I had a busman's holiday this past weekend. MWFF's Jen Hall invited me to fish with she and Captain Rich Armstrong of Fishstix charters in Boston. It was great to be the client for a change, in fact as client I broke all of the rules and found myself "livelining pogies" on my fly rod. Actually, I was casting my fly rod and hooking pogies accidently and then watching as the blues and some large bass tore away at the pogies. It was really quite fascinating. However, it was my trusty Slug-go friend that hooked that nice fish you see me holding here in this picture. But enough about me...I have pictures and stories from the past month, but I simply haven't had a moment to keep up on my fishing report. Busy with many things, and (literally) looking for fish would be one of those things. August was a tough month for stripers. Very late in the month the blues finally showed up and ate lots of flies and lures. However, betweeen tropical storm watches and generally windy weather, the fishing has been overall quite slow.
THAT IS ABOUT TO CHANGE. Last week I went albie fishing with the local St. Croix rep. He hooked some albies, and then some blues. It was a fun day on the southside, not my home waters but certainly a nice place to visit. Rumor has it that there are bluefin near, nearby, but check out John McMurray article in the most recent issue of Fly Fishing in Saltwaters magazine before you get too hasty about tuna fishing. I make no claims to being a tuna guide, but I do love to follow them and watch their magnificence. Here's the link to John's article: http://www.flyfishinsalt.com/species/conservation/the-bluefin-dilemma-1000064910.html
Anyway, judging by the terns, the bunker, and the albies, it's safe to say that the fall migration is in full swing which (hopefully) means the big fish are back.
If you don't hear from me for a while, that's a good sign that I'm off fishing again.
