far afield with the inlaws
Hi all--spent the weekend at exotic Bethany Bay, DE. A beachside playground where the fathers do not
lock up their daughters.
The 17' Trophy was slipped in a little canal beside the "beach" house (water view from roof looking between
the midrise beachfront condos). Boat used for cruisin' an boozin', a couple trips into the marshes (2-3 foot
depths-looked good!) for red fish? blue fish? one fish? two fish? And trips for blue crabs taken on chicken
necks. Now THAT was successful. Also tried a little fly fishing from the ocean beach, but no takers.
We played jetty jockies for one morning, going to Indian River inlet in Delaware. As we arrived, mid
outgoing, the water was blasting thru the jetties with a few 5-6 foot rollers kicked up along the way.
People were catching a few weakfish along the shore, picking them off the bottom with bait or plastics.
We helped one guy get his ten pound squeaker up the rocks. Gorgeous fish! A run out the jetty was
interesting. The top was scored with marks from hundreds of korker-shod feet going back and forth.
Noted that the water went over the top of the jetty in big tides/winds, so studs a must. Naturally I did not bring em along, but am alive to tell. I tried slinging a Deceiver into the 4-6 mph current. Great casts
since the wind was at my back, but hopeless trying to get any sink, and no bluefish on the surface.
Since there was also a surf beach behind me, I thought about turning around, casting into the wind, and going for bikini tops.
Greatly entertaining to watch boats go in and out of the inlet. Smallest boat: 9 ft inflatable. Biggest boat:
35 + footer rigged for offshore. A helmsman lesson learned: If the current is going out fast and the wind
is coming in hard, line 'er up and GUN IT! Never mind those people who are outside the inlet trying to drift with the current and fish. Just drifting and fishing is unAmerican. Best landing: 21 foot Sea Fox--full air
after near ender bouncing off the 6 foot roller. Nice crunching sound on impact!
Well, it aint Hawaii, but good to get out and wet a line. Had I stayed home, I could have fished for school bluefin a mile from shore near Newport RI.
lock up their daughters.
The 17' Trophy was slipped in a little canal beside the "beach" house (water view from roof looking between
the midrise beachfront condos). Boat used for cruisin' an boozin', a couple trips into the marshes (2-3 foot
depths-looked good!) for red fish? blue fish? one fish? two fish? And trips for blue crabs taken on chicken
necks. Now THAT was successful. Also tried a little fly fishing from the ocean beach, but no takers.
We played jetty jockies for one morning, going to Indian River inlet in Delaware. As we arrived, mid
outgoing, the water was blasting thru the jetties with a few 5-6 foot rollers kicked up along the way.
People were catching a few weakfish along the shore, picking them off the bottom with bait or plastics.
We helped one guy get his ten pound squeaker up the rocks. Gorgeous fish! A run out the jetty was
interesting. The top was scored with marks from hundreds of korker-shod feet going back and forth.
Noted that the water went over the top of the jetty in big tides/winds, so studs a must. Naturally I did not bring em along, but am alive to tell. I tried slinging a Deceiver into the 4-6 mph current. Great casts
since the wind was at my back, but hopeless trying to get any sink, and no bluefish on the surface.
Since there was also a surf beach behind me, I thought about turning around, casting into the wind, and going for bikini tops.
Greatly entertaining to watch boats go in and out of the inlet. Smallest boat: 9 ft inflatable. Biggest boat:
35 + footer rigged for offshore. A helmsman lesson learned: If the current is going out fast and the wind
is coming in hard, line 'er up and GUN IT! Never mind those people who are outside the inlet trying to drift with the current and fish. Just drifting and fishing is unAmerican. Best landing: 21 foot Sea Fox--full air
after near ender bouncing off the 6 foot roller. Nice crunching sound on impact!
Well, it aint Hawaii, but good to get out and wet a line. Had I stayed home, I could have fished for school bluefin a mile from shore near Newport RI.
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