The Early Bite Was the Only Bite

That's what Jerry discovered this morning during his trip to West Neck Creek Marina. Before he got serious about his search for bass, though, he couldn't help stopping en route to his first hole to shoot this picture of the sunrise. I've done the same thing several times over the years. It's just one beautiful sight that never gets old, no matter how many times you've been lucky enough to witness it.

Today marked Jerry's first trip to West Neck since May 22. On that occasion, he couldn't find any bite at all. Hoping for better results, he ran to Pocaty, where he was surrounded by "chocolate milk" and no bite. He spent two hours looking for fish but couldn't find any, so he wrapped up and headed for home.

Jerry's venture this morning started at 6 a.m. "I caught three fish rather early, then the bite just ceased," he said. His best fish was this one, which, as you can see, weighed a nice 2 lbs. 7 ozs.

Not content to leave before again checking out what Pocaty had to offer, Jerry made the short run. He nearly changed his mind when he got to the mouth of West Neck and saw how rough the water was, but he kept going, only to once again find muddy water and a lot of wind. He fished just a short while before battening down and running back to West Neck to put his boat on the trailer.

Once he was loaded up and ready to roll, he paused long enough to shoot a photo of the current ramp conditions at West Neck. If you're interested, take a gander at the "West Neck Water Level Report" on the right side of my homepage.

As Jerry noted, "Hope the conditions improve for the tourney there this weekend." The tourney he's referring to is a club tournament of the Bass Chasers.

There's also a Region 7 tourney on Saturday at Munden Point Park. That event, as I learned this morning, is supposed to see about 40 boats competing for top honors. I'm not fishing, but I will be there covering the tourney with my camera for a blog article.