Days Like These..
Today, a stranger overheard a conversation I was having with a buddy of mine about fishing. After listening for a while he looked over at me and said, "Son, why in the hell would you get up at 3:30 in the morning and drive an hour just to go fishing?" I looked back at him with a puzzled grin – unable to formulate an answer, and said, "Uhhh why wouldn't you?" To you sir, I am sorry for my inability to formulate a deeper answer. To be honest, I still really can't. Most would say it's to catch fish, but it's much more than that. So I hope this blog helps me explain... mind you all these photos were taken within an hour of each other.
A quick lesson in "Matching the Hatch"
In the Cape Canal, striped bass have been gorging on mackerel. Most of the time it is tricky to key in on what a predatory fish is eating, but in the canal it has been easy. Mackerel caught in a frenzy have been pretty much jumping onto the banks to escape the stripers. ...you wanna catch big fish? It's easy – Match the Hatch.
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For last week's fishing update, click below!
https://steemit.com/adventure/@modernsuperior/hard-baits-live-baits-chunk-baits-and-flies-more-stripers-migrators-and-holdovers
And to see a blue lobster (one in two million) click here!
https://steemit.com/adventure/@modernsuperior/the-time-we-caught-a-blue-lobster-one-in-two-million-chance