St. Marks 1/4

[tin can]

What a day.

Birddig pulled up in front of my house about 11:30 this morning, with boat in tow. He opened his truck door, and stepped out with a gun in his hand. He then ordered me to get my fishin stuff and get in the truck. In fear for my life I did what he said.

We launched at a very low Lighthouse pool at around 12:30. We got out of the canal easily, thanks to the 18' boat with the 135 Merc plowing a ditch ahead of us. As we were leaving the canal, Birddog asked " Do you think we can get into Stony?" I told him "NO, we can't get into Stony. It's bone dry right now". He replied "Sure we can. Lets go". I was right. We didn't make it. We got about half way through the rock garden and Birddog says " I thing we're gonna.........................We're stuck". I'll let y'all guess what I said.

After 45 minutes of good company and pleasant conversation, the boat was floating again. After another 45 minutes of drifting, we were in the mouth of Stony. By this time the water was really moving.

I'll say at this point, our intent for the day was as much exploring as fishing. We rode the current, casting at every good spot we saw. We followed the creek all the way to the blown out spot in the dike of the pool you drive by coming into the lighthouse.

The trip was worth it just for the exploration. To add to the pleasure of the trip, we caught 4 or 5 reds and 2 trout. None of the reds were very big. 1 might have been a legal keeper. The trout I caught was about 17". Birddog will probably post later that his trout was a monster.

Not a lot of fish, but well worth the trip.

Thanks for the ride, Birddog.

[Chalk]

[noleflyfisher]

Sounds like a perfect way to spend a beautiful winter day.

[mjsigns]

Birddog sounds as determined as me to chase them fish no matter what the conditions.... I was stuck sitting in my office all day dreaming about the Aucillia and the approaching spring.... You GO Bird Dog WTG TC

[birddog]

Thanks for the good company , John. Lets do it again real soon.

BTW, he was a monster.

[Eerman]

Stuck on the water is better than stuck in a computer chair

[DixieReb]

WTG,TC. I bet BD didn't have to twist your arm to get you to go. He didn't need no gun neither! At least ya got out.

[birddog]

WTG,TC. I bet BD didn't have to twist your arm to get you to go. He didn't need no gun neither! At least ya got out.

Well, to be perfectly honest. It was only a Red Rider BB gun. Although I seem to remember from my childhood that them things sting something aweful.

[Fighting Conch]

I went for a non-fishing joyride yesterday afternoon (on a wait-for-the-plumber-to-install-a-new-dishwasher post-orange pre-rose day off from work). Decided to launch at Newport in the very same low tide you had fun with and learned with a thump there is a two foot drop-off at the end of the ramp. Went up river, then down and out to the lighthouse, and back. Very pretty day - the most interesting thing was when I poked into a creek south of the old fort, heard some rustling in the trees, and caught a glimpse of a black hairly back. Probably a bear but maybe an Apalachee bigfoot.

[Sir reel]

That might have been TC and Birddog cut'n across from Stony look'n fer water??