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Title: 6/21 Magic Hour Report
Post by: Skolmann on June 21, 2008, 10:39:14 PM
Jason & I fished once again aboard the Misty Morn's 5-9 magic hour fluke trip. Fished the far western stretch of the Reach Channel. Plenty of fish in this area.

Jason dropped a very nice fish early on in the first drift. This must have given us some bad ju-ju. We both caugth plenty of fish. I very easily had over 10 fish that were between 17.3/4-17.7/8"s and Jason had slightly less in that class.

I did win the all important first fish $1  ;D dragging bait but soon switched to bucktailing. I was using a white 1.5 ounce Spro tipped with a 4" GULP chartruse swimming minnow with a 1/4 ounce glow Spro as a teaser with a 2" GULP white swimming minnow. Both also had a small bait strip added. I caught an equal number of fluke on both. Towards the end of the trip I switched back over to dragging bait with a 4" GULP shrimp fished ahead of it off a dropper.

Jason and I each ended up with a keeper apiece. Mine came off the bucktail & Jason's from bait.

Fishing was good as the 14 fares put a total of 30 keepers in the boat. Bite was consistent from the first drift til the very end of the last drift. 2 people tied for high hook with 5, another had 4. Appears as if everyone had at least 1 keeper. Pool winner was #4.

If we were fishing under the 2007 regulations it is very likely we would have achieved a boat limit. Heck, even if the minimum size was 17.5" we would have been close to a boat limit.
Title: Re: 6/21 Magic Hour Report
Post by: PeggyLee on June 21, 2008, 11:47:00 PM
Nice report Skol, very detailed.It was a beauty of a day to be out. 
Title: Re: 6/21 Magic Hour Report
Post by: Uncle Luna on June 22, 2008, 12:13:49 AM
Way to go Doc.  t^
Title: Re: 6/21 Magic Hour Report
Post by: Bucktail on June 22, 2008, 09:57:59 AM
Nice report! t^
Title: Re: 6/21 Magic Hour Report
Post by: Luna Sea 5 on June 22, 2008, 10:31:30 AM
nice report
Title: Re: 6/21 Magic Hour Report
Post by: IrishAyes on June 22, 2008, 05:50:50 PM
Nice catch and report.  t^