Insomniac Guide Service/G.Loomis Pro Staff Fishing Report

12/5 Back Bay Tog on Jig heads

2011-12-05T17:43:00.000-08:00

With a nice flow of water coming in at the turn of the tide so I took some shore crabs and went looking for some tog.

I ended finding a school, of all places, in the middle of a channel.
I casted a 1/4 chartreuse jighead up current and let it slide right over the fish and everytime it did they would either rob me or get hooked.

Real fun bite that lasted for a couple of hours landing some quality fish and breaking off one or two that felt pretty nice .

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Capt. Dan Schafer
Year Round Striped Bass
Shallow Water Back Bay
Fly & Light Tackle Fishing
in Stone Harbor NJ.
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12/3 Striped Bass Back Bay Report

2011-12-03T17:27:00.000-08:00

I've been finding sporadic schools of bass through out the back bay during the
last week. The bass responded well with pinfish tossed down to them.
The competition between the school of fish made for some pretty fast fishing a
times.
The night game has been on as we left the dock last night a little after
midnight finding the bass pushing and popping bait fish on the surface. Like
previous evening trips this week, a well placed plastic or fly brought through
these fish at the right pace sealed the deal last night.

Just another great December night on the water. Calm clear skies, shooting
stars, water like a sheet of glass, and bass on the feed.
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11/19 Back Bay Striped Bass

2011-11-19T17:28:00.000-08:00

I've been scouting the last few days and found them patrolling the feeder ditches that exit the sounds.

There's been lots of spearing/ bay anchovies around that can be seen during the lowtides on all along the bank with bass suspending just off the shoreline this morning.

10/5 Backcountry Topwater Striped Bass / Slamming Tautog & Sheepshead

2011-10-05T17:18:00.000-07:00

Left the dock with Berny and Bev today and as we stopped the flats skiff we found the bass on topwater and stayed on them for the next two hours before leaving to go in search of some tog.

The tog bite was very good with a number of 4 to 5 pound fish slamming the rods down, awesome fights on light spinning tackle with plenty of drag going out. One after another.

Bev hooked a real nice fish that was running and taking line out in all directions. The fish ran again and again as Bev slowly gained line. Soon the black and white bars appeared under the surface and we had a convict fish on the deck.

A beautiful 7 pound Sheepshead that we quickly released after a few photos.

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Capt. Dan Schafer
Year Round Striped Bass
Shallow Water Back Bay
Fly & Light Tackle Fishing
in Stone Harbor NJ.
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10/4 Striped Bass / Gin Clear Flats On the Fly

2011-10-04T19:16:00.000-07:00

Armed with chartreuse deceivers I tied last night, me and Bill left the dock on the last throws of the outgoing tide greeted by first light gin clear flats

Slamming the fly, the first bass of morning quickly appeared on the lee of a point. After we released the fish we headed down island to a huge flat a foot or so deep. As I poled the flats skiff, Bill made a long cast and no sooner did he strip the fly a PIG exploded on it. He hooked the fish, the bass immediately whipped line from the deck and hauled bone fish style across the flat toward a crab pot. PURE GLORY. With the fish now on the reel, I quickly poled the skiff around the pot's float, with Bill clearing the line as the bass continued to run. After a great team effort the fish dug hard into the grass and somehow came loose.

An awesome rush to say the least, we continued on, with our efforts rewarded throughout the rest of the trip. We found a bunch of fish very shallow with bass chasing after one another once hooked.

A great show on the flats today. We had bass swimming right by the skiff , many schools of various bait fish, and some really great visual fights in some very shallow water.

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Capt. Dan Schafer
Year Round Striped Bass
Shallow Water Back Bay
Fly & Light Tackle Fishing
in Stone Harbor NJ.
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A Morning of Awesome Striped Bass Top Water Action!

2011-09-28T21:06:00.000-07:00

With an huge amount of new moon water being pushed into the bay,
I left the dock at first light with Jim and Gary.

We found the bass on top water plugs through out the entire trip from the from moment we stopped. The fish were fresh in from the ocean and schooled up on the annual southern migration that has just begun.

Toward the end of our trip I staked the skiff out with the push pole along a 100 yard stretch of winward bank that was just about flooded over.

The fish were sitting just on the edge of the grass and exploding on Jim and Gary's top water plugs.

After clearing the fish out, I made a small move, and the larger fish seamingly came out of nowhere, chasing the lures through the choppy waves. Gary hooked one of them WAY OUT and landed it after a phenomenal fight in the crystal clear water.
A great fish to end an awesome trip.

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Year Round Striped Bass
Shallow Water Back Bay
Fly & Light Tackle Fishing
in Stone Harbor NJ.
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EPIC NIGHT FISHING FOR STRIPED BASS!!

2011-09-22T16:20:00.000-07:00

This morning, ( just past midnight) I loaded the skiff up and headed out.

High tide, the moon and clouds are reflected on the calm water like a mirror. I watched the glow of phosphorescences in the small wake of the hull as I make my way to the first locale of the evening.

Minutes after leaving the dock, fireworks are going off in front of me as I silently slide the skiff in front of a school of striped bass busting on the surface. I watch the fish as I strip line off the fly reel then pick my angle of attack. As soon as the fly hits the water a bass inhales it and I strike the first fish of the night. I took 5 fish more from the school then went on to the next spot.

This scenario repeated itself over and over again the next few hours as the fish fed through the night.

I hooked and dropped a solid 36 inch fish. Still, more hooked fish would follow finally leading me to what would be the mother load of the night.

It was so awesome that I had to stop what I was doing and take video footage of which I will publish on my website later this fall. An absolute amazing display of dozens of feeding bass working a school of bait.

