Not even Spring and...
We caught our first Stripers of the year. I've been hearing about Fortescue for years. All these Stripers being caught off the beach on Bloodworms. Well, I finally made it up there today. My Nephew Matt and I made the trek up to Fortescue with our surf rods and Bloodworms at the ready. Met my buddy Mike up there to get the scoop on what was going on. The main beach was packed with guys using everything from 12' heavers to 5' fresh water kiddie rods. Crazy assortment. And I can tell you, I have heard some stories about a lot of the guys fishing up there, anything from guys crowding you to casting over you. Suffice to say, I wanted nothing to do with the crowd. So Matt and I back tracked to a vacant spot we saw on the way in. We planted our sand spikes, rigged up our rods, impaled some Bloodworms, and heaved out into the Bay. Out of boredom, we started poking around in the sand and found some seaglass. We started hunting around to see who'd find the most when Matts rod bent over hard. He hauled up a fat 16" Bass. Granted, it's not big, but when it's your first fish of the season, it's great! I realized that he was casting only about half as far as i was, so i brought one of my lines in tighter to the beach, and sure enough, I got the next Striper. My first of the season. Unfortunately, it came unbuttoned in the wash. It looked to be about 16-18". Still nice to get a tug on the rod. Didn't have to wait long for the next Bass, same rod, same spot, about 18". Matt got the next one. I got another, then he caught the final fish of the day. All shorts, but a load of fun.
So, out first successful outing resulted in 6 Short Bass, pockets full of seaglass, and some wicked sunburn. What a perfect day! Hope it keeps getting better...
So, out first successful outing resulted in 6 Short Bass, pockets full of seaglass, and some wicked sunburn. What a perfect day! Hope it keeps getting better...
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