You're correct about the wind xgolfman. I was out at the Squish yesterday and the wind really messed up my fly casting! At one point, I couldn't cast more than 20 feet! Ouch. Also - eye protection is a must when the wind blows your line into your face on the back cast! I had to be creative - doing back-handed casts to avoid injuring myself!
The morning started off great. I had about eight fish hooked in the first hour - but only managed to land 1. I lost an absolute chrome bar that jumped several times. I thought I was going to get her in when the hook popped out of the mouth! Doh! I had another clean fish right at the beach when the fly popped out of the mouth. Must be one of those days!
Then the wind picked up and it was tough fishing from then on. I hooked a half-dozen more fish and landed big buck - similar to thickrick's fish. I decided to release him.
All in all it was a good day - minus the wind. I hope those clean fish are still around for the next week or two!
FFM