Okey smokes, turn off the rain and wind already…

After getting the s#*t kicked out of us on a trip on the weekend, Capt. Bob declared an early season hiatus and took the family on a short vacation. One Santa’s Village marathon, and several days of upcountry cabin repair later, we’re back to hold Ole Man Weather accountable for the forecast of improved conditions in the next few days. Let’s Hope!

With a solid week of onshore winds, and now umpteen million gallons of fresh water spilling from the Bay twice daily, we’ve got a bit of cleaning up to do. Prior to all this we were able to scrape together enough mackeral at the Isles of Shoals to make a daytime go of it, and enough voting age stripers to make those mackeral nervous. Real nervous…

I’ll post my next foray’s results, and look forward to getting back to business.

My time away reinforced how important it is to stay plugged in to the family when we can. Using that as a shameless plug, I take pride in showing families how much fun it can be to experience fishing together – I have plenty of practice! All I ask is that you allow me to substitute a guarantee – 15 minutes without a fish == no pay!

Best,

Capt. Bob