Surfland Fishing Report

The first week of June has been a very busy one. Joppa is HOT at the moment. From the fishermen that wade out at low tide, to the kayakers, to the boat fishermen, it seems that most everyone is hooking up. We have seen a fly fisherman from Vermont, Chuck Brunelle, weigh in a 21.5 lb. striper that he caught while wading out at Joppa with his buddies that were guided by the one and only, Eddie Fewtrell.  The kayak trolling team of Al and Bob have been hitting fish non stop over the past few weekends. Both have caught fish in the 20 lb. range.

The mouth of the Merrimac has also been busy. Ralph Upchurch, who vacations this time every year to be here for the fishing has been doing very well off the sandbar. He has weighed in fish from the high teens to the mid twenty range. He has not been disappointed. He has produced these fish on mostly sea clams. And we should not forget about the “king of baits”, the seaworm. Art Fortin weighed in a 20-4 and a 14-4 lb striper that he pulled from the river by using seaworms.

The boats in the river are also producing fish from the mid teens to the high twenty range. George Ernstrom caught a 28-5 lb. striper from the mouth of the river while live lining mackeral.

June is the month!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!! Get fishing

Lots of activity on the river this week, with a number of 20+ pounders landed. Lots of 36″ or so fish are around the river mouth and Joppa Flats. Outgoing and low tide has been more productive than incoming. We’ve seen the black Sluggo take fish, as well as worms and live macs. The point in front of the Coast Guard station is packed with fishermen, so stake your claim early.

The word from Kay:

A lot of fish between the ice breaker and the route 1 bridge froma boat. Most of the action there was from the top of the out going tide. Small fish with an ocassional keeper.

Down the point, from the surf they have been catching quite a few fish on the night outgoing tide.

Parker River is loaded with fish!

Yesterday afternoon at the bottom of the tide there were a few blitzes off the Toothpick. Lots of miid-twenties bass actively feeding on the top. Couldn’t tell what they were eating, but the blitz was a solid few hundred fish moving as a group. The fish were rich black and fresh from the ocean, lice on them all, and hungry. Yellow Jumpin-minnow reeled fast got lots of notice.

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Sunday, May 25th

Fish on the ocean front down by parking lot one, weighed-in a couple of keepers from the ocean front, jetties were slow on this morning’s out-going tide.  Fast moving blitz at the sand bar during dead-low.  The weather is warm and inviting. 

High Tide: 9:39 am, 9:35 pm
Low Tide: 3:24, 3:27

We’re getting reports about some bigger fish in the river over the last few days. Don Lappin got a nice 20 lb. fish, and there was a 14 pounder on the front page of the local paper yesterday. Also we’ve seen a number of Kayaks starting to work Joppa Flats and the areas east of the marinas. Best bet is still storm shads, jigs, and cut bait.

Don Lappin reports 5 stripers caught beach and riverfront yesterday. Top fish 26″ Expects more in the next day or two. Shad and jigs working.