Overall, A Miserable Spring 2014
I know in the last few weeks there have been flurries of activity. Some Kings, a handful of Cobia, some Spanish here and there, Reds and Specks and so on. But overall, pretty disappointing.
We waited for the water to warm for the longest... and then for the mud to clear... and now the rain comes back. And the wind... good Lord it has been BLOWING.
Now I'm just a tiny, tiny bit OCD so I have marked and noted my fishing victories on a calendar in the garage... along with motorcycle maintenance and other such stuff. In 18 trips to the pier since spring began, I have caught 2 Spaniards, 6 Ladyfish, 4 Hardtails, a plastic bag, a guys' hat, and more skunks than I care to admit.
Now I'm an amateur angler, mostly doing Gotchas, and bubble rigs, and spoons. And pretty casual, doing on average about 3 to 4 hours on the pier at a time. But there were days last year where I caught more fish in a morning than I have caught all spring so far. It's been really slow in my eyes. Like this morning...holding on to our hats as we watched each other along the rails... hoping the chew down begins on this next cast. I left after 3 hours... bringing the skunk with me... again.
Is this just my experience, or do others view the spring the same way?