Fishing 2020
Well 2020 was a different experience for a lot of reasons. There was a global pandemic with COVID-19. Many people took to "socially distancing" by taking up my fishing spots. This was evident from the very beginning when I took my two year old daughter trout fishing. In my usual spots there weren't any parking spots, never mind open spots on the shore.
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| Ellie's first fishing trip |
Saltwater
I took Ellie out for her first saltwater trip this year too. We took out the "Ellie Sue" in Barnstable Harbor and got into some hungry schoolies. I would hook them and help her reel them in. She was unsure about them at first but quickly got excited to catch more.
There was a very large biomass of 22-26 inch striped bass this year. They were around pretty much all year. The big fish never really showed up. I heard reports of all the big fish being up around Boston. The canal never really got hot either. My father in law caught some bigger fish later on in the season around late October. I only caught one decent fish while bringing out my friend's Dad, just trolling tube and worm towards the last can in Barnstable Harbor at dusk.
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| Fresh Sea Lice |
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| Mr. Glynn with an Above Slot Limit Fish |
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| Large Biomass of Schoolies |
The blue fish, who were almost completely absent last year, showed up in big numbers towards the end of the season, late August, early September. Trolling tube and worm was very productive.
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| The Blues Showed up this Year |
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| One of the Many Rat Schoolies from this Year |
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| Feeding my Portuguese In-Laws |
Here's a video of my Dad reeling in a small schoolie using a Hoochie troll
Ellie is learning how to reel in her own line.
My Mother-in-Law reeling in a small schoolie
My wife, Tracy, catching a small scup after a long and frustrating day chasing albies in September.
