shore fishing

Gulls in Sanderling, NC

Two days after I returned from the Keys, my wife and I joined our friends Jacky and Bryan for Thanksgiving in Sanderling, near Duck, in the Outer Banks. Not ever having been to the area before, but knowing we had a house right on the beach, I brought along my ultra light and light-tackle rods hoping to try out some shore fishing.

Unfortunately, even with mullet for bait, my equipment was no match for the riptides. To even approach fishing the Outer Banks from shore I would recommend a heavy 10 ft. surf rod with a large Penn spinning reel and 20 lb. test line. I did manage to snag a large fan belt and tangle up most of my line! I’ll be better prepared next time!

I made another discovery while in OBX: when driving through Corolla, NC, I saw the Weeping Radish brewery. Karen, A former neighbor of ours used to make annual trips to the the Outer Banks just to pick up some of their unfiltered, unpasteurized beer. I don’t remember if I ever drank any back then, but this time we tried the Christmas Bock, Corolla Gold, Kolsch, and Fest. All are fantastic. Here’s the website. http://www.weepingradish.com/

More on my Marquesas Keys trip in a few days….

Shore Fishing the Outer Banks

Vic Snags a Fan Belt

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A beautiful Sunday afternoon, so my wife Sarah and I took off to the Monocacy Aquaduct off of Rt. 28 in Maryland. Just follow Rt 28 toward Dickerson, and turn left on the Mouth of the Monocacy Rd. It’s a windy two lane road, typical of a lot of the canal access roads. At the end to the right is a boat ramp, to the left is the hiking/biking parking lot.

Kayak Fishing on the Monacacy

The Aquaduct stretches acrosss the Monocacy close to where it meets the Potomac River. It’s a good fishing spot for both shore casting and canoeing or kayak. While we were there we saw a number of single kayakers fishing close to the aquaduct. I threw a line from shore. Although the water was clear, I didn’t have much luck this afternoon. But, as I say, it’s not always about the fish, but the fishing!