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St. Marks 11/27/06
Posted: November 27th, 2006, 8:32 pm
by birddog
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.
Posted: November 27th, 2006, 8:36 pm
by Reel Slow
Send me the GPS for all those rocks
Cool pics BD
Posted: November 27th, 2006, 8:44 pm
by Chalk
Posted: November 27th, 2006, 8:46 pm
by Saltwater4me
Sounds like a fun day.
No wonder I keep hitting all those freaking rocks. Got a secret for getting in there??
Posted: November 27th, 2006, 8:47 pm
by birddog
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.
Posted: November 27th, 2006, 8:47 pm
by birddog
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
Posted: November 27th, 2006, 8:53 pm
by Chalk
Posted: November 27th, 2006, 8:57 pm
by Ron Wilson
Nice job, BD, and thanks for the report.
Posted: November 27th, 2006, 9:00 pm
by Saltwater4me
I just hit them harder on plane
Do you go east or west of the island or does it matter?
Posted: November 27th, 2006, 9:01 pm
by Eerman
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.
Posted: November 27th, 2006, 9:04 pm
by birddog
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.
Posted: November 27th, 2006, 9:05 pm
by Saltwater4me
Thanks. Never had the nerve to stay in there on low tide.
Posted: November 27th, 2006, 9:10 pm
by Barhopr
And you want me to take my new boat in that
Posted: November 27th, 2006, 9:15 pm
by birddog
Barhopr wrote:And you want me to take my new boat in that
Yep.
When we going?
Posted: November 27th, 2006, 9:15 pm
by birddog