18-05-2019, 04:38 AM
Went to Newport yesterday, arrived at 7:30pm set up and caught 3 smaller squid. At 8pm a 10-12 lb striper
came by and that killed squidding for about 1/2 hr. Got light set up and around 8pm started catching again.
Was sorta steady and around 9pm had squid up in the light chasing small minows. Some would hit but
mostly others ignored the jig. Around 10 pm a bunch of bluefish around 5-7 lbs came in and attacked the
squid I was pulling up. Managed to get before the bluefish did. That put a stop to squid catching. Around
10:30 it picked up again and then at 11pm a 10-15 lb striper showed in the light and that killed that spurt of
action. Only got one more after that till 12 midnight when I left.. Hardly anyone there. I ended up with
48 for the night mixed sizes. Did see 1" to 3" baby squid in the light a few times. Wasn't lights out action
but at least it was worth the trip for me. One more trip in the future and I should be OK for the season.
came by and that killed squidding for about 1/2 hr. Got light set up and around 8pm started catching again.
Was sorta steady and around 9pm had squid up in the light chasing small minows. Some would hit but
mostly others ignored the jig. Around 10 pm a bunch of bluefish around 5-7 lbs came in and attacked the
squid I was pulling up. Managed to get before the bluefish did. That put a stop to squid catching. Around
10:30 it picked up again and then at 11pm a 10-15 lb striper showed in the light and that killed that spurt of
action. Only got one more after that till 12 midnight when I left.. Hardly anyone there. I ended up with
48 for the night mixed sizes. Did see 1" to 3" baby squid in the light a few times. Wasn't lights out action
but at least it was worth the trip for me. One more trip in the future and I should be OK for the season.