Tough Susky Weekend

[capt. ed]

Big Blow on Saturday so no fishin for me. Sunday Weatherman said light winds so out I went with Mr. Gregg (no pictures) Bird. Gregg and his family have a B & B nearby and I was able to rescue him from a list of Honey-dos for a nice day on the Upper Chesapeake Bay. we were greeted by a stiff NW wind and choppy brown waters. We scouted around a bit for someplace clean, worked a couple edges, complained about the wind and the weatherman and caught nothin'. Hit an ole' reliable with several other boats around and picked off a few dinks here and there. Finally, around noonish, the wind dropped off. The sun was out full and it warmed up nicely. As a result every single boat owner within 100 miles decided to converge on the Flats. Cabin Cruisers, bowriders, jon boats, pontoon boats, even a sailboat or two. The conditions were tough with the roiled up water, but now became impossible with the constant boat traffic. We tried our best to make a day of it, hooking an occasional dink. Saw/heard a couple good sized fish caught on Bait. Like this one:

http://i60.photobucket.com/albums/h21/captainedwin/IMG_3436.jpg

I'm givin' it another day to settle down, clear up and become fishable. We are gonna Kill 'em on Wednesday!

[DEEP POCKETS]

Thanks for the report Capt Ed, hope you mug em next time out.

[Shaggy]

Hey - I know those two!!! That's my brother and me :D :D That was my brother's (he's holding the rod) first flats striper and he was thrilled. It went 40" and was caught on cut herring (the circle hook was right in the corner of the mouth). We also had a 30" fish but that that was about it. It was a beautiful afternoon to be on the water.

[capt. ed]

Good fish Shag. The picture doesn't do it justice. Glad ya got a good one.