SS spinners, with 8# test line. I don't think
they are great fighters.



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On Sat, 03 Jan 2004 08:42:50 -0800, "Lloyd Sumpter"
<lsumpter.TakeThisOut@dccnet.com> wrote:

 >On Sat, 03 Jan 2004 11:46:52 +0000, Shortwave Sportfishing wrote:
 >
  >>
  >> What were you fishing for?
  >>
  >> The upper Thames River (past New London CT) has been producing an incredible
  >> number of over-winter stripers and while I haven't gone, the winter flounder
  >> fishing as been spectacular.
  >>
 >
 > What the hell is a "striper" anyway? I hear about them all the time on this
 >NG - never heard of them (we fish for halibut, salmon, steelhead, trout, etc.
 >here)

They are a saltwater bass which spawns in marshy areas. The fresh
water stripers in the fresh water lakes out west are hybrids I
believe. Although you will find stripers in rivers where the salt and
fresh water mix.

Fun to catch - terrific eatin'...

Later,

Tom
S. Woodstock, CT
----------
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"Shortwave Sportfishing" <tomf123removethis.DeleteThis@earthlink.net> wrote in message
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 > On Sat, 03 Jan 2004 08:42:50 -0800, "Lloyd Sumpter"
 > <lsumpter.DeleteThis@dccnet.com> wrote:
 >
  > >On Sat, 03 Jan 2004 11:46:52 +0000, Shortwave Sportfishing wrote:
  > >
   > >>
   > >> What were you fishing for?
   > >>
   > >> The upper Thames River (past New London CT) has been producing an
incredible
   > >> number of over-winter stripers and while I haven't gone, the winter
flounder
   > >> fishing as been spectacular.
   > >>
  > >
  > > What the hell is a "striper" anyway? I hear about them all the time on
this
  > >NG - never heard of them (we fish for halibut, salmon, steelhead, trout,
etc.
  > >here)
 >
 > They are a saltwater bass which spawns in marshy areas. The fresh
 > water stripers in the fresh water lakes out west are hybrids I
 > believe. Although you will find stripers in rivers where the salt and
 > fresh water mix.
 >
 > Fun to catch - terrific eatin'...
 >
 > Later,
 >
 > Tom
 > S. Woodstock, CT


Though my boat is up for the winter, and for this I cry almost daily,
strippers are plentiful at the mouth of the Saco River in Maine and along
the coast. Mackerels are also plentiful before the blues come in and that's
when the fun begins. At times there are so many, schools of them, that you
can't give them away. Everybody has them and you don't have room to store
them. I fish from May to October and dig clams from January to May. Cohogs
are plentiful and available year round. Chopped up they make for a terrific
chowder.
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