Today I knew the wind was bad but went anyway- it was an almost disastrous trip- since I dropped my phone in the water!! (More later) But in the end everything was OK.
Fishing Report 5-27-15 Walton Scrub 1:30 pm, bright sunshine with a few white clouds 87 degrees; windy 20-25 mph out of East. Dead low tide- incoming. Murky water, stirred up from the wind.
The windy was howling and in my face. I got on the water at dead low tide and started casting in the wind. The wind was at least blowing from the East this time so you could cast str8 out. I didn't bother to fish shallow. I started throwing "electric chicken" paddlebait on 1/4 oz. jig. It's pink and green and both John and Jim use that color. I caught a few fish yesterday on it since John gave me one to try.
I had been catching fish in the North edge of the 2nd weedbed, which is almost str8 out from Scrub. On my second cast, trout bite-- fish on!!! A nice 17" trout grabbed my lure and took off. It jumped and while I was pulling it in I grabbed my phone from my backpack. It jumped:
Trout on!!!! (Click to enlarge)
I got a couple photos and pulled it to me. Well hooked, but I'd have to get my pliers out to release her. I put my phone back in my knapsack which I left open, hanging on one shoulder. When I got the pliers on the jig head I shook the fish but it didn't come off!! I moved my arm down quickly and it flipped off. When I moved my arm my open knapsack fell off my shoulder and turned upside down. Some leader line, a package of plastic baits and a pack of unopened jig heads were sitting on the water- the package of baits started to blow away. Then I remembered, "My phone!!!!" I reached in but my phone was not there- it had fallen in the water. I had just started taking my phone when I put a new waterproof case on it. I quickly grabbed the line and jigs (they floated!?! not sure how but they were in an unopened package with cardboard backing) and put them in my knapsack and closed it up. Now I had to go diving for my phone!
The water was only 4 feet deep but there were 3 foot waves and no visibility. I took a gulp of air and went to the bottom- my fishing pole in one hand while my other hand groped for the phone. There it is!!! wow- first try. I pulled it up and looked at it- it still worked! I stuck it back in my knapsack which locks shut- the knapsack wasn't that wet either- lucky. I looked for my bag of plastic baits- they floated about 20 feet away and I got them and stuck them in my pocket.
Back to fishing!! I cast where I thought I caught the fish then went North. on my third cast I got a hard strike and had a fish- it went down and really pulled. "Big trout or a Jack," I thought. I wheeled it around so I could see it- Jack, not a big one about 2 lbs. I got no more bites North so I went back South again. I felt a tap and the fish didn't take it. I cast out felt a tap- trout on!! This was smaller around 14" and had it hooked well again. I got it unhooked without pliers but it wasn't easy- they were so hungry they were swallowing the paddlebaits!!
I worked my way South to my main spot past the 4 white posts. I was fairly shallow and I couldn't figure out how deep to go, but nothing was happening. I went deeper and on my second cast got a tap and the heavy weight on my jig- I set the hook. Trout on!!! This one came up and shook on the surface and I pulled him quickly across the water to me. Well hooked again- I got him off and tried again- nothing. More casts -nothing. They just weren't here or weren't biting.
I went South to the third pier then went deep, tap, nothing, tap, nothing-- I lifted the jig slowly, tap- hook set- trout on- this was the only small trout- around 12" and it was well-hooked and I got him off quickly this time. I fished a little more South then changed bait colors to opaque white- that was 3 trout on the "electric chicken". I started fishing back.
When I hit my spot on the 3rd weed-bed I got a great trout bite- set the hook and had the fish for two seconds but it just came off. It felt like a good fish. I keep going North and got a hard strike- the fish leaped wildly i n the air almost sideways, then took off again doing a somersault-- ladyfish!! This was well-hooked and I got her off by shaking the jig.
I fish all the way back to Walton Scrub before I got another bite. Tap, tap, pull- hookset, trout on!! It jumped three times before I pulled it to me. I gave the line some slack and it worked the lure loose I still had to unhook it by hand- 15" at least. That 5, I thought. Two cast later I caught another trout which was about the same size as the first around 17".
I was anxious to check my phone out, to see if it was ok. I headed off the water after fishing almost 2 hours. When I got to the car I pulled my phone out and checked it- still working, but a little water was in the case. At home I cleaned it out and put it back together- hopefully I won't need the case again!!!
My totals: 6 trout, 1 Jack, 1 ladyfish. A great day on the water!!!
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