Anyone seeing anything interesting with bait fish

[schreckstoff]

Wondering what folks are seeing in the stomachs or on their graphs. Anything unusual, or different for this time of year?

[Capt Vince Pierleoni]

I know it doesn’t always line up with your trawl findings but all species seem to be having no problem finding and eating giant, old alewives(wasted fish flesh?) . We have for weeks had some fouling of our lines by impaling alewives. Guys are encountering these extra large alewives at spawning sites as well

Of course we are seeing other age classes of alewives but it seems like an uptick in the extremely large population.

Stay well and get some rod time in for yourself. Lady  O is heavy with 2 yr olds this year but the fight in the fish is extraordinary now that they are in full blown Summer pattern.

[GAMBLER]

I have seen a ton of small alewife in fish and we are getting lots of small alewife in the intake at work.   

[Gill-T]

I agree with Vince, you need to examine some stomach contents yourself. Let me know when you are ready. 

[RiggerRob]

Was fishing for alewife with my granddaughter today.  She can really jig 'em.  Noticed so far that there is all age classes.  Schools are not as huge so far.

[HB2]

Bass I have been catching are puking up smaller alwive.  The same size and color as a Helsinki Ghost #7 Shad Rap 

[GAMBLER]

Huge alewife in the six kings and steelhead I cut up yesterday.  Inside 100’ off Sandy is FULL of bait!

[cdq]

On 6/28/2023 at 9:32 PM, schreckstoff said:

Wondering what folks are seeing in the stomachs or on their graphs. Anything unusual, or different for this time of year?

This is what we’ve been seeing lately specifically off of Sandy. Hope all is well hope to run into you at Oswego soon!