St. Marks 1-27-09

[lordsfisher]

I went east of the lighthouse to the rocks off palmetto island. Perfectly calm and clear. But saw no fish on the flats. I was getting bored during the drift and started pitching to stingrays. FYI, they won't eat a brined shrimp even when they are on top of it. OK, no action there so headed to entrance to Stoney Bayou. Pitched brined shrimp to a small school of sheephead. They won't eat those either. I looked down at the rocks and noticed a dormant 8' aligator laying on the bottom in 5 foot of water with saltwater flowing over it. Ended up with only two keeper trout. I only saw one red (about 20") and I saw it in 2' of water as i motored to a different hole. I couldn't believe he didn't scat as i ran past him with the big motor running. I could've reached out grabbed him. Overall, perfect day on the water, just no good fish to report. Only saw a couple other boats all day... it was so tranquil. No bugs. Broke the tip off one rod. That made my fish about $50 a lb. FWC was checking boats that were coming into the Lighthouse. They were checking at the fort the last time I went out. Make sure you're legal. And go get a new tag for your trailer... it's only $17 to $29 a year in Florida. Beats the $91 ticket i got from FHP last time which made my fish worth $91 a pound. This is an expensive sport. But i'm a junkie.

[shnstone]

Glad you got out.But sounds like some of my trips. I guess it's like a gambling addiction ,when you hit sometimes you tend to forget about the misses.

[What a mess]

Never post the $ per pound on a pubic web site bad mojo our wives could be reading this

Not

but it is still depressing.

Glad you got out.

[tin can]

Fishing is good. Catching is a plus. Glad ya got out there.

[lordsfisher]

Never post the $ per pound on a pubic web site bad mojo our wives could be reading this

Not

Good advice about $ per pound with regards to wives. Glad you're watching out for me. You should also be careful writing about guys fishing in tight running shorts. My wife might start visiting this site and reading!

[sharkboy]

Might have to remind the wives how many $/pound THEY cost!

[fish on!!]

Might have to remind the wives how many $/pound THEY cost!

...and then the fight started

[procraftwes]

You did better than me i fished the st marks river sunday and couldnt catch anything. I saw some reds but i couldnt get them to eat. Saturday i went late to work out some kinks in the new boat and brought a rod. I tossed a gulp in and on the first cast caught a nice trout but had to stop fishing. better luck next weekend..its going to be another cold one

[Bow'd Up]

Glad you got out there

[flounderpounder]

Thanks for the St Marks report.

[lordsfisher]

I think if i were going this weekend, I'd stay in the St. Marks river system and not venture to the rock garden or tidal creeks. Or better yet go down to the Fenholloway where they're catching trout, reds and silky jogging shorts.

[Eerman]

Fishing is good

[Flint River Pirate]

[Geaux Fishin]

I went east of the lighthouse to the rocks off palmetto island. Perfectly calm and clear. But saw no fish on the flats. I was getting bored during the drift and started pitching to stingrays. FYI, they won't eat a brined shrimp even when they are on top of it. OK, no action there so headed to entrance to Stoney Bayou. Pitched brined shrimp to a small school of sheephead. They won't eat those either. I looked down at the rocks and noticed a dormant 8' aligator laying on the bottom in 5 foot of water with saltwater flowing over it. Ended up with only two keeper trout. I only saw one red (about 20") and I saw it in 2' of water as i motored to a different hole. I couldn't believe he didn't scat as i ran past him with the big motor running. I could've reached out grabbed him. Overall, perfect day on the water, just no good fish to report. Only saw a couple other boats all day... it was so tranquil. No bugs. Broke the tip off one rod. That made my fish about $50 a lb. FWC was checking boats that were coming into the Lighthouse. They were checking at the fort the last time I went out. Make sure you're legal. And go get a new tag for your trailer... it's only $17 to $29 a year in Florida. Beats the $91 ticket i got from FHP last time which made my fish worth $91 a pound. This is an expensive sport. But i'm a junkie.

If you think this is expensive try golf:

Membership: $2,500 - $5,000 per year (and you do not get to take the course home with you)
Clubs & Bag - $1,500
Driver wrapped around a tree - $450
Golf Balls - $50 per dozen
Hole-in-one - Priceless