We're Still Waiting, Cape Cod
By: Capt. Hap Farrell
It's Sunday Afternoon, the 8th of April, Easter.
I just got home from going to Sesuit, Northside Marina, to check on my boat and take some stuff up to it. I restocked my wood stove and brought in more wood for the evening, it's going to be cold tonight. It's supposed to be in the 20's. Where is Spring?
Earlier today I stopped by the Goose Hummock, in Orleans here on Cape Cod, to see if Fran had heard of any small stripers being caught. Fran stated he'd checked the Red River a few days ago and found nothing. I had found nothing at the River Road landing behind the Orleans Town Hall. Usually by this time Fran would have gotten word that there we some small bass on the south side of the Cape but there is still no real word yet. Where is the Spring?
In years past I could usually find a run of small bass by going to the end of Barley Neck Rd. and walking out to the last point. On the dropping tide I would land a number of small bass, some over 20 inches by fishing off that point with small swimming plugs. This season I think I'm going to wait a little longer.
I did stop at the Brewster Herring Run to see if any fish had started up the run. There were a few scouts. One of the town naturalists told me they had been coming up the run for the past few days but just a few at a time. While I stood there, pondering on what this upcoming season might bring I swear I heard, "When is the spring going to get here?" coming from the direction of the run.
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