Did some scouting and finally worked up into a large creek where I caught the biggest trout of the day, a 16.5 incher. With the wind laying down by late afternoon, I went to check out a secluded honey hole. Eased in on the trolling motor at the lowest setting and found a pod of happy, feeding baby tarpon. The next half-hour was nuts. Had more than two dozen strikes and put 9 of those little silver kings in the air. Sizes ranged from 8-15 pounds. It was a blast. At one point I had a solid thump and the fish didn't jump. Got it to the skiff and it was an 18-inch common snook. Started getting late and the bite finally slowed, so we reluctantly headed back in. No pix, as I was too busy casting. The final tally was 12 trout, 2 reds, 9 tarpon and the snook. Fantastic day anytime, but especially on the 22nd of December along the Forgotten Coast. Fished that same lure all day long. They don't call them Deadly On Anything for nothing.
Haven't installed my new Garmin so wasn't able to check the water temps. Still feels cool to the touch.Bought a MegaMillions ticket on the way home. It rolled over though so guess my luck only goes so far. Maybe I'll hit the PowerBall tonight.
