The combination of a rain-swollen creek and a high tide a foot above mean made for great chum fishing. Crowds weren�t bad with about 20 people in the water at any given time. Everyone was in a fine mood, which made for good-natured combat fishing.
There was constant rain and temps were in the mid 50�s. I would like to say that all the fish were fair hooked, they weren�t. Chartreuse and white clousers that had bead chain eyes for weight consistently produced fair hook ups. After losing the two I had with me, I switched to other varieties of chum candy but they weren�t as effective for oral takes. Angler of note. Just before high tide a fly angler decided to go from one side of the conga line to the other. He was positioned at the head of the line, the furthest out. As he crossed over, the water grew deeper until it was up to the top of his chest waders. Instead of stopping, he kept on going! Before he got to the other side he was neck deep in the chilly water. An angler on the other side looked down and was surprised to find this guys head near his knees. He gave the soggy angler a hand out and asked if he was OK? The person stated yes, and began fishing. He was still fishing when I left a half an hour later. Regards Mike
