Lanark 10.10.08

[Supa Fly]

Well, somehow I've managed to fish 3 weekends in a row. Didn't post last weekends trip, but the wind was horrible and I caught one red, one sheepshead, and 3 trout, all on a gold spoon. (Sheepshead on a gold spoon - weird, I know). Anyway, went with CED on Friday to test out his new Beavertail BTX (which is an awesome boat by the way) and catch some feesh. It was super foggy Friday morning, with 100% cloud coverage - however there was practically no wind, and seas were very calm. We went around the front of the islands and played with some spanish and ladyfish for a while, waiting for the fog and clouds to clear out. Saw a tarpon roll around the school of spanish we were fishing. Didn't realize there were still any out there this time of year. Got tired of that, so we moved inside the islands despite the cloudiness to try for some reds. Did some blind casting behind SGI and came up with a few reds there. Around noon the skies cleared, and it turned out to be a beautiful day. Went over to Lanark to fish the falling tide, which surprisingly produced nada. Saw a few, and foul hooked one, but that was it. Finished the day behind Dog Island, where we found plenty of happy reds. Ended the day with 8 reds, but blew shots at several others. Strange/ interesting sightings for the day: tarpon off Dog Island, bald eagle sitting on the beach at SGI, and an alligator cruising the flats behind Dog Island. Here's a couple stellar pics from CED's iPhone.

[birddog]

Great report SF. Thanks for posting.

[Dabbler]

Thank you.

[Reel Slow]

[Barhopr]

good variety boys and CED, welcome to the BT family , but dang, help a brotha out, could have dropped my name and gotten me a new fly rod

[ced0412]

Mills - I didn't even know they did that man, sorry. What kind of rod do they offer?

If it makes you feel better I'm always looking for someone to come along on weekday trips, we need to do that trip we never could last fall.

[Barhopr]

TFO rods, William and Joeseph gear, Costa Del Mar and a few more things.
and Damn straight on the weekday trips

[jsuber]

Nice fishing trip.

[Natureboy]

You look like a rockstar on the bow of that skiff cuz! Go get'em!

[WaltDawg]

Nice Friday!

Sorry to hear about your Tiger's Natureboy.

[Natureboy]

Nice Friday!

Sorry to hear about your Tiger's Natureboy.

We got blind sided, about like Bama did to the Dawgs. We strted to believe or own press I have to admit Florida is tough. They deserved the win.

[Ron Wilson]

Very nice.