Wakulla River 1-23
Posted: January 23rd, 2010, 6:38 pm
Plan A was to go west and do some sightfishing for reds. After watching a beatiful day of weather on Friday go to waste with me grinding it out at work, I had high hopes for today. I woke up this morning, and as usual, the weather was windy for the weekend. Forcast called for southeast, but it was 15-20 out of the east. At least it wasn't in the 20's or raining like the past 6 weekends, so I decided to hit the Wakulla river for some sheepshead fishing. The 6 inches of rain we got on Thursday made the usually clear Wakulla run pretty dark. I think this is better for the fishing, though. Seems like the sheepies are spooked less with the darker water color.
After stopping by Jerry's for a couple dozen shrimp, I hit the river and paddled to my favorite sheepie hole. Pretty soon, the tap tap yielded this little guy
The river was running out pretty good by this point, but I found some structure to hold my bait just right and then they started getting bigger
After weeding through the smallies, I finally started catching the good'ns These guys sure can pull
It's been a while since I did some of this kind of river fishing, but now I remember how relaxing it can be. Just anchored up on a pretty winter day on an even prettier river. I caught a bunch and kept a few for dinner. I just might have to go do this again :mrgreen:
After stopping by Jerry's for a couple dozen shrimp, I hit the river and paddled to my favorite sheepie hole. Pretty soon, the tap tap yielded this little guy
The river was running out pretty good by this point, but I found some structure to hold my bait just right and then they started getting bigger
After weeding through the smallies, I finally started catching the good'ns These guys sure can pull
It's been a while since I did some of this kind of river fishing, but now I remember how relaxing it can be. Just anchored up on a pretty winter day on an even prettier river. I caught a bunch and kept a few for dinner. I just might have to go do this again :mrgreen:
