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I woke up today at 6pm to sunny skies and calm winds. The weather lady said we were in the clear as far as thunder storms were concerned, so my Dad and I made the decision to dunk the boat and see what happens.
Well at that marina we noticed some serious clouds moving in from the northwest. A quick check of the radar spelled it all out -storms on the way.
We chose to wait it out and after 45 minutes we were good to go.
At around 8:30pm I arrived in 38 feet of water and began marking a few small piles here and there. Tubes went in the water and I had high hopes that the fish would be on the feed and not in lockjaw mode.
2 minutes into the troll and the port side clicker starts screaming – fish on!
Thank God! I thought, the bass are not in lockjaw mode. After a nice strong fight we boated the aggressive bass which was pushing the 30 pound mark. Great start!
Unfortunately off in the distance I could not help but notice another thunder storm rolling in. I decided to play it safe and head for the dock and boy am I glad I did.
The lightning, wind and rain of this storm was something serious. We had the boat docked about 15 minutes before the storm hit – good timing to say the least.
With northwest winds of 15-25mph predicted for the rest of tonight I decided to call it quits and start anew tomorrow. Hopefully the winds lay down a bit in the morning and we are able to sneak out again. I think there is a lot of good potential if we are able to get out in the AM.
We will see!
Click here for more information on this trip and what to expect tomorrow morning.
Take care and good luck!
Ryan
It’s too bad we had to come in because I feel as if the bite was starting to turn on.
Ryan,
I went over to Chapin Beach to get a glimpse of the storm and when I got there I was hoping for your sake you had headed in, it looked like a scary place to be. I figured you’d have gotten a call form someone next time one sneaks up like that I will shoot you a text. I had to go away for a few days for a coaching conference ( I hate hockey in July) and now I’ve got groups coming to fish Sat, Sunday, and Monday so keep the reports coming. You heard anything about Billingsgate?
This wind is supposed to lay down I am going to pack the tuna rods and go scout for tuna in the Bay. I am hearing some decent rumors that they are starting to come in maybe this north wind sets off a little Bay tuna action.
Good luck out there.
Paul Spear
Hey Paul,
Fortunately I saw it coming on the radar map but just wasn’t sure if it was going to sneak by us or not. Decided to just head in anyways and am glad I did. Got pretty nasty rather quickly.
I have not heard anything with regards to Billingsgate. I also have not heard much with regards to P-town as of late….has anyone who is reading this have any intel?
I did also hear that a few tuna have been spotted inside the Bay. I also know that a few small tuna have been taken around Peaked Hill Bar off P-town. Maybe things are starting to finally heat up for the bluefins inshore.
Go get ‘em!
Never made it out today but I think I am going to roll the dice and go tuna wishing Friday then head on over to Chatham with my guys for Sat, in the Bay Sunday, and whatever works out best is what I do Monday. As I am writing this I hope you are out there, tonight is a gorgeous night for fishing, my guess is a great night for bass.
PS
Sounds like a plan Paul. Looks like you have a jam packed weekend of fishing ahead of you.
I heard Peaked Hill Bar had some nice tuna working the area. I was out there while you were writing this comment. We had an incredible trip – I’ll put up a fishing report soon.
Thanks and good luck!