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On the Fly, Raptor and I launched at Kent Narrows at daybreak. The sunrise was beautiful but the winds were higher than forecast.
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I turned left from the ramp, pedaled past the Piney Narrows Marina and worked the grassy shoreline below.
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I caught a chunky white perch, one of those dark ones, on my very first cast. I then caught 2 others on my next three casts of a ¼ oz. jig spinner trailing a 4 inch silver specked twister tail. Each fish was tight to the shoreline. I thought it would be a prolific day for catches but those were the last white perch I hooked all day.
I ventured out to the channel markers as far as I would dare but the wind and waves deterred me from going far. It was nasty due to the fast current and wind and waves. I managed to pick up a 14 inch striper near the white speed marker buoy on a ¼ oz. X-Rap but decided that discretion was the better part of valor and returned to the semi protected shoreline pictured above.
That was a good move. I tossed the X-Rap near the shoreline and got the fish pictured below. So often nice sized stripers are found in the same places that hold white perch.
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A long dry spell then ensued. I know that On the Fly got a perch and I believe that Raptor got some stripers near the channel markers. However the wind was pervasive so our little armada headed under the bridges to seek protection. The wall near the Narrows and the shoreline provided that shelter but the tide was slack and the fish were not biting.
However, I did have a gallery interested in my presence near the rocks and wall.
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Tired of the inaction, I headed back to the Narrows and noticed the wind had dropped considerably. I called for On the Fly and Raptor to join me. They came and we worked the area hard.
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Raptor figured out a slalom pattern of trolling between the number 11 and number 12 channel markers. He picked up a striper on several consecutive passes. I followed along and caught three more stripers in the 12 to 14 inch range. Two hit an X-Rap and one hit a jig spinner trailing a white twister tail.
That concluded our Wednesday morning at the Narrows. It was another nice day on the water with two good fishing buddies and enough “pullage” to make it interesting. Please join us in the future if you can. We may not catch the largest fish on Snaggedline but we always have a good time.
KentA.jpg
I turned left from the ramp, pedaled past the Piney Narrows Marina and worked the grassy shoreline below.
KentF.jpg
I caught a chunky white perch, one of those dark ones, on my very first cast. I then caught 2 others on my next three casts of a ¼ oz. jig spinner trailing a 4 inch silver specked twister tail. Each fish was tight to the shoreline. I thought it would be a prolific day for catches but those were the last white perch I hooked all day.
I ventured out to the channel markers as far as I would dare but the wind and waves deterred me from going far. It was nasty due to the fast current and wind and waves. I managed to pick up a 14 inch striper near the white speed marker buoy on a ¼ oz. X-Rap but decided that discretion was the better part of valor and returned to the semi protected shoreline pictured above.
That was a good move. I tossed the X-Rap near the shoreline and got the fish pictured below. So often nice sized stripers are found in the same places that hold white perch.
KentC.jpg
A long dry spell then ensued. I know that On the Fly got a perch and I believe that Raptor got some stripers near the channel markers. However the wind was pervasive so our little armada headed under the bridges to seek protection. The wall near the Narrows and the shoreline provided that shelter but the tide was slack and the fish were not biting.
However, I did have a gallery interested in my presence near the rocks and wall.
KentE.jpg KentG.jpg
Tired of the inaction, I headed back to the Narrows and noticed the wind had dropped considerably. I called for On the Fly and Raptor to join me. They came and we worked the area hard.
KentB.jpg KentD.jpg
Raptor figured out a slalom pattern of trolling between the number 11 and number 12 channel markers. He picked up a striper on several consecutive passes. I followed along and caught three more stripers in the 12 to 14 inch range. Two hit an X-Rap and one hit a jig spinner trailing a white twister tail.
That concluded our Wednesday morning at the Narrows. It was another nice day on the water with two good fishing buddies and enough “pullage” to make it interesting. Please join us in the future if you can. We may not catch the largest fish on Snaggedline but we always have a good time.
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