Rivers End, Old Saybrook, 6/10/09

STRIPED BASS_--- The bass are regrouping to hunt away from the estuaries. While there are still some good hits of large bass in the Connecticut River its at best once every 3 or 4 days. The population on Hatchetts and Bartletts are building with the baitfish. Sandeels, butterfish, juvenile scup and squid are the predominant forage. Watch Hill was slow this morning but had been good earlier in the week. Bunker are not as strong as last year particularly in the Connecticut River. Long Sand Shoal had a few hit of some jumbo bass on chunks and live bait. Tube and worm has been doing good on smaller fish along Great Island and the Old Lyme to Waterford beaches. Theres been sandeels along most of the sand beaches particularly from Waterford to Westerly. This has been bringing school bass in at night to dine and at times ending up in a daybreak blitz. We haven't had a mass of sandeels in the Sound like this in many years and you might want to adjust your tactics.
Word from the Gut and Race has been less than spectacular. They also have a good bait menu thats attracted more blues than bass, if you can get under the teeth you may snag a striper.

_BLUEFISH_--- Blues of all sizes continue to be good. The surface action in the Connecticut River has slowed up some with chunking being more productive. As we said in the striper report the Race and Plum Gut have quite a bunch, but don't overlook Pigeon Rip and Southwest Reef.

_FLUKE_ --- The season in Connecticut got off to a surprising good start. Monday and Tuesday had mostly slow going and shorts, but on Wednesday the pros must have gone out. Reports from Long Sand Shoal and Two Tree Channel were good numbers and short of the size limit. Soundview and Black Point gave up some doormats. Reports from RI have been mixed, most of the larger fluke have been from Connecticut. We have a 10.75 lb. leader in our Flat Out Fluke Contest.

_PORGIES_ --- Haven't heard much good or bad.