9/1 Fair Haven report

[lumberjohn]

Started out of Fair Haven around 9:30 AM. It was blowing pretty good from the NE and waves were a good 2-4' which is kinda tough in my boat. Set up in 100 fow and headed into the winds and waves. Didn't do a thing until we got out around 200 then had a hit on a white echip w/ a white glow fly down 95 on the rigger. Had the drag set too tight and it broke off. Lesson learned, dialed back all the drags on the rods. Continued through the day and the wind and waves settled to a more manageable 1-3 by late afternoon. Worked all the way out to about 320 but the few marks and bait pods we saw were in the 220-240 fow range down around 65'. Went back to that depth and that is where we picked up two Kings in the afternoon, a 19 lbs on a chartreuse echip w/ hammer fly and a 9 lbs on a white spin doc and bloody nose fly. Likely be out there on monday again.

[Billy V]

We found the same mixed up water & waves that you did on Saturday morning John. We managed 9 bites for the morning, best set-up for us was a new gold Northern King NBK spoon fished behind our chrome Sharks down 60-70' out over 80-110FOW. That took 4 or 5 hits. Next best was a Dreamweaver Super-Glow frog behind the Sharks at those same depths. Our Wires were fairly quiet, but the couple of hits they produced came on Green Spin Dr/Siggs Hypnotist flies on a #2 setting out 180'. That set-up took our biggest fish of the day, a 21# King. All in all a fun day, but tough conditions. :? :? :?