Cape Fair Marina Year End Report

[Outdoor Girl]

CAPE FAIR MARINA YEAR END REPORT

Like a good fishing trip coming to an end, the Cape Fair Marina has to close for the winter season. Well almost, there are three of us that will be in and out at the marina for the entire winter season. If any week end looks to be pretty we will open for customers who have a bad case of cabin fever. It is also our intent to leave the gas pumps on during the day for credit card sales only. We might also mention that our gas prices during this time are very reasonable. The tackle store will be open but our live bait will be shut down till early spring.

We want to thank all of customers for making a great year for us in spite of the floods and drought and extremely hot temperatures. All the local communities and chambers have been a great help and it’s super to see the local residents come down and enjoy themselves.

It has been a better than average year for all kinds of fishing. Before the flood era we had some of the best crappie fishing this old lake has seen in 5 years or more. We have pictures on our brag board of 3 and 4 pound crappie brought in and it seemed like 2 pounders were common to a lot of fisherman. One big crappie was 21 1//2 inches long and weighed 4.02 pounds and made a meal by itself. One of our crappie guys hooked up with a thirty pound flat head catfish while fishing for crappie with his 6 pound line. I suppose he’s still got a grin on his face. Other highlights included an over 9 pound black bass caught on the rip-rap under the Bridgeport Bridge on the East bank and he put it back! My fishing partner and myself both hooked the same bass on crank baits and further more we done it twice in the same day, top that one!

The spoon billers had their fun too. One of the boys hooked a monster spoonbill up at point 15, said he thought he had hooked a log; it was so big and powerful. It pulled with all its mite, run left and right almost circle the boat once and after a half hour fight it really was a log! I understand he ate some crow.

Our buddy bass tournaments were fun and profitable for some of the teams. The Wednesday tournament will have some major changes next year, one being that it will now be an open tournament to all ages. There will be a discount on the entry fee for all the folks over 55 years or disable. The Sunday open bass tournament will be even bigger next year with extra monies being donated by new sponsors. There will be a fish off on both tournaments. We already have three fundraiser buddy bass tournaments set up for next year. Two bass circuits will also run out of the marina. The Champion Boat tournament will run again next fall. You winter bass fisherman, keep your eyes peeled for a cold winter bass tournament sometime in late January or early February just to get your old winter bones warmed up for spring.

The corp campgrounds here at Cape Fair will be open for winter camping for the first time ever this winter. No running water, showers, or electricity but lots of winter scenery and bald eagles.

We will be building new slip stalls again this winter and we have a very few new slips available now. We have been running a special entry charge to boaters who want a new slip and will continue this special though the winter months. If you want to get your boat out of the winter weather, then give us a call.

We will re-open at the first of March officially but we will be here a bunch by mid February with me out fishing and restocking the tackle store. Again, thank you for your patronage and we write again next year.

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CAPE FAIR MARINA YEAR END REPORT

Thanks for joining the group and the weekly reports. See ya next year.

[Champ188]

Indeed, thanks much for the honest and detailed reports. Best wishes in the future with your business.

[denjac]

I too enjoyed your reports this year, and your easier on the eyes than Babler !

[Sore Thumbs]

Great Job! Thanks for the info.

[jmes]

I enjoyed your reports and I hope you have a great fall and winter

looking forward to see you next year