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map Crane's Beach fishing ; If you know what this is email me! If you do not? then ask me if you see me. Now, if you fishing from a boat best of luck to you out there!
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Full Moon Names for 2008

NEW MOONS/BIG TIDES
January 22nd, 8:35am. – The Full Wolf Moon
MAY    5
February 20th, 10:31pm. – The Full Snow Moon
JUNE   3
March 21st, 2:40pm– The Full Worm Moon
July 3
April 20th, 6:25am. – The Full Pink Moon or Full Fish Moon
Aug 1
May 2nd, 6:09am– The Full Flower Moon
Aug 30
May 19th, 10:11pm– The Blue Moon
* Sept 29
June 18th, 1:30pm. – The Full Strawberry Moon
Oct 28
July 18th, 3:59am. – The Full Buck Moon
* Kills fishing at Cranes
August 16th, 5:16pm– The Full Sturgeon Moon (big fish moon:)
September 15th, 5:13am. – The Full Harvest Moon
October 14th, 4:02am – The Full Hunter’s Moon

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what the heck is this? Walk the beach and see the new sand bars

 

 

  c  
aug17

Aug 16-17 08 Well, this weekends fishing was a mix bag of keeper bass & blue blitzes but the big winners where the eel guys that have put the time in. The rock of team Quinlan used his eels to target BIG BIG bass this weekend & did very well! Keep in mind eel people that Mr. Quinlan has been walk up & down the beach all summer & knows what he is doing & where he is going. Even if it looks easy to fish with eels from the shore its not; from a boat? Ya! & no boat guy got these this weekend! The other big achievement was getting them off the beach! He got these as far from the parking lot as it gets & had to drag them back himself! & they had to be 35p each!  (lucky he goes to the gym all the time!) High tides at the end of the week & cleaner water should help the non-bait / cheeters fishermen this week. Left & right of spot j should be the best.the seals think so!

" remember- when you use bait you are feeding fish, not catching them." not my quote but I do think its funny!

  c  
aug11

Aug 15 08 A lot of hard work by me and J fly guy to get fish today but I can see way all of team Quinlan and the plum island cast off('s) have been fish the end of the beach! Also tons of bait is still holding up on the beach but the water has just cleared so the fish have to find them now! (35inch) was the only picture as it was foggy once more!

Aug 9-11-08 Well Friday 8th was good/great! but with the dropping tides & fast moving fronts the fishing at Crane's has come to a screeching halt! To help things the water has turned a nice brown color from the river run off & in some places that lovely brown foam makes walking in the water just more of a treat! Almost ever year the lack of water pushing up onto the beach slows the fishing but things can only get better. Lots of bait on the beach & awesome places for them to hide! Just need some more salt water & less fresh! HIGH TIDE is looking to be the best tide right now. (Big Pic)

  bar  
aug8

Luck 8’s is right!. Well from the reports off north coast angler & from someone that fishes a lot you could tell something was moving north. Fished the end of the beach a spot G & E with only small fish 22-26. Then to spots C, I and J & called it after 6 fish. After a Blue start to the morning I went home happy. August 888 they are lucky numbers! (BIG) .............Fish pics.....................42.....42a....46

  bar  
aug6

Quick run up to a beach with no fish! I fished from 4:30-7am and called it a day. It was rainy then the sun came out and then it rained? The water was wicked, wicked warm! It was the warmest I have felt and was warmer than the air temp. However, no fish on the front but that does not mean that there are not fish at the end? One of the very good fishermen got some nice fish down there cheating :) I will rest for a few days because my guess is this will be a very good weekend? Small amounts of bait have found some of the cuts in the beach and I think more will come. (BIG)

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smackit This is all you need! Stillwater Smak-it! hands down this the best lure on the beach! really, I buy 30 the start of each year!
lure2 Rebel Jumpin' Minnow. Works year round but catches smaller fish.
poper2 TGibbs Pencil Popper the classic yellow & red. A go to lure when you need extra coverage.
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Peanut Butter from nrico Puglisi! Thats right a fly! I watched one Fly guy kill them with it last year!

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This is a list of my personal favorite sites. My Cranes beach fishing report comes thanks to these sources.

passes Buying a season pass!!!! 150$ vs. 22 a day! site link >
best Best lure on the beach hands down! site link >
tides Quick easy site to view high and low tides. site link >
sun moon sets Awesome site for sunrise and sunset & moon phases. site link
bait shop Best dang tackle shop in New England hands down! Its worth the trip!SITE!
water temps Great site to track water/surface temperatures.site link >
weather Ipswich mass weather & winds
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wateroff Current Water temps; i.e Right off Gloucester site link >
northcoastangler Best site for reports, info, guides when fishing the backside of Cape Ann. site link
firstlight First light anglers CAN'T MISS for fly guys & is a top, top tear tackel shop; nice guys to!. site link >
nicepole Not cheep but its one of the best! site link >
Van Staal Van Staal spinning reels; crafted from high-grade titanium & steel site link >
reel Preferred fishing reels for quality and reliability year in year out! From a boat. site link >
goodbook Reliable mail order tackle shop only negative is their most likely Yankee fans.site link >
alt fish store Reliable mail order tackle shop only negative is their most likely Yankee fans.site link >
patagonia Really! this stuff is Wicked awesome clothing for wet wadding dries ASAP!.site link
striperjunk Great site for local reports and fishing info! davids site
striperspace This site is full of info on fishing blues & bass & the bait to get them. covers up & down the east cost! site link>
gibbs Gibbs, 50 years of hand crafting saltwater fishing lures. . site link >
onwater The Angler's Guide to New England; Just tons of info on fishing. site link >
surfcasters Plum Island Surfcasters ! A Tradition on Plum Island and a site full of awesome info site link >
tentcity Since 1947, Hilton's Tent City has been a distributor to outdoor enthusiasts across America.. site link
riversedge A tackel shop that focues on fishing site link >
warmincoldwater .. This clothing will keep you warm year around and dry quickly... site link >
kelty Wash, kick it, drag though sand and will last for years. site link >