Hi,
Even though I'm not catching many snook I'm still counting them and now I've caught number 16 and 17 in the Rod and Reel Club's fish-of-the-month contest which started about two weeks ago. The recent cold front has pushed the snook back out of the shallows and I was lucky to catch two on Thursday 2-25.
Fishing has been brutal and catching anything is something. It should warm up some by next week and maybe the snook will move in shallow then.
Fishing Report 2-25-16 Walton Scrub around 1pm outgoing near low and then incoming. Water around 69 air temp around 64, cold and windy wind out of NW.
The cold front has pushed in and my neighbor Jim and I headed South and fished shallow. I was looking for snook, but the water was murky and shallow and no fish could be found. I headed for the first pier and Jim went deep. I cast 50 yards to the edge of the pier- wham!!! fish on! This was a snook and it jumped after I set teh hook then it jumped again. It wasn't big only 22" but it was feisty. I wheeled it around and took a pic [upcoming] then released the fish in the shallow water. "Number 16" I thought. This was the number I'd caught in the last two weeks and I was keeping track for the Stuart Rod and Reel club contest.
I headed for the the next pier, nothing. the third pier- nothing. Jim was fishing deep near the third pier and he had a pompano on- it was a nice one [pic upcoming] around 4 lbs. He's been promising his son-in-law her keep some fish and this was a great fish to keep. i put it on my stringer and headed for the 4th and 5th piers but could get a hit.
Carefully fishing the sixth pier I skipped my jig under the pier and out the other side and I brought it under the per wham!! fish on1- the snook took out and my drag whirred. The problem was it went back under the pier and around the pilings. I charged after it dragging a pompano behind me on a long stringer. I went under the pier and much to my surprise the snook was still on!!! I puled it into shallow water away from the pier. It managed and small jump but quickly tired. She was about 24" long, a nice 3 lb snook. I released her and cast around the shallows- nothing.
Two dolphins cruised along the sandbar in very shallow water. One of them was inside the sandbar and went back over it coming out of the 10" water to cross back. I headed deep cross the sandbar to fish with Jim. He caught a jack and then another jack and I had two hits but not fish. I hook a small fish and pulled it near me before it flipped off- never saw it. Jim went in to fish the third pier some and I fished deep and caught a nice 2 lb jack.
I headed back walking backwards so I could fish with the 15mph wind at my back. I bumped into a manatee but it didn't get flustered it simply swam away from me. I cast deep, fish on!! this was a nice fish and I fought to get it in. When it came near me it kept down- a 3lb jack. I released it and kept wading north towards Walton Scrub. Jim was fishing closer to the sandbar behind me.
We got to my best deep spot near Waltons Scrub and I cast deep. Bammmm!! fish on!!! This one came up and shook it's head- trout! I pulled it to me- a nice 17". Since we had a pompano we need a another fish or two so everyone 96 people) could have enough. I tied it on my stringer and cast back out- wham!! a lady fish soared in the air. I pulled this big (3 1/2 lb) ladyfish in an released it. Then Jim caught a nice trout and we put it on the stringer- that was enough fish right there- perfect [see pic upcoming].
Two cast later I hooked a nice fish and it was running deep. Was it another pompano? It looked a bit like one and I pulled up it up- a 4lb jack.
We fished a few more minutes and got off the water.
My totals: 2 snook, 3 jack, 1 ladyfish and 1 trout
Jim's totals: 3 jack, 1 pompano and 1 trout.
Fishing Report 2- Walton Scrub 2-26-16 about 8:30am low tide incoming cold and windy NW. Air temp 62 water temp 67.
Windy and hard to fish. I met Al we went to Walton Scrub. Too shallow to fish shallow. I went deep to fish my spot because another wader was fishing North and heading for it. I cast deep across the wind. On the second cast I got a strike- missed it. About the 5th cast I felt a fish and set the hook- fish on!!! It came up and shook it;s head- a nice trout about 18". I released it and soon after felt a tap hooks set- fish on, another trout came up but immediately flipped off. By not the other wader fishing North was casting near me and Al had co9me deep and was casting in front of me.
I cast deep and wham- Fish on!! This was good fish and after 10 seconds and some drag pulling it jumped- a 4lb bluefish. It jumped several times and I was splashed as I tried to unhook it. I couldn't so I got my pliers and pried the jug from its teeth. I should have stayed there but we all headed South hand nothing was biting- nothing- I fished the piers nothing- I went deep- nothing. We fished back shallow and got not strikes. Al blanked and I don't think he had a bite- a tough, windy, cold day on the water.
My totals: 1 trout (lost trout) and 1 bluefish
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