Well one thing is certain, I have become completely delinquent at maintaining this blog. Which is to my own detriment, as this is really just a journal for my own benefit.
I guess that I could start offering to by just saying that fishing has been great all summer. Generally speaking, I have continued to catch keeper rock fish on every outing, as well as speckled trout on most. Notably, the specks are smaller than in May and June but that's ok, in fact I just fried up an awesome mess of 14-16 inch specks last night and omg they were so good!
Pat C. from WV came down to fish first part of July, and although we battled some winds, we still had 2 good days of fishing. Day 2 even brought me a keeper slot red drum at 20". Spring Island and the secret magic spot continue to deliver, especially when focusing efforts on the last 2 hours of the falling tide.
Maryland closed rock fish season the 2nd half of July, so I had an opportunity to pursue a different species- cobia. Capt Derek put us on the spot, about 2 miles NW of the target ship. After immediately losing one, we soon scored a 43" and then a 33" short. And good eating, just like I remember. We have a cobia charter further south planned for later this month.
In the meantime, i will continue my pursuit of rock and speckled trout, all of which will change soon enough as the days are growing noticeably shorter. Have not done much dock fishing this year, hoping to do some more perhaps at night.
Until next time, #dealislandrandy signing off.
