Rivers End 7/28/06

1. STRIPED BASS- The hot item is still the bunker at the mouth of the Connecticut River. Those bunker are being fed to bass on Long Sand Shoal, Hatchetts, Black Point and other local reefs. Early AM seems to make a big difference.The bunker are thick enough to snag at times, chunking has also been working at Long Sand Shoal and Cornfield Point.Theres been school bass on the surface at Hatchetts Reef again early and late inthe day. Tube and worm action has also been good at Hatchetts
   
2. BLUEFISH- Theres been some blues hanging around the mouth of the River. Generally theres been a lack of surface action with most blues being caught on bunker chunks. some smaller blues have been running along the Old Lyme beaches. The Race and Plum Gut have their summer residents.
3. SNAPPER BLUES- Snappers from 4 inches and up have been caught at the DEP Piers and the Causeway.
4. FLUKE- Still improving with the short to keeper ratio getting better. The River shouldn't be by passed theres a pretty good run of keepers this week. Its tough to fish on weekends due to traffic, but the channel from outside North Cove to the south has been good. Some larger fluke have been coming out of Isabella and Gardiners.
5. PORGIES- Also improving at Hatchetts and Bartletts. Some being caught at the Brothers.
6. Bonito- An actual first hand report of Bonito caught at Bartletts Reef.
   
7. BLUE CRABS- Fair to good reports from North Cove and Oyster River this week.