Hello Compleat Angler Friends! We hope you have been enjoying the warm weather, although some rain would be nice. Striped bass have flooded the Sound and are chewing on everything from squid to bunker to sand eels. Recent reports have been a bit slow, possibly due to the storms we've had overnight, but anglers are still finding them deep and shallow. Small sand eel patterns have been working well on the flats, while hollow and bunker patterns are dominating the deeper structure.
Freshwater has understandably slowed in our local freestones, as water levels are dangerously low, but the Housy, Farmington, and Delaware systems still have willing fish that have been keyed in on Sulphurs.
Hello Compleat Angler Friends! Summer weather is here, and with it a boxed bag of emotions. On the one hand, the heat feels wonderful, but on the other, the increased temperatures are starting to shut down the trout bite in some of our local freestones. The good news is that striped bass fishing continues to improve as more fish settle into their summer haunts. There is a plethora of bait around, from squid to bunker, and even sand eels. The best bite window is early morning and evening near the usual hot spots, but always look for water moving from point A to point B.
Hello Compleat Angler Friends! After a wild previous weekend, we are back into a nice pattern of summer weather. Southwest breezes, sunshine, and high temps are going to dominate the forecast for the next few days, so take advantage before the rain sneaks back up! Trout fishing has started to fall into its summer pattern, with dry fly and nymphs landing a majority of the fish. Freshwater largemouth and smallmouth are eating with more regularity, especially as they move off beds and into their summer patterns. Their ocean brethren, the striped bass, seem to have finally shaken off the cold weather from the last two weeks, and are taking a variety of offerings in the sound.
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