Gale Force Winds Today And Tomrrow

Well that summer like weather was fun up until it started sleeting last night.  Well played old man winter, I see you are trying to come back with a vengeance.  Masseys Landing dropped six degrees in one tide cycle from fifty seven yesterday to fifty one this morning and still dropping.   Now the main question is will these west winds push the bait farther offshore.   We need lots of bait fish along the shoreline to bring the migratory bass to our beaches.  They don’t just show up for the sun and fun.  They are passing by for food, and our own resident fish that are ready to join the migration will head south with them as the schools move by Delaware.  There have been some reports of large schools off the coast, hopefully they come within casting distance and out of the EEZ.  Meanwhile the short striped bass action is hot in the tidal creeks, rivers and back bays.  That would the best action to get into the next couple of days.  White perch is good in the tidal creeks and rivers with some puppy drum hitting here and there.  I avoided the wind yesterday by pond hopping in my kayak and getting into coves shielded by the wind.  The pickerel action was awesome.

Fish On!

Rich King

COASTAL WATERS FROM CAPE MAY NJ TO CAPE HENLOPEN DE OUT 20 NM-
COASTAL WATERS FROM CAPE HENLOPEN TO FENWICK ISLAND DE OUT 20 NM-
649 AM EST SUN NOV 20 2016

...GALE WARNING IN EFFECT THROUGH LATE MONDAY NIGHT...

TODAY...W WINDS 25 TO 30 KT...INCREASING TO 30 TO 35 KT THIS
AFTERNOON. GUSTS UP TO 45 KT. SEAS 5 TO 8 FT DOMINANT PERIOD 8
SECONDS. A SLIGHT CHANCE OF SHOWERS LATE THIS MORNING AND
AFTERNOON.
.TONIGHT...W WINDS 30 TO 35 KT...DIMINISHING TO 25 TO 30 KT LATE.
GUSTS UP TO 45 KT. SEAS 5 TO 8 FT DOMINANT PERIOD 8 SECONDS. A
SLIGHT CHANCE OF SHOWERS EARLY IN THE EVENING.
.MON...W WINDS 30 TO 35 KT. GUSTS UP TO 45 KT. SEAS 5 TO 8 FT
DOMINANT PERIOD 7 SECONDS.
.MON NIGHT...NW WINDS 25 TO 30 KT WITH GUSTS UP TO 40 KT. SEAS
5 TO 7 FT. MAINLY IN NW SWELL WITH A DOMINANT PERIOD OF
6 SECONDS.
.TUE...NW WINDS 25 TO 30 KT...DIMINISHING TO 20 TO 25 KT IN THE
AFTERNOON. SEAS 4 TO 6 FT.
.TUE NIGHT...NW WINDS 15 TO 20 KT WITH GUSTS UP TO 25 KT. SEAS
3 TO 5 FT.
.WED...NW WINDS 10 TO 15 KT...BECOMING W 5 TO 10 KT IN THE
AFTERNOON. SEAS 2 TO 3 FT.