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At the end of summer, after a period of high tides when strong winds prevented the foreshore from being properly uncovered, a calmer period finally arrived.
Fishing in the current
Well, it's not quite Indian summer yet, and temperatures at the tip have freshly dropped, but there's less water falling on our heads. Conditions weren't bad on September 25. Little wind until midday, clear skies and a coefficient of 80 all morning. As a result, I fitted my float with the STG engine for steppe wells. I'll be fishing mainly with the current in my nose, and the flexibility of this little motor will enable me to control my drifts as much as possible.
The boat is launched at around 07:30. Autumn is here and the days are getting shorter. This morning it's 06°C at launch. Goodbye shorts, I'm back in intermediate clothing. I took out the 2 mm long john and added a layer on the top. The water is very calm and there's no visible activity on the water. My two targets for the day were sea bass and squid.
My latest outings showed that the cephalopods had returned to the harbor, heralding the change in weather. The first two hours will be devoted to sea bass, as my squid spot of the day is a long way from the launch site. I'll be trolling slowly. The last bass I hooked were on a swimming fish that I often mention in my reports, a 3DB Jerkbait 110 SP in Gizzard shad ( GZSH), a new color tested this season. The depths on this bay plateau fluctuate between 2 and 6 m at this time of the tide, and this suspender is ideal in these conditions.
Many fish
And it doesn't fail: I record my first fish quite quickly. Although there's no visible activity above the water, below the surface it's a bit like a fireman's ball, with people wanting to party... In less than two hours, I caught a dozen fish, plus a few misfires, 3/4 of which were meshed. One comment, though: the fish are quite skinny, well proportioned but rather thin. I can't see any forage balls on the sounder, but they're obviously active.
Second target: squid
After two hours playing with sea bass, I move on to my second target, squid. Here too I continue with what worked the last few outings. My Kendoza Explorer Tackle 701 MH with a Penn Slammer IV reel in 3500 and a Tataki rig with an Aurie Q magnet SS Yozuri egi on the bottom and a Calmero ultra mini floater on top, a 60-gram pear sinker completes the rig. Both jigs are blue in color, specific for clear water, and at the moment, the waters of the harbor are almost clear, I said almost... This is where my motorized float is ideal.
The tidal current is quite strong, and we're on the third and fourth hours of tide. So I manage to keep myself on the spot or in a slight drift, the aim being to keep the line vertical to the hull. For this type of fishing, I go down to the bottom and tap the lead 3 or 4 times on the bottom, which usually attracts them. I don't know if squid are curious, but in any case, the stratagem works.
The squid are there, and in large numbers. I'll be doubling up several times, with several squid following those I've dived to the surface. The other advantage of the motor is that the daggerboards rise quickly, as you can see in the video attached at the end of the article. So I made my basket quite quickly and decided to head back.
On the way back, I'll make a few more bars, although I still don't see any activity on the water, which leads me to think that just because there's nothing going on above the water doesn't mean it's the same underneath... As the wind picks up on the way back, once I've had a snack on one of my favorite beach spots, I leave the water to the gliding enthusiasts.
