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FFA members, after our Haddock fishing event last Saturday, I thought I would share a list of fishing skills that I learned that day:
1. Patience
2. Reading the Water
3. Casting
4. Reeling
5. Baiting
On the other hand, Sue LaFoe found it easier to have a member of the crew do the fishing for her! See the video to the left.
Notable catches is about sharing your fishing experiences with fellow fishermen. After hauling in your catch, the second most enjoyable experience is sharing that experience with fellow fishermen. In this section FFA members can tell the who?, what?, where?, when?, and how? about their fishing experiences.
All FFA members, can send their notable catches using the 2020 Notable Catch Fishing Card or via email to falmouthfishermens@gmail.com. Your catch can be of any species and from any location. Include the information that you think makes the story interesting and informative. We all look forward to hearing about all our FFA members' 2020 fishing experiences.
On Sunday, July 11, I went out on Buzzard's Bay with my friends, Rick and John. We caught a few small scup that were sent back and two keeper Black Bass. Rick caught the first one and soon thereafter I caught the second. Weather conditions were perfect, clear skies and calm waters. We caught the fish at about 1:30 pm using cut squid for bait.
I was lucky enough to be invited on a friend's boat on 7/16/12 for my very first tuna fishing expedition. The skies were blue with a consistent wind blowing. The chop, and the distance, kept some of the other boaters out of the area. From Waquoit Bay we traveled 3 hours to our destination of "The Dump", located south of the Vineyard. Whales and dolphins seemed to be everywhere. Trolling with a variety of plugs and rigs we managed to pick up 2 beautiful bluefin. This is one of them.
I arrived at the Canal at 4:30 am parking at the Aptuxet Trading Post in Bourne, I found my place at the canal. I did fall trying to get down to the water banging my knee and bruising my hand. After several casts my line tangled, and I had to cut the line and tie a new leader. Unfortunately, that took me about 30 minutes. The stripers arrived on time at about 6:00 am with the tide turn. A school passed through and I did not hook up. The man to my left was fishing and I heard a large splash and when I looked over the man had fallen backwards. I asked if he was all right and he said the fish had gotten off his lure as he had almost had it in. A few seconds later I looked to my right and a seal surfaced with a striper in its mouth. I yelled to the man, “the seal got your fish”. He ended up catching and releasing about three fish. I did connect and get one at 6:10 am. I was using a mackerel lure. The fish was small, I did not measure, I would estimate about 20 inches, but it gave me a good fight. I just wanted to make sure I landed it and got a photo. Once in and photographed I was able to release the fish without issue. It was a beautiful morning on the Canal, temps in the 70’s and nice sunrise. The forecast was for scattered showers. It did begin to rain about 7:30 on my drive home.
See full details of each catch in the downloadable PDFs below.
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