I came home
from work on a Tuesday and found my daughter waiting for me in my family
room. The remarkable thing here was that
I had not seen her in 5 months and she was supposed to be in Hawaii. What a surprise- Kara snuck a trip home for a
one week visit and kept it hidden from us.
So, aside from demanding to eat croaker while she was home, another
thing at the top of her to-do list was to fish with dear old Dad. Since I was already planning to fish, I was
happy to oblige.
We launched
at 4pm on a very sultry and clear afternoon, catching the last half of the outgoing
tide. Not one to counter what has been
working since middle of June, I took us to the west side of the channel in
Tangier Sound, about one mile north of buoy 12 off Wenona. After a few drifts, we quickly found our
groove. The 10 mph SW wind pushed us
just right across the 36-46 foot ledge that was working for us. And another familiar sight- charter boats
anchored near us in 60 feet, only to re-locate after the spotted us whacking
the croaker. We kept this up for a
couple of hours until Kara’s arms hurt from reeling and the fishing finally
slowed down. These were probably the
nicest fish of the summer, with many in the 12-13 inch range. Kara was also quite proud of her doubleheader
(see pic).
Next day was
not really worth mentioning. After putting
23 nice fish in the cooler the day before, the lack of wind and 93-degree temps
conspired to drain me of energy and enthusiasm, and I called it quits after
only a short time. As I was fishing solo, the decision was unanimous.
I don’t know
when I’ll get to fish with my daughter again, but the time was priceless and
easily the best day of the year so far,….. I hope she comes home soon.
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