After picking away at the school my casting arm finally started to lock up.
I stowed the fly rod and picked up a spinning rod and sent a top water plug past the strike zone. As soon as I started the retrieve I saw the white water of several fish exploding on the plug. I sent the hook home and boated the fish and repeated this a dozen more times getting some spectacular surface strikes and landing fish left and right

Once the action slowed down I tossed a bass candy delight there way and worked a few bass out and really decent size bluefish.

I made another stop before heading in, and nailed one more bass right before first light.

I offer trips for this as well.

The schedule is very flexible/economical since most times we're out for just a few hours. I've always enjoyed night fishing and it has also become a favorite for many of my clients.
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Capt. Dan Schafer
Year Round Striped Bass
Shallow Water Back Bay
Fly & Light Tackle Fishing
in Stone Harbor NJ.
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Schooled Up Striped Bass On The Flats Hammering Top Water Plugs

2011-09-20T08:56:00.000-07:00

Had Paul & Chris out on the flats skiff yesterday morning and headed to the flats @ first light to go find some bass. We ended up poling through some crystal clear water and Chris found two fish back to back on top water. They were sitting over the grass beds about 50 yards from each other and striked the second the lure came into their view.

After we left that flat we poled into a cove with great visibility and slick calm water with about 2 feet of depth. Paul casts a skitterwalk top water plug into the back of the cove and a bass immediately swelled on the plug and ate it before we even knew what happened. insane speed! After a great fight with a bunch of line played out, we released the fish and headed over to a creek that has produced all summer.

Once we arrive at the creek it seemed quiet until Chris and Paul started to work the water on the adjacent flat. A long cast out into the open water resulted in a series of explosions.

There is nothing better than a school of hungry bass doing what ever they can to eat a top water plug!

I immediately staked the skiff out with the push pole and Paul and Chris were getting hits no sooner they started to work the plugs back to the boat. The bass were nice ocean fish , fresh in, and hungry.

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Capt. Dan Schafer
Year Round Striped Bass
Shallow Water Back Bay
Fly & Light Tackle Fishing
in Stone Harbor NJ.
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G.Loomis Pro Staff

Back Bay Striped Bass to 12#s / Drop & Reel Tog

2011-09-20T08:51:00.000-07:00

Left the dock yesterday AM with John and Stan. We'd search for the bass first then hit up the tog.

First light rolled around and we scoured the marsh until John had our first fish of the day, a nice 27 inch bass that fought really well.

Moments later Stan hooked a real nice fish that fought him for a couple of minutes before it was boat side for a better look. It was a beautiful fish that pulled the boga just passed the 12 pound mark.

Stan hooked another one that was a bit smaller, giving an equally good fight. Afterwords we left the area and found a school of tog that would keep us all busy over the next few hours. It was a great bite with many 4 to 5 pound fish hitting the jigs hard.
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Year Round Striped Bass
Shallow Water Back Bay
Fly & Light Tackle Fishing
in Stone Harbor NJ.
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G.Loomis Pro Staff

Awesome Back Bay Drop & Reel Togging w/ jigheads

2011-09-15T18:04:00.000-07:00

I left the dock around noon yesterday to do some scouting. Blue bird skies and the tide moving out I decided to fish for some tog in their fall haunts.

It always starts with one. Then you just know that you've found the mother load.

It seemed like a slow bite at first with some drive by hits. Then I switched over to a 3/8 ounce chartreuse jig head and the school went nuts!

Over the next four hours, fish to 6 & 1/2 pounds proceeded to empty my crab bucket.

As soon as the the jig head swept within range they HAMMERED it. No taps just a violent hit almost pulling the rod from my hand several times.

Fights were awesome.
Drag screaming as the fish were making horizontal runs away from the boat.

Here's a video I made a while back that goes into detail in this incredible fishery we have in the back bays...

They get so keyed into the jigs flowing through the current that they'll be waiting for the next one to come through. You can tell by the the hit that there must be racing each other to get to the jig. It's an absolute blast and one of my favorite trips to do.
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Shallow Water Back Bay
Fly & Light Tackle Fishing
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9/4 Back Large Striped Bass Patrolling Crystal Clear Grass Flats

2011-09-05T06:00:00.000-07:00

Headed out before first light with Anthony yesterday morning. We set up on our first flat and I poled the flats skiff in about a foot of water as we looked for moving fish over the grass beds.

We flushed out a few fish within five feet of the bow and they were large.
Throwing topwater plugs we had a couple of haphazard follow up from some very selective fish. The tide dropped as we poled further onto the grass bed until we had about 8 inches of water below the boat and Anthony hooked a monster flats bass.

Three , four, huge explosions and the fish was hooked up and taking line like a bonefish. Anthony held the rod high, clearing the grass, as the bass ran all over. After a couple mintues and a ways from where we hook it, the fish was boatside.

After some high fives and a bunch of pics Anthony, released his birthday present back onto that flat, watching as the fish sawm a good distance before reaching out of sight.

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Year Round Striped Bass
Shallow Water Back Bay
Fly & Light Tackle Fishing
in Stone Harbor NJ.
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9/2 Bass after bass after bass...

2011-09-02T11:50:00.000-07:00

We left the dock around midnight and found bass schooled and busting the bait up just as the tide started to flow. Me and Chip stayed on the bass over the next three hours landing fish after fish. Awesome action on plugs and flys, anything we threw that crossed their paths was smashed and followed by the sound of a searing run..

