Cast everywhere in and around structure and you re either going to catch fish or move on. The second given is that there is going to be a morning bite. Fish gotta eat. Unfortunately, spring storms stirred up the swell and lowered water temperatures to around 55 degrees F this week. This put fish down, where they will be inactive until warmer water kindles their energy.
Spike still catches a mackerel, a relatively small fish.
His drift varies with the waves and current. Occasionally he sets his rod in the holder, unclips his paddle and adjusts his position. He dispatches a drift anchor, which looks like nothing more than a canvas shopping bag on a leash, to slow his movements. He works different structure along this stretch of shore, changes lures, tries trolling. Despite my hopes to see Spike get into a gnarly situation, maybe into fighting a fish of such size and strength that it requires he prove how it s done, my imagination comes to terms with the reality of a slow day of fishing.