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Date: May 15, 2020 Body of Water: Lower Mystic Lake Moon Phase: Full Moon + 1 week; waning gibbous quarter moon Boat: None, shore fishing with waders With: Alone Target: Striped Bass Time: 5:30 AM - 6:30 AM Conditions: Calm, gray, humid and 55 degrees; warm night after a warm, sunny day; water temperatures on the rise; fishy! Thinking to take advantage of quiet, uncrowded conditions with herring on the run, I hit the water for a pre-work session. Nothing happened, but I did enjoy the company of three bald eagles, a dozen cormorants and uncounted gulls and herons. I enjoyed the gray quiet as I casted swim-baits, a Diawa SP Minnow and a Rebel Jumpin' Minnow. I cut the session when I was certain that no stripers were evident and the sole kayaker planted himself within my casting radius. There's still plenty to look forward to. What do I have to say about this? It's tough to realize one can't catch a fish on May 15! Spring is popping and this is a favorite time of year for me. This year is, of course, different, and so I will simply accept this as a pleasant hour spent in the water, with lots of birds to watch and admire. I could tell pretty quickly that the stripers were not in, but I still felt in tune with my tackle, lures and companions. And, I was back at my "desk" in plenty of time for work! Maybe better things will start tomorrow - I hope to recovery my skiff and perhaps intercept some schoolie stripers on Cape Cod's south side. P.S. Current data at www.mysticherring.org/video#/#current-data indicate that over 20,000 herring ran through the dam on this day, and videos seem to indicate that later in the day is MUCH more active than day-break. So, I had a good idea, but perhaps my timing was 10 or 12 hours "off". Live and learn! Pondering the questions of core essence and finding meaning in unexpected ways
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