Tuesday, October 28, 2008

Monday, October 27, 2008

Finally



well they say even a blind squirrel will find a nut once in a while...








Saturday, October 25, 2008

Following the Skunk

Well I know better.

I really do.

But this year, my weekly travels have me logging 500-700 miles per week going down to South Jersey and commuting to work.

As a result, along with family and home obligations, I've been getting very spotty time on the beach.

In addition, since September the Ventnor surf has been ripping a steady southerly current and *nothing* of note has been going on there in the times I've been fishing.

I now plan to abandon the open surf between the Ventnor and Margate piers and take the ride, time permitting, down to Longport where I've gotten the most from the surf anyways, when in South Jersey.

Up North near Sandy Hook, when I've been there, the fish haven't, reports of good action this past week notwithstanding.

I haven't caught a striper or bluefish this *year*. To this calendar date in the year, that's a first for me since I started fishing the surf in earnest Fall of 1999. Note: I did fish somewhat 20 years ago but abandoned the surf when job and family precluded spending time in the suds... too many basketball and volleyball and school and job travel obligations over those years.

That said, we are in the next 3 weeks of the most productive striper time in the Fall along the entire NJ coast, so I'm optimistic that I will indeed catch Mr. (or better yet Mrs... since they are MUCH bigger on average) Linesides.

That's all for now (all 2 or 3 of you who read my blog :) )

-- Surf Rob