Fishing Log

Fishing Log

April 7, 1997 - Picked up a small yellow mouth trout @ Foxtrot Pier on an incoming tide, just after dark.  YMT and bluefish also turned on at the seawall just outside the fence @ the East end of C-2.  Had a light wind at my back.  Kept 3, but lost or threw back many more small fish.  Was getting a pick-up on about every third cast, but  got chased off by Base Security in the middle of the bite.  I like fishing in a dead calm or with a light breeze at my back.  It makes casting and line management easier.  Flat water produces less vibration 'chaff' and I believe, makes it easier for fish to locate a moving bait.*  The calmer the water, the slower a jig can be worked.


*After catching scores of fish on dark moonless nights, in 30-ft. of water, on unscented artificial lures, I am convinced that fish can target prey using only vibrations picked up by lateral lines (sonar organs) that run along both sides of their bodies.  It may also help explain the quick darting or swirling maneuvers fish can make when schooling in tight formations. 




B-C, seawall and pier outside C-2 fence (top)
Fox cove (middle) D-3 (bottom)

April 8, 1997 - Stiff wind out of the North.  Took one blue @ B-C after work. 


April 11, 1997 - Working night shift, windy with rain.  Caught about 5 trout @ D-3.  Kept only one, about 15.5-in. long.  Wind out of the S.E.


April 12, 1997 - Same as above, one keeper
         
April 14, 1997 - First quarter moon.