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Mel’s fishing journal 2008

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 Unless noted, fish are caught by flyfishing around new york city using a Bucks Bag float tube,

Stupid loopy fly, 25 test leader, six wt g-loomis rod, ross evolution 2 reel,  floating line

and released.

 

November 29, 2008, 5 stripers,

Plumb beach, Jamaica bay, new york city.

 windy, 37 degrees, water temp 50, morning outgoing tide

 

 

November 25, 2008, 5 stripers,

Plumb beach, Jamaica bay, new york city.

 windy, 46 degrees, steady rain, morning outgoing tide

 

 

 

November 20, 2008, 12 stripers, 20 to 23 in,

Plumb beach, Jamaica bay, new york city.

52 degree water, windy, 39 degrees snow flurries, noon outgoing tide.

 

 

November 18, 2008, 9 stripers 20 to 26 in, 1 hour fishing time.

Plumb beach, Jamaica bay, new york city.

56 degree water, windy, noon outgoing tide.

 

 

November 17, 2008, 14 stripers 20 to 26 in, 1 ½ hours fishing time.

Plumb beach, Jamaica bay, new york city.

56 degree water, windy, noon outgoing tide.

 

 

November 13, 2008, eight stripers, one bluefish.

Plumb beach, Jamaica bay, new york city.

56 degree water, windy, mid morning outgoing tide.

 

November 11, 2008, three bluefish.

Fort tilden, atlantic ocean, new york city.

58 degree water, windy, early morning outgoing tide.

 

 

November 10, 2008, three stripers.

plumb Beach, across from coney island, new york city.

58 degree water, windy, morning outgoing tide.

 

November 08, 2008, three stripers.

plumb Beach, across from coney island, new york city.

58 degree water, evening high tide.

 

November 07, 2008, two stripers.

plumb Beach, across from coney island, new york city.

58 degree water, evening high tide.

 

 

November 04, 2008, two stripers.

plumb Beach, across from coney island, new york city.

58 degree water, high noon tide.

 

November 03, 2008, three stripers.

Plumb Beach, new york city.

58 degree water, high noon tide.

 

 

November 01, 2008, three stripers.

Grassy bay, new york city.

56 degree water high mid-morning tide.

 

October 29, 2008, Shad.

Atlantic Ocean, Fort Tilden beach, new york city.

59 degree water high mid-morning tide, muddy water.

 

October 27, 2008, two stripers.

Atlantic Ocean, Fort Tilden beach, new york city.

59 degree water high mid-morning tide, muddy water.

October 25, 2008, three stripers- 2 keepers.

grassy bay, new york city.

56 degree water high mid-morning tide, stormy n windy.

 

 

 

October 21, 2008, 30in keeper, 30in fat blue and two schoolies.

grassy bay, new york city.

56 degree water high afternoon tide.

 

Yes! The run is on. Two keepers, one almost.

October 20, 2008, grassy bay, new york city.

58 degree water high afternoon tide.

 

October 13, 2008, grassy bay, new york city.

 

October 4-10, 2008, grassy bay, new york city.

Lots of small schoolies while I wait for the run to arrive, 68 degree water.

 

 

October 3, 2008, grassy bay, new york city.

One very large Bluefish, 34 in 20 lbs, 68 degree water.

This guy dared me to pull it off the bottom with a 6 wt fly rod.

It layed there for about 10 minutes like a snag before it came up leaping and shaking.

 

 

 

 

 

October 2, 2008, grassy bay, new york city.

13 small stripers, 1 alligator fish, 68 degree water.

 

 

 

September 18, 2008, Judith point, Rhoade island.

Two blues 24-29 in and flounder, 70 degree water.