We scarpped our plans to hit the CL Jetty this morning as it was very foggy here and the ferry was backed up so we decided to fish the river. Phil and myself were prepared for anything, ML's, bugs and 3d's, we started on the north side of the river with Phil snagging 2 spikes. Fog started to burn off so we moved up the river and found another spike so we went to the south side. Neither of us have fished the south side very much and we didn't have a gps on the little boat so we kinda thought we knew where we were
Passed a few guys anchored up going in a creek so we started throwing the stick baits until we found the fish in a side bay. I got hit twice by something big but couldn't keep it on the line. I deployed the bugs out back and started back throwing the Yozuri and get hammered, head shake then a good run. Man we are thinking a 8lb. speck, but our hopes were dashed when a nice 20in. 7lb. striper rolled up, quick pic and released.
The bugs start doing their thing and we get a couple 18in. specks and several pull off. Phil switches to a carolina rig and sends a bug to the bottom, instant hook up and the fight is on!!!! Fish ran out into open water, down deep, head shaking like crazy, ready with the net!! Phil used very little drag and let the fish wear down before we tried to net it, one last head shake and here comes the treble hook, we nearly cried. Hard to tell what it was as I only got a glimpse of the fish right before it came off, looked like a very, very nice speck but it could have been another striper by the tenacious runs it put on. Water was very nasty and you could only see down a foot or so. Managed a couple small pups a piece on the cork baits and I got another striper that gave a good tug on the line. Finished off with Phil snagging a short flounder, the bite fell off, managed to catch everything in a 200ft. area of shore line. Not sure what kinda slams we ended up with but it was fast, fun action.
With the increasing NE wind we knew we needed to getback across the river soon, bouncy ride but we made it back to the creek and decided to try a good spot before hauling out. Throwing the Yozuris and ML's we find specks quick and I manage another nice fat 18in. fish for the box, nary a whiff on the bugs??? Good day, 2 Stripers released, 3 fat specks in the box, 2 pups released, 1 flounder released, 7 small specks released and the mystery monster fish that gave Phil a heck of a workout.
Foul Hook'd
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