It's been a real bummer of end-of-summer fishing for me. Some of this was self-inflicted, some not. To start, I had two weddings to attend in September, one being my oldest son. Both were awesome, as I knew they would be. Aside from that, we have been deluged with rain. Rain. Rain. More rain. Then when I was just getting tired of rain, some technical difficulties with my boat trailer. And the latest bit of fun, the necessity to move my camper and all that comes with that.
In teh midst of all this, I did manage to fish twice. Yes, twice in one month- what was last year one of the best times of the year. First time was early September, in the Manokin. It has been blazing hot, and this day was no exception. The word (according to Bruce) was to be at the fishing location prior to daylight, and casting topwater lures. We threw Bomber Badonkadonk lures and caught a few 16-18" rock, but apparently had had just missed the big blitz the prior few days. Water temp was near 85F, needs to cool down. Fast forward to 9/21, same location, but late in the day catchign the end of the outgoing tide. Bait everywhere, and it was blowing a gale. Dan and I (OK, Dan) caught 2 specks and one rock. Bruce was there in his boat and reported catching a few, but blasting them the prior week in 79F water after dark. As usual, time and timing are my biggest issues. I'm hoping to try again next weekend and tide timing will be right. We'll see. Talked to Bruce today, and he thinks the fish have left the river and are out in the bay. I disagree, the water is still too warm and I thin the bait are hanging in the river. We'll see. We'll see. #Dealislandrandy
