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On Saturday morning I fished the Wye River with Moc, Sufdog, and Shield. It had been a long time since I kayak fished these guys so I was happy to get a chance to get out on the water with them. We headed toward the mouth and found small rock in several places. Many times my fish finder screen would show clouds of bait with some larger arcs below. We caught a few larger stripers from some of these pods but it was a challenge getting through the smaller fish. I caught one about 20.5 and then lost the school. After that we headed down river to see if we could find some breaking fish. We saw several pods of small birds and figured there would be small fish below with a possibily of larger fish on the bottom. As we weighed our options for chasing the pods and dealing with boats we had the pleasure of watching a fishing boat coming from further south alter their course to drive straight through the pod of working birds. Boats. I just don't get it sometimes.
We watched a bit longer and decided to head toward the edge of the flat to see if any larger fish were hanging out. It paid off and Moc and I found a few larger fish. I had a few break the 14" mark (that was a big deal!) and i found a second over that went 19". I let this one go because I was hoping for a bigger one but it was not to be. After the school went through we marked small dots on the bottom that turned out to be white perch which was cool to catch them in deep water. After that I headed up river to meet some new kayakers. I've had many folks over the years take me out and so I was happy to take some new guys out!
I met AbuMasgouf and his friend after he just picked up his new Revo from Easton. After some complications that were my fault we got out on the water. We paddled around the island near the launch and found a few small rockfish, white perch, and even a small flounder. One of the perch was just over 13" making it my first White Perch citation. Pretty cool! plus it wa great seeing both the guys catch their first rockfish from the kayak. Hopefully next time I will be able to find them some larger rock.
We fished a bit more and caught some more small fish and then decided we had enough around sunset. Sunrise to sunset was a long day on the water!
Here's a few shots
We watched a bit longer and decided to head toward the edge of the flat to see if any larger fish were hanging out. It paid off and Moc and I found a few larger fish. I had a few break the 14" mark (that was a big deal!) and i found a second over that went 19". I let this one go because I was hoping for a bigger one but it was not to be. After the school went through we marked small dots on the bottom that turned out to be white perch which was cool to catch them in deep water. After that I headed up river to meet some new kayakers. I've had many folks over the years take me out and so I was happy to take some new guys out!
I met AbuMasgouf and his friend after he just picked up his new Revo from Easton. After some complications that were my fault we got out on the water. We paddled around the island near the launch and found a few small rockfish, white perch, and even a small flounder. One of the perch was just over 13" making it my first White Perch citation. Pretty cool! plus it wa great seeing both the guys catch their first rockfish from the kayak. Hopefully next time I will be able to find them some larger rock.
We fished a bit more and caught some more small fish and then decided we had enough around sunset. Sunrise to sunset was a long day on the water!
Here's a few shots
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