Fletcher Fishing

posted by John on Jul 22

Having heard the rumors that P’town was slow and Chatham was hot led us to another day off Chatham. We continued where we left off. Only today was the wildest weather and whale day. The NOAA folks predicted 4-6 ft seas, but they were wrong as to where we were. We were lucky to get a 4 footer, it almost was laughable.

While going out of the new cut is easy, it is completely different in pea soup. Not having radar, I rely on my senses to hear boats coming and going. That and going slow. Plans for radar are under way. Today the visibility was 25 feet at best. It turned routine into adrenaline pumping excitement (APE) just cruising to the next APE, known as catching fish.

Who knew that the whales would add a large component of APE as well. In the fog, whales were blowing and splashing from all directions. Some sounded as if they were coming other going, but no visuals.

As per usual the fog thinned and thickened, but never left us where we were fishing. It turned out the beach was clear.

As to fishing, we caught fish. Sluggos were the order of the day, great hits. We found piles of fish in 40-60 feet. We only caught 2 shorts and here is the biggest:

Once the fog cleared somewhat, the whales that were feeding in the area came by to check us out.

All in all a good day!