St. Marks 11/27/06

Post by **birddog** » November 27th, 2006, 8:32 pm

Launched at 1st light and headed east. Didn't find much at plan A spot so retreated back to Stoney Bayou before the tide took all the water. Spent the day in Stoney looking for reds but catching trout. If you're looking to catch a butt load of dink trout Stoneys the place. Lost count of the 15"-17" trout I put in the boat. Caught 'em on spinnerbaits and topwater. Only saw 4-5 pup reds. Finally got out of there around 4:30. The water was slow to come back in today.

As rough as today was..Can't wait til next time.

Mouth of Stoney

Even the mullet boats had it rough today. This fellow grounded himself for about 2 hours trying to get in Stoney.

Post by **Reel Slow** » November 27th, 2006, 8:36 pm

Send me the GPS for all those rocks

Cool pics BD

Post by **Chalk** » November 27th, 2006, 8:44 pm

What's in that squirt bottle, smelly jelly?

Beat wherk'n or what I did all day

Saltwater4me · Post by **Saltwater4me** » November 27th, 2006, 8:46 pm

Sounds like a fun day.

No wonder I keep hitting all those freaking rocks. Got a secret for getting in there??

Post by **birddog** » November 27th, 2006, 8:47 pm

Chalk wrote:What's in that squirt bottle, smelly jelly?

Thats a jug of Tin Can's stinky stuff I won in the drawing last meeting. I found a good use for it too. Remember how my trolling motor squeaks sometimes when you turn the shaft? Just a squirt or 2 of the stinky stuff keeps it nice and quiet.

Post by **birddog** » November 27th, 2006, 8:47 pm

Saltwater4me wrote:Sounds like a fun day. No wonder I keep hitting all those freaking rocks. Got a secret for getting in there??

Keep her on plane

Post by **Chalk** » November 27th, 2006, 8:53 pm

birddog wrote:Thats a jug of Tin Can's stinky stuff ......

Post by **Ron Wilson** » November 27th, 2006, 8:57 pm

Nice job, BD, and thanks for the report.

Saltwater4me · Post by **Saltwater4me** » November 27th, 2006, 9:00 pm

I just hit them harder on plane

Do you go east or west of the island or does it matter?

Post by **Eerman** » November 27th, 2006, 9:01 pm

Nice day and pics BD. You can also squirt that stuff behind you to leave a trail back to the ramp so you don't get lost.

Post by **birddog** » November 27th, 2006, 9:04 pm

The easiest route is west of the Island. You can run to just before the mouth. then idle in. Once you're in Stoney you can run again. There are rocks in the creek. But not as many as in the mouth.

The best way to learn it is to do what I did today. Get in and let the water fall out and expose all the rocks. Then spend some time easing around learning the creek.

Saltwater4me · Post by **Saltwater4me** » November 27th, 2006, 9:05 pm

Thanks. Never had the nerve to stay in there on low tide.

Post by **Barhopr** » November 27th, 2006, 9:10 pm

And you want me to take my new boat in that

Post by **birddog** » November 27th, 2006, 9:15 pm

Barhopr wrote:And you want me to take my new boat in that

Yep.

When we going?

Post by **birddog** » November 27th, 2006, 9:15 pm

Saltwater4me wrote: Thanks. Never had the nerve to stay in there on low tide.