bait

On Thursday, Striper fishing in the Kennebec and Sheepscot rivers will truly open. Bait restrictions are lifted and anglers may keep one fish a day either 20" to 26" or over 40".

Tonight, I ventured out to assess the bait situation in the harbor. It was a very fishy calm evening. Light wind made it easy to see fish on the surface. Several times diving Osprey gave away the bait's position too. I found Mackeral but it seems quite obvious that the abundance of Macs we had a few weeks ago is, for the moment, a memory. However, this could turn around any day and I was able to catch Mackeral, it just wasn't the free for all you like to have.

There were herring availible for me as bait tonight as well. My fishfinder picks them up perfectly and I just drifted into them in the middle of the harbor. They were smaller herring then the ones I caught earlier this year. These baits are absolutely ideal.

The Latest Fishing Report

I would like to apologize. I have let Facebook make me lazy. For the past month I have neglected this blog and relied all updating of fans of Sweet Action Charters to Facebook. By so doing I have also neglected to share any real detail about fishing the mid coast. Lame.

The season is in full swing and the fishing has been good. More fish, in more places, in my opinion, then in some years. We have been most successful in the early morning on top water lures. The rest of the time we have had luck jigging or casting lead headed jigs with plastic bodies. Most of the fish caught this year have been slot fish(20 "-26") or above. While we have had lot's of success this year with artificial lures I will be excited when bait restrictions in the Kennebec are lifted on July 1.

Speaking of bait, there is a lot around. We have had terrific Mackeral catches and there looks to be a ton of herring around as well. I have heard tell of Bluefish and the Mackeral drying up in their path so Boothbay might be next.

Happy Father's Day to all the daddy Fish Whistlers!