musings…

June 11, 2010

The fishing in the harbor over the past week or so has been as good as it gets. The schools of stripers are large and the bait fish are plentiful. The bass are feeding on herring, silversides, and I hear pogies, as well. However, a cold front moved through last night and as such the fishing today (so I’m told) was less than satisfactory.

This is always a “hard” time of year for me as I work full-time at a high school ~ until school lets out on June 21. So, like many of you who work full-time to eke out a living, I am relegated to fishing weekends and the occasional late afternoons during the week. It’s difficult to turn away or refer on charters and although I’m always happy to hear a great mid-week fishing report, I kind of wish it was me who was the primary source of the report! Still, I am grateful for the time I do have during the summer to pursue my avocation and introduce others to the sport of light tackle fishing and fly fishing in salt waters. Recently, I had the pleasure of taking my girlfriend Robin and her son Jake fishing. Both Robbie and Jake were so excited to catch their first striped bass! I am truly blessed to be in a relationship with a woman who absolutely enjoys being out on the water. Truth be told, it wouldn’t matter to me if she had no interest at all in fishing or boating. That she does is just a bonus .