Hi,
The weather was hot, hot, hot!!! The fishing was not, not, not!! After a hiatus of a couple days, I was back on the water today with my fishing buddies Bob (Robert Murray) , and new buddy, Don known as "Big Guns" (Willer). Don is a weight lifter and is in great shape- and has the "guns" to prove it!!!
I hadn't fished with Bob since snookzilla (see my post for May 15) but we stay in touch. He is very knowledgeable and gave me a couple snap-on clips to try (See Tactical Power Clips at http://www.reelsandtackle.com/store/p87/Tactical_Anglers_-_Power_Fishing_Clips.html). You can quickly change lures without re-tying-- yet they still give you the action of a loop knot. Wow!!!
I met them at Walton scrub on the water about 6:50 and we started fishing. Don was throwing a white DOA shrimp and he also threw some plastic swimbaits on a jig. Bob threw a mirrorlure and also a variety of plastics on a jig. I threw a 1/8 oz CAL jig with different DOA paddletails.
Because I only took one photo of a fish - as a special bonus- today you get a pic of my girlfriend Angelica with my fishing reel!!!
Angelica, scuba diver (Click pic to enlarge)
Fishing Report Walton Scrub, 6-23-15. 6:50 am. Wind Southeast, blowing steady around 10mph. Water clear. Tide low and outgoing. Water temp in low 80s, air temp around 80 to about 88 when we got off the water around 10:10am.
We started fishing deep past sandbar of Walton Scrub. I told them I was headed South to fish my first spot and that the fish were only in a few spots. I took off and they followed me but quickly got far behind.
I reached my first spot off the 3rd pier and immediately got a strike in 3 1/2 foot of water. I was casting in a strong wind. That trout missed and another one hit my paddletail before I brought it in. I cast out quickly and pulled the line tight- hit, hookset, fish on:
I got my camera out and got a pic- the only pic I took. I lifted it up and showed it to Bob who was at the first pier nearly 80 yards behind me and released it. Next cast I felt a tap then some weight, hookset, trout number 2 came toward me. It didn't jump and swam right at me!! I pulled it to the side and it came up splashed and flipped off. That's number 2, I thought. I looked back at Bob-- he was casting around the 1st pier. Don was way back by the 4 posts, fishing the deeper water.
The bite was on. I cast deeper and wham! hard strike, a 20" trout leaped from the water and shook it's head!! I got it coming to me then it jumped again, splashed on top and I wheeled around toward me. It stayed down and jerked its head. I pulled it up and released it. I cast several times straight out then got a strike- hookset, trout on. I hurried in a nice trout about 18" and shook it off near me. Bob who at one point was fishing the pier by now came over to me and I told him to stop at the 3rd pier and cast str8 out.
I cast out and as I started to pull the lure near me I felt a tap- hookset, trout on! This was a smaller trout and it splashed on top then quickly came in. I shook it off and looked over at Bob. "I shook him off!" I called to him. Several casts later I hooked one near me and it came up and splashed and flipped off. I couldn't count that one. I looked at Don who was still way back North at the edge of the 3rd weed-bed. I motioned for him to come up to where the fish were and he headed our way.
Bob and I fished a bit further South but slowly. I hooked a trout but it got off before it even jumped. I cast to the east and got a hard strike half-way in. I pulled in my 6th trout and it flipped off near me. My paddletail was torn-up so I put another color on. Don had reached us and as we fished together I caught another trout, a small one, and it flipped off right beside me. "That's 7," I said.
The bite had slowed and we headed South to the next spot. Don and I led the way and Bob fished shallower near the sandbar. We had reached the spot on the 5th weed-bed when I head Bob call. He had caught a 16" trout in shallow by the fallen white pier. Another guy was fishing with shrimp and I saw him catch a small trout. He was farther up by the last pier.
Don and I cast the 5th weed-bed but nothing was biting. A boat came and a guy with a trolling motor moved down toward where we were casting. I caught a small jack as I pulled my lure near the surface. I wheeled him around me, unhooked him and watched him swim away.
Don was ready to head back and it was getting hot. We cast our way back with the wind and got no bites. I showed them my spot on the 1st weed-bed and we got off the water.
My totals: 7 trout (one 20"er and one 18"er) and 1 Jack. A beautiful hot day on the water!!!
Fishing Report Two: Walton Scrub 6-23-15, 6:45pm very windy SE. Air temp still hot hot hot, but cooling. Water hot, outgoing tide. Fishing jigs with DOA Paddletails.
My neighbor Jim wanted to fish so went back to Walton scrub. It was so windy it was almost unfishable. Determination pays!!! We could only find one place to fish- the 3rd weedbed-- it was shallow enough to get out a ways.
I didn't do much but I caught 4 fish: 2 jacks, 1 trout and 1 flounder:
My flounder (Click pic to enlarge)
Jim, who I sometimes call "Mr. Snook" lived up to his name tonight!!! He lost a snook then hooked a nice one:
He also caught another snook later. Way to go Mr. Snook!!!
Our totals: 2 snook, 2 jack, 1 trout, 1 flounder. A windy and warm evening on the water!!!
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