Yesterday morning we went fishing. I'd be lying if I said I wasn't concerned about the weather. The forecast for the prior days was calling for strong winds and thunderstorms. The day before, the forecast was better for Saturday morning than in the afternoon, so we went.
Before leaving the dock, there was a storm approaching, so I delayed leaving for 5 minutes. The storm blew through and we went fishing.
We caught a Bonito right away but it got off the hook just 50 ft behind the boat. Then we caught a Mackerel and released him. Rain storms started drifting our way and it looked like a good time to go offshore.
When we were in 800 to 900 ft of water (about 5 miles out) we searched around and spotted a young Frigate bird. When we got close to the bird we had a fish on the planner rod and as I slowed down we hooked up on 2 of our surface lures. All 3 fish were Dolphin. It was time to start heading in. There was a line of thunder storms approaching. We caught a Blackfin Tuna on the way in. I was trolling almost fast enough to stay in front of the storm. Almost was the key word.
It was a windy, rough, soggy ride in but our customers were happy. They caught fish and experienced a little adventure at the end of the trip. It stopped raining shortly after we tied up. Charlie cut up their fish. They ate the Tuna at the dock and took the Dolphin fillets with them for a fish feast. www.oldhat.com
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