Trip No. SW0805

South River - Marshfield

July 15, 2005

Weather Conditions

Catch Log

TRIP TIME 7:00 - 9:30 PM AIR TEMP 76° SKY CONDITIONS Partly Cloudy WIND ENE @ 16 mph BAROMETER 30.10 + WATER TEMP 68° WATER CLARITY Cloudy WAVE HEIGHTS N/A SWELLS N/A CURRENT Moderate MOON PHASE Waxing Gibbous HIGH TIDE  6:25 pm (8.9') LOW TIDE 12:58 am (1.0') Equipment Used: Rod Shakespeare Ugly Stik SPL1101   Type  Spinning   Length  5'10"   Action  Medium Reel Jarvis Walker Nexium   Type  Medium Spinning   Line  Monofilament   Strength  14 lb.

SPECIES LENGTH WEIGHT LURE/BAIT USED COLOR METHOD Striped Bass  23.1" 5 lbs.   7 oz. Clam Chunk N/A Drifting w/current Striped Bass  20.4" 4 lbs.   1 oz. Clam Chunk N/A Drifting w/current Striped Bass  19.2" 3 lbs.   7 oz. Clam Chunk N/A Drifting w/current Striped Bass  14.7" 1 lb.     8 oz. Clam Chunk N/A Drifting w/current Striped Bass  13.9" 1 lb.     4 oz. Clam Chunk N/A Drifting w/current Striped Bass  13.3" 1 lb.     3 oz. Clam Chunk N/A Drifting w/current Striped Bass  12.9" 1 lb.     1 oz. Clam Chunk N/A Drifting w/current Striped Bass  12.6"           12 oz. Clam Chunk N/A Drifting w/current

SUMMARY :

With a much better tide, tonight I fished with my brother-in-law Mike and showed him where one of my favorite spots in the river is to fish. Mike did well, as I did, and we both couldn't think of a better way to spend a few hours after work. The tide is very important in this section of the river, for at low tide there is hardly any water around. The first two hours before and after high tide is best for fishing stripers in the river, with the first two after being simply prime.

For The Record...

TRIP NUMBER

TOTAL FRESH

TOTAL SALT

TOTAL TIME

TOTAL FISH

TOTAL SPECIES

LARGEST

SMALLEST

37

29

8

77 Hours

297

17

27.2" (6 lbs. 6 oz.)

5.9" ( 2 oz. )

Compared To Last Year...

+33

+25

+8

+58 Hours

+263

+10

+12.7" (+ 4 lbs. 14 oz.)

+1.3" ( -1 oz.)

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2005 South Shore Fishing