jay348
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Part 1:
It's mid-week of my vacation with my girlfriend and our dog, Dilbert. And since its windy/pouring rain today, I figured I would report back with some info/pics.
I've even been lucky enough to have some partners when scouting out spots.
Baitfish are around, but finding anything bigger has been a challenge. Each spot in the area is completely different, and I'm just getting the hang of fishing them.
The local beach is pretty featureless. But there's a small jetty near a creek mouth at the end of the beach, and these guys are usually around when the tide is up:
At the next beach to the east, its about a 15 minute hike to the inlet. The lighthouse looked pretty cool at sunrise.
The water looked good too, but the little blues were the only fish showing themselves.
On my way back to the car, the tide was dropping; and I could now see the sandbars and grass patches lining the shallow beach. That's when I noticed the big grey shadow cruising along one of the patches. I got one cast off, but overshot it...the bass disappeared. Now I know why flats fishing is so popular.
This morning I slept in a bit, and I almost didn't even leave my car. The wind was gusting over 20 mph at a different inlet I was hoping to fish, and casting looked next to impossible. I wasn't sure if I should even bother fishing. But I noticed some birds diving in the shallows, so I walked down the steps and started casting once I reached water. Good thing I did...ten minutes later I felt a tug.
It was tiny, but I was impressed with how strong this little guy felt...even on my 10 wt. And if anything, it was a confidence booster for the next few days.
Hopefully I'll have some more to report by the weekend.
and a few other pics...
It's mid-week of my vacation with my girlfriend and our dog, Dilbert. And since its windy/pouring rain today, I figured I would report back with some info/pics.
I've even been lucky enough to have some partners when scouting out spots.
Baitfish are around, but finding anything bigger has been a challenge. Each spot in the area is completely different, and I'm just getting the hang of fishing them.
The local beach is pretty featureless. But there's a small jetty near a creek mouth at the end of the beach, and these guys are usually around when the tide is up:
At the next beach to the east, its about a 15 minute hike to the inlet. The lighthouse looked pretty cool at sunrise.
The water looked good too, but the little blues were the only fish showing themselves.
On my way back to the car, the tide was dropping; and I could now see the sandbars and grass patches lining the shallow beach. That's when I noticed the big grey shadow cruising along one of the patches. I got one cast off, but overshot it...the bass disappeared. Now I know why flats fishing is so popular.
This morning I slept in a bit, and I almost didn't even leave my car. The wind was gusting over 20 mph at a different inlet I was hoping to fish, and casting looked next to impossible. I wasn't sure if I should even bother fishing. But I noticed some birds diving in the shallows, so I walked down the steps and started casting once I reached water. Good thing I did...ten minutes later I felt a tug.
It was tiny, but I was impressed with how strong this little guy felt...even on my 10 wt. And if anything, it was a confidence booster for the next few days.
Hopefully I'll have some more to report by the weekend.
and a few other pics...
