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Good day out of St Marks: SAT 08SEP07
Posted: September 9th, 2007, 12:32 pm
by Squall Line
My buddy Dave and I had the boat in the water at sunrise. Ran down from the Fort towards the flats/creeks. The first area we fished was really slow with the occasional bite, so we headed farther down the coast in search of new territory. Along the way we managed to catch a sheepshead, flounder and then we got into the trout. We had around 11 in the boat at the end of the day. Mostly shorts with a few keepers. The most enjoyable part was finding a pack of reds as we were wrapping up the day. We had 5 in the boat in the span of 45 minutes or so ( one double hook up as well, a good sign). The average size was 20-21" with one small one at 17" and the largest at 23". We were off the water at around 4:00 with some fish in the cooler (let all of the reds go) and a good day behind us. I am still new to fishing the St Marks area, and this is the first time I have managed to get into a good quantity of fish. The area definitely holds some potential... Before I had been fishing west of Panacea, mainly Alligator Harbor, Turkey Point, O. Bay etc.
Eric
Posted: September 9th, 2007, 1:29 pm
by birddog
Good report Squall Line.
Posted: September 9th, 2007, 1:44 pm
by oyster1
Here are a few pictures from the day.
The first two reds we caught. We caught more but it's kind of hard to stop and take pictures when the bite is on. Note the scallop flotilla in the background.
Little shark that ate the pinfish I was trying to catch a nice red or trout with. The funny thing is we caught 1 pinfish with Redfish Magic spinner and another with a Catch2000.
Keep of the day. We released all of the reds that were caught. I fried the sheepshead last night and it is probably one of the best tasting fish I have eaten.
Another fun day on the water
Posted: September 9th, 2007, 1:46 pm
by birddog
Nice job on releasing the reds...They ain't worth eatin' anyway.
Posted: September 9th, 2007, 1:46 pm
by tin can
Well done.
Posted: September 9th, 2007, 2:03 pm
by DixieReb
Posted: September 9th, 2007, 7:38 pm
by Eerman
Good bunch of fish
Posted: September 12th, 2007, 11:10 pm
by Good Times
good trip
Posted: September 12th, 2007, 11:23 pm
by bman
good trip- nice bunch of fish!
Posted: September 12th, 2007, 11:42 pm
by Squall Line
I definitely enjoyed it; I am planning on going back out Saturday and Sunday and making a push farther west towards Stony Bayou/ RG. I'm planning to take it slow until I can get the lay of the land out there-- from all accounts it sounds like some caution is in order
. Thanks for all the comments
Posted: September 13th, 2007, 7:06 am
by Barhopr
sounds like fun
