bdowning
05-14-2000, 09:04 AM
Been too busy fishing to file a report. Decided to take a Mother's Day breather today so here it is.
The Canal has slowed down a bit the past two days. Lots of hits Friday at the Herring Run Friday but only a couple of 25 inch fish to show for it. Only a couple of keepers seen in vicinity of run. Noted a lot more just-legal fish in the West end, although I arrived too late to fish the best part of it. A couple more small schoolies east of the run and a bunch of runs and drops.
Saturday, Thunder Rod and I assaulted the Ditch again and it was even slower than Friday. Tally: two schoolies for me and one 31 incher and 1st keep of season for him. Hit all the usual spots in the West end and mid Canal. That was it for an entire day of fishing. Surprisingly few people fishing the run on a Saturday. The weather was cool but really not a deterrent.
The news is that the blues made landfall on the Cape south side Friday. Numbers up to double digits landed in late afternoon to dusk in all the traditional early spots. These early fish seem skittish and you have to switch plugs until you get hits. They mostly wanted small to medium sized white/red or yellow/red Gibbs poppers. Wouldn't touch a Ranger plug or Atom. That will change as waters warm.
-bd
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The Canal has slowed down a bit the past two days. Lots of hits Friday at the Herring Run Friday but only a couple of 25 inch fish to show for it. Only a couple of keepers seen in vicinity of run. Noted a lot more just-legal fish in the West end, although I arrived too late to fish the best part of it. A couple more small schoolies east of the run and a bunch of runs and drops.
Saturday, Thunder Rod and I assaulted the Ditch again and it was even slower than Friday. Tally: two schoolies for me and one 31 incher and 1st keep of season for him. Hit all the usual spots in the West end and mid Canal. That was it for an entire day of fishing. Surprisingly few people fishing the run on a Saturday. The weather was cool but really not a deterrent.
The news is that the blues made landfall on the Cape south side Friday. Numbers up to double digits landed in late afternoon to dusk in all the traditional early spots. These early fish seem skittish and you have to switch plugs until you get hits. They mostly wanted small to medium sized white/red or yellow/red Gibbs poppers. Wouldn't touch a Ranger plug or Atom. That will change as waters warm.
-bd
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