and caught a keeper trout of 17 in.on a jig.
This was to be our last keeper till about 1130 when we caught another 17 in trout near to the middle of the streightaway.Now we got 2 keepers in the boat. There was 3 of us in the boat and we had been from the landing to below the island....throwing jigs...sometimes tipped with shrimp....mirror lures.
All this time we had caught 4-5 little bitty trout...not 10 in long.
Finally got enough water to go out on the flats....so we headed East toward Econfina about 1-2 miles.Imagine being on the flats in December. Surprisingly there was 3 or 4 boats way out on the flats....1 nearly 2 miles out. Wonder if they were doing anything...because we sure was not. Got 1 bite from a 10in flounder.
Decided to go to the west flats....since we did nothing on the east side.
Should have gone home because we didn't get a bite on the westward swing.
Came on back to the river and quit about 1400 hrs. Total for the day...between 3 quite experienced fishermen....2 trout.
It's hard to say...but I belive....it may be over for this season. This is the second time in 2 weeks I've been there...and struck out. This unseasonable weather we are having...up to 80 degrees today...is hard to overcome.
Mullet were in the river today though. Saw 3-4 boats fishing for them....
and the netters were out in force.
There were 17 trucks at the landing when we retrieved about 1400 hrs. Never did see over 5-6 boats in the river. Wonder where they were....up a creek?
