Cape Charles Fishing Report: September Review

Fall is supposed to be the time to be fishing the lower Chesapeake.  All of the target species are feeding in anticipation of the departure south.

After a brief sojourn back to Potter County for jury selection (my first of 2 trials), I got back down to CC to see if the fall fishing is for real.

In sum, hard to tell.  Arrived a couple of days before Ophelia.  So only got a day and a half of good fishing weather.  

Then Ophelia moved in.  Lost three days on the water.  And while the storm left, remnants remained, so we've had overcast skies, breezy conditions, cooler than normal air temps, and higher than normal tides.  On the up side, the storm did not cloud up the water, and water temps were still comfortable enough for wet-wading.  (mid-to upper 60s.  I suspect waders are in the future).

Highlights of the last 10 days:

Wade fishing off Bay Creek is still producing.  Maybe not numbers, but decent-size fish, mixed in with a few "shorts."  Picked up several slot Reds, one 20-inch Flounder, and a 20+ inch Trout. (Flounder and Trout got away before I could get a shot)

Mary's first "Puppy Drum" (18-26 inches).  Unfortunately, it got off the Boga before I could get a shot,  But a solid 24-26 inch fish.

Put the Mikey D in the water for a few hours the day before Ophelia rolled in.  Fished around Plantation Creek.  One Flounder and a couple of Lizard Fish.

Brother Kelly rolled in for a couple of days, and picked up his first slot Red.

The normal set ups were working: soft plastics under popping corks (Z-Man Slam Shady jerk baits worked well, and last longer from the assaults of toothy critters), Berkley Gulps (in Nuclear Chicken, but get chewed up pretty quickly).  Recently added gold spoons to the mix, and they've proven extremely productive for Reds, Flounder, and Trout. (and don't get chewed up).

And while most of the fish were returned, we did keep a couple for a victory dinner....

Back to Potter County for another round of jury duty, but returning to CC in the middle of the week.  October and November are supposed to be great for Trout.  Hopefully the weather cooperates.

Tight Lines,

Mikey D Fishing