Poor tidal movement Saturday likely was the reason so few anglers were out fishing. At press time, no fishing reports were in and that is unusual for a fishable Saturday this time of year.
Late Friday, we did have a call from Edith Holmes who, along with her children, Michael, 5, and Jeanette, who turned 10 last Thursday, fished from a friend’s lighted dock at Harborwalk.
Close to 10 p.m., trout started hitting and the kids had almost non-stop action, using live shrimp for bait.
Unfortunately, most of the fish were undersized and had to be released. Besides the fishing report, Holmes wanted to know if there is any exception to the rules for fish that are unable to survive when released. Several of the throwback trout had hook damage and were going belly up when released.
Holmes said it bothers her to toss back a nice trout just under the 15-inch minimum and see it die when it could make a great meal and not be wasted.
Unfortunately, there are no exceptions for mortally wounded fish. Any undersized fish must be released, whether it survives or not.
The sparse fishing reports allow me to discuss a topic that has been on the agenda for the Reel Report for a number of days and that is the increasing presence of E85 Fuel at gas stations in this area.
I’ve read several articles about the harmful effects of this fuel when used in outboard and other marine engines. With its availability becoming more widespread, I felt we needed to get input from marine dealers and, in particular, marine engine repair shops.
A small sampling of local dealers indicated a consensus on the fact that E85 fuel should not be used in any outboard or other marine engine.
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