Hindered by the Heat
I just checked the forcasted high for today and it is 99! This weeks weather has flat out stoped our pursuit of trout for what looks like the entire week. Two guided trips have been put on hold as even early morning fishing is out with the extreme temps and high humidity.
Since I have guided more and more over the last few years, I have become obsessed with mid to long range weather forecasts. I find the meteorologists out at Accuweather do an outstanding job of interpreting the models and thier online blogs (with video) really help a meteorlogical layperson (such as myself) make sense of weather patterns and have really educated me in a lot of ways. If you fish, (which you probably do if you are reading this) I stongly suggest your check out Accuweather.com and in particular these two blogs:
Henry Margusity
http://www.accuweather.com/news-blogs.asp?partner=accuweather&blog=meteomadness
Elliot Abrams
http://www.accuweather.com/news-blogs.asp?partner=accuweather&blog=abrams
Both of these guys focus on the Northeast and do daily and sometimes multiple updates a day. A great resource.
So...while the sun blazes away, if you are going to stay in state, head to the salt of take advatage of a warmwater fishery on the fly rod. Personally I hope to spend a few hours on the Delaware this week chasing smallmouth, stripers, and the assorted other fish that are often by-catches when you fish the Delaware throughout NJ.
Speaking of the salt...
So far this year, Sandy Hook has been less productive from the beach than in past years. (For me at least) I try to fish incomi g tides at dusk into dark , and as a rule, at the very least, you can count on cocktail blues and short fluke. I have fished the hook twice in the last two week with those conditions and have done very poorly. Will definitely keep at it though.
The last trip down was to fish second, and to attend a birthday get-togther first. This birthday celebration was for no other than ABA's webmaster and close friend Tom Kerese's 30th birthday. Needless to say the company was much better than the fishing. Tom is a devoted tip of the Hook guy and will gladly educate you on the "rules for the tip", just ask him.
Heres a pic of Tom and I from the Hook last week.
Since I have guided more and more over the last few years, I have become obsessed with mid to long range weather forecasts. I find the meteorologists out at Accuweather do an outstanding job of interpreting the models and thier online blogs (with video) really help a meteorlogical layperson (such as myself) make sense of weather patterns and have really educated me in a lot of ways. If you fish, (which you probably do if you are reading this) I stongly suggest your check out Accuweather.com and in particular these two blogs:
Henry Margusity
http://www.accuweather.com/news-blogs.asp?partner=accuweather&blog=meteomadness
Elliot Abrams
http://www.accuweather.com/news-blogs.asp?partner=accuweather&blog=abrams
Both of these guys focus on the Northeast and do daily and sometimes multiple updates a day. A great resource.
So...while the sun blazes away, if you are going to stay in state, head to the salt of take advatage of a warmwater fishery on the fly rod. Personally I hope to spend a few hours on the Delaware this week chasing smallmouth, stripers, and the assorted other fish that are often by-catches when you fish the Delaware throughout NJ.
Speaking of the salt...
So far this year, Sandy Hook has been less productive from the beach than in past years. (For me at least) I try to fish incomi g tides at dusk into dark , and as a rule, at the very least, you can count on cocktail blues and short fluke. I have fished the hook twice in the last two week with those conditions and have done very poorly. Will definitely keep at it though.
The last trip down was to fish second, and to attend a birthday get-togther first. This birthday celebration was for no other than ABA's webmaster and close friend Tom Kerese's 30th birthday. Needless to say the company was much better than the fishing. Tom is a devoted tip of the Hook guy and will gladly educate you on the "rules for the tip", just ask him.
Heres a pic of Tom and I from the Hook last week.
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