Hot summer nights

 So after a week of brutal temperatures and humidity, the temperature was 80 and the humidity was low so I decided to go and do a little fishing in Schlegel run. I figured that I would do a little experimenting again with some live trout minnows. I caught mostly small sunfish and a few small rock bass. After about half an hour I ran out of minnows so I decided to take a quick trip over to Swamp creek in Bechtelsville. All I caught were some more small sunfish and a 3 inch largemouth bass.I haven't seen any trout there since the first week in May and even then they were small yearlings. I think the lack of rain and high temps have definitely affected the trout fishing around here. I know there are still plenty of trout in the West Branch of the Perkiomen but I haven't had much time to go over there lately. Also with these temperatures I really don’t want to stress the fish too much. I think I’ll start fishing some of the lakes around and leave the trout alone until fall. 

Deep Sea Outing

 So this past Saturday I went deep sea fishing with the men’s ministry from my church. We went out of Belmar New Jersey on the Big Mohawk. It was a beautiful day. I caught so many Black Sea Bass that by the time we got back in my right shoulder was killing me. It was a fun trip though and I got to know some of the guys better which was part of the reason I went in the first place. I’m already looking forward to next year’s trip.