8/22 Striped Bass, Great Tog Bite, & an 8 pound Flounder

2011-08-23T07:57:00.000-07:00

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Left the dock yesterday with Chip. We started off with the bass @ first light, ending up with fish to 27 inches.

The tog bite has picked up considerably. They are now schooling in there fall haunts and the drop and reel fishing for them is now at hand. This bite will last through the remainder of the year and will only get better with every passing day. This is one of my favorite fisheries we have in the back bay. we had them to ten pounds last year with many 6 , 7, and 8 pound fish mixed in aswell all on the lightest tackle possible. The triggerfish will join them in the coming weeks and there is always the possiblity of some very nice sheepshead feeding under the skiff.

showing up in the mix yesterday was a huge flounder that Chip hooked and fought to the boat. The fish pulled the boga to the 8 pound mark. The largest we've taken this year thus far.

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Year Round Striped Bass
Shallow Water Back Bay
Fly & Light Tackle Fishing
in Stone Harbor NJ.
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8/11 More Mullet, Schooled Up Striped Bass, & Topwater Explosions

2011-08-11T19:18:00.000-07:00

Arrived on the flats this AM, just at first light, and the bass were already exploding on the mullet.

Dan and his Dad, Jack worked the school, hooking several bass before moving along and finding more of the same along shorelines with a little chop on the water's surface.

Well into the morning we were still on the fish as the northwest wind put the bass on the feed.

Keeping us on our toes were several very large bass , similar to a few days ago, that showed themselves, swimming right up to boat as they followed right behind the fish we hooked. With the great weather and fishing it was a very enjoyable and productive morning on the water.

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Capt. Dan Schafer
Year Round Striped Bass
Shallow Water Back Bay
Fly & Light Tackle Fishing
in Stone Harbor NJ.
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8/10 Striped Bass/Ganged Up Mullet in the Grass Getting Destroyed!

2011-08-11T18:02:00.000-07:00

First light this morning we found enormous pods of bait being pushed through the shallows until they were on the verge of facing the open water of the flat. as we approached the swirling schools of mullet , a shark's fin pierced the surface as it corralled it's own pod of bait that ventured too far from the submerged grass.

We made our way ahead of the fish and stopped near the last available flooded cover just as the bass made their move.

The mullet started going airborne as the bass rushed them from all directions and then the casts were made near the school.

Explosive strikes followed by some great runs and at least one fish trailing our hooked bass at any given time.

The action continued throughout the morning with The bite becoming very predictable as the mullet schools made their way across the flats to the next piece of available cover where the bass would be waiting.

Strikes were determined as the bass just exploded on our surface plugs with abandon. A huge strike could come at any second keeping us on our toes, always ready for the next fish at any moment.

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Capt. Dan Schafer
Year Round Striped Bass
Shallow Water Back Bay
Fly & Light Tackle Fishing
in Stone Harbor NJ.
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8/9 Backcountry Schooled up Summer Striped Bass to 15 pounds

2011-08-09T19:09:00.000-07:00

We hit the water in the flats skiff this morning just before sunrise. After a fast paced run we arrived on our first flat. Within a few minutes we found a school of bass that would keep us busy for the majority of the trip.

The first fish didn't hesitate as it crashed the surface lure, running Chris all around the skiff as it smoked line off the spool.

Adding to the chaos , right behind the fish was another bass following just boatside. I quickly tossed my plug to Chris's fish and the bass instantly slammed into it. Now two reels going off with two bass on running running in directions in the crystal clear water. Finally, both fish tired and we brought them into the skiff.

Chris's bass pulled the Boga to the 15 pound mark before quickly releasing them.

The morning was followed by a steady supply of school sized fish with some very nice ones mixed.

Just an absolutely perfect morning of August fishing. Abundant bass cruising shallow, lots of blue claws, southern stingrays, eels, and baitfish swimming around the skiff as we made our way through the backwater.

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Capt. Dan Schafer
Year Round Striped Bass
Shallow Water Back Bay
Fly & Light Tackle Fishing
in Stone Harbor NJ.
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4th of July / Jurassic park size Sheepshead!!!

2011-07-05T20:05:00.000-07:00

Me & Chris left the dock this morning with a crystal clear incoming tide making its way through the marsh.

On light G.Loomis Greenwaters, the fish responded immediately. First sheepshead lit up the reel as it ran against the tide. After a couple minutes it was boat side just as we noticed a gigantic fish chasing our hooked fish. At first we both though it was a shark then, as it grabbed the 7 pound sheephead's tail, we saw that it was a huge bass that looked like it could have weighed as much as 50 pounds. Truly unbelievable.

We toss the fish in the live well, Chris hooks another. This fish is a little different. Not fighting at first , the rod is bent in half as the fish just swims.

A moment later the fish takes off, dumping a third of the spool with it. After taking Chris down to just a quarter of the line, we are now chasing it down.

Chris recovers half the line and the fish really turns the heat on. Classic to it's style, it runs at all angles never letting either of us know what's going to happen next. This thing can really really fight. They're smart.

Minutes later, we closed the distance, and it starts show itself near the surface. Huge black and white bars, this thing is massive!! I grab the net , Chris eases the fish around the bow and trolling motor. We only have one shot at this. We can't believe the size of this thing. The adrenaline is through the roof. A moment later it slides into the net and hits the deck. The battle is won and insanity erupts with yelling and high fives.

We some how managed to fit this thing in the live well with the other fish and take off to get it weighed.

14 pounds 3 ounces

After a bunch of quick photos and some length and girth measurements of this king of the marsh for a glass mount, me and Chris release both of them into the basin.

These fish are fighting their way back from the past.

