My Diary 

08/25/03

With the moon small the water movement was slow and so was the bite. On Saturday I left the shop at about midday, its about 20 mins. for me to drive to National Seashore (PINS). The water was calm and clear with a little dead weed washing over the first bar. The wind was slight only increasing as the clouds shadowed the beach. If you think this is going to be good fishing, your in for a surprise.  Normally, no matter what the moon phase, calm water is tough; add to that a small old moon, means little current. You can work your self to death waiting for the bite to happen. All week the bite has been late and today was not going to be an exception. To balance this off, driving was great and the SFCCI was having one of its shin-digs at the 4 wheel drive sign.  This is an opportunity for club members to share and have a good time. Skipper our overworked lifetime president had been on the beach since the crack of 7 setting up shelter and preparing the BBQ. Driving was brilliant so I headed south all the way to the jetty’s, fishing the wrecks and structure as I drifted south. As I passed the Nicaragua at the 51, I got this picture which is about as dry as she gets. 

Even the Pelicans, who I consider the best fishermen on the beach, were having a hard time catching.

Not a bite did I have until later that day when the current finally started moving about 3 pm. As the current picked up the birds started to work the bait just over the third bar getting closer to the beach as they moved north. They provided quite a bit of fun for the fishermen between 40s and the 16. 

Oz, was in the fifty's rigging a Jack which he would paddle out after his dream big Tiger. Nice little bait. He told me later he did not get the dream shark but was happy with the 4 Jacks he caught. 

Well the fishing was slow on PINS but she still is worth the trip. 

I did get a good report from Spooner on the jetty's at Port A. He had a a couple of good Reds and a couple of Kings, one which smoked his ABU 6500.  All were caught on his Fat-Mama. Blue and white.

Regards Nickaway