Hi,
I wanted to go early, but took my girlfriend's prescription in for her (I found out Walgreens was not open yet- when I got there!!!), then spent some time with her at home and took her prescription in around 9:15am. I had to wait two hours so I decided I'd go fishing for 2 hours and then pick the prescription up on the way back.
Walton Scrub, 5-22-15, 9:30am, incoming tide, very windy from NE, 15-20mph, temperature almost 90, water temp in low 80s. Water clear but getting cloudier.
I went deep since the tide was low and fished out from Scrub past the sandbar- nothing. The waves were big and boats would come through and chop the water more. The boats created some 3 foot waves!! I went South toward the third weed-bed (See: Anatomy of Walton Rd.)- I couldn't go as deep because it was so rough. Didn't get a bite.
When I go to the edge of the 3rd weed-bed I stopped and cast in all directions. I got a hit and missed the fish. I got another hit and lost the tail. I re-baited and cast deep, felt a tap and lifted up- trout on!!! This was a nice slot around 16" and I released it and checked my line, it was very frayed- need to retie but not sure if I should since my leader was so short and I didn't feel like tying a leader on too.
I cast deep missed a fish and then cast a few times in all directions- nothing. I got a strike 10 feet away when I pulled the lure out, missed it. Next cast I hooked a trout and lost it on top of the water. I cast shallow and had a small trout on- pulled it to me and it flipped off before I could unhook it- number 2!!!
I went deep the wind was blowing my line side-ways and it was hard to fish deep and have any feel. My third deep cast I got a strike and set the hook- nice trout - it came up and shook. I got it over to me - about 18" but it swallowed the hook. I tried twice to get the hook out but had to get my pliers- hook loose- fish ok, it swam off quickly.
There were a few schools of baitfish that were occasional under attack and I could see fish feeding on them in the distance. I was having trouble fishing deep and the tide was coming in strong. I turned and fished into the wind- trout on- another slot. I had an insta-release and decided to move through the weed-bed fishing into the wind. I moved down 50 yards and hooked another trout- number 5, then the next cast I hooked one as I pulled the jig up ten feet away- number 6. I lost another bait and was out so i used my fork-tail and caught the biggest trout of the day, around 20".
I had to get more baits from my knapsack so I retied and used a Chartreuse jig-head this time. I only had 7 inches of leader left. I cast a few times around the third pier- nothing. The water was too shallow still, so I went back deep. I caught a trout in the third weed-bed and then a small one near me that grabbed the lure in a wave- number 9. I needed one more to get double-digits. I was fishing my way back --to get off the water.
A huge school of fish was chasing baitfish way down on the first weed bed- I was so far away, didn't know if I should try and cast there some instead of stopping and going in. I got no bites, then a bump on a deep cast, "Maybe a ladyfish," I thought. I was almost back -I saw two waders fishing very shallow below the 1st weed-bed.
I was out about 40 feet casting deep when behind me by the sandbar I heard and then saw some bait jumping away from a fish. I cast over there and in two foot of water had a strike --fish on!! I didn't really expect it but whatever I had was bigggg!!!!! I had re-tied so I laid into it-- whirrrrr went my drag. I could do nothing- I couldn't slow it. The fish went deep; whirrr went my drag. All my 8 lb. white Fireline (75 yards of line) spooled out and I couldn't turn the fish. Then a funny thing happened. It was tied to 10 lb. green Spiderwire and that started going out- but somehow it was snarled. The fish kept going and I went after it, deeper and deeper- unwinding the Spiderwire by hand. I could unwind it but it wouldn't go out. The water was getting deep and the waves were crashing into my chest. I pulled hard- the fish stopped- but it wouldn't come in- it was a stand-off, for 10 seconds. I looked at my reel --only 20 yards of Spiderwire left and then there was mono under that. It looked like the line was getting caught under the knot that tied the two together. I tried to move the fish, nothing. The fish took off again, the Spiderwire went out some and then it caught- snapppp!!! my line broke. A few more yards and it would have spooled past that knot!! I fought the fish- and the fish won!!!
Whatever it was it didn't jump, which makes me think it was a big jack, but it could have been a snook, a big redfish or even a tarpon, as unlikely as it sounds (I've never seen a Tarpon but occasionally they come through). Losing the fish and my line was enough for me- I headed off the water.
My totals: 9 trout and one big fish lost. A great day on the water!
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