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After reading various reports of muddy water and debris in the bay, I decided to check it out for myself. I was not foolish enough to put my power boat at risk of damage. Instead, I decided to paddle my kayak, which would not be affected by slow-speed bumping into a log.
I arrived at Sandy Point about 10:30. All of the ramps were clogged with debris -- none were in launchable condition for a power boat unless the boater spent a few minutes moving debris out of the way. The debris mats were larger near the bathroom facility -- I launched at the far end, near the crabbing pier.
The water color in the lagoon area was greenish brown with about 1 ft visibility (this was the good water for today). As I paddled out the channel to the jetty, there were a few pieces of debris in the water, but most of the junk I saw was washed up along the edges.
Once I cleared the jetty, the entire bay in front of me was a golden brown color. The wind was not too bad for the first 1/2 mile, as it was blocked by the rest of the park. Once I got out a bit further, I faced 1-1.5 ft swells. I saw mats of floating vegetation, boards, logs, and miscellaneous debris.
I kept paddling out to the western shore rock pile. The waves came from the north and intensified around the bridge. I was happy to tuck into the calm water just south of the rock pile. I cast and jigged several jigheads and plastics around the concrete wall and the rocks. There was no evidence of fish near the structure.
As the current moved me a bit further south, I could see some decent screen marks between 15-25 ft as the depth dropped off. I repeatedly drifted over these areas using vertical jigging and horizontal jigging, but was not able to get a bite.
After an hour out there, I still had a long paddle back to the park, plus I had to deal with waves coming in on the starboard bow. By now the waves had built a bit and were 1.5 to 2.5 ft -- more challenging than I would have liked. However, I took it slow and steady and eventually arrived back in the park lagoon. Those three waves that spilled into the seat well and soaked my pants and underwear were an unexpected bonus.
I spent an extra half hour paddling around the two arms of the park lagoon that taper into pretty tidal creeks (toward the Rt 50 side of the lagoon). These are too shallow to venture in with a power boat - I took advantage of having my kayak today and went exploring. I tossed a mini spinner bait hoping to find hungry perch, but had no takers, nor did I see any splashes or fish wakes.
In my opinion, there is very little reason to launch at Sandy Point any time soon. The ramps are a mess, the bay water is not only murky but is
I arrived at Sandy Point about 10:30. All of the ramps were clogged with debris -- none were in launchable condition for a power boat unless the boater spent a few minutes moving debris out of the way. The debris mats were larger near the bathroom facility -- I launched at the far end, near the crabbing pier.
The water color in the lagoon area was greenish brown with about 1 ft visibility (this was the good water for today). As I paddled out the channel to the jetty, there were a few pieces of debris in the water, but most of the junk I saw was washed up along the edges.
Once I cleared the jetty, the entire bay in front of me was a golden brown color. The wind was not too bad for the first 1/2 mile, as it was blocked by the rest of the park. Once I got out a bit further, I faced 1-1.5 ft swells. I saw mats of floating vegetation, boards, logs, and miscellaneous debris.
I kept paddling out to the western shore rock pile. The waves came from the north and intensified around the bridge. I was happy to tuck into the calm water just south of the rock pile. I cast and jigged several jigheads and plastics around the concrete wall and the rocks. There was no evidence of fish near the structure.
As the current moved me a bit further south, I could see some decent screen marks between 15-25 ft as the depth dropped off. I repeatedly drifted over these areas using vertical jigging and horizontal jigging, but was not able to get a bite.
After an hour out there, I still had a long paddle back to the park, plus I had to deal with waves coming in on the starboard bow. By now the waves had built a bit and were 1.5 to 2.5 ft -- more challenging than I would have liked. However, I took it slow and steady and eventually arrived back in the park lagoon. Those three waves that spilled into the seat well and soaked my pants and underwear were an unexpected bonus.
I spent an extra half hour paddling around the two arms of the park lagoon that taper into pretty tidal creeks (toward the Rt 50 side of the lagoon). These are too shallow to venture in with a power boat - I took advantage of having my kayak today and went exploring. I tossed a mini spinner bait hoping to find hungry perch, but had no takers, nor did I see any splashes or fish wakes.
In my opinion, there is very little reason to launch at Sandy Point any time soon. The ramps are a mess, the bay water is not only murky but is
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