Fishing Report 7/25/2014

From my experience on Thursday, I figured I would try my luck with the fly instead. I rigged up the Orvis Helios 8wt (mostly because I know it is salt-proof and not because I had high expectations) and set about to probing the waters. I had better luck than the day before - but still nothing to hand. I saw blue crabs all over the place, and even got a few to take on a small gummy minnow fly (I just couldn't lift them out of the water otherwise I would have counted that as a legitimate "catch"). I also saw a fish chase, but it didn't seem much bigger than the fly - probably a "get out of my living room" chase as opposed to a "I think I want to eat you" chase. I moved over a lot and by the end of the session I was out at a point. I got several tugs, but could not connect the hook. And there were several tail swirls in the water throughout the time I was out. But in the end - a skunk is still a skunk and I am stinking right now...

Friday at the Aurora Fossil Museum

We spent most of Friday driving to, hanging out and heading back from the Aurora Fossil Museum. There are phosphate mines in the area and fossils galore come from the mining operations. The mine delivers a load of tailings every six months or so and part of the attraction is being able to find your own fossils going through the piles. The museum is small but they do have some informative exhibits focused on the geological periods the fossils from the mining area come from. And they have shark teeth - tons of them. If you decide to go to the museum, go the day after a good rain storm - the water washes away the fine, muddy silt and leaves behind the fossils so you can pick them out easier. La was a kid in a candy store - even spending more time once we got back to the trailer to find even smaller fossils we had overlooked earlier.

Fishing Report 7/24/2014

Thursday we were really nuked from the drive from Virginia Beach. We stayed in the camper most of the day until the afternoon cool off. We had a map of MCAS Cherry Point (where we are staying), and I started reading about the fishing spots. There are a couple that provide access to a tidal river that drains into the Neuse River (saltwater). We saw tons of jumping fish - which I am pretty sure are mullet - but I couldn't get a bite with the DOA Shrimp and rattle cork I had rigged up to the St Croix/Shimano spinning gear. Oh well - I'm still skunked (but at least the scenery is pretty).

Catching Up with the Posting - Moving Down the Line....

As I post this, we are in North Carolina - about halfway down the coast (Havelock). The internet connection is outstanding, but there are things to do and fish to catch, so I am still catching up. It is Saturday and we got here on Wednesday evening (which is better than posting events from the last State we were in). We are in a "pull-through" site this time. No picnic tables by the stall, but that's okay because as Marlon says "It's either sunny and super hot, or raining buckets".