Floundering in Wachapreague

This week, I decided to make the trip down Maryland's Eastern Shore to the "Flounder Capitol of the World." I've heard many stories of big flounder caught on the tidal flats around Wachapreague, Virgina, which is just north of the Bay Bridge Tunnel. Unfortunately, a pre-season tropical depression decided to form in the area just before the trip. Two fishing partners, Dave & Ernie had rented a house in the area and planned to fish all week. After getting blown out over the first couple of days, they were anxious to get on the water. Despite the small craft advisories, we set out Tuesday morning with high expectations. Unfortunately, our hopes went mostly unrealized, as almost all our fish were sublegal size. We were drifting along the edges of tidal canals using minnows on top & bottom rigs. The bottom is pretty clean so you can just drag along the bait, hopefully passing it in front of the occasional flounder. Dave managed this nice 26 incher, but that was easily the highlight of the day. Conditions were rough, windy and cold, and it was very tough to stay on a consistent drift. Despite the poor fishing, I still had fun on my first time targeting these flat aliens.The weather is better now so I'm sure I'll hear better reports from Dave & Ernie as the week goes on.