Ops Check Complete - Mikey D Fishing Ready for 2017!

Spring is here, temperatures rising, fish are moving and Mikey D Fishing is underway for 2017!



                                                 

Before Capt C.C. headed to PA for the opening day of trout season, we took advantage of warm, dry spring weather to launch Mikey D Fishing.   Time has taught us to go slow, be deliberate, and keep expectations in check on the first day to avoid disappointment and disaster. Prior to departure we inventoried all of our fishing and safety gear.   At the dock we took the time to check lighting, navigation, and propulsion.  Of course we had to make sure we left ample time to wet a couple of lines once we departed the ramp at Sandy Point State Park.  Though we are open to a variety of tactics and techniques, we have not invested any significant time trolling over the past three seasons.  Early season is often the time to troll, so we trailed a spreader with hookless metal spoons and two sassy shad jigs.  Water in the mid bay was clear (though perhaps not as clear as this time last year due to recent rains), air temps in the mid 70s with bay temperatures between 58 - 60 degrees.  There was a slight 5 kt breeze from the west on an incoming tide.  Seas were near calm.  A couple of hits was all the rig produced on this our first outing of the season, but it was by any reasonable measure a successful day of prepping, checking, launching, and landing.  Now it is on to April 15th and the official start of the trophy season!