Cape Charles, VA Fishing Report, October 15: Back in the Game!

I wasn't supposed to fish today.  Arrived at the beach house yesterday evening.  Had a bunch of chores to do, which kept me off the water during the morning prime fishing hours.  But I got most of the to-do list completed by 1:00 PM, and decided to get out and cast a line.

It was a good decision.  Got to "the spot" where Plantation Creek empties into the bay.  Tide was out ... way out.

So my expectations were modified to the conditions.  But it was a pleasant afternoon, I lit up a Perdomo, and started throwing a Salt Strong Skinny Lipper.  It's a twitch bait, which sinks just below the surface when you throw some cranks on the reel. According to the company, it's a Red and Trout killer.  

Water temps were in the high 60s, which was good, because I opted to wet wade.  Air temps were in the upper 60s-low 70s, some gusty winds, and mostly overcast.  The tide was slowly coming in when I started fishing.  Again, not ideal conditions.  But after a few casts I hooked (and lost) a nice Red.  So perhaps things would pick up.

And they did.  From about 2:30 to 3 I landed three Reds, all around 24 inches.  Of course, I didn't bring the bag, so it's stuffed peppers for dinner.  But a solid start to what I hope only gets better as the water continues to cool.

And I ordered three more Sknny Lippers....

Tight Lines,

Mikey D Fishing