Lots of Wind But Very Few Fish

Kayaker Ron rarely passes up an opportunity to wet a line. This past Wednesday, while Kayaker Charlie was trying his luck at Buzzards Bay, and I was checking out West Neck Creek, Ron headed over to Godfrey's Creek. He spent four hours in there Wednesday evening, thinking that he would have some protection from the wind but, instead, learning it was just as bad there as most other spots. He also had to deal with one other problem: His peddles kept getting stuck in the mud.

About halfway in Godfrey's, Ron took a stumpy arm off to the left, which limited the wind movement he had been experiencing. He also found lots of minnow activity in the area, along with several distinct Vs in the water, created by something chasing them. It was 7 p.m., however, before Ron got his first tap on a fluke, with some added "visual disturbance," as he labeled it. After waiting forever, he slowly reeled in the wind-blown line to see if anything was on it. The line ended up straight below his kayak before he felt anything, and he subsequently missed the hookset.

A half-hour later, Ron finally landed a 1-lb. dink, followed by a 1-8 bass (pictured above). He stayed with the fluke, which seemed the logical choice, given the fact he only had 6 to 8 inches of water anywhere around him. Both bass were right up against the shoreline.

Yesterday, then, Ron spent 5 to 7:30 p.m. in West Neck Creek, once again seeking shelter from the incessant wind. His search for a little tranquility took him to the first cove on the left after you pass under the West Neck Bridge. While in there, he missed a few hooksets with a Zoom fluke--hits that he suspects were gar. Right at sunset, though, just as he noticed baitfish disturbing the surface, the nibbles on his fluke picked up, and in short order, he landed three small bass, measuring 10, 11 and 13 inches (pictured above). Said Ron, "They were too small to rate a weigh-in with the scale."

Once again, all the fish were found in the very shallow nether regions of the cove, right up against the banks.

With darkness settling in, Ron switched to the BPS XTS floating minnow and chalked up the "monster" in this photo at right.

"This weekend, I suspect I'll be blowin' in the wind," noted Ron, adding, "Can you believe that Saturday night is forecast to be 29 degrees?"