Hi,
They (Army Corp of Engineers) are dumping polluted water from Okeechobee into our Lagoon. What was clear beautiful water is now brown tinged with red. Here's the thing-- they don't have to do it. If it rained 7 days and 7 nights there might be a problem with flooding. They're just doing --IN CASE THERE IS HEAVY RAIN. Well. . .why don't you wait until you know you have to pollute the lagoon. Sure there are solutions- but nothing is being done. I think if I was St. Lucie County I'd say no to the flow from big Okeecho. Then something would have to get done.
This started about a week ago and fishing has gotten worse- it may have been the weather but now we don't know.
Some random fishing reports:
Walton Scrub 2-1-16; fishing in the afternoon with my neighbor Jim; air temp 71 water temp 68. Wind out of South west, tide high outgoing. Fishing different baits on 1/4 oz jig. I went deep and Jim went shallow. The ladyfish were still schooled with bluefish on a north flat. I caught one, lost two them--then caught two more that I released. I had several mores strikes before I landed a nice bluefish nearly 4 pounds. Lots of action!!!
Jim was going South so I headed South fishing deep the whole way. I caught and released another ladyfish but only had one bite the whole way to the second pier. Jim caught a small trout shallow and we headed back North after fishing the second pier.
After we went back to the Walton Scrub area, I headed to the flat and caught another ladyfish and bluefish. Jim also caught a ladyfish and bluefish. That was it.
Midway 2-2-16 in the late afternoon. Very windy Southeast, some bait -tide high outgoing. Air temp 75 water temp 70. Fished with Jim, my neighbor. It was dead- neither one of us got a strike for an hour. I went deep after we waded South and finally caught a monster ladyfish around 4 pounds. I caught a bluefish that jumped a couple time and finally flipped off. Jim landed a small flounder. That was it- very slow.
Walton Scrub 2-3-16 late afternoon. Very windy Southeast, air temp 78, water temp 71, murky. Incoming fairly high tide. I went by myself, Jim was busy. The wind was gusting to 20 mph. I did my best with the wind at my back. I got a couple strikes, then a nice ladyfish nailed my jig and careened out of the water. I got it close and she jumped a couple time and flipped off.
I kept going north with the wind at my back. I got a hit and fish on!!! This was a big fish but not as big as I thought. When I pulled it to me I saw it was a 6 pound Jack-- the first Jack I'd caught in 3 or 4 weeks!!! I took a pic but I'm not sure if I got the fish or a splash :)
That was the last fish but I met another fisherman out there and went shallow to talk to him. I got one strike shallow and got off the water.
Walton Scrub 2-4-16 about 8am. Windy SE then very windy, air temp 79, water temp around 72. Medium tide outgoing. There's been a warming trend so I thought I'd go early to beat the wind- wrong. By 9am the wind was howling. I only got 30 minutes of moderate wind.
I fished shallow, nothing. I went deep nothing, I went back shallow and after 15 minutes going South I caught a 12" flounder on a white paddletail. It flipped off when I tried to release it. Well, a fish at last!!!
I went deep and nothing, then I went and fished the 3rd pier. After 10 casts, wham!!! Fish on! It was a nice small snook about 25" and 3 pounds. I got a couple pics of it (upcoming) and released it. I went deep off the 3rd pier and the tide was fairly low so I went out a ways. There were 2-3 foot waves with white caps everywhere- wild!!!
Then I got a strike- a big trout grabbed my key-lime paddletail. It was about 22" or so and I go my camera out and took a pic- missed it and brought it around again and it flipped off. Oh well :)
I cast deep and then half-away in my jig stopped- dead. I set the hook- whatever it was it was big- woah!! I tried to stop it and it stopped- I could tell it wasn't a trout or snook and it started peeling of line 10 yards, 20 yards. "Maybe a sting ray," I thought. I figured it was either a 25lb jack or a string ray and it was taking out all my braided line now. I had 80 yards of mono left. What should i do? I grabbed my line with my left hand, I pulled and that slowed it for a few seconds then it took off again. I grabbed the line with my hand and pulled back-- snap-- my line broke. I still had 40 yards of braid so I retied and kept fishing. I got no more bites and headed off the water. At least I caught a snook- they had disappeared for a couple weeks.
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