[legasea]

The second half of this weeks forecast smells of a fall mullet run to me. I know where I will be and what lures I will be using That is of course if the weatherman is accurate this week.

What do you guys think? Will it start with this weather or will it take more to trigger the mullet to really move hard?

SYNOPSIS FOR LONG ISLAND WATERS AND NEW YORK HARBOR

HIGH PRES BUILDS NORTH OF THE WATERS TONIGHT...GRADUALLY MOVING
OVERHEAD...THEN OFFSHORE BY LATE WED. ANOTHER COLD FRONT PUSHES
THROUGH ON THU...WITH HIGH PRES BUILDING IN BEHIND IT THROUGH THE
END OF THE WEEK.

ANZ350-353-160900-
MORICHES INLET NY TO MONTAUK POINT NY OUT 20 NM-
FIRE ISLAND INLET NY TO MORICHES INLET NY OUT 20 NM-
414 PM EDT MON SEP 15 2008

TONIGHT
N WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. GUSTS UP TO 20 KT. SEAS 2 TO 4
FT.

TUE
NE WINDS 10 TO 15 KT WITH GUSTS UP TO 20 KT...DIMINISHING TO
5 TO 10 KT IN THE AFTERNOON. SEAS 2 TO 3 FT.

TUE NIGHT
SE WINDS 5 TO 10 KT. SEAS AROUND 2 FT.

WED
NE WINDS AROUND 5 KT...BECOMING SE IN THE AFTERNOON. SEAS
AROUND 2 FT.

WED NIGHT
S WINDS 5 TO 10 KT...BECOMING W AFTER MIDNIGHT. SEAS
2 TO 3 FT.

THU
N WINDS 10 TO 15 KT...INCREASING TO 15 TO 20 KT IN THE
AFTERNOON. SEAS 2 TO 4 FT.

THU NIGHT
NE WINDS 10 TO 15 KT WITH GUSTS UP TO 25 KT. SEAS 3 TO
5 FT.

FRI
NE WINDS 15 TO 20 KT. SEAS 4 TO 6 FT.

SAT
NE WINDS 10 TO 15 KT...DIMINISHING TO 5 TO 10 KT. SEAS 4 TO
6 FT.

 

[Fishalicious]

I think the water is still too warm, but boy do I wish I was in Cape Cod this week...

 

[ChrisDens]

I hope this does it. I've seen mullet stacked in a certain location for awhile now. Haven't checked in a few days to see if they're still there. From what I read and from talking to a couple of seasoned vets we need a good cold front to get the mullet moving. Seems the fear is the mullet will trickle out if we don't get a good cold front. I think it's too warm still.
However,I think it's now or never. I'll be out there to see what happens.

 

[ZenoH]

the mullet have been on the ocean front since at least last Thursday.
So far , the only thing bothering then are snapper blues

 

[Maybe_Tonight]

I am sitting here in the office DYING!!!!! Watching out the window with this nice cloud cover and NE breeze blowing. MAN!!!! If it starts raining I am OUT OF HERE!!!!!!!!!!!!! LOL!!!!!

On the boat in FI Sunday afternoon I was watching the mullet shower a few times so I'm thinking they are beginning to move. Let's root for some chilling rain with Thursdays forecast!!!!

This post edited by surfstix 12:32 PM 09/16/2008

 

[ChrisDens]

Yep, found them heading out and cruising west in the ocean around 5pm today.
Nothing on them. ****!!

 

[walleyeman]

They are definitely making a showing on the open beach. I've had some bass on the mullet as well. Blue SS Little Neck popper did the trick. Earlier today, I watched Dave(mako841) fill up a bucket of mullet with his castnet.

This post edited by walleyeman 05:37 PM 09/17/2008

 

[legasea]

Sweet!!!! I finally mastered the cast net this year and I always keep one on the boat and one in the buggy

 

[likeitreallyis]

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[MaxKatt1]

Fishlicious- Where did you get that good sea surface temp map from?

