I've been fishing and the water in the Lagoon has been very high all week, at least 1 foot higher than normal. There's some sign of grass trying to grow shallow but the deep water and wind keeps the sun out so this isn't helping. With the full-moon it's prime time to fish but it's too windy especially on the West side.
The fish-of-the-month at the Stuart Rod and Reel club is largest trout. Yesterday I caught a 24" and a smaller slot, the day before a 21" and the day before that a 23". I have a pic of the 23" and 21". I measure them on my fishing pole which I have taped.
Gotcha!!! A nice trout 23" from Monday
Yesterday I had an inshore slam- lot's of wind. Today I caught a big snook!! Here's a brief report:
Fishing Report: 4-20-16, 10:30am Walton Scrub-- Wind SE 14mph gusting, water high incoming then outgoing. Water temp 73 air temp 80. Water slightly stained and stirred up. Fishing Cal 1/2oz then 1/8 oz with different CAL paddle tails.
There were two people fishing live bait in shallow so I went South to fish the piers. One of the guys fishing with live bait caught a nice trout as I went by. He was fishing a live shrimp. It was very deep shallow with waves so I stayed to the shore. It would be high tide in 30 minutes so I tried to get moving. I caught a small ladyfish that leaped in the air twice. I pulled it in and it shook off. The first pier was dead. I cast 30 times and finally got a strike- missed it. I fished the short second pier nothing and the long third pier nothing. I didn't even fish the ends because it was so deep. The water was finally going out and I had little to show for my day so far.
I blanked on the 4th pier and started fishing slower. I had a heavier jig on because of the wind and waves. The 5th pier was dead too then suddenly after I cast shallow through the pilings I felt some weight- my line just stopped. I set the hook- fish on! nice fish, I thought it was a jack because it stayed down then saw it redfish!!!
Small-medium redfish, had two spots
That was exciting then headed for "snook cove" which is an open area with mangroves. I cast off the white pilings and immediately had a fish on - trout!! The trout jumped twice and I wheeled an 18" beauty over to me and released it.
18" Trout, my first
"Now all I need is a snook" I thought. I worked my way into snook cove and wham!!! Fish on!! It was a snook!! It came halfway out of the water then took off pulling drag and turning me sideways. I pulled it to me and it splashed again. I pulled out my camera, pulled it up and go a shot- it was about 30" a small slot. Then something weird happened I lifted my rod tip and my line broke- for no apparent reason- I guess fishing piers will do that- wear your line on barnacles.
Slot Snook- it flipped over and broke my line!!!
It counted because I could have easily netted it. I was upset that it had to swim away with a hook in its mouth!!! In about 15 minutes I had an inshore slam. Wow!! I fished snook cove and up to the pier nothing. On the way back I cast where I caught the trout- I had a hit then another trout on!! This was big trout woah. It was easily around 4 lbs and I measured it on my pole and it was just less than 25". The pic didn't come out- sorry.
On the 4th pier going back I caught a nice 2 lb jack and another ladyfish. I headed deep and got a hit immediately- missed it. I fished deep back and suddenly about 15 feet from me something slammed my jig- my drag whined and it just popped off. That was big- don't know what it was. I fished back and caught another small ladyfish.
My totals: 2 trout, one big around 24", one redfish, one slot snook, one jack and 3 ladyfish. A beautiful day on the water.
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Fishing Report 2: dated 4-21-16, 8:30am Walton Scrub-- Wind SE 16mph gusting, water high incoming. Two-three foot waves.Water temp 73 air temp 80. Water slightly stained and stirred up. Fishing Cal 1/8 oz with different CAL paddle tails.
Today it was very windy and I only had three strike- but two of them paid off!! Nobody but me was crazy enough to fish the West side!!! I first fished south to the piers- nothing. There were two foot waves with occasional whitecaps on every cast. When I made it to the first pier I patiently fished it. I cast toward the deep end and there she was- wham!! Big snook on!! She came out away from the pier quick then bellied half-way out of the water. Woah!! I tried to pull her North even farther from the pier but her second run went back to the pier- pulling drag the whole way. I couldn't stop that run but just when she made it to the pier I turned her and she went shallow away from the pier. After a couple minutes in the open water I got my camera out and got two pics. This is the best one:
A submarine? No!! A big snook around 40".
She was well hooked but tired and after measuring her against my pole, I unhooked her. I moved her in the water till she swam away. I'd say she was over 10 pounds. What a fish!!!!
I fished all the way up to the 5th pier and had a vicious hit under that- missed it. By now I noted my jig was falling apart the led had separated. I headed back fishing quickly in the rising tide with huge waves.
When I got to the open stretch near Walton Scrub I fished out from the second mangrove and wham!! Snook on- another big snook. This one hit it- missed it then hit it and I set the hook and my drag just screamed. It went right out in the deeper water and splashed around but wasn't hard to bring in. Here's a close up:
What a windy day- two snook one around 40 and one around 32.
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