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I fished a wreck outside of the light tower yesterday for tautog. I was using clam for bait. Sea bass like clam and that is what I caught. Mostly small but with enough that would have been keepers that you … Continue reading →

I got up this morning and walked down the dock. I found that I still had a few live eels in the cage. Maybe enough to give it a try. Glad I went. There has been a really large class … Continue reading →

Ran across the bay this morning. My toes were cold. It finally felt like rockfish season. First fish was on before I got the spread out. Ended up catching three. None like the fish I caught last weekend but up … Continue reading →

I went eeling. Actually, caught one small enough to keep…but let it go anyway. Then there was one saved by regulation. An honest 54 inches long and thick. The heaviest I have personally weighed is 55 pounds. The heaviest on … Continue reading →

Snuck out in the fog Friday. Caught limits of tog and sea bass and snuck back in. Caught one sea bass that had been tagged already. Tagged a handful of tog. Sunday, fished a different wreck. Kept a limit of … Continue reading →

Did a a bit of wreck fishing today. Caught some small sheepshead, nice puppy drum and sea bass, and large triggerfish.

I started the weekend at the Triangle Reef. While jigging for sea bass, I caught a half-dozen big black drum. I would know it was a drum when I would think that I had snagged the reef but it would … Continue reading →

Fished Back River Reef for a bit this morning before the front came through. Caught a pup and some specks from the dock before heading out. At the reef, the puffer, oyster toad and baby sea bass bite was strong. … Continue reading →

Grandad passed away yesterday. Charlie Shelton was just shy of 102 years of age. When he turned 100, the newspaper ran a story about him. It said that he had “about” 74 grandchildren, great-grandchildren, and great-great grandchildren. This amused me … Continue reading →

I spent the last couple of days wreck fishing inside the bay and trolling along the oceanfront. The nights, I fished from our dock. Sea bass were a problem at times but I did manage an impressive catch of oyster … Continue reading →