Good spot, no bites
Cranky on station
Cranky 12, Kayaker 0)
last December's gator population
Once more trip to do some basic maintanence on the sailboat, but that darn rack of kayaks is always beckoning, so....
Shoved off circa 1145 hrs....that south wind was a bit more than last week, but still manageable. It's surpring that on the north shore of the Magothy, the south wind is so cold! But it's blowing over a decent fetch to the other side and it gets refridgerated by the river's surface temperature, still 36 F.
I took a rod, figured maybe the yellow perch had shown up, or a stay pickerel that hasn't already felt the barb of a hook. No luck, or maybe it's better to say: no skill.
Old Cranky was back in the northeast branch again, and to my amazement, he let me get pretty close and he put on a fishing demonstration. Turns out you have to wade in ankle deep water, stand very very still, crook your neck back like a snake getting ready to strike. And then have at it. He was successful about half the time. Which beats my success rate: 80 or so casts, zero fish.
At least the alligators were not back yet, like this one I saw on Decenber 2, 2021.
Wx: 47 degrees F, South 8-14
Critters: The usual suspects
Gear: same as it ever was
Tide: very low, as in FULL MOON