Air Temp: 78-92
Water Temp: 87
Depth: 10-32 feet
Water Clarity: clear
Winds: calm to 10 mph
Seas: calm
Bait: live shrimp, cut mullet and squid
My daughter and I hosted Emily from Virginia to some Texas saltwater fishing. It was good to see childhood friends catching fish and having a good time on the water. I enjoyed being bait boy and deckhand on the boat and fished the surf and caught some large whiting and released two slot black drum. I fished the canal in Sea Isle at night, but could not entice the trout swimming in the lights with natural or artificial baits.
The conditions were great on both days with very calm seas and the temps were good for this time of year, but the fishing was a little slow, at least for anything big. We fished the North Jetty, South Jetty, and the concrete ship with similar results at all three spots. Both girls caught numerous croakers (about 60 total), a few small sharks, a lone sand trout and a few hardhead catfish. I also missed a few Spanish mackerel using a popping cork rigged with a live shrimp.
It was fun to get back on the water and I'm already looking forward to it again.
