Well, here we go again. Heard stripers were hitting clams at Cliffwood Beach so yesterday I packed all my gear in the truck and got ready to go. It was 12:45 PM when I was ready to leave and remembered I didn't check the tides chart. Low tide was at 2:09 PM. I really didn't want to go at low tide but I have so little free time I figured I'd give it a try anyway. I got there and first cast was about 1:10 or so. I didn't have my waders so I wasn't able to get out as far as I would have liked but managed a few decent casts into a wind blowing about 20 to 25 knots. 4 oz sinkers were about the lightest that would hold.
There were a few guys already fishing when I got there. One kid, Adam, was there since 11 AM and he had no hits and didn't see a fish beached all morning. Although the wind was blowing rather hard it was coming in off the water which should have pushed the bait fish in but we saw nothing. There were a few birds in the area but none were working, just hanging out.
I fished until 4:30. By this time, the wind picked up and must have been blowing at 30 knots with some gusts that seemed to top 35 knots! The whole time I was there not one fish was caught. In fact, no one had a bite.
Well, fish 1 me 0. I will be going back to Cliffwood Beach tomorrow night at 6 PM and try again. This time high tide is at 10:07 PM so hopefully I will miss the slack tide and fish the incoming tide. I am going to try and get out on Thursday as well. If I don't get anything at least I have opening day of trout season on Saturday at 8AM. A lunch of striper and trout with a few beers on Saturday would be nice. Well, fish or no fish there will be a few beers.
Tight lines!!!
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