On fishing: Weather, boats, lures, and philanthropy
On Sunday, the weather forecast called for calm winds throughout the day. The weather forecast was wrong. A strong northerly breeze blowing against the incoming tide made for rough conditions (for my technical skiff) in the Wando. So Elliott and I decided to target Trout along wind sheltered banks in the Beresford Creek. The water temperature was 55 degrees and we found schools of Trout holding on channel ledges in 6 feet of water. Elliott was casting a Z-Man MinnowZ Bad Shad and I was using a (new to me) StreakZ 3.75 Pearl. The Trout ate both equally well. So well, that we often left fish biting just to go find more fish.
Elliott and I were in the middle of a hot Trout bite when Brian Mahoney and his son Brennon passed us in the creek. We waved them over, wanting to share the bite with them. As they approached, Elliott admired Brian’s Islamorada 24 foot bay boat. He commented that we could fish anywhere in any conditions in a boat like that. When Brian and Brennon were in speaking range, they pulled a huge Wahoo out of the fish box. On a day when I refused to run my technical skiff in the Wando, Brian and Brennon ran their Islamorada to Southwest Banks (which is over 50 miles offshore)! As they pulled away, Elliott looked at me and said “that boat really can fish anywhere in any conditions”. Great catch Brian and Brennon!
On Saturday, March 5, I will be speaking at The Charleston Angler Spring Fling (in Mount Pleasant) at 2 p.m. My topic is “How to Catch More Fish with Lures”. If you attend, please make sure to introduce yourself.
Next Saturday, (March 12) from 9 till noon, I will be teaching a fishing class at the Daniel Island Library. The class is to benefit the Lucy Boyle Memorial Fund. Thankfully, the class is full. I truly appreciate the great community support.
Contact Capt. Greg at: captgregp@gmail.com and (843) 224-0099.