So far this year has been "meh" for me as well. During trophy season I caught a 20" about 200 yards off the beach at Silver Swan/Queen Anne Marina when out in my kayak and that's really been about it. Caught lots of undersized fish in Eastern Bay this week while out Perch fishing. Been throwing out a catfish rod off the pier in the evenings and hooking up with at least one a night though. At least it's SOMETHING pulling back.

No real bait seen in E-Bay yet and no birds at all. Been looking far and wide with binos and not seeing anything.

The spawn looks to have gone well though; again this year I have millions of little baby fish swimming around my pier. Yesterday was the first day I saw them. Can't remember when they appeared last year.

Hopefully a week from now we'll be posting reports about how unbelievably awesome the fishing is.

Either that or I become a crabber.

Time to load the boat and head to the ocean hon! If your running 50 miles to find fish in the bay may as well trailer down the beach and hit the off shore wrecks for big flounder, sea bass, togs and have a shot at cobias. Hell once things heat up you even have a shot at mahis on the inshore grounds. I have a book full of good numbers if anyone wants to broaden their horizons. Hell im thinking about running the tiara around to the beach to fish once I’m off the sofa. Speaking of which I’m now walking with a cane and without for short distances around the house. Sure it hurts but legs not going to heal sitting on my ass!

Glad to hear you are up and walking Mike:D
Keep up the good spirits and I may get a ride on that new boat sooner than I thought.
I'm staying in Deale another two weeks. I'll be back in my main slip mid June.
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You aren’t the only one thinking about going to the beach....

Glad to hear you are getting around a bit

Everyone I know except for the Judge owners that I know that have fished and kept there boats on the bay have already left for the ocean and are doing very well. They gave up on the bay midway through the trophy season, got their boats ready and hauled ass! Think it’s going to be quite a few years to bring the bay back. I know where the Mako would already be if I still had it!

We never claimed to be a bright bunch!!! :rolleyes: :p :p

Hey, I resemble that:D
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Not name calling just trying to give you guys some options to catch fish rather than support OPEC. Keep hearing from from my daily that have been on the offshore wrecks and they have been on fire catching sea bass to 4#, nice tog, spade fish, and the cobias have shown up, beats going for a long boat ride for nothing of staying close to home and catch catfish. Oh, and did I mention there is plent of places in west OC with on trailer storage so you don’t have to keep crossing the shore with boat in tow.

Had a good day yesterday. Mike we would have invited you, but knew the winds were going to make yesterday less than perfect conditions. We didn't want to "rock and roll" that new leg of yours too much.
Looking forward to getting you out soon.
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