The bonito finally decided to take their Vineyard vacation a week early. We spoke with Doug from Dick’s Bait and Tackle who said there were finally bonito and small blues all around the island and the hot spots were the south side beaches and then Menemsha and the east side harbors. The bass fishermen have given up bait fishing due to the number of sharks in close and chewing. If you are not using a plug you might not get to land a striper and if you do it may turn into shark food. Doug said there are more reports of albie sightings but only a few catches as that species is moving looking for a large congregation of bait before they begin their slashing. The shop has all the sign up literature and pins and hats so if you are going to the island for the Derby stop into Dicks to register and pick up some tackle as well as valuable information.