Every year, more and more sheepshead are, once again, migrating to our estuary. Finding suitable habitat, abundant feeding grounds, and provinding an excellent indicator to the health of our back bays here in NJ.

There is nothing like going head to head with these trophy fish.
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Year Round Striped Bass
Shallow Water Back Bay
Fly & Light Tackle Fishing
in Stone Harbor NJ.
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G.Loomis Pro Staff

6/21 Toggin' Road Trip to Watch Hill, Rhode Island

2011-06-22T19:01:00.000-07:00

Went up to CT to hang out with my brother and we took a ride over to the Rhode Island coast and arrived @ Watch Hill with a bucket of crab and jig heads.

Huge historic hotels, classic yachts in the harbor, and seemingly endless stretches of beach with tons of fish holding structure.

The water was loaded with sand eels , kelp beds, and tog.

The water was Florida clear. We could see the huge boulder fields around the lighthouse and they held plenty fish. Even at low tide they were biting pretty good. It was all C&R as they share our regulations of not harvesting fish during the spawn.

It was my first trip up here and it definitely won't be my last. Loads of fish and with water like this, the snorkeling alone has got to be amazing around all the shallow boulders that line the beaches.
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Capt. Dan Schafer
Year Round Striped Bass
Shallow Water Back Bay
Fly & Light Tackle Fishing
in Stone Harbor NJ.
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G.Loomis Pro Staff

6/18 Striped Bass report & NBC 10 Philadelphia News Video featuring Insomniac Guide Service

2011-06-20T11:07:00.000-07:00

In cased you missed the Philadelphia 6 o'clock evening news on Friday, here's the segment we did..

View more videos at: http://www.nbcphiladelphia.com.

Now on to the report...

Headed out this morning on the flats skiff with Kevin and Mike. Fish were found inside of the creeks throwing wakes around as they chased bait in less than a foot water.

A lot of awesome strikes as the fish chased our topwater plugs all the while we were surrounded by pods of dolphins coming up onto the flats to feed.

By late morning the back bay had a nice flow of current and we found a school of bass that kept us busy for the rest trip. At time every other cast had a fish behind our plugs. Some phenomenal strikes and just about non stop action.

One more note... We've been taking a lot footage throughout the season and I'm in the final stages of editing and I'll be releasing some clips very soon. Among other thing, these clips will include some killer footage of topwater strikes and fast paced last ditch runs on the flats. All in HD.

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Capt. Dan Schafer
Year Round Striped Bass
Shallow Water Back Bay
Fly & Light Tackle Fishing
in Stone Harbor NJ.
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insomniacguide@live.com
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6/17 Sheepshead Report & World Fishing Network (WFN) feature in HD

2011-06-20T10:54:00.000-07:00

Here is my World Fishing Network (WFN) feature on NJ Sheepshead tactics.

Bringing Florida tactics to the Northeast, I discuss rigging techniques and bait presentation, followed by footage of an intense fighting 10 pound Sheepshead.

It was a blast to take part in this and I hope you enjoy it...

Now on to todays report...

On a spur of the moment decision, I loaded the dog and gear into the Jeep I left the dock with Bear this morning to do some scouting, hitting up several stops throughout the backcountry. What we found was large push of Sheepshead into our backwaters.

The major arrival.An exodus from their southern climes into our nutrient rich estuaries were they extensive feeding grounds with little to no competition from other foragers.

First drop I was getting taken left and right and I knew exactly what was doing it. Even before I closed the bail of the Stradic 3000 it was done... OVER, GONE. No hit, just a weightless that only these fish can pull off. They don't even need to take the bait in. They just crush it and devour the pieces as they fall from the hook.

I fell in step with the fish. Finding their rhythm, then breaking the pattern with a hard hook set of the Greenwater on a completely slacked line.

The rod apex-ed and the reel lit up as the noise from the drag sent Bear into a raging fury of barks and growls as the fish took off on it's initial blistering run. The fish turned , came boat side, as if to size us up, and took off with even more determination. The fish ran at all angles, never lending the upper hand , as I slowly lifted it of the bottom.

Within a couple of minutes I coaxed the fish into the net.

I threw the fish in the live well, dropped back down I missed a few more sheepish hits. I left them biting and headed out in search of some new water and stopped by Smugglers for some photos then released the Sheepshead before continuing on.

I dumped the throttle and jumped the skiff on plane on the search. After several stop I found another school. Same pattern, drop, miss, drop, slack, BANG!!!!

A couple very heavy fish threw the hook right after I set it then on the third time around the hook stayed with the fish. After another equally intense fight, I put the fish in the well and took off refueld @ Smugglers Cove; getting some more shots before releasing her into the basin.

Two real beautiful fish that are on their way to making a come back that hasn't been seen for 100 years. (ie Little Sheepshead Creek, Sheepshead Bay, Brooklyn) A true testament to our great water quality in the back bay and a fantastic indicator of the health of the entire salt marsh that comprises the Southern NJ coast.

To book a trip shoot me an email/call/text.

I've guided many clients to these fish and when the KING OF THE MARSH (Trophy Sheepshead) battles and finally hits the deck there is nothing like it.

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Capt. Dan Schafer
Year Round Striped Bass
Shallow Water Back Bay
Fly & Light Tackle Fishing
in Stone Harbor NJ.
(609)-780-5124
insomniacguide@live.com
G.Loomis Pro Staff

Insomniac Guide Service featured on NBC 10 Philadelphia News Tonight!

2011-06-17T11:04:00.001-07:00

Wanted to put this one out there...

Tonight @ 5:30 , Insomniac Guide Service will be featured on the 6 o'clock news on Channel 10 NBC Philadelphia.

