St. Marks - 08/06 - 08/07
Posted: August 9th, 2010, 10:26 am
Got on the water Friday with the GF before daylight and headed East to 8' - 10' feet of water. The plan was to bounce bottom with Gulps. Wind conditions were perfect. As soon as we got to the spot the bite was on big time. By 8:15 AM we had a limit of 10 really nice trout in the box and had released many more. No 20 inchers caught, but lots of 17,18,19s. Caught several nice sea bass too. By around 10:00 or so things started slowing down. But it was an incredible morning of fishing. Roughly, we caught around 25 keeper size trout, and another 25 short ones. Played in the water a bit, and headed for the ramp by noon.
The plan Saturday was to repeat. I have it all figured out now, right? Not quite. Conditions had changed and it was extremely windy. The only way to fish where I wanted to fish was drag an anchor and the bite was slow. I kept threatening to move in to more shallow areas and try to dodge the wind a bit, but the memory of Friday's bite kept me searching that 8-10 feet of water. We picked up 4 nice keepers and several shorts but it was like a switch had turned off compared to the day before. Finally I decide to try some 5' water for a couple of drifts at around 11:00. By this time it is hotter than heck and I am ready to get off the water, and figure drift for 30 minutes and head out. After 5 minutes, pick up an 18" and a few shorts. 15 minutes later pick up a 22" and a few more shorts. I am thinking, what if I had done this earlier? Oh well, live and learn. Played in the water a bit and head for the ramp around 12:30 or so.
A great couple of days on the water with my special lady, and caught a bunch of fish to boot. You can't beat it!!!!
The plan Saturday was to repeat. I have it all figured out now, right? Not quite. Conditions had changed and it was extremely windy. The only way to fish where I wanted to fish was drag an anchor and the bite was slow. I kept threatening to move in to more shallow areas and try to dodge the wind a bit, but the memory of Friday's bite kept me searching that 8-10 feet of water. We picked up 4 nice keepers and several shorts but it was like a switch had turned off compared to the day before. Finally I decide to try some 5' water for a couple of drifts at around 11:00. By this time it is hotter than heck and I am ready to get off the water, and figure drift for 30 minutes and head out. After 5 minutes, pick up an 18" and a few shorts. 15 minutes later pick up a 22" and a few more shorts. I am thinking, what if I had done this earlier? Oh well, live and learn. Played in the water a bit and head for the ramp around 12:30 or so.
A great couple of days on the water with my special lady, and caught a bunch of fish to boot. You can't beat it!!!!
