Rich and I launched out of Shipping Creek Thursday night. He has been laid up for a while recovering from knee replacement surgery and just getting to the point where he felt like getting back on the water. His timing was good. We had a 22 knot wind but were somewhat protected by Kent Island. We’ve had a good bite this past week in the channel off Poplar Island near buoy 84A, but it was nothing like what we found tonight. We found birds within a few miles of the ramp inside the Eastern Bay in 57 degree water. My first cast resulted in a 32 incher. 
