The rain subsided long enough to fish, but the heavy SW winds persisted. And now, the 95F heat to go along with it. I worked on the skipjack Friday morning, and it was so hot that I decided to fish at night. Brian G joined me and we launched at 9pm, opting to fish back in the creek for the 11:30 PM high tide. A really spectacular full moon nearly made using the lantern not necessary. Despite the gorgeous night, fishing was slow. Even at midnight it was still 85F. We fished until 1:15 AM but only put 5 fish in the cooler.
The heat persisted into the next day, but the fishing fortune improved. Due to high winds again (25+ knots) I chose to fish back in the creek again, but this time I launched at 4pm to catch the 6:30 pm low tide. I put more fish in the cooler than any other time this year (isn't that pitiful), keeping 10. The other remarkable thing was that I only threw back 1 fish. Also, I caught the biggest croaker of the year at 13.75 inches. OK, I'll take it. Looking forward to catching some bigger fish and hopefully catching my limit, at least once. It will be 2 weeks before I get out again.
Back to the skipjack for a moment. WIth my time this weekend, I hit a total of 40 hours working on Kathryn. And that allowed me to obtain a $500 grant from my company for the organization organizing the restoration- Coastal Heritage Alliance.
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