I took my 8yo son gigging last night. I haven't been gigging since I was 12 so it was an adventure for both of us. We gigged the south shore of the far West End. We got on the water about 8p just as the sun was setting and fished until it was dark. We started gigging in earnest at 9p and stayed out til 12a.
Conditions were a bit tough. The wind stayed up through the afternoon and into the evening so there was a decent ripple on the surface. As the night went on and the tide started to come in, the water got more and more sandy. We had good visibility to 8" but it got pretty tough and go beyond that.
We stuck to the grass lines and points around drains, we saw lots of interesting stuff. I answered 2,077 questions that started with 'what's that'. We saw two rays, finger mullet, glass minnows, brown shrimp, enough blue crabs to fill two bushel baskets and a translucent marine organism that I couldn't quite identify (looked squidish).
We came home empty handed but both of us had fun. I had read quite a few reports from FWE so I'm pretty sure we were in the right place, walking at the right pace and such. Just don't think they were there.
I'd like to thank Coe for helping me with some tips on how to get started gigging. It was really fine of him to give me a hand.
Conditions were a bit tough. The wind stayed up through the afternoon and into the evening so there was a decent ripple on the surface. As the night went on and the tide started to come in, the water got more and more sandy. We had good visibility to 8" but it got pretty tough and go beyond that.
We stuck to the grass lines and points around drains, we saw lots of interesting stuff. I answered 2,077 questions that started with 'what's that'. We saw two rays, finger mullet, glass minnows, brown shrimp, enough blue crabs to fill two bushel baskets and a translucent marine organism that I couldn't quite identify (looked squidish).
We came home empty handed but both of us had fun. I had read quite a few reports from FWE so I'm pretty sure we were in the right place, walking at the right pace and such. Just don't think they were there.
I'd like to thank Coe for helping me with some tips on how to get started gigging. It was really fine of him to give me a hand.
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