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What have you got to say about the topic of: "Mackeral thick in Newport....". Here's how is started: "I was at Goat Island yesterday, and there were pods of mackeral feeding all over "
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03-02-2007, 08:44 PM
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  Join Date: Dec 2006 Location: Blue Planet
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| Mackeral thick in Newport.... I was at Goat Island yesterday, and there were pods of mackeral feeding all over the place. I snapped a picture, but it didn't come out that good. You can see a few of the small pods up on the surface past the gulls.... Today I drove up the causeway right around 1 pm, and the frenzy was insane. There was a huge seal feeding, along with tons of birds. There was one lonely soul at the top of the span, and he had a 5 gallon bucket overflowing with 6-9inch mackeral, and had just pulled up a rig filled with 4 squirming macks........ I stopped, asked the guy if I could cast his rig a few times, and dropped 6 on the sidewalk next to him in 2 quick casts.....I would have stayed, but I had a meeting.   Guess where I will be Sat. around 1 pm? 
__________________ CAPT. DOM PETRARCA COASTAL CHARTERS SPORTFISHING NEWPORT, RI (401)-862-0358 www.coastalcharterssportfishing.com  Last edited by Bob & Mag; 03-15-2007 at 01:55 PM. Reason: moved picture over cause i was too lazy to scroll right ;) |
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03-03-2007, 09:24 AM
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| Join Date: Oct 2006 Location: Madison Ct
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| Whoa, Now thats a great site to see ,Pods of Mackeral March 2nd 2007.   SPRING |
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03-03-2007, 03:29 PM
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| Join Date: Dec 2006 Location: Blue Planet
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| Went back today, with Pt. Jude Joe, scouting around. WE had one small pod getting worked by a few birds too far out. Just as we were leaving, a few big gulls dove hard just north of the causeway, and came up with macks in their beaks. I jigged for over an hour and a half, but no takers. Figures when I show up they run scared  Nice day, and for sure the tinker macks are in the bay. Also saw a neat little 10 inch striper near the marina grill just suspended under the building, didn't move at all. Holdovers in the harbor already? Or was that his winter home?
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03-03-2007, 09:20 PM
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| I've Been Banned !! Join Date: Oct 2006 Location: Branford, CT
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| Incredible! Any snapper blues? Bunker? Tarpon? Bonefish? Steelhead? Peacock Bass? WTH is going on???? |
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03-03-2007, 09:32 PM
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| Join Date: Dec 2006 Location: Blue Planet
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| It is going to be an early spring I think........ Buckies in the rivers soon, stripers on the West Wall.......Who is gonna get that first 15" fish in RI out front??? Holdovers inside don't count! It has never been me, although I've tried many times over the years, someone else always posts a picture somewhere before me.
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03-04-2007, 01:29 PM
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 Join Date: Nov 2006 Location: www.atlanticoffshorelures.com
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| Very Cool Dom. You know those tinker macs make fantastic cod bait  Armand |
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03-15-2007, 12:53 PM
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 Join Date: Nov 2006
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| all right send em up to Maine would ya!!!!!  |
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03-15-2007, 01:24 PM
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| Join Date: Nov 2006
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| [quote=CaptDom;15388]It is going to be an early stripers on the West Wall.......Who is gonna get that first 15" fish in RI out front??? quote] just don't let a guy from Maine do it like last year (that was me by the way)  |
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03-16-2007, 09:48 PM
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| NBS Member  Join Date: Dec 2006 Location: Brighams Cove Maine
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| Capt. Ben: If you go down and do that again you might need someone to cover you, I'll watch you're back LOL.  Don
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03-30-2007, 02:52 PM
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We are making the trek in a week or 2 | |
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