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My brother in-law and I were out there Friday afternoon, with water temperature around 76, and ventured out to the outer wall by around 6pm. We only fished for about an hour or so because we wanted to head back before the sun set (being new to the area). We caught a few toads and my brother in-law caught a puffer. We could definitely see the potential of the outer wall and not to mention the amazing sites of Dolphins swimming less than 30 feet of you.

As we headed back we inadvertently veered off past the protection of the wall and got caught in 2-3 foot swells. This was a first for both of us to be in such deep water and high swells, but as you can see we made it back safely Nothing like rising above the water line 2-3 feet and then sinking past it for another 3 feet to get your heart pumping! That experience gave us major respect for such conditions which is why we decided to not venture out there Saturday with the higher winds.

Here are a few pictures from Friday...






















Saturday was a great time with great friends. Water temps were colder at 74. I caught many small black bass, a few flounder, and endless toads including one that pulled drag. The keeper flounder was a funny experience because when I was trying to measure it in the net it came up short and I was about to throw it back. I couldn't get the hook out while it was in the net so I had to use the "boga grips" to get leverage. After I got the hook out, I said to myself, let me just measure it again just in case and sure enough it was past 17". Lesson learned: measure twice throw back once!

My observations this time versus in May was the flounder seemed to be around the perimeter of the pilings rather than inside, as they were then. I also found again that a three way swivel with a pre-snelled flasher kahle hook tipped with a live minnow, and a 2oz weight on the bottom, really produces fish. I kept bouncing the rod in my hand lightly up and down, but the deadstick I had on the other side was also producing (although slower). All my fish were caught on that rig around the pier.









CHSP continues to be a really nice place...