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Saturday, November 27, 2021

Plugged the South Branch

Matt and I fished the South Branch Califon northward, catching nothing. We stayed warm, out of the wind, never needed gloves, though it never got out of the mid-30's. According to Shannon's online, water temp was 39.

So we worked our way from the back of a stretch into its belly, figuring the trout had settled into the depths. At another spot, I kept reeling in snagged leaves from depths eight or nine feet down. I did consistently work the plug--a Rapala Countdown an inch-and-a-half long--at bottom. Must've got snagged more than a dozen times, but I never lost it. 


 

10 comments:

  1. Good to see you and Matt got out. You did not miss anything at LBI. No good reports, very cold and windy on the beach. FM

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    1. It can be nasty on the beach when cold & windy. Hope you get some action in any case.

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  2. Caught high tide on Sunday after all the family left, light wind out of the SW, warmer, lots of fishermen, no fish.

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    1. I wonder what the jetty is like now. You weren't fishing that?

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  3. Concentrating on the surf, peanut bunker are showing up. Went yesterday, they were thick when I arrived but moved out, saw fish caught, but it appears I arrived too late

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    1. Yeah, when the peanut bunker bunch, it can be madness. What's the water temp?

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  4. 52 degrees.. In the right range.. Hitting the beach today.

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  5. Did go, SW wind was actually a screaming S wind, everything I tossed went straight up the beach. No bait or birds in sight. Hoping to get out again Monday.

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    1. Sorry to hear you got blown out. The surf is like nowhere else when it comes to variability. Hope you check back in Monday.

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