Weekend surfcasters met with one of the largest eelgrass washups in manyZostera moons.Zostera is the sci-term used by technical-types when talking eelgrass. Its entire Latinly name is Zostera marina.
Washups of dead eelgrass traditionally blow ashore on the wings of northeast winds after a long southeast wind stint. In the wash, the stuff is fully ruinous to surfcasting. There’s no fishing through it; it’s pack up and head home time.
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