Indian River on the G3 and Assateague with Salt Life, July 16 2022

 

Day 1 Indian River Inlet

Capt DiPaola the younger, aka Salt Life is on a 2 week hiatus from USMC duties while waiting to begin Expeditionary Warfare School in Quantico.  There's no better way to decompress than to drive east and join CAPT DiPaola the elder on each of our vessels.  

We waited for sunset and the tide change to put his G3 into the Indian River inlet to see what species we could bring over the gunnel.  Conditions were a little sketchy, winds were light and variable, but as dark settled in, the rain increased in intensity.  Luckily it didn't slow the bite with blues and stripers mauling clouds of baitfish caught in the incoming tide.  Joe "Salt Life" landed nice 18" blue that slammed his bucktail tipped with a 4" bass assassin.  I got similar results on a BKD and Joe followed up with a nice little 17" striper.  While the fish were abundant, there was so much bait in the water that our offers were lost in the mix.  Nevertheless, there were no complaints when you get some time on the water together and you land a couple species.

Postscript:  Mikey D Fishing approves of the well-appointed G3.  Joe has fitted the boat well with electronics, a solid 50HP mounted on a jack plate, and several other customized features to turn this 18' boat into a fishing machine.

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Day 2 Assateague Island Flounder Fishing

With nothing but clear skies and light winds forecasted, Capt DiPaola and CAPT DiPaola were joined by Audrey and Connor Weglein on the Mikey D Fishing to find some flounder.  Transiting Assawoman Bay and Isle of Wight Bay on a summer weekend requires focus but the reward is the calm water behind Assateague Island.  

We were rigged with bucktails and a combination of squid strips, white gulps, or pink gulps.  After a few minutes drifting it became apparent from the missing tails and consistent strikes that the pink gulps were the preferred bait.  

Connor was the first to get on the board with a nice 12" flounder.  I followed with my first ever cutlassfish.  A cutlassfish is an eel like creature with a toothy mouth and a blue silvery body.  It is a delicacy in some countries, but those are probably the same countries where they eat crustaceans while still in the shell.  

I caught another undersized flounder that hit hard but proved too small for the plate.  Not to be outdone, Connor caught his own cutlassfish.  Audrey proudly led the way with the most hits and half eaten gulps.  Can't wait to take this party out again to land the keepers!

Tight Lines,

Mikey D Fishing