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Date: June 23 - 26 , 2022 Body of Water: Casco Bay - Falmouth, Maine Moon Phase: Waning crescent moon Boat: amybaby22 With: Alone or A Target: Striped Bass Time: Various; pre-dawn to dusk; whenever I could! Conditions: Brutally clear and much warmer than usual; Summer sets in. Water becoming more green; water temperatures rise from 55 to 64 in the main bay, and up to 70 degrees F locally along shore. I have been faithful in my efforts to record the details of each and every fishing session, but I just can't do it right now. I am busy, distracted, and tired. Plus, the fishing isn't so great; whatever I am learning is from the negative side of experience. Mackerel are available, but just barely. They are coming in sparse singles and the occasional double from disparate locations. Putting in the necessary time can probably assure a few baits and a bass bite or two, but there's little to no chance of procuring extra bait. Therefore, I am slow-trolling single baits instead of casting to the rocks. And the bass are not thick on the rocks, yet. My mack might swim for quite a while before it gets attacked. Occasionally, that attack is from a seal instead of a bass. Meanwhile, the bass seem to have temporarily vacated my shore area with the rapid increase in water temperatures, and even the tube-and-worm is not producing much. Still, is there anything more pleasant to do with one's time than manipulating a bait along likely shorelines and anticipating that next encounter? I'm not quite sure what gear to shift or adjustments to make. With a little luck, I'll settle into a more productive groove, soon! What do I have to say about this? I am still catching some nice fish, and generally not encountering any problems while trying to do so. I wasn't expecting this mid-season slump (at least not this early in the season), but I do expect that I will land on a real pile of willing bass sooner or later. Until then, I'll appreciate what I've got going while tending to the other life matters that make this all possible. Pondering the questions of core essence and finding meaning in unexpected ways
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