2/21/2003

I don’t have much of anything new to report. The bluefish, jacks, spanish mackerel have, for the most part, continued chewing up a storm. Ladyfish have also shown up in the same area, nice fish in the two to four pound range. And the sharks have continued to put a spectacular show most days. The recent weather changes has made everything a little moody, but hasn’t shut the whole show down by any means. One special treat of late has been some of the best pompano fishing in years. These mini-permit have been right in the middle of all the action, so getting past the other, more voracious critters has been the main trick. The pompano like flies dragged right across the bottom, and won’t tolerate a heavy leader. So on the way down and on the way back up, many flies have been neatly clipped off by the blues and spanish mackerel. But the pompano hit a fly like a knock out punch, one of the hardest strikes of anything their size. And of course they are some of the best table fare going. That’s about all for now.

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