West Side 9/30

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Charles
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West Side 9/30

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After work and running errands, I decided I had time to hit the walk-in spot I like on the west side of Goose Bay this afternoon. I bet the folks in these places just love it when I come in after working. Especially on days when I've also been throwing the castnet and have a few mullet in the cooler. :o :x

Got there shortly after 5 with a thunder-boomer whipping it up to the northeast.

Picked up a slot trout almost immediately on a Catch 2000, but got there so late in the tide that the bar was well exposed and the surrounding flat was too shallow to work a Catch 2000 without hanging in the grass. Switched to a TopDog Jr. and did nothing on that. Not a single strike.

Saw a nice double rainbow in the storm. A dim band with a much brighter band to the east of it. From where I was, it looked like the bright band was touching down in the marsh between Wakulla Beach and Graves Creek.

Switched to a 7M MirrOLure and started wading out. Got a couple hundred yards out and hip deep before I started catching short trout. Finally got one over the slot, but by now the sun was behind the trees and it was time to head for the hill.

Think I got there too late in the falling tide to really do much. A few trout, no reds, loads and loads of bait and bluecrabs around. One alligator that watched me for awhile, then headed on off to do alligator things.

Saw a cottonmouth in the road on the way home. Stopped the car and started to get out, but he must have recognized me. <EEEEK, IT'S THE GUY WITH THE WALKING STICK, RUN FOR YOUR LIFE>
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tin can
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Post by tin can »

Charles, the storm was northwest of us, inland. We also saw the rainbow. It was a little breezy today, but the conditions were tolerable. Glad ya got out there. :thumbup:
What was I supposed to do today?
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:thumbup:
"The charm of fishing is that it is the pursuit of what is elusive but attainable, a perpetual series of occasions for hope." - John Buchan
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Post by Reel Slow »

Better late than never! :thumbup:
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