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CHSP (Just Blues for me) Sat, 5-9-15
I had green crab and was planning to spend half the time fishing for togs; the other half fishing for blues. Met JohnE at the launch, and he was going to search for togs too (with a variety of baits). For me, it turned out the blues fever got the best of me. I didn't spend any time fishing for togs.
As expected, the crowd out there was pretty good. At one time, I counted over 30 watercraft around. It wasn't too bad, though. I was in the middle of all the boats steering and casting my way around. There were no incidents. Had a few friendly chats with the boaters. Everyone seemed to know their space.
The blue bite? Overall, I think it was moderate. Probably not as good as earlier days. Having been on the water 10 hours I saw many boats pull up blues here and there. Some boats didn't pull up anything. Every now and then a head boat would pull up fish.
I had a stringer of blues (26-32"). Had several come-offs too. One blue pulled the hook off my spoon; it straightened the split-ring. (The day prior I changed the treble to a single hook; looks like I didn't put in a beefy-enough split-ring. Lesson learned.)
During mid-day, I had a big blue on. It was a good fighter. I kept making circles left and right to keep the fish in front or on the side of me. It kept going under or toward the rear of the yak. It took me well over five minutes to land it. Anyway, I think the boaters around me got a kick out of watching me do piroettes and pull up fish from a dinky yak...lol
Met willf650 and his friend out there. They did well on blues.
When I talked to a few yakers, they said the tog bite was very slow. Maybe a couple yakers took home a few keepers.
Hey, ComeOnFish. I heard your secret tog spot was overwhelmed with toggers. Many were huddled together trying to get togs.
In the afternoon I was thinking of going to the Outer Wall for togs with JohnE, but I didn't. The fog was off and on all day; one moment it was clear, the next moment it was foggy. The water was fairly calm, but I didn't want to risk going out there and getting caught in a fog roll-in. I guess it didn't matter since I had blues fever anyway.
Overall, in spite of the crowd, it was very good day.
I had green crab and was planning to spend half the time fishing for togs; the other half fishing for blues. Met JohnE at the launch, and he was going to search for togs too (with a variety of baits). For me, it turned out the blues fever got the best of me. I didn't spend any time fishing for togs.
As expected, the crowd out there was pretty good. At one time, I counted over 30 watercraft around. It wasn't too bad, though. I was in the middle of all the boats steering and casting my way around. There were no incidents. Had a few friendly chats with the boaters. Everyone seemed to know their space.
The blue bite? Overall, I think it was moderate. Probably not as good as earlier days. Having been on the water 10 hours I saw many boats pull up blues here and there. Some boats didn't pull up anything. Every now and then a head boat would pull up fish.
I had a stringer of blues (26-32"). Had several come-offs too. One blue pulled the hook off my spoon; it straightened the split-ring. (The day prior I changed the treble to a single hook; looks like I didn't put in a beefy-enough split-ring. Lesson learned.)
During mid-day, I had a big blue on. It was a good fighter. I kept making circles left and right to keep the fish in front or on the side of me. It kept going under or toward the rear of the yak. It took me well over five minutes to land it. Anyway, I think the boaters around me got a kick out of watching me do piroettes and pull up fish from a dinky yak...lol
Met willf650 and his friend out there. They did well on blues.
When I talked to a few yakers, they said the tog bite was very slow. Maybe a couple yakers took home a few keepers.
Hey, ComeOnFish. I heard your secret tog spot was overwhelmed with toggers. Many were huddled together trying to get togs.
In the afternoon I was thinking of going to the Outer Wall for togs with JohnE, but I didn't. The fog was off and on all day; one moment it was clear, the next moment it was foggy. The water was fairly calm, but I didn't want to risk going out there and getting caught in a fog roll-in. I guess it didn't matter since I had blues fever anyway.
Overall, in spite of the crowd, it was very good day.
at least i know what to expect now. 3 of my friends caught a few blues though.
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