Friday, February 22, 2013

Fishing Report -- 02-16-13


Steve has been patiently waiting for the right conditions to join me for a day of Spinner Shark fishing. Today was that day, NW winds shifting to West, perfect. Will and Tyler joined Dad and we were off to the rodeo. The morning was overcast and things were a little slow. It was a bit of a struggle to catch a decent number of Bluefish for bait but once we had that task completed it was off to the sharks. Once we found where they were holding it was game on. Tyler was up first. The first Spinner Shark you catch is usually somewhat of a shocker. They run fast, jump and pull hard. Tyler’s first shark was no exception. There was much huffing & puffing before the first shark was landed and released. Will & Steve then had their turns with similar experiences. However by the second and third shark they were all getting the hang of it and handling the fish like pros. There were some decent jumpers and we managed to get some of that on video. A total of 11 sharks were landed and released by the trio. An awesome day of shark fishing, even more awesome was seeing a dad thoroughly enjoying a day of fishing with his boys.                          
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Fishing Report -- 02-06-13


David and Kathy were in town and only had a small window of opportunity to go fishing. Fortunately for them the weather worked out to be perfect for the morning they had available. Catching fish for David on fly was the primary mission. We started by using a sinking line to try get some Amberjacks. David did hook one but unfortunately the hook pulled and we were not able to get another hooked up. We even had Kathy dropping the jig to get them biting but they didn’t even want to eat that. Kathy did manage to catch a small Grouper on the jig though. We gave up on the AJ’s and headed to the beach. We were welcomed by a giant school of Spanish Mackerel. The water was crystal clear and only about 10 feet deep which means that we could see them flashing and just milling around, quite a special sight to see, especially if you have a fly rod in your hand. David is a good fly fisherman and went to town on them. I lost count on how many he landed. Mixed in with the Spanish Mackerel David also landed a decent size Bluefish and a decent size Jack. Kathy also got into the action with some Spanish Mackerel on the jig. We were hoping to get some sharks interested in the fly however there were only a few around where we were and we didn’t have the time to make a long run to find them. They are running a little late this year and seem to be a bit more scattered than usual. Nonetheless David got to catch all the fish he wanted on fly in picture perfect conditions, can’t complain about that. Only regret is that we didn’t take a lot of pictures, only this one of probably the smallest Mackerel.                            

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