Fishing Log

 

 

Oct. 30, 1997 - Light wind NNE.  16-in. 1.75-lb flounder taken at C-1-East, on live mullet.

 

Oct. 31, 1997 - HALLOWEEN - Rainy, wind NNE, no bait.  Picked up a 17-in. 2-lb. flounder during lunch at C-1-East.  Gave Conrad Chun a rain jacket.  Flounder totals for October:  15 fish with an aggregate weight of 38-40-lb.

 

 

Nov. 1, 1997 - Caught a nice yellow mouth trout at A/B notch.  Gave it to Stoddard (Andreu).  Wind out of the West, rain stopped, with overcast skies.  Still no live bait to be found.

 

Created a new fish dish, "Georgia/Florida Bombay Flounder" :  2 onions, 1 red bell pepper, half a stalk of celery, 1 leftover cob of corn, 3 small flounder and 2 cups of rice, w/ butter, sherry, curry, garlic & cumin.  Good Stuff.

 

Nov. 3, 1997 - Caught a 12-in. throw-back, gag grouper on live mullet at the East end of C-1.

 

Nov. 4, 1997 - Took a 4-lb. (19-in.) flounder at the East end of C-1 during dead low tide on a live mullet, which are showing up closer to the surface again.  Cleaned the fish and gave it to Dorothy and Travis.  A nice thick fish for this time of year.

 



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Oct. 26, 1997 - Picked up 3 flounder today on live mullet, two @ C-1 East and one at Fox cove: sizes ranged from 14-in, 16-in. (1.75-lb.), 18-in. (4-lb.), and a black sea bass at A/B corner.  Gave the sea bass and 2 smaller flounder to Stoddard Andreu.  Cleaned the large flounder for Dorothy and Travis.

 

Blackened half of the last flounder (caught Oct. 21) and deglazed the skillet with Sherry, onions and mushrooms, for a sauce - Good Stuff !

 

Also caught a 4-ft conger eel at C-2 East, Thursday.  It was as big around as a baseball and felt like a big flounder coming up.  Very disappointing.

 

Oct. 27, 1997 - Rained all day w/wind out of the SW.  Baitfish showing a spectacular show of activity just aft if a British ship berthed at A-1.  Helped a 'Limey' sailor land two big bluefish, a very excited and happy angler.

Oct. 29, 1997 - 4 flounder taken on live mullet from both ends of C-1.  The J.F. Kennedy berthed there, forms a natural barrier at both ends of the pier, trapping bait fish.  Finger mullet plentiful there now.  Flounder sizes: 15-in., 15.5-in., 17-in. (2-lb.), and 21-in. (5-lb.).  Wind NNE, falling tides.


USS CONOLLY (DD-979)

I had been sent to the Good Ship Connolly at 8:00-am, to work on a galley oven that was in use and couldn't be tagged out (to work on) until 13:00, so with free time on my hands...   PAO (public affairs officer) CDR Conrad Chun had a flounder in his cooler that weighed just over 8-lb.  Rusty of B&M bait store, reported that 32 flounder had been taken just off of the point of the rip-rap (C-2) by two civilian anglers in a boat.  I also saw the base harbor master land a nice red where I was fishing at the end of C-1.  A very busy day.

 

 



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Oct. 9, 1997 - 1st Qtr. Moon, wind still blowing NE.  Caught a 17.5-in. flounder on a live finger mullet during a falling tide @ C-1.  The fish weighed just under 2-lb.  Blackened two fish last night with a mild Cajun rub.  Took the leftovers to work for lunch & still have 2 uncooked fillets in the reefer.

PS: The civilian fish-boy posse had a 6 pounder they'd taken in the chop at A/B corner.  They're still taking bigger fish than I am #$%!?  Everyone is using live finger mullet now.

Oct. 13, 1997 - Caught a 15-in. yellow mouth trout caught between Charlie 1 & 2, on a live mullet.

Oct. 15, 1997 - Full Moon

Oct. 16, 1997 - Nailed a 14-in. flounder in the notch @ C-1 West, on an incoming tide, using finger mullet for bait.  Gave it to CDR Conrad Chun who was working the East end if C-1, and already had 3 small flounder in his bucket.

I blackened some refrigerated fillets at home and served them with onions and mushrooms in a lemon butter and white wine sauce.  Saved leftovers to microwave at work for lunch.*

Oct. 19, 1997 - Released a 14-in. speckled sea trout, taken on a live mullet @ the N. End of B-Pier, just inside the fence, near B/C corner.

Oct. 21, 1997 - On the low incoming tide, took a 21.5-in. 4-lb. flounder @ the East end of C-1. Wind ESE.

* Recipe for 'Push-Ding' fish: Season and cover fresh (uncooked) fillets with spray butter and lemon (or lime) juice.  Set the timer on the microwave for 2-min.  Cover fillets with a second plate and push the start button.  When the timer goes 'ding' you will be amazed at how good fast fish can be.