Today, the kids in Phippsburg have their first “no school” day. No it’s not because of snow, but “personal development” for the teachers. As a result, I woke the kids at 5:00 AM to catch some daylight fishing action while the tide was low.

Alex Fernald caught a small striper right off, then repeated the process, but with a much nicer fish. This time, the striper peeled line off the reel and the battle lasted 10 minutes before Alex brought the fish to the bank.

This fish measured 30 inches and is the largest striper Alex has ever caught. Shortly thereafter, Alex asked to go home,… “my hands hurt from all the reeling”.

Note the glow of pride emanating from his father as Alex displays the catch for the camera.