It's a very cool segment featuring our tog fishery down here in Stone Harbor as well as the restaurant Blackfish in Philadelphia, which was named, by Philly Magazine, the #1 restaurant in Philadelphia!

Me , NBC anchor Justin Pizzi, and my client/Blackfish owner, Chip Roman, head out on the flats skiff in search of theses back bay bruisers. Check it out! It was a ton of fun doing this feature!

On another note,

I have a killer report coming at you later today as well as a video feature I did for World Fishing Network (WFN)

This WFN video segment will offer you some insane value that has taken me YEARS to learn through the slow process of trial and error.

It features techniques never before seen on the New Jersey coast as well as a MASSIVE sheepshead hooked and fought on camera in HD.
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Capt. Dan Schafer
Year Round Striped Bass
Shallow Water Back Bay
Fly & Light Tackle Fishing
in Stone Harbor NJ.
(609)-780-5124
insomniacguide@live.com
G.Loomis Pro Staff

6/7 Sheepshead & Backcountry Low Tide Striped Bass on the Flats

2011-06-07T18:57:00.000-07:00

Looks like summer has arrived...

We left the dock at first light this morning during the last throws of the out going tide. The fish would be found on the shallowest of flats. The bass were pushing bait into a film water; offering a phenomenal morning of sight fishing in water that was as smooth as glass.
Top water plugs delivered to these fish had devastating results. We'd see one right in front of us swimming into a film of water then cast just ahead of the fish. One moment later the fish would turn, swell on the plug, and erupt on it.
This went on for a solid two hours, well after sunrise, as the bass kept coming up onto the flats. We had some large fish that threw the hook after striking the plug and going absolutely crazy, with tails in the air and throwing water everywhere .
Once we left the flats we headed through the marsh in search some large bottom residents on light tackle. Kevin scored some nice tog while his Dad, Andy, hooked a bass every bit of 20 pounds on the GLoomis Greenwater ; that he fought until boat side when the hook surprisingly popped out from the bass's mouth.

After the bass swam , Andy dropped right back down and immediately hooked another hard fighting fish. Rod bent in half, drag singing once again, in a few moments we had our first sheepshead of the year in the flats skiff and real nice one too!
After a couple of photos, and some high fives, Andy let the fish swim, and we headed back to the dock after a great morning of fishing.

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Capt. Dan Schafer
Year Round Striped Bass
Shallow Water Back Bay
Fly & Light Tackle Fishing
in Stone Harbor NJ.
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STERLING HARBOR BAIT & TACKLE FISHING TEAM

6/5 Backcountry Striped Bass on the Fly , 8 pound Tog/Blackfish, and Top Water Explosions

2011-06-06T08:31:00.000-07:00

Me and my friend John left the dock @ first light to do some scouting. We'd go to bunch of very different areas. Seeing what each place would offer on different tidal stages/conditions, for my guide trips coming up

First stop, we poled a crystal clear flat, finding the bass extremely shallow, in less than a foot of water, in the last of the outgoing tide.
Twenty feet in front of the flats skiff we had a bass stop and tail for a moment , just enough time for me to cast a fly to it. Before I could even strip it in, the fish took it in. Once I stuck and hooked it, the reel's drag sang, braking the morning silence as the bass darted, ripping the line from the surface, taking three more runs before we had it boat side.

After releasing the bass, we left the flat and went searching for the bottom residents.

After working the area for 10 minutes I had monster take a crab, doubling the greenwater over, and ripping some serious line off the reel. In few moments we had a beautiful 8 pound tog in the boat.

After John took a few quick photos , we released her.

We left and headed down island a few miles in the skiff, looking for a nice clean flow of water. Once we stopped we found sporadic schools of bluefish busting on the surface with spearing jumping in every direction. After catching a few, we quickly made our way further in the marsh. I staked out the the skiff and could see all of the patches of grass and sand pot holes up to 100 feet in front of us. With a nice flow of current we found school of bass there that we'd stay on for the remainder of the morning. Every cast either a blow up, boat side followup, or a hook set.

If the action would slow down for a cast or two, we'd switch colors, and get an immediate response from the school.

Once the bass saw the lure they were determined, 3 or 4 explosions with water flying everywhere, and lots of doubles hook ups through out the session.

It was great morning on the water, and a very visual fishery today with many fish seen before hooked.
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6/1 Striped Bass Report / Another awesome trip from start to finish

2011-06-01T16:57:00.000-07:00

Left the dock with Rick at first light and headed to a poling flat with a slight easterly breeze. We had some very nice bass moving within 15 feet of the bow that led to some very exciting follow ups but no initial takers. I quickly throttled the skiff off the flat and headed for the incoming water. The fish were all over the current breaks just waiting for our arrival. Over the next few hours, the bass were annihilating our top water plugs and erupting into mini blitzes as they push schools of bait against the bank. Hooked fish led to great initial runs and awesome fights in very shallow water. It became so consistent that we could just call out where the next fish would be.

Any bass we would miss were primed for another cast with a top water plug or fly. Just a phenomenal morning on the water.

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5/29 & 5/30 Striped Bass report / Flats and Creeks on the Fly

2011-05-31T05:46:00.000-07:00

Had Alan from Missouri out Sunday and Monday morning. The first day we found the fish on the flats in about a foot of water just outside the grass line. All the bass were taken on chartreuse and white deceivers. The fish would track the fly for only a few feet before striking and putting on a nice show as they took line off the deck in the clear water.

The second day the fish were all the way back inside the creeks at first light, head waking all over the place. A well placed cast just ahead of the fish resulted in an instant charge on the fly followed by a hard strike.

