Another Great Group
Octubre 03, 2019
Hampstead
4 fotos
+1
Trip Summary
Trip Summary
Had a chance to get another great crew of fishermen out on the water. It was a blazing hot day with a pretty good swell rolling, but the wave period was pretty long, so it wasn't too rough and we were able to keep a breeze blowing through the boat.
We started out slow-trolling for kings along a couple of the artificial reefs, but the only thing hungry appeared to be sharks. Heather hooked something nice, but it managed to come loose before it got to the boat. We decided it was a trophy king mackerel, and carried on with the troll.
I marked an odd absence of bait, so we moved inshore until we started seeing birds and active feeding. After dragging sardines for a little while without much activity, I decided to switch over to Clark Spoons and give the Spanish a chance to join the crew for dinner.
It was not exactly a banner day, but we were able to pick up several keepers along the beach, keeping mostly to shallow water (15' to 25'), and especially close to the inlets.
After a brisk ride back up the Intracoastal Waterway, my guests went home with a fine dinner for their efforts.