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Fishermen look for tidal current moving past structure. This morning, I trolled 1/8-oz and 3/16-oz jigheads and paddletails from my kayak in shallow water from 6:00 to 9:00 and caught 32 stripers (4 over 19”) and two perch. I had a good outgoing tide, low angle of the sun, and cool air and water surface temperatures. Other than a few commercial crabbers, I was the only vessel in sight and had a pleasant and productive outing. I had planned to launch at a different nearby location, but when I checked Windfinder this morning, I saw winds that were stronger than I liked coming from the north. I revised my destination, and was wise to do that. I was able to stay in calm waters for much of the trip.
The spot where I fished has several different habitats that usually produce good catches. For the first hour of the trip, I trolled back and forth over a large area with numerous oyster mounds in shallow water. I have fished this area before and marked waypoints on the GPS screen where I catch stripers.
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The mounds were in 4 to 5 ft depth – they jutted upwards, often to within 1 to 2 ft of the surface. I had to use light jigheads to keep from snagging on the mounds.
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There are long stretches of marshy edges with some sod banks. I trolled along those edges in 3 to 4 ft depths, giving special attention to any points. White 12 Fathom Shadzilla tails were popular when moving along the edges.
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The structure provided by the oyster mounds, sod banks, and points provided good habitat. Today's tidal coefficient was 91 -- considered very high. The combination of those factors helped to produce a good bite.
The spot where I fished has several different habitats that usually produce good catches. For the first hour of the trip, I trolled back and forth over a large area with numerous oyster mounds in shallow water. I have fished this area before and marked waypoints on the GPS screen where I catch stripers.
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The mounds were in 4 to 5 ft depth – they jutted upwards, often to within 1 to 2 ft of the surface. I had to use light jigheads to keep from snagging on the mounds.
2021-04-11-007.jpg 2021-04-11-008.jpg 2021-04-11-004.jpg
There are long stretches of marshy edges with some sod banks. I trolled along those edges in 3 to 4 ft depths, giving special attention to any points. White 12 Fathom Shadzilla tails were popular when moving along the edges.
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The structure provided by the oyster mounds, sod banks, and points provided good habitat. Today's tidal coefficient was 91 -- considered very high. The combination of those factors helped to produce a good bite.
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