If you're looking for trout/clear water
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If you're looking for trout/clear water
Tip to the forum.
When the water isn't clear or the fish aren't on the flats try hitting the Ochlocknee shoal.
I took this yesterday.
When the water isn't clear or the fish aren't on the flats try hitting the Ochlocknee shoal.
I took this yesterday.
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For reasons I can't even pretend to explain, the St Marks refuge tidal creeks recently shazzamed from super muddy to crystal clear in two days. I wasted three precious hours of life down there on Tuesday catching nothing in coffee-colored currents, then went back Thursday to the very same creek and enjoyed a redfish/trout/sheepie explosion in aquarium water. Mother Nature constantly amazes!
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Interesting, looked like tea todayGaryDroze wrote:For reasons I can't even pretend to explain, the St Marks refuge tidal creeks recently shazzamed from super muddy to crystal clear in two days. I wasted three precious hours of life down there on Tuesday catching nothing in coffee-colored currents, then went back Thursday to the very same creek and enjoyed a redfish/trout/sheepie explosion in aquarium water. Mother Nature constantly amazes!
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Ya I was there this morning as well definitely stained. Gary I'm going to need some coordinates on where you were so I can verify water quality.Salty Gator wrote:Interesting, looked like tea todayGaryDroze wrote:For reasons I can't even pretend to explain, the St Marks refuge tidal creeks recently shazzamed from super muddy to crystal clear in two days. I wasted three precious hours of life down there on Tuesday catching nothing in coffee-colored currents, then went back Thursday to the very same creek and enjoyed a redfish/trout/sheepie explosion in aquarium water. Mother Nature constantly amazes!
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He was two clicks southeast from a fat water moccasin and a rod length from Bubba, his pet 10-foot bull gator.Apalachee Inshore wrote:Ya I was there this morning as well definitely stained. Gary I'm going to need some coordinates on where you were so I can verify water quality.
Water was even slightly stained in Big Lagoon State Park at Perdido Key, but that didn't stop a 4-pound trout from inhaling my Bagley finger mullet topwater lure this morning. Unfortunately forgot my STAR measuring tape but I wanted to get her back in the water quickly anyway. Great start to the day!
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Re: If you're looking for trout/clear water
Worth a try right. And that's a nice trout, would have been proud of one half that size today. As for the STAR measurements I always, always forget to enter my catch.silverking wrote:He was two clicks southeast from a fat water moccasin and a rod length from Bubba, his pet 10-foot bull gator.Apalachee Inshore wrote:Ya I was there this morning as well definitely stained. Gary I'm going to need some coordinates on where you were so I can verify water quality.
Water was even slightly stained in Big Lagoon State Park at Perdido Key, but that didn't stop a 4-pound trout from inhaling my Bagley finger mullet topwater lure this morning. Unfortunately forgot my STAR measuring tape but I wanted to get her back in the water quickly anyway. Great start to the day!
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I was out again Saturday at the Refuge, jonesing for a STAR tagged red. Not as clear as Thursday, but still not bad. Reds/trout lively on the incoming. For the tidal creeks I mostly fish (all east of the lighthouse), the ones that have little or no connection to the levees are always the least muddy/stained after rains. Those levee spillways dump rain overflow into the smaller creeks.
Another lesson learned: if the creeks are crawling with spotted gar, I might as well put away the rod & go home. Gar seem to sprout like mushrooms after a hard rain down there.
Another lesson learned: if the creeks are crawling with spotted gar, I might as well put away the rod & go home. Gar seem to sprout like mushrooms after a hard rain down there.
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I was out there in my big trawler on Saturday swimming around for scallops. Didn't move around or wander far from the boat but didn't see much.
Saw a guy get a nice bull red from my flybridge under the Ochlocknee bay bridge. Looked to be in a very large G3 or similar boat with modern power. Hell of a show.
The shoals were crystal clear.
Saw a guy get a nice bull red from my flybridge under the Ochlocknee bay bridge. Looked to be in a very large G3 or similar boat with modern power. Hell of a show.
The shoals were crystal clear.
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From what I saw yesterday morning the aquarium needs to be cleaned.
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Gary I found you aquarium creek but didn't get into any redfish/trout/sheepie explosion. A couple of trout on topwater and an over slot redfish I did a hands free release on about 15 feet from the boat. This was before the monsoon set in.
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I'm trying again today. Will see if it's clear or not so much!
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St Marks Refuge creeks verdict (7/18/2017): not so much!
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Was over @ Mashes Sands yesterday and with the heavy rain storms we are having every day it will be a while before it clears up. By the way, no red with a tag.GaryDroze wrote:St Marks Refuge creeks verdict (7/18/2017): not so much!