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Date: May 22, 2022 Body of Water: Casco Bay and Presumpscot River - Falmouth, Maine Moon Phase: Full Moon plus six days; waning gibbous moon Boat: amybaby22 With: Alone Target: Striped Bass Time: 9:15 AM - 3:15 PM Conditions: Low tide at about 11:15 AM. Very thick fog burning off as the morning progressed to clear blue skies. Generally south wind < 10 mph and about 60 degrees. Water was clear but green, with visibility well over 5 feet. Water temperatures 54 - 60 (highest in Presumpscot River.) I started later than usual due to the thick fog. I didn't feel comfortable running to the Presumpscot River under those conditions, and so took advantage of an extra hour of sleep. Arriving at the landing, I was greeted by the V family, floating worms successfully for stripers. D had caught a few the previous evening, and each had some action this morning... despite my tide window just opening up. This was good news, though! It was still pretty foggy, and so once again, I decided to stay nearby, but now knowing that some fish were around. After a single pass from Mussel Cove to the landing without a bite, and with the fog thinning and clearly lifting, I ran around The Brothers, Mackworth Island and Halfway ("Seal") Rock into the Presumpscot River channel and under the Route 1 bridge. A couple of boats and a wading fisherman were working the end of the outgoing tide here, and so I poked my way upriver into unfamiliar waters. This was slow going as my mapping did not match the meandering channel. I alternately casted the white swim-bait and poked upstream, leaving a trail of waypoints in depths of 4 feet of water. I made it to the 295 bridge (a couple of fly-fisherman were working this water) before deciding to turn around. I trolled the tube-and-worm downstream as slowly as possible. I was in the more familiar water just upstream of the Route 1 bridge when my rod jumped. Once... twice... and on the third attempt, the bass finally found the hook. This was a nice fish to start the season with, a solid 25-incher! It came from about 11 feet of water, about 50 feet back from the rod tip. I'd worked hard for this fish! Of course, this fish kept me in the area. I donated a couple worms (to fish?) and my tube lure to a snaggy rock before heading back to the landing area. I made a final fish-less pass along the local shoreline before finally calling it a full day. What do I have to say about this? A single fish is so much more rewarding than a zero! This striper is my earliest-ever from Maine. It has set the bar for future seasons. This section of the Presumpscot reminded me of both Barnstable Harbor and Plymouth/Duxbury Bay. I have experienced awesome fishing in both areas, and I suspect that under the right conditions (and anytime soon), this could go off with striper action. I'll have to continue to visit and explore... as well as the areas behind The Brothers and Mackworth during higher tides. So many places to learn! Pondering the questions of core essence and finding meaning in unexpected ways
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