This tale of the fish brought to you by, yours truly, features another episode of: a windy day on the water. Fortunately, there were a number of fish tails to talk about, the exact number I can't quite remember!
Fishing Report 5-29-15 Walton scrub. 11:20 am. Low, outgoing tide. Windy 20-25mph out of the east. Cloudy was some scattered rain clouds through the morning. Water temp high 70s, air temp around 85.
I didn't go yesterday because it was so brrreeeeeeezzzy- the wind was just blowing. And today-- more of the same. I didn't drop my phone in the water today but I did lose a pair of needle-nose pliers. I headed south crossed the sandbar and fished deep. I was planning on fishing the piers but there wasn't much water on them. I'd need to do that soon since the tide was low, and outgoing.
Caught nothing shallow, then nothing deep past the sandbar. I moved South past the 4 white poles. No action, lots of waves, 2-3 feet high, water choppy and stained. I moved to the 3rd weed-bed, I was medium deep in 3 feet of water casting deep to 4 1/2. Felt some weight and a tap, hook-set- trout on. A nice 17" trout jumped, then came to the top. I started getting my phone (camera) out and reeled in. By the time she was close, she made another nice jump:
This trout was hooked deep and when I got my pliers out-- I still had my phone in the same hand. The fish jumped and my pliers fell-in. I wasn't diving for them!!! I put my phone away ($2 pliers, $600 phone), used my scissors to get her unhooked (pushed the jig down) and she slowly swam away.
I cast 10 more times in the area- nothing. I moved South some and another tap- hook-set, 2nd trout on. This one was identical in size and also hooked well. Got her in and quickly released. Three more casts and I headed shallow for the piers. The water was already too low, but I've caught nice snook with it this shallow.
I cast on the North Side of the pier and worked my way down, skipping the bait to the other side. On the second parallel cast, a snook darted out and slammed my lure. Hit and miss!!! Usually there would be a fish on- but not today. Two more casts confirmed it, not snook on the white pier today.
I headed for the third pier, fished the deep end- nothing. I headed deep. After 10 casts I caught a small trout off the 3rd weed bed and had the tail pulled off my plastic lure on another cast. The fish really weren't here although I caught three. Time to head back to the 2nd weed-bed then off the water.
I fished my way back. on a deep cast as soon as my lure hit- fish on!!! I was reeling and then the fish pulled drag and headed South. It wasn't big but bigger than the last trout. I wheeled it around for a look- a nice little jack:
The Jack had the tinged yellow fins and bottom side, which shows he's been in the Lagoon for a while. I got no more bites until I reached the end of the 2nd weed-bed. The trout had been here-- would they still be?
After my third cast as I started to lift the jig out of the water a nice trout swam up to it and slammed it- spraying water in the air. It was fairly big and on only 5 foot of line was a puller. I held it in place, then it pulled a little drag and I swung it around to me. When I pulled it out of the water, it shook its head and the lure popped out.. Wow!! That was exciting.
I moved North a couple steps and then halfway in about 25 feet to me I got a great strike- fish on. I it came up and jumped a nice trout around 20" and it was motoring!!! It pulled drag and came up and splashed on the surface then back down and around me. I reached for my phone (camera) and got it out --it came up and splashed, I took one pic before it flopped off right in front of me. Nice trout!!! (When I looked, I missed the fish in the pic. haha!!!) I put my camera back. Next cast another nice trout maybe 18" slammed it right in front of me only 15 feet away. Woah!!! I held it there and decided to leave my phone in my knapsack. This fish I unhooked. Next cast deep- tap pause, tap. tap, tap, hookset-- fish on! A little trout flew across the top and I quickly unhooked it. "3 fish in 3 casts!!" I thought. They are here!!!!
Nothing for the next three casts and I started moving further North. I cast shallower and lifted the jig, tap wham- trout on. Another nice trout jumped then skied across to me. Another keeper slot-- I was able to keep it on after it jumped, then, the insta-release: I shook it off. I cast deeper, nothing then only 15 feet away slammmmm- another trout. They were right in front of me!! I pulled it up and it was skitterwalking and jitterbugging. It pulled a little drag and I got it up and skated it to me. Another slot, maybe 16" and a heavy one too. I moved North and caught a small trout before heading back South for a few more casts before I left.
Another slot trout grabbed the jig. It leaped in the air and I saw it head for me. I turned it South and it shook it's head and went down and jumped again before pulled it on it's side and unhooked it. That's eleven I thought, or was it twelve??!! Haha, did I miss one?! I had caught so many so fast (in 8 minutes)-- I couldn't remember. Just another tale of the the fish!! Only true lies!!!
I headed in-- I had work to do. I cast on the way back - nothing.
My totals: 11 trout (or was it twelve- haha) and 1 jack. A great day on the water!!!
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