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Left T'ville this morning with ice on the windshield (thought I was nuts at the time). Stopped in at Jerry's about 9:00 for shrimp. Launched at the Fort about 9:30 to a VERY low tide. Motored up the river all the way to 98 bridge and started fishing down stream with the last of the falling tide. Fished hard around the power lines and never got a nibble . Was about 11:00 before the first fish was caught. Continued downstream to some deeper spots in the river and fishing was off and on for the rest of the day. Released about 10 reds and 3 or 4 trout. Most of the reds were keeper size and all of the trout but 1 were small. LOTS of bait theives in every hole. If you didn't catch a mangrove, you would catch a redfish eventually. Everything on live shrimp. Only caught lady fish on a gulp jig. Beautiful day, off the water about 3:00.

BTW - Do not know who has a long narrow (no name) guide boat that fishes the St Marks River area, but I about had a problem with whoever this is. Being overly curtious, I slowed to idle speed past each boat that was fishing the river on the way out. I idle past this guide boat as close to the opposite bank as I was comfortable and the guide (who was acctually fishing) chunks a shrimp at least 25 yards that all but lands in my boat and then has the nerve to shoot me a dirty look. I was so shocked I didn't know how to react. Next time no idle speed for him or his non-fish catching clients. I have fished plenty of guided trips and this guy just looked like a punk for starters, but was willing to show his a$$ in front of his customers. Guess he got tired of his clients watching someone else catch fish.

You're supposed to run into people like that in the summer not on a December weekday.

Glad you got out there and found a few.

Shoulda took his pic and posted it

Mostly a good day on the water. Nice fish

sounds like fun.

so what are you doing on the 8th?

What am I doing on the 8th???? You wanna go???

I might go:

Deer Hunting.......nah the moon is still too full.

Quail Hunting........Don't have any one else who can go and its no fun alone.

Duck Hunting........nah I hate waking up that early two days in a row.

Fishing............Not a bad choice, but the weather doesn't look too good.

Oh yea I have a job. Some how I keep forgetting that. Probably going to go try to hammer out a living for a little while, but I shall see the water again Saturday, I think

Not a bad day, Salt.

Nice report there salt.
I may be on the river on Sat. Want to go offshore, but the wind looks like it would be to ruff for the TideDancer.

Saltwater4me wrote: Guess he got tired of his clients watching someone else catch fish.

Thanks for the nice report. I think I'll try the river on saturday.

Nice fish and report!!
Sorry to hear about the jerk...