FISHIN ECONFINA

[FUTCHCAIRO]

THE TWO OLD MEN OF THE SEA LAUNCHED THE BARGE IN THE RIVER THIS MORNIN ABOUT 8 A.M. 11-8-06. VERY LITTLE WATER AND JUST WAS ABLE TO GET OUT OF THE RIVER MOUTH. WENT A LITTLE TO THE EAST AND ON FIRST CAST I CAUGHT A 20" TROUT AND ON CARLS FIRST CAST HE CAUGHT A 18" TROUT, WE THOUGHT , MAN, THIS IS GOING TO BE A GREAT DAY. WE DID NOT GET ANOTHER STRIKE FOR ABOUT AN HOUR. THE WATER WE WERE FISHIN IN WAS ABOUT 10-12" DEEP, THIS SAME AREA WED. AWEEK AGO WAS 3-4' DEEP. THE WIND WAS PERFECT WITH THE RIGHT AMOUNT OF CHOP BUT I HAVE NEVER SEEN ECONFINA BAY WATER SO LOW. THERE ARE ROCK ALL OVER THE BAY EAST OF THE CHANNEL. WE FISHED TILL 1 P.M. HOPING FOR SOME WATER TO COME BACK IN ON THE INCOMING TIDE BUT IT DID NOT HAPPEN. WE FISHED GRUBS, DOA SHRIMP, TOPWATER PLUGGS AND THE ONLY FISH WE CAUGHT WAS ON TOP WATER PLUGS. ENDED THE DAY AT 1:30 P.M. AND JUST DID HAVE ENOUGH WATER TO GET INTO THE RIVER AND NEVER GOT ANY WATER OVER 2.7' DEEP TILL WE WERE ABOUT 1/4 MILE IN FROM THE TRIPOD. WE ENDED UP THE DAY WITH 4 TROUT AND I CAUGHT ABOUT 5# BLUE THAT REALLY GAVE A GOOD FIGHT. WE HEARD BOATS ALL DAY LONG HITTING ROCKS AND UNMARKED CRAB TRAPS. WE ARE GOING TO TRY AGAIN NEXT TUES. THE TIDE WILL BE A LOT BETTER THEN.
PA THE OLD MAN OF THE SEA & CARL

[birddog]

Dang Pa, you paint a treacherous picture of the econfina.

Glad ya'll caught a few.

[RHTFISH]

Charts show -.2 about 10:45 this am

At the Anky that means noooooooooooooooo water!

As always, thanks for the report PA!

Hope the N-NE winds will be minimal this weekend with
the marginal tides.

[FUTCHCAIRO]

YEA BIRDDOG, I ALMOST HAD A HEART ATTACK WHEN I SAW ALL OF THEOSE ROCKS, JUST TO THINK ABOUT RUNNIN OVER THAT AREA IN THE PAST , 45-50 MPH. IN THE FUTURE IF THE WATER AT THE LANDIN IS NOT AT LEAST HALF-WAY UP THE RAMP , I WILL NOT PUT IN.
PA THE OLD MAN OF THE SEA

[birddog]