Topsail Angler's Fishing Blog

Topsail fishing report for June 23rd, 2009

Tuesday, June 23, 2009

I had the pleasure of fishing with my good friend Gery today. He met me at the house at 6am and we headed for the boat ramp. Took us a little while to net some menhaden (we both took a couple of “practice” throws ) but by 7am we were headed for the inlet. We also had some ballyhoo on board and our goal was to find some more of those nice dolphin we had been catching the past few weeks. We also wanted to be in the “game” if a sail showed up as a few have been reported inside of 20 miles lately.

We made a stop at a “usual” spot about 8 miles out and trolled with 2 other boats for a while. we heard from a friend on the radio that had been there earlier that day that not much was happening. So after 45 minutes of trolling with no bites, we headed further out. Soon we had a dolphin on and Gery landed a nice 14 pound cow. A little while latter I landed a 12 pounder. Then the bite went cold.

We moved back inshore to a different spot and just after noon we hooked up another dolphin. Then another, a 16 pound Bull with an attitude - took a while with many runs and jumps for Gery to get this one int he boat! Then a king mackerel. After an hour with no bite, we made our final move and said we would troll the last 1/2 mile to the ledge then call it a day.

We also said we would stop at seven fish, which ever came first. Soon we had our fifth dolphin of the day and just as we arrived at the “spot” we boated our 2nd king. It was time to head for the hill with a pair of grown-up with grins like a child!

Great day on the water Gery, as always I enjoyed fishing with you my brother! The final was five Dolphins: 16, 14, 2 @ 12 and an 8 pounder; 2 kings: an 8 and an 11 pounder.