5/31 St. Marks
Posted: June 9th, 2009, 7:39 pm
Had some friends visit for fishing last weekend. I was hoping to put a few keeper trout in the boat and was definitely not expecting the type of weekend we had. Saturday the guest showed up around nine, a little late for me, and we set out for the fort. I really like the new ramps there. Even with the parking lot full I rarely have to wait long. We set out for a spot a little east of the lighthouse to catch some pin fish and then headed out to deeper water for a spot I've been checking out in the new boat. On the way we looked for scallops but didn't see the first one.
Within five minutes of being there this happened...
Something big, we never got a visual. One of four break offs. None hit my pole so they were safe that day. After a little while longer we did see and catch some small cobia so we think this is what we missed.
I also managed to catch a trout.
We caught this also, not sure what it is but we put it back out and it produced a small cobia.
Seas got ruff later in the day and we headed home.
Sunday I requested that we leave my house around five. We had planned on Lanark but after the cobia the day before, off to the fort... Nothing like an early start.
We caught pins and set the gps to the same spot as Saturday. Surprisingly on both days there were very few boats anywhere near us.
As the tide began to change the flounder turned on and at times it felt like absolut panic,
one rod after the other was getting hit. We pulled in these nice fish over the next few hours. Many were at the side of the boat, especially the cobia.
The one keeper cobia that bit while the other cobia four times bigger swam by. I guess he's big for a reason.
not a keeper
Total for the day
We had one of those days that last forever. Just a phenomenal day and I was glad to put some out of towners on some fish. We also pulled out the masks and snorkels on some rocks and saw a few big grouper. Looking into a hawaiian sling...
Went back to the same spot on Sunday June 7 and more of the same. Flounder on the tide change followed by cobia. We had some chum and saw some very large cobia that would swim right up to the boat after a small one did, we pitched and hooked up on the smaller ones not knowing the big one was only a few steps behind. Hooked into a monster that broke off. We had a visual on this one, he surfaced about 70 yards out and I think the line wrapped up. Looked like he was breathing like a tarpon does. I then went on a half hour fight with a 39 inch cobia. We pulled the anchor and chased this one down. Great fish. I'll add that pic when I get it. Two weekends in a row with a keeper cobia and seeing and missing much larger ones.
Within five minutes of being there this happened...
Something big, we never got a visual. One of four break offs. None hit my pole so they were safe that day. After a little while longer we did see and catch some small cobia so we think this is what we missed.
I also managed to catch a trout.
We caught this also, not sure what it is but we put it back out and it produced a small cobia.
Seas got ruff later in the day and we headed home.
Sunday I requested that we leave my house around five. We had planned on Lanark but after the cobia the day before, off to the fort... Nothing like an early start.
We caught pins and set the gps to the same spot as Saturday. Surprisingly on both days there were very few boats anywhere near us.
As the tide began to change the flounder turned on and at times it felt like absolut panic,
one rod after the other was getting hit. We pulled in these nice fish over the next few hours. Many were at the side of the boat, especially the cobia.
The one keeper cobia that bit while the other cobia four times bigger swam by. I guess he's big for a reason.
not a keeper
Total for the day
We had one of those days that last forever. Just a phenomenal day and I was glad to put some out of towners on some fish. We also pulled out the masks and snorkels on some rocks and saw a few big grouper. Looking into a hawaiian sling...
Went back to the same spot on Sunday June 7 and more of the same. Flounder on the tide change followed by cobia. We had some chum and saw some very large cobia that would swim right up to the boat after a small one did, we pitched and hooked up on the smaller ones not knowing the big one was only a few steps behind. Hooked into a monster that broke off. We had a visual on this one, he surfaced about 70 yards out and I think the line wrapped up. Looked like he was breathing like a tarpon does. I then went on a half hour fight with a 39 inch cobia. We pulled the anchor and chased this one down. Great fish. I'll add that pic when I get it. Two weekends in a row with a keeper cobia and seeing and missing much larger ones.
