Thursday, August 24, 2017
Tuesday, August 15, 2017
Not Much Happening
8.14.17
water temp 87 degrees
We have made a couple of trips since our trout fest and the results have been S-L-O-W.
A trip last week yielded a keeper flounder, croaker, ray and ladyfish. Saw a couple of tarpon roll.
Yesterday a trip yielded a couple of puppy reds. No tarpon seen.
So, maybe the water is too hot, maybe they are waiting for the eclipse.
Who knows?
water temp 87 degrees
We have made a couple of trips since our trout fest and the results have been S-L-O-W.
A trip last week yielded a keeper flounder, croaker, ray and ladyfish. Saw a couple of tarpon roll.
Yesterday a trip yielded a couple of puppy reds. No tarpon seen.
So, maybe the water is too hot, maybe they are waiting for the eclipse.
Who knows?
Tuesday, August 8, 2017
Big, Plentiful August Trout
8.5.17
Water Temp 83.5
I guess I should fish more in August.
Hunter and Ben were in town to party a little later on Saturday night. Hunter and Charlotte's engagement party festivities were scheduled. But they managed a little fishing trip in Whale Branch.
It was a drizzly day which helped us stay out a little longer and may have helped the fish bite.
Shrimp were pouring out of the little creeks in the Branch, gulls were lined up eating them and the trout were there too.
We caught the nicest catch of trout I have ever caught in the 3 years of fishing this area.
The jig head with a trout trick was the best bait to toss and it seemed only the bigger trout were biting on it. I lost count of how many trout we caught, but I believe only a handful were non keepers.
I got it going from the back of the boat with 4 or five trout over 16" came to my trout trick in deeper water off the edge of a shell bar.
Then the guys started figuring it out and the trout fest was on.
Nice filets were had by all. Only problem is, Ben forgot to take his home.
So Hunter and I are enjoying his forgetfulness as we texted to each other Monday night how good they tasted!
Water Temp 83.5
I guess I should fish more in August.
Hunter and Ben were in town to party a little later on Saturday night. Hunter and Charlotte's engagement party festivities were scheduled. But they managed a little fishing trip in Whale Branch.
It was a drizzly day which helped us stay out a little longer and may have helped the fish bite.
Shrimp were pouring out of the little creeks in the Branch, gulls were lined up eating them and the trout were there too.
We caught the nicest catch of trout I have ever caught in the 3 years of fishing this area.
The jig head with a trout trick was the best bait to toss and it seemed only the bigger trout were biting on it. I lost count of how many trout we caught, but I believe only a handful were non keepers.
I got it going from the back of the boat with 4 or five trout over 16" came to my trout trick in deeper water off the edge of a shell bar.
Then the guys started figuring it out and the trout fest was on.
Ben seemed to catch more than Hunter, but I believe it was his tribute to Bubbles of the Trailer Park Boys that pulled hime through.
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| Hope! Haha! Hope I Catch Another One Like This! |
We ended up with a solid catch.
So Hunter and I are enjoying his forgetfulness as we texted to each other Monday night how good they tasted!
Wednesday, August 2, 2017
What A Difference A Day Makes
8.1.17
Water 85 degrees
After trying a tarpon run late last week where everything went wrong (leaking boat, trolling motor not working, anchor stuck, hydraulic steering leaking) we headed out to try it again.
After copious amounts of Marine Tex were applied to the Seacraft, new trolling motor batteries installed and a new o ring placed on the head of the steering unit, we set off to see if any of those fixes made a difference.
Thankfully they all worked!
So, we caught a few fish, which for August 1 is not a bad deal.
10 game fish were brought to the boat, 7 puppy reds and 3 trout of which Nancy caught the keeper on her tourist rig.
We headed down to the Whale Branch bridge to try and snag a tarpon on the low tide.
Nancy tied into something that spun her tightened drag from the north bound side of route 17 to the south bound side of 17 before finally breaking off on a bridge piling. A monster fish that keeps you going back.
Water 85 degrees
After trying a tarpon run late last week where everything went wrong (leaking boat, trolling motor not working, anchor stuck, hydraulic steering leaking) we headed out to try it again.
After copious amounts of Marine Tex were applied to the Seacraft, new trolling motor batteries installed and a new o ring placed on the head of the steering unit, we set off to see if any of those fixes made a difference.
Thankfully they all worked!
So, we caught a few fish, which for August 1 is not a bad deal.
10 game fish were brought to the boat, 7 puppy reds and 3 trout of which Nancy caught the keeper on her tourist rig.
The fish were eating the shrimp that have finally come out of the swamp. I caught this small trout and noticed a shrimp had not escaped him. You can see the shrimp antennae hanging out of his mouth.
We headed down to the Whale Branch bridge to try and snag a tarpon on the low tide.
Nancy tied into something that spun her tightened drag from the north bound side of route 17 to the south bound side of 17 before finally breaking off on a bridge piling. A monster fish that keeps you going back.
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