With the water as temp as high as 78 on the flats there was lots of life making it's way through the shallows. In little more than a foot of water, schools of spearing, large southern rays cruising, many many blue claws and surprisingly enough, a small green turtle were among sights swimming past the flats skiff.

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Shallow Water Back Bay
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5/28 Striped Bass Report / Awesome Shallow Water Action in the Backcountry

2011-05-28T16:32:00.000-07:00

Left the dock @ first Light with Jared and Ryan on the boat. After a short ride into the marsh we saw fish in front of us the moment the flats skiff came off plane. We stalked the bass until they settle on a school of bait just inside of a feeder creek. The lead fish appeared, working on the surface, throwing head wakes, and crashing bait inside the shallow creek. Ryan launched a perfect cast resulting in an immediate explosion and the fish running out of the creek , back onto the flat, taking the line and us with it. After three more runs across the shallow basin we had it in the boat...

We had a great morning, hooking and landing some more fish, watching them work the bait schools all around us. I real sight to behold in the early dawn hours.

We made one final stop to check on the tog, hooking some real bruisers. Just an absolute blast on light tackle.

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Shallow Water Back Bay
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5/26 Striped Bass Report / Crushing Topwater Plugs on the Flats

2011-05-28T16:26:00.000-07:00

Headed off with Chip on the boat at first light in the fog. After arriving on the first flat, we immediately had fish directly in front of us.

At the very end of Chip's cast the first bass of the morning exploded on his plug, running every which way, taking line all over the flat.

The rest morning was followed by cannon ball top water strikes, hooks sets, and the sound of a singing reel as line instantaneously cut through the surface as it chased another hooked bass that bolted across the flats.
An absolute awesome morning on the water. The fish were once again, very aggressive, extremely shallow, and put on an exciting show as they chased bait into a film of water, following lures on the surface, throwing water everywhere when they struck.
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Shallow Water Back Bay
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in Stone Harbor NJ.
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5/22 Striped Bass Report with Video / One after another on Topwater

2011-05-23T07:52:00.000-07:00

Got on the water yesterday with Matt List and Greg and quickly found the bass schooled up terrorizing the local forage population. East winds flooded the marsh. We took the flats skiff right to the action, fishing the submerged grass with bass cruising by constantly, looking for their next meal...

One after another , exploding on our top water plugs. At times, three rods at once, triples, doubles, boat side blow ups, reels singing drag the whole time. We stayed on these fish through out the morning into the early afternoon.

Awesome day on the water that need to be experienced first hand to say the least. My dates are RAPIDLY filling up ....To get in on the action shoot me an email insomniacguide@live.com or give me call/text anytime 609-780-5124. Thanks!

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Shallow Water Back Bay
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in Stone Harbor NJ.
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5/21 Striped Bass Report

2011-05-21T19:33:00.000-07:00

Met up with Greg at first light and headed off in the skiff to the flats.
We jumped several bass during the morning , lots of follow ups, and snuck up on a school of bass in the creeks when Greg connected with a nice one.

A good flow of current making its way through the marsh, combined with lots of predators chasing small baitfish on the surface, made for a great morning on the water.

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Shallow Water Back Bay
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5/20 Back Bay Report/Flounder snappin' good

2011-05-20T15:20:00.000-07:00

Got out on the water today for about an hour and a half. The last of the incoming tide to just about slack proved to be pretty good with the flounder. Lost my first fish boat side when Bear got tangled in the net and it was a nice one around 3 pounds.

They were biting well and a little hard to hook at times as they were rising right after they hit ,so any slack line had to be quickly reeled up.

The rest of the trip I had some more bites , one @ 18 1/2"s and another a little bit over 20.

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Shallow Water Back Bay
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5/15 Backcountry report / Back Bay- Striped Bass, Tog, and Large Flounder on FIRE!

2011-05-17T10:00:00.000-07:00

Met up with Chris at the dock yesterday morning, just in time to watch a Florida style storm cell quickly pass over us before heading to the flats and finding the fish working just outside of the flooded grass.

The bass were working the outgoing water with a fervor. Casts that landed perfectly were greeted with a flash then yards of line singing off the reels.

After landing over a dozen bass we moved on, with the sun now shining, to hit some of the bottom residents.

Fiddlers didn't last long once the fish saw them. Swinging the jig through the current resulted in a slight tug and a hard hook set.

Before wrapping up the day we sent some white buck tails and chartreuse swimming mullet gulps down on a shell bed and got a double header hook up of flounder to 6 pounds.

Chris's first trip with me this year since he's been working a lot of overtime this spring.
He certainly hasn't lost his touch.

Great day on the water with some phenomenal fishing in every aspect of the word. The fish were everywhere they should be this time of year. Bass rising on top water plugs and hammering the subsurface presentations in only a couple of feet of water, tog chewing hard, and flounder slamming buck tails on light tackle.

It's just amazing the amount of fish that around right now. My schedule is filling up pretty fast. To get on the flats skiff with me, give a shout, email/cell, and let's get out there!

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Shallow Water Back Bay
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5/14 Striped Bass Report, Topwater Explosions & Subsurface Inhalation...

2011-05-14T17:43:00.000-07:00

Met Dan @ the dock this morning. I dropped the hammer on the flats skiff, with the hull fully aired out over the slick water, we took off into the predawn marsh. We were greeted with a flood tide sunrise and a breeze from the south. With the current flowing out the marsh the bass were heavy on the patrol, seemingly, waiting for our arrival...

