Last night I called my client and gave him my thoughts on what today would hold. I found no fish the day prior, even though we have had a trickle of stripers moving in and out of the bay. But yesterday, my official start of guide season, turned up no significant fish for 25 square miles.

NOAA was calling for ENE wind this am and as most of you know, any wind with an E in it is typically the death kiss on our bay. But not always. I have seen the spring blitz happen on our bay in an E wind before. It is rare, but if the blitz is lit, not even an E can stop it. Slow the bite, yes. But not shut it down cold. That only happens in mid-season or if we have multiple E wind days in a row, and then it is the death kiss anytime of year.

Long story short, we rescheduled this morning’s trip based on my observations of 26 years of guiding on our bay. But I still had to go scout and look for fish. And as predicted, it was a ghost town. No fish, no birds anywhere in Duxbury, Plymouth, Kingston, and out front from Gurnet to Green Harbor. So, now we wait to see what this late afternoon/evening brings… Buzzards is lit, the Ditch had a major blitz yesterday, so I know we are only a tide or two away from things turning on here.

Such is the life of guiding and fishing. You have to roll with the tides and the winds and the water temps and the bait and the storms, and the natural fluctuations of migrating fish and the fickleness of nature itself. It is always awe inspiring to observe nature and study it and try to understand it and by doing so, understand ourselves and our creator on a much deeper level. And I love every minute of it.

Capt. Dave, BAYMEN www.baymenlife.com

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