Ya need to get yourself a yak. I still fish Factory Point with mine but no more long walks. Ive been killing trout when Ive made it out around Hampton lately. All the spots are close to shore but not fishable from shore. Although if you can get a day without a Northeast gale GVNP should be an option for trout till early December. If I recall correctly 55 degrees (water temp.) is the magic number... When it starts to dip below that they become scarce. They are still reacting well on a snappy retrieve but as the water cools the presentation will drop to a slow crawl.
plannin on the walk this weekend.......a West wind usually produces....done the yak thing but prefer the brisk walk.
Last year about this time and temps...caught a mini slam...2 stripers, 2 specs and 1 pup...not even 30 yards off the beach. Start at the rocks and look for the deep sloughs while you head to the Point.
Was usin' a 'treuse Catch 2000 and a mix bag of Storms and soft plastics...But its always fun to catch em on the hard plastic.
Here's a tip....cut off the hooks off of the front trebles ( leave the remaining part of the treble on ) and crush down the barbs on the rear trebles of the Mirro lure....it helps with CNR and prevents the fish from hurting you or itself.