ST Marks NWR - 10 May 2015

[Terrier]

Fished St Marks from 7:30AM - 1:30 PM. Better than last week, but still slow. Ended up with 2 trout, one at 18" caught topwater on a Gartside Gurgler and one at 20" caught on an olive/chart/white clouser. Also picked up a spanish at 15" on the same clouser. Had a few cut-offs and short strikes from spanish as well. Long bar produced all three fish today - couldn't get anything at the wash bar or other oyster bars to the west. The water is clear with a slight tannin stain. Saw lots of mullet and glass minnows ,along with a manatee, sharks, rays and a turtle. I brought home the smaller trout and the spanish - the trout had been eating shrimp, not baitfish.

[SS-342]

Excellent detailed report, thanks!

Shrimp seems to be the food of choice or is it that pin fish is in shorter supply?

Thanks again for the good report.

[silverking]

The long wand wizard strikes again. Nicely done.

[tallykenj]

Nice