Got in town later Sunday - took a look at the estuary-little steel jumping way up and two pods of over a hundred fish each circling just above the bridge- couldnt tell what they were without dark glasses but guessed about 8 to 12 pound fish- Hos or steel- getting ready to run-they stayed kinda deep.
Monday -the end of the leaves and last yard mowing and then upper mid to be blessed with a nice mix of very fresh looking Kings, lotsa red striped Hos and Steel from small to about 8 lbs running most of the afternoon till bout dark. Most all running up fast and not all that bitey- but a couple made the afternoon,
Tuesday - upper mid again to a few less fish but a nice steady trickle - Kings, Hos and Steel- very few holding and kinda spooky. Some players-another real special day.
Wed Am went to the same place and only saw a couple of Hos and a couple of Steel in a few hours- all buzzing up fast. No luck for bout 3 hours so hit the road for Ct.
Sun-Mon- and Tues nice days with wet nights- Today dark and wet after a hard rain last night.
Stories of some nice size Steel for those lucky enough to be where pods are running through. Lots of very small ones seen all three days too.
Most of the Kings I saw are very fresh running in ones and twos. Had a hen surprise me in a pocket by engulfing an egg sac real deep- she was still very tight and fresh.
Great trip - cant wait to get back. Turning into its own kinda special season.
Think ya gotta be more willing than I to move up and down throughout the day - kinda tend to stick it out too long- don't really care though - kinda like sitting back and just taking in the country once in a while, fish or not.
Hey- my favored blue sacs were not all that hot like usual this time of year - might suggest some earlier season bugs- perhaps because of fewer King eggs as a natural bait(might be a different story way up). There were a few more beds seen uppper mid this trip however.