Well this week started off great and by Saturday the fishing slowed almost to a stop. With the big tides from the new moon the fishing turned a bit slow. Or at least that is what I am telling folks. All joking aside I have experienced this same think on both full and new moons. I have witnessed two days prior to a moon just hopping with action and then turn off the very next day.
Same thing happens two day after a moon, the bite is back on again.
But anyway, the blues are in and around the rivers. Steel leaders are a must but just keep in mind that stripers are a bit leader shy. So if you put all your stock in steel leaders then commit to just catching blues. Some have gone as far as washing their floruo leaders with dish soap to remove finger prints. They say that with all this bright sun we have been having the stripers can see the line.