 

[denw72]

sea surface temps...

MaxKatt1 wrote:
Fishlicious- Where did you get that good sea surface temp map from?

http://www.wunderground.com/MAR/nem.html

 

[Fishalicious]

http://www.wunderground.com/MAR/nem.html

Right. Made the link hot.

 

[Fishalicious]

What a difference a week makes...

 

[MaxKatt1]

Thanks FishLicious. I will trade you one back. Of all the weather sites, I like Intellicast at the following:

www.intellicast.com

 

[Slick56]

Was out sat in the back bays in NJ. Out front was to windy and harsh for me, lots of white water but the bait was scattered here and there, There were Mullett in the front but they were stacked in the back. Much more comfortable ( ah call me a &^%$*$#@!! meow

Lets just say it payed off
Lot of guys are saying with a steady NE 20-25 it might kill the mullet run here in NJ. Im ready to head out front tonight and give it a try before what everyone is saying comes true

 

[Fishalicious]

MaxKatt1 wrote:
Thanks FishLicious. I will trade you one back. Of all the weather sites, I like Intellicast at the following:

www.intellicast.com
Appreciate the returned favor. I'm a pilot by trade so I'm well versed in internet weather sources. I just get it straight from the horse's mouth, so to speak...www.weather.gov
(No memory clogging ads, either)

 

[CANYONFISH]

Slick56 wrote:
Was out sat in the back bays in NJ. Out front was to windy and harsh for me, lots of white water but the bait was scattered here and there, There were Mullett in the front but they were stacked in the back. Much more comfortable ( ah call me a &^%$*$#@!! meow
Lets just say it payed off
Lot of guys are saying with a steady NE 20-25 it might kill the mullet run here in NJ. Im ready to head out front tonight and give it a try before what everyone is saying comes true


I was on the beaches of Bayhead/Pt Pleasant Saturday from 6AM to 1:30PM and I think the winds were more like 30-35..... waves were like 6-8 steady ..... water was dirty and full of debris ... almost unfishable ... almost ... but the bait .. if there were scattered ... did see a lot of dolphins off the beach about 100 yards chasing bait so there was some out there......

Should have fihed the back bays myself .....

 

[Slick56]

CANYONFISH wrote:
Slick56 wrote:
Was out sat in the back bays in NJ. Out front was to windy and harsh for me, lots of white water but the bait was scattered here and there, There were Mullett in the front but they were stacked in the back. Much more comfortable ( ah call me a &^%$*$#@!! meow
Lets just say it payed off
Lot of guys are saying with a steady NE 20-25 it might kill the mullet run here in NJ. Im ready to head out front tonight and give it a try before what everyone is saying comes true


I was on the beaches of Bayhead/Pt Pleasant Saturday from 6AM to 1:30PM and I think the winds were more like 30-35..... waves were like 6-8 steady ..... water was dirty and full of debris ... almost unfishable ... almost ... but the bait .. if there were scattered ... did see a lot of dolphins off the beach about 100 yards chasing bait so there was some out there......

Should have fihed the back bays myself .....

Canyon, I was there late in the day, it wasnt that bad but then kicked up again. Yes, unfishable, water was kicked up waaaay to much. I woulda got my A kicked plus the jetties were getting soaked. Korkers or not it was dangerous. BTW, shark river last night The bait seems to be in the back with some bass chasing them. Go with your plugs when the mullett are around ehhhhemmmm Did pretty well last night with my buddy.


This post edited by Slick56 08:34 AM 09/24/2008

 

[MatthewPaul]

According to the Rutgers Sea Surface Temp Site...

...It's looking pretty good (thanks to that consistent NE/ENE wind!

This post edited by MatthewPaul 08:58 PM 09/24/2008

 

[mikeyreef]

fishing with algreek3 on weds nite we found a large concentration of mullet in back bays, so in conclusion they havent all moved out yet
soon, oh dont ask me where i have stopped putting out
mike