Fishin' Finn
06-09-2007, 09:28 AM
Left Leonardo at about 4:30 with a half bushel of clams and 8 frozen bunker, and within a mile we encountered thick fog. Decided to turn on the radar thingie. It was the first time I used it in low visibility. Unfortunately, I did not have our destination waypoints in the GPS, and I don't have a chartplotter, it took us a while to find the Romer Shoal light, while trying to avoid Ambrose Channel, as there was considerable commercial traffic. It's funny how the lighthouse and the buoys signatures are all about same size.
Anyway, we dropped the hook to the southeast of the RS light, in about 100 yard visibility, and a SE wind, and the last two hours of the outgoing tide. Caught short stripers at 21 and 23.5 inches, and a keeper at 30", along with many skates and sea robins, along with an 18" fluke and a small bluefish.
The wind shifted to the NE, and visibility increased to aboout 1/4 mile, and we found that was another boat with us fishing the RS.
Moved slightly at the change of tide, and hooked up a larger bass, which snapped the line at the boat. Headed back to the dock after 9:00 PM. It was slow going, trying to keep a sharp lookout for hazards, maintaining a course with waves hitting the aft quarter and turning the boat. Then, trying to avoid the security zone and buoys around NWS Earle, we ended up too far east from the marina. The chartplotter needs to go higher on the wish list:( .
Anyway, we dropped the hook to the southeast of the RS light, in about 100 yard visibility, and a SE wind, and the last two hours of the outgoing tide. Caught short stripers at 21 and 23.5 inches, and a keeper at 30", along with many skates and sea robins, along with an 18" fluke and a small bluefish.
The wind shifted to the NE, and visibility increased to aboout 1/4 mile, and we found that was another boat with us fishing the RS.
Moved slightly at the change of tide, and hooked up a larger bass, which snapped the line at the boat. Headed back to the dock after 9:00 PM. It was slow going, trying to keep a sharp lookout for hazards, maintaining a course with waves hitting the aft quarter and turning the boat. Then, trying to avoid the security zone and buoys around NWS Earle, we ended up too far east from the marina. The chartplotter needs to go higher on the wish list:( .