Fishing Report -- 12-28-12

Adam has fly fished with me for a number of years now at the same time of the year. This pretty much means the same fish are pretty much around each year. So this year we tried to change it up a little and the mission was to try catch a Spinner Shark on fly. It’s a little early for them and typically they get hot on the fly a little more into the season (late January they seem to begin to eat the fly better) but we figured we’d give it a go. The conditions weren’t ideal for the sharks but they we good enough that we gave it a shot. We located a decent number of sharks hanging around some Mackerel and Bluefish so Adam went to town catching some Bluefish & Mackerel to use for chum. It wasn’t long before Adam had landed a number of Jacks, Spanish Mackerel and Bluefish. Then it was time to try the sharks. We had quite a few curious sharks come in but bites were a little scarce. Adam did hook 3 fish. Two were quick on offs and one stayed on just long enough to give Adam an idea of what Shark fishing on fly was all about. Unfortunately the hook bent out, which is a little odd because Adam hadn’t even started to put any heat on the fish yet and it was a good 5/0 Owner hook, just wasn’t meant to be I suppose. On the way back in we stopped to end the day with catching some more Spanish Mackerel. We were partially successful on the sharks and Adam landed a bunch of Bluefish, Mackerel and Jacks all on fly. We didn’t take any pictures but I did get a little video.                        

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