After the steady rain and wind of the weekend I did not expect much for striper fishing this morning. On top of that we got a late start but we did have the tide in our favor I thought. There were periods of drizzle and brilliant sun but overall it was cloudy and cool. The river was high and dirty with a lot of our tannin stained fresh water obvious. But as I worked my way down river there were fish in good numbers nothing thrilling like bait driven to the surface but steady fishing.
Striper fishing this morning was consistent but not fabulous. There were fish almost every place that I tried including far downriver in the clearer saltier water. The river above the harbor was running quite brown and dirty from the thunderstorms last night. The fish were still there but moved some from where they have been holding.
What a treat this week has been I have had a good variety of trips that have taken me on the saltwater and the local ponds. Striper fishing continues to improve as the fish move up from the south. Still no real big fish (there never are early on) but good numbers of fish that make it fun for everyone.
