Leif and I were talking about 3pm and it just got me all fired up to go. So after some discussion with the wife, well discussion may be a loose term, I headed east to get in on this "savage" sand eel bite as I have been reading about all over the place.
With hight tide around 4ish I knew we'd be there for the outgoing. A hard NW wind but outgoing tide from day into evening with fish around on sand eels could only mean one thing...nada. Luckily we
were joined by three spin fishermen within a beach or two and they didn't do anything either. when we first got to the water there was great bird life out about a mile and half with a half a dozen boats in the area. That bird action fizzled out and never came in close.
We fished a bit but nothing got me excited to want to stay any longer then I was already there. No birds. No whales. No boats. About 10 guys including us with three of them in Adidas sneakers. After Leif and I hit the street I decided to take a quick drive a mile or so south. I had
the place to myself and for about the next 45 minutes it was cast after cast with nothing. The water where I was doesn't stay around long but with the NW wind the sweep brought whatever there was right in front of mer from left to right. I did think I was going to get one, or something.
I've had a bunch of charter request over the last week or so. In good conscience I can't sign them up. Yes, you can catch a fish from the beach. AVA's, Savage sand eels, plastics on a lead head.....flies, yes, if you get lucky, like real lucky. My buddy shared a screenshot of where the action really is. He had another banner day out there, way out there, in 70 feet of water.
