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Date: June 18, 2023 Body of Water: Casco Bay - Maine Boat: None; shore fishing from landing float With: A Target: Striped Bass Time: 4:45 PM - 7 PM Moon Phase: New plus one day Tide: Low at 6:06 PM; Quadrants II and III Conditions: Muted sun and clouds, still to very light wind and about 60 degrees. Water temperatures 61 - 62 degrees (+/-). Soggy conditions had prevailed for almost the entire weekend, but things seemed be drying out. We visited the float for a relaxed session. I timed it more based on tide than daylight in deference to the chill nature of the trip, but also to save some energy for the next day; Monday was a holiday and I expected to fish hard, then! Keeping things simple, I floated a fresh blood-worm on a single rod. The action started quickly with a few fish and several other chances between 5 and 5:30 PM. The first fish landed was a nice, near-keeper, and I was already satisfied with the evening! The evening's generosity included 30- and 32-inchers, as well as three other bass ranging from 18 to 24 inches. The 24-incher was especially athletic and almost got me tangled in the float's maze of anchoring chains and rope, but patience and steady pressure eased her out. I was surprised to see "just" a 24 emerge, I had thought this was a much larger fish. Quadrant II and slack low produced; the two biggest fish were caught within 15 minutes of predicted low tide. I think we left the float before Quad III gained traction. I am sure there were fish to be caught later in the evening. What do I have to say about this? This was a pleasant bonus session! The only negative was the first gut-hooked, worm eating fish of the season (after over 40 landed to date.) Maybe that's not even a negative, but rather a testament to circle hooks and paying attention to one's float. Pondering the questions of core essence and finding meaning in unexpected ways
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