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Fishing => Member Fishing Reports and Photos => Topic started by: fresh2salt on August 21, 2017, 10:00:48 PM

Title: How was the fishing with the eclipse?
Post by: fresh2salt on August 21, 2017, 10:00:48 PM
Did anyone notice a difference with the amount of activity? Did anyone even get up to see how the eclipse would affect the fish?
Title: Re: How was the fishing with the eclipse?
Post by: Bill B on August 22, 2017, 01:50:08 AM
I was wondering the same thing....did anyone get out?   Bill

Just checked the fishing reports for Orange County, CA and the 3/4 day looked much better than yesterday....really heavy on the bonito and yellowtail.....Bill
Title: Re: How was the fishing with the eclipse?
Post by: steelhead_killer on August 22, 2017, 03:31:10 AM
(https://farm5.staticflickr.com/4331/36680533296_8948dc3a16_k.jpg) (https://flic.kr/p/XTkjBS)fullsizeoutput_ded (https://flic.kr/p/XTkjBS) by Andy Smith (https://www.flickr.com/photos/120482089@N03/), on Flickr
Title: Re: How was the fishing with the eclipse?
Post by: The Great Maudu on August 22, 2017, 05:59:46 AM
I fished through the whole thing in the surf at Inlet Beach, Florida. We didn't get darkness but the light definitely changed. Temps dropped probably 10 degrees. Bite was dead before, during and after for us. It was cool though watching with the glasses. Here's a pic of the beach at max time.
Title: Re: How was the fishing with the eclipse?
Post by: fresh2salt on August 22, 2017, 08:52:59 AM
Quote from: steelhead_killer on August 22, 2017, 03:31:10 AM
(https://farm5.staticflickr.com/4331/36680533296_8948dc3a16_k.jpg) (https://flic.kr/p/XTkjBS)fullsizeoutput_ded (https://flic.kr/p/XTkjBS) by Andy Smith (https://www.flickr.com/photos/120482089@N03/), on Flickr

I'm guessing the smile on the face says it all?
Title: Re: How was the fishing with the eclipse?
Post by: fresh2salt on August 22, 2017, 08:55:16 AM
Quote from: The Great Maudu on August 22, 2017, 05:59:46 AM
I fished through the whole thing in the surf at Inlet Beach, Florida. We didn't get darkness but the light definitely changed. Temps dropped probably 10 degrees. Bite was dead before, during and after for us. It was cool though watching with the glasses. Here's a pic of the beach at max time.

Shucks, well that's ok. I fished the night before and didn't catch a thing. The forecasts did say they fishing was supposed to be good. But alas, it wasn't meant to be.
Title: Re: How was the fishing with the eclipse?
Post by: Gfish on August 22, 2017, 03:27:24 PM
Fished pretty hard the day before---zilch! Did notice the tide was a higher than the normal "high-high"(here in the sub-tropics that's only 'bout 1/2--1 ft.). Mon. Was a work day and I did notice the school kids were as quite as I've ever seen 'em, right about at the peak time.
S_K, summer steelies or resident trout?
Gfish