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We fished close to home today. It was gorgeous and the oyster toad bite was on fire! We caught some other stuff also. We caught 24 tautog. Two were caught twice. Tagged them in the morning and recaught them around … Continue reading →

We caught a baby sheepshead and lost two others at the boat. Stan got a big sheep to the surface but broke it off. We caught a handful of tautog, one that had a tag in it. We caught 3 … Continue reading →

The Healthy Grin has been sold. She is not going far. She will be back in Rudee Inlet soon with the new name: Bill Buster. Please be kind to her and her new owner. I hope she brings him as … Continue reading →

Looking at the wind forecast for the coming weekend, it is looking like a lot of fishing from the dock. I walked out there tonight. Caught a nice catch of shrimp in a single throw of the net. Average size … Continue reading →

I was supposed to fishing offshore yesterday on the Special Kate with the Southalls. Friday, while Charles and I chummed for “massive” cobia during a NE blow, we checked the forecast for Monday. It passed the “it probably won’t kill … Continue reading →

I had planned on fishing the oceanfront today. Yesterday, I hit the flats after work with peeler crabs that my wife had picked up for me from Grafton Fishing Supply. Instead of getting just the half-dozen that I asked her … Continue reading →

Ran out to the flats to turn shrimp into drum. Peeler was actually the best bait. Bigger class of pups this afternoon. Tagged fish from 20 to 25 inches long.

Trolled plugs along the oceanfront. Tagged and released 3 cobia. Back home, caught shrimp and turned them into perch and trout.

Trolled the oceanfront yesterday. Tagged and released a couple red drum and a cobia. Did not get a king bite. Those trolling for Spanish and sight-fishing for cobia in the area did well. Lots of bait, birds working, surface feeding … Continue reading →

The shrimp made a showing at our dock last night. I went out after work today to try to turn last night’s shrimp into today’s puppy drum. It worked for the most part. It turns out that other things like … Continue reading →