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Date: June 22, 2023 Body of Water: Casco Bay - Falmouth, Maine Boat: amybaby22 With: New friend CG Target: Striped Bass Time: 4:30 PM - 8 PM Moon Phase: Waxing crescent Tide: High at about 3 PM, Low at about 9 PM; falling tide throughout Conditions: Clear and bright with consistent southerly wind over 10 mph; about 70 degrees. Water temperature 60 degrees (+/-). We met two years ago, have some common interests, enjoy each other's company, and finally arranged our schedules to accommodate a quick post-work trip. It was windier than I like or expected, but I thought the sea breeze would diminish as the evening progressed. Other than that, it was as comfortable and beautiful evening as we've had this season. Bald eagle overhead, our first stop was to check for mackerel off the eastern end of Clapboard Island. They were there, in 60 feet of water, but not less. CG enjoyed harvesting a dozen or so in a few drifts over the productive water, and then we positioned ourselves along the rocks of Clapboard to look for our first striper. CG had spent a lot of his youth on Chebeague Island, but he'd never live-lined mackerel before! I tried to provide the basics of the technique as I handed him a bait-runner combo with a lightly hooked mackerel. He tended then line while I controlled the boat along the rocks. Over a high-confidence spot, his bait got popped! Unfortunately, the bass plucked his bait away and we missed out on that fish. We spent the net hour or so along Clapboard, expecting some more action; but it never materialized. We crossed over to Sturdivant, but my favorite area was too exposed to the southern wind, and so when our first pass went fishless, we circled to Sturdivant's lee. For whatever reason, I've never fished here before. Drawn in by some shallow flats strewn with boulders, or perhaps a pair of Sirens on a dock, we each deployed our baits in this relaxing water. CG's bait was excited, but it was mine that got taken with a nice surface strike. I landed the smallish bass to avoid the skunk, and we both expected some more action. Once again, it just didn't happen. At 8 PM, with the sun sliding below the treeline, we motored back to the landing. The catching hadn't been so hot, but the fishing had been great. What do I have to say about this? CG is a great guy and is always an uplifting pleasure to be around. He is a nice part of an important aspect of my life, and I look forward to sharing more time with him on the water. The fishing (and even the catching) were secondary to simply executing our first fishing session together. We're both ready for the next opportunity! Pondering the questions of core essence and finding meaning in unexpected ways
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