Jack with his fat eight pound striper on his nine weight
First the report. I was fortunate to fish with long-time client and good friend Jack McKenna twice in the past ten days. Jack is an ardent fly fisherman, and just plain good company. We fished the Little Choptank last week, and just yesterday spent the morning casting to breaking rockfish between Crisfield and Tangier Island. The False Channel held a good grade of stripers for us last Friday, with Jack’s biggest tugging the boga down to near eight pounds. With the wind and tide helping, Jack said that was the hardest fighting striper he had ever landed on his nine-weight! The fish was near as wide as it was long – probably full of bunker.
I was ready with my Shaggy Shad from Specialized Baits.
Yesterday was a very cold morning and I had to clear ice from the boat before we left Somers Cove – and I keep in on a trailer. The seas were fairly calm as we left the Little Annemessex river and headed south towards Tangier.
Jack casting to rockfish feeding just below the diving gulls
We ended the day pulling a couple of rock out of a Smith Island creek where the water temperature was holding steady at 49 degrees – perfect for creek rockfish. The wind dropped out to nothing and we had a great ride back on just a beautiful fall day on Tangier Sound. This fast fishing should last another week or two and then I’ll be heading to the CBBT. If anyone wants some fun, fast fishing out of Crisfield, give me a call!
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