AW Marina

Karen at AW Marina said she heard from customers this week who were catching local stripers and scup. The striper fishing in the mouth of the Thames River was good before the storm but it seems to have become better since it passed. Longtime customers are telling her the striper fishing from shore is as good as it’s been in the last few years. Bait like chunks, sandworms and clams are all catching as are lures and tins like Deadly Dicks. Other anglers report seeing some bonito off the beaches around the mouth of the river as well. Porgy fishermen are still catching them on both sides of the river, at the Fort Trumbull Pier as well as Avery Point. When we spoke, Karen was already selling crabs to customers looking to get a jump for the opening of fall blackfish this coming Saturday. She reminded me that they remain the “crabbiest people on Pequot Avenue” as they intend to have them through the duration of the season. They will be open seven days a week until the seasonal closure to support their customers.

Karen at AW Marina said shore fishing had been the only action going locally right now. She had some brave customers out over the course of the last few days and they reported even catching a few fish. One customer in to buy sand worms reported catching porgies from Avery Point and was back in for another box to try at the Fort Trumbull Pier. Another neighbor fishing from the beach said they’d caught a few slot sized striped bass. And another angler showed her pictures of school and slot sized stripers caught in the Mystic area on small paddle tails. Credit to all the anglers making the best of their opportunities through some truly challenging conditions. Karen said that looking ahead, they are hoping for a good fall run and blackfish season. She said she has plenty of jigs and rigs on hand and was ordering some more to be fully stocked. She also reminded me that they enjoy the honor of being the “crabbiest people on Pequot Avenue” as they intend to have them through the duration of the season. They will be open seven days a week until the seasonal closure to support their customers.