The great thing about our new Go Green Fishing Machine
is that we can now fish in places that our larger boat
could not access. Fishing literally under the Hampton
Roads Bridge Tunnel has provided some excellent early
season rockfishing. The other great thing about this new
boat is that even in a down economy, usually we can afford
a fishing trip that cost under $4 bucks! Let’s see,
with three people on board, average unit cost per person
would be $1.23? Guess so! However folks, as the captain
of the Go Green Fishing Machine, I did not ask for gas
money. I covered the $3.69 in gas myself.
I did ask my cameraman at the beginning of the day if
he would rather pay the fuel bill, or buy the cooking
oil for frying the fish for dinner. He said, and I quote,
“I will buy the cooking oil for sure”. Well,
he spent more on peanut oil than I did in gas for the
day. Hard to believe, but true!
We fished three days in a row last week at
the Hampton Roads Bridge Tunnel and we limited out on rockfish
almost every trip. We were fishing the outgoing tide and
wire lining the pilings in about 20 feet of water using
bucktails with trailers. This is a sure fire way to put
rockfish in the boat. All fish were in the 18 to 23 inch
class.
December the larger fish will start to show
up and live eeling is usually the ticket. We have caught
rocks in the 20-pound class during the day simply drifting
the eels over the HRBT. We do like the outgoing tide the
best and be sure to use a strong leader fishing around the
rocks. December is also a great time to be night fishing
the HRBT. The fish will be larger and stacked up in the
light line. Usually you can see the rockfish you want to
catch, and simply cast to it. The fishing is that good.
Try again, to catch the outgoing tide and fish the up current
side of the pilings or bridge tunnel.
Go Green Recipe \ Rock N Eggs
Here is a great breakfast recipe that will use some of your
leftover rockfish filets you had for dinner, that is, if
there are any leftovers! Combine cooked flaked rockfish
in a mixing bowl with one cup of cooked yellow rice. Add
a teaspoon of chopped tomatoes and some crumbled cooked
hot sausage. Add two chopped spring onions and cook in a
small pan with a little olive oil and fresh garlic; then
add to the mixing bowl. Stir it all up and pack the mixture
into a four to five inch greased bowl. Next, season a cast
iron skillet with a little bacon grease and heat. Then,
firmly place the bowl with mixture upside down into the
hot skillet so that the entire mixture holds shape. To finish,
scoop out a small section in the middle, large enough to
put in two eggs. Once the eggs are in, cover the dish and
heat until the eggs are poached in the mixture. You can
top off this dish with some hollandaise sauce or a bit of
Texas Pete, or both. AWESOME BREAKFEAST!
Hampton for the Holidays
Come join us for all of the downtown Hampton holiday festivities.
My favorite holiday activity is the Downtown Hampton Lighted
Boat Parade. We would like everyone to come down to see
the incredible floating parade and you can see the Go Green
Fishing Machine dressed out in her full holiday splendor!
For more info on the parade and if you would like to enter
your boat, just contact the Hampton Public Piers at 757-727-1276,
ask for Greg the Dock Master. Also during this weekend is
the downtown holiday Christmas lighting. Book your rooms
now downtown at the new Crowne Plaza. For complete lodging
info just check out the Hampton Convention and Visitors
Bureau web site at http://www.hamptoncvb.com/go/visitors
Don’t forget to log on to www.jimbaughoutdoors.com
to receive your FREE Hampton Roads Fishing Guide and Hampton
Virginia Travel Guide. Just click the link on our first
page, and they will be shipped to you free of charge. All
the info you need to fish and travel in Jim Baugh Outdoors
Home Waters!!! You can also request both guides toll free
by dialing 800 800 2202. Everything you need is right there!
A great holiday gift, and it is FREE!
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