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Date: July 3, 2022 Body of Water: Casco Bay - Falmouth, Maine Moon Phase: Waxing Crescent Moon; New + five days Boat: amybaby22 With: M and then A Target: Striped Bass Time: 11:30 AM - 1:30 PM and 3:30 PM - 5:30 PM Conditions: High tide at 3:03 PM. Super clear and brutal sun; negligible wind and 80 degrees. Water was green; water temperatures 63 - 66 degrees. A slow start to everybody's day meant conventionally "beautiful weather" conditions, but slow fishing. Still, everybody maintained good attitudes, and it was a pleasant enough way to spend the afternoon! Mackerel were tough, and I guess we were lucky to put four into the live-well. These came from between the channel markers by Basket Island, and so the first bait was deployed at the southwest corner of Basket. With no action there, we re-located to the northeastern part of Clapboard Island, where we gave the macks every chance to attract a bass. But they were hunkered down, and M and I returned to the dock, fishless, in time to say goodbye to K and drop her off at the airport. Returning with A, we settled in at the southwestern portion of Clapboard Island. My first hit of the day occurred right on an existing, fishy waypoint. The 27-incher grabbed the skittering mackerel off the surface and fought well. After a lull in which I covered the rest of the reef and had returned to this high-confidence area, my last, full-sized mack suddenly got very nervous. I felt the initial hit, but it seemed like the bass was having a hard time getting the bait positioned for swallowing. Finally, the bass moved and I was able to tighten up. At a fat 24 inches, it was a nice fish, but not the size I'd hoped for with this last, magnum bait. I recycled a couple of baits that had previously swum their hearts out, and we stayed 15 minutes too long; but A and I returned to the float, satisfied with the evening's developments. What do I have to say about this? The fishing has been hot, slow and tedious, but the fish I've encountered have been very nice, and this approach is both relaxing and potentially the most rewarding. I do look forward to a more steady and predictable supply of bait, however. Pondering the questions of core essence and finding meaning in unexpected ways
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