Cuckold Creek 7-18

[Big Mike]

I fished Cuckold creek which is off the Patuxent just above the Solomon's bridge with Yak 67 and Tony. They took off towards Pt Patience and I didn't see them for the rest of the morning. Overall the fishing was very slow - we had a falling tide but just couldn't get things to bite. I put on my teeny perch lure (the Rebel Teeny Wee R - see picture) and worked my way back into the coves but only found a couple of small perch. Went to a sandbar I like and started casting when a huge swirl erupted behind my lure and then line started ripping. A couple of minutes later and I had a 24.5" rock at the side of the boat with a single tiny treble holding to the edge of the lip. I got fish grips on it before it could shake its head and dinner was in the boat. That 2 minutes more than made up for the slowness around it. Also confirms what others have been seeing this year on shallow water small bait rocks.
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[KEITHG]

Nice catch Mike! I bet Yak 67 and Tony were surprised when they met back up with you in the creek.

[Yak67]

Thanks for the report Big Mike. It's nice to have a "Kayak Fishing Report" on a "Kayak Fishing Forum, and not a "Charter Business" fishing report from a POWER BOAT

I got a few keeper croakers and 1-WP keeper. Ran thru boils of schoolie rock three times, just for the fun of it. WOO-HOO

Yak67
2015 Hobie PA-14
2016 Hobie Outback LE #217

[dasher]

nice job! on the rocks at outdoing time at the first marina on rt entering the creek, I've caught a lot of nice red drum & a few specks in years past.