Had 5 on the boat today with great expectations based on the previous day's catch.  Unfortunately, the day was not as prosperous.  The first fish caught was a 26 incher in about 28' of water just north of G1.  That fish was quickly followed up by a 35" beauty.  The bite then again went cold for a couple hours.  We were lucky enough to get a second keeper just south of the R86 buoy - 28".  Although it was a tough day, many others were left without the treasure of the bay on this day.

Although we felt well prepared for opening day, it started out pretty rough.  Forgot the camera and it took nearly 6 hours to land the first fish – 32”.  Got it at 11:45 traveling west in about 41’ of water just south of the G1 buoy on one of the deep lines.  The weather was beautiful and the seas were calm.  People were either doing well or not catching anything.  The bay looked like a highway during rush hour.  One member of the team didn’t make the boat and he was in charge of the food, so the barley and hops seemed a bit more potent.  Caught a 29” fish around 1:30 off a double tandem in slightly shallower water than the first.

We left the dock at 7:30 am and were back at the dock by 10:00 am. We found a school of fish in 40-50 feet of water on the west side of the fishing channel in between G1 & G85a can. We caught 5 fish in progression traveling east over school only. Fish 1 and 2 where on the white billy bar. Fish 3 was on a chartreuse umbrella. Fish 4 was on the dummy line. The last fish was on the deep chartreuse tandem and swallowed the bait. Cameron had to put his arm down the fish's throat to about his elbow to de-hook the fish. Thank goodness for a fearless 8 year old first mate! We returned the fish immediately to the water to give it the best chance to survive. Thankfully the fish swam away under it's own power.

We left about 7 am. This was the first trip of the year to see where the fish were. I started at Thomas Point Lighthouse - Brickhouse Bar, Bloody Point and back to G1. there was minimal marking until almost back to where I started. I caught one fish between G1 and Bloody Point in about 40 feet of water (white billy bar farthest out). We returned home around 12:30.