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Author:
Crest Daddy
Date:
Jun 12, 2011
Subject:
Penfield Reef
Message:
Fished the reef this morning from around 11:00 til 1:00. The tide was just right, outgoing. The wind wasn't bad and the surf was pretty calm. Bass breaking on sand eels all over the place. The only bad part of the equation was the filthy water from the storm system that went through. I threw everything from bucktails to swimmers to poppers to metal to teaser rigs and got no fish at all. There were half a dozen guys there throwing just about everything else i didn't along with the same. Only 1 fish was caught on a fly around 24". I FORGOT MY EELS AT HOME!!!! Woulda killed em!!!! Or so i like to think. Gonna fish the beach tonight with the eels. Hopefully i get at least 1fish. Then i will be :). And yes I'm bringing my camera. I caught too many nice fish this year and didn't have it with me.
Author:
BigSteve
Date:
Jun 13, 2011
Message:
Fished the Reef last night. I love that place as I grew up there but it is an hour drive for me. After seeing nothing in SP Tidemill went right to the reef. Incoming Tide... check, Birds working halfway out to the light house.... check, perfect conditions. Eventually the schools moved in closer and me and another guy were in the middle of a bluefish/bass blits with sand eels almost jumping into my waders. At one point a bassed broke the surface and almost hit me in the face. Tried throwi9ng everything, including those new tube lures that I keep hearing about, but they both got caught on rocks and I had to cut loose. THrew tins, plastics, etc. but they wouldn't hit anything :x . Better luck next time.
Author:
GLoomGreenwater
Date:
Jun 13, 2011
Message:
Throw a sand eel fly as a teaser on you rod. Your gonna pick up a bunch of small bass that way. The other go to on the reef is to float a sand worm (with a bobber). the second tactic is most certainly the most effective way to fish there. Use a 3 way swivel setup as if you were drift fishing on a boat, simply replace the weight with a bobber. (don't forget to work the beach before going on the reef. usually pick up some decent fish that way) When the bait is thick like that it is very frustrating.
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