Did the Wind Blow..Aucilla 20Apr07

Post by **Fisherman989** » April 20th, 2007, 6:13 pm

Got down to Aucilla River about 0715 this morning. Knew there would be plenty of water with low tide at about 10 AM..and it was a + 1.6. There was and we had no trouble launching. Headed down the river...thru the cut...down the ditch...and after a bumpy ride we wound up in the rock garden. Up and down we went....and zip was our luck. Over to one of the bars we had real good luck last Friday....up and down most of the way. Zip was our luck there...not a bite....and the wind was abuilding...out of the north. Just a few whitecaps were showing. Our boat wasn't too big and it looked like a busted day due to the wind.. We beat our way over toward one of the bars toward Econfina.Got very wet too. Zip around the bar....so we started drifting with the wind streight out to sea. We didn't go 200 yards....drifting...when bingo...on a streight gulp....the first fish of the day comes into the boat....a trout....16 in..We went on to catch 8 trout,1 mackrel, 3 hard fighting sail cats mostly on streight jigs with gulp grubs....before the wind drove us off the pond.about 1400 hrs. Didn't have a temp reading so don't know the water temp. It was good color though. Sailcats were in the 3-5 lb class....and pulled like a Missouri Mule.

Had poor luck on CT with gulp...live pinfish....Catch 2000.

Post by **birddog** » April 20th, 2007, 6:54 pm

Thats better than working like I was doing.

Post by **wevans** » April 20th, 2007, 7:27 pm

I got to Bottoms at 4:30 and took out at 6:30

the wind was blowin HARD out of the N/NE

still got a 21" Red and 4 Trout 22" to 16 "

about 5:30 it started getting smoky and by the time I left it looked like a fog, and had a smell to it

y'all left about 2 hours before the bite turned on

but done pretty danged good none the less

Post by **Redbelly** » April 20th, 2007, 7:36 pm

It is time for the Redbelly to fish da flats!

Post by **sundown** » April 20th, 2007, 9:26 pm

I fished out of St Marks this morning...Fought the wind all day...Went east early and caught a couple of nice trout on topwaters was about it...Late morning moved over on the west flats and got into the trout and mackeral....Caught a lot of shorts....Wind blowing like crazy....Left about two...

Post by **birddog** » April 20th, 2007, 9:27 pm

Least you was out there Sundown

Post by **Chalk** » April 20th, 2007, 9:42 pm

Glad you got to go

Post by **Reel Cowboy** » April 20th, 2007, 9:50 pm

It was better than sitting around the office all day

. Sounds like a good day to me.

Post by **Eerman** » April 21st, 2007, 12:09 pm

Got some fish

Post by **Reel Slow** » April 21st, 2007, 2:19 pm

Fished hard and it paid off...good job

Post by **reel therapy** » April 21st, 2007, 3:03 pm

Sounds like a good day to me.

Post by **Capt Reggie** » April 21st, 2007, 8:36 pm

Ya'all had a good day, wind or no - better than my Honey-do's!

Off with Reel Cowboy tomorrow to see if we can give folks a decent report out of Keaton Beach - wind or no!