It was one of those days when everything you thought you knew was wrong. The places I caught over 30 trout yesterday had no fish- nada-zip-zero!!! But I did find some in one spot. The trout and ladyfish were hitting, but they were missing- so it was hit and miss all day.
Sunrise, beautiful--- but no fish were biting!!
Fishing Report 7-23-15 Walton Proper, 6:10am before sunrise, water warm, almost no wind, then wind from North-west. Water clear, warm in the mid 70s. Medium high tide, outgoing, Fishing a Cal jig with different paddletails.
I went out from Walton, to the sandbar. There was little activity today. No glass minnows, no mullet flopping around. I cast in all directions for 15 minutes- nothing. I started going out deeper and noticed a few glass minnows but not many- nothing was feeding. Was I going to blank today?!!??
I cast around for 5 more minutes then wham!!! Fish on!!! This was a fairly big fish (4 or 5 lbs) and it came up and splashed, then went south pulling drag. Suddenly it came up out of the water, shook its head and threw the lure. UUUUGGGHHHH. I'm pretty sure it was a big trout but it may have been a snook. I kept casting for 5 minutes- nothing. Where are the fish???
I headed South and tried my second spot out from the spillway- nothing. I was near the last pier and thought about going over there since it was deep enough to fish. I cast South and got a strike- trout on!! It came up and jumped then came over to me. This was dink, and I decided to not take a pic.
I started heading for the pier. I cast shallow, strike, miss, strike, miss. I cast again trout on!!! This was a little bigger but not a slot (15"). Both of them were in 2-3 foot of water near the sandbar. I saw the glass minnows out from the pier and a few trout feeding. I cast to the pier, strike, trout on. this one was about 14" so I grabbed my camera and took a pic:
I was now in 2 foot of water and could reach the end of the pier which was a little deeper. The trout were everywhere-- feeding on glass minnow. I cast toward the pier- strike, miss strike, trout on!!! This one as a small slot and that was the biggest trout I would catch today. After releasing it I cast past the pier, strike, miss, strike, miss, trout on!!! I pulled it up and took a pic;
My 5th trout (Click pic to enlarge)
I was getting strikes in 2 foot of water and the glass minnows were still around in areas. I caught two more small trout and tried the pier for a big snook. There was nothing biting around the pier but caught another trout when I cast back to the sandbar. I went under the pier, cast toward the sandbar and got a hard strike under some glass minnows only 15 feet away- it struck again and missed.
I went out to the sandbar and caught two more trout. I went deep and nothing was happening deep. I turned and cast back to the sandbar. Wham!!! a lady fish grabbed my lure and took to the air. She jumped several times and I got her in an unhooked her:
I caught two more small trout and then another lady fish. I was getting lots of strikes but few fish. Hit, miss, hit, miss. I cast shallow and wham!! Fish on!!! This was no dink trout and it splashed around then pulled drag and went out. It was a snook, not big, but around 20".
My only snook, not close to a slot, it still pulled drag!
I stayed shallow and caught 3 more trout, here's a pic of one splashing:
I went deep, nothing. I went shallow, nothing. I had some stuff to do this morning so I got off the water at 8:30am.
My totals: 14 trout (all small, maybe two slots) 2 ladyfish, 1 snook. A beautiful day on the water!!!
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