[Nick Clayton]

Headed over to a Bainbridge island beach not too far from my house this morning for what I figured would be just a nice morning of casting practice. Got on the water around 8:30, and fished till about noon. Tide was going out, and didn't see any sign of fish. Started casting an olive over white clouser, and after about 20 minutes hooked and landed a beautiful 16" rezzie. Another 15 minutes or so and I hooked and landed another, this one around 14". Shortly after I landed another, a twin of the first one. 3 casts later I hooked into a good fish that took off and took me almost into the backing before spitting the hook. Never saw that one. After that the action seemed to die down. Worked my way down the beach and back without another bump. Sat on a log and had a victory smoke before calling it a day. All in all a wonderful morning. It was very nice to get the smell of skunk off me and feel the tug on the end of the rod.

On a side note, all 4 fish hooked hit very softly. Just a small bump that felt similar to bumping bottom. Is this standard for rezzies?

Nick

 

[dryflylarry]

Nice job. Were they surfacing at all before you tied into them?

 

[Nick Clayton]

Not at all Larry. I didn't see any sign of fish prior to hooking up, and never did see any on the surface.

 

[Saltman]

Nick,
That has been my discovery of Zezzies as well this year... No sign of fish just a light take and BAM! It speaks volumes about just getting out and fishing. Right place at the right time.... Congrats!

 

[Mumbles]

Nice report Nick, damn you know how to shake a skunk funk. Congratulations.

 

[kelvin]

Please send GPS cordiantes of beach through PM only


nice report gald someone ids doing better than "casting practice"

post some photos and take some heat off of Larry

 

[Out of Here]

Way to go Nick!

 

[Bob Balder]

Nick,
I think we talked today on that same beach.........I drove off and thought.."Nice job Bob, way to introduce yourself". With luck we will bump in to one another again and I can fix trhat.

Tight lines..

 

[Nick Clayton]

Bob, if you were the guy scouting beaches who I spoke to as I was leaving with my girlfriend then yep, that was me. 2 hours was about the max I could justify leaving her on the beach to read her book, and I was grateful for even that little time. My planned arrival would have put me there right at the start of the outgoing tide this morning, which is when it fished well last week, but due to her inability to get ready in less than 3 freaking hours, I was on the water at less than ideal time. Oh well. Was fun anyway. Hopefully we will bump into each other again and be properly introduced.

Nick