July 5, 12 = Rockfish

Returned to the same island spot as I fished end of June.  The first outing was with my brother, on a breezy but sunny hot Friday afternoon.  The tide was falling for this trip.  Casting where we had caught the fish the week prior was fruitless, so we moved further up the creek into the marsh. The 17 foot deep hole ran up to a 6 ft deep lump and then deep again as we progressed in.  We decided to fish the inside of that lump.  And that's where we caught a ton of rock.  All but one were throwbacks, and the fish were a little on the smaller side, but caught a LOT of fish.  And best of all, no skates or rays.

A week later, July 12, Dan and I fished a calm and hot/humid late afternoon.  Same place.  Tide was opposite (low tide at 430pm), so slack when we first got there, then soon incoming.  As soon as the tide changed and started to run, we started to catch fish.  This was a larger grade of rockfish than the week before, and teh bite was very aggressive- tons of fun.  Water temp was 84F+, but these fish didn't seem to care.  I put 3 in the cooler, Dan 1, and they were 19, 20, 21, and 22".  We also caught some speckled trout, maybe 5 or 6, with one keeper at 15".

So, that's 3 consecutive weeks this spot has produced good fishing.  I'm goign to continue to work it until it lets me down.  Can't wait to try these waters in the fall.  Thanks for reading- #dealislandrandy

Here's a video of my chilling after we limited out: