Yes, I did fish yesterday and today in the nasty and sloppy weather. No change in the fishing. Still loaded in many locations along the oceanfront.
Today was one of the wildest days I have seen this year weather-wise. I got down to the oceanfront about 2:00 in the afternoon. There was a very light, hardly noticeable east wind. No problem. But, by the hour the wind increased, the temperature dropped, and by 5:00 PM the wind had to be blowing northeast at least 30 miles per hour with gusts over that. In addition, it was pelting rain and the wind was driving it so hard it was stinging my eyes. This all charged up the water and with the charged up water, the fishing came to life. I saw no breaking but fish after fish were hitting my bucktail jig that was fished off the float in the charged up white water. Of course, there was not another fisherman in sight....just myself and my son Jon. I actually love fishing in nasty weather!
In the last two days, the fish seem to have gotten smaller. Those larger schoolies and small keepers that were around throughout the month were not abundant. Instead, these newer fish were in the 16 to 20 inch range for the most part with occasional 24 inch fish. I also saw lots of shad and some bluefish.
Sorry, but no photos. Just too nasty and wet to bring out the phone or camera today.
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