Yep stole the title from a ZZ Top album but they obviously misspelled theirs.
We had Trey with us today and we just took off to R62 instead of just running around the bay just to end up there. There were a few boats there already including the Midnight Sun. We took our time getting out today because we were not sure of the fog conditions but ultimately set out at 8:00 from my dock. Trey is just one of those truly genuinely nice people that I am fortunate to call friend and he is more than welcome on my boat any day he wants.
The water was calm with just a bit (and I mean just a bit) of chop on maybe ½ foot rollers. We got there quickly and set up shop just south (maybe a half mile south of R62). Trolling eastward we ran into a few marks in the channel which is where we had caught most of our fish. But today, there was little to nothing in the deep water so we kept going eastward. We got to the shelf of approximately 45 -50 foot of water just before the NNK reef ledge of 30ft and we saw lots of marks and a fair amount of bait.
Often surprises (and at this point in my life it should not) me how out of the blue we get our limit. Today was no exception, we got multiple 20” fish but continued to throw them back and eventually hit a school 23” fish. Now that is more my style. We put three of those guys in the boat in no time and had a good ride back to the dock.
We did hit a thick layer of fog at the entrance to the Great Wicomico which I am never a fan of but we got through it fine with my chart plotter and radar. People ask me all of the time how often I use my radar and I say it is required to run if you have one but I love the confirmation of a radar blip where I can see the other boats and even more when I cannot see the other boats.
We had Mitch, Scott, and Thomas in Mitch’s boat with us all day and they had good success as well so another good day on the bay.
The purple people eater was the best bait today as well as the year really two years.
The water was calm and 45 degrees.
December 30, 2021
| High | Low | Average | |
|---|---|---|---|
| Temperature | 51.8 °F | 48.7 °F | 49.9 °F |
| Dew Point | 50.1 °F | 47.9 °F | 48.8 °F |
| Humidity | 97 % | 93 % | 96 % |
| Precipitation | 0.17 in | — | — |
| High | Low | Average | |
|---|---|---|---|
| Wind Speed | 7.6 mph | 0.0 mph | 1.8 mph |
| Wind Gust | 8.9 mph | — | 2.4 mph |
| Wind Direction | — | — | NNE |
| Pressure | 29.78 in | 29.68 in | — |
