Kayak Fleet News
Kayak fleet warms up and visits Duxbury Bay and Outer Plymouth Harbor
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Jimdogg leads the kayak crew across Duxbury Bay, where Black Bass and Common Terns come to play! Kayaking Duxbury Bay is one of the best ways of spending time I know. There are many ways to enjoy your time in a kayak. Fishing is one of them. Another way of seeing the bay is at minus tides. Islands of sand, mud and grass appear from no where. Shallow waters reveal a myriad of shellfish and crustaceans. Large snails and crabs scurry across the flats searching for a safe haven from the seagulls that hunt them. Hermit crabs can be found and fingerling flounder are sent frantically on there way as you cruise by. Terns fill the skies and life is good. Schoolie striped bass hang around the deeper channels waiting to snatch any wayward bait fish, crab or small lobster that makes a mistake and becomes dinner. You can skim the shallows or get out and explore the sandbars. If you have the proper license, you can collect razor clams with yours hand as you go by. I see hundreds sticking halfway out of the mud and they make easy pickings. Cherrystones and large blue mussels make the bay a shell fisherman's delight. Oyster farms are everywhere and are interesting to see up close. Duxbury oysters are excellent and can be found in restaurants nation wide. Local seafood stores will have them also. Hot summer mornings in the dead calm are the best times to get out there. This is also a great place to start your ocean kayaking. The waters are shallow and you can get some wind experience without fear of being blown out to sea. Minus tides are usually found around 6am and pm, when the moon is full or new. Early risers can take advantage of being by yourself or bring the family and friends. The "Bite Me Bait Co" crew frequent the area, so make sure you say "hello" when you go by.
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Grand Poobah Rock Bottom offers up prayers for the safety of the fleet.
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Jimdogg, Flann, Mar-e, Eb Tide and Elmer join Rock Bottom on the tour.
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Scituate Harbor
Memorial day 2007
Jimdogg and Elmer cruise the harbor.
Once again the waters of Scituate Harbor bring peace to the soul. Rolling waves and crashing surf at the mouth lulls the kayaker to sleep. Chasing stripers though can wake you up in a hurry. Jimdogg was using top water gear and I had a mackerel "shadwrap'.
Elmer battles one while Jimdogg shows his schoolie. High tide finds the fish way up in the corners. Kayak fishermen and women have no problem catching plenty for a good time.
The "Bite Me Bait Co." launched the kayak fleet for some fishing and touring of the mouth of the North River. Always a place of strong currents, coming back against an out going "moon" tide was challenging. Elmer and Mare-E met Jimdogg as he was coming down the Herring Brook in Scituate. Jimdogg had just lost a good one at the side of the boat. He followed us back out to the mouth and boy was he sorry. The current was brutal, but our hearts must be in good shape. The next day was just beautiful and we got a mile offshore and rode the incoming tide. Schoolies and dog fish were the order of the day and plenty of baitfish. June 15, 2006
Watch that dorsal spike Elmer!
Go get your big brother!