A beautiful day for fishing
Today was absolutely beautiful, blue sky without a cloud in the sky and a decent breeze from the west. Not enough wind to be a problem but enough to let you know it was there. Temperature in the low 70’s, warm in the sun without the wind but I wore a fleece jacket until around 11. The fishing was great until almost the high tide. We had a school of stripers on the surface for a short time but most of the action came through fishing structure. Interestingly a fly is out catching any sort of spinning gear now and has been for at least two weeks. I assume that is because of the fly doing a better job of imitating the bait that the stripers prefer right now. I can’t wait to see how long into October these fish stay around and am definitely planning trips for the week after Columbus Day.
I served lunch at the town landing where we could sit at a picnic table and look out over the harbor. What a great view! The party included two New Orleans residents. I was glad to show them a good day of fishing and some of our finest weather. I am working the dogs for an hour or two every day now and they are starting to expect all of my attention. It won’t be long and we will all be heading north for a couple of weeks of steady grouse hunting. I hope that this perfect weather holds and I apologize to anyone who had to work inside on a day as perfect as this.
