Fishing Report: 9/14/13

The winds have kicked it up a notch or two out of the NNE 15 – 25 mph. Little cooler today with a high of 74 degrees under partly cloudy skies and a 0% chance of rain. Sunset is 7:13 pm and tomorrow’s sunrise is 6:44 am.
First tide is high at 2:44 am, low is 9:05 am
Second tide is high at 3:25 pm, low is 10:03 pm

It’s not officially fall yet but it’s showing a lot of signs: shorter days, cooler nights, less traffic, and changing fish patterns. We’re running 2-3 weeks behind what is normal for this time of year and this small cool front will help accelerate bait movement out of the Chesapeake bay. With the bait schools will come more puppy drum and the very popular speckled trout. Right now sea mullet (roundhead, whiting, kingfish) is a very hot ticket. A handmade 2 hook bottom rig (size 4-6 long shank fine wire hooks) w/a couple sand fleas (mole crabs) for bait is a deadly setup. Lob it into the wash (5-10 yds) and keep light tension on the line. Don’t be surprised if a puppy drum picks it up – they love rough water also. Don’t cast to the bar, keep your bait inside and it will happen. Then come into the Stop n Shop and share your fish story with us.

TAKE A KID FISHING!!! Coolbreeze out