 South County
I was lucky enough to get out a couple of times this week and there certainly are fish around. Fished near one of the breachways today and caught many more stripers than blues (although I did lose a plug to one of the toothy beasts). Most of the stripers were just legal and I did manage a 30 incher on a fly.
I have to credit this forum for helping me learn the ropes. As a newbie, I can't tell you how much everyone's comments help.
I made a couple of observations today, and was curious if others have noticed the same things. I used a black/purple pencil popper and moved it slowly-could feel hits and bumps on every cast. The fish I hooked were mostly stripers. The other guys there were really working their poppers and swimmers and at a higher speed. They seemed to hookup with many more blues. I assume the speed favored the blues?
Also, several stripers were foul hooked on the belly near the tail. The other guys kept talking about "tail slapping". Does that really happen or are they just missing the front of the plug and getting hooked as they turn away?
Anyway, it was a beautiful day out and entertaining for me.
Hookemdude  |