Koontz Trip

 

I had the pleasure of fishing with Rick Koontz, his family and good friend Danny last Saturday.

The day started out picture perfect as there was very little wind and the seas were calm.  We headed out across the channel and started trolling at 7:30.  Within an hour or so, we picked up a few good size Bluefish and a nice Spanish Mackerel. With the conditions being so good, we moved on to one of my stand by spots and started chumming.  Luckily, the fish were there waiting for us.  Within a few minutes of dropping anchor, we started catching (and releasing) good numbers of Striped Bass.  Lucky for them, their season doesn't begin for another 7 weeks.  Even though it is tough to throw back such good fish, this is certainly a good sign for this upcoming fall, as virtually all of these fish were of legal size and in very good shape. 

 

 

After fishing for about an hour, the Bluefish showed up for the party.  We had a lot of hookups, and landed a good number of healthy fish.  With our ultra light tackle, Rick and his group had a good time fighting these bulldogs along with a few Skates and Cow Nose Rays.

 

 

 

 

When the ebb tide gave up, we picked up the anchor and headed back west.  On the way back, we stopped and trolled on some good bait that we ran across, and managed to pick up a few more. 

 

 

  All in all, Nathan and I had a good day of fishing with a good group of guys.  Thank you again Rick for fishing with me last weekend.  I hope we get to do it again soon!