St. Teresa Beach 4-20-08
Posted: April 21st, 2008, 10:00 pm
Hello Fellow Fisherman, I have been big fan of this forum for a long time and can truly say that reading all the many posts, has made me a better fisherman. I never took the time to post my experiences as I just didn't feel worthy. After my experience this weekend, I felt compelled to share my story with all of you. (my first post)
After two lousy weekends, I had to get my fishing fix and Sunday was the day. I polled my friends and begged my boys but no one desired to join my 5:30AM departure. So, I loaded up my gear and my new waiters and headed to St. Teresa Beach. I was in the water and working up the flats as the sun was rising. The water was glass and the fish were popping the surface everywhere. I attached my favorite chug bug and went at it! After several blow ups that resulted in no fish, I decided to bounce a gulp off the bottom. Five minutes later the drag was screaming at it was on! After fighting the fish a little longer than needed, I netted a 20 inch red fish. On the stringer it went and I have blackened red fish for dinner. I continued to work it and 20 minutes later the drag was screaming again. This time I net a 20 inch trout. On the stringer it went and I am reviewing recipes in my mind. I fished for another hour and found the day care center for under sized trout, but I didn't mind because I have two large fish spending their morning swimming beside me. At this point I start to think about a possible "flats slam" and all the bragging I will be doing to my boys for not joining me. After several hours, the wind has picked up and I decide to work my way back to my car and fish the pot holes. After several cast, my rod bends and I am hooked up. I net the fish and I have done it! A 14 inch flounder is in the net. ( this is where my superior fishing skills kick in) Do you know why they put those metal needles on stringers? Do you know how difficult it can be to put fish on stringers that don't have metal feeder needles to push through fishes mouth? Well, I do now! I have my flounder secured safely in my net and I untie my stringer from my person. I start to push the needleless stringer tip through the flounder's mouth and he does not like it one bit. He decides to escape the confines of my net and makes a jump for it. Not wanting to lose my "flats slam" I quickly grab the sucker and restore order to the situation. In the process of the failed escape attempt, the needles stringer line becomes removed from the flounders mouth and when I attempt to grab it, Mr. Red Fish decides that he and his new best friend, Mr. Trout, take off. Did you notice I said his new best friend? Well that is because they will spend the rest of eternity swimming together on my stringer! I took some line from my reel and made a improvised stringer. I continued fishing in an effort to replace my escaped dinner, but managed one more flounder and called it a day. Can anybody guess what the first thing I purchased today?
After two lousy weekends, I had to get my fishing fix and Sunday was the day. I polled my friends and begged my boys but no one desired to join my 5:30AM departure. So, I loaded up my gear and my new waiters and headed to St. Teresa Beach. I was in the water and working up the flats as the sun was rising. The water was glass and the fish were popping the surface everywhere. I attached my favorite chug bug and went at it! After several blow ups that resulted in no fish, I decided to bounce a gulp off the bottom. Five minutes later the drag was screaming at it was on! After fighting the fish a little longer than needed, I netted a 20 inch red fish. On the stringer it went and I have blackened red fish for dinner. I continued to work it and 20 minutes later the drag was screaming again. This time I net a 20 inch trout. On the stringer it went and I am reviewing recipes in my mind. I fished for another hour and found the day care center for under sized trout, but I didn't mind because I have two large fish spending their morning swimming beside me. At this point I start to think about a possible "flats slam" and all the bragging I will be doing to my boys for not joining me. After several hours, the wind has picked up and I decide to work my way back to my car and fish the pot holes. After several cast, my rod bends and I am hooked up. I net the fish and I have done it! A 14 inch flounder is in the net. ( this is where my superior fishing skills kick in) Do you know why they put those metal needles on stringers? Do you know how difficult it can be to put fish on stringers that don't have metal feeder needles to push through fishes mouth? Well, I do now! I have my flounder secured safely in my net and I untie my stringer from my person. I start to push the needleless stringer tip through the flounder's mouth and he does not like it one bit. He decides to escape the confines of my net and makes a jump for it. Not wanting to lose my "flats slam" I quickly grab the sucker and restore order to the situation. In the process of the failed escape attempt, the needles stringer line becomes removed from the flounders mouth and when I attempt to grab it, Mr. Red Fish decides that he and his new best friend, Mr. Trout, take off. Did you notice I said his new best friend? Well that is because they will spend the rest of eternity swimming together on my stringer! I took some line from my reel and made a improvised stringer. I continued fishing in an effort to replace my escaped dinner, but managed one more flounder and called it a day. Can anybody guess what the first thing I purchased today?