No Bonito yet

[Topsail Angler]

I left this morning at daybreak. The winds finally have laid down (albeit only for a day or so according to the forecast) so I wanted to find out if the temps had warmed enough for the Bonito to have arrived.

I left out of Rich Inlet and my first stop was Figure 8 reef, water temp was 59.8. A little chilly for Bonito but decided to pull some deep divers anyway. Only birds around were a bunch of loons. Nothing, nada.

Left there and tried Dallas Rocks, temp was half a degree COOLER even though I was 4 miles further out. Again tried trolling a few minutes to no avail. Then headed to the first set of box cars, about 8 nautical miles off the beach. Temps were once again only 59.3 and no activity, very little bait.

So I headed home. With only a two foot ground swell, sunny skies and only 5 knot winds it was a pleasant ride and enjoyable morning. Just NO fish.