15 Knot Winds

[Milkjug]

Went out yesterday yak fishing in W. Bay. Spent the whole time fighting the wind and waves for 0 fish. I had the gigging gear in the truck so I decided to give it a shot against better judgment since I was already halfway down the island.

Thanks Coe for letting me ditch the yak at your place for a few hours.

The clarity on the S. shore was great despite the wind. Luckily the tide was up as you could only gig a few dozen feet away from the shore before the wind chop made it too hard to see.

I walked around for 2 hours, saw a really big ray right off the bat. Towards the end I started seeing what I like to see... Clusters of fresh beds from keeper fish. Stuck 3 decent ones and passed on one that was ~15".

I guess high winds are pretty workable if you are in a protected area and the clarity is still good. At least it made the skeeters work harder too :rofl:

http://i53.tinypic.com/rct2d2.jpg

[FP10]

Nice. I need to get out there gigging soon!

[nokatchin]

Solid fish,congrats

[2112]

Looks like a 17, 19 and a 20"...yum!
Winds should change from a pumping south to a light north starting Friday but I have the day shift this weekend.

[Milkjug]

Thanks Bert, but the biggest went 18" max. "Decent" fish... bigger than "keeper", but not "good" or "bragger" sized.

I may go for a second dose this evening, I've been forgetting the thrill of seeing that flounder shape appear out of the darkness.

[2112]

I guess I must be hurling. It's nice to see the big one and think that's a common size in relation to the tailgate but then again it's a product of my sustained close point relation with a prized flesh I love to take but yet so wrongfully denied by Kahuna winds this spring!

[2112]

Holy Guacamole, after re-reading that, I've ascertained that's some DeeP Sheit!

[Milkjug]

:drunk: :sifone:

[Root Canal]

Nice flounder. Sounds like it's time to get out there and do some gigging.

[Milkjug]

Similar experience last night. I have today off, and didn't want to fight the winds to fish so I did a late trip last night.

Winds were 20 knots and the tide was down but it was still manageable. Gigged protected shoreline and got 4 to 18", passed on one that was close.

I'm less concerned about high winds now since I know I can just find the right areas. It is still more effective on calm nights, but I may just go to sleep early now in favor of fishing the surf the next morning.

No pics. They just looked like 4 flatties with holes in their gillplates.

[2112]

Let's munch!

[Milkjug]

You heat up the grease and I'll bring over the fillets :)

[2112]

It's hot...:)