Arrived Wed ~ 3pm. Got the campsite set up and headed to the beach. I slipped off at 7:30 and fished the surf with a nylure till dark-thirty. Nada.
Thurs am I did the family thing. Rode bikes, walked trails, etc. fished the surf that day and caught 3 whiting all day on dead shrimp/sand fleas while the kids played in that COLD water with all the folks from up North.
Fri am I was sitting on the rocks at Sykes Cut as the sun came up. Fish started biting around 7:30. 1/2oz Nylure, yellow skirt with the red deal running thru it tipped with Sand Flea. The Gulp fleas worked just as good as the real thing. I went with a buddy that lives down there and he had to leave early to get to work, we were off the rocks by 8:00 and fish were still being caught. We ended up with 4 and I kept 1 for supper.
Sat am I went the other way. I was at the east end as the sun came up. STIFF SE wind to say the least. I pulled up just around the corner, 1/2 way out of the wind. Fish didn't cooperate. I got broke off 2 different times by spanish. One of the times I swear that right as I got broke off, a spanish jumped up and smiled at me..... Needless to say, I had the place to myself. I told the wife I'd be back to camp in time to make breakfast for the kids that morning. I fished till about 7:45 and headed out so that, hopefully, I wouldn't meet anyone coming in. I remember back before the storm, there were only 2-3 places that you actually needed 4wd. Now, you need it pretty much from the time you get thru the gate to the end.
Sat mid day, the wife had a girlfriend come down. I got her and the kids set up on the beach. Too windy for umbrellas, etc. I left them with a kite, a couple bottles of water, and some beach toys. The wind was straight outta the South so I figured I could tuck in behind the Boy Scout Camp. High tide was 2pm and I started fishing around 12:00. Starting at the ramp, I wadded to the NW side for several hundred yards. 2 spanish caught on the "swimming mullet" Gulp and 2 rat reds caught on a gold spoon.
Dinner Sat night at Finneys, then Breakfast at El Jalisco Sun morning. We got a pretty good light show Sat night when that storm moved thru.
The fishing wasn't banner by any means but I got to try all the usual spots. The kids had a blast, as did the wife and I, and that is what it's all about!
I thought they'd be biting better than that on the island, the cold weather might have them slowed down. Those kids look to be having a blast, I love SGI. sure is pretty.