Fishing in the Parking Lot

Fishing in the Parking Lot

Ever noticed how many anglers end up fishing practically in the parking lot? They drive up, grab a spot, park, walk over the dune and start casting, never bothering to hike to the left or the right. Crazy. And if they don’t get a quick hookup or see somebody else with a bent rod, they are apt to climb back in their chariot and zip off.

Check out this vintage shot of Lobsterville Beach on Martha’s Vineyard. The striper bite, if there is going to be one, doesn’t kick off until dark. But these guys have shown up hours ahead of time. Why? Fishing in the parking lot is limited here. Truth is nose-in parking isn’t permitted, so over half these cars are parked illegally! Now when the stars finally pop out, you can expect these intrepid anglers to be standing shoulder to shoulder just over the dune. Now I’ll grant you, once upon a time the fishing in this parking lot could be hot. But it never produced exceptional size stripers. To get those you had to hike to the left or right.

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