Well I got out again, this time with my oldest son for a day trip this past Saturday on the lower Connecticut River where it dumps into the ocean. We got up at 2:45 AM, were on the road at 3AM, arrived at the launch at 6 AM and we were late to the party. Plenty of boats out there already.
We were met with strong north winds, stained water, with a water temp of just 53 degrees and it felt like November.
We spent the first hour combing the flats with the standard fluke and jig rigs with nothing to show for except for a few follows. My son then made the switch to a 7 inch stick bait and it was like flipping a light switch. He had 10 in the boat before stubborn dad caved and did the same and it was fun thereafter. No monsters but many mid to upper 20 inch fish. Later, when the tide changed I threw the fluke back on and caught a few but that stick bait was the trigger all day. Can’t say what it was, vibration, ?? but I take no credit.
We were off the river by 3pm and by the time I washed my boat down at home and went inside it was 8pm. One tired old man. These day trips were a lot easier 30 years ago.
Bart