Posted on September 10th, 2024
Hit the vid for the Daily Catch at Sunset Marina!
We had some more beautiful weather today with light winds, clear skies and warm temperatures and there was some good fishing to boot. Kristen and I hit the jetty and bridge where we caught some bluefish on the Roy Rig.
Captain Chris Mizurak had a special long trip to the tilefish grounds today and it was very productive for his anglers. There were several large blueline caught, some two at time, and a few golden mixed in.
Captain Dave Caffrey of On the Run had another nice day for his anglers putting them on two keeper flounder and five nice weakfish trout.
Captain Monty Hawkins of the Morning Star didn’t do so well on the mahi today, but the sea bass fishing made up for it.
Sea Bass (Great!) and (No!) Mahi 9/10/24
Have a TON of room tomorrow and Thursday. Am not giving up on mahi yet!
Was getting right saucy on the way in yesterday – a summer afternoon southerly had puffed up good. Thankfully that wind died overnight; only a bit of short swell remained this morning.
And that’s what we had all day, a tiny southerly swell–diminishing–with just enough west wind to make the smallest whitecaps imaginable.
Though we had no bamboo to add to a unit, I headed to the experimental reef we’re building off the stern of my boat for today’s 24 reef-block drop. Ms Holly and Hurricane made short work of it (and, yes, I had mate Joe check Hurricane Murray’s ankles for any spiteful act of vengence.)
After yesterday afternoon’s mahi action I was pretty sure today’s fishing was a slam dunk – I knew where to go.
King of all that is jelly side down, ol’ man Murphy must’ve about died laughing at my hubris..
At the very, very end of the day we watched a micro-mahi spit the hook.. And that was all of it for mahi.
Ouch.
Fortunately for clients I’d long since thrown in the towel and gone sea bassing. They bit fantastically. Jig, bait – didn’t matter. A couple fellows up front even caught some squid. Very glad to see that. Excellent sign of healthy reef I think.
One thing I didn’t see coming was Hurricane’s reversal of fortune. I’d have bet money that Ms Holly, The Keeper Queen, would continue her Hurricane smackdown. It’s been so severe this summer, rumor has it the National Weather Service hired her to see if her anti-Hurricane juju would work on the real deal.
Then today?
Oh My.
Holly’s kryptonite thwarted, Hurricane was delivering a smackdown of his own. I’m telling you, it wasn’t pretty.
Then, while Hurricane was in the salon having his third giant slice of pie, I had mate Joe file his hook points flat.* Ms Holly started catching then. Almost caught up too.
Murray was high hook in double digits – Ms Holly just one behind!
Bo, fishing next to Holly, boxed the money fish..
Have a TON of room tomorrow and Thursday. Am not giving up on mahi yet!
Friday? Fugedabotit! Have ZERO anglers for Friday the Thirteenth!
None!
Superstition!
Was thinking a block or pyramid trip Friday but we’ve run ourselves out of both. Maybe I’ll go film some reef with go-pro cameras
..or, take a day off?
Not if it’s a pretty day.
Who ever heard of such..
Cheers!
Monty
(*Certain embellishments are for entertainment purposes only.. Fish counts are real though!)
Bird is an Acadian Flycatcher? Larger than a goldfinch – smaller than a robin. Feel free to correct!
