Report Tuesday Sept. 2
Broke out of work early and headed to my boat in niantic for some late afternoon fishing. As I cleared the railroad bridge, I could see birds working about 1/4 mile southwest of the channel. Bluefish were blitzing peanut bunker in 1/4 acre area. Caught and released two smallish bluefish on a silver Rainy poper before sterring the boat NE toward Bartletts. At Bartletts birds were working the rip line close to the tower. I hooked up a bigger bluefish on my fiorst cast and lost it as i reached for the Boca. Luckily he gave me back my fly. ecided to change up to a flull sinking line in hope that stripers were feeding undwer the blues. On my second drift through the rip, I hooked up to a fish with shoulders. The 30 inch striper took a Sato style baby bunker pattern I tied over the weekend. Over the course of the next hour or so i hooked and released several stripers between 24 and 32 inches all on the same pattern. Also landed a few blues in the 7-9 pound range. Quit just before dark. A good evening on the water. Hopefully the bait will draw bonito in soon and false albacore will follow in a few weeks.