Monday and Tuesday were the best fishing days of the week, by the almanac and by the actual fishing too. Each day we motored out to our favorite spots, fished around the turns of the high tide, and then sailed back to the dock. Bob caught two legal trout Monday and I caught three catfish. Tuesday I caught a small red drum and two legal red drum. Bob was broken off by a black drum just as it got up to the boat.
Because of the full moon coming up on Friday, the neap tides were super low. We planned around the low tide, launching after the tide had come in for an hour or two, and returning an hour or two before low tide, so our time on the water was less than usual. It was a challenge returning to the dock for everyone. We were grateful for the Potter 15's shallow draft and even paddled under the bridge to the inshore ramp on Monday. The low tide was in the morning, too early for us to get out before it, so we were on the water during the hottest part of the day. Still, it was in between spring mild and summer heat, and clouds came by the help now and then.
The weather was beautiful and the wind was fine for sailing. Wednesday was another story.
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