Topwater explosions , drags singing, fish were holding on almost every piece of available cover and current break. It was going off!!!!!!!!!!!!! If I missed a fish, Dan would cast right back to it, and 2 seconds later....
BANG!

Schools of bait were filtering out of the marsh passing the skiff followed by bass waiting on every little edge and flow.

The bass are moving into the marsh in mass. The train is leaving the station on a way trip to BASSville. To jump aboard, give me a call or shoot an email...

The time is now to get on these fish!

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Shallow Water Back Bay
Fly & Light Tackle Fishing
in Stone Harbor NJ.
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5/3 Striped Bass report, Insomniac Guide Service, Arm Jarring Strikes in the Shallows

2011-05-04T10:38:00.000-07:00

Headed out with John and Josh in the morning before the afternoon winds kicked up.

Subsurface plugs raised some arm jarring strikes. Had a nice showing of fish that were spread out, but all in high percentage areas. If it looked good, there was a fish on it...

As soon as any of the fish saw a plug it was a closed deal. Once hooked, they put on some excellent fights, making several hard runs before coming boat side.

It was nice day on the water with aggressive bass patrolling the shallows more than eager to hit a well presented lure.

Shoot me an email or give me a call to schedule a trip and get out there! The days and weeks ahead are going to be very good.

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Year Round Striped Bass
Shallow Water Back Bay
Fly & Light Tackle Fishing
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5/1 Striped Bass report - Insomniac Guide Service

2011-05-01T18:18:00.000-07:00

Headed out this morning on the last of the incoming tide. Found the fish schooled in isolated packs of twos in different areas but all of the fish were using the current to their advantage. Fish were aggressive once they saw something they liked. Had a couple on the fly as well by mid morning on a flat about 2 feet deep. Lots more bait today then I've seen recently with pods of spearing spitting on the surface just along with tide.

Had some company again today...

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Year Round Striped Bass
Shallow Water Back Bay
Fly & Light Tackle Fishing
in Stone Harbor NJ.
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4/30 Backcountry Report w/pics Striped Bass and Tautog

2011-04-30T16:19:00.000-07:00

Headed out this morning with the flats skiff loaded up and in search of tog working the last of the outgoing tide. Over the last few days the tog have really pulled into the back bay, with fish up to 7 pounds on light tackle, just slamming into the crab on the drop.

Shortly after arriving, a nice striped bass took a crab laced jig head intended for the tog. It ran me around the boat a couple of times, then steamed line off the reel as I kept up with it on the trolling motor.

After releasing the bass the tog bite was on fire. Over the next few of hour they were smoking the crab; sometimes hooking themselves before the jig got to the bottom.

It was a phenomenal session on the water this morning. The catch and release fishery for these guys is going to be on fire in the coming days as more and more quality tog filter into the backwater. The pace becomes an absolute drop and reel frenzy with some serious numbers of fish.
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11/30 Striped bass schooled up and on FIRE in the back bays

2010-12-02T13:34:00.000-08:00

Got out on the flats skiff yesterday afternoon to do some scouting. Wind was up to about 15 to 20 knots so I dipped into the backcountry flats and found the area was packed with striped bass.

The fish were hanging in large schools. Plugs and flies could not get past them without getting several strikes on a single retrieve.
All of the fish fought well and were stuffed with bait.
As evening quickly set in, the fish moved on, and I throttled the skiff off the flats and ran back just before dark.

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11/18 Night fishing for striped bass on the fly

2010-11-19T07:42:00.000-08:00

Went out last night for a few hours on the flats skiff and had an absolute blast. I was casting a pipe fish pattern on clear intermediate line and got on a school of fishing that just wouldn't stop.

Every fish was spitting up tons of bait on the deck. Mostly crabs and spearing.

I landed 20 bass from the school, missing just as many, with a ton of large jumping shad thrown into the mix. By the end of the night the deck was a mess from walking all over the bass and shad vomit. :D

Tons of fish around and more than enough food to keep them happy. The days and weeks ahead are going to very interesting.
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Shallow Water Back Bay
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How to: Jigging with crab for sheepshead, tog/blackfish, and triggerfish in New Jersey with Capt. Dan Schafer

2010-11-18T11:51:00.000-08:00

As promised,

Here's my World Fishing Network video that includes a battle with a monster sheepshead on a G.Loomis Greenwater spinning rod.

11/16 Back Bay Tog/Blackfish on light tackle spinning rods

2010-11-18T11:41:00.001-08:00

Got out for a couple hours today to scout for tog for the weeks ahead and found them schooled up and eating well. They would hit the presentation just as it came to bottom and at times they would just inhale a bait and just swim off, pulling the spinning rod down, just asking for a hook set.

A bit windy today but well worth the effort. The fish were all a nice size with a couple of real heavy fish dropped and lost for whatever reason just after the rod was bent in half on them.
As always, all of these fish were landed on light tackle G.Loomis Greenwater spinning rods and jig heads. On the next update to this blog I will post a video segment that i did with WFN TV detailing the rigging and tackle used in this unique fishery.
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11/15 Striped Bass, fly fishing on the flats

2010-11-18T11:36:00.000-08:00

Left the dock with Bill yesterday afternoon in search of bass on the fly. we headed into the marsh and immediately found them working a in the grass along a nice flow of current. On the first cast, we watched the bass come up and inhale the fly.
We pick up another fish then poled the flats and found them schooled up off of as shallow basin. The fish were very aggressive coming up and eating the fly just below the surface offering some awesome visual strikes.

Before calling it a day, in very shallow water, we had a beautiful 30 inch class fish roll on the surface as it made an almost territorial strike at the fly , disappearing from the flat just as soon as it made it's made it's presents known.

