6/14/08
Stripers were a bit finicky this week, while we were still catching 20-30 fish each trip but from what we were marking on the depth finder it was apparent there were a lot more fish to be caught than we were catching. On one trip, we could see the fish selectively pick up the baits very shyly. Other times they would just slam them and take off.
It seems that there is just so much natural bait in the water the competion for food is not great.
I had some great family trips this week with Fathers' Day as the theme.
Dads, with their sons, daughters, grandkids all just having fun and making memories. Everyone caught fish, the weather cooperated and great times were had for all.
We did get into a few keepers this week and a couple "just almost" quarter inch shy or so with most fish in the 24''-26" range.
Had a first on the Reel Ecstasy this week, I did a 6 person charter. Something I never anticipated doing as I generally limit trips to 4 people. John, had booked the trip and thought he would have 3 maybe 4 along, but as we got closer to fathers day more of the family started to show up and by Friday he was up to 6 (who could he leave home?). Anyway, after phone conversations we agreed to go with all 6 with the understanding of flexibility from all. In the end it worked out great, everyone caught a bunch of fish and it was just a great experience overall. I would however, plan on a max of 4 for each trip in the future.
Tight lines, Capt. Joel
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