St Marks NWR - 22 Dec 2017

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St Marks NWR - 22 Dec 2017

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Started the holidays early and went to the refuge this afternoon - fished from 2:00 - 6:00. Had steady catching all afternoon at the passes to the west - ended up with 30 trout, plus some real dinks. Got some at 19" and 20", with most around 15" -16". Olive over chartreuse over white clouser got the most, but a black over purple or black over chartreuse EP minnow got the bigger ones and almost as many. Toward sunset the wind dropped so I tried a gartside gurgler and it was a swirl or fish on at almost every cast. One of the better days this year.
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Re: St Marks NWR - 22 Dec 2017

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Re: St Marks NWR - 22 Dec 2017

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Nice, that warmer weather probably pushed them back out to the mouth it sounds like


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Re: St Marks NWR - 22 Dec 2017

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[quote="kenfly"]Nice, that warmer weather probably pushed them back out to the mouth it sounds like

Yes - looks like things cool down next week but today and tomorrow should be warm and they should still be there.
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Re: St Marks NWR - 22 Dec 2017

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Great. Wading or boat?
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Re: St Marks NWR - 22 Dec 2017

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Fished out of kayak - could have waded once I got there but the oysters are big and the bars uneven - plus the water is still a little chilly despite the warm up. I can't stand fly fishing out of a kayak and much prefer to just use it as transportation, but it worked out for the most part.
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Re: St Marks NWR - 22 Dec 2017

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Sounds familiar. Rather be on foot, but use the yak to get around and find the fish. Get out if possible. Can sit only so long. Am thankful though I can still do it though.
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