Meanwhile, as far as stripers are concerned, there is a big concern over the lack of YOY (i.e. small micro schoolies) around this area. People are getting fish and the upside is that the sizes have averaged larger by 'normal' standards. However, the worries over the lack of micro schoolies is two fold: one is because it seems that for the short term, those good old days of catching 50-100 schoolies on a fly rod or light tackle is behind us and two...it shows that our future stocks may be in trouble. Personally, I've been catching fish every time out. But not really knocking them dead. Mostly, I've been concentrating on a saltwater pond using top water (rebel 'Jumpin' Minnow') for most of my fish with flyfishing taking up the small percentage I didn't catch on the top water lure.
Anyway, I'm looking forward to my week down in the sunshine state in July. See ya soon
