Had the pleasure of taking Norm Nelson and his daughter Kelda out again for a great day of fishing.
We were greeted by a perfect day, perhaps to perfect. Target was stripers, and after slaughtering them this week spirits were high.
Soon as we rounded the hook saw some bird activity between the channels, set up and had shorts stripers.......soon the fleet moved in with boaters busting in on the activity.
Set sail south for some better fishing found tons of readings of bait but no fish on them, jigged our arms off.
Went in search of some decent marks, traveled near and off shore nothing....did the 2 day blow move the fish out, the moon, or both?
Got calls from a couple of partners and they pretty much had the same.....in fact they gave up and started togging. My folks wanted line siders.
Headed back north and found some sporadic reads, trolled a couple small blues........got word of a bite a bite further north, but alas by the time we arrived it was all but over.
Well put over 49 miles on the boat, stayed out 90 minutes longer than charter was booked for....but if the horse is dead beating it will not bring it back.
Was a tad stressful at some of the activities of other boaters cutting you off while trolling, running over your lines and busting in on building activity, looked like July rather than November. No common sense was a common commodity today.
All in all a beautiful day with to great people, always a pleasure. Norm and Kelda will be back in the spring when Kelda is on spring break.....
So that is all she wrote.....gave 110%, but at times it just does not work