7 Fish
Yesterday, (Thursday) I had regular, Pete Gaudette on board for light tackle striped bass and a fluke trip.
At first light,, the bay was flat-calm once again… Just wonderful to fish calm water! We got into some small fish right off the bat, just outside the harbor. They were up over the oyster grants and hit our topwater poppers well.
Next up, we decided to try for a limit of fat fluke. Rigged out with dayglow spinners and fresh squid strips, we set several drifts in my usual spots. One fluke for our trouble and it was a short.
We switched back to striper tackle and started to move around to some of my spots that have been producing. One hole held a couple of giants! We had snagged up a pogy and drifted fresh chunks over them. Not a single hit. When we repeated the drift twice more, the fish had gone. Heart breaker!
We ran across the bay to fish some nice structure in the hopes of a keeper. One small bass hit out poppers. Back in another spot, we marked TONS of tiny baits. We fished everything and no bass were on them. Then we rigged up some jigs to try and catch the bait. They were so small, they would not hit the jigs. If the bass find those baits, and if they stay in the bay for a while, it could be game one…
We ended our morning working the channels for fluke. No more hits, no more hook-ups. It is safe to say there are no fluke inside the bay at the moment. Also, bass fishing is very slow right now. Total catch and release today was six striped bass and one fluke. We covered a lot of water. Maybe things will change up in another tide or two. “Every day is different, and no two tides are the same.” – Capt. Dave, BAYMEN
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