I got out around 4:30, and within 10 minutes of starting to troll the first fish was on. I no more than got that fish up to the kayak and the second rod went down. Both were undersize stripers. I hooked two more fishing within the next five minutes and lost them right at the kayak. They were better size fish. I fished for about three hours and caught 16 stripers and 4 bluefish, with about 8 being keeper size stripers. The largest fish of the day was 25". I had a really good time. After that first flurry of fish things slowed down until I relocated the fish. I knew the fish were still close, as I could smell the menhaden oil. As the sun started to angle down, about 6-6:30 things really broke loose. I just kept doing a elongated figure 8 and catching fish. Great fun.
My original plan was to go to the Fishing Creek side of Thomas Point and fish from there towards Tolleys. However, I started catching fish within 400 yards of where I launch. I just could not leave fish to go find fish. The fish seemed to be in a pocket of bottom structure and up from that area to the flat just adjacent to the drop off. At times, on several occasions, I spooked schools of stripers near the surface. They were feeding really shallow today, yet not breaking. I was using a Rapala Glass Shad Rap, in Glass Ghost color, deep diver and a YoZuri Hardcore Drum in painted shad color and prism color, lipless crankbait. Late in the day, with the fish feeding shallow, I put on a Sebile Magic Swimmer, which is a very shallow running lure. Within a few moments, I had a striper on that lure. I have not had much time to fish this year, so I needed a good day.
I must say, as one who really never has followed the solunar tables, the 6:30 to 7:15 good time to fish was on point tonight. I must agree with John Veil, I am going to keep an eye on those periods of time when I go fishing. It also looks as if the dropping water temps had the fish turned on.
I have some video. When I get some time to edit, I will post it.
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My original plan was to go to the Fishing Creek side of Thomas Point and fish from there towards Tolleys. However, I started catching fish within 400 yards of where I launch. I just could not leave fish to go find fish. The fish seemed to be in a pocket of bottom structure and up from that area to the flat just adjacent to the drop off. At times, on several occasions, I spooked schools of stripers near the surface. They were feeding really shallow today, yet not breaking. I was using a Rapala Glass Shad Rap, in Glass Ghost color, deep diver and a YoZuri Hardcore Drum in painted shad color and prism color, lipless crankbait. Late in the day, with the fish feeding shallow, I put on a Sebile Magic Swimmer, which is a very shallow running lure. Within a few moments, I had a striper on that lure. I have not had much time to fish this year, so I needed a good day.
I must say, as one who really never has followed the solunar tables, the 6:30 to 7:15 good time to fish was on point tonight. I must agree with John Veil, I am going to keep an eye on those periods of time when I go fishing. It also looks as if the dropping water temps had the fish turned on.
I have some video. When I get some time to edit, I will post it.
rockfish 10-2 (1).jpg rockfish 10-2 (3).jpg
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