![]() Snapper pros experiment with different retrieve speeds to see what works best on a given day-faster speed keeps the lure near the surface, and slower speed allows it to sink a bit. Small tin lures are designed to tumble and flash, imitating a wounded or escaping baitfish, which draws any snappers within sight. Using this method, you cast-from either shore or a boat-as far as you can and then slowly reel in. The easiest technique for catching snappers is to fish a small metal lure. Whether they’re sought for food, sport or bait, snapper blues make great summer targets. Fleeing baitfish and small surface breaks are other exciting giveaways.” Breachways and mini rip lines near shore often hold snapper blues, and nearshore tern activity is a great indicator the fish are there. “You can find snappers close to shore, in estuaries and near structure like rock piles, docks and jetties where they chase bait like silversides, mummichogs and grass shrimp. Snappers, however, are not hardy fish-many don’t survive the catch-and-release process-so it’s best to have a plan for your catch, and stick to the limit only. You don’t have to be a saltwater angler to get into snappers, a lightweight freshwater rod will suffice, making these fish accessible to people of all ages and skill levels. “When you find a school of snapper blues,” said Elliott Taylor, a snapper expert with 20 years’ experience in both CT and RI waters, “the bite can last all day, and you don’t need any special tackle to catch a limit. They’ll strike at any lure smaller than themselves, making them a great target for young or beginner anglers and anyone looking for fishing fun on the saltwater. Late-season snappers reach at least 10 inches long before they migrate south in September, and are formidable opponents on a light outfit. They eat and grow at a remarkable rate, sometimes approaching nearly an inch per week. Snappers are young-of-the year bluefish, which become a “catchable” size of about 5 inches long when they invade our waters in late July and early August. Anyone familiar with juvenile blues knows the name comes from the fast and fierce snapping of the jaws, which can inflict an impressive finger wound from even the smallest fish. ![]() I’ve met anglers who believe snapper blues are their own species, and those folks were surprised to learn that “snappers” are simply baby bluefish. Today, the same excitement still thrills me when I feel one tugging on my spinning gear, fighting like a fish twice its size. #CASTMASTER TIN FULL#There was no 10-fish limit back then, and a bucket full of snappers fed the family fried-fish dinners for several nights. Countless memorable days in late August, sunburned shoulders, casting from a jetty in Madison, CT near my grandparents’ house. When I think of snapper blues I think of my youth. Small swells, light winds and sunny.Snapper blues are just about the perfect saltwater species to introduce new anglers to the exciting sport of fishing. The winds are SW at 9 and the water is 58 degrees. The fleet did not leave the docks because of the weather. OBX reported lots of Bluefish in the surf heading north.īoaters fishing the Roanoke Sound had good Striper, Trout, and Drum catches. Nags Head Pier said they are catching 2 pounders. Avalon added Trout, Puffers and reported an 8 ½ lb Bluefish. I have not seen it but I understand anglers are shoulder to shoulder.Īll Piers are catching Bluefish this morning. Nice Trout, Blues, Drum, Stripers and Flounder added to the mix yesterday with one 20 in caught. Nags Head using a kastmaster tin.The swells are down even more today so should be Sea Mullet and Bluefish caught from the beaches. There were a few Bluefish at Oregon Inlet. ![]() Big Bluefish and Puppy Drum were caught at the point. The beaches had scattered Sea Mullet and Bluefish. Send all questions and pictures to Summary: ![]()
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