Aucilla Fishing 12-19-2010

[reelcatch]

Well I decided to work yesterday and fish today since the weather was so bad. I got a late start for several reasons but got to JR's around 10:30 and picked up some live shirmp. After getting thelow down from JR I had a game plan.
At the ramp and lanched by 11. I turned to go up the river about 200 yards and killed the motor. Nice hole right there and I anchored within casting distance. First cast 20" red, nice start. Second cast 22"red!!! This is gonna be a good day. I spent thenext 45 minutes catching reds in that slot alsmost every cast. It was like I parked on top of a school!!! Then the bite turned off when the tide turned. I still maaged to catch few here and there until it started moving again. Then the bite was back on.
I would up keeping a 22" red and one nice sheepshead that somehow got there before the reds did. I wish I could tell you how many I caught but I honestly lost count. At one point I had put a popping cork in the water to soak and then threw a jig with a shrimp. Hooked up both of those and boated them. Put the jig back out and had another. Three 20 something reds in the bottom of the boat. I usually let them settle down a little before putting them back in thewater.

JR hit the nail on the head. I spoke with four other boats at the end of the day that had gone out the river and also up the river. They had no luck. I caught a couple more to show em where to go then left for the day. What a day on the water!!!!!

[tallykenj]

Nice trip. I haven't spent any time on the Aucilla. Where is the ramp?

[reelcatch]

The ramp is off Hwy 98 down from JR's store. Stop in there and ask when you go.Can be a little tricky to find. Watch for rocks in the Aucilla till you get to know it!!!!! They are all over the place.

[Flint River Pirate]

That is one awesome place to fish, very tricky though.

[MudDucker]

An old man that thought me how to fish that river always warned, "there are rocks as big as cars in this river!".

[Sir reel]

Hey...Reelcatch....did you put out a couple of barricades to mark the spot??

Sounds like a banner day to me. Thanks for the report.

[reelcatch]

OH yeah its marked all right!!!!! IN my GPS for future use.

[SS-342]

reelcatch:

What a nice day and a good fishing report.

Thanks!

Wish I could go!