The wind was forecaster to be around 12-13 mph out of the NE. I felt that if that held true, we could get out for some shoreline casting if we put some land between the boat and the wind. To that extent, Artie and I launched out of Wenona right at high tide. The wind had been howling for days, and I could see by the water level at the ramp that it had blown a lot of water out of the bay. And the water that was left was a mess- completely dirtied up by the wind and waves. And we quickly found that the true wind was more on the order of 20-25 mph, which didn't make for friendly casting conditions in shallow (3-5 ft) water. Keeping the boat positioned was of course a never-ending task. Water temps varied from 72 to 68F.
We stayed true to our commitment to cast lures and kept the bait in the cooler. Tossing 4-5 paddletails, mostly white or green with a touch of pink, we were able to score some fish once the tide started rolling out. We fished the jetty outside the harbor and picked up one, but most of the rock were around the protected side of Little Deal Island. Crossing Tangier Sound was out of the question, so we were seriously limited.
We didn't hook up with any of the specs we were hoping for, but we did catch a fair number of small rock. The two nicest, around 16-17" were right near the end of our time at 12:15pm, but by that time I was beat and we called it a day. Hoping to get out a few more times before it is all over. The weather had been so unbelievably cooperative all summer long, and I'm really hoping for some similar cooperation into the Fall. Until next time, #dealislandrandy.
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