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Date: May 29, 2023 Body of Water: Broad Cove/Casco Bay - Cumberland, Maine Moon Phase: First Quarter Moon (waxing) Boat: amybaby22 With: A Target: Striped Bass Time: 10:30 AM - 1 PM Tide: Low at 1:18 PM Conditions: Clear and bright but with a brisk easterly breeze in excess of 10 mph; swinging to the south. Quite a bit cooler than the previous day, 60 - 65 degrees. Clear water with temperatures 55 - 57 degrees (+/-). We arrived a little too early for the expected tide, but we didn't want to miss out on any action. We killed time by drifting and blind casting, and also by trolling a tube-and-worm. All the while, we kept alert for birds to lead us to active fish. And that never materialized. Although a few scout gulls and terns were aloft, they never got excited, dove, or congregated. And we never saw a splash from a bass. This caught me by surprise, and I had all my eggs for the day in this particular basket. With the wind swinging to the south and building, we returned to the dock. What do I have to say about this? Just when you think you're on to something... a surprise like this smacks you down. Fortunately, it was a pleasant enough outing and A wasn't too invested in catching anything. And, while conditions were ostensibly similar to the previous two days (clear, lower tide), they were different with the cooler temperatures and easterly wind. Humility is certainly a useful characteristic for a fisherman. Pondering the questions of core essence and finding meaning in unexpected ways
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