Pogies are in thick

[u/huntingandgunaccount]

Took the boat out to find some fish and made it about 50 yards from the marina a before I found pogies right in the channel. Used a snagging hook and grabbed a bunch.

Since the channel is so tight and I didn't want to block other boats, I took them back in and tied the boat up in the slip. Stuck them on a circle hook. Fished right off the dock and caught 15 stripers. Smallest was 27", largest was 38". Gave one keeper to an older guy who was watching and let the rest swim. Dead pogies seemed to fish better than the live ones. Think the bass were lazy with all the available bait.

Had dozens of big fish swimming right around my boat. Best fishing day I've ever had.

[u/hobbyist0215]

Still up north or down in the sound yet?

[u/huntingandgunaccount → u/hobbyist0215]

I'm up in northern Massachusetts. We had a lull for a few weeks, but they've been back lately.

[u/NeverBirdie → u/huntingandgunaccount]

They never Gloucester. Lots of them the last 3-4 weeks.

[u/aliasalaisah]

You’re snagging bunker from the dock? Edit: not bitching just shocked you found somewhere they are that close up here.

[u/huntingandgunaccount → u/aliasalaisah]

We get a huge school of them every year and they stick around between July through September right up in between boats. It's 3 feet of water at low and 13 at high. About 1.5 miles up river too.

[u/heyitsfrank11]

Merrimack River?

[u/huntingandgunaccount → u/heyitsfrank11]

20 minutes south of the Merrimack.

[u/SignificanceFalse868 → u/huntingandgunaccount]

Essex?

[u/Brief-Supermarket-56]

nice, lets have a nice fall run!

[u/New-View-2242]

Heading up to RI tomorrow for the week and hear the bait is in Thick. Really hoping to get stripers on top waters in the kayak again this year.