Fishing Log
Tuesday, Aug. 5, 2003 - The Navy has started to fence off B/C Corner. I released a big bluefish I hooked during lunch. The fencing crew was impressed by how well the bluefish fought, but also informed me that this area will be inaccessible (fenced in) within a few days or so.
Monday, Aug. 8, 2003 - Took a 15" flounder near the Foxtrot rocks just after work. Poles for the fence at B/C Corner are already up.
Wednesday, Aug. 13, 2003 - Sauteed up Monday's flounder with a mess of shrimp last night. Lost a medium trout at Fox Rocks. Noticed a school of big 'summer-run' mullet in the cove. Will bring my big castnet to work tomorrow.
Friday, Aug. 15, 2003 - Set up inside the fence on Foxtrot with my 10 ft. net, and waited for dolphins to drive the mullet toward me. Made a hurried throw and netted 14 or 15, 2 lb. fish, then eased quietly back out the gate. Sauteed shrimp and scallops up for dinner, then cleaned and seasoned up the mullet for smoking.
Tuesday, Aug. 19, 2003 - Smoked up Friday's catch Saturday afternoon, then hit another big school of mullet Sunday, and hauled in about 50 lb. of fresh fish. Gave away a bunch of smoked fish at work on Monday, then started preparing Saturday's catch for the smoker. Lots of work.
Friday, Aug. 22, 2003 - Took 2 flounder at Fox Rocks this morning, one was 20 inches long and the other was about 18 inches long. Came back in the afternoon and snagged another flounder in the same spot. B/C Corner is all but fenced off.
Saturday, Aug. 23, 2003 - Made a couple of throws with the castnet after work today. Hauled in a cooler full of big mullet which I gave to Wally. Also gave him a flounder.
Wed. Aug. 27, 2003 - Spotted a large school of mullet feeding on the swill coming from a garbage grinder aboard the USS Vicksburg. Also saw a flounder in shallow water near Foxtrot, but it was Kathy's birthday, so I skipped the fish and took Kathy, her mom, her daughter (Jessica) and grandson (Mason), to the Casa Marina restaurant for dinner. Nice party.
Saturday, Aug. 30, 2003 - Fished with Bobby Hogue at Foxtrot Cove today. I took a 17 in. flounder outside the fence on a jig, then caught a 19 to 20 in. flounder inside the fence on a live finger mullet that Bobby gave me. Using live bait, he outfished me by landing 5 or 6 large flounder, the largest being 26 in. long. I took my 2 fish home and fed them to Kathy and her girlfriends, with sauteed shrimp and rice.
