I'm starting to see a pattern where the best fishing for rockfish is June, with the fishing getting increasingly better as the month goes on. Helped by recent cooler temps which kept water temp in the low 80's, the fish were fat, hungry, and aggressive.
As usual, I am weeks behind on this update, having been out twice prior to this weekend and not documenting it. In general, first part of June I continued to catch speckled trout, although fewer fish. The rockfish have not disappointed, and this weekend was amazing. Three weeks ago I tried something different at the secret spot- targeting the last part of the outgoing tide. And, Mark and I caught nice fish there, but only briefly as within minutes it went slack and so did the fishing. This time (Fri 6/25, 5pm) we got out there nearly mid-tide to catch the full final 2+ hours of the falling tide. Within 20 minutes of arrival, it turned on fast and furious. We caught 21"-24" fish one after another, and then I started catching double-headers on my double bottom rig. Finally after about 90 minutes and having caught a ridiculous number of fish, I called it game over, but we were still catching fish when we left. I will come back to this method/time.
Derek and I attempted to get to mid-bay Saturday to fish for cobia (he caught one 53" last wk) but weather interrupted our plan. As a consolation, we fished my fav spot at Spring Island and quickly put 2 keepers in the live well. Score again !!
Hoping to get out next weekend. Until next time, this is Deal Island Randy
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