9.7.2016
Goodbye Tropical Storm Hermine…..You will be missed….Not Really….
Report from the storm in Cape May: Light and variable winds around 15 MPH. Sunny Skies. It rained on Saturday for about 40 minutes. Other than a pretty large ocean swell with a long face on it, no nothing from Tropical Storm, I mean depression Hermine.
Moving on to fishing: Before Hermine, we saw catches of Croakers in Mid August of up to 500 per trip. This dropped down to more reasonable number of 5 to 50 per trip mixed with Weakfish, Sea Bass, Kingfish, and some Fluke, some of which were keepers. This trend continued right through the Friday before Labor Day.
We made a trip on Monday of Labor Day during the storm and it was not very positive. Old Timers tell me that Fluke know when weather is coming and hide. Some have been found with pebbles in their stomachs after blows like this. Some think they did it to weigh themselves down, others say they ate them because they are starving. In any case, wind or not, the swells have mixed it all up offshore and at the point.
We skipped Tuesday.
We are out today, Wednesday 9-7-2016 and await the report. For the time being, please remember there is a lot of good weather days in September for Fluke, and Kingfish, Weakfish, and Croakers. Sea Bass Return October 22, when we start All Day Fishing. Striper Fishing will Follow in November. Taug open November 15. We look forward to seeing you all back aboard this late summer and fall. And for those of you who love those Summer Days……………….