The water was crystal clear with seven feet of visibility at times. The fish have been heavily schooled. At times hooked up fish, are followed by two or more bass. A few times, as soon as the fish would throw the lure or fly another bass would instantly follow up and strike.
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Shallow Water Back Bay
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10/27 Striped Bass at Night on the Fly

2010-10-28T13:09:00.000-07:00

Headed out with Matt List last night in a slight drizzle, steady south west winds, and some storm cells developing to our south. Keeping an eye on the radar, we decided to head into the marsh a short distance from the dock.

Moments after the skiff came off plane, we came across a ridiculous amount of bass busting and smacking the bait in loud "pops" on the surface along the edge of a flat.

It was on. We worked the pod, jumping some very nice fish that came unbuttoned, landing many bass from the school. We were hooking one every other cast for a few minutes there, before eventually taking a final look at the weather map on my blackberry that forced us to call it short.
Back at the dock the heavy rain continued as the wind seemed to settle down a bit. The water temp on our outing was 68.7 degrees.
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10/26 Striped Bass Smashing Surface Plugs

2010-10-28T12:55:00.000-07:00

Left the dock yesterday morning with Matt List to fish a small weather window before the clouds and winds moved in. Water temp was 68 degrees and the incoming tide would have the bass working the current.

The fish cooperated; not moving very far from their early morning locales they've used over the past two weeks, moving further into the marsh by the minute as the tide progressed.

The bite was very consistent with most fish almost hooking up on the first stike followed by some very nice runs on the shallow flats.
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10/19 Striped Bass on the Crystal Clear Grass Flats

2010-10-28T12:50:00.000-07:00

Got out early afternoon yesterday to fish the low water in the back bay.
The grass flats were crystal clear with fish in singles cruising through.

By late afternoon the bass were in some out of the way coves, aggressively working small pods of spearing with their backs exposed at times. After jumping two fish on two consecutive casts they started to move along at a much steadier pace. As soon as I poled the skiff to them they'd be just out of range before I could get a fly to them.

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10/18 Ten pound Cow Tog on Light Tackle

2010-10-20T18:47:00.000-07:00

Cut through the marsh at first light with Brian and his son Dustin on the flats skiff.

We immediately jumped five bass landed one from the school. The bite materialized into a run and gun style, finding individual fish on specific currents break by mid morning.

We left the bass in pursuit of schooled tog that have been filtering into the back bay since the third week of August. Not long after our first drop Dustin connected with two monsters that came off without any clear reason.
The third time around would be a little different. With the G.Loomis Greenwater bent in half, Dustin controlled this steer, even after the fish locked him up on the bottom. After several boat side last ditch effort runs, with my grasp locked on the fish, I hoisted it into the flats skiff, and it pulled the boga grip to the ten pound mark.

We continued boating nice fish for the remainder of the trip. Pretty much one after the other on light tackle.

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10/13 All Out Insane Light Tackle Togathon in the Backcountry

2010-10-14T19:34:00.000-07:00

Left the dock with Matt List on board and 5 different kinds of crustaceans for bait. We went to an area I've had my eye on all summer long and we nailed it. The second we both dropped down the Greenwater rods were literally being pulled under the skiff as we fought to extract these fish from the bottom below.

For hours on end, the same thing.

Lines ripping off the spools, Loomis rods doubled over; at times more than half way in the water as the tog charged under the skiff. All of the fish were nice ones.

After some quick photos, the fish swam off into the basin.

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10/11 Striped Bass on the flats & a nice Tautog session

2010-10-12T09:17:00.000-07:00

I left the dock at first light with Chip on board the skiff and headed to the flats.

Eight inches of water...

After we leaving the flats we found a great tog bite. Even after a few hours non stop catching, the fish were still on the feed, hitting every time we dropped down to them.

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10/9 Striped Bass in the shallows

2010-10-09T16:18:00.000-07:00

Headed out with Bill and Tom this morning and founf a nice school of fish stacked up in the shallows at first light.

With bass infront and crashing into our topwater lures, they were franticly leaping from the surface once hooked.

10/2 Striped Bass, Phenomenal Morning On The Marsh in INCHES of Water

2010-10-02T18:03:00.000-07:00

Left the dock at first light this morning with Jesse and Matt and after a short skiff ride we found the bass feeding in the marsh. After several blow ups and jumped fish Matt was hooked up on the flats.

We continued on fishing some extremely shallow water, finding the bass exploding on bait, belly walking into just inches of water. The recent weather has only made the fish more aggressive. Hits were determined as the fish would bother tracking the lures, they just killed it the millisecond it was in their sites. Cool weather and bass tearing up the marsh. Welcome to fall...

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9/12 Tautog, Striped Bass, & Screaming Drags...

2010-09-14T18:28:00.000-07:00

My brother Larry swung into town yesterday and we headed out on the flats skiff. Shortly after, we intercepted a massive school of tog that was working the tide. Hook set , after steaming rum, after hook set, the fish just wouldn't let up. They were hitting the crab on the drop. Just smoking the bait and bending the rods.

In the midst of a steady bite and headed into the marsh for striped bass that would be working the last of the out going water.

Like a wolf pack, a school of very nice fish came through.

All of the bass had sea louse on them as well as scars from them dropping them off as they do when the bass begin to take up their fall residence in the back water.

It was just a phenomenal afternoon on the water. Just as the past few days have been, the fish steaming... Rushing into creeks and blasting schools of mullet into the air; the bass are capitalizing on this huge body of bait that is present right now in the back water. Every twist and turn of the marsh offers yet another feeding opportunity for the fish.

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Shallow Water Back Bay

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