St. Marks 7/8/06
Posted: July 8th, 2006, 7:21 pm
Did anyone else notice that the wind was out of the EAST and that it was STRONG?! 
We're out of the fort at 7am with ambitious plans of covering lots of ground, even running to Ochlockonee Shoals. It would not be so.
The river was deceptively calm; but the truth was revealed on the flats. 2 to 3 miles off in 8 or 9 feet and we were in waves that were just about 2 to 3 feet. It was hard to get anything to work under a CT without weight. We weren't drifiting bait, we were skiing it.
We finally conceded and moved just off the lighthouse where we lucked up on one keeper
and burned through a bag of Haw River Motor Oil colored grubs (that we bounced on small jigs). The tails we went through would make you think they know where the tail ends and hook begins! We covered water at a record pace with a strong pushing wind, that was still howling when we headed for home at 12 noon.
Anyone conquer the wind and whip the fish out there today?
We're out of the fort at 7am with ambitious plans of covering lots of ground, even running to Ochlockonee Shoals. It would not be so.
The river was deceptively calm; but the truth was revealed on the flats. 2 to 3 miles off in 8 or 9 feet and we were in waves that were just about 2 to 3 feet. It was hard to get anything to work under a CT without weight. We weren't drifiting bait, we were skiing it.
We finally conceded and moved just off the lighthouse where we lucked up on one keeper
and burned through a bag of Haw River Motor Oil colored grubs (that we bounced on small jigs). The tails we went through would make you think they know where the tail ends and hook begins! We covered water at a record pace with a strong pushing wind, that was still howling when we headed for home at 12 noon.Anyone conquer the wind and whip the fish out there today?
