Time to start planning for St. Joe Tournament

Sea Gurl · Post by **Sea Gurl** » May 9th, 2006, 12:10 pm

I plan on being there somewhere to spend the night Friday. Although I don't think mentioning spending the night to Wevans was the correct thing to say

BTW Wevans I pulled out my notes (including gps numbers and map) on fishing St Joe from a reliable source from that area - if anybody is interested in a copy - make offer

Sea Gurl

Littoral · Post by **Littoral** » May 9th, 2006, 12:18 pm

That weekend got me to wondering if anybody needs a partner. I'll already be in town anyway (playing music Fri-Sat night at the Wind Mark demo house). I can't be sure what "condition" I'll be in early that morning but I sure do know St Joe Bay.

Post by **wevans** » May 9th, 2006, 1:20 pm

At least ya didn't ask if I wanted ta spend the night SG

and you let me know what the highest bid goes on that info before ya sale it off

I'd offer ya a ride on mine Lit, but it's strictly a two person ride "unless it's my girls or no fishin goin on"

Fishin 911 · Post by **Fishin 911** » May 9th, 2006, 1:30 pm

I am off that weekend....sooo I think I need to bring the new boat..dont know if I'll fish as a tournament participant, but I'll sho nuff come on over. I'll try and con my dad into fishing with me. LOL

I tried to get him to fish a St joe tourny with me 2 yrs ago and he wouldn't..

Give me an excuse to go visit dad in Mexico Beach.

Offshore trip on Sunday anyone????? if the weather is good

Post by **wevans** » May 12th, 2006, 8:45 am

WOOOOO WOOOOOOO

St. Joe Bay
Trout are hitting top-water lures right now, which is easy to fish because the water is still clear of floating grass. Plastic grubs fished below a popping cork will also be effective. Live bait anglers can take advantage of the abundance of alewives currently in the bay. There are plenty of bluefish still roaming over the deep grass beds and channels. Spanish mackerel have thinned out but the ones remaining are running 3 to 6 pounds. Multiple schools of tripletail are still around. They are most easily spotted during a still period in the tide when the fish tend to rise toward the surface. The best places are around the mouth of the St. Joe Canal and around any floating debris you happen upon. There are still schools of butterfly rays moving along the beach on the outside of the peninsula. Pompano follow the rays, looking for food stirred up by their wings. Try casting a prism-colored pompano jig ahead of the rays, then bump it slowly along the bottom just as the rays past. If you jig it too hard, you'll snag a ray, which isn't fun.
-Capt. Fred Erickson, Presnell's Bayside Marina and RV Resort

http://www.tallahassee.com/apps/pbcs.dl ... 002/SPORTS

catchin1 · Post by **catchin1** » May 12th, 2006, 8:53 am

And I can't fish that weekend.

TroutTrent · Post by **TroutTrent** » May 12th, 2006, 1:05 pm

Steve, Count me and Chuck in.

Ty one on · Post by **Ty one on** » May 12th, 2006, 1:12 pm

TroutTrent wrote:Steve, Count me and Chuck in.

Man, this thing is shaping up to be a fun event.

Will yall be fishing Friday. My Dad and I will be.

Whoo-Hoo

Post by **RodBow** » May 12th, 2006, 4:39 pm

Where do you put in? Is presnell's on the mainland side or out on the cape?
From google-e it looks like there's a ramp at the bridge?

I see that (the) high tide is after weigh-in so no worry about getting landlocked in the back forty?

Post by **Chalk** » May 12th, 2006, 7:15 pm

Mainland side off C30....Presnell's Campground

No guarantees on not getting land locked

Post by **MudDucker** » May 12th, 2006, 10:27 pm

I got to work that Saturday...dang it

Post by **Chalk** » May 13th, 2006, 9:43 am

MudDucker wrote:I got to work that Saturday...dang it

Me too

Fishin 911 · Post by **Fishin 911** » May 13th, 2006, 11:45 am

Rodbow, Presnell's gets pretty crowded at times. It is on State Rd C-30A. You can get landlocked on a low tide over there.

The downtown ramp in St. Joe is free and is in good shape. It is at the first traffic signal you come to in St Joe if you are headed west on 98. Take a left. There are some channel markers when going out & coming in you need to pay special attention to. When leaving the ramp, you go between the gazebo on the land and the green marker on the right...keep heading to the next set of channel markers before you head out across the bay. Lots of sand bars in there.

There is also the ramp at the Eagle Harbor State Park over on the peninsula.

The ramp that is under the bridge, I am not quite sure on the shape of it. I haven't used it in 2 years and it was marginal as far as a ramp goes. It may have been improved by now.

Post by **RodBow** » May 13th, 2006, 9:50 pm

10-4 not sure where my 20's going to be.

Post by **wevans** » May 15th, 2006, 11:23 am

Port Saint Joe, St. Joseph Bay
19 May 2006 - 20 May 2006
29.8000Â° N, 85.3000Â° W
Note: Reference is in time zone :America/Chicago; adjusted offsets -1 hr
to undo LST compensation.

2006-05-19 01:45 EDT -0.48 feet Low Tide
2006-05-19 01:51 EDT Moonrise
2006-05-19 06:45 EDT Sunrise
2006-05-19 12:39 EDT Moonset
2006-05-19 15:26 EDT 1.76 feet High Tide
2006-05-19 20:29 EDT Sunset
2006-05-20 02:12 EDT -0.25 feet Low Tide
2006-05-20 02:29 EDT Moonrise
2006-05-20 05:21 EDT Last Quarter
2006-05-20 06:45 EDT Sunrise
2006-05-20 13:46 EDT Moonset
2006-05-20 16:23 EDT 1.41 feet High Tide
2006-05-20 20:30 EDT Sunset

We be fishin the rise, all day long